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UncategorizedYes, Uncharted on the Vita is Like Uncharted on the PS3.
Do we want our console games on our handhelds? Do we want a game in our pocket that plays like a game on our TV? That was the promise with the PlayStation Portable and that is now a promise, thanks to certain games, of the PSP’s successor, the PS Vita. Take a fresh look here…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedBBC Leaks Doctor Who Teaser for PS3, Vita, PC
A Doctor Who video game is being developed for PS3 and PlayStation Vita, according to a teaser trailer that the BCC evidently published prematurely, then removed, on Thursday. Entitled Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, the text accompanying the video said that “Gamers can take on the role of the Doctor and River Song as they…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedStop, Motion!
Androids Need Love Too | This short stop-motion video was created using a 3DS, YouTube is absolutely littered with sub-30 second test runs. But there are very few fleshed out shorts in there yet. The Day Mario’s Creator Didn’t Retire (And What It Says About His Future) The internet was rocked. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Student Who Never Goes Anywhere without their iPhone
Ah, the iPhone. The person who has the iPhone—and who never doesn’t have the iPhone—only needs one gift. But surely there’s more than one to recommend. iTunes Credit You can’t go wrong with this. You’re basically giving the person cash, but you’re narrowing down the possible uses of that cash to the stuff on iTunes—books,…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Nintendo Download Brought to You By Pushmo
There might not have even been a Nintendo Download post today if not for the brave efforts of Pushmo, Intelligent Systems’ endlessly entertaining block jumping game for the Nintendo 3DS. The rest of this week’s games can go straight to hell. With the big Nintendo 3DS system update dropping on Tuesday I really wasn’t expecting…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedUnit 13 is, Unexpectedly, a PlayStation Vita Game That Matters
I missed the first item we ran on Unit 13. I forgot the second one existed. But now that I’ve played this “launch window” game for the PlayStation Vita, I’m paying attention. I think you should, too. Unit 13 gives a generic first impression. It’s a third-person military shooter made by Zipper Interactive, the creators…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Video Game That Made Alec Baldwin Quit Twitter
Ultimately it was an iPhone game, not political grousing, hackers or public tweets of affection that led actor and Twitteratti Alec Baldwin to quit the social networking service. Baldwin’s sometimes humorous, often off-kilter, sometimes political tweets have been a guilty pleasure of mine for nearly a year. I sort dig reading Baldwin chatting with fans,…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
There’s a Skyrim Arrow in the Knee Dubstep Remix, Can We Stop Now?
The fact that musician Rameses B has created an epic dubstep anthem celebrating the Skyrim “Arrow in the Knee” meme should convince everyone that it’s finally grinding to a halt. In case that doesn’t work, My Little Ponies Rameses B – Skyrim In The Knee (FREE) by Rameses B Ah, sweet freedom. It feels good,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Gears of War 3: RAAM’s Shadow? Yes.
RAAM’s Shadow is the second piece of downloadable content for Epic’s terrific action game Gears of War 3. It drops on December 13th, and is much more substantive than the last DLC, mainly in that it’s a prequel-style three-chapter adventure starring Michael Barrick (of the Gears comics) and Zeta team in place of series protagonist…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
One of the Greatest Role-Playing Games of All Time Now Available on iPhone
Take a trip back in time on your iPhone today as Sqiare Enix finds a new way to get folks to pay $9.99 for Chrono Trigger. Makes you wish they’d just sell lifetime version subscriptions. [iTunes]
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Chart: Nintendo is Awesome at Pivoting
We’ve heard stories about how Nintendo started as a playing card company, and dabbled in other things. This handy graphic lets us see when their transformation took place, along with other popular companies. What were Nintendo, YouTube and PayPal doing before they transformed themselves from humble beginnings into what we know today? Check out the…
By Matthew Buzzi Published December 8, 2011 -
Uncategorized“Bing, Please Fail to Find Me the Best First Person Shooters”
Xbox debuted its new dashboard this week, complete with the option to use the Bing search engine to find the best matches for anything I’m looking for that is Xbox-accessible. I tested it. The results? The voice commands worked quickly and specific searches came up with what I wanted… sometimes. The big issue was with…
By Chris Carolan Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Tell Us What You Thought of the Start of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Howdy, folks. Welcome to the Kotaku Game Club‘s first discussion of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordWe’re going to talk about the start of the game through the Earth Shrine (the volcano dungeon). I imagine that most of you who’ve gotten that far have been playing the game for awhile now: Please keep in mind…
By Mike Epstein Published December 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedTouch My Katamari Finally Changes Katamari Damacy
Once upon a time, Namco’s Katamari Damacy was the freshest of games. You controlled a little green guy who rolled up stuff to make a bigger and bigger ball that could roll up bigger and bigger stuff. Then Katamari Damacy got stale. Namco made too many similar sequels. The game’s inventor, Keita Takahashi left Namco.…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Xbox Verizon FiOS Viewing Will Be Weighed and Measured by Nielsen
Later this month Verizon will be launching 26 channels of live streaming cable content through the Xbox Live dashboard for users of its FiOS TV service, a brand new way to watch cable made possible in part by the support of North America’s ancient television audience measurement system. Measuring television audience size since the 1950s,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
One Fantasy Game Too Many?
As competent and appealing-looking as Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is, I have some reservations about it. At what point, I found myself asking as I played, will we finally reach a fantasy lore saturation-point? Others have already tackled the intense and often ridiculous lore of Skyrim (specifically, Tom Bissell and our own Tim Rogers). I’ve…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedPixar Teams Up With Microsoft For Kinect Rush
The Xbox 360’s already seen the Mickey Mouse side of the Disney/Pixar character catalog in the recently released Kinect Disneyland Adventures. Now, their corporate cousins from Pixar’s movies will be getting their own shot at motion-sensing hijinx. Microsoft’s just divulged the existence of Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure, an all-ages game that’ll feature personas…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dust 514’s Weapons Are So Lethal You Could Die Firing Them
There are so many things I love about Eve Online, but almost all of it can be traced back to the game’s mystique. I guess that’s what I love most about Eve Online; I haven’t played it. I anxiously anticipate Dust 514, the Playstation 3 shooter coming from the Eve developers, in the same way.…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Skyrim’s (Free) Interactive iPhone Map Is Out Now
Interactive Skyrim map and future tool for in-game bragging Dragon Shout is out and free for iOS devices now. You can read a bit more about it here. But it’s essentially a Skyrim map that lets you mark and track your in-game moments.
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011