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Uncategorized1,000 Spikes Is More Than Enough To Kill You
Rarely has playing through a game for Kotaku’s Xbox Live Indie Clips hurt quite as badly as playing through Aban Hawkins & the 1,000 Spikes hurt me. I’m sorry for the language, should any crop up in this video. I can’t quite remember if it did or not, and I don’t want to look, as…
By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo Hits Xbox 360 on Jan. 25
Starting Jan. 25 Xbox 360 gold members will be able to check out a Crysis 2 muttiplayer demo. The demo will include the Skyline map and two game modes: Team Instant Action and Crash Site. The first is essentially team death match, the second has you fighting for control of alien drop pods. No word…
By Brian Crecente Published January 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedMy Unexpected Desire To Play More 3DS Games In 3D
It is impossible to fairly judge the Nintendo 3DS, the next hot thing from the people who brought us the Wii, until you see it in person. I’ve seen it — I’ve played it — in June, in October and again this week. The results are mixed; the surprises are plentiful. On Wednesday I played…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is The Walking Dead Creeping Towards A Video Game Tie-In?
When an entertainment property becomes as hot as comic book and television series The Walking Dead a video game is sure to follow, but from where? Telltale Games might be readying an adventure series based on the zombie survival epic. They’ve got Jurassic Park and Back to the Future, so why not The Walking Dead…
By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bring Back World War II
Commenter Bipolar.Bear.Disorder is missing the good old days of World War II in today’s installment of Speak-Up On Kotaku. Am I the only one left in the gaming community that misses World War II games? With everyone’s intense focus on modern and future warfare, I feel as if World War II video games, my favorite…
By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Fallout Conversation System Does Not Work In Real Life
When you try to apply the logic and mechanics of the conversation system from Bethesda’s Fallout series to real life relationships it can only end in tears – or dead girlfriends. If only every major decision in life came with enough time to stop and ponder a selection of choices conveniently labeled in terms of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedFinally, The Censored Duke Nukem Forever Trailer
Duke Nukem Forever has a launch date. May 3. And now you all can finally see the trailer I saw of the game in September — just with some of the breasts pixelated. Plus, it’s got a Duke Xbox controller, sorta. Duke Nukem Forever, which is now being made by Gearbox Software, has been in…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pretty Little Pictures
Trey Ratcliff sees the world with a gamer’s eye When he looks at Beijing through the lens of his camera he sees Tron. When he finds a secluded bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand he thinks Hobbits. When people ask the famed HDR photographer how he edits his colorful, evocative images, he compares himself to a…
By Brian Crecente Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Duke Nukem Forever Has a Release Date, And No You’re Not Dreaming
The long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever will be out in North America on May 3, Take-Two said today. (May 6 worldwide). Six months ago, we’d have laughed that off, but we did play the game in September. It’s real. You’re not dreaming right now.
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedYou Cannot Stop The Japanese Schoolgirls
Spent the morning at the doctor about my exploded elbow. He said to come back if it still hurts. There will be cutting, oh yes! Just need the bugger to hold up next week while I’m in Tokyo. Then he can cut all he wants. Oh, and nice office, Crecente! What you missed last night…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Marathon Programming Session Resulted In Smash Hit Game
Game programmers today are hardcore. They always are, but in the past, they were a little more hardcore. Shinichi Nakamoto created Bomberman, the bomb-throwing game. The game was originally released on PC in 1983, but later ported to Nintendo’s popular Family Computer, or Famicom. That port was supposedly done in 72 hours by one man,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is 3D Is Making Everyone Barf?
If 3D causes you to feel ill, tough crap. 3D is here to stay. According to optometrists, as many as one in four individuals either experience eyestrain — or worse, become dizzy or ill. One study of 115 South Koreans found that viewing 3D close-up causes more eyestrain than 2D, reports Fox. This lead the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Whoah, Why Are There Boobs In This Tiger Woods Game?
Having spent “ages” working on a custom avatar for her Tiger Woods 11 character, Briton Jo Eley says she booted the game up to find that…well, her avatar was apparently playing topless. So says a report on the website of Britain’s The Sun, at any rate, where Eley says after discovering the “glitch” while playing…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedLet’s All Play This Adventure Game Together
Kaptain Brawe is a delightful little adventure game from Cateia Games. I played it earlier today, so why don’t you join me. OK, so as you’ll see, I’m not going to play play it. Watching a man solve adventure game puzzles is the very antithesis of excitement, especially when he’s playing the mode with the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wait A Minute, This Game Isn’t About Strippers!
The streets are lined with shops and populated with otaku. This game’s setting looks like Akihabara, and that’s because it is. But where are the strippers? The game’s title, Akiba’s Trip, sounds like Akiba Strip in Japanese. No wonder the developers used photos of underwear strewn about Akihabara to promote the game. Akihabara is largely…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
An Unlikely Trio Making New Social Game
Cave (known for its arcade shooters), Gree (known for its mobile phone games) and Electronic Arts (known for being Electronic Arts) are all working together on a new social game for Japan’s Gree networked gaming platform.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bus Shelters Turn Wait Times Into Neighbourhood Deathmatches
Web giant Yahoo has installed twenty large touch-screen displays in bus shelters across San Francisco. These displays are not for trailers. Instead, they’re to let people engage in some free multiplayer gaming. It’s called the Yahoo Bus Stop Derby, with commuters able to choose from four simple games to play. While they play, their results…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedMeet The Man Responsible For Gaming’s Hottest Tune
Vietnam games and movies often rely heavily on old chestnuts like “Paint It Black” or “Fortunate Son” to capture an era. One Vietnam game enlisted some dude from Sweden instead. Shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam features a loading song that’s referred to informally as the “Operation Hastings loading song”. Commenters on forums knocked heads…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2011