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The Darkness Returns With Hellish Quad-Wielding Action
Four years after his tremendous video game debut, comic book anti-hero Jackie Estacado returns in The Darkness II, and this time he’s bringing all four of his arms to bear at once. The Darkness is one of the greatest comic book video games of all time. The first-person shooter told the story of mob kid…
By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Your official Kotaku forum lives on, ready to host your comments about video games. Perhaps, dear Talk Amongst Yourselves readers, you’ve noticed the redesign. We’ll be moving more and more redesign discussion to #redesign, where I’m trying to keep people updated. (One of the problems, sadly, is that Reply Notifications and comment-expansion preferences are both…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Lego Video Games Should Be This Cool
I like most of the Lego video games. They present breezy opportunities to fight and explore. Their charm compensates for an over-emphasis on collecting things. I like these games, but I don’t think they are as magnificent yet as this concept art for the spring’s Lego Pirates of the Caribbean Indiana Jones [Sorry! I got…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedLast Night’s Big Stories
Sorry I couldn’t speak up! There were other people around wondering what the eff I was doing. I did it for you all! What you missed last night From Castle Crashers To…Cold War Missile Drama Mother Russia (in this case The Behemoth, developers of Castle Crashers) needs to send a care package to the capitalist…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Boy’s Xbox Spending Spree Bleeds His Single Mother Dry
This is Brendan Jordan. He’s 11 years-old and he racked up £1082.52 (US$1,743.90) on Xbox Live. And now, his 37-year-old mom, Dawn, is working two jobs just to make ends meet. “When I put my card details in 18 months ago I thought it was just for his membership to play online with his friends,”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Disabled Gamer’s Dead Space 2 Complaints Heard Loud And Clear
Gareth Garratt, who has cerebral palsy, cannot use his hands to game and must control his mouse via his chin. And as Kotaku previously posted, he is campaigning to get customized controls for Dead Space 2. Ask and thy shall receive, because it looks like he’s getting just that. After purchasing Dead Space 2, Gareth…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Don’t Buy And Sell Pokemon Data In Japan, You’ll Make People Angry
Japan is going a bit copyright crazy of late. It’s not cool to sell customized figures online, it’s not cool to rent video games in love hotels, and now, it’s apparently not cool to sell Pokémon save data. On Japan’s Yahoo! Auctions, there is a cottage industry in which saved in-game Pokémon are bought and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Model Of Classic Shooter Painted In Pure Beauty
Ikaruga, the 2001 shoot’em up, is a gorgeous looking game. So if an Ikaruga model is going to be an accurate reproduction, it needs to be gorgeous. This finished model does not disappoint. Late last fall, an unpainted version was shown at the All Japan Hobby Show in Tokyo. Here is a completed version, painted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedFrom Castle Crashers To…Cold War Missile Drama
Mother Russia (in this case The Behemoth, developers of Castle Crashers) needs to send a care package to the capitalist dogs in the United States. In a missile. And that’s where you come in. Super Soviet Missile Mastar is a free iPhone game released earlier this week that looks — and sounds — like it…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Wanted To Drown Game Stores In Puppy Games
There are three different versions of DS pet simulator Nintendogs: Dachshund, Lab and Chihuahua (later a Dalmatian version was released). But initially, Nintendo wanted more than three versions. Many more. “I think we internally began by discussing 12 versions,” says Nintendogs producer Hideki Konno. “No, it was 16 at first,” corrects Mario producer Shigeru Miyamoto…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThese Games Had 2010’s Most Amazing Visuals (And Trailers!)
Earlier this month, the Visual Effects Society honoured the winners of the 9th annual VES Awards, meant to recognise the best achievements in special effects and visuals for movies, commercials, TV, animation and, yes, video games. While Inception was the big winner on the night, taking home four awards, we’re more interested in who won…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedJapanese Cosplay Once Again Titillates, Surprises And Shocks
Over the weekend, collectible figure event Wonder Festival steamrolled through Japan. We’ve already seen the figures. Now, let’s have a look at the cosplay. These are figurines, real-life ones. There are a wide array of gaming related cosplay, like Metal Gear Solid and Pokémon as well as movie, anime and manga characters. At events like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rival Company Wants The PS3 Taken Off Store Shelves
Consumer electronics giant LG has asked the International Trade Commission to block the sale of PlayStation 3 consoles in the United States as part of a patent dispute. LG, who is itself facing similar charges from Sony, claims that several Sony Bravia television sets and Blu-Ray players — including the PlayStation 3 — infringe on…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are PS3 Games Getting Serial Numbers? We Sincerely Hope Not
Sony is currently embroiled in a lawsuit against hackers who have managed to completely circumvent the PS3’s security system. While that could be bad news for them, there could also be bad news in store for all of us According to sources speaking with Dutch site PS3-Sense, Sony is preparing to implement a “serial code”…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Xbox 360 Game Bundled With A Vibrating Wand
Some people play video games to relax. Other people do other things to relax — like get a massage. A new Japanese Xbox 360 game is combining both. The limited edition version of CROSS†CHANNEL comes packed with pocket-sized massager. Larger versions of these massagers are used to loosen stiff backs as well as loosen other…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedNorth Korea May Be Japan’s Forbidden Bad Guys
One of the last year’s most uncomfortable experiences was sitting in a room full of Japanese press and watching as North and South Korea united and then overran Japan. That experience, however, is now lost to time, and the game, first person shooter Homefront, is all the less interesting because of it. Homefront was written…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011