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Disney Studio Coughs Up $3 Million for Violating Kiddie Gamers’ Privacy
A $3 million settlement by Playdom, the Disney social games studio, sends a pretty clear message that the U.S. Child Online Privacy Protection Act isn’t messing around. Violate it, and it will be expensive. Titles Playdom acquired before Disney acquired it in 2010 were accused by the Federal Trade Commission of collecting kids ages and…
By Owen Good Published May 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedHe Once Got Lost in His Own Museum
He’s got a two day head start on you, which is more than he needs. Brody’s got friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan, he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom, he’ll blend in, disappear, you’ll never see him again. With any luck, he’s got the grail already. The…
By Owen Good Published May 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Check Out Modern Warfare 3‘s Facebook Page
Not a whole lot new on the official Modern Warfare 3 Facebook yet, beyond the four videos that hit last night, but I hear that we’re going to start seeing television ads for Modern Warfare 3 next week. [Facebook]
By Brian Crecente Published May 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Brink Devs Push Lag Fix, Promise Free DLC
Brink closes its checkered launch week with news of free DLC and promises it’s fixing the crippling lag in its multiplayer. With an update now live, Brink developer Splash Damage is introducing a configuration change for Xbox 360 users (which will also be available for the PS3 when PlayStation Network comes back) that limits Campaign…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedBabies EVERYWHERE!!!
Kotaku readers, I’m sure you already have a lot to talk about today as we head into this lovely weekend, so I’ll let you get right to it. I gotta go to the hospital! I’ll be visiting my freshly hatched nephew Jack while you talk amongst yourselves, but I’ve left a few handy links here…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Assures Us Beyond Good & Evil 2 is not Canceled
Ubisoft’s recent financial report indicated that, following a fiscal year loss of $74 million, a number of projects were being scrapped as part of an internal reorganization. Since we’ve heard very little from Beyond Good & Evil 2in the three years since its teaser trailer was shown, some thought it finally meant curtains for that…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Windowed AR Cards Reveal 3DS’ Secret
When the Nintendo 3DS is looking for an AR Card to start a game, it isn’t searching for or recognizing its specific image-it’s recognizing a color, and then spawning whatever comes next off of that. To prove this, AR enthusiast Super Jezmerelda created cards with the question-box design cut out, then framed certain colors within…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedSomewhere Between Super Metroid and Minecraft Lies the Intriguing Terraria
Forgive the crude comparisons to those two beloved games, for neither is perfectly adequate at describing what the upcoming Terraria is all about. Perhaps because Terraria looks nuts, an amalgam of exploration, world-building, action and adventure. Terraria, releasing Monday for the PC, has regularly been compared to Minecraft for its similar approach to building and…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe First Official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Trailer Is Here (And So Are Three More)
You’ve had your first unofficial look at this year’s Call of Duty, now let’s see what the official unveiling of Modern Warfare 3 looks like in this brief, but now familiar teaser trailer, “America Under Siege.” There’s no gameplay here, just a stylized tease that the war from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
All Witcher 2 DLC will be Free, Developer Assures
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings arrives for PC on Tuesday, and while there is some retailer-specific preorder DLC out there, developer CD Projekt RED assures everyone the game’s DLC will be free. “All of [it],” wrote a CD Projekt rep in a Q&A on GameStop’s Facebook page. “If anything will be for purchase, those…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony Online Entertainment Finalizes Its Post-Crash Prize Patrol Plans
As the custodians of games that are completely unplayable during Sony’s massive network outage, Sony Online Entertainment has an especially tough job winning back MMO players who have sat idle for 22 days and counting. SOE has now posted its full list of goodies for subscribers to nine MMOs; free subscription time, in-game content and…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Slow News Day
TANKS | Concept art for the inside of a tank found in a level of Modern Warfare 3.(Photo by X) The Modern Warfare 3 Files: Exclusive First Details on the Biggest Game of 2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming Nov. 8, 2011, Kotaku has learned, delivering with it mammoth battles that engulf…
By Brian Crecente Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
How Crazy Do You Like Your Shadows of the Damned Screens?
Shadows of the Damned creator Grasshopper Manufacture has never been known as a run of the mill video game developer, but the team’s next game, the spicy adventure to Hell due in June, may be its oddest-looking yet. EA tossed a handful of new Shadows of the Damned screens our way today, starting with the…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Week in Gaming Apps
From a role-playing game without a story to a gory falling death, full-featured football to the future of music gaming, this Week in Gaming Apps has something for everyone, even if they prefer sheep. Writing up this round-up of our daily gaming app posts really helps put into perspective the staggering variety of gaming apps…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Lawsuit Alleges Chuck E. Cheese Promotes Kiddie Gambling, Gaming Addiction
Irony seems to fail the person who has alleged Chuck E. Cheese’s ticket-dispensing games sow gambling addiction in little children, and filed a lawsuit in California seeking a $5 million jackpot. Denise Keller, a mom of two girls ages 5 and 3, says in her potential class-action complaint that Chuck E. Cheese’s arcade games are…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedAll the Starhawk Gameplay and Details You Can Handle in One Video
Following last night’s official reveal of Starhawk, the interstellar sequel to/spin-off of Warhawk, Sony and developer Lightbox Interactive reveal even more details on this huge shooter. Lightbox’s Dylan Jobe offers an even more in-depth analysis into the Starhawk universe and how this game will blend third-person shooting, vehicle-based combat and real-time strategy into one action-packed…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
According to Retailers, Perturbed PS3 Owners are Ditching the Platform, Migrating to 360
They’re sick of waiting. And now some are crossing over to the other side. According to a report in EDGE Magazine, retailers in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe are claiming a dramatic increase in the number of customers trading-in PS3 units—either for cash, or, in many instances, toward the purchase of an Xbox…
By Drew Cohen Published May 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedIn which our critic embraces the Super Mario Bros. movie
In Pop Punishment, Louis Peitzman endures the most derided genre films, television, and literature, all for your sadistic pleasure. It’s been called the worst video game movie of all time, but I don’t think Super Mario Bros. is any more deplorable than Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter. OK, I guess that’s not saying much. The…
By Louis Peitzman Published May 13, 2011 - Culture
This Week in the Business: “Extraordinary Losses”
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week… QUOTE | “Extraordinary losses.” – Square Enix describes its unfortunate financial state (losses this year to near $200 million) partially due to the Japanese earthquake disaster. QUOTE | “Or they will lose developers.” – PixelJunk creator Dylan Cuthbert warns of developers jumping ship from…
James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com Published May 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Who Steals Video Games From a Physically Challenged Seven-Year-Old?
Seven-year-old Michael Suhy of Rochester, Pennsylvania, suffers from a form of muscular dystrophy that leaves him confined to a wheelchair. One of his only outlets is his Nintendo DS, at least until it was stolen and traded in at GameStop for cash. According to police 23-year-old Derrick Durant, the ex-boyfriend of Michael’s older sister, stopped…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2011