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UncategorizedThe Minecraft Studio Is Building A New Game. In One Weekend
Minecraft developer Mojang will design a new game this weekend and live stream the entire process. All of the proceeds will go to charity. Fans can vote on the game’s genre on Mojang’s website, where real-time strategy is currently winning
By Jason Schreier Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Blow Things Up and Then Contemplate Your Actions in Unmanned
Today’s Play This features the flash game we covered yesterday that puts you in the shoes of a UAV pilot. From Evan’s hands-on: As you shave the character’s face, sit at the controls of a drone plane flying over the Middle East and play parodies of Call of Duty and Battlefield-style first-person shooters with his…
By Tina Amini Published February 16, 2012 -
UncategorizediPhone Platforming Actually Doesn’t Suck in League of Evil 2
It’s no secret that controls for games on the iOS platform are often wonky and uncomfortable. We tend to forgive developers for this more than we’d ideally like to when it comes to our iPhones and iPads, if only to appreciate the game in question for its other qualities. The first League of Evil proved…
By Tina Amini Published February 16, 2012 -
UncategorizedMax Payne 3’s Road to Revenge Starts With A Kidnapped Trophy Wife and Lots of Booze
Is it just me or does Max Payne seem really in over his head every time Rockstar shows off a piece of their upcoming noir threequel? This time, it looks like a fuck-up on Max’s part lets a Brazilian magnate’s hot young wife get nabbed by some criminal faction. Favela gangs, paramilitary troops and elite…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Irritating Mass Effect 3 Facebook App Could Use Some Calibrations
The massive marketing juggernaut is in full effect (sorry) for Mass Effect 3. The long-anticipated conclusion to the epic space marines vs. eldritch horror aliens trilogy becomes available on March 6, a few short weeks from now. Fans of the franchise (a category that decidedly includes yours truly) have a new wealth of trailers, screenshots,…
By Kate Cox Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Game Center Coming to iMacs and MacBooks With Apple’s Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 Update
Apple’s game-centric social network will be extending to the manufacturer’s desktops and laptop when the latest update to its operating system rolls out later this year. See more about Mountain Lion at Gizmodo
By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Are There Too Many Good Games Coming Out This Year?
In today’s edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Balmung laments the impending release of too many titles for his poor wallet to handle over the coming year. Is it too much of a good thing? Who else thinks that this year is just too much? There are far too many games coming out that…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Your First Bite of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is Free Today
This week’s Nintendo download comes with a mouthful of slinky lizard as the demo for Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D hits the 3DS eShop, all stealthy-like. Naked Snake, Big Boss Lady, Colonel Volgin, and the other members of WTWE (World Terrorist Wrestling Entertainment) won’t be making their full 3DS debut until next week, but…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
You know the deal, troops. This 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. Today’s TAYpic—courtesy of frequent contributor pan1da7— pits the coy cherub from the Rubens painting against Street Fighter’s Guile. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Gods, Spies Take Center Stage In Civilization V Expansion
Ed Beach talks rapid-fire when he’s dishing details on Gods & Kings, the Civilization V expansion pack that Firaxis announced this morning. I can’t blame him. He’s got a lot to say. Beach, the lead designer on the game and a longtime game developer who has been involved with numerous strategy games, had only thirty…
By Jason Schreier Published February 16, 2012 -
UncategorizedMinecraft Micro World Debuts At LEGO World Copenhagen, Shipping Summer 2012
What game would be better suited for a LEGO collaboration than Minecraft? Announced at LEGO World Copenhagen, Minecraft Micro World is now available for pre-order for $34.99. You can watch the very technical way in which they were made in the video from Mojang above. Included in the set is Steve and a Creeper, as…
By Tina Amini Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Make Your Spud an Aperture Potato with These Portal 2 Toys
While NECA rolled out a bunch of impressive Valve-licensed stuff, I was still charmed by the Portal 2 offerings shown by ThinkGeek. Along a Companion Cube cookie jar and talking turrets, they also had Aperture Science cores that blurted out phrases from the Portal games. But the highlight had to be the Science Fair kit…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 2012 -
ReviewsTwisted Metal: The Kotaku Review
As I played through the first single-player mission of the new Twisted Metal I felt oddly disconnected from the previous games in the franchise. Perhaps my appreciation for the car combat genre had waned over the decade separating the latest title from PlayStation 2 classic Twisted Metal Black. Maybe I was just too old for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
A Minecraft Creeper Stands Erect
Crafty | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: A Creeper cosplay stood tall at a recent cosplay event in Taiwan. (Photo: Game Impress Watch) New Civilization V Expansion Brings Religion, Espionage Back to Series Developer Firaxis will release an expansion pack for Civilization V this spring, it said today. Civilization V: Gods & Kings will mark the return of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
New Civilization V Expansion Brings Religion, Espionage Back to Series
Developer Firaxis will release an expansion pack for Civilization V this spring, it said today. Civilization V: Gods & Kings will mark the return of religion and espionage, two Civilization IV features that were absent in the fifth installment of the popular turn-based strategy series. It will also “reinvent the diplomatic system” and add a…
By Jason Schreier Published February 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Your New Love, Plus An Amazing 3DS Camera Feature
With the release of New Love Plus in Japan on Valentine’s day, Konami introduced a creative new game system that utilizes the 3DS’s built-in camera. Players can now take and edit photos using the editing tool included with the game so that the game characters can move in, behind, and actually interact with the photo…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 16, 2012