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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome back to WTAY, Talk Radio AM. Our lines are open and we’re ready to take your calls about video games this Memorial Day weekend. Incursor is a back-to-back winner of the TAYpics Derby, with an inspired look at the Citadel Council from Mass Effect. Want to be featured atop TAY? Submit your ‘shop to…
By Owen Good Published May 29, 2011 - Culture
Sunday Comics
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published May 23. – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published May 24. – Read more of Nerf…
By Owen Good Published May 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Can Have Any Sports Video Game You Want, But There’s Only One
About this time last year, at E3, I was chewing the fat with a 2K Sports representative about NBA 2K11 which already looked to be the monster it would become. Long dominant in the pro basketball genre, the game with Michael Jordan on its cover was going to be 2K’s Sunday punch to EA Sports.…
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: V.G. Noire Winners
There are a million ‘Shops in the Naked City. Here are 20 of them. Last week we took the ‘Shop Contest to L.A. Noire, and brought back another goldmine of entries. There were 540 comments in all, which means usually something like 400 entries at least. So making the final cut to 20 was pretty…
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedWar Pigs and Brothers to the End: Here is Gears of War 3‘s World Premiere Trailer
Airing moments ago in Europe and Mexico following the UEFA Champions’ League Final, here is the full Gears of War 3 E3 trailer, with special musical guest Black Sabbath performing “War Pigs.”
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Poland Gives President Obama The Witcher 2‘s Collector’s Edition
President Obama, on a tour of Europe this week, stopped in Poland today to meet with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. As is customary, Tusk presented Obama with several gifts to commemorate his visit. One of those was the collector’s edition of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings The Witcher is not just a Polish-developed video…
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Oh Yeah … PlayStation Network is Back Online in Japan
If you’re on the PlayStation Network in Japan, chances are you already know this. Chances are you are also asleep as it’s past 3 a.m. now. But just to make a record of it, PlayStation Network service was restored to Japan, as promised. Here’s Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kazuo Hirai welcoming everyone back
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bankrupted Studio Says Square Enix Demanded Code by Fax, Didn’t Recognize FFXII Screenshots
In a feature story published today in Sweden, the founders of GRIN lay their studio’s precipitous demise at Square Enix’s feet, saying the publisher reneged on payments during the development of a Final Fantasy game and saddled them with ridiculous requirements as the project went sour. This is according a story (translated via Google) published…
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Best Videos of the Week
Maybe you’re bored because you didn’t get out of town for the holiday weekend. Or maybe you’re home visiting family and cabin fever now has you searching for a distraction. Well, whatever the case, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the most amusing and entertaining videos we watched during the week that was.…
By Matt Cherette Published May 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Decoration Day
Memorial Day is Monday. Coincidentally, it was also the date of the next game waiting on the calendar in MLB 10: The Show when reader MSUHitman returned to the game this week after an eight-month hiatus spent playing Mass Effect, Dragon Age and other games. When he resumed his franchise with the St. Louis Cardinals,…
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Whatcha Gonna Do When a 3DS Runs Wild on Friday Night Smackdown
On Smackdown last night, WWE rasslers Christian and Sheamus finally adjudicated matters inside the ring, and one fan captured the magic moment with an Aqua Blue 3DS, seen here. I bet this does indeed look lovely in 3D. For those interested in the final score, Sheamus pinned Christian (following a brogue kick) winning out in…
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Laces Out, Dan!
It was all that Dan Marino’s fault, everyone knows that. If he had held the ball, laces out, like he was supposed to, Ray would never have missed that kick. Dan Marino should die of gonorrhea and rot in hell. Would you like a cookie, son? Thought of Ace Ventura and Sean Young this week…
By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
80,000 Screen Shots Later, Grand Theft Auto IV‘s Liberty City Gets Google Maps Street Views
Now you can cruise the seedy streets of Grand Theft Auto IV‘s take on Liberty City from the comfort and safety of your web browser, thanks to the efforts of GTA’s most dedicated fans and some 80,000 screen shots. The folks who run GTA4.net added an impressive new feature to their interactive GTA IV Google…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 27, 2011 -
UncategorizedRejoin Some Old Friends in This Resident Evil: The Mercenaries Character Trailer
Remember the time you gunned down all of those terrifying, pasty monks? Or when that unhinged fella with the chainsaw chased you down the alleyway? Man, that was really fun. This trailer for Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D for the 3DS put me in mind of a late night spent marathoning Resident Evil 4, or…
By Drew Cohen Published May 27, 2011 -
UncategorizedWell, Good Luck Not Falling Completely in Love with Okabu After This Trailer
Okabu is a game about happy little clouds and cheery environmentalism. And as you’ll have pounded into your head by the above video, it’s amazingly cute. Who would expect anything less from a developer named HandCircus, creators of Rolando? Okabu is coming to the PlayStation 3 this summer as a downloadable game, bringing with it…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Please Don’t Terraform My Table!
TOYS | Darius Mason protects my den table from a Red Faction Armageddon invasion. (Photo by Crecente) The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: The Kotaku Review The stench hits me first. Before the gurgle and hiss, the skittering of twisted claws against bare stone, the stale air of the abandoned mine delivers a stomach-churning whiff…
By Brian Crecente Published May 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
What is Square Enix’s Heroes of Ruin for Nintendo 3DS?
Well, it’s so far (officially) unannounced, but quick mention of Heroes of Ruin and a single piece of artwork from the game appeared on the developer’s Facebook page earlier today. That developer would be Orlando-based n-Space. That’s the development team behind Gamecube game Geist and numerous Nintendo DS games based on the Call of Duty,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 27, 2011
