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UncategorizedThe Latest Video From Extra Credits Takes On the Massively Multiplayer RTS
The informative video series Extra Credits is back on YouTube, and in their latest episode, they take on the concept of the MMORTS—the massively multiplayer real-time strategy game. (Though at no point in the video do they refer to the genre as “Memortis,” even though that is a pretty sweet name, and way easier to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Planetside 2 Keeping Friendly Fire, Adding Offline Skill Training
Planetside 2, the massively multiplayer first-person shooter with persistent warfare between three competing factions, is shaping up to be a pleasantly hardcore experience, if a presentation by the team is anything to go by. FPSGuru.com spoke to Sony Online Entertainment’s John Smedley and Matt Higby, who described Planetside 2’s dynamic, gameplay-affecting warfare, multiple planets, skills…
By Joel Johnson Published August 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedGears of War 3 Campaign is Trickier, Less Linear and Better-Written than its Predecessors
Being neither pirates nor attendees of the most recent Gears of War preview event, we haven’t played the campaign for Gears of War 3 Thank goodness Gears executive producer Rod Fergusson Tweets out links to interviews people do with him and impressions they publish about his stuff. That helped me learn a few things about…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 15, 2011 - Esports
These Are the Best Pokémon Trainers in the World
Thousands of fans flocked to San Diego, California this weekend to determine which six trainers were destined to be the very best at the 2011 Pokémon World Championships. You wanted more eSports coverage, we’re bringing you more eSports coverage! Over the weekend more than 400 players from over 27 countries came together in San Diego…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
DOTA 2 Experts Believe These are Leaked DOTA 2 Screenshots
In 48 hours, we’ll know exactly what Valve’s DOTA 2 looks like, thanks to the kick-off of a million-dollar tournament for the new game in Germany. But maybe we’re looking at it right now. A batch of purportedly leaked DOTA 2 screenshots are now circulating through the web, most of them via dota2.cn, all of…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedKotaku Presents Two New Tracks from Jonathan Coulton’s Upcoming Album “Artificial Heart”
It’s our singular honor to be the first to present two live cuts from the massively talented, massively bearded troubadour Jonathan Coulton‘s upcoming album “Artificial Heart”. You may know Jonathan from his fan favorite songs “Skullcrusher Mountain”, “re: Your Brains”, “Code Monkey”, or—very likely around these parts—”Still Alive (GLaDOS’s Song)” and “Want You Gone (Love…
By Joel Johnson Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
He Can’t Play Half-Life 2 Without Getting Sick
Commenter Make.Sense gets sick while playing Diver: Deep Water Adventures, which makes perfect sense. He also gets sick while playing Half-Life 2, which is reason enough to appear in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Kotaku, have you ever played a game that made you feel ill? Not the “Oh this game is so bloody awful…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2011 - Esports
League of Legends Season Two Flaunts the Largest Prize Pool in eSports History
In case anyone was looking for motivation to get involved in League of Legends‘ second season of competition, Riot Games has just presented five million convincing arguments in the form of the largest prize pool in eGaming history. The Defense of the Ancients-inspired arena battles of League of Legends will definitely heat up in the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Tiny Slice of LEGO Universe Goes Free
Bright, colorful, and charming, the massively multiplayer LEGO Universe has attracted droves of players willing to spend $10 a month to experience everything the block-built world has to offer. For everyone else, there’s LEGO Universe: Free to Play Kicking off today, LEGO Universe: Free to Play gives new players the ability to download the client…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s time for Gamescom! Anything you looking forward to seeing/hearing/smelling? Discuss what you’re excited about, and if you don’t have anything to be excited about, well that’s okay. We can still just talk about video games in general. And give it up for TheBlackHole25 for knocking it out of the TAYpic park for his second…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedThese Orangutans Play with iPads
Orangutans, it turns out, love the iPad and its games just as much as some humans do. A budding program at the Milwaukee County Zoo is working to place iPads into the giant, gentle palms of their orangutans. Two of the zoo’s orangutans already look forward to weekly sessions with an iPad. They even have…
By Brian Crecente Published August 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Last Rocket Makes A Sweet Science of 8-Bit Puzzle Platforming for iOS
Take off on a tiny thrilling space adventure with The Last Rocket for iOS, a touchscreen puzzle game that infuses retro visuals with a delightful mixture of old-school gameplay… and the spikes that bring the instant death of a Mega Man or VVVVVV As iPhone/iPad games go, The Last Rocket plays like one that might…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Monster Is Full of Air
Blow-Up Doll | SAPPORO, JAPAN: A monster waiting to be hunted looms over a Capcom event in Japan (Photo: Famitsu) Skyrim, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby While it looked pretty amazing when first released, time has not been kind to certain visual aspects of Oblivion, the last game in the Elder Scrolls series. More »…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedBatman: Arkham City on Ice
In this newly released Batman: Arkham City trailer, Mr. Freeze sends a shiver down my spine. Mr. Freeze joins a rouges’ gallery that includes the likes of The Joker, The Riddler, The Penguin—and more. Batman: Arkham City will be released this October on the PS3, the Xbox 360, and the PC. Thanks Zak for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Elements of Truth in This PS Vita Smackdown
Heavy Iron Studios knows a thing or two about throwing pretend punches in the air. The studio is behind exercise game UFC Personal Trainer (as well as a buncha games based on Pixar flicks). Heavy Iron boss Lyle Hal has heavy words for the upcoming PS Vita, Sony’s new portable. “People don’t want to carry…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Serious Button Pounding You Won’t Believe
Arcade superplay footage of Taiko no Tatsujin is dime a dozen—amazing players beating out perfect drum routines, even incorporating their own dance moves and flourishes. But Taiko no Tatsujin isn’t only an arcade game. YouTube user silversilver0823 uploaded a video of him owning the PSP version of Taiko no Tatsujin. Just wait until his starts…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is This Odd PlayStation Move Peripheral for Real?
No, you are not looking at a wine opener. This is apparently the new PlayStation Move GT Racer. And it looks silly. According to website DLB-Network, Sony is working on a Wii Wheel style peripheral for the PlayStation Move and aiming to be bundled and sold separately like the PS Move SharpShooter Peripheral. Imagines posted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Just Imagine the Lewd Camo You Can Make
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3D has a new feature: “Photo camouflage”. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima tested it out. Here, Kojima snapped a pic of a shopping bag from a Japanese electronics store. That picture became the basis of Naked Snake’s camo. When the game is finally released, inevitable lewd and silly camo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Elder Scrolls Developer Hacked. Again. Maybe.
Bethesda, the studio behind the Elder Scrolls games, sent out an email early Saturday morning alerting gamers to reset their forum passwords over a possible security breach. “We have identified a potential breach of our forum user database that occurred Friday morning, Aug 12,” the mail read. “We have reset your forum password as a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Giant Gundam Hand Fit for Your Ass?
From August 13 to August 21 (my birthday!), the life-sized Gundam statue will be on display in Tokyo’s Odaiba. But it won’t be looming tall. It will be in pieces, strewn on the ground. The original statue was first erected in Odaiba in July 2009, and then it was erected in Shizuoka where it stood…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 15, 2011