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UncategorizedSomeone Rebuilt the Titanic. In the Crysis Engine.
Even if you have zero interest in sunk ships or James Cameron movies, you need to see this video of the interior of the Titanic, built using CryEngine 3. It’s as amazing as it is shiny You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhat Happens when You Spawn 50 Dragons in Skyrim?
In the PC version of role-playing game Skyrim, there is a string of code which will allow players to spawn dragons. The creatures, as previously mentioned, aren’t exactly flying around in huge packs in the game. But paste the code once, you’ll get one dragon. Paste it twice, you’ll get two. What if you paste…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallGood Lord, World of Warcraft Is Old
In an industry where games barely even a month old are slashed in price then swiftly forgotten, World of Warcraft is an exceptional, well, exception. The game, which turned seven yesterday, was first announced back in 2001. For it to be still played today isn’t just mind-exploding, it’s a testament to how addictive and successful…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Leland Yee Has More Black Friday Shopping Tips For You
Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee was unsuccessful in getting his anti-video game law to remain the supreme law of the land of California—when the Supreme Court smacks down something 7-to-2 with Justices Scalia and Ginsburg agreeing, you know that was one rancidly unconstitutional piece of work. So he’s back with another handy set of Black…
By Owen Good Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
I Am Alive’s Creator Does Just About Everything He Can to Piss Off PC Gamers in Explaining Why They Don’t Get a Version of the Game
Here’s a heartwarming tale full of good holiday cheer. In an interview with IncGamers, Stanislas Mettra, the creative director behind Ubisoft’s thought-provoking survival tale I Am Alive said chances of a PC port are about zero because a) um, piracy and b) lol, nobody buys PC games anymore. U mad? Oh, it gets better, Mettra…
By Owen Good Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Chasin’ The Trane
And here we are, the night before Thanksgiving, ready to dive into one more Kotaku open thread. What games will you spend the long weekend playing? Planning to cash in on any Black Friday deals? Talk about all that or anything else, for this thread, it is open! Here are a few conversation starters as…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedCheck out the Variety of the Tekken Hybrid Bundle
I have always been a huge Tekken fan. Eyes bloodshot, fingers cramped and snacks demolished, the Tekken series was always a big part of my gaming nights. When I heard about Tekken Hybrid I was super excited. Well…excited about the HD remake of Tekken Tag. I can’t say I care much for the movie or…
By Chris Carolan Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Sounds of The Show Come from the Minor Leagues
When Sony San Diego Studio needs to build a new major league ballpark for MLB The Show, they go to that ballpark, take hundreds of measurements and images, and spend about four months constructing it in the game. When they need new sounds you hear at that ballpark, they go to a minor league field.…
By Owen Good Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Trine 2 will Feature Cross-Platform Multiplayer for PC and Mac
Trine 2 is getting both a Mac and a PC version, and developer Frozenbyte is going to see if they can play together nicely. The Steamworks version of the game will offer cross-platform multiplayer support, the studio said in a news release. A newly released Mac beta, available to all who preorder the game, will…
By Owen Good Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s Mario Kart 7, not Mario Kart 3DS, Because 7’s a Lucky Number
Mario’s debut on the 3DS was, appropriately, called Super Mario 3D Land. And never in the series 19-year history has the game had a numbered sequel (well, technically there’s Mario Kart 64, but it was not the 64th game in the series.) So why is the franchise’s 3DS version, due out in North America next…
By Owen Good Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Easing Our Way Into Subscription-Based Gaming
There’s a now-classic scene that takes place in many an alien invasion flick: The protagonist has finally realized that something is amiss, that the kooky guy shouting conspiracy theories for the first quarter of the film might have been on to something. “Where are the aliens?” he wonders. And the response: “They’re already among us.”…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Oh God, Desert Bus is Now on iOS and Android
Just in time for Desert Bus for Hope’s fifth annual charity drive, the infamous mini-game from Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors for Sega CD is now available on Android and all iOS devices. It is, by all appearances, a straight port of the unforgiving original, which requires you to drive eight hours in real…
By Owen Good Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Snowball Fight
A Winter Tails | Sonic and Tales have a snowball fight in this sculpture created by @BlueSonikku for Sega of America Gifts For Everybody Everybody games. (Finally!) With a million different types of gamers, there are a million types of gifts to be bought. This year, rather than going very broad, we’ve tried to offer…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Google’s Latest Doodle Draws You Into An Old-School Sci-Fi Adventure Game
The masters of information over at Google are commemorating American Thanksgiving with a quaint turkey doodle taking place of their usual rainbow font. It’s what you’ll see if you’re logging in from the United States. But non-American web surfers are getting something much cooler. Today’s Google Doodle offers up a interactive adventure game inspired by…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Latest Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Screens Have Nowhere to Hide
Don’t look at me, I’m just as bewildered as many of you are that Sniper: Ghost Warrior did well enough to score a sequel. Perhaps it had something to do with the sexy scenery City Interactive is showing off in the sequel’s screenshots. While I’m a huge proponent for sniping early and often, I just…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fund Against the Wall, A Gorgeous Puzzle Platformer
All of civilization clings to a giant omnipresent wall, your village is miles above you. What do you do? Against the Wall is a game in which you manipulate the walls around you to access new parts of “The Wall”. All with the one goal of just getting home. Elegant visuals, interesting gameplay and a…
By Chris Carolan Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Hour of World of Warcraft‘s Twilight Is Almost Upon Us
With patch 4.3 coming soon to a World of Warcraft near you, Blizzard tossed us some video showcasing the three new five-man dungeons and the grand finale of the Cataclysm saga, the Dragon Soul Deathwing raid. It used to be I’d watch something like the Dragon Soul raid coming in the Hour of Twilight patch…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Nintendo’s Game Creators Think of You
If you’ve ever played a Zelda game or a Mario game, you’ve played a game made by a bunch of people in Japan. Most likely, they were far away from you. But that doesn’t mean they didn’t think about you. They do think about you. A lot. In an unusual and interesting way. I recently…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Might Remind You of Mass Effect, Pokemon
There was a collective sigh from the JRPG faithful when Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIII-2 earlier this year. Some wanted more FFVII or more Kingdom Hearts. Instead, a return to Gran Pulse was in the offing. But, based on my recent hands-on with FFXIII-2, the sequel holds some intriguing changes to the formula set…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Follow Gameloft on Twitter for Free Android Games All Weekend Long
Gameloft is handing out free Android games over the Thanksgiving weekend via links in the @GameloftAndroid Twitter feed. The games be available for two hours at a time, meaning you’ve got an hour and a half to snag Dungeon Hunter II HD
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2011