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UncategorizedNine Minutes of Sneaky-Stabby Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Gameplay Footage
Get it while it’s hot, folks. Nearly ten minutes of what appears to be an early segment of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations has found its way to the wild interwest. See Altair stab! See Ezio bomb things! Marvel at the lovely engine that just keeps staying lovely!
By Joel Johnson Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K12 Delivers Much More than 15 Legends in an Ensemble Cast of Greatness
2K Sports today revealed to ESPN the full roster of 15 NBA all-time superstars gracing its “NBA’s Greatest” mode but, like the supporting cast in last year’s “Jordan Challenge,” diehard basketball fans will find just as many memories in the cast of teammates and opposing teams. First, the list of legends. Magic Johnson, Larry Bird,…
By Owen Good Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
New Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Screens Confirm That Yes, Even Menus Will Be Upscaled For Your Giant TV
The latest batch of screens showing off the nicely polished Metal Gear Solid HD Collection seem to have a puzzling fixation on the menus. I suppose it’s fitting, as I spent a lot of time in Snake Eater flipping through menus to play dress up, apply makeup, and consume reptiles. And yeah, that probably won’t…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedPixelJunk: Sidescroller Gameplay Is Bright and Old-School
PixelJunk: Sidescroller, the upcoming downloadable color explosion from Q-Games, is not joking around. In the latest video, lasers, crushers and a giant three-eyed monster await our ship-bound heroes. It’s all rendered in beautiful HD, complemented with old school curved corners and scan lines. The visuals are as beautiful as ever, so why are you still…
By Max Abrams Published August 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedCall of Duty Makers Say Competitor’s Anti-Call of Duty Talk Harms the Gaming Industry
EA CEO John Riccitiello, head of the company making this fall’s premiere Call of Duty competitor, Battlefield 3, recently said he hopes that Call of Duty would “rot from the core.” In Germany, this week, Riccitiello’s counterpart at Actvision, CEO Eric Hirshberg, fired back, defending not just his company’s Call of Duty/Modern Warfare franchise but…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Let’s Talk About How CivWorld Isn’t Civilization!
So here we are again, folks. Another week, another CivWorld discussion. Hopefully, most of you decided to either play in the new Kotaku game or a public one. Regardless of what game you’re playing, I’m sure you all have a lot to say about how the game is treating you. Playing through the game for…
By Mike Epstein Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Happy Birthday Zelda, From Your Fans
It’s the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda and to celebrate Nintendo is letting Gamescom fans create their own fan birthday cards for the franchise. Here are a few that graced the wall of Nintendo’s booth earlier this week. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Multiplayer Madness Abounds in These New SSX Screens
EA has released six sharp new screenshots from their upcoming SSX, featuring the return of famous SSX-ers Mac, Elise, Kaori, and Psymon. I got a chance to play some early SSX single-player at E3, and I came away impressed. It had been a while since the days of my Tricky obsession, but the push, pull,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Eyes-On with Lollipop Chainsaw and Juliet the Overly Chipper Zombie Slayer
Juliet Starling is a dangerous high school girl in trouble. She’s the star of Lollipop Chainsaw, the rainbow-bright zombie game and maybe the first to employ foul language as a physical weapon. Grasshopper Manufacture, the people who make weird but beloved games like No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned, are responsible for 2012’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Silent Hill: Book of Memories Screens Have Forgotten Something
This is not the Silent Hill you know. Headed for the PS Vita in early 2012, Silent Hill: Book of Memories is a multiplayer title with an overhead isometric view. Not exactly the lonely foggy world most of us remember. While the game exists out of canon, these new screens feature heavily-armed characters, at least…
By Max Abrams Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Shinobi 3DS Is Losing Beauty Contests to Metal Gear Solid 3DS
If you thought Metal Gear Solid 3DS looked ugly, get a load of what Sega and Griptonite are doing to Shinobi. Maybe they’ll look better in 3D? Wasn’t the 3DS supposed to be a powerful machine capable of pulling off console-quality graphics? Why are developers pumping out games that look like they’d be right at…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Old Republic Looks As Interesting As a Naboo Trade Blockade
Were the Old Republic any other MMO in existence, or even in development, I’d have probably walked away from its Gamescom presentation thinking “oh, this looks slightly interesting”. Considering the license it’s using and the developers behind it, though, I couldn’t help but end up a little disappointed instead. I am a lifelong Star Wars…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gabe Newell Wants EA on Steam, and is Polite About It
Electronic Arts has Origin. Valve has Steam. Both want you as a customer for their online game store. And so far, neither can work out their differences enough to ensure that Electronic Arts’ games will be available on Valve’s massive computer download service. But things still haven’t come to a complete impasse, at least not…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Limbs Are Optional in New NeverDead Screens
We here at Kotaku love the idea behind NeverDeadā€”we’re not the type of folks who let something as petty as a severed head get in our way, and we don’t think you are either. If that’s the case, this game may be just the thing you’re looking for this year. Take a look at these…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid 3DS Isn’t Winning Any Beauty Contests
Graphics aren’t everything. They are important, but the gameplay, and sometimes the story, are more important. That still doesn’t mean many gamers aren’t graphics snobs. They are. Take Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3DS. The game is a 3DS version of the 2004 PlayStation 2 title, which sounds impressive, but the latest batch of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
All Your Gamescom 2011 Day Two News Right Here. Modern Warfare 3. Dark Souls. A Drip of Portal 2. And So Much More.
Video game news is being made right now in Germany, and we’re putting it all together here so you can keep up with the latest from Valve, Sega, the Minecraft crew and more…. What’s the biggest news coming out of Europe during one the biggest gaming news shows of the year? Find out right here.…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
This is Flight Control to the Nintendo Download
When the most exciting downloadable title in Nintendo’s weekly lineup is an air traffic control sim game, it’s either an excellent air traffic control sim game or a very slow week. Perhaps it’s a little of both? Firemint’s Flight Control finally brings the frantic route-tracing action of the hit iPhone game to the Wii, following…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedYou and This Vita Platformer Will Make Beautiful Music Together
We’re big fans of Jonathan Mak’s (Everyday Shooter) upcoming musical platformer Sound Shapes. It looked good at E3, and is again one of the quiet stars of the show at this year’s Gamescom. Here’s why. Sound Shapes is a two-headed beast. One head is the platformer, where you roll around a stage avoiding death and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedAnd Now a Very Bloody Message from Call of Duty Zombie Labs
At Call of Duty Zombie Labs, the worlds’ top scientists are working around the clock to familiarize themselves with the undead inside and out. And inside-out. Ew. In this exceptionally gory advertisement for Black Ops’ Rezurrection DLC, due out on August 23 for the Xbox 360, we’re given a sneak peek at what happens when…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pixelated Helicopters, Cats, and Deities Rule The Newest Xbox Live Indie Game Rundown
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 posing your Xbox Avatar or giving dating advice. Our…
By Max Abrams Published August 18, 2011