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These Video Game Idols Put The Old In Old School
We’re all getting older, but hopefully most of us will age more gracefully than these beloved video game characters. The drawings come courtesy of Adam Ellis and his website “Books of Adam.” These pictures of Link, Zelda, Peach, Daisy and Samus in their twilight days are classy, if not a little disturbing. Didn’t we just…
By Max Abrams Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dishonored is a Somethingpunk Shooter for Everyone. That Could Be the Problem.
I’ve been afraid to write about Dishonored. For weeks after I saw a guided demo in a room with other game journalists, I’ve looked at my notes and thought, Everything I have to say is negative. I don’t want to be negative. It’s too soon to be negative. So this is me staying positive. Dishonored…
By Joel Johnson Published August 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedGo to Gravity School With Inversion 101
All right class, what is the first rule of shooters? Stay behind those low walls? Namco Bandai explains why that strategy may not work anymore. Inversion is an upcoming third person shooter where the player wields the power of gravity. If an enemy is hiding behind a wall, just shoot some low gravity their way…
By Max Abrams Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Play Skyrim, Rage at PAX
PAX Prime 2011 kicks off on Friday and with it comes a chance for every day gamers to check out oodles of new games, games like Skyrim and Rage Bethesda tells us that their booth (1314) will include playable Rage, Skyrim as well as hourly Prey 2 presentations. Bathesda will also be putting on a…
By Brian Crecente Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bungie Aerospace Launches with Steam Punk Pirates
Bungie Aerospace is a Bungie label created to help small independent developers get their mobile and social games out there. The first Bungie Aerospace title is Crimson: Steam Pirates from developer Harebrained Schemes. The game is a free iPad title, available for download starting September 1. The turn-based “steam pirate” strategy game will be playable…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Kinect Star Wars Won’t Be Home for Christmas
What might have been the perfect Christmas gift for the Star Wars gamer will have to find another special occasion to be gifted on, as Microsoft confirms that Star Wars Kinect and the Star Wars themed Xbox 360 have been pushed back indefinitely. It started off bad and got a little better, but Star Wars…
By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hey Ben Affleck, This Movie Sounds Stupid!
Ben Affleck is in negotiations to star in thriller Line of Sight, which will be produced by legendary action flick producer Joel Silver. Okay, so far, so good. The movie follows an elite group of commandos transporting cargo and dealing with a global threat. That’s kind of vanilla, but maybe they’ll make it work. Here’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Twenty Different Faces For Each of Skyrim‘s Races
Not only are the faces in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim the most gorgeous the series has ever seen, they’re also the most customizable. Check out 20 variations of each of the game’s 10 races and see for yourself. Since the dawn of The Elder Scrolls, creating a character has been an exercise in crafting…
By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedWalking Through The End of Prey 2’s Amazing Trailer
Prey 2 game director Chris Rhinehart walks us through all of the many things we see in that amazing Prey 2 trailer from earlier this year. The commentary comes in three parts. Below are parts one and two, in case you missed them.
By Brian Crecente Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Stark Lines, and High Contrast of Dishonored
First-person action game Dishonored oozes style, but I’m still not clear on whether I should be excited about this game. These new screen shots, released today, give some more glimpses of the Arkane Studios game that has you taking on the role of a supernatural assassin. That’s right… a supernatural assassin. Sounds great and terrible…
By Brian Crecente Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Wednesday! You lovely day of the week, marking exactly the half-way mark to the weekend. In case you’re not in Seattle right now, soaking in the beginning of PAX, you should know that Kotaku’s TAY forums are the next best thing to actually being there! Thanks to RealmRPGer for today’s TAYpic! Want to see your…
By Jen Schiller Published August 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis is Why Some People Call El Shaddai a Visual Masterpiece
In a little over five minutes, I can show you why people who play the strangely-named video game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron rave about its graphics. I knew this game was going be a visual feast. I knew it was our video game Fantasia (and an odd, interactive quasi-religious text). But until I…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Got the Time?
Carded | LEIPZIG, GERMANY: A cosplayer attended a book fair in central Germany earlier this year. (Photo: Jens Meyer | AP) Maybe Yakuza Friends Are a Bad Idea? Last night, one of the biggest celebrities in Japan, Shinsuke Shimada, abruptly stated he was leaving the entertainment industry. Shimada, a comedian and talk show host, is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
So, Who’s Gonna Make Resistance 4?
Insomniac Games made Resistance: Fall of Man, Resistance 2, and Resistance 3. What about Resistance 4? In an interview with website Gaming Union, Insomniac Games creative director Marcus Smith said, “We’ve done Resistance 3 and we’re really into it and proud of it, but we’re not currently slated to do a Resistance 4. So it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
New Little King’s Story Coming to PS Vita
As mentioned in the latest Famitsu, Little King’s Story is headed to the PS Vita. Apparently, it’s not a port of the Wii version, but a new title and will make use of the Vita’s specs. [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし]
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedTeam Fortress Meets Minecraft Is “Team Fortcraft”
The latest entry in the “Minecraft meets” series is this “Team Fortcraft”, which is Minecraft meets Team Fortress. I’m growing weary of these “Minecraft meets” clips, but this one is pretty good, but not nearly as impressive as the Pokémon mod for Minecraft Thanks @Martin_Wolf for the tip! You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Is the Helmet You Are Looking For
R2-D2, the helmet. Created by Philadelphia-based artist and illustrator Jenn, this a do-it-yourself original. The force is strong with this one. Jenn “sand-papered the crap” out of an old helmet, painted it, added the extra bit, and added a ton of clear coating. “Initially, it was the ugly duckling of helmets,” Jenn told website Geekadelphia.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Japan Gets a New Xbox 360 Bundle
Forget all that talk that Microsoft is leaving Japan! Because on September 28, Xbox Japan is launching a new Xbox 360 250GB bundle that includes Monster Hunter Frontier Online Priced at ¥29,800, which is the normal price for a 250GB Xbox 360 in Japan, the bundle comes with Monster Hunter Frontier Online codes that allow…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Schoolgirl 3DS Portables You Can Fall in Love With
Love Plus, Konami’s love simulator, is getting a 3DS version. It’s new and called New Love Plus. New Love Plus means one thing: New 3DS bundles. Actually, it means three new things. Because like Konami did for the DSi XL, the Tokyo game company is releasing three 3DS bundles, one for each of the Love…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011