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UncategorizedAge Of Empires Creators Declare Orcs Must Die
What can a lone War-Mage do against a never-ending horde of orcs hell-bent on invading his castle? Quite a lot, actually. We’ll find out for ourselves later this year, when Robot Entertainment releases its new action-strategy game, Orcs Must Die! Robot Entertainment, founded in 2009 by former members of Age of Empires and Halo Wars…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Some Game Characters Need To Keep Their Big Mouths Shut
In today’s silent-but-deadly episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Inspector-Jones quietly sings the praises of video game characters that have nothing to say. Today I was arguing in defense of Valve keeping Chell silent in Portal 2. A few commenters remarked how they want Chell to speak, or commented on how Valve was lazy for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Boisterous Shapeshifters Of Guild Wars 2
What’s eight feet tall, transforms into a wolf, bear, snow leopard, or raven, is unafraid of anything, and can drink you under even the shortest of tables? Meet the Norn, the biggest, baddest, and loudest race in Guild Wars 2. The shamanic barbarians of the North, the Norn are the most outgoing player character race…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is the place for you to talk about games and for me to admire one wonderful new reader-submitted image each day. Great image, GeshGav! Readers, submit your image to #TAYpics. You only have a couple of days left before we switch to new March art. (Read this thread for directions on how to do…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe First, Spectacular Gameplay Trailer For The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
In December we found out that there would be a new Elder Scrolls in 2011, a sequel to the massive 2006 role-playing game Oblivion. Today, we’ve got our first look at the game in action. They said it would have a new engine. They promised it would look better than the last one. They told…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedHunting On A Sunny Day, Portal 2’s New Look And Crazy Potato Chips
Moca coco or anchovy? Hrmmmmmm……….. All I Want From Skyrim Is To Go Hunting On A Sunny Day Many people’s favourite experiences with the last Elder Scrolls game — Oblivion — probably revolve around dungeons, magic, horse-riding and Sean Bean. Mine are a little more sedate. Turning A Dead Xbox Into A PS3 Controller Aussie…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Voice Of Dead Space 2 Wants To Go Hollywood
Gunner Wright voices engineer-turned-hero Isaac Clarke in Dead Space 2. And he’s more than ready to tackle any foreseeable film role. “I feel like we already shot a film, one that you can play,” Wright tells horror site Hell Descent. “As for DS2 live action, I already have the plasma cutter so lets roll camera…give…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedDoes This Documentary Define A Street Fighter Champion?
This spring, the story of pro gamer Mike Ross is getting the feature-length documentary treatment. The film is a portrait of how Ross spent 2010, traveling around the country and competing in Street Fighter. Focus is the documentary debut of filmmaker Steve Hwang and gets its premiere screen this Saturday at the Art Center College…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Turn Your Nintendo DSi Into An Old School Computer
Back in the day, computer programmers used BASIC. Some still do! But for those who missed the BASIC years or for those who’d like to revisit them, there’s this. Petit Computer is a DSiWare title that is, ahem, basically a BASIC interpreter for the Nintendo DSi. The touch screen becomes a virtual keyboard, while the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallAll I Want From Skyrim Is To Go Hunting On A Sunny Day
Many people’s favourite experiences with the last Elder Scrolls game — Oblivion — probably revolve around dungeons, magic, horse-riding and Sean Bean. Mine are a little more sedate. You see, while I appreciated the effort that went into crafting all those “unique” dungeons and the citizen’s clockwork routines, I also quickly saw through the “cracks”…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Man In A Dress Fights A Woman In A Dress
When Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima isn’t dressing up as girls from bullet hell shooters, he’s kicking people’s ass. He’s a professional K-1 kick boxer. But is he any good at fighting games? To find out, he’s playing female idol Rose Gardenfairy. Something tells me that that isn’t her real name. As they fire up “Phantom Breaker”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Turning A Dead Xbox Into A PS3 Controller
Aussie game nut Morris has taken a dead Xbox 360 and made something genuinely useful out of it: an arcade stick. For the PlayStation 3. It’s not a simple job, as you can see by the number of tools and pieces of electronic kit required, but it’s an awesome job. It’s the second such mod…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedDon’t Throw Stones When You Live In A Glass Tower
There are games you pick up and play. And then, there are games that you cannot put down. Glass Tower 2 seems to be one of the latter. Glass Tower 2 is not a new title, originally getting a 2010 release. But it’s recently taken the top spot on Apple’s Free App charts, surpassing the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Sword & Shield Fit For The Hero Of Time
Feel like celebrating Zelda’s 25th birthday with something big, bulky and heroic? It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this stuff. This Zelda sword and shield (of which there are two sets, one for Ocarina of Time and one for Twilight Princess) were made by Fiberglass Blades, a small custom accessory and weapon builder specialising in…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
PS3 Hacker’s Home Raided By Police
It would appear as though Sony is not screwing around when it comes to going after PS3 hackers. While in the US this means gentle lawsuits, in Germany, it means police raids. Earlier this week, German hacker “graf_chokolo” was on the receiving end of a visit from police (and a representative from Sony), who had…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhen Mario’s A Drug Addict, Luigi Has To Pick Up The Slack
What if the Mario Bros. weren’t out saving the Mushroom Kingdom, but were actually just down-on-their-luck plumbers from…Boston? Prostitutes, beatings, pianos and mushroom use follows. Called “The Plumber”, it’s the work of New York sketch comedy group Captain Hippo, who describe the video as “The true life story of the Mario Brothers, like you’ve never…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Swedish Teens Trade Energy Drinks For Cocaine
According to Swedish reports, cops in the city of Helsingborg suspect that fifteen teens have moved beyond energy drinks to stay awake while gaming and are snorting cocaine. Apparently, these youngsters have too much money. Swedish paper the Metro is blowing the incident out of proportion, alerting readers of a new trend — you know,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Revenge Of The Akihabara Flasher
Back in 2008, before the stabbings, Akihabara was a carefree place. Otaku (“geeks”) roamed from shop to shop, maids passed out fliers and cosplayers posed up a storm. The Akihabara Massacre changed all that, but things are normalizing. Want proof? The area’s most famous flasher is ready to hit the streets of Akiba once again.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011