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PlayStation 3 Gets Exclusive September Assassin’s Creed Revelations Multiplayer Beta
In a sign that either the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin’s Creed Revelations needs more public beta testing than the Xbox 360 version or that Sony and AC publisher Ubisoft are—gasp—using a beta as a marketing stunt, the Assassin’s Creed: Revelations multiplayer beta will launch next month only on PS3, initially to a subset of…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dance Central Adds The Godfather of Soul, Sean Paul, and Lloyd
On August 16th Dance Central will add “Sex Machine” by James Brown, “Get Busy” by Sean Paul and “Get It Shawty” by Lloyd to the in-game store. The tracks will also be compatible with the upcoming sequel, Dance Central 2
By Max Abrams Published August 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedHit the Gym. You’re Going to Be Able to Play Video Strip Poker on the iPad 2 Tomorrow
OK, Full Deck Hold’Em certainly isn’t meant to be a strip poker game. It is the latest game from Graeme Devine, creator of The 7th Guest and former game guru at Apple. But when you combine live video streaming with poker, you’ve got to expect that at least a little nudity might happen. Full Deck…
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
From the Director of Alien, Blade Runner, New Content for Call of Duty Elite
Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s bid to make their billion-dollar shooter more community driven, will be getting some “exclusive episodic entertainment” from the likes of Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Ridley Scott, the company said during a recent presentation. Speaking to a gathering at the 13th Annual Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum in Vail,…
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fallout: New Vegas’ Lonesome Road Delayed
The Lonesome Road add on won’t be hitting this month as originally planned, Bethesda says on their blog. We don’t know why exactly it’s being delayed, but we do know that they hope to get it out as quickly as possible.
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
iPhone Games Just Aren’t Any Fun
Commenter St.McDuck is done downloading games for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and he’ll tell us why in today’s installment of Speak Up on Kotaku. Why I’m Done with iPhone Games I can’t count how many demos or $1 games I’ve bought since I got an iPod Touch back in 2008. Every day I was…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedInversion‘s Co-Op Trailer Shows That if You Plan To Screw With Gravity, You’d Better Bring a Friend.
Third-person shooter Inversion invites a lot of comparison to Gears of War, another third person shooter that you may have played. Outside of camera perspective, the two also share an affinity for co-op gameplay, which is something you’re probably familiar with. You might not be as familiar with defying the laws of physics. In that…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Finally! New App Will Turn Your iPad or iPhone Into a Real-Life, Interactive Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, not the book about the guide and the people who use it, but the guide itself, is coming to iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads this fall, Hothead Games tells Kotaku The free-to-download app will hit this fall as what is meant to be a replica of the interactive guide…
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s a hot August. You don’t want to go outside. Better talk about video games. Thanks to reader kyosen for today’s TAYpic. We could always use some new TAYpics, so if you think you’ve got what it takes, here’s what to do: submit your images to #TAYpics, and please keep submitting until you’re out of…
By Max Abrams Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
An Angry Birds Alternative for those who Would Prefer to Aim Up
I’ve only needed to play 14 levels of Amazing Breaker to tell you it is worth your 99 cents. I’ve only needed to use the game’s slingshot to launch helicopter bombs onto a massive glass mug of beer to know that playing this game is a proper way to use an iPhone. Amazing Breaker, recommended…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here, Have a Snack
Fed | TOKYO, JAPAN: 3DS Game idol G-Feed unit visits website 4Gamer. (Photo: 4Gamer) Don’t Blame Grand Theft Auto for the London Riots So, a London cop says something about Grand Theft Auto and suddenly a British newspaper sees fit to blame the series for the riots that have plagued the English city all week…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Want To Be in Prototype 2?
Well, you could be! Maybe not, though, but you might as well try. Radical Entertainment and GameStop are running a promotion with the grand prize of winning a trip for two to Vancouver and appearing in Prototype 2 Customers who pre-order the game at GameStops in the U.S. or Canada between now and September can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Milla Jovovich Returning to Resident Evil
Actress Milla Jovovich is starring in the fifth RE flick, Resident Evil: Retribution. Paul W.S. Anderson is writing and directing. The film is slated for September 2012 and will take place in Toronto and Tokyo. [Bloody Disgusting]
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
This 3DS Price Cut Just Might Work
Nintendo’s decision to slash the 3DS’s price tag was sudden and desperate. Who cares, because from the sound of it, Japanese gamers are becoming keen. According to The Mainichi Newspaper, when the price was dropped, online reservations at Japanese retailer Bic Camera spiked. “It’s going better than we thought,” a Bic Camera spokesperson told the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Living Life with Multiple Sets of Plastic Hair
Figures often have extra hands or arms for collectors to switch out for new poses. Sometimes figures have extra hair, and alternate hairdos are exciting! Take this statue of Rinko Kobayakawa from Konami’s hit love simulator Love Plus. She comes with two different hairstyles—one is her default ‘do, and the other one, the clumpy bangs,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 - Culture
You Can Thank This Man for the Look of Gears of War
Epic Games has a common visual style running through all its games. Gears of War looks like Unreal Tournament which looks like Bulletstorm. If you’ve ever wondered why that is, well, wonder no more. It’s because of artist James “Hawkprey” Hawkins. Hawkins is a concept artist employed at Epic who is responsible for that trademark…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here’s a Ton of Gameplay Footage From Ico, Shadow of the Colossus HD
The HD versions of PS2 classics Ico and Shadow of the Colossus are almost upon us. If you can’t wait, though, here’s what the first few minutes of each look like running on a PS3. And if that’s not enough, here are montages from both games, featuring even more footage, all courtesy of IGN Watch…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Gets Chun-Li’s Thighs Right (But Not the Knees)
First spotted at Comic-Con, we now have the first official shots of Square Enix’s line of upcoming Street Fighter figures. As with many other figures in the company’s “Play Arts” line, there’s a stylised edge to the World Warriors, which in Ryu’s case means basketball biceps and in Chun-Li’s case means giant man thighs (yes!)…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011