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Report: Online-Only Games The Latest Problem For Aussie Censors
Blacklight: Tango Down, a recently-released online shooter, hasn’t been released in Australia. Why? According to Xbox Australia, it’s because it’s an online shooter. It’s a strange situation for a game to find itself in, but that’s definitely the reason Blacklight isn’t available for Australian consumers; because the country’s Classification Board will not rate a game’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Microsoft Killed Plans For “PC vs Xbox 360” Online Play
The founder of Voodoo PC, Rahul Sood, says that Microsoft once floated the idea of implementing cross-platform play between the PC and Xbox 360 for a range of titles. Thing is, testing didn’t go so well. The proposal, part of Microsoft’s LIVE push, popped up “many many months ago”, and would have allowed people playing…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Listen To The Amazing Kotaku Spider-Podcast
This week’s episode of the Kotaku Talk Radio podcast has hit the web…of Spider-Man. Download or stream the latest episode to hear Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions game designer Francois Taddei spin us a tale of multiple webslingers. Mr.Taddei gave us the down-low on Spidey’s latest adventure, answering your questions while offering up juicy tidbits surrounding the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Netflix Going Disc-Less on PS3 This Fall
Netflix will, by the end of October, ditch the disc necessary to stream movies onto the PS3, CEO Reed Hastings said in the company’s latest earnings call. “Before our next call in October, we expect to be launching a major new version of our Sony PS3 user interface which doesn’t require a disc and is…
By Owen Good Published July 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedTry Not To Care About Echochrome ii After Watching This
We love games that involve shadows. But no one on team Kotaku was buzzing about Echochrome ii. Then I saw it yesterday running on a PS3, controlled by the wand-like Move controller. And now I can’t shut up about it. Watch the video. You will like it. How the game works: The little Echochrome man…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Closed Beta for Company of Heroes Online Begins in North America
The upcoming freemium real-time simulation Company of Heroes Online kicked off an exclusive closed beta today, promising that 20,000 more access keys will be handed out on July 26 via IGN’s FilePlanet. A news release today said only a few Company of Heroes community members were emailed keys today, granting them access to the testing…
By Owen Good Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation 3’s 3D Games Could Get 3DS-Style Slider
In an experiment that could spread to other 3D video games on the PlayStation 3, the developers of November’s Sly Cooper compilation are considering including a controller-based slider that will adjust the depth of 3D displayed by the game. The ability to manually adjust the depth of stereoscopic 3D graphics popping out from or receding…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
These Are The Games Going To Comic-Con
Video games have a huge presence at this year’s Comic-Con, with offerings from Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Capcom, Activision, Konami and more. Going by the long list of games in this post, it may be the biggest ever. If you find yourself at the show, stop by these publisher and developer booths to get your hands…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Would Excite You This Much?
Pure excitement, as seen on Allis0nMarie’s Flickr page
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
‘Big Thrills’ Coming to Trials HD After November
Forty more white-knuckle, teeth-gnashing tracks are on the way for Trials HD in an expansion pack, due for release sometime after mid-November, titled “Big Thrills.” Ten more user-created tracks, chosen by contest, will be also part of the download. RedLynx, announcing the expansion yesterday, said the 10 user-created tracks will be fully credited in the…
By Owen Good Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
NHL 11 Faceoff and Physics Screens
An Edmonton forward prepares for boarding by Minnesota’s Cam Barker. Faceoffs in NHL 11 will enable different tactics to win the puck. Here Buffalo’s Derek Roy spins around, blocking the puck and allowing him to win the draw. Roy, at it again, demonstrates the stick slash to win the faceoff. Broken sticks will affect play,…
By Owen Good Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Internet Sure Knows Its Books
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: What Are You Playing RIGHT NOW? Last night I asked Twitter for some suggested Sci-Fi reading. I’ve gotten quite bad at only reading books when I’m on vacation, which is crazy because I love books. I was flooded with great suggestions, some that I’ve already read, some that I’d never…
By Brian Crecente Published July 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedMark Rein in a Bubble Bath, Peter Molyneux Told Off
The Develop Industry Excellence Awards kicked off last week this fantastic video featuring a cast of game-developer greats. Among the sights you’ll see in this 8-minute-plus video are a bubble-covered Mark Rein soaking in a bath, the foul-mouthed developers of SCE London & Cambridge Studios and a surprise appearance of a coyly-smiling Peter Molyneux. Stick…
By Brian Crecente Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Who Killed the Solar Console?
Three years ago someone built a solar-powered video game console. It was a novelty. You couldn’t really say it was ahead of its time, because that assumes such a time will come. Built like the love child of the Zaxxon robot and a leaf blower, the unit – a solar-powered Wii – sacrificed plenty of…
By Owen Good Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft and DC Team Up for Driver Comic
Ubisoft and DC Comics’ WildStorm Productions are teaming up to produce a comic set in the Driver video game series universe, with a preview comic to be given away at Comic-Con this week. The comic itself, illustrated by Greg Scott and written by David Lapham, takes place after the events of Driv3r and ends just…
By Amber Nichols Published July 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedKerrigan Returns To Finish The Job In StarCraft II: Ghosts Of The Past
The final unlock from Blizzard’s Join the Dominion StarCraft II website is this amazing trailer, furthering our belief that Blizzard should stop making games and start making movies. Reader Robert directed us to the movie, revealed today on the Join the Dominion website, likely the last trailer we’ll get for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedLagoa Demonstrates The Sweet Science Of Physics
Now here’s a little science we can all get behind. Check out this gorgeous particle physics demonstration, courtesy of special effects artist Thiago Costa’s Lagoa Multiphysics. Thiago Costa has worked on the Assassin’s Creed Lineage series at Ubisoft, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra with CafeFX, and a whole lot more. His body of work…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedJose Gonzalez Records Acoustic Performance at Rockstar
Jose Gonzalez recently dropped in to Rockstar Games’ New York offices to record an acoustic version of his song “Far Away,” featured on the Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack. On their roof no less! The song can be heard in-game during John Marston’s ride to Mexico on horseback. [Thanks oldage]
By Kate Finegan Published July 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Facebook Game That Makes Fun of Facebook Games
Ian Bogost – video game academic, designer and one-time Kotaku guest editor – has just released the Shaun of the Dead of Facebook games. No, it’s not about zombies. Or cricket bats. Instead, Cow Clicker is about…cows. But it does to Facebook games what Shaun did for zombie movies: as Bogost puts it, Cow Clicker…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010