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Minecraft‘s Label Eyes Publishing Other Indie Games
The folks at Mojang, the publisher behind the PC indie sensation Minecraft, “get requests every week,” says the company’s business development director. It’s tough to figure out what’s worth a “yes,” and what gets a “no,” but the company is listening to proposals to co-publish upcoming indie games. “We are in a great spot right…
By Owen Good Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedYes, This is Actually LittleBigPlanet 2
More than four million levels have been created by the LittleBigPlanet 2 community, but few-if any-are like this: A first-person shooter apparently set inside a mecha suit. I seriously have no idea how this was built. But the creator says it is just “a cinematic game play trailer for an upcoming project.” So, bigger things…
By Owen Good Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedOregon Trail Copyright Owners Sue Frontierville Maker
The May 30 launch of an “Oregon Trail” expansion pack in the popular Facebook game Frontierville has caught notice of the company holding the copyright to the edutainment classic, and it has sued to put a stop to the plans of Frontierville maker Zynga. The lawsuit, filed by The Learning Company in federal court in…
By Owen Good Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Largely Unmoderated
Kotaku readers, glad to have you in this post. While you’re here, I’m likely in EA’s Los Angeles compound, playing video games or looking at video games or talking to someone about video games. So this thread’s all yours. Please, do clean up after yourselves though. This is an open thread for you to share…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Winter Classic At Last Comes to EA Sports’ NHL
How many new features can you spot in this first screen shot of NHL 12? For starters, that’s the Capitals and the Penguins playing the Winter Classic at Heinz Field, which means the NHL’s outdoor New Year’s Day gala will appear in the EA Sports series for the first time ever. The Winter Classic played…
By Owen Good Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedL.A. Noire Looks Quite Nice in its Official Black & White Mode
I wanted L.A. Noire to be in black and white. It seemed fitting, given the 1947 noir feel its creators were going. I even sapped the color out of one L.A. Noire trailer’s last year to see what it would look like. I don’t have to wonder any more. Here’s a look at the game’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Standalone Alan Wake Followup Coming to XBLA?
The site XBLA Fans, citing “an extremely trusted source,” says Alan Wake: Night Springs will be an Xbox Live Arcade release and not a retail release. XBLA Fans says it has seen screen captures of the game. This is not entirely unforeseen; earlier this month, Wake studio Remedy told Eurogamer that another installment in the…
By Owen Good Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedFriskies Has Created Three New iPad Video Games for Your Cat
Cat food purveyor Friskies has released a trio of iPad/Android tablet games for our feline friends to enjoy. Tasty Treasures, Party Mix-Up and Cat Fishing, aren’t the first iPad games released for cats, but they may be the first games on any platform used to advertise to animals. At their respective cores, each of the…
By Mike Epstein Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rapture Ready
Rapture Ready | Perhaps you’ve seen these billboards in your neighborhood. Word has it Judgment Day begins on Saturday; or about 12 hours if you live in New Zealand. Because the New Testament follows the International Date Line, of course. (Image via) Welcome to Games Reviewing, Carolyn Petit. You’re Doing Just Fine. Carolyn Petit, one…
By Owen Good Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedDuke Nukem Forever‘s ‘Autopsy’ Video Is Its Grossest To Date
There’s no Duke Nukem Forever footage in this promo clip, but it’s stuffed with the kind of crap expected of Duke Nukem. I won’t spoil the surprises lodged within, but I will say that now, more than ever, I would like Duke Nukem Forever to ship. Because I’m thoroughly grossed out. No more. Please. Duke…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Welcome to Games Reviewing, Carolyn Petit. You’re Doing Just Fine.
“I have no problem with the reviewer personally, but I dont want to see what is obviously a man, trying to look like a woman, its just too weird and I find it offensive, I dont want to be bombarded with gay/lesbian/transgender stuff on a gaming website, just have a regular guy or woman reviewing…
By Joel Johnson Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Atlus Travels Back in Time to Tease Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Atlus Faithful fan club members received a bizarre mailing today in the form of a newsletter dated June 23, 1999. What’s significant about that date? Why that’s when the only Persona game not to hit North America was released in Japan. How odd. For all intents and purposes it looks as if Atlus simply made…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation Coming to PC in June
Already released on Xbox 360, the Escalation add-on for Call of Duty: Black Ops makes its next stop on PC. Activision confirmed the release date for Escalation—four new maps and the “Call of the Dead” mode—for June 2.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
To-Do In New York: Bring your Ears to the Blip Festival
Blip Festival 2011 starts… tonight! Never mind that it’s almost tonight. If you like chiptunes, if you want to hear music that bleeps and bloops rather than hums and sings, if you like lo-fi electronica, or if you just want to increase your odds of bumping into Kotaku columnist Leigh Alexander, go to the festival.…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThere Are Many Different Kinds of Mages in Rift
With eight different souls to choose from, a mage in Trion Worlds’ MMO Rift never turns out quite like a mage anywhere else. We’ve seen the different types of rogues you can create in Rift, and now we get to see what sort of magic-users you can make when you take three specialized souls and…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Report: PlayStation Store Reopens May 24, Quickly Flooded with New Content
Sony’s PlayStation Store has been offline for almost a month following an attack on the company’s PlayStation Network, leaving PlayStation developers without a digital storefront to sell their wares. That should changes next week, according to new memo from Sony. The PlayStation Store is scheduled to return starting May 24, according to a report from…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rockstar No Longer Blaming PlayStation Firmware for Rare L.A. Noire PS3 Overheating
After sending mixed signals last night that PlayStation 3 firmware 3.61 was causing some PS3s to overheat while running L.A. Noire, Rockstar Games said today that the firmware isn’t the culprit. “We have received a very small number of customer support questions about PS3’s overheating or shutting down while playing L.A. Noire,” the company said…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s A No More Heroes Summer Paradise For PS3 Owners
Konami finally put a date on the North American PlayStation 3 version of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, the hi-def, PlayStation Move-powered update of the Wii original. That would be August 16, perfect for hot and sweaty Beam Katana-waving action!
By Michael McWhertor Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedCapcom Isn’t Very Good At Teasing Street Fighter X Tekken Characters
The second character teaser trailer for Street Fighter X Tekken is here, demonstrating Capcom’s astounding lack of subtlety. I would have figured it out immediately, if they hadn’t already told us who it is
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhat is America’s Fetish This Week? America (Fuck Yeah!)
It all started with a middle finger. It was directed firmly at England, and for the next 200-plus years, America’s desire to do things its own way hasn’t changed. The country’s pride hasn’t either. Americans believe they are exceptional, something you can see everywhere. Take how the country views the Olympic Games. Athletes pegged to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2011