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Can Valve Really Make a Sequel For a Game They Didn’t Create?
Gabe Newell has a problem. The outspoken co-founder of Valve can’t seem to get enough of one of his company’s upcoming games. He’s so into Dota 2 that he temporarily moved his office to be closer to the team making it. In a recent interview with Kotaku he said that he’s logged some serious, serious…
By Brian Crecente Published August 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedLong Live Play, Long Live Flaming Crossbows, Long Live Kevin Butler
Like a flaming crossbow bolt casually launched at gigantic rooftop slogan, Sony celebrity spokesmodel Kevin Butler returns to launch the “Long Live Play” marketing campaign. Last week PlayStation 3 advertising fans were concerned by Twitter reports that celebrity spokesmodel Kevin Butler had left Sony for Economy Flooring, his uncle’s flooring startup. Luckily for Sony ad-fans,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Our Xbox Live Indie Favorites Go Summer Blockbuster With Ninjas, Zombies and Secret Agents
Every couple of weeks, we recommend some of the best games on the Xbox Live Indie channel. These are the games on the fringe of the Xbox 360 platform, made by average Joes and indie dreamers. They’re peer-reviewed, not Microsoft-approved and thankfully they’re not all about your Xbox Avatar dancing or how to flirt with…
By Max Abrams Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
John Carpenter’s Super They Live Bros.
Graphic designer Fro sent us two pieces of art he’s drawn up. One is an awesome, custom poster for John Carpenter’s classic They Live, the movie with probably the best punch-up the silver screen has ever seen. But I like his companion piece better. These Glasses Get You High But You Come Down Hard [Fro]…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s Like Resident Evil: The Board Game, Only With More Cthulhu
In today’s maddening installment of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Wirebrain shares with us a board game that feels a lot like Capcom’s famous survival horror series. This Saturday, I discovered an amazing board game called Mansions of Madness. Set in the “Cthulhu mythos”, players control one of eight investigators exploring trap filled locations with…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
It Sounds Like the Next Duke Nukem Game will be Better and will be Revealed ‘Soon’
You don’t acquire the rights to one of video game’s most famous characters without planning on doing something great with him. And if you’re Randy Pitchford, the Gearbox game development chief who expected to discover a “trainwreck” of a game when he set about reviving Duke Nukem Forever, you don’t plan to let a flawed,…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Possible Alternate Ending to Zelda II
Either these cosplayers at PAX 2011 in Seattle were relaxing when they agreed to let me take their photo this past weekend, or they were role-playing the more mellow, never-before-seen alternate ending the second-best Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System. For much more PAX cosplay, check out this gallery and this one You can contact…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves With Portals
Welcome back to Talk Amongst Yourselves, where, today, I have a curveball for you. We’ve changed plans. Not in a big way. Not in a way that I think will ruin TAY forever. But we’re changing—no, I’m changing—a teeny thing. You can still talk here all you want. You can still talk about video games…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Do You Want This Bag?
Chainsword | TOKYO, JAPAN – A PSP event at a legendary Japanese club Where Can You Find Nazis, EVE Online and the Beautiful Adrift all In the one Spot? Why, right here of course, in the latest instalment of Fine Art, Kotaku’s daily look at the concept art of video games. Today we’re admiring the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Halo‘s Master Chief Selling Toy Guns in Japan
Xbox might not be popular in Japan, but that’s not going to stop some unscrupulous toy maker from slapping a totally unofficial Halo‘s Master Chief on toy packaging. The fact that the Xbox 360 and Halo are not widely known in Japan could be the reason why this company thought this would be totally cool.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedGundam in Awesome Toy Trailer Form
Game trailers? Whatever. All the cool kids like watching figurine trailers, because there’s something fist pumping about watching moving images of plastic mecha flying through the air. These mecha will appear in the upcoming Gundam Age, the new Gundam series penned by Akihiro Hino from Level-5. Hino designs the Professor Layton games, among other titles.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
But What Will the Yakuza Man Say?
Tomorrow, Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, developer of Yakuza games and lover of tanning beds, is making a “serious announcement”—perhaps a brand new title? Dunno, sounds serious. Still, this is an announcement of that announcement. Consider yourself announced! [ファミ通]
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2011 - Culture
Where Can You Find Nazis, EVE Online and the Beautiful Adrift all In the one Spot?
Why, right here of course, in the latest instalment of Fine Art, Kotaku’s daily look at the concept art of video games. Today we’re admiring the work of French artist Michel Koch, currently an art director at Dontnod Entertainment, developers of the wonderful-looking Adrift, and a man who has previously worked on titles like RUSE…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham City is Using Games For Windows Live (Boo!)
Modern Warfare 3 is using Steamworks. That’s good news, because Steam is reliable, and Steam is popular. Batman: Arkham City is instead using Microsoft’s Games For Windows Live platform. Which is neither of those things. Making this bad (if not unexpected) news. You’ll of course be able to buy the game anywhere you like. Even…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil Turns 15, Here’s a Fancy T-Shirt & Book
This year is the 15th anniversary of the Resident Evil series. Yes, it’s been 15 years since the first game was released on the PS1. So Capcom is celebrating with a very fancy t-shirt. The publisher has teamed up with Japanese t-shirt connoisseurs Beams to offer a limited edition Biohazard (as the series is known…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Metal Gear Solid Cosplay Is Just Like Starting Over
Where the hell is Metal Gear Solid: Rising? Who the hell knows. Well, Konami knows. While you wait for the game’s vital signs, feast your eyes on these photos. Pictured in these photos is Metal Gear Solid cosplay queen Omi Gibson. Kotaku has done, perhaps, six hundred posts on Omi (and maybe two on this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fallout: The Board Game Lets you Play Monopoly After the Apocalypse
This custom version of Monopoly, crafted by PinkAxolotl, really has to be seen to be believed. It’s not like it’s just a regular board with a few Fallout references made here and there. It’s as Fallout-themed as it could possibly hope for. And how Fallout is that? Let’s see. Every square has been renamed, of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011
