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Gory New Splatterhouse Is Slightly Kinder, Gentler Than Planned
Before the upcoming game Splatterhouse let players choose a “coward” difficulty setting, the game’s developers were going to call their easy mode “pussy.” This is no gentleman’s game. We’ve already called Namco’s revival of Splatterhouse the bloodiest game we saw at the big E3 show last June. During a demo of the game shown to…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Greatest Video Game History Book of Them All
Reader HitBit sends us this shot of an amazing book from Spain, circa 1998, called “A Brief History Of Video Games”. We don’t want to see what’s inside, because it can’t beat what’s on the cover.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Captain America Meets Castle Wolfenstein In Super Soldier
Sega’s video game tie-in for the Captain America movie features the star-spangled avenger infiltrating Hydra’s mysterious castle during the darkest days of World War II. Sounds like a What If Captain America Infiltrated Castle Wolfenstein, doesn’t it? I’ve trained myself to not get excited over the games spawning from Sega’s deal with Marvel over its…
By Mike Fahey Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Linux Could Be A Problem For MMO Handheld The Jungle
Panasonic’s recently unveiled portable massively multiplayer online gaming platform won’t be a success, can’t be a success if there are no games to play on it. And since The Jungle will run Linux that could be a problem. Why? According to at least one massively mulitplayer online developer, Linux isn’t exactly a great system to…
By Brian Crecente Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Duke Nukem Forever Demo ‘First Access’ Included In Borderlands GOTY Re-release
Want to get your hands on the Duke Nukem Forever demo before anyone else? Then you might want to buy the Borderlands Game of the Year edition, your key to the “Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club.” What’s that about? 2K Games says today that Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club grants members access to…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Cladun: This Is An RPG!
Is your sense of adventure gushing? NIS America’s downloadable PSP game Cladun: This is an RPG! could be the sweet release you’re looking for. A young girl named Pudding and her childhood friend Souma fall headfirst into the world of Arcanus Cella. Arcanus Cella is not your normal magical land, and this is not your…
By Mike Fahey Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games, A New Number One
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the all-star fighting game, is no longer the most-loved Wii game. Three years since we started measuring these Wii playing-time stats, Smash has been dethroned … by a game whose average user plays for 80 hours. Monster Hunter Tri, the online-oriented co-op game about, well, hunting monsters, is the new number…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Brasil Now With More Arkanoid
Kotaku Brasil is live with a countdown clock and a playable game of Arkanoid. The official site still won’t be launching until November, but until then you can play a bit of browser-based Arkaniod, like the site on Facebook and read the occasional Kotaku article in Portuguese. Kotaku Brasil
By Brian Crecente Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Synthesizemii Invasion
Photographer Rodolfo Baretto captured this serene image of live Nintendo DS musical artist Luci Hidaka, otherwise known as Synthesizemii Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published October 5, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Four Heroes Of Light Set Off On Their Grand Adventure
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light for the Nintendo DS hits stores today, giving fans of the first FF games a good old-fashioned role-playing experience. Check out the official launch trailer. The 4 Heroes of Light is a lot like the first couple of Final Fantasy games. You’ve got four characters drawn together by…
By Mike Fahey Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Look At One of the Largest LEGO Libraries in the World
I spent yesterday hanging out at NetDevil with Tristan checking out their soon-to-be-released massively multiplayer online game LEGO Universe. Between interviews and presentations we had a chance to wander around the absurdly-large studio and check out some of the LEGO creations and the studio’s LEGO library, one of the five largest in the world. The…
By Brian Crecente Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Jimi Hendrix Delivers Rock Band’s Number 2,000
Next week Rock Band fans can hold hands and watch the sunrise from the bottom of the sea as song number 2,000 hits the Rock Band Store, but first, are you experienced? Have you ever been experienced? Well I have, at least enough to know that Jimi Hendrix classic “Are You Experienced?” is the song…
By Mike Fahey Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Medal Of Honor PC Open Beta Is Go
Care for a first-hand look at how the PC version of EA’s Medal of Honor multiplayer stacks up to Call of Duty? Three days of free multiplayer play is now underway. Did renaming the Taliban make a difference? The Coalition forces battle the Opposing Force across two multiplayer maps in the Medal of Honor PC…
By Mike Fahey Published October 5, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhen Minecraft Meets Halo: Reach
The day Halo: Reach hit stores Elpresador recorded a live video showing his thoughtful take on the Bungie shooter. It was not positive. Earlier this week someone took that audio and applied it to Minecraft. Remember, as you watch the video, that the audio is really about Halo: Reach, but it fits this Minecraft play…
By Brian Crecente Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: Black Ops In 3D Improves Look, But Is Not Must-See TV
Over the last two weeks, Mike McWhertor and I were each given a hands-off demonstration of Call of Duty: Black Ops running in 3D. He saw it in Los Angeles. I saw it in New York. We’ve compared notes. For background, the news that November’s Black Ops will run in 3D on Xbox 360, PS3…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Visual Guide To Cut The Rope
The early stages are straight forward, but the game gets gradually more and more difficult. The whoopee cushions change up the game physics. Zap! Spiders and electricity. The Foil Box levels sure are tricky. These knobs in the Gift Box stages make the ropes longer or shorter.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Don’t be afraid to talk about video games right here, right now. We recommend it. Thanks to reader KindaGamey for today’s image. Submit your images to #TAYpics and they could get featured in a future installment. How exciting!
By Stephen Totilo Published October 5, 2010 -
UncategorizedPanasonic’s New “Gaming Console” Mistaken For a Pager On MTV
Last night Panasonic’s dubious new gaming console, the Jungle, made a guest appearance on Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory. Dyrdek was asked to create a jingle for the portable MMO gaming device during his show. The best part of the whole process was when Dyrdek proudly unveils the Jungle to one of his cohort, who mistakes…
By Brian Crecente Published October 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
About The Time I Left Tokyo Vice On An Airplane
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: …A Day Without An Owen Last Christmas on the flight back to Japan, I read about half of Tokyo Vice. It’s a non-fiction crime book by Jake Adelstein, a writer we’ve featured here on Kotaku a couple of times. But! I didn’t finish the book on the plane. I accidentally…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2010