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UncategorizedA Scandalous Calendar Or Two
To: Ashcraft From: Totilo What you may have missed on Kotaku in the last 12 hours The Eight Unusual Video Games Up For The IGF ‘Nuovo Award’ A Gift Guide to Father and Son Gaming U.S. No Longer The World’s Top Zombie-Killing Nation What If A Video Game Was Poetry? How You Can Win Our…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
The ‘Madden Curse’ Might Become A Movie
EA may be trying to create a video game movie based on the most unexpected property, its Madden NFL franchise. Specifically, the infamous “Madden Curse” that afflicts cover athletes is being mined for a “sports comedy,” according to one report. The Wrap’s Deal Central column claims that Electronic Arts is pursuing a film that tells…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 20, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Fluidity Is Fun When I’m Not Yelling At It
If a video game kept seeming better and more delightful the more you played it but then it’s final chapter was virtual water torture, could you say you liked the game? Damn the ending. Fluidity is a nutty winner. Fluidity is a downloadable Wii game whose creators bravely thought you might have fun controlling a…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Follow Me. Call Me. I Love You. Be Stupid.
What do you have to say in ten characters or less? You’d better think of something clever, because Diesel Watches wants you to have a brand-new LED panel watch, into which you can program anything you like. Ideas include: BrushTeeth, Pay Bills, High Score… Diesel’s new watches feature a scrolling LED message display, a silicone…
By Gawkercreative Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo To Reveal 3DS Details On January 19
Nintendo’s North American plans for its stereoscopic 3D portable gaming machine will become much more clear on January 19, 2011, when the company holds a preview event for its next big thing, the Nintendo 3DS. The company will be hosting a Nintendo 3DS event packed with “hands-on game play, demos and a presentation by president…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Drinking And Gaming Can Kill A Man’s Best Friendship
My pre-holiday vacation is over, and our daily Speak-Up on Kotaku returns! Today commenter Gaston explores the very real dangers of drinking and gaming. Let me tell you about the promise I made. Typical weekend night. Got home late, but not too late. Drunk, but not too drunk. Tired, but not tired enough to sleep.…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedBulletstorm Decorates A Christmas Tree, Makes The Baby Jesus Cry
Bulletstorm developers People Can Fly get into the Christmas spirit with a lovingly decorated tree adorned with Bouncers and dead bodies, while delivering the occasional gruff and snappy retort. An unhappy holiday for the cannon fodder of Epic’s next game.
By Michael McWhertor Published December 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedHydrophobia Team Gives Game A Major Overhaul, Will You Give It A Second Chance?
Xbox Live Arcade game Hydrophobia released this summer to mixed, sometimes harsh reviews. The developer, Dark Energy Digital, has taken those criticisms to heart and will release a massive update to the game that will dramatically change how it plays. Dark Energy calls the update, due on December 21, Hydrophobia Pure. It “overhauls many of…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
inFamous Gets The Comic Book Series It So Richly Deserves
Sucker Punch’s inFamous for the PlayStation 3 was a comic book superhero origin story without a comic book. Thanks to DC Comics, there is now a comic book series on the way, with Doug Mahnke cover art to boot. inFamous always wanted to be a comic book. It was evident in the comic book-style cut…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedHow You Can Win Our Fallout: New Vegas Neon Sign
The rules for trying to win our Fallout: New Vegas neon sign are ridiculous, but so is the idea that one of you Kotaku readers (living in the contiguous 48 of the United States) will put this in your window. (Watch the video to learn why we even have this sign.) At 1140 Kotaku Time…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Let The Steam Holiday Sale Commence
Steam is ringing in the season with ridiculous savings on some of the best games available for the PC and Mac, with weekly and daily specials from now through January 2. Now how much would you pay? I don’t feel I’m exaggerating in the least when I call the sale prices Steam is putting on…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhat If A Video Game Was Poetry?
Autumn leaves fall. A cup of coffee cools near a window in the winter. And Ian Bogost has done something risky. He’s made four minuscule games for a dead gaming machine. And he’s called these video games “poems.” In a world of multi-gigabyte iPhones and video games so technologically advanced they can be confused with…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Key To Lifelike Faces Lies In The Eyes
What makes a virtual face appear alive? According to a recent study published in Psychological Science the eyes are the most important factor in imparting life to the lifeless. You can apply all the photorealistic textures you want to a 3D model, animating even the smallest facial tics, but without lifelike eyes your virtual human…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedU.S. No Longer The World’s Top Zombie-Killing Nation
Downloadable PlayStation 3 game Dead Nation tracks every PlayStation-enabled nation’s statistics for the feat of slaying virtual zombies. The U.S. now trails Finland somehow despite killing many more zombies. Can you guess which country the game’s developers live in? The video I captured from my PlayStation 3 this morning shows the new rankings. I last…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Infinity Blade Update Tomorrow Lets You Buy Gold, Adds Santa
We were prepared for tomorrow’s free update to iPhone/iPad/iTouch hit Infinity Blade. New armor, new helmets, new level cap. And what’s this? Cash for gold? In addition to all of the expected updates including that raise of the level cap from 40 to 45, Epic Games said today in a press release that they will…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedMarvel Versus Capcom Versus Sony Versus Sackboy
LittleBigPlanet 2 beta user POLLOIZARRARAZ43 puts the Marvel, Capcom, and Sony character Sackboy costumes to good use, creating the ultimate fantasy cross-over fighting game: Sony Vs. Marvel Vs. Capcom. So the voice over needs a little work, and the constant screaming is a bit nerve-wracking. It’s still a nifty concept, and one that could expand…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Go Back To The Future On Wednesday
Marty McFly’s epic time traveling adventure continues this Wednesday when Telltale Games releases the first episode of Back to the Future: The Game for the PC and Mac, picking up six months after the end of the original trilogy. It’s been six months since Back to the Future III, and Doc Brown’s lab is on…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedWatch An Xbox 360 Explode In Slow-Motion
Recently in Brooklyn, a group of people blew up 10 Xbox 360s and eight controllers. They did this in the name of journalism. We’re showing you one of the detonations in the name of wow-this-looks-cool-in-slow-mo. Photographer Dan Saelinger explains on his blog that he worked with J and M Special Effects in Brooklyn to blow…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010
