• Uncategorized

  Four More SSX Screens to Keep You Warm Until Valentine’s Day

  We may be closing out the hype cycle for 2011, but that means 2012’s is already underway. SSX is still looking hawt for its Feb. 14 release, as this ski-porn gallery attests. Happy early Valentine’s Day.

  By Owen Good Published December 2, 2011
• 

  Uncategorized

  Wizardcore? LARP-Rock? Whatever You Call It, This is the Best Worst Heavy Metal Video in Possibly Forever

  So there I was, hanging out on the internet and minding my own business, when this music video dropped in my lap. It was created by a metal band called “Alternate Reality.” It’s for a song called “The King That Never Was” and it involves Arthurian legend, swordplay, and some serious costumery. “Okay,” I thought.…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  Why the Hell Are You Online Right Now?

  Is there any reason you’re sitting in front of a computer or plinking away at your cell phone right now, or are you part of the 53 percent of 18 to 29 year-olds that go online just to pass the time on any given day? A new study has determined that a large number of…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  December is a fantastic month for video gaming. First, you get about four hours of daylight, so who the hell can blame you for staying inside all day. Second, all of the major releases have hit shelves, so unless you’re waiting on something for Christmas, chances are anything you want to play is already in…

  By Owen Good Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  Asshole Dog Shoots Duck Hunter

  For more than 25 years, one of the constant laws of nature—like the speed of light—is the fact a duck hunt dog cannot be shot. Nothing, however, prevents the dog from shooting someone else, as a Utah man learned this past weekend. Robert Cottingham had 27 shotgun pellets removed from his buttocks after his buddy’s…

  By Owen Good Published December 2, 2011
• 

  Uncategorized

  A Video Tour of the 16 New Tracks in Mario Kart 7

  This week, we’ve taken a look at Mario Kart 7‘s online multiplayer and community pages, so for my last launch-week video, I wanted to take a quick tour through the 16 new tracks that Nintendo has created for the game. They run the gamut from simple racetracks to elaborate, multi-level roller-coasters, and a couple already…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published December 2, 2011
• Culture

  This Week in the Business: ‘Game Consoles are Fundamentally Doomed’

  What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Game consoles are fundamentally doomed.”—Richard Garriott, designer of the Ultima series discussing the state of the game industry. QUOTE | “Xbox 360’s a must have holiday item.”—EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich says that people pepper spraying other customers over Xbox 360 shows…

  Steve Peterson Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  O Christmas Tree

  O Christmas Tree | PAWLING, N.Y.—A Christmas tree lighting at dusk in the Hudson Valley of New York. War Crimes in Video Games Draw Red Cross Scrutiny One of the world’s largest and most respected humanitarian groups in the world is investigating whether the Geneva and Hague conventions should be applied to the fictional recreation…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 2, 2011
• 

  Uncategorized

  MotorStorm RC Director Talks Social Features, Cloud Integration, and the Ease of Vita Development

  Sony has posted a new developer interview with Paul Rustchynsky, the game director on the upcoming MotorStorm RC for Sony’s Vita handheld. He talks about how the game is a refreshing change for his team, and how it’s less of a hardcore action game and more of a compulsive, social racer. In the game, players…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published December 2, 2011
• 

  Uncategorized

  Angry Birds: The Musical! Now With More Sock Puppets

  Do you enjoy sock puppets, musicals or Angry Birds? Well, with the video above you get all three. It reminds me of all those old puppet shows on Nickelodeon…except with more extinction.

  By Chris Carolan Published December 2, 2011
• 

  Uncategorized

  How To Unlock Call of Duty’s Robotron-esque Dead Ops on Your iPhone or iPad

  Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies is a fun, slick iPhone and iPad game in its own right, supporting both single player and multiplayer marathons sessions of first-person shooter survival against hordes of zombies. But the game’s Dead Ops Arcade mode is almost more fun. The weird thing is, you have to do a little…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  Several Avengers Assemble for the Marvel Universe MMO

  As Gazillion offshoot Secret Identity continues to hammer away at the Marvel Universe MMO. the folks at the Marvel Massively Multiplayer Society have been slipping out glimpses of the iconic characters we’ll be playing when it goes live. Avengers assemble! Well, some assembly is required, at least. Over the past few months the MMMS has…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  Batter Up! Check Out the First Screens for MLB 12 The Show

  There was a time when console manufacturers made a point of having first-party sports sims on their machines but that era’s long since passed. Sony’s The Show franchise carries on that legacy and, after a few pitches in the dirt at first, the PS3 exclusive baseball franchise is enjoying a run of acclaim for the…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  Countdown the Release of Star Wars: The Old Republic With Free Music

  Looking for a little intergalactic conflict music? Every day leading up to the game’s December 20 launch BioWare is passing out free tracks from Star Wars: The Old Republic, perfect for endlessly looping while you stare at your calendar. It’s terribly nice of BioWare to provide us with some appropriate music as we careen headlong…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  One Could Easily Mistake This for The Week in Console Games

  They’re good enough for a console but made for a mobile; at least three out of this week’s five Gaming Apps of the Day could pass for at least previous generation console games. The other two…well they’re real pretty. What a Week in Gaming Apps it has been, what with the release of the eagerly…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  Watch Our Own Kirk Hamilton Talk Saints Row: The Third on Revision3 TV

  Kotaku‘s Kirk Hamilton (a.k.a. me) made an appearance yesterday on the Revision3 TV show “New Challenger,” to chat with host Anthony Carboni about Saints Row: The Third. Give it a watch!

  By Kirk Hamilton Published December 2, 2011
• 

  Uncategorized

  Cover Of Skyrim Theme Will Send A Chill Through Your Bones

  There are plenty of musical takes on Skyrim’s many beautiful songs, but this is my favorite of the week, sung by the talented, and bilingual, Malukah from Monterrey, Mexico. It’s a touch on the echoey side, but I’m still loving it and I bet you will too. If you do, you can even mod it…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 2, 2011
• 

  Uncategorized

  Assassin’s Creed Gets the Floating Hair it Always Needed

  This YouTube video, comically titled “Misadventures of Eyes and Hair” shows us an Assassin’s Creed: Revelations cutscene featuring translucent bodies with floating eyes and hair. Be sure to have your sound on, because the dialogue makes it much more entertaining. “Look at me now!” he exclaims. I’d love to, sir, I really would if I…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  Nintendo Thinks Fans of Xenoblade Would also Like These Games

  It took Nintendo of America more than a year to commit to releasing Xenoblade Chronicles, a year probably spent analyzing the reaction to the game’s June 2010 release in Japan, a year weighing the costs of releasing the role-playing game in America… and, of course, a year spent making sure the Wii library was properly…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2011
• Uncategorized

  Zynga to Start Playing StockMarketVille Next Week With Highly Probable IPO

  Those trying to deduce just how much they can pay for a piece of FarmVille giant Zynga will only have a little while longer to wait. The Facebook gaming juggernaut has filed an amendment to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which indicates that its per-share pricing will fall into the $8.50 to $10 range. Zynga’s…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 2, 2011