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Penny Arcade published Aug. 16. PvPonline published Aug. 19. ActionTrip published Aug. 16. Digital Unrest published Aug. 9. EXTRALIFE published Aug. 18. Ctrl+Alt+Del published Aug. 21. Dueling Analogs published Aug. 19. Nerf NOW published Aug. 19. Rooster Teeth published Aug. 17. Monday Night Crew published Aug. 18. Virtual Shackles published Aug. 20. Little Gamers published…
By Owen Good Published August 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Today’s #taypics derby winner is resonance462. But since this is our official forum, you probably don’t have to worry about this happening too much. Keep it on topic, and talk amongst yourselves! Remember, submit your image for TAY at #TAYpics!
By Owen Good Published August 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Shop Contest: Bored To Death Winners
Last week’s shop contest set a record for entries – more than 1,000! The volume made finding 20 worthy finalists a bit of a challenge, but we did. Lots of folks made the skeleton wait on Duke Nukem, Half Life 2: Episode 3, and others. SG-17 reminds us Battlefront III has just as much of…
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Pattern Is Full In This H.A.W.X. 2 Trailer
Ubisoft’s upcoming air-combat game isn’t just about the fancy fixed-wing fighter aircraft. The latest trailer for Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 shows you’ll be in charge of helicopters and the massive AC-130 gunship too. The demo’s already out on both consoles.
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Wii Fit Examined As A Concussion Rehab Tool In College Football
Researchers at the University of Maryland and Ohio State University are examining Wii Fit’s suitability as “an effective concussion management instrument,” in football, where the injury is increasingly a concern. According to a feature published by The Washington Post, injured players are monitored by a balance test using, naturally, the Wii Fit Balance Board. Key…
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Cosplay Of Gamescom 2010
It’s dangerous to go to Gamescom alone. Take a friend.. and make them dress like a second Link or a Solid Snake or a Troll, Orc or Night Elf from World of Warcraft. Gamescom 2010’s biggest day, today, featured some capable cosplay from its attendees, as well as a trainwreck or two. It featured more…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Soundtrack of Mafia II
It’s not exactly the Rock Band 3 tracklist reveal, but Mafia II’s period-piece bonafides aren’t limited to the set direction and costumes. In the game, due on shelves Tuesday, you get three radio stations in your car. Empire Central plays the era’s mainstream hits; Empire Classic is an oldies station (relatively) and Delta Radio is…
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedPoisonville’s Fog-Filled, Booty-Shaking Booth
I’m not really sure what Poisonville is, I know it’s some sort of German massively multiplayer online role-playing game. I know too that it’s about to enter beta and that the developers have one hell of a Gamescom booth, a towering edifice lined with razor wire, and then filled with televisions, fog, music and professional…
By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Finding a T, E, A and M, in “Multiplayer”
Any get-together with my grad-school friends always involves a gantlet of getting my ass kicked at beer pong, then darts, bowling, pool, and finally rock-paper-scissors. All for chugs. It’s definitely a competitive multiplayer experience, one with no ragequitting. “Sorry guys,” I’ve said more than once, hucking the paddle into the net and fishing the ball…
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Busty, Beautiful Custom Computers of Gamescom
Every year Gamescom hosts a computer design contest that draw some of the best case mods I’ve ever seen to the annual German game convention. This year was no different. Yes, they’re all computers… even the woman.
By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedBeatboxer Strikes Back With Street Fighter
Hide the women and children, Japanese beatboxer Hikakin is once again at large. Following up his Super Mario beatbox from June, this time he delivers a not-quite-virtuoso performance of Ken beating Dhalism in Street Fighter. That modulated moaning when Ken finishes off Dhalism with the shoryuken – I’m not saying it’s spot on, but I…
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Recruiting Rogues And Restoring Rome In Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
A strong focus on Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood’s multiplayer has left many details of the single-player campaign hiding in the shadows, until now. In Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Ezio brings the fight against the Templars to Rome, hoping to end the conflict once and for all, but to do that he’s going to need help. He’ll have…
By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Trade Games For Food In The U.K.
It sounds like a U.N. relief program for starving gamers, but it’s not. The U.K. supermarket chain Tesco has expanded a pilot used-games trade-in to 60 stores. Store credit can be used for anything, food included. MCV reports that Tesco print advertisements now tout the trade-in at participating stores nationwide. Used games featured in the…
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mortal Kombat’s Post-Launch Balancing, Add-on Character & PC Plans
Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon says that his studio’s newest fighting game is being built with better online balancing in mind, letting the developer finesse aspects of the combat after it ship—without the need for software patches. Boon said at Gamescom this week that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game has software “hooks”…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Box Scores: A Death No Less Sudden
Under new rules in effect this year, no postseason game can end if the opening drive results in a field goal. Reader Paladin58 found out what this truly means for a team winning the coin toss. In the Super Bowl. Last week, Paladin58 picked up Madden NFL 11 and began the “Madden Cup,” a yearlong…
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Is How EA Germany Wraps Up Gamescom
For the general public, Gamescom is just getting started. For the folks at EA Germany—the business types—the show is over. This is how Electronic Arts sent off Gamescom 2010, with a few German-language standards and a huge tool.
By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedPortland Bicyclists Get A Boost From Mario Kart
Portland is a serious bicycling community. But not so serious that it can’t have some fun with its bike lanes. Some wag painted a whole bunch of Mario Kart items along a stretch of North Williams Avenue in the city. The symbols include speed boost arrows, bananas, mushrooms, and stars. So far nothing exotic or…
By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedCar Crashing, Cosplay Launching, Soccer… Waka Waka
Gamescom is the world’s biggest video game show, that’s probably because the show is open to the public, attracts gamers from around the world and provides plenty of things to do that aren’t about video games. There are giant outdoor areas, subterranean play areas and lots and lots of swag, music, dancing, food and beer.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2010