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UncategorizedOh My God, There Are Bullets Everywhere
Over ten years since it was first released on the Dreamcast, Bangai-O is back, and boy, are you in for some bullets. Due out in the Spring, Bangai-O HD is a shiny update of the original, which was first released on the N64 in Japan before later turning up in Europe and North America on…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2011 - Uncategorized
Spoil Catherine And Get Your Ass Banned
Adventure game Catherine features sheep, nightmares and generally looks bizarre. That might be why the game’s maker is asking players not to spoil the game’s story. The game’s official Twitter “respectfully” asked players to use “self control” and refrain from posting in-game footage or doing livestreams that could spoil the end of the game. Continuing,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2011 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Nut Turned Stripper Is Now A Fugitive
Since she was 15 years of age, Minako Komukai worked as a pin-up model. Somewhere along the line she got into Metal Gear Solid and drugs. Her appreciation of Metal Gear earned her the acquaintance of Hideo Kojima. Her love of drugs has her on the run from the law. This month, a warrant for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s Not Even Out, And Already, A 3DS Game Has Been Cancelled
Well, that was fast. Despite the handheld not being released yet, Electronic Arts has already canned one of its first games for the Nintendo 3DS. My Garden was one of the first titles ever shown off for Nintendo’s upcoming handheld, and also one of the first “proper” games for it we ever got our hands…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2011 - Uncategorized
‘Destiny’ The Next Game From Halo Creators, Says Source
Bungie’s follow-up to the Halo series is a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter, according to a source claiming to have knowledge of the game’s development. That sci-fi shooter is currently named Destiny, he says, Bungie’s original post-Halo franchise. That source also claims to be a recently terminated contractor, part of a group of an estimated…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 17, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mario, You Look Great In A Giant Mechanised Battle Suit
You’ve never seen Mario like this before. Not unless you dreamed he was in a game developed by Epic for the Xbox 360. This amazing re-interpretation of the humble little plumber is by artist Marat Ars. His humble little friend Yoshi has been replaced by a hulking mecha suit, quaint fireballs switched out with what…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallBalls To The Wall, It’s The Rock N’ Roll Video Game Soundtrack
My favourite video game soundtrack is not a collection of original orchestral pieces, nor tracks by famous artists. It is one performed by a band that, were it not for this game, few of you will have ever heard of. Full Throttle, an adventure title released by Lucasarts in 1995, is rightly regarded as one…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2011 -
UncategorizedFormer Rockstar Dev Working on Game About Iranian Revolution
A writer with credits in Grand Theft Auto III, Max Payne and, later, Alan Wake is now working on an entirely different project, likely controversial in its own way: “1979: The Game,” based on the Iran Revolution. In an interview with the Russian news site RT (above) Navid Khonsari recently discussed the project. 1979: The…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Samurai Warriors is a Big Hit with the Ladies
One of the launch titles for the Nintendo 3DS will be Samurai Warriors Chronicles, a series whose devoted fan base is 40 percent female, says publisher Koei. Hisashi Koinuma, the developer overseeing the Samurai Warriors series, quoted the figure to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. Koinuma said he thought the series was appealing because the development…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Omni Consumer Products Comes Through
Hey, Kotaku. Today started off bad with a dickish e-mail, but was redeemed by the completed funding of a Robocop statue. You know, the one proposed to be erected in Detroit? If you didn’t hear, the tweet turned fundraiser for a full-size bronze statue of Robocop may become reality now that $50,000-plus has been raised…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2011 -
ReviewsD.C. Universe Online is a Flawed but Heroic Undertaking
Between the action, the lives of superheroes make comic books, for better or worse, suitable to the MMO genre. It’s a crowd of unique people, all trying to be different, feeling alone in a great city of thousands. D.C. Universe Online plants a flag for massively multiplayer online role-playing games on the PlayStation 3, bringing…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedVegas Entrepreneur Bets on an Arcade
Fremont Street in Las Vegas is where you find the low rollers. The five-dollar tables and four-dollar steaks. It’s a district with lower rents and higher ambitions, and that’s where one gaming-themed bar is set to open this spring. Insert Coin(s) will be a gaming lounge that resembles “Tron meets Blade Runner,” says its owner,…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
More Than 100,000 Register for APB Reboot
When it stopped taking applications last night, the new owner of APB, the cops-and-robbers MMO, said it had more than 100,000 requests to participate in the beta for APB: Reloaded, a free-to-play reboot. Those who signed up for the subscription-based MMO, which collapsed three months after launch, were invited back to the game by new…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Seven Left 4 Dead Posters From An Alternate Universe
Here’s a look at seven early concept designs for Valve’s Left 4 Dead, posters that blur the line between the 2008 original game for PC and Xbox 360, and Left 4 Dead 2, released one year later. Seen at a Valve game artist’s online portfolio, they feature environments familiar to Left 4 Dead 2 players,…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
StarCraft Modder ‘Could Be Looking at Offers’ — Including from StarCraft’s Maker
StarCraft’s top designer called last month’s stir over a “World of Starcraft” mod “a big misunderstanding,” but said the mod’s creator could be seeing job offers down the road, possibly from StarCraft’s studio itself. Dustin Browder, the game design director for StarCraft II, told Eurogamer that his shop wants to shake Ryan Winzen’s hand “and…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
That Lady Is A Spy!
Artist and mod-maker Shaylyn “ChemicalAlia” Hamm releases her latest gender-swapping creation for Team Fortress 2, the female Spy. Hamm’s already released more feminine version’s of TF2’s Medic and Heavy classes, complete with replacement sound packs, a series we hope continues. The Female Spy pack is available from TF2mods.net and Game Banana if you’re looking for…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedBug-Free Black Ops, A Grim Joker and How You Are the Future of Gaming
I spent about three hours out of the house today as the future owners of chateau Crecente had the place inspected. Weird feeling, makes me a little melancholy. But New York should be exciting. Call of Duty Creators Say Your Bugs Were “Edge Cases” I have very publicly championed Call of Duty: Black Ops. I…
By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sega Genesis Games Come To PlayStation Plus
In the unlikely event that you don’t already have Sonic The Hedgehog in a dozen other forms, you’ll soon have one more option to play Sega Genesis classics. Sega’s bringing its 16-bit hits to the PlayStation Network piecemeal. The best part? PlayStation Plus subscribers will get those games for free—with a limited download window and…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Game That Stares a Laser Beam Through You
Security cameras rarely send the message you’re in a safe area. Their presence usually more likely mean you’re somewhere someone expects something to go wrong. Surveillant expands on this sense of menace, making the camera an adversary, not a friend. Surveillant, for the iPhone and iPod Touch, is a sleek 3D platformer that offers some…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2011