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The Screaming Trees
Greetings, Kotaku readers. You’re welcome to join us in tonight’s open thread, where conversation not just about video games happens. But you can talk about video games if you’d like. We’re not going to rap your knuckles. This weekend’s going to be a little crazy for me, with Call of Duty XP happening nearby. There’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Well, Of Course the Latest Monster Hunter Is Killing It In Japan
Japan loves it some Monster Hunter. Take the latest version, the PSP to PlayStation 3 port—or if you prefer “PSP Remaster”—Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Version. It’s Japan’s hottest game right now. The PS3 update of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd sold more than a quarter million copies in its debut week in Japan. Quite good.…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedUnder No Circumstances Should You Use This Dirty Password on Metroid for Nintendo 3DS
Wait! Before you fire up that 3DS Ambassador copy of NES classic Metroid on your Nintendo 3DS—you know those games are available for download already, right 3DS owners?—do not put in the following password. It’ll crash your 3DS! The password I am referring to, of course, that you should never, ever put into your copy…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Doom No Longer Regulated Like Porn in Germany
When they were released in Germany, Doom and Doom 2 were immediately “indexed” into a government regulated category that includes porn. A successful appeal of that decision has them now rated for older teenagers to buy, Joystiq reports. Bethesda’s Pete Hines told Joystiq that when the publisher’s parent company acquired id Software in 2009, they…
By Owen Good Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Might This be a Sign of a Coming Mass Effect Facebook Game?
Inside Social Games reports that BioWare San Francisco (formerly EA’s EA2D studio) has posted a want-ad for a producer to lead a new social gaming project. Given the timing and the success of the company’s Dragon Age: Legends tie-in game, it’s certainly possible that the studio is planning the launch of a social game set…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Franchise Star Anchors the Newest Madden
Previewed this spring, the list of Madden NFL 12‘s improvements to its Franchise campaign read like a letter to Santa written by the hardcore football fan. Wished-for features like draft-pick trades, custom playbooks and training camp cut days join new concepts like a fast-paced free agency period under the hood of Madden’s most popular mode.…
By Owen Good Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedTearing a 3D Handheld Apart is Prettier Than You’d Think
A fan of the game as a kid, Chris Stokes thought it’d be fun to dismantle an old Sky Attack (a primitive 3D shooter) handheld from Tomytronic and make a music video out of it. Works for me! The music was made by a group called Creeping Jaw Society, who used only sounds (albeit including…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Thursday Retro Game Master Takes On The Wing of Madoola
This week on Retro Game Master the Kacho takes on The Wing of Madoola Released in 1986 for the Nintendo Famicom,The Wing of Madoola is a side-scrolling action adventure tale of the Kingdom of Badham (nothing more dangerous than bad ham) and a magical statue that can bring peace to the world. So of course…
By Joel Johnson Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Off-Road Rage
COLOGNE, GERMANY – The semi-official Rage ride, as occupied by two lounging models and as seen at Germany’s Gamescom convention. (Photo by Michael McWhertor) Deus Ex: Human Revolution: The Kotaku Review I opened the box, and within it discovered a sheaf of love letters. There I was, hunched in the corner of my attic storage…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 3 ‘Hardened Edition’ Details Leak, Includes Year-long Elite Membership
The “Hardened Edition” of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 appears to have had its contents outed earlier than officially planned, contents that include a one year membership to Activision’s Call of Duty Elite service and other virtual goods. Wired reports that it received a photo of an advertisement for Modern Warfare 3‘s “Hardened Edition”…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Soup-Style Gaming TV Show Will Not Be Appearing on Comedy Central
The Nerdist podcast co-host Jonah Ray wanted to create a Comedy Central show that was like The Soup, only for video games. Comedy Central said no, and now Jonah’s failure is complete, so he decided to share it with us. Poor Jonah. The concept is sound, and the formula has been proven time and time…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedTetris Plus Tower Defense Yet Again, But Better This Time.
In game designer Eitan Glinert’s mind peanut butter must be tower defense and jelly must be Tetris, because for the second game in a row, the young creator has smushed the two great gaming styles together. He’s just done it radically different this time, as if switching from making PB&J sandwiches to—I don’t know—PB&J tacos.…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Fans and Game Writers Team Up To Build An Encyclopedia
Assassin’s Creed has never been a game series short on backstory. But now Ubisoft is taking all that backstory and putting it in one glorious place. The encyclopedia grew from what was supposed to be an art book, but the project easily grew far beyond that. Ubisoft brought in writers from the Assassin’s Creed community…
By Jen Schiller Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedHey Kids, Don’t Eat Your Xbox 360; Eat Tim Schafer’s Instead
This promotional video for Double Fine’s Once Upon a Monster teaches children several important lessons. For instance, look how well cookies fit inside the Xbox 360 DVD drive. Bet they hadn’t thought of that. Not only is the Xbox 360 a handy place to store snacks, it also acts as a snack itself, it’s circuit…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2011 - Reviews
Deus Ex: Human Revolution: The Kotaku Review
I opened the box, and within it discovered a sheaf of love letters. There I was, hunched in the corner of my attic storage space, the afternoon light taking on a voluminous, golden quality as it cast rays through ten years’ worth of dust. The box had been pushed into a back corner, and it…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
So That’s What a Persona Fighting Game Looks Like… Wow
A Persona fighting game? It’s really happening, thanks to the people at Atlus and BlazBlue creators Arc System Works. This is what it looks like—lovely!—and this is who will be beating each other up in Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena The Persona fighting game, coming first to arcades later this year, then to…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Playdead Used The Limbo Profits to Buy Itself From Investors
Denmark-based indie developer Playdead was created with one goal—to produce Xbox Arcade game Limbo. Since the game premiered in 2010, it has been also been developed for the PlayStation Network, and for the PC on Steam In order to complete and expand Limbo, Playdead founders Arnt Jensen and Dino Patty called on the Danish government.…
By Jen Schiller Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Joe Danger Sequel Is a Movie Game that’s Not Based on a Movie
Back when I thought my time at the Penny Arcade Expo was going to be shortened due to a hurricane, I rushed to the area of the show where Hello Games was showing Joe Danger: The Movie I’d heard the game was looking great. It was, and I shot this video to prove it. We’re…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedSpoiler: This Game Begins at the End and is Played in Reverse. With a Guitar.
Matt Gilgenbach is the kind of forward thinker who makes a video game to propose to his girlfriend, fakes his way onto an MTV reality show (or so he told me), and creates a video game like Retro/Grade that is played entirely in reverse. Gilgenbach’s game has come a long way since I tried it…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2011