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Flickr One of PS Vita’s “Social Essentials” At Launch
At today’s London event for the PS Vita, Playstation UK said that Flickr will be joining Twitter, Facebook and FourSquare as part of the portable’s “Social Essentials.” The four social community apps will let PS Vita owners like, tweet and tag on the fly.
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
The SOCOM Team Delivers Unit 13 to the PlayStation Vita Launch Lineup
Zipper Interactive is bringing the full weight of their shooter expertise to bear on the PlayStation Vita early next year with Unit 13, a competitive and cooperative third-person shooter custom made for Sony’s touchy handheld. In Unit 13 players will choose one of six special operatives to tackle 36 varied missions across nine locales. As…
By Mike Fahey Published November 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedTake a Gander at the Augmented Reality Effects Possible on Sony PlayStation Vita
I’ve only gotten to play with the PlayStation Vita’s augmented reality functions for a few minutes, but the portable system’s relatively powerful processor and high-resolution screen does a good job of selling the “magic” overlay effect. Does it look as good as this demonstration reel from Sony? Not quite—in real life, you’ll be peering through…
By Joel Johnson Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
PS Vita Hits PAL Territories Feb. 22, Here Are the Launch Games
Sony today laid out their launch plans for the PS Vita in the PAL territories. Here’s a break down of the confirmed first-party games that will be available on Feb. 22 when the Vita launches across PAL: Uncharted: Golden Abyss WipEout 2048 Reality Fighters Little Deviants ModNation Racers: Road Trip Everybody’s Golf Escape Plan Gravity…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Next MotorStorm Will Be Remote Controlled
The next MotorStorm won’t take place in the Pacific Rim or during an apocalypse; instead it’s a shrunken down version of the game, now starring remote controlled vehicles played on the PS Vita or as a Playstation Network download. The best part? When you buy the PS3 version of the game you get “full access…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedWatch Two Women Play Skyrim’s Haunting Theme on Violin and Piano
This is Lara and Taylor playing the theme music to The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Lara is the one playing piano and singing, Taylor is the violin player. They made their own arrangements, so there is no sheet music. Just sit back and enjoy this middle of the day…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Scrutiny on the Bounty Hunter: Eight Evil Hours in The Old Republic Changes a Man
This weekend I finally spent several uninterrupted hours in the heavy boots of one of Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s more ruthless classes: The Bounty Hunter. Did the experience change my opinion that BioWare’s upcoming MMO is more akin to a single-player game that just happens to have other people in it? Not exactly. BioWare’s…
By Mike Fahey Published November 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Boy Wonder Becomes a Man in Today’s Arkham City Robin DLC
Along with the long-awaited PC release of Batman: Arkham City in North America today, Warner Bros. and Rocksteady have delivered the Caped Crusader’s trusty sidekick to us as well, neatly tied up with a pair of brand-new challenge maps and a couple of skins. Tim Drake’s Robin joins the staff of Arkham City‘s playable pals…
By Mike Fahey Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hand-made Felt Zelda Shirts for a Very, Very Good Cause
To celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Lionhead’s Lead Character/Creature Artist Jon Eckersley created these Zelda shirts for Lionhead Studio and Andrzej Zamoyski. You might remember Andrzej Zamoyski from this Kotaku feature. If you have not read it, please do. Jon, who is responsible for the creatures in the Fable games,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pre-Order Max Payne 3 from GameStop And Get To Visit Payne’s Dead Wife and Child
Max Payne is a dark, brooding figure. The torment over the violent deaths of his wife and newborn daughter are what drive him. And now they’re a great reason to pre-order a copy of Max Payne 3 from GameStop. Customers who pre-order Max Payne 3 at a U.S. GameStop store will get early access to…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Blink and You’ll Miss the First Footage From the Next Big BioWare Franchise
Earlier this month Game Informer gave us the first dust-filled image from BioWare’s mysterious new franchise. Now Spike delivers the first footage from the title, nearly three whole seconds that tell us absolutely nothing. Anyone else feel like a Corona? Sure would hit the spot following that brief flash of something bad happening to some…
By Mike Fahey Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Reminder: Kotaku Game Club is Meeting a Day Early This Week
Hey Game Clubbers, remember that our meeting on Uncharted 3 multiplayer is tomorrow instead of Thursday at 4pm Eastern. It’s the last one of the month so come with ideas for our next game!
By Mike Epstein Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Bros. 2 Was a Tiny, Tiny Influence on Super Mario 3D Land
Nintendo is a company in love with its past, or at least the popular parts of its past. Except for Super Mario Bros. 2, a game the company doesn’t talk about much. Sure, Super Mario Bros. 2 let players choose from one of four Mario-verse heroes, a pre-cursor to the multiplayer New Super Mario Bros.…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Skyrim Fans Bash on Modern Warfare 3 with Spatulas and Rolling Pins in this New NMA Video
The Taiwanese news animators at NMA take on the newest Elder Scrolls game with a news report that covers Skyrim’s blockbuster launch and pesky bugs. It’s ironic to see NMA shining a spotlight on a title’s bugs when their own lo-fi, CGI oeuvre seems to be drawn from Will Wright’s nightmares. This clip isn’t as…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Would You Like To See in a 3DS Version of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask?
No, Nintendo didn’t announce a 3DS remake of Majora’s Mask while you weren’t looking, but with the success of Ocarina of Time 3D it would be silly not to, so commenter Daemon_Gildas has preemptively assembled his list of demands in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. So, “Majora’s Mask 3D” wish-list time. 1) Fully-usable Fierce Deity…
By Mike Fahey Published November 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedPepper Spray Cop is Now a Video Game Joke, Too
He sprayed Occupy movement protestors at the University of California, Davis with pepper spray last week. He seemed to do it nonchalantly. And now the country’s most notorious campus cop has become an Internet meme (and his boss has been put on leave). Armed with Photoshop, people have placed this Pepper Spray Cop in many…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedSesame Street: Once Upon A Monster Gets Probed By New Extraterrestrial DLC
The team-up between DoubleFine productions and one of the most beloved TV shows ever continues as a new add-on comes to Xbox Live this week. Unidentified Furry Objects introduces strange, interstellar new visitors to the storybook game and they’ll get a helping hand from Cookie Monster, Elmo and the kids and adults playing at home…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Augmented Talk Amongst Yourselves
Today’s Talk Amongst Yourself is presented through the science-magic of augmented reality. Take out one of the specially-printed cards packaged with the original copy of TAY that you purchased (you didn’t buy TAY used, did you?). And switch on the AR mode in your TAY viewer. Voila! Also, please chat here about video games. Thanks…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
What If a War Game Made You Question the Morality of Killing?
Bullets pop out of the sand in front of me. They’re going straight up. For a second I’m confused. I look up, thinking maybe I’m misinterpreting what I’m seeing, that someone is shooting down at me. Then the sand begins to shift and the ground I’m standing on gives way. We fall into a massive…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Do You Call a Physics Puzzler Starring an Irish Human Cannonball?
It takes a special kind of man to shoot himself out of thousands of cannons, bouncing his way through 120 puzzling levels filled with deadly obstacles. Or maybe just a really drunk guy. Nowhere in the description for YoYo Games Rick O’Shea does it actually mention our hero taking a couple of shots of whiskey…
By Mike Fahey Published November 22, 2011