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Sullen Teenage Girls
Of all the people you might have to buy gifts for this holiday season, the Sullen Teenage Girl just might be the most challenging. For what, exactly, do sullen teenage girls like? They are so sullen! It can be hard to tell if they like anything at all. Of course, you can’t really blame them…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedBurn and Turn Combines Retro Arcade Stylings with Tower Defense For Combustible Fun
When you think back to old-school arcade games, the hazy mist of nostalgia and the technical limitations of the day tend to obscure the fact that you were laying waste to hordes of enemies. There’s a lot of retro homage in Burn and Turn and you are clearly doling out fiery death to fools but…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here’s How to Cook Skyrim Soup
Bethesda’s latest RPG hit presents players with lots of things to see, hear and shout at. You can add taste to that list of action words, too, Gus Mastrapa’s already cataloged what he’s been eating in the game’s virtual world but the lads at Joystiq have brought one of Tamriel’s medieval recipes into the modern-day…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hey, It’s Hideo Kojima’s Autograph!
Peace | TOKYO, JAPAN: Hideo Kojima autographed things today. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Art From the Command & Conquer Game That Never Was Totilo’s story yesterday on what might be a Command & Conquer action game got me thinking about Tiberium, the promising yet ultimately ill-fated shooter EA once had planned for the strategy universe.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Have iPhone Cases Ever Been This Sexy? This Crazy?
At the recent ASCII Fes hobby festival, figures weren’t the only thing on display. There were also a trio of customized iPhone cases, the likes of which you’ve never seen. The woman in the bathtub was created by pro model builder Over Dard, the robot mecha case was created by a designer named Naoki, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Most Beautiful PS Vita Trailer Is for an Unlikely Game
When you think of video games, you think of adrenaline-pumping first-person-shooters. You think of blazing-fast racing games. You think of hard-fisted fighting games. Chess games? You probably don’t think of them, these days. That is going to change. Meet Pure Chess. The trailer, one of the best I’ve seen in a long time, features beautiful…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Can’t Play Skyrim’s Lutes, But You Can Play a Skyrim…Electric Guitar
It’s the game’s one true oversight: the fact you can’t pick up a lute in Skyrim and jam out a ditty to ladies in towers and monsters slain. Ah well. This’ll have to make do. Etsy craftsman TTguitars is offering Skyrim-themed mandolins (pictured), electric guitars and electric bass—the appeal coming in the base hand-carved to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedBrand New Vita Shooter Fires Out a Debut Trailer. Bang! Bang!
Unit 13 is the new shooter from Zipper Interactive, the studio behind most of the SOCOM games. As Kotaku previously posted, Unit 13 is a competitive and cooperative third-person shooter custom made for PS Vita. More in the trailer. If moving images are not your thing, feel free to peruse these screens PS Vita [YouTube]…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011 - Culture
Art From the Command & Conquer Game That Never Was
Totilo’s story yesterday on what might be a Command & Conquer action game got me thinking about Tiberium, the promising yet ultimately ill-fated shooter EA once had planned for the strategy universe. While the game was cancelled because it was shaping up to be a bit rubbish, that certainly had little to do with Tiberium’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Responds to XBOX CYBER FRAUD Story
Sure, it’s natural to raise an eyebrow or two when a publication like The Sun warns of XBOX CYBER FRAUD, but in this case, the tabloid was spot-on, even if the language could have been a little less inflammatory. Responding to the story, Microsoft has confirmed that “a number of Xbox LIVE members appear to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedCat Mario Is One Mean Bastard. Just Ask This Guy, Bro.
“Chonny” (née some dude named “Wayne”) plays through Cat Mario, a cruel, cruel game. Chonny’s delightful Australian accent and his sense of humor about the whole thing make the seven minutes fly right by, especially when things in Cat Mario help Chonny, but don’t help Chonny. 外國人玩史上最難的山寨馬利歐 第二集 [YouTube Thanks, Paul!] You can contact Brian…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedHappy 25th Birthday Zelda, Here’s An Awesome Soundtrack
The talented community at OverClocked ReMix wanted to do something special for Zelda‘s 25th birthday, so they got together and released this amazing “Indie Game Composer Tribute”. This means that the people behind the music are people you may have heard from before. Like Laura Shigihara, of Plants vs Zombies fame. And C418, the composer…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
1.6 Million WoW Players to Switch to Old Republic?
A recent survey has found an estimated 50% of World of Warcraft’s playerbase has grown tired of the game. It also reckons between 900,000 and 1.6 million WoW subscribers will jump ship to Old Republic once it launches. [Develop]
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedCan Someone Explain this PS Vita Ad to Me?
Sony, never one to release straight-forward ads, is at it again with the PS Vita’s debut commercial. Honestly, I don’t understand it. The screens flashes 12.17, which is Dec. 17, which is when the Vita launches in Japan. That I get. That, however, is just the beginning. There’s a guy on a bike. Okay, I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Game Engine Wants to Build Entire Planets
The kids at Outerra aren’t out to do much. Only create a game engine that can create entire planets for you to mess around in. An indie project, the goal is to build a “3D planetary engine for seamless planet rendering from space down to the surface”. Which means build a whole planet, letting you…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Thank Evangelion for Tokyo’s Latest Nerd Hotspot
Harajuku is famous for its fashion. Stylish young Japanese women flock to its boutiques, snapping up the latest trendy threads. But now, a new crowd is coming: The anime nerds. Today, a Neon Genesis Evangelion themed shop, dubbed Evangelion Store Tokyo-01, opened up in Harajuku. Neon Genesis Evangelion is an iconic Japanese manga and anime…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedHoly Crap, This Guy Is into Zelda: Skyward Sword
Some of you are playing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. YouTube user AJLStunts is doing that, and then some. Just…watch. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was released on Nov. 20. If you missed it, check out Kotaku‘s review Skyward Sword is Serious Business [YouTube] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
EB Games/GameStop Gets Rid of Used Games Section [Update]
An employee of Canada’s EB Games (read: GameStop) has let us know that, in one of the company’s shittier moves in recent years, the distinction between “new” and “used” games (at least in Canada) is apparently going to be all but removed. Instead, according to internal documentation forwarded to Kotaku, all games will be lumped…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Amazing Skyrim Shot Is Pure William Tell
This isn’t the most amazing, but YouTube user Ross3’s “apple shot” is pretty damn great. What makes it especially cool is how quick he works. A shot from that distance isn’t difficult by any means. A shot from that distance and done with that efficiency is. “I would have made the shot further,” wrote Ross3,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
GameStop Employees Suing Over Unpaid Conditions
Multinational retailer GameStop is facing a lawsuit from its own employees over security checks the company performs on them whenever they go for a break or clock off for the day. It’s policy to make sure nobody has stolen anything when coming and going from a store, yet while this may seem intrusive and untrusting,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011