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Tentacles Can Invade My Pleasure Centers Anytime
See those adorable little pink blobs floating on the right side of the screenshot above? They’re about to have their eyeballs torn out and eaten. Just one of the many reasons Tentacles is the best Windows Phone 7 game I’ve played so far. Proof positive that Kotaku is listening to your app review requests, I…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
Auf Wiedersehen, Australia!
Gamescom 2011 – The world’s biggest public games show kicks off next week. It’s so big even Luke is going. Right now, in fact. Bye Luke! Is Valve Releasing a New Counter-Strike Game? Out of nowhere, there’s rumours flying around tonight that Valve is on the cusp of revealing a new game. It’s not Episode…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Cold War Heats Up In This new PC Strategy Game
Eugen Systems’ last game, RUSE, had a neat gimmick that in the end fell a little flat. Their next title, Wargame, doesn’t look like a gimmick at all. It looks exactly the sort of thing we’re looking for in a PC strategy game. Its full name is Wargame: European Escalation, and is set in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
Adventure Games Give us a Lesson In Fine Art
Some of the world’s greatest paintings collide with some of the world’s greatest adventure games in this collection by Aled Lewis The Indiana Jones/Dali is great, but the Last Supper one is amazing. If only Jesus had Sonny Bonds on his side, he might have avoided that whole crucifixion mess all together! As with everything…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bungie Staffer Pulls Gun On Shooting Suspect, Makes Citizen’s Arrest
Jeff Fletcher, an IT guy from Halo creators Bungie, pulled into the parking lot of a US Bank branch in Skyway, Seattle last week. He then saw two guys start shooting each other. What happens next is awesome. A former security guard whose father used to be a Seattle cop, Fletcher saw a fight between…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
Game Movie Director’s Theory On why Game Movies Stink
Some video game movies are…OK. Most are terrible. Why is that? Allow a guy who makes video game movies for a living (try and) explain. Paul W.S. Anderson has been involved with every Resident Evil movie since the first one all the way back in 2002, and thinks the reason most game adaptations suck is…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
What’s Wrong With Video Game Trailers
I love video game trailers, but I love them for the same reason I love concept work: I see them as entirely separate art forms from an actual video game. I enjoy them and appreciate them for what they are, not what they’re trying to represent. And that generally leaves me a pretty happy guy!…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is Valve Releasing a New Counter-Strike Game?
Out of nowhere, there’s rumours flying around tonight that Valve is on the cusp of revealing a new game. It’s not Episode 3, but for many, it will be the next best thing: a new Counter-Strike game. Most of the chit-chat so far is based around testers (and eSports commentators) having very recently got some…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
Total War Goes Back to Japan With New Expansion
After a range of teeny little downloadable content packs, Creative Assembly’s Total War: Shogun 2 will next month be getting its first serious expansion, called Rise of the Samurai. It sends the game back in time (well, further back in time), and kicks off 400 years before the events of Shogun 2. As such, while…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
Six Shots of Pinball FX 2‘s Next Table, Ms. ‘Splosion Man
Back in July, FX Pinball 2 creator Zen Studios revealed that Twisted Pixel’s Ms. ‘Splosion Man would supply the theme for the next table for the pinball simulator. Six fresh screens of that went out today. No release date or trailer yet, but Zen says both are coming soon enough. Zen’s next project is the…
By Owen Good Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Battlefield 3 Computer Could Stop a Bullet or Two
Put aside the platform pissing match between EA and Valve over Battlefield 3 for a moment, PC fans, and let’s all enjoy a nice custom PC casemod based on DICE’s upcoming shooter. Marketing team SeeBark Media built this wonderful custom PC in honour of Battlefield 3, emblazoning the side with labels honouring the game’s engine…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallWhat do Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings Have In Common?
Rockstar North is a video game developer known and respected the world over as the creators and continued custodians of the core Grand Theft Auto series. That’s earned it a reputation as a specialist in the field of mature, cinematic video games. Games where drugs are dealt, prostitutes killed and people say fuck with a…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
To No One’s Surprise, All PC Installs of Battlefield 3 will Require Origin
Just for the record, if you’re going to play Battlefield 3 on the PC, you’re going to create and use an Electronic Arts Origin account. Period. Developer DICE has confirmed what, really, shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, a couple days ago on Twitter. This covers retail copies on DVD, but we can assume it…
By Owen Good Published August 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Microsoft of Double-Billing Xbox Live Subscriptions
Microsoft must defend its Xbox Live billing policies in a class action lawsuit filed this week in Indiana. Plaintiff Ryan Graves says he was double-charged for a subscription under “vague and onerous terms of use” for the console service membership. Graves says that his Xbox Live subscription lapsed when he didn’t update his credit card…
By Owen Good Published August 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Octorok Roomba Party
Good evening, Kotaku readers. As you read this post, I am most likely once again visiting the SUPER iam8bit show in Los Angeles. Since I’m indisposed, would you mind keep an eye on tonight’s open thread post, please? Thanks! I’ll leave the off-topic discussion in your capable hands. And since I didn’t find too many…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedKirby Explains, Without Words, The Appeal of Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby has been kind to the Nintendo DS. He’s been a good ambassador for the platform with Kirby Canvas Curse, Kirby: Squeak Squad and Kirby Super Star Ultra. His next DS game, Kirby Mass Attack, looks to continue the streak of good, dual-screen portable Kirby games. Watch as Kirby, with a little help from Kirby,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedIt’s Saints on a Plane in Saints Row: The Third‘s Freefalling Mission
Saints Row has never been about subtlety and the third installment is no exception. In fact, the amount of wacky action is being pushed past xXx levels. In the newest gameplay video the saints are taken captive aboard a jet. After a few threats, shoots ensue, both in the plane and falling from the sky.…
By Max Abrams Published August 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Beauty of a Super Mario World Sunrise
Enjoy the morning sunrise while Mario and Yoshi rush to the aid of Princess. Ben Hickling created this great piece for the latest Super Sketch Squad theme. You can follow Ben and his work here on Tumblr Super Mario World by Ben Hickling (CGHUB) (RedBubble) (Twitter) Via: sketchyfun Need your daily fill of geek eye…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedMetro: Last Light Gameplay Digs Deep
In the third gameplay video from the E3 demo of Metro: Last Light, our protagonists find themselves speeding down what looks to be a pretty deep tunnel. Dark and fast-paced, the video mostly shows the player shooting bad guys on a train, in classic shooter form.
By Max Abrams Published August 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Don’t Forget! Today’s the Last Day, 3DS Owners
Today is the last day for current Nintendo 3DS owners to register for the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program. Just connect your Nintendo 3DS to the Nintendo eShop by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time to receive 20 free downloadable games.
By Brian Crecente Published August 11, 2011