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Hey, Teapot-Head!
Barrell-chested | Pixel artist Yuriy Gusev and his pal James Chung present this shot from a game concept that’s sadly no more. (Image: Fool | Pixel Joint) Should You Buy Batman: Arkham City’s Nightwing Bundle Pack? No. The rather wonderful Batman: Arkham City will, thanks to its wealth of extra-curricular content, still be spinning in…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Can Buy a Life-Sized Sith Lord From Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic isn’t even out yet, but already the merchandising machine is kicking into high gear. And there’s no gear higher than “life-sized replica statue” gear. Sideshow will be releasing a 1:1 statue of the game’s villain, Darth Malgus. That means he’s life-sized. To get an idea of just how big (and…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Joe Danger Rides Over 18 Buses, Lands On Xbox 360
Former PSN exclusive Joe Danger has made a very rare jump to the Xbox 360, Microsoft seemingly content to play second-fiddle for once in exchange for some new goodies. The XBLA version of the game, which I enjoyed very much, will have extras like new characters and new environments. It’ll be coming out sometime around…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Culture
Treasure Yasushi Suzuki’s Art From Games Like Ikaruga, Sin & Punishment
While not a games artist per se, seeing as he does work for everything from books to comics, Yasushi Suzuki still has his fans in the world of video games. Particularly amongst followers of Japanese developers Treasure. Popping in as a freelancer for the studio, Suzuki’s bold style can be seen in Ikaruga and Sin…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
R2-D2 Thinks He’s Link, Battles Ganon On a…Bantha? What the Hell?
Artist Andy J Hunter throws Star Wars and The Legend of Zelda together to see what sticks. The result is R2-D2 as Link. Fighting Phantom Ganon. Who’s riding a Bantha. Best not to ask too many questions. You can see more of Hunter’s mashup work at his personal site R2D2 vs Phantom Ganon [Andy Hunter]…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Uncharted 3’s Guns Aren’t Broken, They’re Different, Say Devs
Now that people are playing Uncharted 3, people are finding that the game’s guns don’t quite work the way they used to. Leading many to head to forums with complaints In response to these issues, which concern both how you aim and how your gunfire is represented on-screen, developers Naughty Dog have issued more than…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
There are More Copies of Angry Birds Than There are Humans In the United States
Most games are happy selling 1-2 million copies. For mobile gaming sensation Angry Birds, 1-2 million is but a grain of sand upon its beach of money. The game’s creator, Rovio, announced yesterday that Angry Birds has moved half a billion copies. Sure, it’s cheap (and sometimes free!), but still. Moving 500,000,000 copies of a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Kid Denied Pokémon Cards, Completely Freaks Out
UPDATE – Video removed at request of persons involved. Some Yu-Gi-Oh fans were in their local Toys R’ Us when they spotted a kid reacting…poorly to his mother’s decision to not let him buy any Pokémon cards. So they did what any group of semi-grown men would have done seeing such a thing: filmed it.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sadly, That Wasn’t Ray Liotta Narrating the GTAV Trailer
Given the fact there’s an old white guy in the Grand Theft Auto V trailer, and people want it to be Vice City star Tommy Vercetti so damn much, lots of folks thought/hoped the narration of the clip was being performed by Ray Liotta Liotta being Vercetti’s voice actor in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rainbow Moon is a Strategy RPG, Coming to PSN Next Year
Fans of old-fashioned strategy role-playing games, who also own a PlayStation 3 that’s connected to the internet, might be in for a nice surprise next year, with the arrival of PSN-exclusive Rainbow Moon Featuring gorgeous isometric visuals and a playtime the developers reckon is anywhere from 30-100 hours, Rainbow Moon also has six playable characters…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedWatch Men Recreate Insane Metal Gear Solid Gun Tricks
In Metal Gear Solid 3, there are a few points where Ocelot hits the ridiculous button and spends an eternity spinning pistols like a cowboy in a beret. It looks too crazy to be able to pull off in real life, right? Right? Wrong! There’s an entire movement on YouTube devoted entirely to recreating the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedKinect is a Serial Killer, Has the Taste for Blood
For Halloween, Microsoft released an internal gag video that used Kinect as an instrument in a cheesy horror movie. The cheesy parts are a little too cheesy, but the Kinect stuff is interesting. The influence here is clearly Saw, but I can see something more promising: a modern version of Nightmare, the old VHS board…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Check Your Emails, Dota 2 Beta Invites are Being Sent (But not by me)
Yesterday, it was announced, and today, it is happening: Valve is ramping up the numbers of participants in the Dota 2 beta. If you took part in the survey, go check your email and then, more importantly, check your spam folder. If there’s nothing in there, unlucky! If there’s something in there, congratulations, you and…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Batman: Arkham City’s Nightwing Bundle Pack? No.
The rather wonderful Batman: Arkham City will, thanks to its wealth of extra-curricular content, still be spinning in many people’s disc drives this week. No matter. Publishers Warner Bros. think now is the time to drop some fresh downloadable content for the singleplayer-only game. So this week has seen the release of the Nightwing pack,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedRun Green Hill Zone in Under 1:50 and Collect Some Nice Sonic Merch
Earlier today I was wondering what qualified me to review Sonic Generations, beyond my capacity for saying “god dammit.” Yet after a solid 24 hours with this game not only are my eyeballs properly tracking its sidescrolling motion, I’ve recovered my innate understanding of the technical requirements of a solid speed-run through a Sonic world.…
By Owen Good Published November 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Tolerate a Three-Minute Trailer, Get a Set of Battlefield Dogtags
There’s probably a reason Act of Valor is being released in February, two months after the window closes for Academy Award nominees and generally the month in which distributors schedule their shittiest movies. The film may be visually interesting, but I have little hope for it being much more than a 120-minute Quicktime event. Still,…
By Owen Good Published November 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Fourth Law of Robotics: Don’t Sweat So Much
Greetings one and all, and welcome to another nightly Kotaku open thread. How’s everything going? Good? Medium? Bad? Are you considering firing up GTA: San Andreas as much as I am? Let’s get right into the conversation starters and web margainalia, several of which were contributed by my fellow Kotaku writers. Here are some great…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 2, 2011 - Reviews
Am I Up To Reviewing This Competitive Gaming Bag?
The Battle Dragon Bag is Tt eSports’ answer to the pro-gamer’s equipment carrying woes: A perfect way to transport the delicate equipment the serious competitive gamer needs to excel at their craft. I am not a serious competitive gamer. I can be serious at times, certainly, and I’ve been known to become quite competitive when…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Halo Pizza is Here, Fortunately Restricted to the U.K.
Never renowned for fine cuisine, the U.K. is probably the perfect market in which to launch an official Halo pizza from Pizza Hut. Details are scarce but GamePro reports the Halo: Anniversary pizza will be available from next Monday through Dec. 19. Get one, get a promo code for two free days of Xbox Live…
By Owen Good Published November 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Week in Dangerous Games: Uncharted 3‘s Tameness, Slow-Mo Cigarette Throwing, and Black Eyed Peas Lyrics
Here we are for a slightly late Week in Dangerous Games, where we look at the latest certificates from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to determine what, if anything we should be concerned about this week. Here’s a hint: It’s the Black Eyed Peas. We should always be concerned about the Black Eyed Peas. Uncharted…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 2, 2011