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UncategorizedSteve Goes to Las Vegas in the Official Minecon Trailer
The hapless hero of Mojang’s sandbox construction phenomenon gets a first-class trip to Sin City in this video made to promote the first MineCon. Created by H.A.T. Films, the clip’s been peppered by the avatar skins of the ‘Craft community, as culled from the participation detailed in this post. So, tell us, do you see…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are We Putting Too Much Emphasis on First-Person Shooter Stats?
In today’s 75 percent accurate edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter BattleMoose87 wonders if we aren’t giving first-person shooter statistics more weight than they deserve. Are we? Do statistics matter to you when playing online games? With the recent release of two shooter heavyweights in Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, alongside their own…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Avoid Speed Traps, Downed Trees, Traffic Jams And Level Up While You’re Doing It
Waze isn’t a game, not really, but I can’t help using it like one. My wife gets viciously car sick when I drive, maybe because of how I drive. So she does a lot of the driving in our family, which leaves me with a lot of time to help her navigate and play games…
By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedCrafting My Dragonborn Identity in Skyrim, Now Pronounced “Skrim”
Gather round, boys and girls, and I’ll tell you the heroic tale of the Dragonborn, the legendary Wood Elf, Redguard, or possibly Khajiit man or maybe woman…I suppose we’d better clear up the particulars before moving into the main story. Let’s make us a hero! A warning for those trying to avoid Skyrim coverage today:…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Good day Kotaku! Are you managing to hang in there amidst anticipation for Skyrim? I can barely contain my excitement, personally, and the release is less than a day away! If you’re not interested in Skyrim, of course, there are plenty of huge games out there still. Tell us below what you are still planning…
By Matthew Buzzi Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pretend You’re Best Friends with Batman or Joker When Gotham City Impostors Comes Out in January 2012
Yes, yes: you’re already pretending you’re the Dark Knight in probable Game of the Year candidate Batman: Arkham City. But what if you’ve been waiting to pretend to pretend you’re one of Batman’s crew of crimefighters? You’ll finally get your chance when Warner Bros. releases Gotham City Impostors—the downloadable first-person shooter Kotaku previewed here—in January…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here’s What Eighty Dollars Gets You in The Final Fantasy XIII-2 Collectors Edition
We’re still a few months away from the release of the Moogle-riffic sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, but that ain’t stopping Square Enix from tantalizing fans with a beefy Collectors Edition. Plunking down the extra $20 dollars gets you a fancy sleeve illustrated by the legendary Yoshitaka Amano, along with a high-end concept art book…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Revelations Launch Trailer Doesn’t Bother Sneaking Up on You
What happens when bad-asses get old? They look back into history at the fates of other, long-dead badasses. Watch the latest trailer for the finale of Ezio Auditore’s saga and see how UbiSoft plans on making the gray-bearded assassin go out with a bang. You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author of this post, at…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
In My Day, Kids Played Mario
On Duty | LAS VEGAS, NV: Two ten year-olds hold their new limited edition Xbox 360 bundles. (Photo: Ethan Miller | Getty) Should You Buy The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? Yes. Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls series has been catering to gamers’ open-world fantasy fantasies since 1994, each new title dragging players deeper into the world…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hollywood’s Skyrim Party. This Is It
Last night in Los Angeles, Bethesda threw a superstar shindig for its superstar game—The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim In attendance were an array of celebs: Lynda Carter of Wonder Woman fame, Tiffani Thiessen, David Arquette, and Christina Aguilera as well as famous people I’ve never heard of. Xbox 360 demo kiosks were on hand at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? Yes.
Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls series has been catering to gamers’ open-world fantasy fantasies since 1994, each new title dragging players deeper into the world of Nirn and its thick and hearty fiction. Now the fifth age of The Elder Scrolls is dawning, and Tamriel’s need for heroes has never been greater. Should you heed the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Report: Inevitable Battlefield 4 Mentioned by…EA’s President
You didn’t think EA would stop at Battlefield 3, did you? Apparently during a keynote at the University of Southern California, Electronic Arts president Frank Gibeau said, “There is going to be a Battlefield 4.” So we can take that as official confirmation? You know, the president of Electronic Arts saying that? Um, no. Sorry.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Need New Wallpaper? Check Out These Amazing Video Game Screenshots
Dead End Thrills, a great site for your downtime/wallpaper needs, is a bit of a favourite of mine. And for good reason. They take screenshots very seriously, turning them from promotional tool or keepsake into art. And not just the kind of art that you just stare at. The kind that’s a little more practical,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedWatch a Video Game Bus Bounce Off Water (and Everything Else)
People don’t love Just Cause 2 for its story, or its characters. They love it for the fact it’s a giant toybox, giving them the vehicles, the environments and the physics to do whatever the hell they want. Want to tie a jeep to a plane? You can do that. Want to drive a boat…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011 - Culture
This Skyrim Concept Art Isn’t Afraid to Fight Dragons
I know, we ran one of these only a few weeks ago, but that was but a taste. An appetiser for the main course that is today’s bumper serving of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim concept art. Which, now I’m talking about menus, even includes food And soldiers, and bears, and monsters, and wolves. And harbours,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mega Man & Rap Music Were Made for Each Other
Nerd rap superstar Random, who you may also know as Mega Ran, is back with a brand new album called Mega Ran 10. It’s all about, yeah, Mega Man. What’s great about Random is that you don’t ever drop an asterix next to his skills. Like, oh, he’s good, for a nerdcore rapper. Guy can…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedYoung Women Nibbled by Skin-Eating Fish
Japanese arcade Loop in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture doesn’t only offer arcade games. It also has fish. Fish that will eat your dead skin for money. The fish are “doctor fish”, which feed on dead skin, and are banned in some parts of the U.S. on the grounds that the practice is unsanitary. Doctor fish are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Kinect for $20? Oh China.
What’s this, a new, more angular version of Microsoft’s Kinect? Not quite. It’s just a wireless receiver for a PC that looks like a Kinect, down to the Microsoft-inspired packaging. But wait! Don’t write it off as some useless piece of Chinese junk. This may be worth a novelty shot, as it’ll let you use…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011