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Rockstar Games’ Co-Founder Spent $12.5 Million for Crime Writer’s Brooklyn Home
Dan Houser must really, really like In Cold Blood. According to The New York Observer, one of the minds behind the best-selling Grand Theft Auto just dropped a mob-boss-worthy load of cash on the one-time abode of Truman Capote. Capote’s perhaps best known as the writer of the legendary true-crime non-fiction book In Cold Blood.…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Give Us Your Thoughts on the Mass Effect 3 Ending Tomorrow at Kotaku Game Club
Not finished talking about the ending of Mass Effect 3? Bring your ideas to Kotaku Game Club tomorrow at 4pm eastern. We’ll be having our own climactic battle over the ending and the controversy, so don’t miss it!
By Mike Epstein Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Family Values Group Rails Against Hypothetical Transgender Darth Vader Video Game
The Florida Family Association, best known for badgering companies into pulling advertising from TLC reality show All-American Muslim last year, is hard at work ranting about a new target: BioWare/EA game Star Wars: The Old Republic. This isn’t the first temper tantrum that supposedly pro-family groups have thrown over The Old Republic, just the most…
By Kate Cox Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Epic Mickey 2 Will Be… A Video Game Musical
Warren Spector is working on Epic Mickey 2. We knew that already. What we didn’t know is that it will be a musical. Falling in line with the tradition of classic Disney movies like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, the second Epic Mickey may very well be the first full-fledged video game…
By Jason Schreier Published March 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedSomeone Built a Working Scientific Calculator in Minecraft
You know that old adage about how if you give a monkey a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, he’ll eventually write the complete works of William Shakespeare? I think if you give a human being Minecraft and an infinite amount of time, he’ll eventually build everything in the world ever In today’s edition…
By Jason Schreier Published March 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Would Make A Beautiful Opera
And this video proves it. “If you like what you hear, imagine what a real opera could do with it,” YouTuber MBulteau13 writes. We’re imagining. Oh, we’re imagining. Majora – DEMO #1: Mayor’s Council Room Fugato [YouTube — thanks, Linkisdoomed!]
By Jason Schreier Published March 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedMotoHeroz HD Combines Racing and Platforming For a Fast, Fun Ride
Dev studio RedLynx created a genuine phenomenon with their physics-happy motorbike racer Trials HD. That Xbox 360 exclusive turned hordes of gamers into obsessive-compulsive stunt riders, trying to notch ever better performances out of their thumbs. MotoHeroz uses the same formula but adds a rally-racing twist and a hefty helping of platforming elements. Originally released…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedDoppelganger Glitch Ensures You’re Never Alone When Tackling Zombies in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Amongst the new Resident Evil title’s many flaws is one glaring (and hilarious) one. Join a round of versus and you may just encounter it yourself. We definitely did. For reasons that have yet to be patched, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City sometimes results in this glitch you see above. If you search YouTube, you’ll…
By Tina Amini Published March 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhy Are You Still Sitting At Your Computer When There are Pokémon Living In The Wild?!
Did you know there are Pokémon living out in the wild? Real, honest to Nintendo Pokémon. Ok, so not really. But it sure does look that way in this YouTuber’s creation. I certainly wouldn’t mind visiting wildlife habitations if they were filled with adorable Bulbasaurs and Charmanders. Thanks to tipster Christopher!
By Tina Amini Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
WTPT Splash
Watch! Adorable Pokémon living in the real-life wild? I want to go to there. Watch! The best kind of glitch is the one that keeps zombies off of you in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Play! Evan likes the fast, fun, cartoony races in MotoHeroz HD. Watch! Classy Majora’s Mask opera is classy.
By Tina Amini Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
BioWare Is Working on a Modified Mass Effect 3 Ending
Calling criticism of Mass Effect 3‘s ending “incredibly painful,” the co-founder of BioWare, the studio behind the game, said today that changes for the game’s conclusion are in the works. He promises an update on those plans next month. “Since the game launched, the team has been poring over everything they can find about reactions…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy Meets Mass Effect In This Amazing DLC Crossover
This is what happens when Final Fantasy XIII-2 characters wear Mass Effect space suits. The Japanese magazine Famitsu reports that the above pictures are part of a downloadable content pack that will bring armor from BioWare’s popular sci-fi role-playing game to Final Fantasy XIII-2 next week. No word on when or if this crossover will…
By Jason Schreier Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
When Will a Modern Military Shooter Let a Woman Lead the Charge?
Will we ever see a Call of Duty game with a female protagonist? Commenter Nameloi wonders if the modern military shooter genre will ever give females a starring role on the battlefield in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Will there ever be a modern military game with a prominent female character(s)? This is something that…
By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Balance Was Just Tweaked a Tad
Mass Effect 3‘s multiplayer balance settings have been tweaked. If you’re the kind of person who wants to know that the Claymore Shotgun’s “Damage increased from [152.8-191.0] to [167.8-206.0]”, then read the official update. The stick thread is updated regularly.
By Stephen Totilo Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome, wanderers, to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, game where you draw things? Knock yourselves out! This TAYpic by Snufkin puts the Hunters from…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Madden‘s March Cover Madness Features 31 Teams and the Rams Ain’t One
There are 32 players representing thirty-one teams—that’s right, one franchise has no representative—in the second edition of Madden NFL‘s fan-voted playoff for the cover of the video game. It’s possible there may be two teams with no candidate in the contest before it’s all over, too. Befitting a promotion that opened as NFL free agency…
By Owen Good Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Manila Counter-Strike Match Ends in Murder
A round of Counter-Strike at an internet cafe in the Philippines capital of Manila turned deadly on Monday, when a member of the losing team was murdered after an argument over the payment of approximately seven dollars in winnings. According to authorities the friendly wager of 300 pesos took a decidedly unfriendly turn, with a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Most Beautiful, Amazing Thing a Video Game Can Do? Be Really Frickin’ Hard
Too easy. If there’s one complaint that gets lodged almost universally about modern-day video games, that’s it. All the hints and dialogue prompts smothering today’s playable experiences betray a wobbly-kneed insecurity—”b-but what if they don’t g-get it?!”—on the part of those folks who sent games out in the world. And, even worse, incessant hand-holding insults…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
British Retailer GAME Admits It’s Worthless, Prepares to Enter Administration
After an extended struggle with finances that resulted in the year’s hottest titles skipping store shelves, the GAME group prepares to enter administration, as the video game retailer’s board accepts the fact that “there is no equity value left in the Group”. What could be the end for one of Europe’s largest video game retailers…
By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2012