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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 -
UncategorizedThe New Fullmetal Alchemist Game Won’t Cost You an Arm and a Leg
There’s good news and bad news, Fullmetal Alchemist fans. The good news? There’s a new game coming based on Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The bad news? It looks to be some sort of turn-based card battling game for iOS, Android, and Facebook. Developed by Good Game Productions, Fullmetal Battle allows fans of the anime and manga…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Monster Hunter Dynamic Fighting Hits iPhones Everywhere Next Month
Yesterday we reported that the first iPhone installment of Monster Hunter was hitting in Japan in June. Today Capcom reveals that Monster Hunter Dynamic Fighting is releasing worldwide next month. Finger-swiping monster hunting for everybody!
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Look Out Naughty Bear, Here Comes Chucky
A2M’s Naughty Bear, a video game about a deranged child’s toy with murder in its heart, wasn’t the blockbuster success I hoped it would be. Perhaps the concept just needed to be powered by a familiar face. After that it’s all Child’s Play As far as children’s toys go, they don’t come much more frighteningly…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedIf You Took Drugs and Played Minecraft It Would Look Like This
The unpoetically named “GLSL Shader Mod” doesn’t sound like the sort of thing that would create such lysergic effects, but watching the Minecraft world bend and warp back so that the horizon touches its own toes is enough to make my spine crawl with sympathetic memory. [via Rock Blotter Shotgun]
By Joel Johnson Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
There you are, LEGO Portal Turret!
Here’s a lovely little Instructable that shows how to make a Portal turret out of our favorite plastic building bricks suitable for desk or headboard. Now you’re thinking with elements. LEGO Portal Turret Instructions [Instructables.com (Thanks, Kyle!)]
By Joel Johnson Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedEnlarge Your Johnson with Shadows of the Damned
In Grasshopper Manufacture’s Shadows of the Damned, hero Garcia Hotspur has a demonic pal named Johnson that can transform into various weapons, tools, and even vehicles. Why? So they could release an ‘Enlarge your Johnson’ video. Part of me wants to believe this entire game was developed and funded specifically to make this video. It…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Stay In School, Buy a Windows PC, and Get a Free Xbox 360
Microsoft wants U.S. high school, college, and university students to be productive, but not too productive. That’s why they’re giving away a free 4GB Xbox 360 to students purchasing a Windows 7 PC priced at $699 or higher. Play is just as important as work when it comes to your education. Some might even say…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Hellgate Reopens over North America in June
Korean publisher HanbitSoft is finally ready to reopen Hellgate, Flagship Studios’ online multiplayer tale of demonic invasion, in North America. Closed beta for the free-to-play game launches in early June, with a full release coming later this year.
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Plea For Scene Selection in Video Games
You can skip to your favorite scene in a movie, flip to an exciting chapter in a book you’ve read, but you can’t just drop into a video game you’ve finished at any given point. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Smorlock wonders why. So you’re sitting at home, and you’ve got maybe 20…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Guns, Gadgets, and Gear Define Guild Wars 2‘s Engineer
In some fantasy role-playing games, engineering bombs, guns, and useful gadgets is nothing more than a novel crafting skill. In Guild Wars 2, it’s a way of life. Let’s meet the game’s newly-revealed Engineer. While other classes rely on their magic or physical prowess to survive the harsh environs of Tyria some 250 years after…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Lego Harry Potter Sequel is Official, Ends List of Obvious Lego Video Games
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7, the expected series-closing sequel to last year’s delightful Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, will be out late this year, according to a Warner Bros. press release this morning. The company has their Lego specialists Travellers Tales on the case again and will be putting the game out on a ton…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 19, 2011 -
Uncategorizedengineer gallery
Engineer Skills in Action The Bomb Pack is a backpack filled with bombs. Yum. The Flame Pack gives the Engineer access to a flamethrower, which is all anyone really ever needs. The most elaborate Health Pack we’ve ever seen. A Health Turret, which kills you with health. Mine Pack is not Your Pack. A Rifle…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to the Kotaku water cooler. If you’ve got something to say, don’t keep it to yourselfā€”share it here! My special thanks to Hisilarn for selecting one of my favorite games for today’s choice TAYpic. Think you’ve got a flare for good ol’ Photoshop splicing? Please deliver the fruit of your labors here:#TAYpics (Read this…
By Drew Cohen Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedMetalStorm Online Brings Exhilarating Two-Minute Bathroom Dogfights to Life
I’ve almost got target lock when the enemy banks sharply to the left. “Sonofabitch!” I shout, pouring on the speed and rolling my plane, leaning hard to the side, as if my body movements will make the craft more responsive. The toilet seat creaks in protest. Its protests go unheard. There’s 30 seconds left on…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Famous Japanese Comedians Uncaged (How Many Can You Name?)
All Systems Go | TOKYO, JAPAN: Fighters Uncaged launches in Japan. (Photo: Game Impress Watch) Japan’s Oldest (And Most Famous) Hardcore Dragon Quest Player Actress Keiko Awaji is proof of two things: video games have no age limit and even pretty ladies get old. Guild Wars 2 , Your Art is Simply Beautiful I usually…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2011
