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UncategorizedThe Simple Joy Of Men Kicking Balls
Flick Kick Football is about kicking balls. And that’s it. Simple premise, but also a highly effective one. It’s the latest in a long line of “flick” games from Kiwi studio PikPok, who have released similar titles focusing on kicking a rugby ball and kicking an American football. This one, though, is the best, not…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo “Blackmail” Attempt Ends In Handcuffs
Data on thousands of gamers swiped. Nintendo threatened with blackmail. Rest easy, because the man accused of these crimes has been nabbed in southern Spain. The BBC report that according to Spain’s Interior Ministry, an unnamed individual was supposedly able to gain data on 4,000 individuals from online databases. He apparently threatened to contact Spain’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedAlice, You’re Looking Much Cheerier!
The Alice games, based on a twisted interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, are normally bleak affairs, full of black skies and fireballs. So what the hell is up with all this blue sky? There should be death! And destruction! And girls with sad looks on their faces! And…oh. OK. It’s just setting the scene.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why They Still Make Pokémon Movies
The easy answer, of course, is that the Pokémon movies still make money. The longer answer is slightly more involved. Since 1998, there has been a new Pocket Monsters anime in Japan every year, like clockwork. And not only are they released each year, but they are always released during the same month: July. There…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Game That Makes You Go Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew Pew
PPPPPPPPP is an Xbox Live Indie game that doesn’t use controllers. All it asks is that you play with a friend, use your voices and sound like complete dorks. The game’s full name is PewPewPewPewPewPewPewPewPew (hence the abbreviation), and it’s controlled using an Xbox 360’s vocal input. Whether that be a regular Xbox 360 headset…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
How A Game Character Nearly Turned Up On A Star Wars Cartoon
Revan, the star of Knights of the Old Republic, is a fairly popular character in Star Wars’ expanded universe. So it’s probably for the best that plans to include him in the woeful Clone Wars cartoon fell through. As you can see here, Darth Revan (to explain that would be to spoil things) was intended…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
There Is A Dragon Age Series, And It Stars Felicia Day
Felicia Day, of Buffy and The Guild fame, has not only written but will star in a new live-action series based on BioWare’s fantasy RPG franchise Dragon Age. The series, which comprises six parts and will run online later this year, is based around the adventures of Tallis, a character Day created specifically so…she could…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 -
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Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Is “Cheap” And “Easy”
Justin Wong. You know the guy Daigo beat, is a fantastic Marvel vs. Capcom 2 player. He’s probably one of the best in the world. He gets Marvel vs. Capcom, so what does he think about the newest entry in the series? “Mvc3 has to be the easiest and cheapest fighting game that was ever…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Well, Hopefully The Dreamcast Game Survived
Over the weekend, an explosion completely blew off the wall of a one-room Kyoto apartment. The occupant was not seriously injured, and fingers crossed, neither was the limited edition Dreamcast game he owned. A nearby resident said the walls shook, thought it was an earthquake and opened his window to see a fire. TV Asahi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony’s Mascot Has A Sandwich, And It Will Kill You
Some of our braver readers may have tried a “Monte Cristo” sandwich in their time. If you’re still alive and with us, congratulations. You are, however, a coward compared to what Sony mascot Kevin Butler chows down on. In a recent interview with Game Informer, the fictional executive remarked: Have you ever had a Monte…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sorry, There Is Still Only One NFL Game On The Market
Bad news, sports fans: according to a report on Sports Business Journal, the NFL and Electronic Arts have signed a new deal, extending the publisher’s monopoly over home console NFL games until at least 2013. What’s more, EA got the new deal at a reduced price, able to work out with the NFL that with…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThere Is Blood On Your Hands, And On This Controller
Since we showed you a novel controller from Nubytech that you’ll never play, it only seems fair to spend today’s Total Recall talking about one you can play. And is way cooler. This is Nubytech’s Resident Evil 4 controller, fashioned for the game’s release back in 2005. Originally designed only for the GameCube, which the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedEven More Real Life Ultra Combos, This Time Just The Ladies
We’ve already seen how dramatic, Street Fighter IV-style ultra combos look in real life. But Thousand Pounds’ previous combo video was kind of a sausage fest. This time, the fairer sex shows off some ultra combo ass kicking.
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Amazing Spectacular Web Of Nightly Open Thread
Ah, crap. Monday again. Thank goodness this one’s over and I managed to score the last heart-shaped box of Russel Stover’s assorted candies from the grocery store. Crisis freakin’ averted! For those of you unlucky enough not to be feasting on hot dogs, beer and sundry milk chocolates, as this fortunate Kotaku editor is doing,…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Force Versus The Triforce
I asked Vitor Zago to bring these two characters together in battle and he nailed it! Dark Lord Vader and Link‘s worlds collide in this excellent illustration. Who do you think will win this Sci-Fi / Video Game battle? Related Rampage: Alien VS Dead Space Vader VS Link by Vitor Zago Need your daily fill…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Voltron Is Taking Video Game Form
The combined might of the Voltron license and the publishing powers of THQ will bring the 80s cartoon to video game form this year, according to a report from Variety. The quintet of mechanical space lions that form Voltron will be part of a “series” of video games that aims to revitalize the franchise alongside…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Bizarre Legend of Zelda Controller We’ll Never Play With
You could have played GameCube (and Wii) game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess with a very rare video game controller feature: a belt buckle. This is the never-produced Legend of Zelda controller from Nubytech. Nubytech is the company that made unusual products like the infamous Resident Evil 4 chainsaw controller and a Shadow the…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Portal 2 Up For Pre-order, Complete With Motivation
Valve has opened pre-orders for April’s Portal 2 via Steam. Your incentive to pre-purchase? Cash savings and a free copy of the original Portal, either to keep or gift. Let’s hope this means no more delays!
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Most Romantic Minecraft Map, Unofficially From BioWare
What new and creative applications can be made with world-building indie hit Minecraft? How about marriage proposals, lovingly crafted from one video game developer for another? According to this romantic Minecraft map maker, one BioWare staffer asked another BioWare staffer to marry by way of signpost, pixelated lava and one massive engagement ring. Stick around…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011