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We’re Getting a 10-Hour Assassin’s Creed iPad Board Game for the Holidays
When the people at Ubisoft aren’t making a thousand Just Dance games, they’re making a thousand Assassin’s Creed games. I play the latter and enjoy most of them. But can I like this new one that’s called Assassin’s Creed Recollection? It’s… different. What I know, I know from a Ubisoft press release. Recollection is a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
When Your World is a Sheer Vertical Wall, All You Can Do is Climb
When I first loaded up Michael P. Consoli’s Against the Wall I felt the early onset of panic. In front of me, stretching out in all four directions was a vertical wall made of blocks of varying sizes. Behind me there was only sky. That’s how this independent game begins, presenting the player with a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011 -
UncategorizedBattlefield 3 Beta Had 99 Problems, and a Glitch is One
Now that the full version of Battlefield 3 is out, we can take a look back at some of the best glitches that the beta brought us, courtesy of this YouTube video! EA ran an advertisement using the song “99 Problems” by Jay-Z, which ensured us that a bitch is not one of Battlefield 3‘s…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 27, 2011 -
UncategorizedGo to the Dojo with Phoenix Wright and Iron Fist in This New Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Video
If you still need more insight into the moveset Phoenix Wright will use in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 after we had fighting game legend and Capcom special consultant Seth Killian play for us, then dig on this Assist Me! video featuring the Ace Attorney and Marvel’s Iron Fist. It’s narrated again by tournament vet…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 27, 2011 -
UncategorizedLook Guys, It’s an Online Fantasy Role-Playing Game with Panda Monks
This past weekend Blizzard revealed Mists of Pandaria, the new Expansion pack for World of Warcraft that introduces a Monk character class and a panda race. This is a story about the other game with Panda Monks. Eligium: The Chosen One is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Shanda Games and operated…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011 - Reviews
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One: The Kotaku Review
Last year, I gave a friend of mine Enslaved because I’d loved the asymmetrical partnership in Ninja Theory’s post-apocalyptic action game. After he’d finished, he said to me that he’d had a hard time going back to other games because it suddenly dawned on him how lonely those experiences were. Ratchet & Clank: All 4…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
These Babel Rising Screens Show The Original Game of Tower Defense
We’re all familiar with the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, right? Ubisoft’s upcoming Babel Rising is a Kinect- and PS Move-enabled tower-defense take on the parable, pitting players against a group of Babylonians who are trying to build a tower all the way up to God’s front door. Such hubris! The role of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 27, 2011 -
UncategorizedSixteen Minutes of Soulcalibur V Action Starring Xianghua’s Daughter
Why I am upset over this video of new Soulcalibur V character Leixia being played during Paris Game Week? It’s not the missing moves or unfinished command set of the demo version of Leixia. It’s not the similarities between the character and her mother, continuing Soulcalibur‘s tradition of creating offspring characters with very familiar moves.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hey, Kotaku Game Club, We’re Playing Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Next
Welcome back, Game Clubbers! Since last month’s Game Club was Xbox exclusive, it seems only fair that we do one for our PS3-owning members next. With that mind, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception stood out as a logical choice. The Uncharted series’ is defined by its cinematic presentation and grand set-pieces. As an action series, the…
By Mike Epstein Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
These New Assassin’s Creed Screenshots Are Revelations
Korean gaming site Ruliweb posted a slew of new screenshots from the upcoming title Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. The images show off a wide range of aspects from the game, including dialogue, grenade throwing, hang gliding, combat, and a look at the inventory. Screenshots from the game have been sparse, and the variety of this batch…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Painful, Beautiful Parting of Two Brothers Bound by Gaming
It was a promise. British-born game designer Andrzej Zamoyski and his brother Adam made it as soon as they heard the news. Both were up late, camped out on Adam’s comfy sofa with their mom and Adam’s wife, sipping tea and eating biscuits as this year’s Nintendo E3 press conference streamed from the computer to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Arkham City and Saints Row the Third Introduce Third-Party Games to EA’s Origin
The promised inclusion of third-party content on EA’s Origin digital download service kicks off in a big way next month, with Batman: Arkham City and Saints Row the Third leading the charge. Capcom, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and THQ are the first three third-party publishers to cast their lot with EA’s PC game download service,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony Offering Chance to Get PlayStation Vita Early with First Edition Bundle
So, maybe you thought the wait for the PlayStation Vita would finally end on the just-announced launch date of February 22, 2012. Well, it will, but for a lucky few it’ll end a week earlier. Sony’s just announced that their new handheld will be offered in a new First Edition bundle. In the U.S., said…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 27, 2011 -
UncategorizedGet to Know Your Guns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s New Weapons Trailer
Actvision’s producers talk about the new ways that weapons usage will change in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It sounds like the more you use a particular gun, the better it gets. Peep all of that and new weapons in the clip above. You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author of this post, at…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 27, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Look At the Ascended, Dead, Imaginary Sidekick in Battlefield 3
In this scene from Battlefield 3’s campaign we see the spirit of Dmitri “Dima” Mayakovsky’s great grandfather driving a car in downtown Paris. Haunted by his failures in Vladivostok during the trailing end of the Russian Civil War, Anatoly Mayakovsky’s morose spirit rose from the dead in the early 80s to begin assisting his great…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
You’ll Be Able to Play Shinobi and Sonic Generations on the 3DS in November, With More Sega 3D Titles on the Way
So, you’ve held on, 3DS owner. You’ve maintained ownership Nintendo’s stereoscopic handheld despite a software portfolio that’s been rough going. When will you be able to play a classic arcade ninja or a beloved, speedy hedgehog, you’ve cried?! One Japanese publisher has heard you and their answer is soon. Sega’s released info on when you’ll…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Anima: Ark of Sinners Makes the Whole Nintendo Download Awesome
There’s a sexy side-scrolling combat platformer based on a Spanish fantasy setting that’s been described as the JRPG of pen-and-paper role-playing? Where the hell did I put those WiiWare points? You can’t darken my mood today, traditional Nintendo Download fluff; not when Anima: Ark of Sinners is going up for sale. It’s a side-scrolling hack…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Multiplayer Doesn’t Ruin Mass Effect 3
Some smart gamers eye the addition of multiplayer modes to formerly single-player franchises with the kind of suspicion that classical music aficionados might have if they heard their favorite violinist gave a guest spot at their next concert to Kanye West. The people at BioWare have indeed disrupted their symphony. They’ve added co-op multiplayer to…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Epic President Mike Capps Talks Infinity Blade 2, Unreal Engine 4 and Finding the Next CliffyB
In a wide-ranging interview at Develop, company president Mike Capps reveals that the makers of Gears of War have five new projects underway and that he wants Unreal Engine 4 to hit on day one of the next new consoles. Capps says the company wants to get better at having the tech used to make…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Someone’s Going to Be Playing a Lot of Battlefield 3 Multiplayer
Commenter Valeria got more and less than she bargained for in her copy of Battlefield 3 for the Xbox 360. It’s a picture perfect Speak Up on Kotaku! Well I’m sure glad I wasn’t really that interested in the single player… About Speak Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011