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Those Guys Who Only Play Sports Games
Let’s say you know a guy. Could be a lady, but it’s most likely a guy. This guy owns a video game console or two, but he only uses for one thing: to play sports games. It’s like he has a complex or something. He’ll play a ton of video games, and spend a good…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Creator of Mario, Zelda Says “I’m Retiring”, Will Make Smaller Games [Update]
The man behind Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda says he plans to retire from his current position at Nintendo so he can spend time working on smaller projects and with younger developers or on his own, Wired reported tonight. UPDATE – Nintendo has since issued a statement saying “He has no intention…
By Brian Crecente Published December 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedPlay Batman: Arkham City, L.A. Noire and other AAA Games on Your iPad
Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to play Batman: Arkham City on your iPad. No, not Arkham City Lockdown. The real one, the big-boy PC version. It’s happening courtesy of OnLive and it’s impressive enough to make you consider trading in your Xbox 360 or PS3 for Apple’s lightweight tablet. You know OnLive. They’re the company…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here are the First Two Screens of The Last of Us
As promised by the teaser website that went up this weekend, the new PS3 exclusive The Last of Us dropped some new content today. Specifically, two screenshots whose composition loudly tout the game’s photorealistic chops. That first one’s a nice nature shot and presumably an in-game render. The second provides a little more backstory to…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gaming Brain Studies & Who’s Behind Them
Republished from Rock, Paper Shotgun A number of people have got in touch to let us know about a new study that has been published, identifying once again that violent videogames may have an effect on the brain of the player. It’s a finding that, in general, is worth taking notice of – last week…
John Walker | Rock Paper Shotgun Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
My Xbox Live on My Apple iPhone
Xbox iPhone | The three main screens for the new, official iPhone Xbox Live app. Next up? Dogs and cats living together. How to Make 3D Videos, Stop Motion Movies With Your 3DS Nintendo’s 3DS is quickly, finally becoming a must-have gaming handheld. Games like Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 are easily…
By Brian Crecente Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here’s an Exclusive Preview of Pocket God Comics #12
Pocket God‘s the popular mobile game where players get to sadistically manipulate the indestructible inhabitants of a tropical island. In that form, it’s one of the App Store’s longest-running successes, landing on hundreds of thousands of Apple’s iDevices. But it’s also a top-selling digital comic, too, where the personalities of six special pygmy people get…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
French Court Declares Namco Bandai the European Distributor of Xbox Witcher 2
Earlier this year Polish developer CD Projekt Red got into a legal scuffle with Namco Bandai over the distribution rights to the Xbox 360 port of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Now a French court has made it quite clear: THQ is out, and Namco Bandai is in. Despite having had Namco Bandai handle…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Adventures of Tintin and the Poor to Passable Review Scores
One of the most popular comic strips in Europe is now a major motion picture, and where there is a major motion picture based on a comic strip, there is a video game tie-in. Generally they aren’t very good. Can Tintin save the day? The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn tells the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedOpen the Door, Get on the Floor, Even Assassins Walk That Dinosaur
Decked out in a homemade Ezio costume with nothing to do, SoundRes made the only sensible decision he could: He went to the mall to “Walk the Dinosaur.” I don’t know which I love more, that someone decided that this was the best use of a pretty amazing homemade Assassin’s Creed costume or that anyone…
By Brian Crecente Published December 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Plagues of Egypt Make An Encore Appearance in The Secret World
With all of Earth’s conspiracy, mythology, and theology at their fingertips Funcom has a broad spectrum of horrible things to visit upon the players on modern day MMO The Secret World. In the Scorched Desert of Egypt, things get biblical. If those are the locusts, I don’t want to see the frogs. Rather than leaning…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Spaceships,Rockets and Christmas Elves are our Xbox Live Indie Favorites
Every few weeks we here at Kotaku make a selection of some of the best Indie games that Xbox Live has to offer. These are our latest favorites. You’ll be able to find the list here for reference, or in the “Kotaku‘s favorites” channel in the Indie Game section of Xbox Live’s Games Marketplace. Orbitron:…
By Chris Carolan Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Steam Gaming Service Gets Coupons
Steam, Valve’s online gaming hub and store, seems to now support coupon codes, Blue’sNews reports A Steam Support article walks users through the details of the discounts. Here’s the full Q&A: How many coupons can I use on an item? You can use one coupon per item. Can I use coupons on already discounted items?…
By Brian Crecente Published December 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedHow to Turn Glorified Golf Carts Into Kick-Ass, Real World Mario Karts
Remember those kick-ass drivable Mario Karts unveiled at the L.A. Auto Show earlier this year? Did you know they started out as glorified golf carts. Well, sort of. In this video, West Coast Customs founder Ryan Friedlinghaus explains how they turned those electronic GEM cars into monster, driveable, minutely-detailed Mario Karts. They started by essentially…
By Brian Crecente Published December 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedSerious Sam 3: BFE Serves Pirates a Heaping Helping of Giant Immortal Scorpion
I’ve played quite a bit of the latest entry in Croteam’s twitchtastic first-person shooter series, but I never encountered the super-speedy giant unkillable pink spider creature in the first level. Know why? Because my copy isn’t pirated. In order to curb rampant pc game piracy, developer Croteam purposefully included a bug (hee) in Serious Sam…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo is Ready to Re-Think Zelda
The man in charge of the Zelda series at Nintendo says he’s ready to make big changes in the series. He’s not guaranteeing them, but in an interview in the new issue of Game Informer magazine, Eiji Aonuma says the time for big changes may finally have come. “I started working on the series not…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Only Way to Play Modern Warfare 3
When playing Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 3, there’s nothing more heartbreaking than turning a corner and dying again, knowing full well you would’ve been fine if you’d been able to understand all the people yelling at you or even just hear the sniper’s bullets whiz by your head. Luckily, Turtle Beach has designed a…
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The Final 2011 Kotaku Game Club Starts Tomorrow, So Hopefully You’ve been Playing Zelda
Welcome gamers, to the next session of the Kotaku Game Club. In October, we played an Xbox-exclusive game, and in November we played a PS3 exclusive, so now it’s time for the Nintendo players to get a chance to get in on the fun. I’m happy to announce to that we’ll be playing Legend of…
By Mike Epstein Published December 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
$100 Million Lawsuit Against Game-Bouncing Beyonce Proceeds
Attempts to have the $100 million lawsuit brought by game developer Gate Five against singer Beyonce for abandoning a project to create a music game featuring her work have been thwarted by judge Charles Ramos of the Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday. The singer’s pull out cost reportedly resulted in the loss of 70 jobs…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2011