The X-1 Prototype looks great in motion. It looks great in magazine scans. And the Adrian Newey-designed dream car looks great in this batch of new Gran Turismo 5 screens. The game was scheduled for November, but has been pushed back to this “Holiday Season”.
For PC Gaming Week, Kotaku has invited top creators to predict the future of computer gaming. Now, we hear from Marc Merrill, top man at Riot Games, the development studio behind the Defense of the Ancients-inspired League of Legends. PC gaming is going to change. In the past, developers made important decisions on features, game…
Ryan Geithman, founder and president of Champions of Norrath and Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance developer Snowblind Studios, has left the Seattle-based studio after 13 years with the company and in the midst of developing the studio’s current game. Geithman confirmed his departure from the Warner Bros.-owned studio to Kotaku today. His former studio is currently…
There’s a slight golden hue to the laptop. Plenty of room here for stickers. Look how big this thing is. That keyboard is massive though. I was shocked at how thing the laptop was when I first opened it up. Here are two of your three speakers. Surprise, a subwoofer is found on the bottom…
Ask that question 100 times and you’ll get 100 different answers. Lucasarts. Sierra. Bethesda. Valve. Westwood. Ask me 100 times, though, and I’ll give you the same answer 100 times running: Origin. See, while I applaud “specialist” developers – those like Valve who continually progress the one genre or series – to me, if you’re…
This is the classic Monty Python “How Not To Be Seen” sketch re-made using classic Nintendo 64 shooter Perfect Dark, uploaded to YouTube this week. Here’s the original: Of course, it’s been done in Garry’s Mod — a mod we’re especially excited about today — bunches of times:
This week we asked you to tell us about your love of Dragon Age: Origins for a chance to win one of five North American copies of Dragon Age 2 Signature Edition, for the platform of the winner’s choice. I’ve randomly selected the five winners, among the approved and unapproved commenters, and here they are:…
Mods are what happens when somebody takes a game, cracks it open and either adds or fixes stuff that wasn’t in the final retail product. They’re a big reason people play PC games, and we want to hear your favourites. For some games, mods are a fun way to tinker with the core title. Fix…
The November, Nintendo is launching a shopping service for the Nintendo Wii. It will put countless stores and products at the fingertips of Wii owners. Very contemporary. One of its purchasing options? Less so. Besides purchasing online, ordering can be done via telephone. So if you are in the market for, say, a US$43 dollar…
We’ve got two copies of the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition signed by Treyarch and we’d like to give them away to you. We’ll be drawing the two lucky winners on Monday, November 1. To enter you just need to sign up for our newsletter. Sure, you can unsign…
Late last month, Capcom revealed Mega Man Legends 3 for the Nintendo 3DS. The game’s executive producer Keiji Inafune said, “I want it to be good, really good.” Inafune, however, is leaving the project. At the end of this month, Inafune is resigning from his position at Capcom. “I really don’t want to quit now,”…
Tristan has been playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band since he was old enough to hold a plastic guitar. He also plays real classical guitar. I dropped Power Gig’s electric guitar controller in his lap to have him test out Crossroads and tell us what he thinks of the game. Power Gig has five difficulty…
Yesterday, Pokémon writer Takeshi Shudo was rushed to the hospital after suffering a hemorrhage and collapsing at Nara Station. He has since passed away. Shudo was 61 years-old. Shudo created TV anime Fairy Princess Minky Momo and worked on various anime through the 80s and 90s. He became the chief writer for the original Pokémon…
Garry Newman has one of PC gaming’s better-known first names — and one of its best grassroots success stories. He may have flubbed his one job interview with Valve, but the man behind Garry’s Mod is doing alright and has some thoughts about modern modding. Newman is set up in Walsall, England, He’s 28 and…
There are only a few days left in October to talk about video games. Seize the moment. Talk about them here. Good work, reader KindaGamey, on today’s TAY image. Folks, we need new art for November. Submit paintings that are old (public domain, please) to #TAYpics. Something that looks good. Nothing too busy. I’ll pick…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE:By The Time You Read This, I’ll Be Watching Recognizers Keiji Inafune is leaving Capcom. That guy’s like the carpet there — really surprised. Wonder how it’ll affect Capcom. What you missed last night Teen Brags Of Murder Over World Of Warcraft CEO At BioShock And GTA Publisher Take Two Stepping…
Ben Feder, CEO of Take Two Interactive since 2007, will be stepping down from his post at the end of the year, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, BioShock and Carnival Games revealed this morning. Feder is leaving so he can pursue plans to travel in Asia with his family for an…
Anime and video game voice actress Aya Hirano continues her move into mainstream Japanese entertainment. Today, she appeared on popular afternoon show Waratte Iitomo! (“It’s Okay to Laugh!”). Yes, that’s a big deal! While game and anime vocal talent might be popular, they exist largely on the periphery of the entertainment world. This past August,…
Hi! It’s Friday. Halloween is soon. So, let’s talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us – more…
This past March in British Columbia, two teenage boys — 16 and 18 — raped and killed 18-year-old Kimberly Proctor before mutilating and burning her body under a bridge. When it was over, the 16-year-old told a friend on World of Warcraft what they’d done. The reason the teen picked WoW was because it was…
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