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Hey, An Arcade Stick With Ostrich Leather On It
Hoping to stand out in a market filled with game tie-ins and garish colours, peripheral manufacturer Neo Legend has hooked up with snooty French fashion brand Hoon to release this ridiculously fancy arcade stick. I could not possibly do the item description justice, so here it is in its entirety: Manufactured in a specialised Parisian…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
These Facebook Games Are Bigger Than You Think
If you’ve ever felt like comparing how much money a “traditional” video game makes as opposed to how much a Facebook game makes, check out this chart. It makes for interesting/depressing reading. Put together by game site IGN, it’s very important to note that this isn’t hard science. Much of the information depicted is not…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Was Demon’s Souls Just Ripped Off?
iPhone games ripping off other games is nothing new. But this time, it appears as though popular role-playing game Demon’s Souls is the latest victim. Recently released iPhone game Kaibutsu Chronicle: The New World apparently features art that’s been directly lifted from Demon’s Souls. Japanese netizens discovered the art and then went ahead with their…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedMan Killed At Monster Hunter Stamp Rally
Last Sunday at around midday, 34-year-old Fumiaki Kuranouchi and his friend went to a Monster Hunter “stamp rally” in Tokyo. Before leaving, they rode a roller coaster called the “Spinning Coaster Maihime”. Sadly, the ride cost Kuranouchi his life. The tragedy took place on Sunday, January 30, which incidentally was the last day of a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Dog Is Not Afraid Of Dead Space 2 (Or An Xbox 360)
Ashley’s dog broke her Xbox 360 while she was in the middle of playing Dead Space 2. That’s usually grounds for a sob story, but this one has a happy ending. The clumsy pooch knocked over her console – which was standing vertically – while Dead Space 2 was in it, ruining both the machine…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Man Steals $12 Million In Online Cash From Farmville Creators
British hacker Ashley Mitchell thought it would be a hoot to steal $12 million in online cash from Zynga, the creators of Facebook games like FarmVille and CityVille. And it would have been! If he hadn’t been caught. Mitchell’s story reads like a textbook bungled burglary. He hacks into a Zynga server, running popular online…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallNintendo And The Soviet Union Got Along Just Fine
In today’s day and age, if people want to see a whole bunch of Nintendo characters appearing in the same game, they can play Smash Bros. In the 1980s, they could play…Tetris. The kind of canon-smashing forces that in the 21st century can pit Link against Mario and Kirby against Pikachu simply weren’t around during…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
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
