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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 - Uncategorized
These Battlefield 3 Prints Were Made For Your Walls
You know that one sparse wall in your bedroom? Graphic designer Terry Mack has it covered. Literally. In the making since January, these propaganda posters will motivate you to keep fighting the good fight in Battlefield 3 The lighthearted jabs at some of the staples of publisher EA’s vastly popular first-person shooter should be familiar…
By Tina Amini Published March 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedJazz, Teddy Roosevelt, and Jumping Off the Edge: What Makes BioShock Infinite Tick
Game designer Ken Levine was here in Washington, DC last week for the Art of Video Games festivities at the Smithsonian American Art Museum last week, and I had a chance to sit down with him and discuss Irrational’s big upcoming project, BioShock Infinite We’ve heard about some of the game’s bosses and about how…
By Kate Cox Published March 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Shoot the Pig with this Bullet Hell Trainer
I love bullet hell shooters—you know, those insane shoot ‘em up games in which you pilot a small craft into a storm of projectiles. They’re great. And the iOS handles them pretty well, too. This latest effort, Pig & Bullet, is less a bullet hell shooter and more a bullet hell trainer. Meaning, this game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedSkyrim 2012 Is Now A Genuine, Magic-Packed Short Film
We’ve shown you all three episodes of “Skyrim 2012,” two filmmakers’ modern-day take on Bethesda’s popular role-playing game. Now John and Justin Grosjean have cut the whole thing together for your viewing convenience. It’s a thirteen-minute short film that the brothers say will be featured at the Phoenix Comicon this year. And it ends on…
By Jason Schreier Published March 26, 2012