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A Hundred Ways to Look at Gaming’s Most Iconic Character
The thing about legendary icons is, in a sense they serve as a cipher. A character who’s been around for 25 or 30 years is going to to be reimagined and reinterpreted nearly as many times as there are fans to see him. So it goes with Mario, Nintendo legend, who has been featured in…
By Kate Cox Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
5 Ways a Hunger Games Video Game Could Work, Killer Kids and All
Sooner or later, we’re going to get a video game based on The Hunger Games. No film can be as popular as this one, raking in just under $155 Million opening weekend, and not bring a huge amount of tie-in products in its wake, video games included. As KPCC’s Matthew DeBord notes, there are a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Report: Namco Bandai Files U.S. Trademarks for RPG Tales of Xillia
The Japanese role-playing game Tales of Xillia could be jetting across the ocean at some point in the near future. Gaming site Siliconera reports that it has found a U.S. trademark for the recent Tales game, which developer Namco Bandai released for PlayStation 3 last fall in Japan. Earlier this year, Namco Bandai brought both…
By Jason Schreier Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Zelda Games Are Taking Longer and Longer to Get to the Point
I found Tevis Thomson’s lengthy critique chronicling the decline and fall of the Legend of Zelda franchise to be very convincing. That doesn’t quite diminish my enjoyment of more recent Zelda games, but then, I’m no Zelda super-fan. But it was hard to argue with his points about how the series has changed and in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Baldur’s Gate iPad Will Support Multiplayer, Cost Less Than $10
The enhanced iPad version of classic role-playing game Baldur’s Gate, slated for release this summer, won’t cost you more than $10. Also, it will support multiplayer. An enhanced edition of Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn is in the works for iPad later this year as well. This is all according to Cameron Tofer, COO…
By Jason Schreier Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
A Tribute To Bert Sugar, Who Gave Me My Start
My father knew a guy who knew Bert Sugar. That’s how I wound up working for Bert, as a high school intern and then in my first job as a professional reporter. He was my first editor, my first mentor, my first journalism role model. He passed away yesterday at age 75 Back when I…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Skyrim is the Wrong Place to Look for Dragon Age III Inspiration
Commenter Tony Danza stars in today’s newly-rescheduled episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, giving us the skinny on a Dragon Age III that won’t be the glorious return to glory fans hoped it would be. You’d think we would have changed time slots on a happy note. So, for those of you who aren’t aware,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty‘s Robert “fourzerotwo” Bowling Steps Down
Infinity Ward Creative Strategist Robert Bowling, known as one of the most public faces of the Call of Duty franchise, has stepped down from his position, he said on his Twitter feed today. Activision sent over an official statement on the situation this afternoon: We sincerely thank Robert for his many years of service. He’s…
By Jason Schreier Published March 26, 2012 -
CultureMcDonald’s Fish McBites: The Snacktaku Review
In all my 38-plus years on this great spinning dirt ball of ours I’ve never once heard a person exclaim, “Hooray, fish nuggets!” Can McDonald’s Fish McBites make that happen? Of course not. No single corporate entity possesses that much power. The best the fast food giant can hope to achieve is assuaging the powerful…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Dorkly Weekly: It’s Pronounced “Fee-null Fon-tisy”
Do you have problems pronouncing the people, places, and things of Final Fantasy VII? Just follow this simple rule and you can’t go wrong: the way I say it is always correct. This is a problem I’ve never encountered, at least not in a Final Fantasy game. The language Square Enix’s story-crafters use is my…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedGreat Moments in Gaming Humor: Fallout Talks to You Like You’re Stupid
Since the early days of the RPG, role-playing video games have allowed players to sacrifice intelligence points to further some more important statistic. Fallout is one of the only ones that treats you like the moron you’ve made. The Fallout series is a wealth of side-splitting humor, or at least it was until recently. What’s…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Lady Gaga’s Flaming Piano Dive Was No Accident
When performing artist Lady Gaga fell off her flaming piano during a concert last month in Houston, TX , the media were far too willing to accept that it was a mere slip. Here’s what really happened. Obviously faked; knocking down Lady Gaga is an instant three star level score. Angry Gaga [2 Bad 2…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Fake Gamers of the Week: Bored Blonde Teenagers with Mismatched Controllers
If only I were younger. If only I were more bored and more blonde. If only I didn’t have this damnable compulsion to make sure my controllers match not only each other, but the system I am playing on. Perhaps then I could be one of the bored blonde gaming teenagers. I need not play…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Mistborn Fantasy Series Is Getting A Video Game Prequel
The Mistborn fantasy novel series will hightail its way to the video game realm next fall, helmed by the developer Little Orbit This will be a prequel to Brandon Sanderson’s book series and hit the PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in fall 2013. (Hmmmmmmmm.) Little Orbit writes in a press release: Mistborn is…
By Jason Schreier Published March 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere Are the Weapons You’ll Kill Redcoats With in Assassin’s Creed III
If all 50 details that Stephen Totilo noticed about Assassin’s Creed III didn’t satisfy your hunger for knowledge, check out the video above for a look at the death-dealing tools the threequel’s hero will use during the Revolutionary War. The series’ signature hidden blade is still in effect and it’ll be interesting to see if…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
What If The Next Generation Thinks Video Games are Stupid?
Maybe video games are stupid. Maybe they’re junk or trash or action movies, at best. Perhaps they are not at all making the world a better place. And maybe it’s not an old person—some out of touch politician who once bumped into a Pong machine—who will declare this. Maybe it will be someone young, someone…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedWatch Owen Play Golf, Without the Plaid Pants
That’s not to say I’ll be wearing no pants. Tomorrow is the launch of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 and today, like last year, I’ll be playing nine holes with the EA Sports Tiburon development team, and asking them questions about the new game, how they designed its new features, and why. Won’t you join…
By Owen Good Published March 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedThese Incredible Beams of Light Transform Your Face Into Someone Else’s
Usually, you go through great pains to create a human face in video games or other computer-generated imagery. The results can look hella creepy and soulless, even when the details look good. In the hypnotic video above, the opposite’s happening. One man’s face becomes the projection screen where virtual worlds, computer applications and a collection…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 26, 2012