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UncategorizedHere’s Where You Can See Indie Game: The Movie
After the film’s award-winning showing at the Sundance Film Festival, the folks behind Indie Game: The Movie have opted to turn down traditional distribution deals and take it on the road themselves. Possibly to a city near you! The list of venues that they’ve announced so far is at the bottom of this post; if…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedDrums! Dragons! Decent Graphics! Must be The Witcher 2 on Xbox 360
The latest trailer for the coming Xbox 360 “Enhanced Edition” of The Witcher 2 is a percussive lil’ thing, featuring lots of intercut action, as well as at least a glimpse of one of the trademark steamy love scenes and a forest tableaux that just screams “See? The game looks fine on the Xbox 360!”…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Game Critics Say Asura’s Wrath is Definitely One to Watch
In Asura’s Wrath developer CyberConnect2 aimed to create a game that played like Japanese animation. Judging by the early reviews, someone forgot to tell them that you don’t actively play Japanese animation. Protect Heaven and Earth from the forces of the Gohma and what do you get? Your wife dead, your daughter kidnapped, and yourself…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Secret World Gets Significantly Less Secret When It Launches June 19
Funcom’s eagerly anticipated supernatural real-world MMO The Secret World reveals its secrets on June 19. Originally slated for an April release, the developer plans to use the extra time for more polish and beta testing.
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedWTPT: This Is What Assassin’s Creed Looks Like In Real Life
In the future, when we finally get some realistic virtual reality gaming options, playing Assassin’s Creed is going to be simultaneously terrifying and exciting. But I think it will take me awhile before I can leap off a building and land on a car without having a heart attack midway. This modern-day version apparently entails…
By Tina Amini Published February 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Black Hand is Alive and Well in Episode Three of Skyrim 2012
What started as a simple robbery in episode one of the live-action series Skyrim 2012 was upgraded to murder in episode two, and where there’s murder, there’s The Black Hand. It’s been an exciting few days in the Grosjean Bros.’ modern-day take on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. There’s been a murder, amicable shopkeeper Gregethor…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Pass the Time Shooting Hoops as Jeremy Lin
Everyone is soaking in the Jeremy Lin insanity, so it was just a matter of time before somebody made a game out of it. LinSanity is a simple, browser-based basketball game where you never miss the hoop. The main object therefore becomes to collect the multiplier bonuses that pop up on the court. You’ll be…
By Tina Amini Published February 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedFight Trolls With Towers In Towers N’ Trolls
Gamers’ reactions to tower defense games tend to go one of two ways. In one camp you have the devotees, the strategy junkies who need no excuse to set up towers and traps on their phones or desktops. In the other you have the haters, people who would rather do laundry or gouge out their…
By Jason Schreier Published February 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Video Makes the World of Amalur Seem a Lot Like the World of Warcraft
This video, released today by British site Zoomin.TV, shows us a side-by-side look at the world of recently-released Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and popular online game World of Warcraft. The two of them do seem to share some similarities when stacked up like this — some of the forests, deserts, and giant tree ramps (!)…
By Jason Schreier Published February 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedMass Effect 3 “Take Back the Earth” Trailer Extended Cut Doubles the Excitement
First there was the teaser. Then the full trailer. Now BioWare has unleashed an even longer version of the excellent Mass Effect 3 “Take Back the Earth” video, with nearly 90 seconds of additional footage. At the rate this thing is growing I give it a week before this transforms into a full two hour…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
If You Could Play Games From Only One Developer the Rest of Your Life…
It’s hypothetical question time for Speak Up on Kotaku! Today commenter Deakor asks us what one developer we would pick if we were cursed by some vengeful wizard to only play games from one studio for the rest of our miserable lives. So a friend of mine and I were discussing game developers the other…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 -
ReviewsThe PlayStation Vita: The Kotaku Review
If you’re in a hurry, you simply need to know that the PlayStation Vita is a very good portable video game machine that excels in ways that Sony hasn’t bothered to hype. If you’ve got time, well… let’s start with a true story: I recently had the opportunity to look over the shoulder of a…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Among Yourselves
You are all royalty. Did you know that? Well, you are here, at least. That’s because this is is 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. PS3 downloadable Fat Princess inspired Pan1da7‘s heiress-hefting…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
These Sexy Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Outfits Are Completely Justifiable
Arriving next week alongside the “Sazh: Heads or Tails?” story pack, these two new outfits for Final Fantasy XIII-2 main characters Serah and Noel might seem like a pair of extravagant attempts to acquire $2.99 from players, but they make perfect sense in the grand scheme of things. Take Noel’s Spacetime Guardian outfit, the main…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 -
ReviewsSyndicate: The Kotaku Review
The year is 2069. The government as we know it is obsolete. In its place are various syndicates, all racing to develop the most advanced bio-digital implants that allow their host to connect to the dataverse, and even control it. Syndicate is a telling of that story, originally written by Bullfrog Productions in 1993, and…
By Tina Amini Published February 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Spec Ops: The Line Deploys June 26, Preorders Get FUBAR’ed
Cheer up, soldier! 2K Games first foray into the military shooter genre hits retail on June 26 (June 29 internationally), and preorder customers receive a free upgrade to the premium edition in all its FUBAR glory. Man, look at that screenshot. You’d think they were in the middle of an emotionally charged military shooter, desperately…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
When Sega Released the Hounds. The iHounds.
Woof | TOKYO, JAPAN: Back in 2005, Sega Toys released iDogs. (Photo: Shizuo Kambayashi | AP) Crusader Kings II: The Kotaku Review I was playing as the King of England. I ruled for over thirty years, sometimes a tyrant, other times a hero. When I died, I could keep playing, because I was now controlling…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2012 - Kotaku East
The Plastic Wonderland of Japanese Arcades
The recent Amusement Operator Union arcade expo wasn’t only about dancing girls and giant robots, it was also about figurines and prizes. Kotaku‘s Toshi Nakamura and Richard Eisenbeis were on hand to slap buttons and to snap photos of prizes that punters can win from redemption games. Some of the figures were prototypes, while others…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2012 - Kotaku East
Nintendo Holding Online Press Conference Tomorrow. You’re Invited.
Nintendo announced today via sloppy handwriting that there will be a “Nintendo Direct” online presentation on Feb. 22 from 9am EST. In Nintendo Direct, the Kyoto-based game maker speaks directly via an online video presentation.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2012