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GDC Notebook: Day 1: The PS4, Far Cry 3 and the Accidental Movie Star
A few of us are in San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference this year. Thousands of people who make video games show up to this thing. Here are some observations and personal follies from Day 1… Just like last year, smack in the middle of the Moscone Center complex where they’re staging GDC, Apple…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Panel Discussion Returns Next Week
While Evan Narcisse is out and about on the Game Developers Conference showfloor, we’ll have to hold off our Panel Discussion until next week. Don’t worry, it will resume as usual next week, every Tuesday from 3pm-4pm EST.
By Tina Amini Published March 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
BioWare Says It’s Working On Mass Effect 3 Face Import Errors
If you’ve tried to import your old Mass Effect character into Mass Effect 3, you might have noticed that his or her face is missing. Developer BioWare says it’s working on the problem. [BioWare]
By Jason Schreier Published March 6, 2012 -
UncategorizedFirst Medal of Honor: Warfighter Trailer is Kicking Terrorist Ass
The latest update from Medal of Honor: Warfighter is out. The first video to be released features the military operatives, and they’re as deadly as ever. They’ll come for you in the dark, water, and in between the trees. The game will be out later this year, reportedly in October, and will run on the…
By Tina Amini Published March 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Music Video Service VEVO Streams Onto Xbox Live
Microsoft today announced that the music video application, VEVO, is now available on Xbox Live featuring 11,000 artists and 45,000 music videos. The service is also compatible with Kinect voice controls. Find out more on Major Nelson’s blog
By Tina Amini Published March 6, 2012 - Tips & Guides
Before You Start… Tips for Playing Mass Effect 3 The Best Way
Mass Effect 3 has finally arrived (and with it, the reaper invasion). While the concluding chapter in the three-game space opera can be played in a number of ways —player choice is, after all, one of its driving forces — the reality is that some approaches are going to be more effective than others. So…
By Kate Cox Published March 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft Image Could Tease Cross-Faction Gameplay
World of Warcraft creator Blizzard will make a big announcement about its popular MMORPG in two weeks, the website BlizzPlanet reports. They’ve dug up an image that seems to hint at some sort of cross-faction gameplay reveal. [BlizzPlanet]
By Jason Schreier Published March 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Most Powerful Girl in the Universe Begs for a Puppy in This Stormwatch #7 Preview
Ironically, the DC New 52 re-boot of geopolitical activist superhero team Stormwatch reminds me of 1970s Marvel Comics. That’s a good thing. For six issues, rising star Paul Cornell’s given readers a team of squabbling metahumans operating in secret and going on grand-scale earth-saving missions. So far, several members think they should be leader and…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 6, 2012 -
UncategorizedJesus Vs. Dinosaurs is An Amazing Video Game About Cars (Of Course)
Did God make all life on Earth? Or did life on Earth evolve? That debate is not settled in Jesus Vs. Dinosaurs, unfortunately. It is true: a game that pits one player as the creator of cars made out of dinosaur parts against another player who makes cars out of Jesus parts (huh??) settles nothing.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 6, 2012 -
ReviewsI Am Alive: The Kotaku Review
There’s a book by Cormac McCarthy entitled “The Road.” It’s a somber story about a man and his young son, traveling through a post-apocalyptic world and observing first-hand the kind of toll a mysterious event has taken on humanity, or at least what’s left of it. Besides the more tangible evidence of grey, desolate lands…
By Tina Amini Published March 6, 2012 -
UncategorizedWTPT: Battlefield 3 Jet Swap Recreated in Live-Action Form
I thought I warned you guys against trying to reenact that Battlefield 3 jet swap maneuver? Which one of you did this? Apparently it was Shia LaBeouf—or at least someone who looks like him, amirite? YouTube users filmageddon have recreated the impossible with this live-action version of the jet swap. They even make a little…
By Tina Amini Published March 6, 2012 -
UncategorizedIt Only Takes a Minute To Summarize Metal Gear Solid‘s Story
Well, that’s a lie. This video, released last week by popular YouTube user Lore, only sums up part of the action-shooter-stealth series’ twisty, oft-incomprehensible story. Still, it’s worth watching if only to see Lore’s adorable cartoon portrayal of Solid Snake’s adventures. This video contains spoilers for Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2, and Metal Gear Solid…
By Jason Schreier Published March 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect Infiltrator Presents a Slice of the Galaxy That’s Not Worth Exploring
When it comes to games like Mass Effect Infiltrator, there’s no avoiding the fact that you’re going to be getting a stripped-down version of a console experience. The key question, then, is whether the necessary whittling-down can preserve enough the essence of the original version to become a worthwhile spin-off. EA’s done it before, with…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 6, 2012 -
UncategorizedGrand Theft Auto Would Be Much More Exciting if the Carjacking Victims Sought Revenge
Every day millions of innocent people are ripped violently from their vehicles, left sprawled out on the street as a gruff anti-hero with a twisted sense of right and wrong makes off with their ride. No more, says internet movie maker Freddie Wong. In his latest special effects-laden spectacular, Freddie Wong takes on an issue…
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
LulzSec Leaders No Longer Anonymous After Arrests Worldwide
Hacker collective LulzSec spent much of last year causing chaos for gamers and video game companies. Among other exploits, they targeted BioWare, Sony, Nintendo, EVE Online, and Minecraft LulzSec effectively stopped operations in the summer of 2011, after perhaps drawing a little too much attention to themselves from government authorities. According to the FBI, the…
By Kate Cox Published March 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Here’s Lollipop Chainsaw‘s’ Cheerleader Heroine and Zombies in the Rotting Flesh
Brains taste kind of like a turkey burger. I learned this at Lollipop Chainsaw party held by Warner Brothers Interactive last night at GDC 2012, where James Gunn—the Dawn of the Dead screenwriter who’s writing the horror action game—and designer Suda 51 were in attendance. The ground turkey brains and other terror-themed treats like tombstone…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 6, 2012 -
ReviewsMass Effect 3: The Kotaku Review
The first time I started to tear up a bit, I’d only been playing for two hours. Because of the vagaries of the review process and pre-release games, I was playing a newly-created Commander, rather than importing the adventure of the Shepard I played in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 About two hours in,…
By Kate Cox Published March 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Love and Hate for the Ghost Recon Online Beta
For the first time in Speak Up on Kotaku history two commenters involuntarily join forces to present two different views of Ghost Recon Online‘s beta test. Dante’s Advocate loves it. Rampage doesn’t. Let’s find out why. First up, Dante’s Advocate spreads the love. So the Ghost Recon Online beta’s first night just ended half an…
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2012 -
UncategorizedLove Is Still One of the Prettiest Video Games, But Now It’s More Violent
“Have you met Eskil Steenberg?” I ask this question a lot when I go to the Game Developer’s Conference, an annual gathering of more than 15,000 game developers here in San Francisco. You’ve got to meet Eskil, I tell my fellow reporters. The guy is amazing. “You need to.” That’s usually what I say next.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 6, 2012