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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 - Uncategorized
Get the Second Indie Royale Bundle While It’s Still Cheap
There’s a new crop of small-developer PC releases to be had on the cheap over at Indie Royale. It’s a quintet of games this time, as opposed to the four games that served as the site’s inaugural bundle. This time around, the offering includes CharliesGames’ Scoregasm, a space shooter set in a cosmic, branching-path gameworld,…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Is Either Skyrim‘s Greatest Bug or Its Greatest Feature
The Elder Scrolls series has had its fair share of glitches across its long history, some more interesting than others. The event in this video rides the line between entertaining glitch and fantastic feature. Watch as the swinging club of an enemy giant sends the player soaring upwards, to the rim of the sky, if…
By Matthew Buzzi Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhat Super Mario Is
I recently heard from a reader who didn’t understand what was wonderful about The Legend of Zelda games. I tried to explain. And then I heard from him again. What, he asked, about Mario? What’s special about all these Super Mario games? I will try to explain: It’s running. Then jumping. Then falling down a…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Marvel Introducing Free Download Codes for Digital Copies For the Ultimate Comics That You Buy in Print
DC Comics has been garnering lots of media buzz, heightened awareness and increased sales on the heels of its recent New 52 reboot. Along with new re-imaginings of Superman and Wonder Woman, the publisher began making digital copies of its entire line available on the same day as the print versions. Moreover, every issue of…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Your Blasphemous Abominations Come to Life in This Week’s Nintendo Download
The sad bunny creature above has no reason to live, save your will. This is the power of Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!, giving you the power to create life from nothing with your 3DS. Who are you to play God?! Oh, really? Ten years with the Royal Shakespeare Company? And a Bounty commercial? Well then…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Has Game Reviewers Shouting Its Name
The launch of a new entry in The Elder Scrolls series isn’t just a game release, it’s the beginning of countless adventures; the origin point for millions of tales waiting to be told. Let’s hear what stories of Skyrim the assembled game reviewers have to share. From imagination-powered origins rises the Dovahkiin, the fabled hero…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Activision Hands Out a Free Month to Paying Members of Call of Duty Elite As Outage Continues
Call of Duty Elite remains basically down and out three days after the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Activision said today they will be extending all one-year paid memberships to the service by 30 days to help make up for the outage. They are also extending the ability to sign up as…
By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Moon Knight Pinball Table? I’m Mailing Zen Studios My Babies
A year and a month ago I sat in a hotel room in Anaheim, California, telling the folks from Zen Studios how much their Marvel Pinball series for Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network needed a healthy dose of the fist of Khonshu. I don’t recall making a pact for my firstborn, but if I…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
The First Teaser for the Next Alan Wake is VeryShort
If you like teaser trailers that are shorter than your best burps, go watch the teaser for the new downloadable Alan Wake game. A longer trailer of some sort will air during the Spike Video Game Awards on December 10.
By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedDrugs, Carnies, and Hats: The Multiplayer Shooter EA Killed
Blood Dust is a multiplayer shooter on steroids. Literally. You fight against spies. You fight against soliders. You fight against carnival freaks. And you’re all fighting for “blood dust”, a drug that’s like steroids but a hundred times better. The game was mean to be online only, a successful off-shoot of Electronic Arts’ take on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Reduce Your Gaming Withdrawal with a Free Nintendo DSi
Your hands get twitchy the second you put down your controller or step away from your computer. Your eyes roll into the back of your head and you groan “Gaaaaammmmeesss” with your arms straight out in front of you while stumbling around, searching for your next fix. Sounds like the chance to win a portable…
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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