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UncategorizedBackbreaker Sequel Gets Europe-Only PS3 Release
Backbreaker: Vengeance, the minigame sequel to the more popular elements of last year’s Backbreaker, will release on Xbox Live on June 29, but won’t be coming to PlayStation 3 outside of Europe. We reported back in April that Vengeance was getting only an Xbox 360 release. Apparently the terms of whatever deal 505 Games has…
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
I’d Hate To Drink Your Last Beer…
Kotaku readers, here we are at the hump of this workweek. Let’s get over it with some stimulating off topic but topical conversation about things new, amusing, entertaining and enlightening. Let’s shoot the shit. Pray for me, Kotaku readers, for I visit the DMV tomorrow morning. Who knows if I’ll make it back alive, so…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
NHL Cover Star Crowned at Tonight’s NHL Awards
At the NHL awards tonight, EA Sports revealed that Tampa Bay center Steven Stamkos will grace the cover of NHL 12 when the game releases Sept. 13. Stamkos was the NHL’s second-leading goal scorer this past season, and finished fifth in total points. He is the second Tampa Bay Lightning player to make the NHL…
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
“Old World Blues,” the Next New Vegas DLC, Arrives July 19
Bethesda Softworks said today that “Old World Blues,” the next downloadable extension of Fallout: New Vegas will arrive on all platforms on July 19. Pricing wasn’t discussed but past installments have run $10. These three screenshots are from the DLC.
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedMagicka‘s PVP Trailer Is Gaming’s Greatest PVP Trailer
The all wizard, all the time PC game Magicka got its promised dose of all-new player-versus-player combat this week, an event that demanded this trailer that demands your attention for its smart use of absolutely no gameplay whatsoever. We’ve already seen gameplay, after all. So what we needed was Tarantino-inspired live action comedy, somehow still…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Team Fortress 2‘s Update Soldiers On
This is the third day in the preview rollout of features for Team Fortress 2‘s Uber Update and still no long (long) awaited “Meet the Medic.” Instead, check out Soldier’s new gear, which includes the “Market Gardener,” shovel, and a sweet Patton-esque riding crop.
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Spider-Man Dies, I Think, but, hey, Warren Spector’s Writing DuckTales and there’s a Phoenix Wright Manga
There are new comics in the comics shops every Wednesday, but some of those comics are not worth your money. As always, I have recommendations about which comics—physical ones and digital ones—you should consider buying. You’re welcome! Plus, I’ve got a list of all the new video-game-related comics out this week. Comics You Should Consider…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Facing a Season with No NFL, Madden‘s Ultimate Team Looks to the Legends
In any discussion of the greatest video game athletes, the Michael Vick of Madden NFL 2004 always makes the cut, and is usually the most recent name on the list. In the eight years since his appearance, sports simulations have fine-tuned their realism, closing the era of logic-defying performances by the likes of Griffey, Roenick,…
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Grad-u-ation Time, Come on!
FALLOUT NEW YORK | A picture of the Fallout Shelter sign in my son’s now former elementary school. (Photo by Brian Crecente) 1-Bit Ninja is a Sublime Paper Mario, Super Mario Mash-Up At first blush 1-bit Ninja looks like another iPhone game knock-off, but spend ten seconds with the game and you’ll dismiss that notion.…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Valve Likes What It Sees in Nintendo’s Wii U
Could Valve’s future games finally come to a Nintendo platform? Thanks to the Wii U, a system that appears at least as powerful as an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, it sounds like that’s a very real possibility. Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of the studio that makes Team Fortress, Half-Life, Portal and Left 4…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Violent Video Games Contribute to Dropping Crime Rate, Study Suggests
As it turns out, all that warning that violence in video games is bad for your brain may be…well…wrong. According to a recent paper based on studies at the University of Texas,”Overall, violent video games lead to decreases in violent crime.” The paper was referenced in an article by the BBC which examines the drop…
By Jen Schiller Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Report: Someone’s Buying PopCap Games for a Cool Billion [Update]
The makers of Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled are reportedly in the process of being snapped up by someone with very, very deep pockets. The rumored mystery buyer may be paying more than $1 billion USD for the right to PopCap’s brand of casual, commercially successful fun. TechCrunch names a few possible buyers in…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedSilent Hill: Downpour Doesn’t Need Pyramid Heads to be Scary
I liked what one of the developers of the next, creepy Silent Hill recently had to say about guns. His team’s new game will have guns, but not the way most games have guns. “We’re treating the gun like the gun in The Road by Cormac McCarthy,” Brian Gomez, Silent Hill: Downpour‘s design director said,…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Might Enjoy This Story if You’re On an HTML5 Browser
Game development platform GameSalad is tossing something new into the mix with HTML5. With the move to HTML5 developers can now move their games beyond iOS and onto other platforms such as the ever-popular web browser. According to GameSalad, HTML5 offers the largest possible audience, working with all popular web browsers, and will offer developers…
By Sam Winstrom Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Beyond Good & Evil HD (Finally) Comes to the PS3 Next Week
Better late than never, the PSN release of Beyond Good & Evil HD, previously scheduled for May, will grace the PlayStation Store next Tuesday, June 28 in North America for $9.99 USD. Here’s Kotaku’s take on the XBLA version. [PlayStation.blog]
By Michael McWhertor Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gabe Newell is Bringing Portal 2 to the Classroom
During his talk at the Games for Change festival today, Valve chief Gabe Newell mentioned that the company has begun working with schools to build a curriculum based on Portal 2. Check out our liveblog of the event for more.
By Mike Epstein Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Anarchy Reigns Is an Attempt To Revive the Brawler… Good Luck!
Fighting games came back. Adventure games came back. Can brawlers come back? Sega’s early-2012 game Anarchy Reigns is a modern-day rarity, a game built for one or more players to punch and kick their way through. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 title from Platinum Games is a brawler, which makes it a throwback to…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedAnother Look at Call of Duty: Black Ops ‘Annihilation’ in Action
The third downloadable add-on for Call of Duty: Black Ops, “Annihilation,” hits next week (for Xbox 360, that is), bringing with it four new maps and one new zombie-slaughtering “experience.” Want to see? Watch that video. You’ll get a new peek at those maps—Hangar 18, set in a highly classified military base of Area 51;…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Japanese Government Debuts Maps for Otaku
Japan’s National Tourism Organization has released a two-sided map that will revolutionize Otaku Tourism. The first side details each region in Japan, leading fans to major anime/manga hotspots, and the other details pilgrimages to harder to find locations. [Forevergeek]
By Jen Schiller Published June 22, 2011