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UncategorizedWill Minecraft 2 Look Like This?
Minecraft is done. Kotaku even reviewed it! But even though it’s “done”, the game isn’t going to be ever really “finished”, with developers continuously adding to the Minecraft “platform”. If it ever does get a sequel, YouTube user nathanimator thinks it will look like this—and even made a fanfilm to show “this”. Aside from fans…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedPrepare Yourself. For Life On the Wall.
You’re at the bottom of an impossibly enormous wall. Your village is at the top. To get there you’re going to have to manipulate the blocky surface of the wall (and beat some bad guys and other random stuff). The game’s called Against the Wall. It’s for PC and Mac, and you can download a…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Legend of Zelda: Family Portraits!
Brazilian artist Dudu Torres dropped us a line over the weekend to ask if we’d share his portraits of the main characters from The Legend of Zelda. They’re so wonderful we’re going to do just that. A freelance illustrator with some video game experience under his belt, Torres’ impressions of Link, Zelda and Ganon aren’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Skyrim Timelapse Photography Is Breathtakingly Beautiful
Spending time in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you know the game is beautiful. But did you know it was this beautiful? There are a lot of timelapse Skyrim videos, and this must be one of the best I’ve seen. This was done by Tom Harris, a professional photographer in Chicago, on a PC with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
So the South Park Game Actually Sounds Pretty Great
The news that KOTOR 2 and Fallout: New Vegas devs Obsidian are working on a South Park RPG seemed…odd. It’s a franchise you wouldn’t think lends itself to the genre, and it is a property that’s not as commercially relevant as it once was. But hey, it got signed off for a reason, and that…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Jackasses Destroy a Fleet of Ferraris
One Sunday about a month ago, I was driving my family to Himeji. It was a drizzly early morning on the Chugoku Expressway, and I just cleared Kobe. To my right, a trio of Lancia Delta Integrales came whizzing by. Within moments, an Aston Martin zoomed by, being tailed by an Alfa Romeo Alfasud, splashing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
From Amazing Outfits to Naked Man Butt: Cosplay on Stage
This Sunday saw a whole host of cosplayers take the stage at club Nicofarre in Tokyo’s Roppongi. There were dudes with big swords and one dude in a dangerous bikini. Yes, there are NSFW images in this post. Hosted by Nico Nico Douga, the Tokyo Nico Nico Cospllection showcased cosplayers in Nicofarre’s 360-degrees LED screens,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedIf Only Magic Cards Were Actually This Awesome
There will come a point, some day in the future, when the lines between card games, tabletop games, board games and video games blur so much the difference becomes irrelevant. When that happens, it’ll probably look a lot like this. This amazing video was actually a commercial for a Magic Card store, and looks pretty…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
PS Vita’s One Account Policy Clarified
As NeoGAF discovered over the weekend, the PS Vita allows only one PlayStation Network account per portable. Whatever does that mean? In a FAQ from a Vita hands-on event with the general public, the question regarding the number of accounts per system was answered as such (translation via GAF‘s mehdi_san): “Only 1 account. If you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2011 - CultureTotal Recall
The Only Video Game Journalists to Get Action Figures
Today, GamePro magazine ceases to be. Which for lovers of print is a bit of a sad moment, given the fact it’s been around since 1988 In that time it’s previewed, reviewed and wrote about a lot of games, but for me it’ll always be remembered as the only video game magazine to ever get…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedSkyrim? Nah, Let’s Look at an Improved Morrowind Instead
For all that is good about Skyrim, there are still Elder Scrolls fans who have a special place in their hearts reserved for the relatively wacky 2002 iteration of the series, Morrowind Which is great, because Morrowind is a great game! It’s also, sadly, a little ugly these days, which is a problem for those…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011 -
Uncategorized“Like Getting a Whole New Xbox”: New Xbox Live Dashboard Re-Invents TV Viewing, Interface, Search and Storage
The number-crunchers at Microsoft know the reasons you turn off your Xbox 360. It’s to surf videos on YouTube, to tune in a pay-per-view fight or to catch the new episode of a TV show you want to watch as soon as it airs. Being Microsoft, they don’t want you turning off their console. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
First World Problems
First World Problems | As seen and submitted by reader Seepheart. Signs Point to “Command & Conquer: Alliances” as BioWare’s Big VGA Announcement Though some theories hold that the next Mercenaries game is the mystery reveal EA and BioWare have planned for the Video Game Awards, the smart money is still on a Command &…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Signs Point to “Command & Conquer: Alliances” as BioWare’s Big VGA Announcement
Though some theories hold that the next Mercenaries game is the mystery reveal EA and BioWare have planned for the Video Game Awards, the smart money is still on a Command & Conquer game. And if that’s the case, it’ll probably be called Command & Conquer: Alliances if 15 domain registries by Electronic Arts are…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 - Culture
Kart-e Diem
Mario Kart 7 hit shelves for the 3DS today. Other names of note include an adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin, and Just Dance 3 for the PS3. Downloadable action includes content for Battlefield 3, Forza Motorsport 4, and Final Fantasy VI on the PlayStation Network. Today • Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Monday • Fortune…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Digital Download Discount for Vita May Explain Sony’s Memory Stick Plans
If this is true, it may put a broader context on Sony’s plan to sell proprietary memory cards for the PlayStation Vita at jacked-up prices. A rumor reported by the site Thrifty Nerd says the PSN downloadable versions of Vita games will be discounted 40 percent off their retail counterparts. This information, unconfirmed by Sony,…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Humble Pie
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • The Ten Most Humbling Experiences for a Gamer [WikiGame Guides] My favorite: Running into the First Goomba on World 1-1. While Devil May Cry…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Xbox 360’s FIFA Phishing Continues Unabated
Since October, we’ve heard anecdotal accounts of Xbox Live members finding suspicious purchases on their credit cards and learning their accounts had been recovered to another machine. Now it’s happened to a games writer—just this past week. Dan Crawley of VentureBeat provides a detailed rundown of exactly what happened, and in the process asks some…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedTake a Trip to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom‘s Weird ‘Reverse World’
This glitch, found in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, has apparently been known or observed before; now there’s a tutorial for how to enter the game’s “Reverse World,” in which all combatants are silhouetted and all inputs are reversed. It’s preceded by a switching (and locking) of the camera to its Z-axis, meaning left and…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Road Reggie
So, we hit a snag last week, and for that, I’m sorry to everyone who participated and whose work was lost. It’s the first time that’s happened in nearly 100 editions of the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. I intend for it to be the only time. As we get out footing back, today we turn to…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011