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How The “Heroes” Of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Come Together
Bringing together four leading characters from the Ratchet & Clank series together and making them cooperate to survive is an excellent idea, as long as you’ve got a strong story to back it up. Let’s see how Insomniac does it. Ratchet and his robot buddy Clank are pretty much inseparable, unless the plot calls for…
By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Do You Want a Dog Killer on Your Copy of Madden 2012?
Much has been written about Michael Vick’s dog fighting ring. About the 70 dogs seized, the cruelty they were subjected to and the two year sentence that came when the NFL football player admitted that he pitted dogs against dogs. And killed—with his own hands—the losing animals. The single sentence that seems to best summarize…
By Brian Crecente Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age II For $40? It Must Be An Amazon Gold Box Gaming Day
As we mentioned yesterday, today’s Amazon Gold Box deals are games all day, with Dragon Age II $40 across all platforms and great deals on De Blob 2, Bulletstorm, Dead Space 2, and more.
By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
If you have anything you want to say about video games today, say it here. This is Kotaku’s official forum, and you’re Kotaku’s official commenters. Thanks to reader KaiserSpiegel for today’s image, which he calls “The miracle of the 1px hitbox.” Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Underage Kids Enjoy The 3DS
SNAPSHOT | OSAKA, JAPAN: Children that appear under the age of six check out 3D gaming on the 3DS. Nintendo recommends that only players over 6 use the 3D setting. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) Wake Up, Kotaku Call Of Duty ‘s Cover Competition Has 32 Candidates, And The Fans Are One Never one to let…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Man Gets Full Yakuza Back Tattoo. It’s Valued At Over $9,000.
Back in 2010, Sega held a competition to promote Yakuza 3 with a very dedicated prize: a full back tattoo like the one Yakuza character Kazuma Kiryu sports. Somebody actually won that prize and got the tattoo. The winner was 46-year-old Australian Fari Salievsk, a MMA trainer from New South Wales. The process took six…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Autographed Game Posters, Onlive Game Systems Added to Fundraiser Auction
With just two days until Kotaku’s Japan Earthquake Relief fundraiser, two more companies have sent us silent auction items. Chair Entertainment, makers of Infinity Blade and Shadow Complex, sent us autographed posters of Shadow Complex and Infinity Blade to include in the fundraiser’s silent auction. Onlive sent us three bundles to auction off: 1 –…
By Brian Crecente Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Jill Valentine In The New Resident Evil Flick Is…
Well, the Jill Valentine in the old Resident Evil film. Actress Sienna Guillory is once again returning to the role. “RE:5 alert! Training begins! I aim to mostly put less in the big hole on the front of my face than comes out of the little one on my arse,” she wrote via Twitter. Guillory…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s 3DS Midnight Launch For NYC
New Yorkers! This Saturday, Nintendo is holding a midnight launch at the Best Buy in Union Square, complete with hands-on demos, entertainment, and schwag giveaways. Playable demos start at noon and wrap up at 8pm. Launch event to follow.
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Otaku Rooms Are Dangerous In Earthquakes
The recent earthquake and tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan, but it also turned much of the Kanto area upside down. Otaku are uploading images of havoc it caused in their nerd kingdoms. Of course, there isn’t even remotely near to the damage caused elsewhere in the country – damage that cost people their homes, lives and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Hacker Didn’t Break This Game, He Helped Fix It
New MMO game Rift has had a few problems since launch, one of them being a percentage of user accounts having been compromised. Luckily, an ex-hacker has been able to help plug the leak. A user with the handle ManWitDaPlan was able to identify the issue with the game – which the developers describe as…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Call Of Duty‘s Cover Competition Has 32 Candidates, And The Fans Are One
Never one to let Electronic Arts steal a march on it, Activision will be holding a vote (hint: they’re not really) for its flagship franchise, allowing fans to select who (or what) will appear on the cover of the next Call of Duty game. You can place your vote in the comments section below. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedPray They Don’t Make A Boondock Saints Game
Music might not have worked out for movie director Troy Duffy, but that doesn’t mean games won’t. The director, known for crime flick Boondock Saints and the documentary of his implosion Overnight, is keen for a game version of the film that made him famous. “We’re thinking of making a video game out of Boondock…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wait, People Play Competitive Minesweeper?
To you, Minesweeper may be a casual gaming relic, but to a small band of hardcore fans, it’s a competitive scene as hotly-contested as any Call of Duty or StarCraft leaderboard. Despite being a game synonymous with Windows 3.1 and XP, and one that hasn’t exactly been culturally relevant for a while now, Minesweeper retains…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Brain Age Doctor Is More Than Happy To Drink Your Radiation Milk
In Japan, trace amounts of radiation are being found in vegetables and milk. People are obviously concerned, but fret not, because the guy from Brain Age is here to relax all fears. The Asashi Newspaper reports radiation that exceed government standards were discovered in vegetables grown in Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma prefecture. Milk with trace…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hijacked Road Sign Warns Motorists Of Left 4 Dead Dangers
People have been messing with road signs for years now, warning people of zombie attacks. It’s so much more awesome when it’s done to specifically warn people of Left 4 Dead’s zombies, though. Two signs in Pennsylvania were earlier this week tampered with by crafty video game fans, their regular traffic notices replaced by warnings…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Yes, Moon Would Definitely Work As A Retro Adventure Game
There’s a saying I just made up: every video game ever made looks better interpreted as an early 1990s Lucasarts adventure game. That rule also applies to film adaptations. Danish artist Mads Johansen has taken 2009 sci-fi flick Moon and turned it into an…early 1990s Lucasarts adventure game (at least in this single screenshot…he hasn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Portal Comes To Team Fortress 2
Not officially, mind you, but then unofficial unions in PC gaming can often be better than the “real” thing anyway. Eugenio “Motanum” Roman put this thing together, which recreates the Aperture Science Labs from Portal (at least in spirit) and makes a passable Team Fortress 2 map out of them. While you can’t use a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Have A Seat On This Xbox 360 Game’s Plastic Sofa
Dream Club is a hostess simulator that lets players get drunk (virtually) and talk to girls (virtual ones). There’s singing, too! The series spawned on the Xbox 360 and has a niche, but dedicated following in Japan. Niche, but dedicated following? That means only one thing: sculpted, collectible figures. This 1/7 scale statue of Dream…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011