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UncategorizedOur First Look At Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Escalation Map Pack
Here’s our first look at Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Escalation map pack, due out next month for the Xbox 360 and some later time for the PC and PS3. The map pack will run you 1200 Microsoft points ($15) like the first map pack. This video walks us through what to expect from this…
By Brian Crecente Published April 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Courses Are The Real Characters Of SSX
While Elise, Moby, and Eddie do a fine job of representing the player on screen in EA’s snowboarding franchise, the real stars of the show are the courses themselves. Art director Dave Taylor walks us through the process of creating these monumental playgrounds for the new SSX. The next SSX game takes players around the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Alienware Rolls Out 14-Inch Gaming Laptop
Unveiled today, Alienware’s M14x starts at under $1,200, weighs less than seven pounds and can keep you gaming for up to six hours on one charge. The M14x may be the perfect fit for those of you who thought Alienware’s 11-inch laptop was a bit to tiny for gaming on the go. This new laptop…
By Brian Crecente Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
The People Are Panning Portal 2
Portal 2 is getting rave reviews from critics (including from us), but it is getting torn to bits by angry gamers over at the review aggregation site Metacritic. The Game of the Year? Not according to furious fans who have saddled the game with an average review score of 4.7 out of 10. They’re pissed,…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are You Ready For The 2011 Pokémon Video Game Championship?
You’ve had plenty of time to play with the two new versions of Pokémon; now it’s time to get serious. The 2011 Pokémon Video Game Championship series kicks off next month, with fans across the U.S. and Europe gathering to prove they have what it takes to be the very best in Pokémon Black and…
By Mike Fahey Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
In Search Of Impossible Tasks Hidden Inside Regular Games
Commenter Sir BeefyChu is looking for super difficult challenges lurking in otherwise normal games in today’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku. I need suggestions for games with horrific difficulty. Well, not really the game in general. But I’ve played a few games that have dungeons with 99 floors, but they were optional. Anyone know any…
By Mike Fahey Published April 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedCrafting Mayhem With The inFamous 2 Mission Designer
Giving players the tools needed to create custom missions in a game like inFamous 2 is a wonderful idea, as long as the tools are easy enough that anyone can use them. You be the judge. Seems simple enough to me, but I still can’t see myself having them time to craft an entire mission…
By Mike Fahey Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Video Game Ratings Board Rejiggers to Prepare for Downloadable Games, Apple
Shortly after games began to flood the channels of Apple’s iTunes I asked a developer friend of mine why the ESRB weren’t rating the games headed for the iPhone and iPad. The answer? It would cost too much for developers and the Entertainment Software Ratings Board would drowned in the sheer volume. Earlier this week…
By Brian Crecente Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hello world, and welcome to Kotaku’s official forum. This is the place for all your game-gabbing needs. Thanks to reader Cleesox for today’s rather sorrowful, Zelda-inspired Photoshop job. Please submit your own pics to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Drew Cohen Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Japan’s Most Beloved Characters. Together At Last.
CATCH ‘EM ALL | OSAKA, JAPAN: Astro Boy, Doraemon, Hello Kitty And Pikachu stamps – with a One Piece cameo. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) How To Make Old Games Look Better On New TV Sets Confusing headline, I know, because this is going to take some explaining. This is the SLG 3000, and it apparently…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
One Hundred GameCubes Or Somebody’s Trash?
When the GameCube went on sale back in 2001, Nintendo priced the console at ¥25,000 and at US$199 for the US. So if you were to purchase a hundred GameCubes back then, you’d spend a pretty penny. But what about in 2011? An online Yahoo! auction offered the chance to purchase one hundred of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Capcom Is Getting Serious About Casual Gaming
After revealing a social networking spin on Resident Evil, Osaka-based game maker Capcom says its creating a new brand called Beeline Interactive to focus on smartphone games. You could say Capcom is making a beeline for smartphone games.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011 -
UncategorizediPokédex Is A Happy Hunting Guide For Pokémon
If you’re going to venture out into the wilds of Nintendo’s Pokémon series, hoping to catch, imprison and then enslave some adorable little creatures, then you should probably bring the iPokédex with you. It’s a handy little guide for the game which includes (almost) every single Pokémon from every Pokémon game, as well as their…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
One Of The Worst Keyboards Ever. Reborn!
The Atari 400’s keyboard sucked. It wasn’t so much the brown and orange color scheme, but those pressure sensitive keys. Japan’s Niyari ditched the pressure sensitive nonsense and is releasing an Atari 400-style computer keyboard, complete with low-profile keyboard keys. It’s not for old Atari machines, but for those hoping to give their desktop a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why The Xbox 360 Doesn’t Have An Exclusive Mortal Kombat Fighter
“Unfortunately, the circumstances didn’t allow us to make a 360 exclusive,” Mortal Kombat boss Ed Boon told website Eurogamer. “I’m not allowed to talk too much about it, but I can tell you we certainly wanted to do an exclusive for 360, but that’s all I can say. It was not a decision we made…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
When Street Fighter Meets Jersey Shore
No, this isn’t an ad for tanning cream. This is an actual screenshot for the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken. The developers are either big fans of Jersey Shore or Yakuza bossman Toshihiro Nagoshi. Or both!
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
How To Look Just Like A Mortal Kombat Character (Glowing Eyes Not Included)
Balaclava company Ballys is coming out with a line of Mortal Kombat-inspired winter weather gear for your noggin, letting you beat the cold and look like Scorpion (or Sub Zero) while you’re doing it. While being “100% unofficial”, yeah, you can tell who they are. They’re $20, and you can get them from Ballys’ online…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Penny Arcade Has A Third Show (And We’re Not Invited)
Popular webcomic Penny Arcade, which already holds two gamer-focused shows throughout the year, is about to kick off a third: PAX Dev, which is an industry-only event “where digital and pen/paper game developers alike can focus on their craft”. To ensure this “intimate setting”, no business types (like retailers) will be invited. No press, either.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011
