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ReviewsBlacklight: Tango Down Review: Get Down, Get Down
Single-player story? Who needs that! Downloadable title Blacklight: Tango Down has multiplayer. But can the game hold its own with the retail heavyweights? Blacklight: Tango Down is set in near-future Eastern bloc state, where two factions face off: the Order and Blacklight. The controls will be familiar to anyone who has played a Call of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Face The Golems of Amgarrak In The Next Dragon Age DLC
While fans wait for next year’s Dragon Age II, BioWare continues to pump out the downloadable content for Dragon Age: Origins, uncovering the ancient secrets of the dwarves’ magical constructs in Golems of Amgarrak. Due out August 10, Golems of Amgarrak sends the player character and his party deep into the underground in search of…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Podcast Time: Name Your Gaming Blindspots
Kotaku Talk Radio, our weekly audio call-in show, begins now. Listen live or call in. Either way, it’ll be me and Fahey this time, confessing our gaming blindspots. One of us has never played Doom or StarCraft. The horror! Don’t let me and Fahey take up all the air time. Give us a ring. You…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Modern War Gear Solid Saga Continues
The ultimate paramilitary crossover continues in part two of Modern War Gear Solid. “Ghost, get in my box!” The combat is fast and furious as Ghost and Snake go mano-a-mano with Marakov and Liquid Ocelot. Fists fly, moustaches are transferred, and Liquid makes the ultimate mistake – trying to headbutt a footballer. The second part…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Now’s Your Chance To Grab Pokemon’s Enigma Stone
Starting July 31, North America players of Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver have 28 days to download the Enigma Stone, the key to unlocking Legendary Pokemon Latias and Latios. Legendary Pokemon Latias can be captured in Pokemon HeartGold. Her brother Latios can be captured in Pokemon SoulSilver. Both are exclusive to those games, unless the player…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
In Protest, Chinese Artist Paints Self To OctoCamo Perfection
Chinese artist Liu Bolin took to the streets after literally being made homeless by the Chinese government. Suojiacun, an artists village in northeastern Beijing was torn down during the Olympic redevelopment. A Liu Bolin interview with WhiteHot Magazine talking about his motivation for this unusual form of protest can be found here With the help…
By Aulistar Mark Published July 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedThor Could Really Use A Problem-Free Philosophy
Sega has released the first teaser trailer for Thor: The Video Game, giving us a tantalizingly brief look at the son of Asgard’s in-game model, standing atop the ruins of Pride Rock. Well, the back of Thor’s in-game model at least. Thor stands on the rocky outcropping from The Lion King, now laid waste due…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhat If The Next Metroid Is A Bad Game?
Could Nintendo make a bad Metroid game? Would they? What if they worked with a team that never made a Metroid game before? What if my first minute of playing Metroid Other M sprouted the thought: This is not good? Thirteen months after I heard that Nintendo was working with the creators of Ninja Gaiden…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
LEGO Universe Spawns Collectible Card Game
Collectible bricks become collectible cards next year, when NetDevil’s LEGO Universe expands with a virtual and physical trading card game, courtesy of the experts at Dire Wolf Digital. Who is Dire Wolf Digital? Integrating a digital and physical collectible card game into an MMO seems like a very Sony Online Entertainment thing to do, which…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Video games. Discuss.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Are Little Kids So Messy?
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: This Plant Is Your Role Model I cleaned the house this morning. By afternoon, it was a disaster zone. I cleaned it this afternoon. By this evening, it looked like a tornado ran through it. It’s now after 10pm here, and I give up! What you missed last night Colbert…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
R4 Piracy Devices Banned In The UK
A British high court has ruled against R4 companies Playables Limited and Wai Dat Chan. It is now illegal to import, advertise and sell R4 cartridges in the United Kingdom. The R4 emulator carts are used to pirate Nintendo DS games. According to website Develop, the court set a legal precedent by ruling the carts…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Starcraft II Singleplayer Impressions
While we toil away on an actual Starcraft II review – which I won’t be writing – let’s pass the time with some quick, dirty singleplayer impressions. Which I will be writing. So, yes, this isn’t a review. Don’t go asking why I’m not talking about this, or that, or why I said this and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedIn The Future There Are Only Incredible Case Mods
At first glance, I thought this was a statue. Maybe, if I was lucky, some constructive Warhammer 40K cosplay. Turns out, no, it’s something even better: a bipedal PC case mod. Yes, inside the belly of this Dreadnought is not the mind of a fallen hero, but a personal computer. Which, yes, is useful, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pretty Girls, Telling Time On Your PSP
Sony’s PlayStation Portable has a lot of features: The ability to play games, to run movies, access the internet and more. Does it have beautiful women telling you what time it is? It will soon. Bijin-Tokei, “Beautiful Woman Clock”, is making the leap to the PSP. The clock was previously released on the iPhone —…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Science Behind Starcraft II
Starcraft II may be a work of fiction, but that doesn’t mean everything in Starcraft II is fantasy, with scientists sounding off on the plausibility of many of the game’s key biological and technological cornerstones. Speaking with GamePro, scientists from UCLA, University of Illinois, George Mason University, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Colbert Names Mysterious Plumber
The BP oil spill has been plugged. The containment cap looks remarkably similar to a design submitted by an anonymous plumber. Who’s this plumber? Stephen Colbert knows. Click to view Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election Fox News Note: This video may not be viewable in all regions. Colbert Nation [Colbert Nation Thanks, Austin!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010