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Prey 2 Steeps in ‘Alien Noir’ Visuals and Red Dead Redemption Gameplay
Prey 2 had me at intergalactic bounty hunter. I don’t need to know how they tie this blending of Red Dead Redemption and Blade Runner into the original Prey, (you’re an air marshal on a plane spotted in just a few minutes of the original game). I don’t need to have new catchy phrases like…
By Brian Crecente Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Don’t Get Angry, There’s More Angry Birds
Angry Birds developer Rovio is working on more Angry Birds. One is called Wine and Dine and stars the game’s green pigs instead of the birds. Another game is Angry Birds Magic, a location-based title that rewards players on where they play the game and will interact with the chipped Angry Birds plush toys. With…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Well Checkmaaaaaate, Princess
Ben Howard is the man to thank for this beautiful, hand-made set of The Legend of Zelda chess pieces. Drawing mostly from the designs of the Wind Waker era (though there are a few older styles thrown in, especially for characters not present in the GameCube title), there’s King Daphnes and Zelda leading the charge…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedJay and Silent Bob Advertise the Living Shit Out of Infamous 2
In this week’s episode of Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes’ excellent podcast Jay and Silent Bob Get Old, the dynamic duo spends several minutes hawking Infamous 2. Did you know the game will “suck yo dick?” I’ve been listening to plenty of podcasts lately, as I’ve currently got two babies in two different hospitals on…
By Mike Fahey Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
There Will be no World of Warcraft LEGO, Sadly
Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and StarCraft franchises would be the perfect fit for LEGO sets. Sadly, the company has instead signed a deal with rival Mega Bloks to create toys and sets based on the franchises instead. Mega Blocks? More like Mega Sucks. [MEGA]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhen Captain America Throws His Mighty Pinball
On July 22, Captain America becomes the latest Marvel Comics character to get the blockbuster movie treatment, and on June 28 he’ll be busting balls as the latest addition to Zen Studios’ Marvel Pinball and Pinball FX 2 Due out June 28 for the PlayStation Network and June 29 for Xbox Live Arcade’s Pinball FX…
By Mike Fahey Published June 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedI Couldn’t Properly Understand The ‘Kiss Controller’ Until I Glued One To My Tongue
Things were getting weird last week when the cheerful game developer and digital media artist Hye Yeon Nam started gluing a sensor to her tongue, weirder still when she had me glue one to mine. There I was, a couple of hundred paces from the massive PlayStation and Nintendo exhibitions at the E3 circus of…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Negative Duke Reviews Could Lead to PR Shitlist [Update]
A third-party public relations firm tweeted last night that they would be “reviewing who gets games next time and who doesn’t” based on the bad reviews pouring in about Duke Nukem Forever “Too many went too far with their reviews… we r reviewing who gets games next time and who doesn’t based on today’s venom.”…
By Brian Crecente Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
You want to Talk Amongst Yourselves? It’s ok I understand. Just be sure to talk about video games, guys. What games, you ask? Any games you want, of course. Thanks again Incursorfor our TAYpic of the day. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how…
By Mike Epstein Published June 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Prettiest Xbox Live Indie game You Ever Did See
Normally, one would associate (often incorrectly!) that the Xbox Live Indie Games Channel was a place for hobbyists, or beginners, where the ugly mixes with the crude for a bargain price. Not so. Especially in Orbitron: Revolution’s case. Being developed by Firebase Industries (and with music by Audio Antics, of Geometry Wars fame), it’s arcade…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
I Can Put Up With Ads While I Hang, Thanks
The newest addition to Zynga’s game family is Hanging With Friends, an app for iGadgets big and small. It’s a twist on classic hangman, with elements of Scrabble and other word games thrown in. You can only choose from a handful of letters when building your challenge (a la Scrabble), though you are given the…
By Jen Schiller Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Get Up off the Floor, Dude
Gated | TOKYO, JAPAN: Steins; Gate cosplayers cosplay at a recent event in Akihabara. (Photo: AbikaBlog) The Wii U Will Not Play DVDs or Blu-ray Discs The Wii U plays games that run on a proprietary 25 GB format. As Kotaku previously reported, that’s the same size as Blu-ray discs. But don’t think that means…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Wii U Will Not Play DVDs or Blu-ray Discs
The Wii U plays games that run on a proprietary 25 GB format. As Kotaku previously reported, that’s the same size as Blu-ray discs. But don’t think that means the Wii U will run Blu-ray discs. Heck, it won’t even run DVDs. Speaking with investors and analysts, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata confirmed that the Wii…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Yakuza Designer Sniffing a White Line
Toshihiro Nagoshi, who picked making video games over making porn, took a whiff of “Black Dragon” cologne, which is doing an in-game collaboration with the upcoming Yakuza: Of the End 香水に詳しい名越監督にビックリ!? 『龍が如く』コラボ香水を開発スタッフが語る [電撃オンライン via はちま起稿]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
THQ Talking Dawn of War III
According to THQ’s Danny Bilson, Dawn of War III will “have a much larger strategic component to it, more of a global battle going on with little tactical things, sort of MMO-like”. It’s strongly hinted it’ll be revealed (as though it hasn’t already) in August. [Eurogamer]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 - Reviews
The Great Big Guide to Adventure Games
Even with a recent resurgence of sorts, the time when true adventure gaming was a blockbuster genre is well and truly past. Those interested in re-living that past, or in finding out what all the fuss was about, can check out Hardcore Gaming 101’s Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures The Basics The book sets out…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Guy Goes From Gran Turismo to Le Mans
In 2009, we told you about Spaniard Lucas Ordoñez, who won a Gran Turismo competition that gave him a shot at racing a real car. Fast forward to 2011 and the guy just made the podium at Le Mans, one of the world’s most gruelling and prestigious car races. Ordoñez, who only a few years…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Did The PS Move Just Get a Little More Sexy?
If using a small monkey to cut off sections of clothing is your thing, listen up. Dancing Eye is coming to the PS3, complete with Move support. Back in April, a PS3 Dancing Eye title was listed as cancelled, something that made waves online. It seems Namco took note, and according to Japanese game magazine…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2011