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The Beauties & Beasts of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Mercury Steam’s take on Castlevania, vetted by Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, is a very different thing, full of God of War-like action. Including a new Belmont, this is the all-new cast of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Some, like the Butcher, are simply horrific. Others, like the lovely/frightening Carmilla, may fall under the NSFW…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Console Wars In Sexy Comic Book Form
When one gamer’s FoxBox630 fails, he trades up to the ESexy3. When the FoxBox630 returns from the shop, it’s war. This is Ryan Kinnaird’s Next Gen Warz, a two-issue comic series due in September from Image Comics. Writer and artist Ryan Kinnaird used to do illustrations for PSM, and in 2003 created a “mature” Marvel…
By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2010 -
UncategorizedAmazing Violinist Plays His Way Through Music and Effects of Mario
Playing the soundtrack of Super Maro Bros. of any number? Old hat. But throwing in all of the sound effects, and doing it on a violin, that’s something special. Thanks Sjoerd! (via LaughingSquid)
By Brian Crecente Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mouth-On With Gamer Grub Smores And BBQ
I can’t very well ignore an E3 booth that’s handing out free food. Gamer Grub debuted two new flavors at the show, and I went mouth-on with Smores and BBQ to see if they are worthy of our stomachs. What is Gamer Grub? It’s a series of snack mixes containing the vitamins and neurotransmitters gamers…
By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mega Man 2, Yoshi’s Island Among Teased 3DS Sorta-Remakes
At E3, Nintendo showcased numerous 3D versions of games we’ve played and sometimes loved before. Star Fox 64 in 3D. The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time in 3D. A bunch of 8-bit classic Nintendo Entertainment System games. They all appeared on the 3DS. Some, like Star Fox 64 3D were playable, with updated…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Def Jam Rapstar’s Online ‘Data Porn’ Rolls Deep
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of rap game Def Jam Rapstar is the one I may never be brave enough to use—it’s incredibly deep community, a massively connected online feature that’s stuffed with “data porn.” Def Jam and 4mm Games reps showed off much of Rapstar’s deep and broad community side at E3 2010. It’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
El Shaddai Has God On Speed Dial
In Ignition Entertainment’s El Shaddai, you’re guided by a pre-fall Lucifer who carries a cell phone with God on his speed dial. Then things get weird. El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is a 3D action adventure game with a singular look and an even more unique premise. Inspired by the Old Testament’s Book of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get Your Free APB Key To the City Codes Here
Upcoming cops-and-robbers massively multiplayer online computer game APB just kicked off their Key to the City event. If you’ve pre-ordered the game you’re all set with your code. If you haven’t, well, we’ve got your back. You can redeem the codes here Here are a monster list of codes for you to pick from, if…
By Brian Crecente Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Gentlemen. Might I inquire about your video game plans for this weekend? I’ll be squeezing in some Team Fortress 2 on the Mac when I can this weekend, but after playing a lot of games at E3 2010, I still have loads of writing to do. I may find a few moments to sit down…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pirates Versus Ninjas In Fat Princess
What started as a concept artist fooling around becomes reality later this month, when Fat Princess update 1.06 brings the never-ending struggle between pirates and ninjas to life. Oh, and giants too. Fat Princess was never supposed to have pirates and ninjas. That’s what a rep told me when I gave the new characters a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
You Must See This Excellent Castlevania Zoom
One of the coolest things at E3 2010 was the zoom function for Xbox Live Arcade game Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. I had to see it. You do too. I shot the quick video for this post after I confirmed that I hadn’t been misled by the game’s E3 trailer. That trailer showed a lot…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
InFamous 2 Brings Lightning-Spewing Tornadoes To The Big Easy
There are a lot of things you need to know about Sucker Punch’s upcoming Playstation 3 action sequel InFamous 2, but none are as important as this: You can use your powers to hurl city-demolishing, lightning-spewing tornadoes at people. The effect was so amazing the first time I saw it – the game’s star Cole…
By Brian Crecente Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Paid Bodies Of E3 2010
Certain bodies were needed to work E3 2010. These bodies had to strut, pose, wear armor, professionally wrestle, mock-rap badly (on behalf of another media outlet, I believe) or just sit and look unpleasantly pregnant. Good job, everyone! *The guy in image no. 10 was probably just a regular show attendee, but the shell he…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
How To Trade-Up To The New Xbox 360 For $90
The new, smaller, sexier Xbox 360 is in stores now, and if you know where to go it can be yours for as little as $90. As a member of the Kotaku team not present at Microsoft’s 2010 E3 press conference, I do not get the new Xbox 360 for free, so as soon as…
By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
PixelJunk Shooter 2 Plays With Light And Acid
Building on elements of the first game, Q-Games brings corrosive acid and creative lighting tricks to bear in PixelJunk Shooter 2. Shooter 2, the first true sequel in Q-Games’ PixelJunk series, picks up where the first game left off, plunging the player into the belly of the beast, which is incidentally the name of the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2010 -
UncategorizedWait, Naughty Bear Has Multiplayer?
Not only does 505 Games’ upcoming killer bear game have multiplayer, it has game modes that actually promote strategic thinking and cooperation. Who knew? Naughty Bear is a game about one bear killing other bears, so naturally that extends to the multiplayer modes of the title as well. Developer Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M) didn’t…
By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mario Sports Mix Puts The Bob-omb in Volleyball
With all of the buzz surrounding the Xbox 360’s controller-free motion gaming of Kinect and the Playstation 3’s motion-sensing Move, it might be easy to forget that Nintendo has been doing motion gaming for quite some time. They’re still doing it, of course, and quite well. There were at E3 a whole new crop of…
By Brian Crecente Published June 18, 2010
