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ReviewsLowbrow, Sure. But Bulletstorm Isn’t Stupid
Bulletstorm did a ton of advance work securing its reputation as this year’s fratboy game, full of snickering, dick jokes and arm punches. It’s unapologetically lowbrow, but that doesn’t mean it’s stupid. Hell, some of the smartest guys I know were in my fraternity. Don’t look to Bulletstorm’s protagonist, Grayson Hunt, for enlightenment. He’s a…
By Owen Good Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Japan Falls In Love With Its Harsh Mistress, Catherine
Atlus’ weird and (for some) nightmarishly difficult adventure Catherine is on its way to being a bit hit overseas. One week in and the game has sold more than 160,000 copies to eager Japanese gamers. That’s better than another big new release, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, fared this week. Capcom’s fighting game managed to knock…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedDigging The Rift Collector’s Edition
Trion Worlds’ massively multiplayer online role-playing game Rift opens its doors tomorrow to head start players. Cost conscious players can purchase it from Steam for $50. Those less concerned with price can spend $80 on this thing. While I only played Rift in beta for the briefest of moments, I have to say I’m excited…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Discovery’s Final Launch Is PlayStation Home’s First Live Broadcast
The final launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled for tomorrow, and PlayStation space exploration fans can tune in directly from Sony’s console-embedded virtual world, provided they know someone with a digital yacht. The space shuttle Discovery takes off on its final voyage tomorrow at 4:50PM from the Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle will…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
To-Do In San Francisco: Stare At Cool Video-Game-Inspired Art
The big Game Developers Conference happens next week in San Francisco. Then it ends and people who care about video games will have nothing to do but discuss all their great new ideas for video games and attend an art show in the area. The show, called Game Over IV, will display video-game-inspired artwork by…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
I Disagree With Will Wright…
I respect Will Wright. He is one of the first game developers to really be a “game designer,” helping form the foundation of what I do for a living today. The games he contributed to were really formative to me, especially SimCity, which I actually used as a class project in middle school, doing a…
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Uncategorized‘NEStalgia’ Takes The MMO Beautifully Back To 1987
What if Dragon Warrior or Final Fantasy were playable online with other role-playing heroes? We’d have something like NEStalgia, the newly released multiplayer online RPG that looks old school, but plays modern. NEStalgia’s creators describe their free-to-play game as “Dragon Warrior 3 meets World of Warcraft,” complete with quests, “epic loot,” player-versus-player action, an auction…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Celebrities Speak Out Against Bloody Birds Vs. Pigs Conflict
While they may be slightly more two-dimensional than traditional entertainment talent, the message of these iconic avian and porcine personalities is no less important: Stop this senseless Angry Birds war. Who knew there were so many celebrity birds and pigs, heartbroken over the constant conflict waging from iPhone to PlayStation Network every day? From Darkwing…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedBulletstorm Has A Red Ring of Death (Joke)
The people over at Team Lag were playing Bulletstorm and found a red ring of death. Remember that? It was the notorious signal that your Xbox 360 was one towel-wrap away from complete failure. I don’t have the PlayStation 3 version of the game. Anyone know if the RROD is in that game too? Or…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 23, 2011 -
ReviewsThe Marvel Edition Versus Fighting Pad Is Hideously Wonderful
Can a specialized fighting game controller make you better at Marvel Vs. Capcom 3? PDP’s Marvel Edition Versus Fighting Pad says yes. The Basics The Marvel Edition Versus Fighting Pad is a controller built specifically with 2D fighting games in mind. The Xbox 360’s left and right bumpers, used in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 to…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
The World’s Smallest Computer Wants To Be Inside Of You
With computer technology forever striving towards smaller and smaller form factors, it was only a matter of time before engineers created the first millimeter-scale computer system, ready for implantation in the human body. Created by University of Michigan Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science professors Dennis Sylvester and David Blaauw, the tiny computer system…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Unsung Dead Island Lyrics
The heart-rending Dead Island trailer is giving a touch of humor and lots of lyrics, literal lyrics, in this remake by Toby Turner. Remember boys and girls: Never give a zombie girl a piggy back ride. Yes, I still felt sad at the end. 🙁
By Brian Crecente Published February 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedHeavy Rain The Movie is The Longest Playthrough Video You’ll Ever Watch
This unofficial cut of Sony’s Heavy Rain turns the roughly 12-hour game into a feature-length movie. René Jacob says he took out all of the interactive content and intercut the sequences to “get more thrill” into the video game turned YouTube movie. It is of course packed with spoilers, it’s also will not be the…
By Brian Crecente Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fallen Company Of Heroes Developer Celebrated With Song
Brian Wood, the Company of Heroes designer who perished in a car crash in September, was a game developer, devoted husband, and an accomplished choral singer. This weekend his former choir-mates will remember Brian through the music he loved. We’ve been following the story of Relic Entertainment’s Brian Wood since the tragic automobile accident that…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Lewis and Clark and Halo
My weekly comics round-up returns, though the list of promising new releases is short this time. A fitting disappointment, perhaps, in a week marred by the sad news of the sudden passing of superb comics writer Dwayne McDuffie, whose Milestone books were among my favorite comics reads of the 90s. Here are some picks for…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
How To Dominate Bulletstorm’s Echoes Mode
Once the smoke clears and the credits roll in Bulletstorm’s campaign, Echoes mode is the place to put your kill skills to the ultimate test. People Can Fly’s Arcade Berg has some handy tips on topping the Echoes mode charts. In Bulletstorm’s single-player game, killing enemy players with skill is a way to earn points…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
When Online Gaming Relationships Go Bad
Commenter WittyUserName thought he found a lasting online gaming friend in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, until the griefing started. Read about his gaming relationship gone sour in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. I just kicked a longtime friend off my friend’s list. There was this guy I played Bad Company 2 with a lot and we…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedDead Space 2’s Haunting New Chapter Arrives In March
Gabriel and Lexine from Dead Space: Extraction make their Dead Space 2 debut on March 1 as the central cast for the chilling new single-player digital download pack Severed. Here’s a scream that will haunt you all day long. I played Dead Space 2 for about an hour before I set it aside, not out…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome one and all to the page on Kotaku where you can talk about video games. Make each comment your best comment yet, if you can. Thank you! Also, thanks to reader FiveSpeed for today’s terrific image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published February 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
New Gears of War 3 Release Date Makes Room For Halo?
Gears of War 3 will be released on September 20, according an Associated Press report. The game used to be scheduled for spring but had been bumped back to fall late last year. At the time, Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games tweeted about a Gears delay to September, but quickly deleted the tweet…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 23, 2011