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  Angry Birds Runs Silky Smooth in Flash 11, Even If This Video Doesn’t

  Rovio’s Andrew Stalbow took the stage during the Adobe keynote at MAX 2011 this afternoon to show off what his company’s silly little bird game looked like running on Flash 11. Here’s what I saw. As you can see, the video feed from the MAX 2011 keynote got a little bit jittery when Stalbow took…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2011
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  Unreal Engine 3 Now Works in Flash. Yes, the Same Flash That’s In Your Browser, Facebook

  What if one of the world’s most popular 3D engines, the same one used to power many of the most popular console games in the world, also ran in your web browser? That would be pretty interesting, right? Things just got interesting: Epic Games has announced that their incredibly popular Unreal Engine 3 now works…

  By Joel Johnson Published October 4, 2011
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  If You Can Gets Past All the Stabbing, There’s Story in This Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Trailer

  According to Ubisoft, this is a trailer highlighting the story of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. That’s odd, because I’ll I can see is more than two minutes of Ezio showing me why I love the Assassin’s Creed series so much. For some of you the Assassin’s Creed series features a rich, complicated storyline that spans the…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2011
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  Infinity Blade 2 Will Have New Weapons, Areas, Cloud Saves and Ridiculous Graphics

  So much for Infinity Blade being the go-to game for chest-beating hardcore gamers on iPhone and iPad. Infinity Blade 2, coming December 1, looks like it’s going to trump it. As a sequel should, right? Announced at Apple’s big iPhone 4S keynote today, the new game will run on Unreal Engine 3 and be made…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 4, 2011
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  iPhone Gaming Gets Cloud Save and Profile Support

  Soon gamers will be able to seamlessly transfer their gaming profiles and game saves between devices through Apple’s online storage service, iCloud. Both Apple’s new iOS 5 firmware update and iCloud hit on Oct. 12. iCloud is a service that gives Apple device owners who sign up up to 5GB if free storage. That storage…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 4, 2011
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  Infinity Blade 2 Hits in December, Exclusive to iOS

  One of our favorite iPhone and iPad games is getting a sequel on December 1. Make way for Infinity Blade 2, from series creators Chair Entertainment and Epic Games. We expect more more levels, more weapons and… well, we’ll have more on Infinity Blade 2 very soon.

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 4, 2011
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  Apple: iPod Touch Is the Most Popular Portable Game Player in the World

  The Apple iPod Touch is a more popular game player than the 3DS, the DS, the PSP, then anything in the world, Apple seemed to be saying today during their press conference. “Not only is it the most popular music player in the world, but we’re excited to announce it’s now also the most popular…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 4, 2011
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  How To Find the Wolfenstein Room Inside of Rage

  Everybody kind of remembers Wolfenstein 3D, I personally remember it as that game I secretly played while my parents were working. This quick walkthrough will show you how to get to the secret Wolfenstein 3D room, an easter egg nestled within the very first mission of the game. Hopefully, I won’t get grounded for playing…

  By Chris Carolan Published October 4, 2011
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  67 Million are on Apple’s Gamecenter

  According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, “”67m users signed up. Adding achievement points, photos, friend recommendations…” [Live.GDGT.com]

  By Joel Johnson Published October 4, 2011
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  Celebrate 15 Years of Tomb Raider with Eight Pieces of Battered Lara Croft

  Fifteen years ago this month, Eidos introduced to a sexy new video game heroine by the name of Lara Croft. Crystal Dynamics celebrates the 15th anniversary of Tomb Raider with a month-long digital art exhibition inspired by the upcoming series reboot. Lara Croft has come a long way in the past decade and a half,…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2011
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  It’s Time for a Little Trans-Temporal Spider-Man Adventure

  When everyone else is busying themselves with Rage, Dark Souls, or Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove 3D, I’ll be taking Spider-Man: Edge of Time for a spin to see if two spiders are better than four. Here’s what that might look like. My copy of Spider-Man: Edge of Time arrived today, just in time to wash the…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2011
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  Activision Teams Up with IndieCade for Next Indie Dev Contest

  Even before their merger with Blizzard, Activision had nudged EA out as the industry’s top earner a few years back. Now that they’re bonded with the makers of World or Warcraft, there’s no denying that Activision’s currently holds the 800-lb-gorilla spot in the video game jungle. But, just like monkeys and gorillas share bananas (they…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 4, 2011
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  Xenonauts Takes an Old Classic and Doesn’t Turn it Into a First-Person Shooter

  OK, I admit it: I am as cynical as you when it comes to half-suspecting that enormously ambitious, fanbase-courting independent projects announced before work on them has even begun carry the dread stench of vapourware. I’ve been very interested in Xenonauts for some time, if faintly horrified that lead designer Chris England claims he made…

  Alec Meer | Rock Paper Shotgun Published October 4, 2011
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  Remember to Take a 10-15 Minute Break From Xbox Live for Sex

  In today’s slightly not safe for work edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Tem Dijima shares with us a prime example of why we need to keep our personal conversations off Xbox Live. So, the other day I was playing Castlevania: Harmony of Despair on my PS3. My girlfriend was in the chair behind…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2011
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  Resident Evil Revelations Coming to 3DS in Feb 2012

  Capcom’s just announced that the newest portable iteration of the Resident Evil franchise will be hitting Nintendo’s handheld early next year. Revelations bridges the gap between Resident Evil 4 and 5 and introduces two new zombie-killin’ characters by the name of Parker Luciani and Jessica Sherawat. The game will come with a fancy new system…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 4, 2011
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  Rage Runs Fine on My PC; What About Yours?

  While I haven’t had any issues running id Software’s Rage on my high-end computer, it seems that there are a number of issues plaguing folks checking out the game on their rigs this morning. Issues brought up on the Rage support thread in Steam include not being able to set custom settings for video cards,…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 4, 2011
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  Only The Darkness II Could Reward Preorders with a Heart-Eating Bonus

  While The Darkness II doesn’t hit store shelves until February 7, preordering now for a free upgrade to the limited edition would be good for your heart, and extremely bad for the hearts of your enemies. Some people hate preorder bonuses. Some people dislike pricey special editions. It’s hard, however, to hate on a free…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2011
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  C’est La Guerre: Here’s a Look at Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival in Paris

  Survival Mode’s one of the biggest tweaks to the multiplayer portion of Activision’s upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It’s a variation on Gear of Wars‘ Horde Mode experience but wrapped up in present-day paramilitary flavor that’s made the Modern Warfare series such a dominant franchise. The look and feel of Spec Ops Survival…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 4, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  You guys might hate spoilers but I am pretty sure these are the new console exclusive characters for Soul Caliber 5. Agree?Disagree? Talk Amongst Yourselves. Congratulations Giorgio Anselmi for winning the TAYpic of the week, I hope all your future endeavors are left unspoiled. Want to have your TAYpic featured here? If you think you’ve…

  By Chris Carolan Published October 4, 2011
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  Game Reviewers Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Rage

  Yes, I’m remixing lines from Dylan Thomas’ “Do not go gentle into that good night”, but only because game reviewers’ mixed reactions to id Software’s Rage have my head spinning. From the creators of Doom and Quake comes a whole new game with shooting and a one word title, only this time instead of fighting…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2011