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UncategorizedNow This Is How Copy Protection Should be Done, People
In their attempts to thwart pirates, most PC publishers end up pissing off paying customers with intrusive or bothersome DRM. All, that is, except for Bohemia Interactive, who the likes of EA and Ubisoft could learn a thing or two from. Bohemia’s games have long used a copy protection system called FADE, which is part-security…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Jay Leno Is a Troll. Blows Up Letterman’s Studio in Modern Warfare 3
Thought Leno’s jokes the late night wars were bad? With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, they just got worse. On tonight’s Tonight Show, Leno mentioned how big Modern Warfare 3 was. Instead of showing the actual game, Leno showed the live-action commercial, with his head superimposed. The clip climaxed with Leno firing a rocket…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Get a Wii for Under $100 at Walmart on Black Friday
Walmart is sending out mailings to customers, letting them know what Black Friday deals are in their area. While Kotaku hasn’t seen the ads for everywhere, it has seen the one Atlanta. This is it. While some of the smaller items will vary from store to store, the blue chip items—here, a blue Nintendo Wii—should…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Man-Sized Gundam Model is Amazing
And that’s just when you’re looking at the pretty pictures of it. Its amazingness levels up when you find out the whole thing is made out of paper It’s the work of graphic designer Taras Lesko, who was smart enough to not only build the thing—right down to the tiniest detail—but to take snappy pictures…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Man Stuffs Xbox Down Pants, Cops Taser His Ass
Stories involving video games and crime can sometimes be sad. Or shocking. Thankfully, this is neither. It’s hilarious. Last week a 23 year-old man by the name of Timothy Joseph Mandes applied for a job at his local Best Buy in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania. When he was turned down, instead of leaving, he promptly walked…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallElder Scrolls, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
Later this week, the fifth game in the Elder Scrolls series will be released. Considering the franchise is seventeen years old, that’s not many Elder Scrolls games! It’s been quality over quantity, though, and over the years the series has sought to continuously evolve and improve, staying a perennial favourite while competing games come and…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Simpsons! Simpsons Arcade Here! Who’s Ready?!
A listing with Australia’s Classification Board says The Simpsons, the fondly remembered arcade beat-em-up, is coming soon to modern platforms. The certificate says that Backbone Entertainment, linked to SEGA ports, is handling the game, to be published by Konami. Konami handled another port of a revered arcade brawler last year, X-Men The Simpsons Arcade likely…
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Million-Dollar Grant Seeks to Spark Young Gamers’ Interest in Science
The National Science Foundation is funding a project at N.C. State University [pictured above] to develop a video game that helps improve computer science knowledge retention in middle school kids. The NSF called the $1 million grant to State necessary in light of the decline in students enrolled in the so-called STEM fields – science,…
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Red Sox’ Gonzalez is The Show‘s Cover Star
“Well played, Mauer,” appears to be finished as a catch phrase for MLB The Show with today’s naming of Boston’s Adrian Gonzalez as the cover star for next year’s edition of the game. He displaces the Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, who held the packshot for the past two years. Sony dated the game, too,…
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Deeper Look at the Vita’s Big Charmer, Escape Plan
We’ve seen plenty of Uncharted and Resistance on the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld, but we haven’t seen enough of the truly creative stuff. In this new video from Sony, Matt Morton from Fun Bits Interactive talks through the creation of Escape Plan, the studio’s hilariously violent-looking black-and-white puzzle game. Morton talks about why they went…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fight Night Champion Offers Its Modes a la Carte on PSN
As tipped off yesterday, Fight Night Champion is being offered a la carte over PlayStation Network beginning today—gamers can buy the boxing title’s “Champion Mode,” the cinematic narrative of fictious boxer Andre Bishop, for $5. If they enjoy that, they can add other game modes on a piecemeal basis. EA Sports made it official with…
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Skyrim Will Have Infinite Randomly Generated Content. But Will It Ever Feel as Real as Minecraft?
Speaking to Wired in a new interview segment published today, Skyrim director Todd Howard revealed that the game will feature randomly generated quests created by its Artificial Intelligence “director,” known as Radiant Story Howard mentions that after finishing the written “story” quests for factions like the Dark Brotherhood (made up of assassins) and The Thieves…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Formula To Skyrim’s Success
MATHMATICAL! –Game Informer executive editor Andrew Reiner explains via a picture on Twitter how he figured out his Skyrim score. Here’s the Tube Terror in Modern Warfare 3 That’s Freaking Out the Brits Depictions of terrorist attacks on London’s Tube are just one of the ways military shooter Call of Duty courts controversy in this…
By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dead Space 2, Rayman Origins Demo New This Week on the PlayStation Store
This week, Sony brings its usual raft of new and tweaked content to the PlayStation Store. Notable additions to their selections include Dead Space 2 as a downloadable for $29.99, with a free full game trial for PS+ subscribers. If you’re more in the mood to try something new, you can give the Rayman Origins…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Very Beginner’s Guide to The King of Fighters XIII
Charming, talented, and highly susceptible to flattery Atlus PR manager Aram Jabbari is joined by Dream Cancel community member Metaphysics in the first in a series of tutorial videos aimed at getting new warriors up-to-speed with the upcoming The King of Fighters XIII While I doubt the series will touch on my special method of…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Super Mario 3D Land? Yes.
Eight months after the 3DS’ North American debut, Mario at last debuts on the handheld in Super Mario 3D Land. Nintendo is keen for a big hit to energize interest in the device, and they’ve put their best plumber on the job. Should you hire his services too? Owen Good, the Sports Guy Who Went…
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty’s Elite Service Still Broken, But Getting Better
Elite, Call of Duty’s answer to stat tracking, community building, help guides and original videos, remains mostly unusable nearly two days after the service’s official launch. But teams are working around the clock on fixing the problems, Activision tells Kotaku “We are being challenged by a response beyond any of our expectations on day one,”…
By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2011
