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UncategorizedMinecraft Maker Promises No Minecraft 2, Rejoices In Fake Awards
The truth of the matter is that Minecraft maestro Markus “Notch” Persson won five awards at the Game Developers Conference this week: an audience choice award, an indie grand prize, a best downloadable game trophy, another for innovation and one for best debut game. That’s truth. Most of the interview I did with him after…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
That Heartbreaking Dead Island Family? They’re Not In The Game
The little girl doesn’t die. She’s already dead. Dead Island captured a lot of attention with a heart-rending trailer that showed in reverse the death of a little girl and her family during an outbreak on the island resort of Banoi. It’s an unsettling 90 seconds of video that makes promises on which the game…
By Brian Crecente Published March 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Old Republic‘s Bounty Hunter Doesn’t Shoot First
Was Boba Fett a Powertech or a Mercenary? BioWare has updated its Star Wars: The Old Republic page with everything you need to know about Bounty Hunters, the class Empire players will turn to once they’re done waving lightsabers around. Star Wars: The Old Republic will allow bounty hunter hopefuls to don the distinctive armor…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why All The Call Of Duty Hate?
Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter WhoKnew? wants to know where all of the Call of Duty hate is coming from. Is it just because it’s beautiful? So, Kotaku-ians, why all the Call of Duty hate? Sure, people don’t like Kotick and his DLC antics. Sure, the games been running on the same engine since…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Meaningful PS3 Game in Four Post Cards
Okabu has players cleaning up a planet fouled by machines, pollution and littering with the help of ridable anthropomorphic clouds. Each postcard shows a glance at one of the four levels of the PS3 game developed by Handcircus, makers of Rolando.
By Brian Crecente Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Remembering Old Man Murray, the Website That Rebooted Games Journalism
Our friends at Rock, Paper, Shotgun, the PC gaming partisans, uncovered a bit of a snarl in the Wikipedia page for now-primordeal gaming protoblog, Old Man Murray. An overzealous—or perhaps simply vindictive—Wikipedia editor had deemed the entry about OMM “unnotable” and fit for deletion. But within 24 hours, RPS had mustered such overwhelming support from…
By Joel Johnson Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Oh How They Danced, The Starter Pokémon Of Stonehenge
At last night’s Pokémon Black & White premiere party in London the starters batted cleanup for vocal group One Direction, taking the stage to show off the sort of moves no trainer can teach. There’s only so much dancing one can do while stuffed inside a giant Tepig, Oshawott, or Snivy costume, but these three…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Once there was an official Kotaku forum, where gamers could talk about gaming, but only the wisest and most beautiful readers could even see posts related to it. Congratulations! Thanks to reader ARYXANDRE for today’s Marvel Vs. Saints 3 image. Submit yours to #TAYpics. (Grab this month’s source image here and feel free to present…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedNazi Outfits, Ditching 3D And Eating A Hamburger
Mmmmm…hamburger. You know I love hamburgers. Man, I love hamburgers. This burger tastes way better than I thought it would. I was kind of surprised! Why I Stopped Playing The 3DS In 3D Tomorrow will mark my one week anniversary of owning a Nintendo 3DS. I’m happy with the handheld — it’s a peach. However,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Which Did Better — The 3DS Or The DS?
On December 2, 2004, the Nintendo DS went on sale in Japan. The 3DS went on sale in February 26. The consoles are different, but in many ways, similar. So which one did better out of the gate? The Nintendo 3DS sold 374,764 units in its first week on sale. Since the portable was released…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Old GameCubes Get An Extra Life In Office Supplies
The GameCube was a fantastic little machine that never quite lived up to its potential. Even though the Wii can play GameCube games, don’t toss your console out. You can convert it to hold office supplies. The disc tray can be modified to hold thumb tacks and the vents are perfect for paper clips. Sticks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hey Kids, Enjoy Your Sexy Wii Game
We Dare, the Ubisoft upcoming game for swingers, is rated ages 12-and-up in Europe. Ah, kids these days. The Wii version game uses the Wii Remote and can support up to four players and their libidos as they play through a whole host of mini-games that include spanking, erotic dancing and pretending the phallic Wii…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Female Zombies Don’t Get Lady-Like Deaths, But Keep Their Dignity
Sega’s Yakuza crime games are infected with zombies (and zombies from other games). In the game’s fictional Kamurocho, schoolgirls and business ladies are turning into the walking dead. But when you finally kill them, they don’t exactly end up lady-like. Then again, trying to eat people isn’t very lady-like, either. Funny, that. A whole bunch…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why I Stopped Playing The 3DS In 3D
Tomorrow will mark my one week anniversary of owning a Nintendo 3DS. I’m happy with the handheld — it’s a peach. However, six days in, and I’ve already ditched the 3D. I loathe it, and it’s a feature I can do without. Thankfully, Nintendo allows players to switch on the 3D effect and switch it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Can’t Kill The Resident Evil Movies
The Resident Evil movies are the cinematic equivalent of zombies. Just when you think they’re dead, when you won’t be subjected to them anymore, they get up and shuffle to your local cineplex. Guess what, they’re making yet another Resident Evil flick. Tentatively called “Resident Evil 5”, this will be fifth film outing for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedMusic Game Group Surprised By Nazi Complaints
Kishidan, a Japanese pop group, showed up on MTV wearing Nazi-style outfits late last month, drawing international criticism. Kishidan typically dresses as high school thugs from the 1970s, wearing bosozoku (biker gang) style outfits. Kishidan is tongue-in-cheek look at Japanese gang culture from days gone by. Their music is poppy and fun and is known…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2011 -
UncategorizedKevin Butler, V.P. of the 2-1 Meatball Pitch
Trying very hard to make “Well played, Mauer” into a meme, or at least a theme, here’s fake honcho Kevin Butler getting worked at clutch time by the Minnesota Twins’ all-star catcher in a spot going up now for MLB 11 The Show. Mauer, also The Show’s cover man last year, showcases the new analog…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bungie Makes Its MMO Official — But It’s Not ‘Warcraft in Space’
Rumored for more than a month, Bungie’s next project is an MMO, the developer confirmed today at GDC 2011. But David Aldridge, the studio’s lead network engineer, said it is not “WoW in space,” referencing earlier reports of the project. Aldridge did not give any other details, such as a title, but we’ve already been…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2011