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UncategorizedWhat Makes Guild Wars 2 Sound So Good?
The answer to the question posed in the headline is a simple one: the Guild Wars 2 sound team. It’s how they do it that’s a little tricky. I’m not going to say that creating the sounds for a regular game isn’t a daunting task. It’s just that normal console and PC games have a…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedIn our WikiLeaks, Cyber-Hacking Era, a Time Travel Video Game May Be a New Line of Defense
I was already interested in Dr. Chris Hazard’s complex time travel war video game when he mentioned the military was interested in it as well. The military cares about a time travel game? Sure, Hazard told me. He mentioned that he’s been talking to three and four-star generals lately at military conferences. “They are very…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rise of Immortals Will Have 3D Support and Give Away 3D Prizes
Rise of Immortals is a free-to-play Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game currently in open beta. The game’s full release will hit this summer, and developers Petroglyph games announced today that when it does, it will have full NVIDIA 3D Vision support. What’s that? You don’t like 3D gaming? Perhaps that’s because you don’t have the…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Problem Isn’t Hardware — They Stopped Making Killer Bongo Games
Yesterday Stephen Totilo posited that Nintendo’s problems stem from a lack of killer games. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter GeshGav agrees, though his idea of killer games is a little bit different. If I’m known for anything (gaming-wise) in my circle of friends, it’s that I’m a rabid fan of Donkey Konga. The…
By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Diesel-Punk Shoot’em Up? Sure, Why Not.
Sine Mora is an upcoming shmup from No More Heroes developer Grasshopper Manufacture and Imperium Galactica studio Digital Reality. It’s an unlikely couple, but as Grasshopper honcho Goichi Suda said last August, “We think we can strongly benefit from having an ally such as Digital Reality in the digital publishing realm, who can provide long…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedOne of the iPhone’s Biggest Games Slices Out a Sequel
There are a handful of iPhone games that pretty much everyone who owns an iPhone has. Cut the Rope is one of them. And it’s getting a sequel. Cut the Rope: Experiments follows that little green monster Om Nom as he’s discovered by a scientist, eager to study the critter’s love of candy. The game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s a beautiful day outside Kotaku Tower today, and I sincerely hope it is wherever you are as well. And if it isn’t, make it one by meeting up with your fellow gamers here and talking about video games. Because that’s what we’re here for. And kyosen, we all here are indebted to you, for…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
How to Build Your Own Angry Birds Cake
Bakers have worked to capture the beauty of our favorite video games in cake form since the dawn of time. From amateur bakers to world famous chefs, video game cakes are a staple of any cook worth their weight in fondant. Now it’s your time to get your hands sticky and create your own masterpiece.…
By Sam Winstrom Published August 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedIn Bit Pilot, You Actually Are Going In To an Asteroid Field
Explore your passive side with Bit Pilot, an iOS game that looks a lot like a blend of Asteroids and Geometry Wars 2‘s Pacifist mode. Bit Pilot is an arcade shooter, minus the bullets, built on replayability and high score pursuits. (Bit Pilot is not a new game. It was released last year on iTunes…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Your Face Here
Bath Time | NAGANO, JAPAN: Capcom and Shibu Hot Springs collaborate for a Monster Hunter promotion. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) League of Legends Gets New Fast-Paced Game Mode, Map The Defense of the Ancients genre seems to be heating up. Last week Heroes of Newerth went free to play. Earlier this week we learned that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedLeague of Legends Gets New Fast-Paced Game Mode, Map
The Defense of the Ancients genre seems to be heating up. Last week Heroes of Newerth went free to play. Earlier this week we learned that Valve’s DOTA 2 will be playable at Gamescom and now comes news from League of Legends Unveiled this morning, Riot Games’ League of Legends is getting a new game…
By Brian Crecente Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Silly Excuses for Pikachu Ripoff
Remember that city in Japan that created a Pikachu ripoff? Sure you do! Kotaku posted about it yesterday. The character Eco-chan opened an environmental center in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture and was supposed to be used in green publicity campaigns. According to Japanese news reports, it was only after the character’s costume was complete that a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
The History of Nintendo in an Easy Timeline
Sure, the timeline leaves out the gangsters and the love hotels (and even the Kamen Rider blocks), but it does hit Nintendo’s gaming high points from the late 19th century to 2011. In that time, Nintendo’s gone from a small company that made playing cards to a high tech international powerhouse. But one thing hasn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2011 -
CultureThe Sexy, Scribbly Art of Valkyria Chronicles
You wouldn’t think a turn-based strategy game would be the type of thing you could call “beautiful”, but that’s exactly what cult 2008 PS3 title Valkyria Chronicles was. Every aspect of the game’s visual design, from intricate vehicles to a unique “pencilled” graphics filter to some wonderful costumes was a feast for the eyes, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis iPhone Game Makes Horse Armor Look Like a Great Deal
Glu Mobile has a game on the iPhone called Gun Bros. It’s an arcade shooter, I’ve played it, it’s pretty fun. It’s also, sadly, one of a litany of games that are free to download then gimped so you have to pay/play for weeks for the upgrades necessary to advance. Which is fine if you…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Your Xbox 360s Just Got a Lot Less Shiny
The new Xbox 360 S model has always been available in two finishes: a glossy, reflective surface on the “big” consoles and a dull, matte finish on the smaller 4GB version. This Fall, that distinction gets a little less clear. You’ll soon be able to have the option of getting the larger 250GB version of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Vita Won’t Launch In the West Until 2012
Sony warned you this might happen. That the PlayStation Vita would only begin its global release rollout in 2011, not that it would be out everywhere in 2011. Hope you kept that in mind! PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai has revealed today that the PlayStation Vita will only be released in Japan in 2011. It’ll be…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedSo, Just What Is “Hype”?
The word “hype”, in this business at least, in most cases refers to the buzz surrounding an upcoming video game. For fighting game fans, though, it has a very different and not-so-specific meaning. Which this classy little clip, put together at the weekend’s EVO 2011 tournament in Las Vegas, does a very good job of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
After Tragic Death, the Timing Couldn’t Be Worse for This Soccer Game
Today, soccer player Naoki Matsuda died due to cardiac arrest complications. He was 34 years old. Also today, a PSP game he promoted went on sale in Japan. The game is Sega soccer title Make a J. League Pro Soccer Club! 7 Euro Plus for the PSP, and Matsuda even appeared as a special download.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Little Arrested Development Comes to Call of Duty
It’ll take more than Facebook-with-guns for people to sign up for Activision’s Call of Duty: Elite service. Which is probably why the publisher is bringing original content from two of the stars of Arrested Development to the platform. Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, who played brothers Michael and Gob Bluth on the funny-as-hell TV show,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2011