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UncategorizedOn the Outside of Halo Fest, Looking In
Stephen Totilo wanders the street outside Halo Fest 2011, which gets underway across the street from PAX 2011 and will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the venerable shooter series. He’ll get in later tonight, and have more details tomorrow. Expect to hear plenty about Halo 4 coming out of this weekend.
By Owen Good Published August 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedDark Souls Opens with Another Prologue in the Fog
The Demon’s Souls story returns in Dark Souls, and so does the game’s narrator, and so does her creepy pronunciation of “fog,” which sounds like “fug,” which Jezebel would tell us is an altogether different thing. Here is the prologue to the game, establishing how the land has once again become a hellhole and why…
By Owen Good Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bonus NBA 2K12 Teams Don’t Require Preorder, Will Be In All Retail Copies
Correcting an earlier misconception we reported: NBA 2K12 will offer codes for two classic teams, the 1990-91 Golden State Warriors and the 2001-2002 Sacramento Kings. These codes will be printed and inserted into all retail copies of the game, and will be available through all retail outlets, but there will be a limited supply of…
By Owen Good Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
An Hour with Counter-Strike: GO
I’ve played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and can now say it’s for me, too. On the eve of the public debut of its newest game, Valve Software let me into their ever-expanding offices in Bellevue, Washington to give me a sampling of four classic Counter-Strike maps as they’ve been remade for 2012’s Counter-Strike: GO This was,…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
“Season Ticket” Holders Can Get Madden NFL 12 as Early as 10 a.m. Tomorrow
The idea behind EA Sports’ premium “Season Ticket” was to give people 72 hours with their favorite sports video game before it hit retail shelves. Turns out they will get a few more, with Xbox 360 and west coast users benefitting the most. The full version of Madden NFL 12 will be available for download…
By Owen Good Published August 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedRetro Game Master Episode 10: 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō
This week on Retro Game Master the Kacho takes on 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō Released in 1986, Kantarō no Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi is based on a famous set of ukiyo-e wood prints. In it players defeat side-scrolling enemies by throwing firework grenades among the pixelated Japanese landscape. The show goes live only on Kotaku at…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
New Little King’s Story Is New
Guess that’s why it’s new! Konami is bringing the utterly charming Little King’s Story role-playing game to the PS Vita. The game features a new design for the Little King. He looks slightly less little and more grown up. The graphics do look as cute as before; this time around, they are making good use…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Gamer’s Afternoon Tea
Tea and Biscuts – I had coffee and cookies this afternoon, as I watched Conan the Barbarian on TV, wrote about video games and nursed a cold. What did you do? Fallout: New Vegas Lonesome Road Hits Sept. 20, Two New DLC Inbound Lonesome Road, the fourth add-on pack for Fallout: New Vegas, will be…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedPhineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension Captures the Best of the TV Show
Ah, Phineas and Ferb, the TV show made for kids that’s charming the pants off of everyone. We’ve seen Doofenshmertz’s suggestions for how to play Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension. Now it’s Major Monogram’s turn to assist O.W.C.A Agents who find themselves in “various alternate dimensions in which the entire tri-state area has…
By Jen Schiller Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
John Madden Would Blitz You Every Down in His Own Video Game
John Madden has a low tolerance for cheesy play in the video game bearing his name. “I don’t like to see stuff that isn’t real, or isn’t practical,” he says, “like going for it long on fourth down.” He would, however, blitz you every single down, if you gave him back one of his old…
By Owen Good Published August 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Ten Minute Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Gamescom Demo is Better With Commentary
It’s also better when it’s not removed from YouTube due to copyright claims, as was the leaked demo footage we posted last week. This one is much more clear, much more permanent, and much more narrated. Enjoy! You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedModern Combat 3: Fallen Nation Offers Spectacular Eye Candy
The mobile first-person shooter that is totally not Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is getting a new iteration this fall. Gameloft’s Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation will be landing on iOS and Android this fall with what is shaping up to be some pretty impressive graphics. Here’s hoping it features at least one level…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedHave to Say, Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s Loading Screens are a Total Drag
I like Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I like it a lot, even. I’ve written about the things I really dig and even made a video detailing some of them. But the game does have its share of flaws. One in particular stands out: the atrociously long loading screens. Good lord, you guys, these loading screens…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Horrific Spawn of Diablo and a Murloc Unleashed at BlizzCon 2011
What do you get when you cross World of Warcraft‘s fiendish aquatic foes with the undisputed Lord of Terror? Behold Murkablo, the stuff of nightmares and BlizzCon 2011 goodie bags. Each year at Blizzard’s annual fan celebration of all things related to it, the company likes to hand out special in-game murloc-related items to thank…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Disney Cosplayers Get Creative at D23 Expo
This past weekend, Disney threw its third annual convention, called the D23 Expo. And like any good convention, the Expo came with plenty of great cosplayers. Popculturegeek.com uploaded a whole bunch to their flickr page, but you can find a whole lot more if you poke around online long enough. Russell and Carl, from Disney/Pixar’s…
By Jen Schiller Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s Time to Give Your Final Thoughts on CivWorld!
Welcome everyone to the final discussion about CivWorld for the Kotaku Game Club. So we’ve now played two games back to back: I imagine that some of you are, like myself, beginning to feel a bit “Cived out”. I hope, however, that some of you have stuck with it. Since it’s the last day, lets…
By Mike Epstein Published August 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedDon’t Miss Tonight’s Kotaku-Filled Episode of GameTrailers TV
Tonight on Spike TV, Joel Johnson, Stephen Totilo, and Brian Crecente spend several minutes chatting with GameTrailers TV‘s Geoff Keighley on the roof of Kotaku‘s New York City headquarters about the big fall game releases, and not one of them ironically plummets to the street below. If you happen to be up and about tonight…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedGerman TV Show Apologizes to Gamers For Hurt Feelings
This morning we pointed out this video from Germany’s RTL Television which seemed to delight in mocking the “computer freaks” that attended last week’s Gamescom in Cologne. Today the show is apologizing for their bad judgement in airing it. In a very short stand up, one of the news announcers had this to say today,…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
More Painfully Pretty Screens From Studio Ghibli’s PlayStation 3 Game
Now that the PlayStation 3 installment of Level-5’s Ni No Kuni has a release date, Japanese gamers know exactly how long they have to drool over the gorgeous visuals before diving into Studio Ghibli’s video game adventure. With the Nintendo DS version a fading memory, Level-5 is hard at work making sure the console debut…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Voice of Nathan Drake Unboxes Uncharted 3’s Collector’s Edition
Nolan North isn’t just the voice of Uncharted 3 star Nathan Drake, he’s also a pretty awesome video game unboxer. Sure, it’s no Gawker HQ rooftop unboxing, but it gets the job done.
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2011