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What’s the Best Painting Inside a Video Game?
Some people think video games qualify as works of art. People like the Supreme Court. Like other great forms of cultural production, video games can hold references to and reproductions of other creations. A NeoGAF thread homes in one on this metacontextual aspect, focusing specifically on great paintings hanging on the walls of various virtual…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Evidence for Assassin’s Creed III Being Set in America. Or China. Or India.
Where will the next Assassin’s Creed take place? When will it take place? You could guess off a survey, or you could consider the theories of Kotaku‘s biggest AC fans, one of whom claims to have seen Assassin’s Creed III in action. You will find below a bunch of theories our readers have made about…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedTrolling Battlefield 3 Players with Some Well-Placed Explosives
There are plenty of videos out there showing just how “creative” Battlefield 3 players have gotten with the game’s many explosives. This particular video shows what lengths some people will go to do make a kill with an explosion… or a falling tower. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected].…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Sold Almost One Million Xbox 360s Last Week
Weak economy? What weak economy? According to a Microsoft press release, 960,000 units of their game console found homes in consumers’ living rooms last week. The necromantic power of Black Friday is such that 800,000 of those were sold in 24 hours, marking the most successful week in Xbox history. Along with that, 750,000 Kinect…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedSkyward Sword‘s Fall-Through-The-Floor Glitch Disappoints
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword excels at many things. It has great art direction, inspiring level design and so many other good qualities. But it’s fall-through-the-floor glitch is just not as good as the one in Assassin’s Creed or the one Rage or the one in Batman: Arkham City (I included the others above,…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Retired iPad Dabbler
This armchair gamer doesn’t only have an iPad, he or she has all the time in the world. They are retired—in their golden years. Instead of just taking up golf, they’ve also taken up the iPad. In between visits with their grandkids, evening strolls, and cable news, these folks pick up their iPad and dabble…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedGet Your Artsy Hoops On With NBA 2K12’s Legends Showcase DLC, Available Now
Today’s launch day for 2K Sports’ premium DLC add-on for their pro hoops title. As previously mentioned, Legends Showcase lets you play in a cel-shaded Times Square with 40 new Legends hoopsters in a variety of modes. Also on display is how you’re My Player looks when imported into the Legends modes. You know all…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Scientists Prove Once Again That Playing Violent Video Games Alters Young Men’s Brains
In a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America earlier this week, researchers believe they’ve found proof that violent video games alter the portion of the brain responsible for controlling emotion and aggressive behavior. How many times are we going to prove this? For a while there it felt…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Look at Mario Kart 7‘s Easy-To-Use Online Multiplayer
Looking back, there’s an argument to be made that Mario Kart 64 was my first true multiplayer gaming obsession, more so than even Goldeneye 64. It was so much more fun to race against my friends than it was to race against the (frustrating, rubber banding) computer—the idea of online Mario Kart hadn’t even crossed…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hey, San Francisco, Get Your Hands on PlayStation Vita Early This Thursday
We’re still more than two months away from the launch of Sony’s touch-happy, twin-stick handheld but the PlayStation company’s taking it on a month-long tour so folks can get their hands on the PSP successor. This week, residents of the City by the Bay will get to try out Uncharted: Golden Abyss, WipeOut 2048 and…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
These Hideous Custom Red Dead Redemption Controllers Were the Reward for Doing Something Good
For winning the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition PSN event Rockstar Games held on November 18, Florida’s Alvin Ogando walked away with a pair of custom PlayStation 3 controllers that look like someone tossed them in a clothes dryer with a black Sharpie. Congratulations? As the image indicates, these are a pair…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
I Think Nintendo is Promoting Its Next Game to the 1%
The back of the Mario Kart 7 box encourages shoppers to “take racing to new heights with the all-new glider.” That’s cool. The back of the box for Namco Bandai’s Active Life: Magical Carnival urges gamers to “ride magic carpets, flying brooms & learn magical tricks!” That sounds great! And then there’s the back of…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Super Mario Wedding Art Deserves a Star
Concept artist Larry Quach made the Batcave image I used for a piece on Arkham City‘s upcoming challenge maps DLC. But that’s not the only video game-related creativity that the California resident’s whipped up. Quach gave a total visual design treatment to the wedding of two friends, with invitations, a seating chart and a take-home…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Roll 3D6 To Occupy Philadelphia
What do you mean we’re not taking the occupy protests seriously enough? Some folks have even interrupted their weekly Dungeons & Dragons sessions to show their support. And some haven’t. Reddit user TVsNoah and friends made the trip to the Philadelphia Occupy protest event, where they showed their love of all things percentage-based by breaking…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Best Mods, Cheats and Tips for Skyrim
The game of Skyrim isn’t just what’s on the disc. It’s not just questing through the woods, killing dragons and saving villagers. The game of Skyrim is also the game of changing Skyrim, of transforming its graphics, adding more dragons or playing as a midget. The game of Skyrim is figuring out how to make…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
“Xbox, Watch Skinemax.” The FiOS Channels You’ll Be Able Watch on the Xbox 360
As mentioned in the previous post about the Microsoft/Verizon partnership, you’ll be able to watch 26 channels on the game console. A screenshot of the Verizon app that you’ll need to download is above and a full list of the channels available at launch follows: Available in HD: BET Cinemax CNN Comedy Central ESPNews Food…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Skyrim Could Learn from Skyward Sword
The Zelda Vs. Orc image from our calm, rational discussion on the merits of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim triumphantly returns for commenter SageofMusic‘s explanation of what makes the Zelda title a better game. *spoilers below* After playing Skyward Sword for 20 hours and Skyrim for 40, I…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011 -
Uncategorized‘Dear Jackie… the enemy forces are well-trained and have clearly spent all of their after-school hours practicing combat maneuvers.’
This is a letter from the Call of Duty modern warfront by a gamer named Woody to his lady back home, Jackie. Plus, a response from her. Woody also wrote a few letters from the Black Ops war front. Check them out, too. Not an original idea, but a fine one nevertheless. Letters from MW3…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
I can’t count the times that Creepers have ruined my night. Not since I first met the Redead from Ocarina of Time have I felt so apprehensive in a game. Tell us what other enemies plague your memories for today’s Talk Amongst Yourselves! Thanks to reader pan1da7 for today’s image. Take a crack at being…
By Chris Carolan Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Mario Kart 7? Yes.
Nintendo has been on something of a roll so far this holiday season, releasing a fantastic new Zelda game for the Wii and a triumphant new Mario game for the 3DS. This coming Sunday, the company will see if it can go three for three, releasing Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS handheld. Most of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 29, 2011