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UncategorizedBehind the Scenes of The Last of Us
Sony has posted an interesting glimpse behind the scenes of Naughty Dog’s upcoming The Last of Us, showing the human actors who bring the game’s characters to life. Naughty Dog have always been good at documenting this stuff, as any Uncharted fan who’s checked out the bonus features on a game disc could tell you.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
How the Sega of the Future Could Look
Sega is an old brand. There’s heritage in that, but also baggage. So French design firm SYN decided to take a swing at sprucing the company’s image up a little! While this is a purely fan-driven project – think of it was arty fan fiction – it’s still interesting to see the ways a company…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedCrysis’ Developers New Online Gaming Service is OnLive + Skype + Facebook
Crytek, the developers behind the Crysis series (and the CryEngine), will soon be helping release their own online multiplayer gaming service. It has a stupid name, but everything else about it is very interesting. It’s called GFACE. Seriously. Get over the name, though, and you see it’s trying to take online gaming on a PC…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
EA: No Online Pass for Syndicate
Not all Electronic Arts-published games will be given the Project $10/ Online Pass treatment. Rather than slap Syndicate with a one-use code that unlocks the game’s multiplayer features, EA will keep such access free, to grow interest in the shooter’s co-op mode it says. Syndicate is being published by EA Partners, meaning it doesn’t own…
By Owen Good Published February 1, 2012 -
UncategorizedReckoning‘s Launch Trailer Should Prompt Much Chest-Beating
You can’t help but feel the inspiration watching this Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning launch trailer. The diehard voice-over does well to remind viewers that once this game drops on Feb. 7, fate will be theirs to write.
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
Riding the Soul Train Into the Great Beyond
Greetings Kotaku-eers, and welcome to the evening open-thread. Without any further ado, here are some things you might want to talk about. And some other things that are just fun to look at. And one thing that is gross. And one thing that is kinda disturbing. Rest in Peace, Don Cornelius – May the Great…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
How THQ Went From Bad to Very Bad
In 2007, shares in publisher THQ were going for over $30 a piece. Today, in 2012, they’re going for around $0.70. Studios are rumoured to be on the chopping block. Over 200 employees are being let go. And the company’s boss has taken a 50% pay cut. How’d it all go so wrong? Easy. THQ…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2012 -
UncategorizedFinally, a Video Game with Machine-Gun-Wielding Flying Snakes
I know I’ve been waiting for that for a while, anyway. This video was sent in from the recent Global Game Jam, an indie meetup where developers have 48 hours to build a game. Any game. The theme at this game jam? “Ouroboros,” the snake eating itself. Or, as the presenter here says, “Basically, a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
Simpsons! Simpsons Arcade Here!—Oh, You Get the Idea …
Konami has confirmed that the beloved beat-em-up The Simpsons Arcade is coming to consoles, and sooner than you expected. Not only does it get here, like, Friday (on Xbox Live), it’ll be available free to PlayStation Plus subscribers when PSN gets it on Tuesday Feb. 7. For those who don’t get it free, The Simpsons…
By Owen Good Published February 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Anti-Bullying Tax on Video Games
“Violent video games,” a governmental classification of speech and expression that the Supreme Court found a smidge troubling last June, would be taxed extra under a proposed law in Oklahoma, with the collected money going toward state programs fighting bullying and child obesity. Here we go again. William Fourkiller, Democrat of Stillwell, Okla., proposed a…
By Owen Good Published February 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Ridiculous Three-Month Ban of An Innocent Xbox Gamer
Reclaiming a hacked account is always a nuisance, but Josh Hinkle’s nightmarish story of losing, reclaiming, re-losing, and then re-reclaiming his Xbox Live account takes the cake. Settle in for a hell of a yarn that reads like a world tour of the Xbox’s worst problems. We’ve got Russian hackers. We’ve got inexplicable bans. We’ve…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
What’s Mass Effect 3 Mobile?
Every three months, game publisher EA tells the public that one of its upcoming games, Mass Effect 3 will be coming out for consoles (of course!), PC (expected) and “handheld/mobile” (huh?). Mass Effect 3 will be out in less than five weeks, so here we are wondering what it’s about. It won’t be a 3DS…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Amazing Cube
The Amazing Cube | Minecraft-themed Rubik’s Cube created for fun by Matt Boynton, a programmer for 5th Cell, the makers of Scribblenauts SoulCalibur V Takes a Beating From Game Reviewers With the past couple of years dominated by Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat-style 2D fighters, it’s nice to see the return of one of the…
By Owen Good Published February 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
I Sure Couldn’t Draw Half-Life This Well From Memory
We’ve written about the very cool blog “Mapstalgia” before, where Josh Millard is collecting drawings from users who re-create levels from their favorite video games from memory. He’s still at it, and has added a whole bunch of new maps, from Tony Hawk Pro Skater to Halo: Combat Evolved to the below map of the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 1, 2012 -
UncategorizedUbisoft Trailer Shows Off Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc in HD Remake
Ubisoft is bringing you an HD-remastered version of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, last generation’s 3D platforming title. Fans of the original game will enjoy a new look for the mascot, brought to life in 720p and a lush 60 frames per second. Remastered audio, 15-20 hours of gameplay, and 9 stand-alone mini-games are also in…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 1, 2012 -
UncategorizedMeet the Raspy Combatants of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Hey, it almost seems like Capcom’s using their upcoming shooter as a bullet-riddled metaphor for troublesome philosophical tension that pits private corporations vs. the Federal Government, right? Or it’s just Left 4 Dead x 2, with its own sorts of mutated humans and beasts. Either way, this trailer spotlights the individual members of the Umbrella…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Force is 1.7 Million Subscribers Strong with Star Wars: The Old Republic
According to EA’s third quarter financial results report, BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic has generated more than 1.7 million paying subscribers since its December launch. One wonders if that number was recorded before the game’s PVP balance issues began
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2012