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Konami’s Getting Risk-y With the Metal Gear Solid Board Game
“Snake? SNAAAKE?! It’s your roll.” You too can make this ill-conceived attempt at a joke with the forthcoming Metal Gear Solid-themed edition of classic strategy board game Risk, a game not surprisingly titled Risk: Metal Gear Solid Board game maker USAopoly—makers of Risk: Halo Wars!—will bring the military conflicts of Metal Gear to tabletops, seemingly…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Uncharted Writer Originally Wanted Chloe Frazer’s Voice for Elena Fisher
Elena Fisher began as a Spanish character, the writer of the Uncharted series said. The adventure’s female protagonist was originally conceived as “Elena Vargas,” and originally, writer Amy Hennig wanted Claudia Black, the voice of Chloe Frazer in Uncharted 2 to voice her. Hennig revealed the detail of Fisher’s creation on Friday at a panel…
By Owen Good Published July 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis is Skulls of the Shogun. You Should Be Aware of It.
Some people have called Skulls of the Shogun the best strategy game of E3. I’ve called it a “Wu-Tang Advance Wars.” Let’s here how the game’s lead creator, Jake Kazdal, describes the game in this exclusive developer documentary provided to Kotaku by Kazdal and his crew. Enjoy the video which is stuffed with gameplay clips.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Week in Gaming Apps
With two of our number serving time covering the world’s largest gathering of all things geek and glorious, only four gaming apps made the cut this week. Don’t worry, we made up for it in quality! I’m going to stand by that too. I mean, just look at this stellar lineup! We’ve got a MapleStory…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Since I’ll be at the San Diego Comic-Con for the vast majority of this weekend, I’ll play whatever it is that publishers and video game developers have available on the show floor. Maybe some Castle Crashers? Maybe not. I’ll probably play a little Street Fighter X Tekken to get a better feel for Poison, maybe…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Not Water!
Just Don’t Feed It After Midnight – Jessica Chobot, G4 and IGN host, threatens to start a Gremlin apocalypse at Comic-Con. (Photograph by @Juster ) Creativity and Community Drive Dream Track Nation Towards Greatness A charming little stunt racing game with a slick cartoon style, Dream Track Nation‘s track creation and sharing community is where…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Toy Maker Kotobukiya Getting Into the Business of Sexy Mass Effect Girls
Japanese toy maker Kotobukiya has already welcomed a few Comic-Con friendly femme fatales to its “bishoujo” line of beautifully sculpted figures. They started with superheroines from Marvel and DC Comics, but now they’re moving on to video games. Kotobukiya has already welcomed some Tekken characters into the fold, but the company is also recruiting some…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 22, 2011 - Culture
This Week in the Business: ‘Relic of the 20th Century’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week… QUOTE | “Superior.” – Xbox CFO Dennis Durkin contends that Microsoft’s first-party games this console cycle have been better in quality and sales than the first-party efforts of Nintendo and Sony. STAT | 40% – The percentage of the games industry that consoles now…
James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Missed an Episode of Retro Game Master? Don’t Worry We Have You Covered
Retro Game Master has a new home in North America, streamed live on Kotaku every week at 8 p.m. eastern. But what if you miss it? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Unlike television, we don’t tuck away our shows after we’re done “airing” them. Feel free to hop on over to the page dedicated…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Walking Dead Season 2 Ditches Atlanta and Perhaps Hope
In case you forgot why you were so anxious to continue watching The Walking Dead when it ended last season, here’s a stark, brutal reminder. Don’t worry, you only have to hold your breath until October.
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect‘s Depth Will Save It From the Fate of Most Video Game Movies
Mass Effect won’t suffer the same fate as other video game movies, said the screenwriter assigned to the project, because it draws on far more than the “seductive” visuals and active sequences that all video games are known for, whether or not they are accompanied by a story with any depth. “In the early days…
By Owen Good Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
The New Marvel uDraw Game is a Preview of our Wii U Future
Ever since I played the Wii U last month at E3, I’ve been running through my memories of the surprisingly abundant Wii U-ish experiences I’ve had with other gaming hardware, some of which I’ve written about It’s happened again. Last week, I got an early look at—get this—the new Marvel Super Hero Squad game on…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Meet Middle-aged Ivy and Soulcalibur V‘s Two All-New Fighters
To answer the question “What will a middle-aged Ivy look like in Soulcalibur V?” Namco Bandai has responded with a still youthful looking Ivy, now dressed more modestly. Slightly. The fighting game maker has also fully revealed two fresh souls. Meet Natsu—the ninja girl who appears to be a replacement for Soulcalibur veteran Taki—and Zwei—a…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedObama Kicks Drug-Dealer Ass In This Video Game
From what I’ve played of Call of Juarez: The Cartel it appears to be just as bad as everyone worried it would. The game is packed with tiny glitches, odd AI behavior and questionable graphics. But it also has a couple of levels starring President Barack Obama. OK, not really. What it really has is…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bulletstorm Didn’t Make Money, But it Was Worth It
Mike Capps, president of Gears of War development studio, doesn’t regret Bulletstorm. That game got a lot of hype—and some extraordinarily odd press coverage—when it was released earlier this year. It was an odd first-person shooter that was vulgar in tone and creative in execution, rewarding players for, well, being creative in how they executed…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Halo: Anniversary will Include New Content, Old Visuals and Updated Girlfriend References
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the high-definition remake of the landmark Halo: Combat Evolved, will feature new narrative content and on-the-fly switching between its new presentation and the graphic mode of the original. The news, first revealed to the gaming press last month, was delivered publicly to a couple thousand Halo fans packing a panel on…
By Owen Good Published July 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Spectacular, Cross-Country, Double-Decker Developer Summer Holiday
The Develop Industry Excellence Awards kicked off earlier this week with the above video. I’m no expert, but I suspect that there may have been some post-production shenanigans going on here. I met Mark Rein once and he doesn’t have a British accent. Here’s a run down of some of the folks you’ll spot in…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Video is Live and Chock Full of Dinosaurs
The 3DS’ Nintendo Video service, which sort of launched yesterday, really launched today, with two short animated clips (one with dinosaurs, rawr!), a Captain America trailer, and a new OK Go music video due July 27. Okay then, go.
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhat the Hell is Going On in This Leaked Assassin’s Creed Video? [Update]
Between the old-school Animus interface and the Ubisoft Digital Arts watermark, I’m positive this video is leaked footage of something Assassin’s Creed related, but what? I have no clue. It could be a cut scene from Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, or perhaps a clip from the Assassin’s Creed: Embers animated short that will come packed with…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Captain America Video Game is Better Than It Should Be
Not only is the Captain America movie better than it should have been (or so I read), but the Captain America: Super Soldier video game, released in conjunction with the movie this week, is better than we usually get from super-hero movie games. I wish I could say it’s as good as the last Batman…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2011