“Deadman’s Gun” is played during one of Red Dead Redemption’s more touching sequences, a lonely moment made lonelier by the gravelly vocals and sparse guitar. It’s a little different, though, when played live with a string section and piano. Ashtar Command have posted this clip of a special live performance of their song, which not…
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Portal 2, delayed from a 2010 release, won’t be out that far into 2011. The game will be out on February 9, according to a Tweet from the always-informed Geoff Keighley. He teases more on the game on Game Trailers TV this Friday. According to a Computer and Video Games report from Gamescom in Germany,…
Adorable. By jnkboy, for the 50th issue of Sweden’s classy Level magazine.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Blogger Needs Food Yikes! Speaking of food…. While making a sammich for lunch today — and slicing chicken with a slicer doohickey — I caught the tip of my ring finger in the contraption. Lots of blood and bandaids later, I was ready to star work. And my finger wasn’t,…
Killzone 3, which is coming to the PS3 in 3D, is also sporting robust multiplayer. How robust? This robust. According to Sony, it features two new modes, a new matchmaking system, vehicles, and melee attacks. Check out multiplayer map Corinth Highway in the clip. Click to view Killzone 3 gamescom Multiplayer Trailer [PlayStation.blog]
Bill Roper — one of the forces behind Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo — defected to Cryptic Studios back in 2008 to work on Champions Online and Star Trek. He has recently stated that he’s leaving Cryptic, but hasn’t given specifics.
Japanese website Dengeki Online seems fun. Once a slave girl dropped by to answer the phone. Another day, there were spankings! Then there was a game of loitering in the hall. A classic, classic game. This time? Pro wrestler Shuhei Taniguchi showed up to promote free-to-play online shooter Alliance of Valiant Arms. And pin-up Rika…
Pardon us as we go a little Diablo III mad here this morning at GamesCom, with these screenshots rounding out Blizzard’s contribution to today’s events.
Marcus Donté Reed believed that three brothers had stolen his Xbox 360. So he’s accused of going to their house with an “assault weapon” and shooting them all dead. Donté Reed, aged 33, drove to the Caddo, Louisiana home of the three Adams brothers on Monday night and hid in the woods near their home.…
So, Diablo III has a new crafting feature, the Artisan. This video shows how he works, brining some much-needed apron to the Monk’s sandy robes. I’d tell you more, but as a Diablo novice, I think the voice-over from Blizzard’s Jay Wilson in the clip below does a better job than I could ever manage.
The course count for Polyphony Digital’s real driving simulator Gran Turismo 5 is now approaching infinity, thanks to the game’s just revealed Course Maker, shown off today at Gamescom in Germany. Series creator Kazunori Yamauchi demoed the Course Maker feature today, showing that it’s not the type of tool that will let players build a…
Right now, there’s a PC version of Diablo III planned. A Mac version, too. But consoles? According to Blizzard, as of August 2010, there are no plans for a console version of the game. At a Q&A session earlier today, Blizzard’s Jay Wilson took to the podium to answer a bunch of questions, and that…
We’ve seen photos of the Nintendo 3DS, sure. Here are some extreme close-ups of the upcoming 3D-glasses-free device. You can see buttons and slots and holes. It’s like you are pressing your face right up against it. The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo’s next generation of portable handheld gaming consoles, was made official this past spring. It…
Kotaku readers Francis and Nerissa recently tied the knot, and this sombre diorama topped their cake. I’d laugh, but as a recently-married man myself, I feel his pain.
Gate Online, a South Korean online game Kotaku previously introduced, appears to take its cues from two Valve titles: Portal and Team Fortress 2. Team Fortress 2 is a well-spring of sorts. Last summer, the game inspired another South Korean developed PC title, H.A.V.E. Online The influences for Gate Online are not as blatant as…
Konami is kicking off its Gamescom 2010 press conference with a greeting from the affable host Thomas Sauermann, who warns us that we’ll be hearing more about Pro Evolution Soccer, Def Jam Rapstar and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow today. And? Well, we’re about to find out. Konami’s Gamescom 2010 press conference kicks off now… Click…
Day two of Germany’s Gamescom show is about to begin, so could there be a better time to recap what happened on day one? Nope. Don’t think there could be. The big events were an Electronic Arts press conference, a Sony press conference and – slightly ahead of time – a bunch of announcements from…
The Persona role-playing-game franchise is getting a hi-def entry called “Catherine”. It’s an action-adventure type game that is aimed at adults. The game follows Vincent as he wakes up every night from his dreams. Vincent, website Siliconera points out, appeared in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable!. Catherine is being developed for the PS3 and…
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