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These Mass Effect 3 Screenshots Aren’t Saving The Human Race
If you picked up the latest issue of Game Informer, you will have seen these Mass Effect 3 images, albeit at a smaller size. If you haven’t, well, enjoy them as nature intended, on the internet! It’s a little strange that, for a game that’s all about saving humanity and Earth from an alien invasion,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
You’re Not the Only Victim: Criminal Hackers May Also Suffer from PSN Breach
The massive breach of Sony’s PSN service has resulted in the possible theft of an unprecedented amount of sensitive information. The ramifications have been felt not only by consumers, but banks, credit card issuers, and other tributary industries. But here are some victims you probably haven’t considered: other hackers. According to the NYTimes blog Bits…
By Drew Cohen Published May 5, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThank You, Star Wars, For All These Awesome Games
May 4 is Star Wars Day, in honour of, well, the fact “May the 4th” sounds a bit like “May the force…”. Silly, I know, but it also gives us a chance to look back on the amazing video games the sci-fi franchise has given us over the years. And by years, I should really…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Best Get to Killin’ if You Want the Next Game Mode in Section 8: Prejudice
Section 8: Prejudice, the $15 shooter available on Xbox Live and, as of today, PC, will deploy a new online game mode – once the number of in-game kills surpasses 10 million. Developer TimeGate Studios posted the 10 million bodycount bounty on Prejudice yesterday, but don’t worry; in-game kills for all platforms figure into its…
By Owen Good Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Battle of Pants
Greetings, Kotaku readers. Here’s tonight’s open thread, where you’re free to talk about Star Wars or video games or Star Wars video games. Or even pants. Whatever the subject may be, feel free to discuss it. We’re building up to some crazy E3 business here at Kotaku, with the next few weeks already booked near…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedXbox Live Indie Games Hit with The Red Ring of Death
Need proof that Xbox Live Indie Games are reviewed and approved by the community, and not Microsoft? How about a recently released platformer that plays on the console’s eternally embarrassing hardware failure. The Red Ring of Death, by FourthDimensional, is a platform/sidescrolling shooter that places your tank in charge of stopping a RRoD meltdown. Per…
By Owen Good Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Link and Zelda, Samurai Warriors
The Legend of Zelda takes a full on cultural shift in this epic illustration by Luis Santiago. Make way for Samurai Link! The Myth of Zelda – Link & Zelda by Luis Santiago / Pertheseus (Twitter) Via: Bamboota Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sonic‘s Comic Keeps Going, The Doom Patrol‘s Ends And Other Wednesday Comics Items
Wednesday is new comics day in North America. This is a good thing. This Wednesday is not chock-full of cool comics. That’s bad. Nevertheless, I have some reading recommendations, as well as a run-down of all of the video-game-related comics out this week. Plus, iPhone/iPad users, as always, there are also some new comics recommendations…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
2K’s Next Baseball Title Sends SpongeBob to the Plate
Baseball, the National Pastime. For 141 years, it is a game whose numbers and names need no introduction. Mantle. DiMaggio. .406, 755. Ren. Stimpy. 2K, holder of the exclusive third-party publishing rights for MLB video game products, will take a swing at the market with Nicktoons MLB for the 360, Wii and DS. The 360’s…
By Owen Good Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
There Will Be No Rock Band 4 This Year, But There Will Be More Lady Gaga and Ozzy
Guitar Hero publisher Activision has already announced its intentions to take a breather from the music game genre in 2011, now it appears that the Rock Band team will cool its heels as well. But there’s some good news for Rock Band 3 owners. Chris Rigopulos, VP of Strategy and Business Development for Rock Band…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gamers More Agitated by Playing Sports Games than Shooters, Says UK Study
There’s a couple of ways to look at this latest video game study out of the U.K. Either there is no meaningful link between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior, or FIFA 11 is deadlier than Modern Warfare Guess which one formed the headline in the British press after a study found that a…
By Owen Good Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
New York Noire
Noire | Advertisement for L.A. Noire spotted over a downtown Manhattan subway entrance. (Photo: Brian Crecente) Mass Effect 3 Thrusts Its Way into Early 2012 Remember the first trailer for Mass Effect 3? The one that teased us with a “Holiday 2011” release date? Consider it invalidated, as the game’s executive producer scootches its release…
By Brian Crecente Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3 Are Going Mobile
You may be playing two of EA’s biggest upcoming games on the go, as the publisher has listed “handheld/mobile” releases for both Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3, two games currently announced for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. That could simply mean spin-off releases for platforms like the iPhone—EA released a version of…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Judge Tosses College Athletes’ Claims Against EA Sports [Corrected]
A federal judge on Monday threw out former college athletes’ claims against EA Sports, regarding the use of their likeness in past versions of NCAA Football and the now canceled NCAA Basketball. While the ruling clears Electronic Arts in a legal sense, the claims still will proceed against the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company,…
By Owen Good Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Player One or Player Two? Chimps Can Tell the Difference
Using the vast power of science, researchers at Kyoto University in Japan have found another good reason for a chimpanzee to play video games: to determine if they are self-aware enough to know which pixel represents their primate self. Self-awareness isn’t just for humans anymore. Sure, it’s a major feature of the human brain and…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
EA Says There’s An ‘Outside Possibility’ Star Wars: The Old Republic Could Slip to 2012
BioWare’s ambitious Star Wars massively multiplayer online role-playing game is still officially on the books for a 2011 release, penciled in for the second half of the calendar year—though publisher EA is hesitant to pin it down more specifically. The company mentioned today during an investor call that there’s an “outside possibility” the PC game…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Single Edit That Removed Tokyo From Motorstorm: Apocalypse
Despite being set in a fictional town along the U.S. west coast, Motorstorm: Apocalypse has been inexorably tied to Japan and the earthquakes there. That’s perhaps because of the delays triggered by the quakes in Japan and the game’s seismic-themed racing. But there aren’t any Japan references in the entire game… at least not anymore.…
By Brian Crecente Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Donkey Kong Doesn’t Have to Do Anything, He’s a Gorilla
What’s so terrifying about a short Italian plumber that would make an 800 pound gorilla flee instead of facing him? As it turns out, absolutely nothing. Dorkly’s latest game-inspired video hits the barrel on the head. Even as a young boy, something struck me as odd about the dynamic between Mario and Donkey Kong. Mario…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Canada’s Privacy Czar Thinks Sony Should Pay
“I was disappointed that Sony did not proactively notify my office…It seems to me that it’s time to begin imposing fines – significant, attention-getting fines – on companies when poor privacy and security practices lead to breaches.” [The Vancouver Sun]
By Drew Cohen Published May 4, 2011