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There are “No Plans” for More Sonic Episodes
Sonic the Hedgehog’s dalliance with episodic gaming seems to have been a bit of a dud, with Sega revealing that after Episode 2 ships the publisher has no plans for more episodes. In an interview with Digital Spy, Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka said “We are looking forward to hearing the feedback from the users…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2012 - Uncategorized
When is a Video Game Not a Video Game?
Games designer, author and all-round very smart man Raph Koster has written a rather interesting piece on his personal site laying down some framework for just when you can call something a video game (or a game in general) and when you can’t. Spurred on by the likes of Dear Esther, which I thought was…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallHell is a Dennis Hopper Video Game
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller was a PC adventure game released in 1994. It’s OK if you’ve never heard of it, or can’t remember it. Actually, no, it’s not OK. Because you really should know as much as you can about a video game that didn’t just star Dennis Hopper, but Grace Jones as well. Hell,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Love Is Hell
Hey there, Kotaku friends, and welcome to your Tuesday evening open-thread. I hope your Tuesdays have been energizing and enjoyable, and that you’re primed with enough energy to push on through to the end of the week. Not too many links for you, as it was a busy day. I’ll have more great randomness in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Double Fine’s Adventure Game Will Have the Longest Credits Sequence of All Time
If you even thought about giving money to Double Fine’s Kickstarter project for a new adventure game, you’d have seen that the minimum contribution to get a reward was $15. That got you a copy of the game when released, so it wasn’t a bad deal. Here’s where it gets cool, though; while the $15…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Shooting 15-Year-Old Modern Warfare Players is Fine, Just Don’t Sleep With Them
Maine resident Cassandra Grant, 22, faces charges of second-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor after a round of Modern Warfare grew into a nine-month relationship with a 15-year-old Connecticut boy. According to authorities, Grant met her unnamed victim (which I suppose is the correct term here) in March of 2011 while playing…
By Mike Fahey Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Journey, a Bunch of Other Less-Awesome Games New This Week on the PlayStation Store
A sizable update for the PlayStation store, as new Vita content continues to roll out. But who am I kidding? The coolest thing on the store is ThatGameCompany’s highly anticipated (and seriously splendid) new downloadable game Journey. (I should say that although I’ve only played it at a preview event, Warp is pretty cool, too.)…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedFormer Adventure Game Designer Makes Disney World His New Canvas
What’s an adventure game designer to do when he moves on from PC titles? Conquer Disney World, of course. Once upon a time, Jonathan Ackley worked at LucasArts, where he worked on classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam and Max Hit the Road. He now works for Disney, where first he worked…
By Kate Cox Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Double Fine Kickstarter Closes After Raising 3.4 Million Dollars
Double Fine’s record-breaking adventure game kickstarter has officially ended, closing out with $3.3 million raised, as well as an extra $110,000 from off-the-record premium backers. Great show, guys.
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
These Nutty Game Ideas Deserve To Be Turned Into Real Video Games
I gotta say, I think that Chris Hecker makes some good points when he calls out the video game industry for a lack of variety. Too many games are the same old thing! We need new, fresh ideas! We need smart, creative thinking! In short, we need Peter Molydeux. No, not respected developer and Fable…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Prepare To Be Hunted By Killer British Robot-Gentlemen
Man really is the most dangerous game. Not just for other men, but also for robots. Apparently. British indie development collective Big Robot (headed up by the friendly Jim Rossignol of Rock, Paper Shotgun) has announced its new in-development project, an open-world survival game called Sir, You Are Being Hunted. It’s described on the Big…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Game Teaches You To Fight By Having You Stab a Fat Guy in Prison
There’s brutal, and then there’s brutalā€”and the combat tutorial in Silent Hill: Downpour is brutal of the italicized variety. Captured by our intern Nick, this video is a tutorial of sorts, depicting the protagonist Murphy Pendleton performing a brutal prison murder on an unarmed, nearly naked fat guy. All while teaching players how to wield…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedIf M.C Escher and Isaac Newton Made a Video Game…
The Bridge is an unfinished indie game that’s making the rounds. I saw it from afar at the DICE summit in February. I shot video of someone playing it at the Game Developers Conference last week, where it was part of the Independent Games Festival showcase. The Bridge winds up at these events, because it’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Game Sales Are Dead, Long Live Game Sales
It’s become popular at the moment to worry about the death of gaming as we know it. The meteoric rise of mobile handheld platforms certainly has been disruptive and, as Kotaku Editor-in-Chief Stephen Totilo reported earlier today, there are valid concerns about the longevity and existence of console-based gaming in the future. The future of…
By Kate Cox Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Now You Don’t Have To Waste Time Reading Mass Effect 3 Codec Entries on Your TV
Like many of BioWare’s games, Mass Effect 3 is chock full of optional reading materials about its history and characters. It’s interesting, but it can be a chore to read on your television. Enter Mass Effect 3 Datapad, a free app that publisher Electronic Arts released today for iPhone and iPad. It’s designed to complement…
By Jason Schreier Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
God of War III‘s Gigantic Titan Was Better Endowed Than You Might Think
The creative teams who’ve made the God of War games have done cruel things to the members of the Greco-Roman pantheon, with series hero Kratos wreaking jaw-dropping vengeance on Ares, Hermes and Hades. Each god Kratos came up against met a spectacularly bloody end but a talk at last week’s Game Developers Conference revealed that…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Millionaire Wants Your Million Dollars To Make His First Game
Meet Ellwood “Bunky” Bartlett. He’s a practicing Wiccan, a retired accountant, and the winner of Maryland’s Mega Millions jackpot, which netted him $42 million back in 2007. He also wants your money to help make a game. Using crowdfunding site Kickstarter, Bartlett is asking for $1.1 million to create Your World, a massively multiplayer online…
By Jason Schreier Published March 13, 2012
