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UncategorizedAntichamber Will Confuse Your Brain
Antichamber, much like the premise of Portal, is a first-person puzzle game, and one that Stephen Totilo fell in love with at PAX 2011 Looking at this newly-released trailer, I know what you’re thinking: What the hell is going on in this game? What seems like a mesh of geometrical, randomly colored platforms, cubes and…
By Tina Amini Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sony Sells 1.2 Million PlayStation Vitas Worldwide
Four days after its release on U.S. shores, the PlayStation Vita passed the one million sales mark worldwide. Sony has sold a total of 1.2 milion Vita units in Japan, the U.S., and all of its other territories as of February 26, it said in a press release today. The powerful portable system first launched…
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Boondock Saints to Continue Their Quest From Consoles
The Boondock Saints missed its mark with critics, but the 1999 film was, and remains, a cult favorite. The tale of style, crime, vigilantism, words you can’t say on television, and blood will soon be adapted into a multi-platform game. G4 spoke with Matt Scibilia, president and CEO of developer Critical Mass Interactive. In that…
By Kate Cox Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Disneyland Is Much More Fun When You’re Pretending To Be Professor Layton
Wired Game|Life editor (and my former boss) Chris Kohler published an excellent story today about his exploits in Disneyland last weekend. He wasn’t there just to float down log flume rivers or hang out with Mickey Mouse; he went to solve puzzles, Professor Layton style. The puzzles, put together by an organization called Shinteki, took…
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Boss Battles of Mario Party 9
In the trailer above, you can get a bit of a sense of Mario Party 9‘s road-trip design, as well as a taste of a couple of the new boss battles. It’s all a random, chaotic good time, though less “go team!” than this trailer would suggest. My full impressions of the game can be…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Mario Party 9 Sure Could Inspire Some Great Drinking Games
“Are we there yet?” So you’re on a road trip with three friends, and things have gotten combative. You were thinking it’d just be you and your pal Waluigi, two buds taking some time on the road to catch up, but no; he had to invite along that annoying little punk Toad and his half-sister…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Apple Will Reveal a New, More Powerful iPad Next Week
Apple will unveil the next iPad on March 7 in San Francisco, it said today in an emailed invitation to press. Our sister site Gizmodo reports that the new device could feature a 2048×1536 resolution Retina Display and a quad-core A6 processor, which would make it particularly appealing to video game fans. More processing power…
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2012 -
UncategorizedWTPT: This is What Happens When You Get Too Competitive in Minecraft
Minecraft isn’t an inherently competitive game, but it can get quite competitive if you’re looking to one up the many impressive structures that have been built. I mean, entire game levels have been replicated using the basic building blocks in Minecraft. It’s easy to find competition and challenges. This particular video is inspired by the…
By Tina Amini Published February 28, 2012 -
UncategorizedThese Guys Cover Every Single Song From The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Whether you’re working, learning, or just straight up doing nothing today, there’s no excuse not to rock out to music from The Legend of Zelda. These talented folks have put together a lovely re-creation of every track from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, otherwise known as the series’ Super Nintendo entry,…
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2012 -
UncategorizedIt Takes Two Fingers to Save This Frog from His Own Bad Eating Habits
Hey, remember the iPhone’s multi-touch screen? Not many game developers seem to, limiting applications to allowing players to touch two virtual on-screen buttons at once. Blacktorch Games’ simple little fly swatter, Don’t Fry the Frog, serves as a simple reminder of how much fun you can have with two fingers at once. Despite glowing iTunes…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012 -
UncategorizedWitness the Gloriously Annoying Marriage of Ocarina of Time and My Little Pony
How could The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time‘s Navi possibly get any more annoying? Don’t ask questions like that unless you want answers — pony answers. It never ceases to amaze me how well the mouth movements in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic lend themselves to other things. Things like StarCraft II, and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
People Appear to Be Meeting About the Next Xbox in London Right Now
Sean Tracy, a technical designer for Crysis studio Crytek, tweeted this morning that he is at a Durango summit in London. Two weeks ago, Kotaku reported that Durango is the codename for Microsoft’s next Xbox. [Twitter, via NeoGAF]
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
HD Jet Set Radio Blasts Onto Consoles and PC This Summer
Last week’s teaser is now this week’s confirmation. Sega will be releasing a revamped HD version of Dreamcast favorite Jet Set Radio for digital download on an as-yet-unspecified date this summer, on XBox Live, PlayStation Network, and PC. Jet Set Radio drew attention at its original release in 2000 for its then-innovative use of cel-shaded…
By Kate Cox Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Kalashnikov Rifle Is Getting an Upgrade
The Russian government will spend part of a $690 billion military improvement budget on introducing a new model of its Kalashnikov rifles, known more commonly as AK-47s and one of the most common weapons in the real world and video games. (See Call of Duty, among many others.) “We are planning deep modernization of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Is This Mostly-Forgotten Square Enix Game Worth Revisiting?
In today’s nostalgic Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Daemon_Gildas imagines a world where Square Enix’s The Bouncer didn’t bounce from the hearts and minds of gamers so quickly. Does anybody else kinda wish Square Enix would do something with The Bouncer? The game wasn’t a great game or anything, but I thought they actually made…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012 - Culture
The Oreo Will Be 100 Years Old in March
Famous foodstuffs frequently double-stuffed, Oreos tun 100 next month. The Pac-Man-inspired ad on the right of the image above is just part of the campaign for the very old cookies. Here’s the most startling fact about Oreos in today’s New York Times story about the upcoming March 6 birthday: Worldwide sales for Oreo rose to…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
We’ve beefed up security here in the official Kotaku forums, so grab yourself someone with a keen eye and get in here to talk about all things gaming. Mr Marsu forces his way into TAYpic history once more. That leaves just one day left in February, and then we move on. I’ll miss these guys.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhy A Video Game Blockbuster Will Finally Allow You To Be A Gay Man
In the video game adventures of Commander Shepard, being a gay man was neither a matter of biology nor choice. It was a matter of programming. And the programming of Shepard’s first video game, 2007’s Mass Effect, made being gay impossible. And then things changed. The programming changed. You can play Shepard as if he…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Preorder This Game and Adolf Hitler Dies
In April of 1945 the dictator of Nazi Germany took his own life in order to avoid capture by the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin. The move left millions feeling as if they were cheated out of an opportunity. The preorder bonus for Rebellion’s Sniper Elite V2 gives customers a chance to make…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012