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Zynga Files $1 Billion IPO Fueled By Virtual Farms, Mob Wars and Cityscapes
The game makers behind mega Facebook games Farmville, CityVille and Mafia Wars today filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take Zynga public in hopes of raising $1 billion. The billion dollar price tag, though, could change once bankers determine the true value of shares and how many can be sold. In an…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Zenonia 3 Comes to Android for Free
After triumphant releases on the Android platform for the first two games in its retro role-playing series, Gamevil delivers the third and beefiest installment of Zenonia to the Android Market for the low price of completely free. My favorite mobile role-playing series, Zenonia has gotten better with each installment, culminating in Zenonia 3: The Midgard…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
The New X-Com is a Shooter, Advance Wars is MIA, So Thank Goodness for Fray
What’s a fan of strategy games supposed to do when all around him or her there’s news of delayed tactics/strategy games, metamorphosized strategy games and, well, not a whole lot to be cheerful about? Pin your hopes on the upcoming real-time and turn-based PC and Mac strategy game Fray. (Official site here.) This game is…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are Drones So Easy to Fly That Even a Journalist Can Do It?
There’s been much talk lately about the Predator Drone and how using it to take out enemies from a distance is like playing a video game. This sudden increase in Drone buzz may have something to do with the Paris Air show where a number of UAV are on display by a bunch of different…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It has been decided. The TAY image for July shall be Jacques-Louis David’s masterpiece (and apparent Kotaku reader favorite) “The Death of Socrates”. Although we don’t know the exact date of Socrates’ death, there’s a one in 12 chance that he died in what we now know as July, making the timing relevant. Mull that…
By Jen Schiller Published July 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedChina’s Glorious Mission in Action Shows How the PLA Will Train Its Army With Games
Development of the People’s Liberation Army video game, soon to be used to train China’s armed forces, seems to be coming along nicely since last we heard about it In this video we get a look at how the first-person shooter will work, and how it was developed. Sifting through comments on the official website…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedIncredible Machines Come To Life with Apparatus
One man’s random pile of wood, pulleys, cables, and motors is another man’s giant mechanical rabbit capable of projecting a marble into a tiny blue box from a mile away. That second man needs to play Apparatus, the physics building game for Android phones and tablets. In the grand tradition of The Incredible Machine‘s elaborate…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
I Guess I Collect Business Cards!
Nice To Meet Cha | OSAKA, JAPAN: Even Shinya Arino’s business card, which I got a few years back, says “Kacho”. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft) The Zelda Game of My Dreams Reddit user thepixelartist, who is a “professional 3D artist” by trade, has taken the raw game files included with The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedTwo Lara Crofts. Both Pole Dancers.
There will be no more official Lara Croft girls. After having flesh-and-blood Tomb Raider spokesmodels, Eidos is ditching the fan service and focusing on creating a realistic in-game Lara Croft. That doesn’t mean totally unofficial Lara Croft models are going anywhere! Take these two nice ladies who recently competed at the UKAPP in Bristol. UKAPP?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Original Crysis Bound for Xbox 360? [Update]
Today, the South Korea GRB (Game Rating Board) apparently approved Crysis for the Xbox 360. Crysis has not been released on the Xbox 360. It’s a Windows-only title. According to the Korea GRB, the game will be published by EA Korea. The rating page, which also went live today, specifically states the game is Crysis.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Would You Like to Take a World of Warcraft Questionnaire?
The University of California at Santa Cruz is studying how WoW players arrange their interface elements to do various in-game tasks, such as raiding. If you play WoW, click on through and answer away! [WoWIU Study]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
All the Fresh Nerd Heroin You Could Ever Want
On July 2, Animate is opening its latest super store in Shinjuku. If you’ve never been to an Animate, they’re like hypermarts. For otaku. This latest Animate is no exception, with its four floors packed with anime, manga, and game goods. Need Inazuma Eleven shirts? Neon Genesis Evangelion wigs? How about Clamp goods or Final…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011 - Culture
The Baggy Pants and Silly Hats of the Fable Universe
Mike McCarthy, of Lionhead Studios, has for many a year now been working on the Fable series, bringing us some of the weirdest and most wonderful characters going around. In a world where angry bald space marines are the norm, and brown and grey the extent of most colour palettes, Fable‘s bright, comical character designs…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedNow Age of Conan is Free-to-Play
Massively-multiplayer game Age of Conan has just jumped on the bandwagon and is releasing a free-to-play version. For those wondering, the existing, paid version is going nowhere, with free players given the option of upgrading should the fancy take them. One day, our grandchildren will laugh at the notion we spent money on video games…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Split/Second Developers Get the Boot
Black Rock Studios, the developers behind explosive racer Split/Second, have been shut down by owners Disney. Those laid off have already formed two new studios, called Roundcube Entertainment and ShortRound Games. [Eurogamer]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Year’s Club Nintendo Rewards Suuuuuuck
Pins and a calendar. Yep, that’s what Nintendo of America is giving Gold and Platinum Club Nintendo members. That’s kinda lame. No, that’s really lame. More in the link, bitching in the comments section. [Club Nintendo Thanks, GeeQ!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Zelda Game of My Dreams
Reddit user thepixelartist, who is a “professional 3D artist” by trade, has taken the raw game files included with The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and turned them into something so glorious I’m getting dizzy just looking at them. Inspired by user 50CALBR’s earlier efforts, he’s got the game’s Outset Island looking absolutely stunning, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
This 3DS Box Art Just Got Ugly
The box art for 3DS game Nintendogs + Cats looks similar to the box art for Nintendogs. Make that looked According to Japanese website Famicom Plaza, Nintendo said that the change was made to differentiate the two games. Some gamers might have trouble discerning which version is the DS one and which one is the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011
