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How Long Should A First-Person Shooter Story Be?
In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Crushinator ponders the correct length for the single-player story in the increasingly multiplayer-focused first-person shooter genre. Many of the reviews of Homefront lately have lamented its short single player campaign, and that was enough to make me not want to buy it. I usually enjoy single-player games much more…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedAtari Crashes Castles With Its Warlords Remake
The latest classic Atari game to be dragged kicking-and-screaming from our fond memories into the present day, the new version of Warlords marries the wall-busting gameplay of the original with an element of real-time strategy, with a dash of Castle Crashers cuteness thrown in for good measure. Warlords was once a simple game about hurling…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedGoofy ’90s PSA Warns Kids of the Dangers of the Internet
As this 1998 PSA on internet safety reminds us, the web can be a scary place. Remember not to trust strangers on the net – especially if you happen to be talking to them on what looks like Microsoft Word.
Marie Bardi Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pokémon In A Box You Can Drink
SNAPSHOT | OSAKA, JAPAN: Pokémon-branded café au lait and strawberry au lait beg kids to drink them all. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft) Wake Up, Kotaku Meet The Queen Of Metal Gear Cosplay Noted for her detailed and highly realistic cosplay, Omi Gibson is a regular at events like the Tokyo Game Show. But there’s one thing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rage the Book Hits in August
Del Rey and Bethesda Softworks have teamed up to publish a novel based on id’s upcoming Rage game. Penned by Matt Costello, here’s the official blurb of the book due out Aug. 30: The world was doomed and only some of the population could be saved. That was what the scientists were saying, at least.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to the official Kotaku video game forum, where you can talk about games all you want. We’re going with a classic March image today, crafted earlier this month by reader limp89. Submit your image to #TAYpics. Only two days left for images this month. (Read this thread for directions on how to do a…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
L.A. Noire Selected For Robert De Niro’s Film Festival
Okay, it’s not a movie, but crime game L.A. Noire is an Official Selection at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. There will be an “interactive screening”, followed by a Q&A. This is the first game ever recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival, which was co-founded by Robert De Niro. [via Take-Two]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Reborn As A Tabletop Game
In July 2010, internet person Akula started a new project – and a very ambitious project at that. Akula wanted to turn video game Battlefield Bad Company 2 into a tabletop game. Writes Akula, “My plan is to build a table, based upon the ‘Arica Harbour’ map, in BF:BC2, paint up the necessary miniatures/vehicles represented…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedChildren Pledge Allegiance To North Korean Masters
Homefront might be out – and not living up to the hype. But that’s okay! The game has a creepy Easter Egg. Spotted by website Genuine Gamers, the Easter Egg can apparently be found during the second mission (checkpoint “Meet up with Rianna”). After entering an old school, some boxes sit in front of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedIf You’re Gonna Play SOCOM 4, Use A Shotgun
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy Seals is an upcoming tactical shooter for the PS3 that is in multiplayer beta. Want to know a good tactic? Use the shotgun. Excuse the music and the on-screen text additions (ungh), but this clip shows the shotgun in use – namely, how it is able to pick off enemies at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bring Your Xbox 360 Avatar Kicking And Smiling Awkwardly Into The Real World
Your Xbox 360 avatar lives on your Xbox 360. And the internet. If you’d like him or her to live on a shelf in your office as well, you should speak to custom toy company FigurePrints. For USD$50 they’ll take your avatar and produce a figure replicating its appearance and dimensions. The only catch is…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Xbox Predator Drives Girls To Strip Club, Sends Them Condoms
A man from Washtenaw County, Michigan, has been charged with attempting to accost children for immoral purposes after meeting a number of young girls over Xbox Live and, among other things, sending them condoms. Robert Lynch, who is 20, is accused of forging online relationships with “several” girls from Saline Middle School in January of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedKinect Powered Glass Eye Is The Stuff Of Nightmares
Sure, Kinect can be used for good – stuff like possibly helping the blind. But it also can be used for evil. And I’m not just talking about rumored Forza 4 motion controls. UK-based Pufferfish design makes spherical displays for a variety of uses that range from Coldplay’s Viva La Viva Tour to Disney’s Epcot…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Looks Like Grand Theft Auto V Has A Child Molester In It
A casting call currently open for publisher Take-Two is asking for somebody to play the role of James Pedeaston in a new game. James Pedeaston being a character from Grand Theft Auto IV. And a paedophile. The call, which was first published yesterday, is seeking voice actors to play five characters in what is most…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedSome Guy Made A Portable GameCube
Not sure why. It seems the guy wants to sell it or something. Not sure how I feel about the exposed disc drive and the ever-so-close shoulder buttons. Or the sides, which seem to be held by stitching. After talking about the portable, he shows three games running on the machine. The whole clip is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gun Loco Was Apparently In Development For A Crazy Long Time
That is, according to a pair of LinkedIn profiles. The crazy shooter, which Square Enix suddenly killed this month, seems to have been in development since 2007 and not by Square Enix. But now, it’s dead. [via Siliconera]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Meet The Queen Of Metal Gear Cosplay
Noted for her detailed and highly realistic cosplay, Omi Gibson is a regular at events like the Tokyo Game Show. But there’s one thing she does better and more passionately than any other female cosplayer. And that’s Metal Gear. “Metal Gear cosplay is most representative of what I do,” Omi tells Kotaku. “I pour everything…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedVice City Looks Ready For The 21st Century With These Fan Mods
Vice City is my favourite Grand Theft Auto game. Yet Grand Theft Auto IV has the best visual effects and physics in the series. What to do? I know. Let these guys rebuild Vice City using GTAIV’s engine! Using the OpenIV set of mod tools, two teams are currently working on recreating Vict City using…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
George Hotz Was Clueless About Sony Computer Entertainment Of America
When not hacking hardware, rapper George Hotz likes to spend his time in South America. And when he’s not in South America, he’s in court. The legal wrangling between Hotz and Sony Computer Entertainment of America continues to drag on. Hotz’s latest maneuver, reports Ars Technica, is not knowing that Sony Computer Entertainment of America…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedThere Was An Angry Birds Championship. It Was Held In A Shopping Mall.
Finland’s two biggest exports are Nokia phones and casual game Angry Birds. Here, the two combine for a popular-as-hell live tournament that brings this shopping mall to a stand-still. Seriously, if you ever needed proof of just how popular this game is with regular folk, look at the crowds being pulled here. And yes, it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011