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UncategorizedSpace Combat Sim SOL: Exodus Launches on Steam January 25
Inspired by space sim classics like Wing Commander and X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter, Seamless Entertainment’s SOL: Exodus is heading to Steam this Wednesday, giving fans of the genre plenty of time to find their old flight sticks. With several big fans of the space combat sim genre in house, we’ve written quite a bit about…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Release Dates, Prices For Alan Wake and the Rest of the Xbox House Party
The Xbox 360 “House Party” of new downloadable games is official: Warp ($10, Feb 15), Alan Wake’s American Nightmare ($15, Feb 22), Nexuiz ($10, Feb 29) and I Am Alive ($15, March 7). You get $10 in Xbox Points if you buy them all.
By Stephen Totilo Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty Is Now A Subscription Game—Only If You Want It To Be
Ever since the head of gaming giant Activision Blizzard said that the natural evolution of Call of Duty was for it to go massively multiplayer, it’s been fair to wonder when Activision Blizzard would turn their biggest hit into a subscription game—a game you pay to keep playing. Then they denied that they’d ever charge…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 23, 2012 -
UncategorizedModern Warfare Meets Team Fortress Meets… Real-Life Slingshots
I don’t know about you, but when I have slingshot-paintball-fights with my friends, I generally wish they could be a touch more video-gamey. Filmmaker Andrew McMurry agrees, putting together this a live action film that that weaves normalcy with a convincing digital overlay to give things a distinctly video game feel. Four friends dash into…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Starhawk‘s Outcasts Develop a Sweet Tooth
These long, dark years of waiting are finally over as the latest entry in the Twisted Metal series goes gold. The vehicle combat spectacular races into our hearts on February 14, and it’s bringing a love letter from multiplayer shooter Starhawk along for the ride. Pretty sweet, right? Twisted Metal mascot Sweet Tooth has never…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Average Gamers are Going To Hate BioShock Infinite‘s 1999 Mode
When you first spin up BioShock Infinite later this year don’t expect to see the recently-announced retro-difficult 1999 mode on the main menu. That’s because it’s so tough Ken Levine doesn’t want “the non old-school, hardcore gamer” stumbling into it. I spoke to Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine recently about 1999 mode, an enhanced…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Best Video Games, According to Kotaku
People often ask us which games to get for their favorite systems. These are our answers. The Best Wii U Games | The Best PS Vita Games | The Best Xbox 360 Games | The Best Facebook Games | The Best PS3 Games | The Best PC Games | The Best Wii Games | The…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Make Your Xbox 360 Avatar Really Damn Hard-Boiled with These Max Payne 3 Items
What’s your Xbox Avatar’s current look? A generic t-shirt with a lightsaber and cat? Come on, you can do better than that. To celebrate the slightly delayed release of Max Payne 3, Microsoft’s rolling out virtual threads and accessories that pay homage to Rockstar’s modern noir franchise. Among the highlights, guy gamers can suit up…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Are We Too Forgiving of Video Game Developers?
We’ve gotten used to giving game developers a certain amount of leeway when it comes to glitches and bugs. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku commenter Eatplaysleepmore wonders if we’ve taken this forgiveness too far. I think we have been really apologetic (Editor: He means forgiving) to the video game industry. We let them get…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
UncategorizedExterminate! Here’s Your First Look at the Doctor Who Game in Action
We’ve seen one screen from the Time Lord’s upcoming game but video of Supermassive’s Doctor Who game surfaced just a short while ago. The teaser provides glimpses of the antagonists players will be facing up against and you’ll get a sense of what the action in Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will play like. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s time to gather around the official Kotaku forum, plate up some cupcakes, and discuss video games with your peers. Commenter Pokeh neatly demonstrates why we need a few more entries for this month’s TAYpic with his My Little Pony entry. Oh that Pinkie Pie, she’s crazy about cupcakes Join in the fun and submit…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Arrested Megaupload Boss Cheated His Way To Video Game Glory, Opponents Say
Kim Dotcom, the imprisoned mastermind behind busted file-sharing site Megaupload and, bizarrely, also the top-scoring killer on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, wasn’t always a showboating millionaire. He also ran a competitive video game league in the late-90s. And was by all accounts a rather sore loser. How sore? Like, banning from his league…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
When Minesweeper Met Minecraft, a Gaming App Love Story
Mine: To extract ore or minerals from the earth. Mine: An explosive device used to destroy enemy personnel, shipping, fortifications, or equipment. Minecraft Sweeper: An explosive Android app about extracting ore and minerals from the earth used to destroy any free time you might have accumulated. Developer K.Misiunas has taken two of the most beloved…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Soul Calibur V Grafitti May Be An Ad… or Just the Work of Ardent Fans?
The latest chapter in Namco’s medieval martial arts series is due out in a short while and the Japanese publisher’s been throwing up adverts that have, um, riled up the internets a while back This giant grafitti mural—sent in by reader Schnide—shouldn’t piss anyone off, though. It showed up in London’s Shoreditch neighborhood and features…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
ArenaNet Rings in the Year of the Dragon With Guild Wars 2 Beta Details
We may be four weeks into 2012, but it’s the first day of the Year of the Dragon, which sounds like a perfect day to get a better idea of when we’ll get a chance to play the most anticipated, dragon-bothered massively multiplayer online game of the year, Guild Wars 2 After years of teasing…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Dragon Nest? No, Idol Nest.
Dragon Nest | TOKYO, JAPAN: HanGame promotes its latest title in Tokyo. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Japanese Mecha Game Invites Crazy Controller Holding The Armored Core games, from Dark Souls‘s developer From Software, give players the experience of controlling a giant mecha. As you can imagine, giant mechas are complex machines and, thus, so are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Poll: 10 Percent of PS Vita Owners Experienced Hardware Failures
Certainly not 100 percent scientific, but according to Kotaku Japan‘s PS Vita survey, 1 out of 10 Vita users had hardware issues and had to exchange or repair their hardware. Most everyone seemed happy with the Vita, though. [Kotaku Japan]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Japanese Mecha Game Invites Crazy Controller Holding
The Armored Core games, from Dark Souls‘s developer From Software, give players the experience of controlling a giant mecha. As you can imagine, giant mechas are complex machines and, thus, so are Armored Core‘s controls. The above photo appeared on Japanese forums recently during Armored Core V discussions. According to Mecha Damashii‘s Ollie Barder, this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Elderly Man Thanks Resident Evil for His Longevity
Shiro Suzuki, famed Japanese broadcaster, loves Resident Evil. As Kotaku previously posted, Suzuki discovered gaming over 15 years ago. It was Resident Evil that quickly became his favorite. At the recent Resident Evil event in Tokyo, Shiro Suzuki spoke about his love for not just the series, but also gaming. “I owe making it to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2012