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Halo: Reach Picks Up Anniversary‘s Maps Next Week
If you have last year’s Halo: Reach and aren’t interested in the Halo: Anniversary high-definition remastering of the original game, you still can get up the four classic multiplayer maps shipping with it. The “Anniversary Map Pack” will include six multiplayer stages—Battle Canyon, Breakneck, High Noon, Penance, Ridgeline and Solitary—plus Installation 04, as a Firefight…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
All-You-Can-Eat DLC Plan Rumored for Saints Row: The Third
A post on THQ’s Insider blog, since removed, seems to have confirmed a season-ticket-style downloadable content option for next week’s Saint’s Row: The Third. Four expansions were mentioned, by name. They are: • Nyte Blayde Pack – Includes the Nyte Blayde Mobile, altar boy outfit, Bloody Canoness outfit and Bloody Canoness bike. • Genkibowl VII…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
‘Blowing Up’ a Best Buy Was Just a Figure of Speech, Says Modern Warfare Fan Facing a Shitload of Trouble
Described in a police report as plotting to blow up a Best Buy and murder its employees because they didn’t have his preordered copy of Modern Warfare 3, a Denver-area man says his upset outburst was interpreted to an illogical extreme just to punish him for being upset on the game’s highly anticipated rollout night.…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedIn Skyrim, You Can Put Barrels On Heads. All of the Heads
We already know there are a lot of things to eat in Skyrim. Also, we know that there are a lot of different characters. People in inns, in castles, in shops… You can put food in barrels. And all of those characters have heads. Do you see where I’m going with this? If you think…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K11 Resuscitates Online Support in Wake of 2K12‘s Multiplayer Woes
Scheduled for termination this month, online multiplayer support for NBA 2K11 is being extended until April 2012, another tacit acknowledgment by 2K Sports of the ongoing problems in NBA 2K12‘s online feature set. Last week, 2K Sports said it was taking down the servers for last year’s game, barely a year after release. While 2K…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Lucky Couple Had the Voice of Bastion Narrate Their Wedding
There were plenty of lovely things about Bastion, but one of its best features was its soundtrack. The combination of composer Darren Korb’s groovy tabla-fueled psychedelia and narrator Logan Cunningham’s throaty growl gave the game much of its unique, desolate charm. Ars Technica tells tells the story of a Bastion fan named Jay Greschner who…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
What the PSN Outage Tells Us About the Steam Hack
While the scope of the Steam Hack remains to be seen, for millions of gamers its early developments—indeed, even Valve’s early statements—match those of this spring’s notorious PlayStation Network outage, which may provide a guidepost for what is to come. Earlier today, Valve confirmed that a database containing private information, including encrypted credit card information…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Steam Hacked, Valve Investigating Possible Credit Card Theft
A message sent just now from Valve Corporation head Gabe Newell says credit card numbers and other personal information were inside a database compromised during a defacement attack on the Steam forums this Sunday. Valve is advising all of its Steam customers to keep close eye on their credit card activity, as those numbers were…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
MW3 Sex?
AT LEAST IT’S NOT TEAM JUGGERNAUT –Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tweets out about prepping for the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Steam Hacked, Valve Investigating Possible Credit Card Theft A message sent just now from Valve Corporation head Gabe Newell says credit card numbers and other personal information were inside a database…
By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
What We Know About the Steam Hack and What You Should Do
Today Valve told us that their cloud-based Steam service has been compromised, and that users’ personal information and credit card information could be at risk. Here are some common questions we’ve been getting, and the best answers we can provide given what we know. We are monitoring the situation and have reached out to Valve…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
See The Differences Between Skyrim‘s Four PC Graphics Settings
A user at Bethesda’s forums has posted four screenshots of Skyrim running at its four basic PC graphics settings: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. We’ve already seen that the required system specs for the game aren’t to bad, though to run on Ultra you’ll need a bit more under the hood. I’ve been playing on…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Real Bullets To Kill Real Zombies, Get ‘Em Before It’s Too Late
You might think you’re ready for a zombie uprising, but I bet you’re wrong. Sure, you’ve got the survival guides, the canned goods, the power generator, water and concrete slab shelter. But do you have a crate or two of Hornady’s Zombie Max bullets? No? Well then you’re fucked. Anyone who’s watched a half a…
By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Halo Remake’s Kinect Features Aren’t On the Disc, For Quality Reasons
There is no mention of Kinect support on the box of next week’s HD 10th-anniversary remake of Halo: Combat Evolved. That doesn’t mean the features were cut. They weren’t. They’re mentioned in the manual, which states that the game’s optional Kinect support isn’t on the disc. It will be added, on November 15, the day…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizediOS Shooter Epoch Pits Killbots Against Each Other in a Ruined, Human-Free Future
Getting a sharp, polished shooter experience on iOS still remains something of a holy grail for both developers and device owners. There’ve been a few valiant efforts over the last year, with ShadowGun and Rage: Mutant Bash TV probably foremost amongst them. Now, you’ll be able to add one more to your apps list today…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011 -
Uncategorized30 Seconds of Skyward Sword: A Most Unusual Place
My favorite location in The Legend of Zelda is its expansive desert region. That zone begins at the mouth of a mine, where technology appears to be more advanced than it ever has been in any other Zelda game. I want those of you who are on the fence about this game or those of…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
EverQuest II Fully Commits to Free-to-Play
Last year EverQuest II dipped its toes in free-to-play waters splitting its services into two separate games: The regular EverQuest II, and the limited free-to-play EverQuest II Extended. Next month the game puts that silliness behind it and dives in head-first. They’re calling it “free-to-play your way”, a fancy way of indicating that Sony Online…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Report: Zynga Demands Stock Back From Employees, Threatens to Fire Them
The man behind monster hits FarmVille, Mafia Wars and CityVille is scrambling to reclaim some of the stock options he handed out to long-time employees, the Wall Street Journal reports Citing several employees, the Wall Street Journal article says Zynga CEO Mark Pincus and a cadre of executives decided last year that they needed to…
By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Jump Into Uncharted 3 with The Kotaku Game Club Right Here!
Howdy folks, welcome to week two of Kotaku Game Club: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. (Extra colons are extra fun.) We’re going over the middle leg of the Uncharted 3 adventure today. In case you missed last week and/or every single Game Club to date, The Kotaku Game Club convenes to analyze and discuss games piece…
By Mike Epstein Published November 10, 2011 -
Uncategorized“Tale of the DragonBorn” Tackles Skyrim’s Unspoken, Inter-Species Hook-Ups
It’s the elephant in the room at the core of Bethesda’s lauded action/RPG that’s out tomorrow: how does one get dragon blood in the family tree, anyway? YouTube video purveyors The GameStation and the Warp Zone answer that question in NSFW fashion in their latest short. I love the quasi-medieval illustrations in the family journal.…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
How Much Would You Pay For Single-Player or Multiplayer?
Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 are two of the most hyped video games of this fall season. The people who buy them—and who will enjoy them—may only play half of them. Yet they pay full price. The buzz for these games is on their multiplayer, their presentation of virtual war as the most fun…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2011