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Predicting the Super Bowl Winner — with NFL 2K5
Madden NFL 11 called Sunday’s big game for the Steelers. There’s still a robust roster-editing culture for the exiled, six-year-old NFL 2K5. Using current rosters, one devotee offered his own prediction for Super Bowl XLV. It’s still Pittsburgh. Sorry to get your hopes up, Green Bay fans, but Operation Sports commenter VLN13 calls the game…
By Owen Good Published February 2, 2011 -
UncategorizedYars’ Revenge Reboot will be an On-Rails Shooter
This year Atari brings back one of the more imaginative titles from the primitive days of console gaming – Yars’ Revenge. This video features a 10-second swath of gameplay that shows the reboot will be an on-rails shooter. Producer Michael Fahrny outlines the game’s art direction, crediting anime (and specifically Hayao Miyazaki) as inspiriations for…
By Owen Good Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Trailers On Repeat
What? It’s time for the nightly off-topic open thread on Kotaku? I guess I can pause this Dark Souls trailer and whip up a post for folks to chat in. But this trailer must be re-re-re-re-watched! You ever have one of those trailers, whether it be for a video game or movie, that forces you…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
What to Expect From Madden If a Lockout Cancels the NFL Season
With a work stoppage in the National Football League increasingly likely, Electronic Arts has said that Madden NFL 12 will be published – but the company is assuming a lockout will wipe out the entire 2011-12 season. “In terms of a planning assumption … we’ve baked in the most conservative assumption, meaning no season,” John…
By Owen Good Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Company of Heroes Online Goes Dark March 31
Company of Heroes Online, whose beta began in July, will be closed down entirely on March 31. In-game currency – COHO Cash – is no longer for sale, and players are being urged to spend any balance they have pronto. As a token, THQ is offering anyone who registered with the beta before Feb. 1…
By Owen Good Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Due To Popular Demand Castle Crashers Adds Pink Knight
Because you demanded it, medieval beat ’em up Castle Crashers is getting a new brawler armed with a lollipop and equipped with pink armor. The best part? The new Pink Knight is for a good cause. Next week, the PlayStation Network version of The Behemoth’s Castle Crashers will introduce the lovable, adorable Pink Knight, yours…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dead Space 2’s Religion Not A Swipe At Scientology, Says Creator
Despite its resemblance to Scientology, Unitology – Dead Space’s fictitious religion – isn’t a parody of the controversial church, the game’s creative director told MTV Multiplayer. “I think people get that because the name is very similar,” he said. “It was really just an observation about what can happen to anybody who is fanatical and…
By Owen Good Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Five Years of Archiving Video Games’ Retro, Silly Past In Print
Video gaming’s greatest (and goofiest) moments in print will be forever preserved online, thanks to the efforts of a man and his scanner, Benj Edwards and an Epson Perfection 2480 Photo. For the past five years, every Monday, Vintage Computing & Gaming‘s Benj Edwards has posted a new “Retro Scan of the Week,” archiving—quite beautifully—classic…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bulletstorm Unlockables Won’t Carry Over to Other Titles
There had been chatter that Bulletstorm would be one of several Epic Games titles whose achievements would trigger unlockables in Gears of War 3, due at the end of the year. Those plans have been scrapped because of compatibility issues. Epic’s Joe Graf, a lead gameplay programmer, tweeted that Gears of War 3 cannot read…
By Owen Good Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Four Street Fighters Who Know How To Block
Julian Fong took four Street Fighter all stars and morphed them into cool custom made LEGO minifigs for Round 1 of his new series. Related Rampage: Custom DC Lego Minifigs Street Fighter Minifigs – Round 1 by Julian Fong / levork (Flickr) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2011 -
UncategorizedNow Shopping Carts Just Need Video Games
Ran to the store today to get Tristan some medicine and discovered this sweet ride: A Shopping cart with television built in. Now to figure out how to hack it for video games…. and my nearly adult-sized body. What you missed MineCraft Comes to the iPhone With a Hate-Mail Inciting Twist Two-Face Wants You Do…
By Brian Crecente Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Tales of Graces F Is Coming To America
Another Tales game will come to the West, publisher Namco Bandai has announced. Tales of Graces F, the enhanced PlayStation 3 port of a 2009 Wii game, is “coming soon to North America.” Enjoy this victory, long-suffering Tales fans!
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2011 -
UncategorizedD.C. Universe Online MMO Log Part Three: In Blackest Night
The makers of DC Universe Online advised that some missions are unbeatable without resorting to that classic comic-book convention, the superhero team-up. Bogged down against the Sinestro Corps, I went in search of a big friend who wanted big action. Kotaku’s MMO reviews are a multi-part process. Rather than deliver day one reviews based on…
By Owen Good Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Last Story Finishes First In Japan
The creator of Final Fantasy brought his latest adventure, Mistwalker’s The Last Story, to Japan this past week, with the Wii game debuting at the top of the country’s bestseller list. But this week’s chart definitely belongs to the PSP. The top ten bestselling games in Japan is dominated by new PSP games, including Sega’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
D.C. Universe Online MMO Log Three Gallery
At least he’s not a sad panda. Mom warned me about you. Abort, retry, fail? Not a goof; I thought this guy’s character was very well done. I can tell by the hat. Little. Yellow. Different. This looks like a hell of a great snapshot, but it’s really a glitch hanging this guy in midair.…
By Owen Good Published February 2, 2011 -
UncategorizedStar Trek Online Celebrates Its First Year
It’s been a year since Cryptic Studios boldly went and released a massively-multiplayer game based on Star Trek, and it’s come quite a long way since then. See what’s changed and what’s next for Star Trek Online. Star Trek Online is a different game from the one I reviewed a year ago. Back then I…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Reel in Augmented Reality Fish (and Humans) Using Takara Tomy’s Fishing Reel
Like a fish borne from the ashes of Dreamcast’s Bass Fishing comes another wacky Japanese toy: Takara Tomy’s Virtual Master Reel. It’s an augmented-reality fishing reel that uses its 0.3MP camera to insert your real surroundings into the fishing game. Unfortunately it’s only destined for Japan (where it’ll cost the equivalent of $77), but how…
By Kat Hannaford Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
We Got Armored Core V Screens Incoming!
The team behind the Armored Core series is giving fans another dose of massive mech-on-mech action next year. Armored Core V from FromSoftware mixes things up with new “atmosphere” and online action “newly designed to focus on huge team-based battles on a global scale.” Armored Core V will be available throughout North America and Europe…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Case Of The Identical Rabbit Games
There are two ways to buy a game about a violent rabbit on Apple’s Mac store. You could pay the game’s creators $10 or you could buy the version that is making them angry. That one costs two bucks. That choice between Lugaru and Lugaru HD is one that the creators of the game never…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 2, 2011