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The Laser-Shooting Golem of Dragon’s Dogma
I’m still not sold on the concept of Capcom’s swords-and-mythical-enemies game Dragon’s Dogma. But I also haven’t quite dismissed it yet. In this latest collection of screens we get a look at the Cassardis’ Golem, which has the ability to shoot a frickin’ laser beam out of its one giant purple eye. OK, closer to…
By Brian Crecente Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
In Which Sir Arthur Solicits the Worst Blacksmith Ever
The best armor will cover the wearer’s body completely, providing maximum protection from swords, axes, spears, and other implements of destruction. The worst armor appears in Capcom classic Ghosts ‘n Goblins. Someone had to make armor for Ghost ‘n Goblins‘ hero, and that someone was the most inept armor crafter in all the lands, crafting…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedDrool over Bastion, a 21st-Century Throwback to the Glory of the Super Nintendo
Bastion is a brand-new game out on Xbox Live Arcade this week. I’ve been playing it in advance of release for a few days and have been loving it. I’m pretty sure it’s very good, but I’m also pretty sure that this is the kind of game people like me who grew up playing the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Deus Ex Meets Sonic the Hedgehog in The Swindle
Size Five Games, the independent developer behind point-and-click hit Time Gentlemen, Please! and that one game about vaginas, are creating a game they say “plays a little bit like Deus Ex mixed with Sonic the Hedgehog.” How does that work? The Swindle: A Steampunk Cybercrime Caper is a physics-based 2D platformer, which I suppose is…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2011 -
Uncategorized“I’m the Best Man. I Did It.” Viral Freestyler Eli Porter Gets His Own Documentary, “People’s Champion”
Remember Eli Porter? You probably wouldn’t by name. But he’s the kid who went viral in the “Iron Mic” freestyle competition with the famous “I’m the best man. I did it.” line. And for some reason filmmakers Trent Babbington and Walker Warren decided to make a documentary about that moment—and I’m glad they did. “People’s…
By Joel Johnson Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Val Kilmer and His Amazing Friends Take On Spidey and the X-Men
With the San Diego Comic-Con right around the corner, Activision pulls back the curtain on the top-tier talent lending their voices to Spider-Man: Edge of Time and X-Men Destiny. It’s good to see Val Kilmer is still alive, isn’t it? Yes, the actor that brought ace pilot Iceman to life and briefly paraded about in…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Let’s Share Gaming Video Capture Tips
Commenter BrawlKarter is looking for a way to record his video game footage. Hell, a lot of people are looking to record their video game footage. Let’s tell ’em how in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I’m looking to invest in a good quality capture card. It will be used to record many genres of…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham City Collector’s Edition is Gotham City’s Greatest Treasure
Every great villain has a collection filled with their greatest feats of evil. Stolen art, vast amounts of wealth, maybe even a frozen Han Solo, but the most elusive piece is of course, the Batman. Now your personal collection can be complete with the Batman: Arkham City Collector’s Edition. Included in the collector’s edition is…
By Sam Winstrom Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pop Guru Deepak Chopra’s Leela Turns Your Xbox into a “Spiritual Accelerator”
We reported almost a year ago that spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra teamed up with THQ to build a video game that reflects his teachings and practices. Enter Leela, the result of more than 500 prototypes, Peter Armstrong, the director of product development at THQ, tells the Associated Press. Armstrong, the development team, and Chopra worked…
By Jen Schiller Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Playing video games can be a lot like summer love. You see a game from afar and from that moment on it must be yours. Once you get your hands on it you never want to put it down. You could stay up all night because you can’t bear to spend one moment apart, but…
By Sam Winstrom Published July 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Thursday Retro Game Master Takes On Clock Tower
This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on survival horror game Clock Tower Clock Tower was released for the Super NES in 1995 and later as a port for the Playstation. Loosely based on Dario Argento’s movie Creepers, Clock Tower is a point-and-click game that has players controlling the movements of orphan Jennifer…
By Brian Crecente Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
MapleStory: Thief Edition is a Two-Dimensional Adventure
MapleStory, the blockbuster Korean MMO game, has turned up on more platforms than just the PC. It’s on the Nintendo DS, for example! It’s also available on Apple’s iOS platforms. There are two MapleStory games on the iPhone, but today we’re looking at the original, MapleStory: Thief Edition. Why? Because I just picked it up…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
You’ve Got Modern Warfare 3 in My Turtle Beach Headsets
Just in time for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, peripheral maker Turtle Beach is releasing line of MW3 branded cans for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. There are four different MW3 Ear Force headsets that range in price and features. At the top end, there’s the Ear Force Delta. It’s a Bluetooth-enabled, programmable…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Did You Love the Karaoke Revolution? (GEDDIT?)
Sing It | LOS ANGELES, CA: Back in 2003, Jennifer Love Hewitt pitched a Konami game. (Photo: Frazer Harrison | Getty) What’s with All the Cancelled 3DS Games? Maybe it’s bad timing or just bad luck. But there’s a growing list of cancelled 3DS games. That’s not good. The Video Game Art of Christian Lorenz…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Rumble Blast Scrambles to America
This fall, Pokémon Rumble Blast lets players take control of wind-up Pocket Monsters and battle it out. The game will be released this month in Japan as Super Pokémon Scramble, and it’s a sequel to a WiiWare title. In Pokémon Rumble Blast, players can collect over 600 Pocket Monsters (including monsters from Pokémon Black and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Can Devour This Monster Hunter Bread!
In Japan, Pokémon has its own bread, so why the heck doesn’t Monster Hunter? Yamazaki Baking is offering two different types of Monster Hunter curry bread. If you’ve ever had Yamazaki bread, you’ll know it’s pretty good for something you get in a convenience store! The curry bread is in the image of Monster Hunter,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Letter to Disgruntled Gamers
Operation Rainfall is, among other things, a letter-writing campaign hoping to bring Japanese Wii games like The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower, and Xenoblade to the U.S. Nintendo already politely declined on its Facebook page. That’s not the only nice way it’s saying no. It’s also responding to letters, writing things like, “I can see why…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 - Culture
The Video Game Art of Christian Lorenz Scheurer
You probably don’t know him by name, but you’d know him by his work: Christian Lorenz Scheurer has provided concept art for movies like The Matrix, Titanic and The Fifth Element Which is all well and awesome, but we’re more interested in the work he’s done for video games. Scheurer has been involved in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedTeam Fortress 2 Looks Great as a Retro Arcade Game
You like Team Fortress 2? You like the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game? Watch this. It’s Team Fortress 2 as a side-scrolling, beat-em-up arcade game. If you’re wondering why the whole thing looks so awesome/authentic, that’s because it’s the product of Eric Ruth, who has already give us retro demakes of games like…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
ModernWarfare3.com’s Owner Revealed!?
Website ModernWarfare3.com used to redirect to Battlefield 3‘s website. Pretty funny! Modern Warfare 3 publisher Activision was not amused. Before that, the site hosted anti-Call of Duty rants like this: Modern Warfare is crap. On November 8, 2011, the most over-hyped first-person action series of all-time returns with the copy and paste sequel to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011