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UncategorizedRob Riggle Tours the Dizzying Heights of Modern Warfare 3‘s Overwatch Map
Former Daily Show correspondent Rob Riggle wriggles his way into Modern Warfare 3‘s upcoming Overwatch map, giving us a guided tour of the hoary heights of New York City skyscrapers. You’ve seen the screens, now catch live scenes from the upcoming downloadable map, coming February 21 to Call of Duty: Elite members on the Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedFar Cry 3 Trailer Features Bros, Shots!Shots!Shots! and Some Kinda Voodoo(?)
The latest installment of Ubisoft’s open-world FPS series comes into focus in this new trailer, where we see that it’s never a good idea to get blackout drunk on an uncharted island. You’ll watch regular guy Jason Brody—bro is even part of his name!—just trying to get away from civilization for a few relaxing days…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed III Will Be Out On October 30
Ubisoft won’t even wait a full year to release the next Assassin’s Creed, because the next one, Assassin’s Creed III, will be out on October 13 30. The company announced that today during a call with investors, bumping the AC series up from its traditional November release. Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot says the game will…
By Jason Schreier Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
WTPT: Chiptunes and Cartoons Make for a Happy Wednesday
This morning’s Watch This, Play This features a little of everything. In fact, you could probably break multi-tasking records and watch the videos simultaneously even while playing our new Gaming App of the Day. But probably not. WATCH: One of our favorite web series, Awesome series, just posted an update with a new cartoon in…
By Tina Amini Published February 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedBeat Sneak Bandit Delivers Really Funkin’ Hard Musical Puzzles to iOS
Music steals time. Think about it: whether you’re making it or listening to it, you’re devoting ticks of the watch (mental energy away from some other pursuit.) But, what you get back, hopefully, is enjoyment. Beat Sneak Bandit Like developer Simogo’s last iOS outing Bumpy Road, BSB‘s cute. But it’s far more clever. You play…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
How Aerosmith and Armageddon Saved the Life of Dead or Alive Creator
Tomonobu Itagaki, the mind behind Dead or Alive and two of the recent Ninja Gaiden games, went through a few rough patches during his long career as a game designer. The former Tecmo employee delivered a heartfelt speech at this year’s Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain (D.I.C.E.) Summit, which you can see above thanks to GameSpot’s…
By Jason Schreier Published February 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Pixel-Perfect Chiptune Rendition of Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games” Surpasses the Original in Every Way
Soulful songstress Lana Del Rey made a splash last year with her single “Video Games”, a song that repeated the term ‘video games’ several times, causing many gamers to fall instantly in love despite the games in question being used as an example of how routine her once passionate relationship had become. The video was…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Why Skyrim Didn’t Play Nice With The PS3 [UPDATE]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was a wonderful game on the PC and a fine game on the Xbox 360. On the PlayStation 3, however, it had issues for some players. Lag issues. Horrible, game-killing lag issues. Issues that made some Sony console owners shout that the game shouldn’t be Game of the Year. What…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
How Will You Buy Your Vita Games, Retail or Download?
With early start Vita bundle buyers picking up their systems this morning in the U.S., commenter bassguygt is curious to know how they’ll be picking up games, and frankly so are we. I’m wondering how many Vita early adopters are choosing to buy their games in retail vs. digital PSN download format. I know that…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedFifth-Grade Game Designer Exhibits her Video Game at White House
New game designer Hannah Wyman won a trip to New York, got a grant for her school, educated kids, and met the President of the United States. And she managed it all around her dance lessons and her homework, because she’s eleven years old. We may keep seeing the same old arguments over whether games…
By Kate Cox Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, Talk Amongst Yourselves, where we gather on a daily basis to discuss the joys and wonders of gaming all rolled up into one. Kaploy9‘s TAYpic concerns itself with international trade in classic old-school fashion. “We shouldn’t have to beg for scraps!” Indeed! Readers, we demand more TAYpics! You want to…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
PAX East Is Staying in Boston for the Next Eleven Years
Penny Arcade’s annual convention has committed to a new contract with the Massachusetts city that keeps it in Red Sox land through 2023. Unless it decides to bail and sign with the Yankees.
By Jason Schreier Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sony Hopes Vita Will Stymie Pirates, Please Fans and Last Eight Years
The PlayStation Vita is built to last more than half a decade and is designed to confound pirates more than it confounds the average gamer, Sony’s head of worldwide game development, Shuhei Yoshida, tells Kotaku “We are designing this PS Vita to last five, six, seven, eight years,” he told me in an interview in…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Walking Dead Game Leaves Rick in a Coma to Explore Other Survivor Stories
Don’t expect to see Deputy Rick Grimes make an appearance in the first episode of Telltale’s comic-based The Walking Dead video game series. The hero of the series will be sleeping away the first installment in a coma while creators explorer what supporting cast members were getting up to at the time. Deputy Rick gets…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedApple Classic Karateka Gets Reboot, Bird Punching Makes a Comeback!
It’s pronounced “cara-take-a.” And the hit Apple II game is coming back this year. Jordan Mechner’s best known for Prince of Persia, the platformer action game that became one of gaming’s first independently developed hits. PoP went on to get sequels and a whole new re-imagining in 2003 that led to a multi-part franchise and…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Love is a Fresh New Etna Tattoo
In what is quickly becoming a Valentine’s Day tradition for my family, last night I hit up Psycho Tattoo in Sandy Springs, Georgia to add another role-playing icon to my growing (and until yesterday Final Fantasy-centric) party. Why are all the Prinnies running away? Etna of Disgaea fame now resides permanently on my left forearm.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nice Prinny Hats!
Disgaea | TOKYO, JAPAN: Developer Gamania is developing a casual game called Phantom Brave. (Photo: Game Impress Watch) New Details about Resident Evil 6 Emerge Details about Resident Evil 6 are super scant. Today, however, that changes. Today, they are simply scant as the game’s developer shed some more light on the title, providing more…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2012 - Kotaku East
Fukushima Ghost Towns
On March 11, a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan. In its wake, the country’s Northeast was ravaged. Buildings and lives were destroyed and lost. Photographer Satoru Niwa documented the days following the disaster in late March 2011. Some of the photos show the extent of the quake and ensuing tsunami’s destruction. The resulting images,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2012 - Kotaku East
Look, It’s Persona 4 in Living Flesh
Japanese role-playing game Persona 4 is being turned into a hardcore porno. This is not the cast of that flick. Sorry! Instead, these are the folks starring in the Persona 4 stage show. Called Visualive Persona 4, the show combines movie-style special effects with a live performance. Visualive Persona 4 opens next March at the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2012 - Kotaku East
Korean Gyms Subjected to Kinect
Microsoft Korea joins World Gym Fitness Center in the Ilsan district to promote the Kinect throughout February. Members of the gym will be able to participate in the “Dance Time with Kinect” program, held twice every Tuesday. The promotion will use Dance Central 2, and during the last week of February, there will be a…
By Chi Lee Published February 15, 2012