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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 - Uncategorized
The Taiwanese Cosplayer Sweeping the Internet
Meet Rococo. The Taiwanese cosplayer is making waves in both her homeland and throughout Asia. Who is she? She’s Rococo! Like many great cosplays, the outfits are well done, as are the photos and backdrops. Some of the photos were taken at Peace Memorial Park in Taipei, while others were taken at National Taiwan University.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil 6 Promises Real Horror and T-Virus Free Zombies
In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Resident Evil 6 executive producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, director Eiichirou Sasaki, and producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi had quite a few interesting things to say about the upcoming title. For the overall concept of the game, the creators expressed a greater emphasis on horror than with previous games in the series.…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Head Full of Teeth. Awesome Eraser.
My eight-year-old son, Mini-Bash, apparently has a head full of teeth. His adult teeth are coming in funny, which means to make room for them, he’ll need to have some pulled—and probably braces. I had to get braces. My teeth as a little kid were all kinds of crooked. I really, really hated going to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012 -
Kotaku EastFirst Look at Buying Nintendo 3DS Downloadable Content
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is apparently flying off store shelves in Japan. Gamers can beef up their Final Fantasy music game experience with some pricey DLC. Sister site Kotaku Japan put the game through its downloadable content paces. As Kotaku Japan pointed out, this is the first DLC for the Nintendo 3DS. The DLC is accessed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012 -
UncategorizedMan Screams, Takes Off Shirt. He Becomes a Dragonball Super Saiyan.
YouTube user KillaKarisma realized something. Give him a few minutes, and he’ll tell you about the time he saw a Chinese man set a paper on fire with only his hands and about how you, yes you, can become a Super Saiyan. Just like he did. It’s five minutes long—skip to around 3 minutes to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Japanese Newspaper: Nintendo Cursed by Mario
Nintendo is expected to show a consolidated loss for 2011. Thanks to the doom and gloom climate, its stock recently dipped below the ¥10,000 (US$127) per share mark for the first time in over 7 years. The cause of this overall loss can be attributed in part to the poor sales performance of the 3DS.…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Girls Plus Hardware Equals Hardware Girls
Photographer and pin-up model Julie Watai, whom Kotaku has featured before, is releasing a magazine version of her Hardware Girls photos. The photos feature girls with old game consoles, arcade circuit boards, PC parts, and other various electronics. You know, hardware. Osaka-born Watai is not only a big nerd and popular pin-up model, she’s a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012