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Stand Back Everyone, It’s the Week in Gaming Apps
Five games in five days! After several weeks of four or less, we’ve finally made it back to five whole days of condo-eating, caterpillar-tilting, war-waging mobile goodness. Huzzah! And of course our first week back is a week filled with iPhone apps; I’ll say it so you don’t have to. It wasn’t for lack of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedPut Da NFL Preview on My No One’s Back: Chargers vs. Patriots, Week Two
Bit of a speed bump here in just the second week of what I’d hoped would be a regular feature. Our commentator is AWOL. I’m still uploading the video so you can see what Madden NFL 12 predicts for this week’s marquee matchup between New England and San Diego. Where’s Demetry? Well, life is what…
By Owen Good Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Lord of Souls
The Elder… Novel? – This Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion novel landed on my doorstep today. I’ll have to read it after I finish up that StarCraft: Ghost book I’m chugging through now. Tokyo Game Explosion Day 2: Faux Fights, Real Hostesses, Monster Hunter and Testicular Fortitude The Tokyo Game Show rolled on today. There were…
By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedFirst Xbox 360 Footage of Battlefield 3 Will Still Blow You Away
You’ve seen DICE’s visually stunning war game Battlefield 3 on the PC. You’ve seen it on the PlayStation 3. Now see—with EA’s official blessing this time—what the Xbox 360 is capable in the second trailer for Battlefield 3‘s “Operation Guillotine.” (You can watch the previous “Operation Guillotine” trailer right here.) From what we can pick…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Smash Bros. PC Demake Super Smash Land is Out, Free
Super Smash Land, the PC ‘demake’ of the beloved Super Smash Bros. series is here in full, free of charge and looking faithfully Game Boy-esque. Last December, we showed the game’s demo release. Now, the complete version of the game is live and, as the statement on the site guarantees, it will always be free.…
By Matthew Buzzi Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Steam Knocks Half Off Its Entire Star Wars Collection
From now until mid-Monday, all Star Wars titles on Steam can be had for a $49.99 package price, half off the normal package deal, and more than half off if you bought them individually. Four individual titles—Battefront II, Republic Commando, Knights of the Old Republic and Empire at War: Gold Pack—are also discounted 50 percent,…
By Owen Good Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Best, Brightest, Sexiest, and Strangest Selected as IndieCade 2011 Finalists
From a bowling game controlled by kissing to a four-year-old’s Ponycorn epic, every one of IndieCade 2011’s 36 finalist fully deserves their moment in the spotlight, except for maybe The Bridge Next month from October 6 through October 9 the annual IndieCade festival transforms downtown Culver City, California into the mecca of indie game development,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011 - Culture
This Week in the Business: ‘Nintendo would cease to be Nintendo.’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week… QUOTE | “Nintendo would cease to be Nintendo.” – Satoru Iwata once again says, despite mounting pressure, that his company will “absolutely not consider” smartphone development, which goes against Nintendo’s philosophy. QUOTE | “Gears 3 is better on every level.” – Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski…
James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Study on Effects of Violent Games: Blame the Player, Not the Game
A study by Villanova University psychologist Patrick Markey suggests that the personality of the person playing a video game is more likely the cause of violent behavior than the actual content of the game. “If you’re worried about a video game turning your son or daughter into a killer, don’t worry about that. But is…
By Matthew Buzzi Published September 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedWatch Ten Minutes of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for PS Vita
You know, that PlayStation Vita is capable of some lovely looking video games. Uncharted: Golden Abyss, for example, is one of the lovelier ones and not just because that Nathan Drake is so damn dashing. Golden Abyss is more than just a pretty face, however, as Bend Studios’ John Garvin kindly explains in this narrated…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedAh, So That’s What’s Happening in Anarchy Reigns
The Tokyo Game Show trailer for Platinum Games’ Anarchy Reigns neatly summarizes the game’s story before jumping back into footage of people beating each other up. I’m guessing that’s exactly how players will approach the game as well, skimming over the story and getting right on with the kicking and the punching. It’s like it’s…
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is Fun For One but Built For Four
At the end of my visit with Nintendo this week, we were given some DSiXLs and set loose on The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition. (Good god, that title is a mouthful.) For those who haven’t heard, it’s an upgraded take on the classic GBA game, which was itself a portable version of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The PlayStation 3 at Kotaku HQ Los Angeles will be working overtime this weekend, thanks to a little bit more time spent with Resistance 3 multiplayer and another title that, well, I can’t talk about just yet. Anyone want to take a guess what that title might be? If you’re at all familiar with my…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 16, 2011 -
Uncategorized6 Minutes of Kirby’s Surprisingly Insane Nintendo DS Swan Song
Silly me. I thought the main draw of Kirby Mass Attack would be Kirby Mass Attack. Nope. The main mode of what I assume is Kirby’s final game on the sunsetting Nintendo DS—the mode that gave this game its name—is a decent experiment in controlling 10 pink puffballs at once in a side-scrolling adventure. The…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Surely Someone Wants To See Virtual Felicia Day Splattered With Lizard Blood
Ripped from the trailer for Dragon Age II’s Mark of the Assassin downloadable content, two screenshots of a blood-splattered Felicia Day in action and a picture of a courtyard. Man, courtyards are so hot. Of course I’d rather show you some screenshots that aren’t pulled directly from a trailer, but BioWare is a busy company…
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Most Amazing Double Dragon You’ll Ever See
A laser-cut Double Dragon II as seen at the Old School Video Games Show at Gallery 1988 Venice. The image was laser-cut into plywood and then framed in bambo. Photos by Aled Lewis. Aled is a London based designer and illustrator whose work appears on t-shirts, on posters and in books and other assorted miscellaneous…
By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
One Small Gripe about Rayman: Origins on the PS Vita
With Rayman: Origins, Rayman is coming to a whole host of platforms this November—including home consoles. Next March, however, it will be released on the PS Vita. The PS Vita isn’t the same as a PS3 or an Xbox 360. So what’s the difference? The game looks to be comparable to what players will experience…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedInsane Unreal Tournament 3 Modders Weaponize Nyan Cat
Modder Scott Coxhead lives up to his Cr4zyB4st4rd handle by merging Unreal Tournament 3‘s player-guided Redeemer with that scourge of the internet, Nyan Cat. This isn’t some half-assed overlay. Coxhead (along with Bi()ha2ard and Azurescorch) went all out for this mod, adding Nyan Cat’s signature trail, custom suicide and death messages, and even a special…
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
NIS America Readies Disgaea for the Vita and Android
Along with the second installment of the Hyperdimension Neptunia for the PlayStation 3 and the Western release of Acquire’s multiplayer action game Clan of Champions, NIS America today announced two new-ish entries in the Disgaea series for the PlayStation Vita and Android devices. What’s getting ported this time? The PlayStation Vita game, due out in…
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Halo Anniversary is Exactly how I Like my HD Remakes
It’s the flavour of the show at this year’s TGS. It seems everywhere you turn there are HD remakes of old games, just waiting for the chance to get you to pay for the same game twice. As I’ve said with one such remake, MGS2, each is taking a slightly different approach to renovating an…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011