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A Handful of New PS Vita Games Leak Out
At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, there will be around 40 PS Vita games. Forty. And the machine isn’t even out! Some of the games have already been revealed. Some haven’t. Leaks from this week’s forthcoming issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu shed light on some of the new titles. Here’s a list of what’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
If Charles Darwin Had Studied Pokémon…
Artist Michael Casteel has reimagined the Pokédex as something you would have found in the tattered diary of a 19th-century British man with a Pith helmet and a magnificent beard. He calls it his “Pokémon Field Guide”, and alongside the hand-drawn illustrations are rough notes detailing the first encounters between the bumbling Professor Baobab and…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is This a Sign of Microsoft’s Japanese Retreat?
After spending millions upon millions of dollars promoting the Xbox 360 in Japan, Microsoft still only sells about 2,000 or so consoles every week. Last sales week, the Xbox 360 was outsold by the PS2. The PS2! After all these years, it looks like Microsoft might finally be tossing in the towel and calling it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedPlaying a Video Game on the Side of a Building Looks Awesome
This impromptu little piece of street performance involves a large building, Kinect, the cover of darkness, a copy of classic arcade game Breakout and some very interested bystanders. Put together by the art/marketing team at WECOMEINPEACE, all it asked of players was to jiggle around a bit and watch as they played the biggest arcade…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pretty Lady. Dead Fish. Nerds.
When Japanese people travel, they often take tours. Travel agents offer an array of packages from simple all-inclusive air-plus-hotel to bus guided tours complete with bus lady. This tour is a little different. No, it’s a lot of different. It’s a fishing tour (okay, normal) for otaku (huh?) with a famous voice actress (bwah?). The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Might be the Future of iPhone Gaming (Or Board Gaming? Or Both!)
The biggest problem with iPhone gaming at the moment is that, thanks to the lack of control options, it’s hard to play a game with much meat to it. This rather left-field solution may have a…solution to that. Granted, you lose much of the iPhones portability with this, but when you see what it’s got…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Turn Deus Ex: HR Into More of a PC Game
I played Deus Ex on PC. It was…OK, but didn’t run as nicely as I thought it would, and didn’t give me as much control over things as I would have liked. Know what it was missing? A debug mode. Know what we’ve got now? A debug mode! How’d you guess? A mod has been…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallBelieve it or Not, There Was a Goonies Sequel
Despite annual reminders, Hollywood has never made good on its threat to release a sequel to classic 1985 adventure flick The Goonies That didn’t stop video games from coming up with their own Goonies II, though. In 1987, Konami released The Goonies II on the Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System. And proceeded to confuse the shit out…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Like A Woth To A Flame
Kotaku readers, welcome back. I trust you had an enjoyable three-day weekend, should you have the luxury of having a three-day weekend. Well, we’re back into it, so let’s get this shorter work week going with some off-topic talkin’. I had a relaxing one, thanks for asking, playing some Shadows of the Damned and The…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Add-on is Real, Here’s Your First Horrifying Look
Wait a second. That crazy insane rumor that the struggling Nintendo 3DS would be getting a second analog slider might actually be true? If you believe early reports from the latest issue of Japanese video game mag Famitsu, well, yeah. According to still unconfirmed reports from the mag, which typically leaks all over the internet…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
HD Re-Release of Devil May Cry Trio Looks More Likely Than Ever
Earlier this year we published a rumor that the first three games in Capcom’s famed Devil May Cry series would be getting an HD re-release. Today, G4 reports that all three games have been rated by the ESRB for release on both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. It’s looking more likely than ever that…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011 -
UncategorizedIt Takes One Very Long Screen Shot To Showcase the Beauty of Fez
When Polytron’s Fez finally comes to Xbox Live Arcade, it looks like it will be a game worth waiting a long, long time for. Just take a look at this new screen shot from Fez for a good hard minute and you’ll see why. Phil Fish’s 2D puzzle-platformer with some very fancy 3D screen rotation…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rage System Requirements Are Fittingly Barren
Is your PC up for id Software’s version of a post-apocalypse? Can you play Rage as God and John Carmack intended? Why not check the Windows version’s system requirements, just in case you need a last minute hardware upgrade? I’m thinking you’ll find Rage‘s minimum and recommended hardware requirements firm but fair, Kotaku readers. Let…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a Story About Technology, Morality, and… DRM?
I bet you thought I was done writing about Deus Ex: Human Revolution. How wrong you were! Though in truth, I just wanted to share a particularly outstanding piece I just read about the game. So, this is me writing about writing about Deus Ex: Human Revolution. DXHR tackled some weighty topics, from transhumanism to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bloodrayne Betrayal and Red Dead Redemption Freebies Are New on the PlayStation Store
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is live, an update that might convince you to dust off that copy of Red Dead Redemption or seriously consider investing in a BloodRayne video game. No, seriously! WayForward’s BloodRayne: Betrayal looks like the most promising thing to come from the BloodRayne IP in a long time, perhaps…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Burning Portal Man
BURNING MAN -Portal-inspired sign spotted at Burning Man by reader Kenji. Video Proof That I Fought On Modern Warfare 2‘s Scrapyard in Real Life at Call of Duty XP One of the highlights of the Call of Duty XP convention was its paintball field recreation of “Scrapyard,” a multiplayer map plucked from Call of Duty:…
By Brian Crecente Published September 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Jump Into the Minds of Driver: San Francisco‘s Toughest Critics
After spending more than a decade slowly morphing into Grand Theft Auto, Ubisoft’s Driver franchise a metaphysical turn that seems right at home in San Francisco. It’s the ultimate out of body experience! John Tanner has been driving recklessly since 1999’s Driver for the original PlayStation. He’s gone from criminal to cop, from getaway driver…
By Mike Fahey Published September 6, 2011 -
UncategorizedVideo Proof That I Fought On Modern Warfare 2‘s Scrapyard in Real Life at Call of Duty XP
One of the highlights of the Call of Duty XP convention was its paintball field recreation of “Scrapyard,” a multiplayer map plucked from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. I took a few stinging paintballs to the thigh and bicep for your enjoyment, if you couldn’t make it to Los Angeles this past weekend. Armed…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mario, An 8-Bit Champion from a Different Perspective
Mario is looking to start trouble in Florent Roubinet’s piece for the upcoming Geek-Art / Autumn Society “8-Bit Champions” show on September 15th. You can find more show submissions here Mario by Florent Roubinet / Flow (Blog) (Facebook) Via: geek-art Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
An Army of Dragonborn Prepares to March on Skyrim Retailers
In preparation for the worldwide launch of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim this November, Bethesda has assembled an army of army of bronzed Dragonborn statues, armed and ready to be drooled on by fans at retail locations around the world. It’s time to start cozying up to your favorite video game retail employee, Skyrim fans.…
By Mike Fahey Published September 6, 2011