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Jumping and Doodles is all Doodle Sprint is About
Sometimes a blatant clone of another game can be a terrible thing, other times, as contradictory as it is to say, it’s not that bad. Doodle Sprint is the latter. It is a shameless clone of always-runners like Canabalt, asking the player to simply tap (or hold) their fingers on the screen to make a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
Prototype 2’s Developers Figured Out That Alex Mercer Was, Well, Kind of A Jerk
I did not like the first Prototype. Radical’s open-world action title put you into the mutated skin of a super-cannibal that ate people in his quest for vengeance. Playing as aggrieved scientist Alex Mercer made me feel creepy, as I generally am not interested in eating people. The story and the reasons it gave for…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
If Any Property Needs “Deluxe Plug It In & Play TV Games” It’s The Walking Dead
When you’re constantly on the room from hordes of flesh-hungry zombies and the desperate remnants of humanity you don’t have time to lug around an entire game console just to recreate the experience. That’s the only way I can make sense of “Deluxe Plug It In & Play TV Games” based on AMC’s The Walking…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
Would You Like To Play Mario Kart?
3D | LOS ANGELES, CA: Models show off the 3DS at a recent auto show. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian | Getty) Mario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto is Working on Something Brand New Nintendo talisman Shigeru Miyamoto is a busy man! Not only does he help in an overseer’s role on many of Nintendo’s biggest games, but he’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Country That Shut Down Xbox Live for Kids
Every night across the globe, kids log into Xbox Live and game online. They should be studying or sleeping, but they’re gaming. Except in South Korea. Last year, South Korea enacted a “Shutdown Law” designed to block online gaming for a nightly six-hour block. It was apparently created with PC gaming in mind, hoping to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
UncategorizedStan Getz & Eddie Sauter: Night Rider
It’s that time again. Time for Soundtrack. This morning, we have a wonderful tune from Stan Getz and Eddie Sauter. Getz is probably best known for “The Girl from Ipanema”—a great number, indeed. So is this. “Night Rider” is from the 1961 album Focus, a collaboration between Getz and composer Sauter. The album was one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
How Not To Leak a Sony Prototype Online
If you ever plan on uploading prototype pics onto the internet or sending Kotaku secret factory photos, there’s one thing you must remember: modern day electronics have reflective surfaces. Codenamed “Pepper”, the Xperia MT27i’s newly leaked specs aren’t nearly as impressive as the rumored specs for the Xperia LT28at, Sony’s upcoming “super phone”: 3.7-inch display…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sure, Sell Your Game with a Sex Doll
Love Gal is an upcoming Japanese adult computer game that, according to its tagline, isn’t an anime or a doll. “It’s a true, real-time 3D game!” So why have a doll promote it, then? Warning: Gallery has NSFW imagery. Don’t think too deeply about that. This is the display at the Akihabara Sofmap, and Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Brought to Life by Famed Japanese Artists
In Japan, there’s been a touring exhibition of Assassin’s Creed art. No wonder, because the game has amazing art. Just check out the concept art for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (here and here). Now, look at this. This isn’t concept art. Rather, this is art from the cleverly named Assassin’s Creed: Art Exhibit, which offers new…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
UncategorizedDarth Vader Reduced to Doing Korean Ads, Warping into the Women’s Restroom
Why wonder what the hell Sonic the Hedgehog is doing in a car insurance ad when you can wonder what the hell Darth Vader is doing in South Korean telecom commercials. Actually, don’t. Vader, like many Hollywood stars, has been shilling in Asia for years, appearing in Japan’s Docomo ads—and even in ads for Docomo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhat’s Missing from Car Games? The Nutty Drivers and Nuttier Cars.
Cars aren’t just about the cars. They’re about the colorful characters that buy them, customize them, and drive them. This is something that beautiful driving simulators sometimes seem to forget, but something that hellaflush doesn’t. Hellaflush is a car culture movement that didn’t start in Japan, but rather, it was coined by San Francisco’s Fatlace.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Old Republic Bug Makes the Universe Bigger. Perhaps Too Big.
Reader Ian hit a bug playing Star Wars: Old Republic over the weekend. Normally, we wouldn’t give a rat’s arse. Bugs happen. But this one was too great to ignore. “World’s Smallest Sith” isn’t a designated class in the game, sadly, but it probably should be.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
America’s Most Lethal Sniper: “War Sucks”
Sniping is a key part of gaming. Whether you’re playing Call of Duty or Team Fortress, you’re often either being sniped or doing the sniping. It’s become such a common game feature that it’s easy to forget real people are doing real sniping in the armed forces. Like Chris Kyle. Between 1999 and 2009, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
New South Park Screenshots Are, Well, Pretty Great
From what we’ve heard of the upcoming South Park RPG, it’s in good hands. From what we can now see of it in action, that feeling remains unchanged. A big batch of screenshots for the game showed up over the weekend, most of them showing what looks like battle gameplay. The whole kids-playing-dress-ups-only-with-real-magic thing looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
Which Japanese Game Companies Will Die in the Next Decade?
Nothing lasts forever. Not you, not me, and certainly not game companies. Just ask Midway, Pandemic, and Acclaim. They’re gone. In the latest issue of Japanese weekly Shukan Gendai, the publication goes through and attempts to suss out which Japanese companies will still exist ten years from now. Shukan Gendai awarded points to companies on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
All This Week’s Cosplay Needs is a Little Faith (and Halo, and Zelda, and…He-Man)
What are the odds. Not one person cosplaying as Litchi from BlazBlue, but two, in the one week. Also, apologies if anyone thought the headline meant we’d have little people Mirror’s Edge cosplay. We do have Mirror’s Edge cosplay, though, along with people dressed up as characters from Halo, Final Fantasy, Xenosaga and, in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Game About Dating Disabled Girls Gets a Trailer
Katawa Shoujo, the game about dating disabled teens, has been in the works for over a decade. It’s from members of webforum 4chan, and over twenty developers worked on it. The game is now finished and available for download. If you’d like a better idea of what you are getting yourself into, check out the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
UncategorizedWatch Grown Men Spend 40 Minutes Trying to Fly a Video Game Fighter Jet
In this clip from Giant Bomb, three experienced video game players try, and in a prolonged and constant state fail, to get off the ground in hardcore flight sim A-10C Warthog Not that anyone here will be making fun of them for that. If you’ve ever played one of these games or watched the above…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012