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Here, Have Some Skrillasagna
The week is almost at an end, and so it’s time for a Thursday Kotaku evening open thread. How has your Thursday been? Have you Seattle-ites been keeping out of the snow? Have those of you in the rest of the country been keeping from being too holier-than-thou about how much snow you get each…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
UFC Undisputed 3‘s Demo Arrives on Tuesday
Pushed from a January release to Valentine’s Day, the flagship MMA title UFC Undisputed 3 said today its demo will release Jan. 24 or, a week from this past Tuesday. And that’s it. THQ provided no details as to what kind of fighters or game modes would be available in the demo, saying those and…
By Owen Good Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
A Dreamcast 2 Could Have Looked Like This
When Sega pulled out of the hardware race over a decade ago, it meant the poor little Dreamcast never got the successor it deserved. Well, aside from the Xbox That hasn’t stopped French industrial design student Elie Ahovi from conceptualising what a Dreamcast 2 could have looked like. Being an actual industrial designer, and not…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
Skyrim’s Creation Kit is “Nearly Ready”
I’m done with Skyrim. I’ve seen enough and done enough of what came with it to satisfy me, so I’ve put it down. I haven’t put it away, though, because I know the game’s creation kit is coming soon. Very soon, if Bethesda are to be believed. In an update on the company’s site, we’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
Here’s Your Covah Stah f’ MLB Th’ Showah
Boston first sacker Adrian Gonzalez holds down the box shot of MLB 12 The Show from Sony, breaking the two-year hold of Minnesota’s Joe Mauer. Before Mauer, the last cover star for Sony’s boutique baseball franchise was also a Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, for MLB 09 The Show. Before him, it was Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard.…
By Owen Good Published January 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedUnnecessary Censorship of Skyrim Remains Very [BLEEP]ing Funny
Okay, yes, inserting censorship *bleep*s over clean dialogue to suggest naughtiness is a cheap way to get a laugh. And yes, it’s something that Jimmy Kimmel has already done to death. And yet, this second “Unnecessary Censorship” video of Skyrim is actually funnier than the first one, which we posted a while back Some of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Long-Forgotten Threat That ‘Always’ Made Madden Nervous
So much is made of NFL 2K5 and the blaze-of-glory conclusion to its rivalry with Madden NFL that it’s easy to forget another title once threatened EA Sports’ glamour franchise. In fact, the Madden team also feared NFL GameDay until the end. “We were always nervous about GameDay,” an unnamed EA Sports developer said in…
By Owen Good Published January 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedStar Wars: The Old Republic Factions Learn to Work Together to Exploit the PVP System
Now that BioWare has instituted fixes limiting the number of Republic and Imperial players taking part in each instance of player-versus-player planet Ilum an uneasy truce has been formed. Now both sides can take turns killing each other for credit! Patch 1.1 for BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic patched the game so players could…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
Welcome to the Syndicate
Here come the cyborgs | A nostalgia-inducing screen from PC gaming classic Syndicate, which re-launched today on GoG.com It’s Official! Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield Co-Star in Resident Evil 6 As teased at NoHopeLeft.com and GameStop advertising materials, Resident Evil 6 is officially coming this November, bringing the series two most popular male leads together…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
Hey, Seattle Gamers and Game Developers, Show Us Your Snow!
We hear that Seattle is covered in ice and snow is a total mess. We’ve even got this picture from near the offices of Bellevue-based developer 5th Cell to prove it. Are you in Seattle and covered in the snowpocalyspe? Show us in the comments section below. We want to see your winter wonderland. The…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
Ex-Police Chief Admits He Stole FBI’s Xboxes
There are things you shouldn’t do when you’re the police chief. One of them is stealing the Xboxes that the FBI planted in a car because they thought you were dirty. Former East Saint Louis police chief Michael Baxton plead guilty yesterday to doing just that. From the Belleville News Democrat‘s story about Baxton’s plea:…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 19, 2012 - Reviews
Wired for Great Sound, Just Not for Convenience
Making a consumer recommendation on a video game is rather simple: new ones typically cost $60, so the question is whether the thing is worth that. Hardware and peripherals are a bit trickier as a manufacturer can pile on features and conveniences, jacking up the price but, inevitably, making a recommendable luxury. Truth is, not…
By Owen Good Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
Dance Central Mobile App Encourage Impromptu Dance Battles
Available today on iTunes, the Android Market, and wherever it is Windows Phone 7 users get their apps, Dance Central 2 Dance*Cam encourages fans to record their dance routines via mobile phone and upload them for friends to judge. I’ll pass!
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedIt’s Official! Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield Co-Star in Resident Evil 6
As teased at NoHopeLeft.com and GameStop advertising materials, Resident Evil 6 is officially coming this November, bringing the series two most popular male leads together for the first time. Taking place some ten years after the Raccoon City incident that started this whole business, Resident Evil 6 begins with the President of the United States…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedWait, Don’t Cancel Yet! Check Out What’s Coming Soon for Star Wars: The Old Republic
With yesterday’s patch 1.1 player-versus-player debacle stemming a flood of threatened account cancellations, BioWare has released a video showing off what the coming months have in store for Star Wars: The Old Republic, in case you choose to stick around. In case you missed yesterday’s story, patch 1.1 basically transformed the high-end PVP planet of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
We’re Talking About Portal 2 at This Week’s Kotaku Game Club!
Howdy folks, welcome to week two of the Kotaku Game Club‘s discussion series looking back at Portal 2. This week we’re going focus on the game’s mechanics: The building blocks that come together to make the game’s puzzles. Remember, since our Portal 2 discussions aren’t chronological, there may be spoilers from the entire game today.…
By Mike Epstein Published January 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Resident Evil 6 Hits This November
New of Resident Evil 6 leaked early today. The game will be out on November 20, 2012, according to some images snagged by IGN. It looks to be headed for XBox 360 and PlayStation 3. IGN tried to get RE publisher Capcom to confirm, but they got the standard not-commenting-on-rumors thing. The viral site nohopeleft.com…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedSpace-Kraken and Evil Twins: All in a Day’s Work for Kid Icarus
Yesterday, I had a chance to play a whole bunch of Kid Icarus: Uprising, the upcoming shoot-em-up for Nintendo’s 3DS handheld. My impressions are here In this trailer, you’ll get a sense of the fast-paced combat from the game, with protagonist Pit facing off against a Space-Kraken, Space-Pirates, and even the “dark” version of himself.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedSkyrim Faces the Greatest Threat it Has Ever Seen: Giant Friendship-Breathing Ponies
The twisted terror of the Macho Man has nothing on the latest threat to besiege the people of Skyrim. Friendship becomes a dark magic indeed when My Little Pony Fluttershy descends from on high. I’ve seen My Little Pony horse texture mods for Skyrim, but this mod takes the pony-worship to a whole new level.…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2012