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With The Coming Dashboard Update, Your Xbox Might Finally Replace Your Cable Box
I haven’t had cable since I moved, and my Xbox 360 had a lot to do with that. Over the past few years, my Xbox 360 has become a bit of a “Netflix Box,” and more often than not I’m using it to stream episodes of Twin Peaks and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Yesterday,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Helicopters, Bombers, and Gunships of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
It’s Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Friday once again, and this week Project Aces gives us a detailed look at what we’ll be flying when the fighter jets are grounded. The Ace Combat series has a strong focus on jets, and Assault Horizon is no different, with 25 different models to choose from. But sometime you…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Look At The Lord of the Rings Online’s Gap of Rohan
Here’s a look at the upcoming Rise of Isengard expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online massively multiplayer online game. The pack launches on Sept. 27 and comes three new regions, the ability to advance to Level 75 and new 24-Player Raids. Here’s a quick explanation of the new regions. Dunland – Adventure amidst…
By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe iPhone Game You Can Only Play Once Gets a Sequel, Infinite Lives
Released earlier this year, One Single Life for the iPhone achieved a massive 2.6 million downloads based on one simple concept: When you die, you can’t play it again. Next week the sequel hits the iTunes store, but some of the magic is gone. At its heart, One Single Life 2 still features the same…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
A “Pair of Walking Tits” Brings Resident Evil‘s Direction Into Question
The recent revelation of Resident Evil‘s Rachel has commenter LordFlash questioning the direction Capcom is taking its popular survival horror franchise in. Share his worries in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Has anyone seen that Resident Evil Revelations trailer introducing a minor character, Rachel? (Editor’s Note: See the trailer here.) Massive spoiler alert: Rachel appears…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2011 - Reviews
The Flex-Fire Is PlayStation Move Shooting, But with a Bender
We are about a year into hardcore shooter gaming played with the PlayStation Move—an experience that, from day one, is assumed to demand one play it with something that resembles a rifle, without ever asking if we really should. This is partly because of how different turning, looking, and aiming become when using a rifle…
By Owen Good Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
A diplomatic intervention isn’t always enough. Sometimes you have to fight for your right to talk amongst yourselves. Not this time. Go crazy. Special thanks to SphessMahreen for setting back diplomacy several hundred years. Want to have your TAYpic featured here? If you think you’ve got what it takes, or even if you don’t, here’s…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Max Payne 3’s New Poster Looks Like it Has the Shakes
Next Wednesday, at noon Eastern, Rockstar plans to release their first trailer for Max Payne 3. Until then you’re going to have to make do with this poster that confirms that Payne has hair and is a sweaty drunk…. or maybe he just has malaria.
By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedMake Your Own Awesomely Terrible (Or Just Plain Awesome) Music Videos With VidRhythm
VidRhythm isn’t a game per se; it’s an app that allows users to quickly assemble custom-made music videos. But given that it’s made by Harmonix, the creators of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, we’re gonna go ahead and call it a game just so we can write about it. One of my favorite things about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
He’s Batman
Dark Nights | LONDON, UK – The caped crusader takes to the London stage. (Photo: Joel Ryan | AP) If Kinect Were an Action Figure, It Would Be This. Being a child of the 1980s, action figures were a part of growing up. Posing them was intuitive and second nature. Kids today still play with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedNine Minutes of Stunning Uncharted Sand Art
What better way to get players in the mood for the Arabian desert setting of Uncharted 3 than sand. In this 9 minute clip, an artist brings the game to life through sand painting. The artist’s name is Natalya Netselya, and she’s been working with sand for the past five years. “It was fun for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Launching New DSi XL Color
Today, Nintendo revealed that it will release a new DSi XL color—Metallic Rose. Nintendo described it as “eye-catching shade of pink with a luminous modern sheen”. How fetching. The portable goes on sale September 18 and is priced at US$169.99. It joins other Nintendo DSi XL colors Bronze, Midnight Blue, and Burgundy. The “Metallic Rose”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedGive These Beautiful HD Remasters a Hand
To promote the upcoming HD re-release of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, Sony is rolling out new television ads that put the emphasis on hands. The spots are short, sweet, and elegant. 【PS3】HDリマスター版『ICO』＆『ワンダと巨像』TVCM「手篇」が公開 [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Harvest Moon and Little King’s Story Creators Left Grasshopper
Yasuhiro Wada (Harvest Moon) and Yoshiro Kimura (Little King’s Story) joined the No More Heroes developer about a year ago. Now, they’ve apparently left. Kotaku‘s following up. [Siliconera]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011 - Culture
The Art of BioShock 2, and Dead Space 2, and Dragon Age, and Silent Hill, and…
You may know artist Jason Chan as the chap who helped design us a lovely t-shirt. Or who drew rad pictures of kids fighting zombies You should know him, though, as a video game concept artist who’s worked on games like BioShock 2, Dead Space 2, and Dragon Age: Origins Chan works at Massive Black,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Europe, Australia Getting White PS3
The White version of the PlayStation 3, long available in Japan but not in the West, will in November go on sale in Europe and Australia. It’ll include a 320GB HDD, two controllers and will sell for €300/AUD$448/£250.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Science Determines the Xbox 360’s Scariest Video Game
Lots of video games claim to be scary. Amnesia, Dead Space, you name it, if it’s dark and things jump out of closets at you, it’s “scary”. Don’t let video game developers tell you what’s scary. Let science User experience studio Vertical Slice has conducted research into scary games, using a 500-person psychological database, six…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Having Serious Problems Getting the Wii U Working?
Since French site 01Net has proven itself somewhat reliable when it comes to Nintendo leaks of late, it’s worth going back and looking at some of its other reports on the company’s happenings over the past month. Like this one, that the Kyoto-based company is having problems getting the Wii U up and running. Big…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy Type-Pretty PSP Bundle
If you are planning on buying PSP title Final Fantasy Type-O and if you really, really love FF, do yourself a favor. Buy this. This being a limited edition FF Type-0 box set sold through Square Enix’s online shop. It’s pricey (¥12,760 or US$165), but comes in a beautiful box. It’s packed with a copy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011