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An Hour with Skyrim. It’s Amazing.
I mean no disrespect when I say this: I couldn’t give a dragon’s ass about the story in Skyrim. It may well be wonderful, but as the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls series—none of which I’ve played for more than an hour or two at most—I’ve never had any opportunity to understand, let alone…
By Joel Johnson Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Be a Part of Zelda‘s 25th Anniversary Celebration with Flipnote Studio
Nintendo wants fans to help them celebrate 25 years of Hyrulian adventure by creating their own Zelda-themed animations in Flipnote Studio, with the winners publically judged by the creators of the beloved series, including one Mr. Miyamoto. Using templates and music made available by Nintendo, fans can use the free Flipnote Studio on their DSi…
By Mike Fahey Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mega Man Might Not Have a Game, But He’s Got a Portal Gun
The folks at Dorkly have been mighty free with those Portal guns lately, but Mega Man has to work for it. Enter Aperture Man! Maybe if Rock had gotten his hands on one of these sooner we wouldn’t have to deal with the cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3. He could have just opened up…
By Mike Fahey Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Domino’s Brings Back The Noid, The Nation Weeps
Ready or not, the Noid is back. Domino’s announced today that their long defunct mascot is making a comeback. Starting today Domino’s will feature the Noid in an arcade-style video game on its Facebook page for one week, awarding a free pizza coupon every minute to the player with the highest score. After “liking” Domino’s…
By Max Abrams Published August 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhy Fruit Ninja Is One of the Best Things to Hit the Xbox 360 Kinect [Updated]
I finally hooked up the Kinect camera to my Xbox 360 in the new home this weekend. It wasn’t to play Child of Eden, which I’ve heard is great. It wasn’t to play a bit more Dance Central, which I know is great. It was to cut fruit. Halfbrick’s Fruit Ninja hits the Xbox Live…
By Brian Crecente Published August 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedTwo Hours with Jonathan Blow’s The Witness, an Abbreviated Wonder
The last time I’d been to the island, it didn’t make sense to me. I had exited a building that had birthed my presence into the island’s sun splashed terrain. I’d confronted some blue panels in the manner a driver confronts a stop sign. The panels were signs I didn’t know how to read. They…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
The World of Warcraft Gaming Mouse Gets a Legendary Downgrade
In World of Warcraft a legendary item is a piece of equipment of extreme rarity and power, a virtual status symbol for those that harness its powers. In SteelSeries gaming mouse parlance, legendary means cheaper with fewer buttons. The original and Cataclysm editions of the World of Warcraft Gaming Mouse were lovely devices, large, bulky,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should We Just Wait for the Game of the Year Edition?
In today’s award-winning edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, cold-hearted commenter Monsieur.Froid wonders if other gamers are beginning to catch on to this whole Game of the Year trend. So with Fallout 3, I discovered the advent of the gaming industry’s newest conception: the ‘Game of the Year’ edition. Sure, it comes in other flavours,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Watch a Master Modder Split an Xbox 360 Controller in Two
In the latest episode of The Ben Heck Show, master video game console modder Benjamin J. Heckendorn creates an Xbox 360 controller for folks that can’t bring their hands together in front of their bodies. How does he do it? Well I figured he would split the damn thing in half, but I guess there…
By Mike Fahey Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
I saw Blink 182 the other day. It made me feel pleasantly nostalgic, the way I do when I play video games that remind me of my earliest days playing video games. Those days were pretty early too, because I’ve been playing for as long as I could hold a controller. Not that you should…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
When A Book Becomes a Game At the Hands of Pixar’s Masters
Born of Hurricane Katrina and the passing of a dear friend, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is more than a poignant, interactive allegory, it is the budding metamorphosis of the narrative. In the interactive piece of fiction, readers flip through digital pages on their iPad, poke pictures into life, paint grey skies…
By Brian Crecente Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Simple Physics and Jet-Age Design Get You Home in The Marbians
A physics-based puzzle grading you out on a scale of one to three, by now, might be not a genre but a cliche in mobile gaming, But there are still concepts out there that can keep it fresh and one of them is The Marbians, a cheerfully dressed app for iOS and Android devices that…
By Owen Good Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Would You Like Some Raw Pikachu with Your Miso Soup?
Pika Pika | CHARLOTTE, NC: A Japanese restaurant spotted by a reader. (Photo: Tail Light) They’re Big. They’re Nerdy. They’re Papier-Mâché. Every year, the Asagaya Tanabata festival is held at a covered shopping arcade near JR Asagaya Station. In Which Samus Meets Adam West Got a crazy Fancy Pants for you this week, Kotaku readers.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Can You Spot the Error in the Absurd Controller?
Let’s say, you ordered a large, 2.2 feet by 1.4 feet controller that costs $360. The controller’s production is contingent on people like you pre-ordering it. Then, you get the controller. And you noticed that something was wrong—off-—and made even more noticeable by the controller being so damn big. Can you spot it? Created by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
In Japan, Deus Ex Is Sexual Object Free
When Western games are released in Japan, it’s not uncommon for the more graphic elements to end up on the cutting room floor. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is no exception. According to Square Enix, the Japanese version will have one cutscene modified because it shows a character’s internal organs. In an area of the game,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Would You Like a New PS3 HDMI Cable?
Because that’s exactly what you’re getting! In Japan, Sony’s launching a new HDMI cable September 8. According to the official press release, the 2.0m high-speed HDMI cable is priced at ¥1,800 is ideal for 3D movie and gaming.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
In Which Samus Meets Adam West
Got a crazy Fancy Pants for you this week, Kotaku readers. Oh sure, there’s the normal array of people dressed up as people from Final Fantasy, Halo and Assassin’s Creed But there’s also some crazier stuff. Like a walking KOS-MOS from Xenosaga. A Samus Aran in honour of the lady’s 25th birthday. And, for good…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s Time to Play the Original Deus Ex in “High Definition”
Not that you ever really use the term “high definition” on a PC, but if you did, this mod for the original Deus Ex would surely be described as such. It’s called Deus Ex: New Vision, and has replastered 75% of the walls in the game with remastered, high resolution textures that should make the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pokémon‘s Pokéball Explodes Across the Sky
Every summer, huge fireworks displays light up the sky across Japan. The fireworks come in an array of colors, but the pyrotechnics don’t stop there. Some fireworks change color, some explode to form Saturn-like spheres or even Hello Kitty’s face. This year, a Pokémon Pokéball was spotted at the Nagaoka fireworks display in Niigata. Photo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedReal Life Can Be Just as Scary as a Scary Video Game
Amnesia: Dark Descent is a scary, scary video game. But just what makes it so scary? Can you, say, simply layer the game interface and soundtrack over the real world, and suddenly the real world is scary? Yes. Amnesia was released last year on the PC, and showed that scrabbling around in the dark with…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2011