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UncategorizedSay Hi to The Witcher 2’s Bad Guy In This New Trailer
Despite Comrade Fahey’s excellent review of The Witcher 2, it was just one of those games that I didn’t get to in 2011. This trailer—featuring series hero Geralt facing off against the sword-for-hire whose killing is throwing the game’s kingdoms into upheaval—makes me desperately want to correct that mistake. Thankfully, The Witcher 2: Assassin of…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Epic to Show New Unreal Engine at the Game Developers Conference
Epic Games will be demoing the Unreal Engine 4 at the Game Developers’ Conference next week. At DICE, Epic’s Tim Sweeney said that the engine would require a console much more powerful than the Xbox 360.
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Wii Fit Doesn’t Actually Make Kids Fit
It’s been close to thirty years since video games began their great leap from arcades to living rooms, and for all of those years parents and pediatricians have been counseling that kids spend too much time sitting on the sofa, controllers glued to their hands. For a time, it seemed that fitness games and motion…
By Kate Cox Published February 27, 2012 -
UncategorizedWTPT: Seems Like F.E.A.R‘s Alma Is Haunting the Soldiers of Battlefield 3
These days it seems like the meaning of machinima has become convoluted. Is it those funny animated videos about Link? Is it a gaming site? Is it the video of your grandmother freaking out while watching Amnesia? No, it’s none of those things. It’s the original Red vs. Blue. It’s actually what you see above:…
By Tina Amini Published February 27, 2012 -
UncategorizedHe Screams at Gaming’s Most Terrifying Moments So You Can Laugh
YouTube entertainer PewDiePie likes to record himself doing scary things, like playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent or the Cry of Fear Half-Life 2. His reactions are glorious moments of pure panic. It’s like having a surrogate pants-pisser. What a lovely service this man is providing, taking the girlish screams upon himself, transforming them into laughter…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 -
UncategorizedPokéPark 2 Intro Wants to Be the Grimmest There Ever was
Just when you think you’re getting a happy, high-pitched Pokémon adventure, the newest —out today—starring Pikachu and friends opens with this fearsome prophecy of doom. The ominous tone of the ambient music could be from a Dead Space and that dialogue feels ripped from some super-serious JRPG. But fret not: there will be dancing.
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Charging Me for Hints Is Totally Not Cool, Move the Box!
As of today, the number one free gaming app on iTunes is Move the Box. I wanted to check out what the fuss was about, so I downloaded the app and got to playing. For about ten minutes, I enjoyed myself. And then, I got very, very angry. In Move the Box, the goal is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012 -
UncategorizedIt’s Really Mean To Steal Kills In Battlefield 3
It’s okay to bring a knife to a gun fight, but it’s not okay to steal somebody’s kill in Battlefield 3. Just ask the folks behind Snarky Entertainment, who released this snarky, entertaining Battlefield-themed video last week. It’s packed with blood, slow motion, and hardcore knife-on-knife violence. BATTLEFIELD 3 n00b’s – “Stole my Kill nOOb”…
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Growth of Gaming on Facebook Stalled Out in 2011
For a while now, Facebook has appeared to be an unstoppable juggernaut on the gaming scene. Every year, the number of Facebook users keeps climbing, and the percentage of those users who play games on the social site has increased along with. Until last year, that is. A new report from a major business analyst…
By Kate Cox Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Ten Ways to Make the Next Pokémon Games the Very Best, Like No One Ever Was
With Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 on the way, commenter Daemon_Gildas has submitted a timely list of suggestions for freshening up a franchise that hasn’t changed all that much in the past 16 years. Dear Nintendo and/or Game Freak, I’m going to give you a list that would make the Pokémon series kick SO…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Registers Domain for Chrono Bind, Which Has Nothing To Do With Chrono Trigger
Square Enix registered chronobind.com and chronobind.net on Friday, Siliconera reports. Despite speculation, this is likely unrelated to popular RPG Chrono Trigger. Chrono Bind is a card game in an upcoming DLC pack for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII-2. [Siliconera]
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Time to step into the squared circle of talking and philosophical wrasslin’, brother! Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves, where we gather on a daily basis to discuss the joys and wonders of gaming all rolled up into one. Shadoroch re-imagines this month’s artistic masterpiece as a sports entertainent battle…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Grab Your Helmet and Strap On Your 9mm For A Sons of Anarchy Video Game
Kurt Sutter, creator of FX show Sons of Anarchy that centers on an outlaw motorcycle “club,” tweeted on Friday of the possibility of a game spin-off. SOA and the fictional town of Charming are the perfect setting for an open world game, where gun trafficking and fist fights against rival MCs run rampant. Think of…
By Tina Amini Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Black and White 2 Catch All the Western Gamers This Fall
Announced this weekend for a June release in Japan, the first pair of main series Pokémon titles with the number two in the title will be hitting North America and Europe this fall. Fans can expect plenty of surprises in Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, the tag-team sequels everyone was certain would be…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 -
UncategorizedDan Bull’s Mass Effect Rap Rolls With An “Asari That’s Older Than Atari”
Step aside, “Paragon | Renegade” by Adam WarRock. There’s a new Mass Effect rap opus in town.* The Mass Effect Epic Rap—by Dan Bull, who we’ve featured around these parts before—offers up a clever rhyming synopsis of the events of the first two games in BioWare’s hit series. I think my favorite line might be…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Pack Your Preorder Bonuses, Dungeons & Dragons Online Goes to the Forgotten Realms June 25
Can you believe Dungeons & Dragons Online turns six-years-old tomorrow? They grow up so fast. Turbine celebrates with the release date and extensive preorder bonuses for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game’s world-hopping expansion pack, Menace of the Underdark In the six years since Dungeons & Dragons Online first launched (as Dungeons & Dragons Online:…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Like Uncharted, But Smaller and with Real Fire
Uncharted | DUBAI, UAE: Uncharted brought to life with miniatures. (Photo: azixero | flickr) Fake iPhone Gas Stoves Seized in China Apple makes a lot of different things, such as laptops, displays, and phones. It does not make gas stoves-regardless if the Apple logo and iPhone brand seem to indicate otherwise. More » The Three Biggest…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012
