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Fund StarDrive, For Fans Of Colonizing Space
StarDrive is an action-strategy game where you get to build your very own space empire. The corner stone of the game is the ship building and combat engine. Ships can be built almost like Legos, then you can use them to fight in real time space battles. Between building colonies or custom space ships, StarDrive…
By Chris Carolan Published December 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedRecord of Agarest War 2 Bringing PlayStation Move Bathing Mini-Games to North America
Last year Aksys Games gave many Western gamers their first encounter with character pillow covers and breast mouse pads with Record of Agarest War. Unfortunately the game packed with these goodies wasn’t particularly good. Second time’s the charm, right? Aksys is gearing up to bring Idea Factory, Compile Heart and RED Entertainment’s Record of Agarest…
By Mike Fahey Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
How To Block Xbox 360’s Newest Feature: Dashboard Ads
Among the many tweaks and upgrades (and one downgrade) packed into the Xbox 360 dashboard update was one feature people aren’t very happy about: Interactive TV ads. Fortunately the clever gamers over on Reddit have come up with a solution for removing them. Redditer absurdlyobfuscated says there are many ways to do this, but he…
By Brian Crecente Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fund Vector Tanks 3!, For People Who Like Lasers and Explosions
Vector Tanks 3! is a tank combat simulator with a great visual style. This time around the game will let you LAN with iPhones, iPads and even regular computers. The ability to play a multiplayer battle across so many platforms is the key feature that made this Kickstarter stand out to me. Goal: $20,000 Notable…
By Chris Carolan Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Postal III Will Be Homicidal for Christmas
Do not fret, Postal guy fan! The third entry in the PC game series so over-the-top offensive that everyone pretty much forgot about will be ready in time for wrapping paper. Who’s excited? Show of hands! Okay, anyone not directly involved with developer Running With Scissors put your hands down. Oh. Well you’d better make…
By Mike Fahey Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
I’m on Board. The PlayStation Vita is Going to Launch with a Bang.
The PlayStation Vita is a contender. I know a lot of people aren’t taking it seriously, because there are so many reasons not to. (See: Apple, 3DS, PSP “failures” and more.) But they should. You should, too. Two days ago, at a Sony showcase last week, I played four PlayStation Vita games and watched a…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Miyamoto’s Cell Phone Might Look Like This
Time was, there was a rumor that Shigeru Miyamoto didn’t even own a cell phone. That may’ve been true once but the creator of Mario does carry one now. Based on the description in the Wall Street Journal article mentioned earlier today, it could look very much like the one pictured above. Miyamoto talked about…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sometimes You’ve Got To Make Up Your Own Rules
Video game developers take great care in creating rules and restrictions that define the gameplay of their virtual worlds, but sometimes those rules aren’t good enough. In today’s rule-breaking edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Pibbles explores the joy of playing under your own self-imposed strictures. You know how sometimes playing games properly just…
By Mike Fahey Published December 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedSuper Stardust Delta is the Kind of Download-Only Game You’ll Get on the Vita
Every PlayStation Vita game will be downloadable, but some, like Super Stardust Delta will be download only. This one will be out for the machine’s mid-February North American launch. For someone like me who played the PlayStation 3’s Super Stardust HD obsessively, Delta looks quite right to me. I do apologize for the glare in…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
I’ve Played Bastion in Google’s Chrome Web Browser and It’s Amazing
First, Supergiant Games’ acclaimed action RPG came out for the Xbox 360 as one of the games in Microsoft’s annual Summer of Arcade promotion. Then, shortly after that, the narrator-centric release landed on Steam, which let PC owners tour the game’s shattered world of Caelondia. Now the hit indie’s been made to play in Google’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Good Friday to you, Kotaku readers! Another weekend is dead ahead, with the holidays inching ever closer. Are you excited? Have big plans? Most importantly, what games will you be playing, giving, and receiving during the holidays? Let us know below, please talk amongst yourselves! Many thanks to Pan1da7 for today’s TAYpic! We could use…
By Matthew Buzzi Published December 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis is the PS Vita Game I Want Most
Sorry, Uncharted: Golden Abyss and WipEout 2048 and all the rest of you PlayStation Vita launch games. You’re not my favorite. You’re not the game I most want a PS Vita for. This game is. It’s Escape Plan, a black and white touch-controlled side-scroller about which other people at Kotaku have already been buzzing. I…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Catball Coughs Up a Coffee-Table Physics Puzzle
It’s not often I get handed a video game and feel like I’m fumbling around with one of those frustrating ball-bearing balance puzzles that laid on the coffee table in the river room of my grandparents’ home when I was a kid. After 20 minutes of trying, my brother, cousins and I could usually settle…
By Owen Good Published December 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedDoes the Dragon Age Anime Please You?
Role-playing game Dragon Age is getting an anime. The flick will roar into Japanese theaters across the country. Wait, why is there a Dragon Age anime? It’s not a Japanese game, and while the title has a huge following in the West, it doesn’t have the name recognition that home-grown role-playing games do in Japan.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Again, Bad Short People Picture Planning
Hrm | CHIBA, JAPAN: Once again, former idol Mari Yaguchi’s stature makes for an uneven photo. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) How To Play Wii Games In High Definition, On Your PC Even when it was released in 2006, Nintendo’s Wii games were already looking a little past it, stuck as they were in the muddy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhat Do You Think of Ninja Gaiden III Multiplayer? Like or Hate it?
When you think of action game Ninja Gaiden, the word “multiplayer” doesn’t exactly leap to mind. Yet, here we are, a Ninja Gaiden—Ninja Gaiden III—with multiplayer. Well… Whaddaya think? Ninja Gaiden III will be out next year. And yes, it will have multiplayer.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mario Creator’s “Retire” Remarks Turning into a He Said/She Said
Yesterday, Nintendo denied Shigeru Miyamoto’s “retirement”. Today, Miyamoto denied it, while Wired.com stated that the interview was translated by a Nintendo employee and stands by its story. [WSJ, G4]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedModern Warfare Played on a Truly Enormous HD Screen
Cowboys Stadium is home to the world’s second largest HD screen. Who wants to watch football on that when it screams video games? That’s exactly what one lucky dude did with his three lucky friends. This was the grand sweepstakes prize as part of a Modern Warfare 3 promotion. When completed in 2009, the screen…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Minecraft Action Figures Might Be Unofficial, Still Look Great
MineToys, equipped with a 3D printer and a desire to take your money, is an outfit that’s able to take your Minecraft avatar and build an action figure out of it. A 6cm figure will cost you $20, while the larger 12cm figures will set you back $50. 3D printers may look magic, but they…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Very French Tribute to Sonic the Hedgehog
This year, Sega mascot Sonic the Hedgehog turns 20. To honour the occassion, those classy Frenchmen at Amusement magazine put together a very classy tribute. There’s a pixellated Sonic, Sonic as Genesis mascot and…a pair of beautiful French people “cosplaying” as Sonic and Tails. You can check the pics out over on Amusement‘s site. Or,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2011