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UncategorizedWar is Looking Very Pretty On the PC These Days
There comes a point in every hardware cycle where the PC, thanks to its ability to be constantly updated, begins to pull ahead. Do things a console shooter can’t do. We’re now reaching that point. While Battlefield 3 is probably the most prominent example of this, with the astounding visuals of its PC edition, I’m…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wronged Chiptune Artist is Mysteriously Avenged
Last week we brought you the sad story of chiptune artist Andy Baio and his run in with the legal system over an album cover. Opponents of current copyright laws will no doubt then get a smile out of this. An anonymous sponsor in New York City paid people to put up posters of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Tale of Two Tales Cafes
Next month, Tokyo’s Ufotable Cafe is being turned into a special Tales cafe as part of a promotion for Namco’s Tales role-playing games. Then in September, the Tales cafe will move to an Ufotable in Tokushima. In both cafes, there will be special Tales themed food and drinks, a Tales exhibit, and more. For a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hang Some Portal 2 On Your Wall
While Valve sells its own collection of Portal 2 merchandise, nerd internet store Think Geek is doing its own bit for science, first with testing gel and now with these classy posters based on the hit first-person puzzler. While Valve’s prices tend to drift towards the “fancy” end of the market, these are highly affordable,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedDon’t Believe the Lines. Don’t Believe the Hype.
Whenever a new console launches in Japan, people line up. And whenever there are lines, there’s often press there taking photos. During the last several hardware launches, I was there, doing just that. For Kotaku coverage, I always try to take as many pictures as I can at several different stores to get a better…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
When Call of Duty’s Creators Left, They Took a LOT of People With Them
Last year, Vince Zampella and Jason West – heads of Infinity Ward and the creators of the Call of Duty franchise – abruptly resigned from the studio and formed a new company At the time, it became knowledge that a few of their former IW colleagues had joined them at their new studio, Respawn Entertainment.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Free Team Fortress 2 Players Can’t Play In EVERY Game
While the news Team Fortress 2 has gone free-to-play is good for most, for some long-time fans of the game, it’s been seen as an assault on decency and common sense. Which they’ve reacted to by putting up a wall. A script has been created by Asher Baker at Limetech, which enables servers to filter…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallIn Memory of the Original Castle Wolfenstein (the one That Wasn’t In 3D)
It’s a slightly sad quirk of video game history that id Software’s Wolfenstein 3D is lauded as a masterpiece of gaming while the title it was heavily inspired by – name and all – is afforded no such honour. Yet id’s comic blaster owes everything to a stealth game released in 1981 called simply Castle…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
D.C. Universe Online Adds Microtransaction Support
D.C. Universe Online has launched something called the “DCUO Marketplace,” and while its shelves are pretty bare, what it could portend down the line is worth paying attention, if not cash. Currently all you can buy are “Proto Repair-Bots” (tune your gear without visiting a tech in HQ) and extra Vault Tickets. Given that you…
By Owen Good Published June 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Videodome
Kotaku readers of the night, please talk amongst yourselves in this, our sleepier, more casual open thread of the day. We have a few things for you to watch and read, non-video game related, if you’re looking for a diversion. I’ll leave you to it. I’ve got hot dogs to cook as we gear up…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife, Bed Intruder‘s on Rock Band 3
Like a civil court filing just beating the statute of limitations, Bed Intruder has officially made it to Rock Band‘s catalog of downloadable songs, 11 months after it was first uploaded (July 30, 2010, for those keeping score.) The song is 160 Microsoft Points/$2 [h/t Kariodude]
By Owen Good Published June 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pac-Man Fever Duo Stake Their Comeback to a Mobile Game
When they cashed in on the video game crazy nearly 30 years ago, Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia didn’t have to worry about licensing. Columbia/CBS records took care of that as Pac-Man Fever soared to No. 8 on the charts in 1982. Of course, the price they paid came later, in the form of CBS’s…
By Owen Good Published June 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Unveils ‘Ubicollectibles’ for the Discriminating Assassin’s Creed and Might & Magic Fan
Publisher Ubisoft is continuing its pursuit into higher end, limited edition merch with the arrival of Ubicollectibles, things you may want to invest in if you’re a die hard Assassin’s Creed or Ghost Recon fan. And you live in Europe. The folks at UbiWorkshop bring word of the premium line of goods, which launches with…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Second Time’s the Charm, or at Least a Trend, in Xbox Live SWAT Griefing
Instead of bogus pizza deliveries, sending a SWAT team to your door appears to be the hip new griefing trend in online gaming. Earlier this month we told you about a gamer in Eugene, Ore. who answered the doorbell to a police raid, thanks to some douchebag he met in FortressCraft. Now it’s happened to…
By Owen Good Published June 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedRetro Game Master Episode 2: Super Fantasy Zone
In this second episode of Retro Game Master, our hero, Shinya Arino, faces off against Sega Mega Drive classic Super Fantasy Zone Released in Japan in 1992 on the Sega Mega Drive and Europe a year later, Super Fantasy Zone didn’t make it to the U.S. officially until it hit the Wii’s Virtual Console in…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
More DLC Coming for Red Dead Redemption? [Update]
Out of nowhere, Rockstar Games on its official Twitter has suggested that more downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption is coming, with a release date details to be provided “in the coming weeks.” Update: At the beginning of the month, Rockstar said it had planned for “some fantastic and entirely FREE DLC coming your way…
By Owen Good Published June 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bust a Skull
CANDY BRAAAAAINS: | Zombie Pinata pinata filled with… goodies? (Photo by Brian Crecente) Hex-Based Hand Holding Happiness is Key in iPhone Puzzler Joining Hands A different brand of hex-based strategic gameplay, the slick and charming puzzler Joining Hands, is now available for your iPhone or iPad. It’s a game about holding hands, a game about…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2011 - Uncategorized
This First Glimpse of NBA 2K12 May Be the Only Pro Basketball You See Next Year
On a day when the NBA lurched toward its inevitable lockout—with labor and management even further apart than in the NFL’s contentious negotiations—NBA 2K12 released this first in-game screenshot, depicting Dirk Nowitzki and the world champion Dallas Mavericks in their series against the Miami Heat. Other than the player modeling, there’s not much Where’s Waldo…
By Owen Good Published June 30, 2011 -
UncategorizedSee Two Minutes of BioShock Infinite‘s Award-winning E3 Demo, the Whole Thing Next Week on Spike TV
Irrational Games has been slowly drip-feeding us portions of its behind closed doors, 14-minute-long E3 2011 demonstration of BioShock Infinite, a preview that helped the game secure the Game Critics’ “Best of Show” and “Best Action/Adventure Game” awards. Soon, you’ll be able to see it in its entirety. Spike TV will air the full preview…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 30, 2011