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Microsoft And Sony Targeting 2014 For New Consoles, Leaving Nintendo In The Clear
The next Xbox and the next PlayStation won’t be released until 2014, if Microsoft and Sony have their way, industry sources tell Kotaku. Both companies are hoping to wait out the current generation, and extending an already elongated console life-cycle despite clear signs that Nintendo will launch its next machine by the end of 2012.…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
And Here Come The Flood of Fake Wii 2 Mock-Ups
It’s always fun to see what the smarties of The Internet come up with when rumors hit of a new console. This “leaked” set of images comes straight from the folken at 4Chan’s /v/. Fake? Most likely? Fun to look at and speculate, hecks yeah. Whats this? [4Chan via TechnoBuffalo thanks Joey]
By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
American McGee’s Alice Returns In Time For Alice: Madness Returns
Confirming reports earlier this week from the man himself, American McGee’s Alice brings its insanity to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with code for a free download packed inside every copy of its sequel, Alice: Madness Returns. Released in 2000 for the PC and MAC, American McGee’s Alice never made it to a video…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
How Virtual Cog-Driven Machines Made Game Of Thrones Awesome
Inspired by ancient self-operating machines and driven by clever computer animation, the opening credits for HBO’s Game of Thrones is packed with Easter eggs and miniature marvels. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Angus Wall, founder of Elastic, says that his company used computer graphics to create an opener packed with hidden details for the fantasy…
By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
Imagining The Perfect Sonic The Hedgehog Game
Is there a perfect Sonic the Hedgehog video game? Perhaps the answer lies in our imaginations. In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Lance423 wonders what your ideal speeding hedgehog game would play like. With the upcoming Sonic Generations from Sega, I wonder what fellow Kotakuites REALLY want out of a Sonic game. I was brought…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2011 -
UncategorizediSpy Conspiracy: Your iPhone Is Secretly Tracking Everywhere You’ve Been, All The Time (Updated)
This is a map of everywhere I’ve been for nearly the last year. Everywhere. I didn’t carry around a special tracking device. The FBI isn’t sending goons in unmarked vans to track me. All I did was use an iPhone. And if you have an iPhone, you’re being tracked right now, too, whether you like…
By Sam Biddle Published April 20, 2011 -
UncategorizedAnarchy Reigns‘ Nikolai Is Shockingly Cool
Anarchy Reigns’ latest contender might be a little late to the party, but that’s only because he was busy getting caught up on current events. Get it? Current events? No? See, his name is Nikolai, which is like Nikola with an extra letter, and his powers are based on electricity, so he’s sort of like…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
Digital Dragnet Cast For More Possible Victims of Accused Xbox Pedophile
Police are calling for parents to search the Xbox Live friend’s lists of their children for the user name of self-professed furry and accused sexual predator Richard Kretovic Greece, New York police say the 19-year-old sexually abused an under 13-year-old in the basement of his house after the two met on a gaming site and…
By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Howdy guys, welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves. You’re hear to talk about video games, right? Well? What are you waiting for? Talk! Thanks to Mythos for the great image. Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Mike Epstein Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Do You See In This Crystal Ball?
TEH FUTURE | OSAKA, JAPAN: Spotted at an open market. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) Crysis 2’s Concept Art Is A Love Letter To New York City It’s a shame that you miss it while you’re too busy kicking cars and shooting things in the face, but Crysis 2 is a love letter to the city…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
iPad 2 Racer Delivers High Def Gaming to Televisions
The latest update for killer iPad racing game Real Racing 2 HD adds the ability to play the game in 1080p at 30 frames per a second using your iPad as the steering wheel. While the update is free, you will need some hardware to get this to work. Developers Firemint say you’ll need to…
By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why Zombie Yakuza Game Is Being Delayed So Long
Zombie parody game Yakuza: of the End was slated for release on March 17. Then, the unthinkable happened; on March 11, an earthquake and an ensuing tsunami laid waste to Japan’s northeast. The game, which depicted a city in ruins (pictured), was one of many delayed out of respect to the victims. Many of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 -
UncategorizedAir Penguin Is The Hottest iPhone Game Right Now For Good Reasons
A little game called Air Penguin is beating its more widely known avian competition for the top spot in the iTunes paid apps chart these days. Air Penguin’s hotter than Tiny Wings and topping Angry Birds. The Korean-developed penguin game from Gamevil and Enterfly does several things right. • It’s simple. You control an Antarctic…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 2011 -
ReviewsJust How Good Is The Razer Onza Tournament Edition? Quite Good.
Some would argue that the Xbox 360 controller is the best controller. Ever. But nothing’s perfect, not even the Xbox 360 controller. There’s gotta be a way to improve it, make it better. Turns out, there is. This is the Razer Onza Tournament Edition, a higher end version of Razer’s Onza Xbox 360 controllers, complete…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
Singapore’s Got Its Head In The Clouds. Gaming Clouds.
Singapore’s SingTel kicked off a subscription-based cloud gaming service called ESC, which allows players to play high-powered games over the net via desktops or notebook computers with Pentium 4 chips. It’s also possible to play games via SingTel’s fibre-optic set up for televisions. Games are streamed over the internet in standard def, and there are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011 - Uncategorized
Crysis 2’s Concept Art Is A Love Letter To New York City
It’s a shame that you miss it while you’re too busy kicking cars and shooting things in the face, but Crysis 2 is a love letter to the city of New York, something that really shines through in the game’s concept art. These pieces were done by Crytek artists Dennis Chan and Viktor Jonsson, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Game May Look Like Final Fantasy, But It Sure As Hell Isn’t
Okay, so the box art for Pandora’s Tower is way to similar to Final Fantasy’s art. But the upcoming Wii game’s latest trailer is original enough to seem engaging. You know what sells it? Raw monster meat.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2011