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A Look Inside The Arcade Scene Of Kuwait
For the world traveler and fighting game aficionado, consider Kuwait on your next globetrotting adventure in search of new competitors. Yousef’s still-growing guide to the arcades of the Middle Eastern state illustrate a love for the one-on-one brawler. The Kuwait arcade scene may not be as bustling as Japan’s, but despite the odd dud, it’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Crappy Demo No One Wanted Sells for $710
It didn’t come close to breaking records set recently by other rare titles, but NBA 2-Ball, a freebie PSOne disc given out at the 1998 NBA All-Star game, probably set a mark for demos. The item sold last night with a winning bid of $710, better than double the opening bid of $300, which some…
By Owen Good Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Stunning ‘Pixels’ Scaling Up To Big Screen, Says Report
Patrick Jean’s amazing short film Pixels, which documents the 8-bit destruction of New York City by Donkey Kong, Frogger, Space Invader and Vaus from Arkanoid, may be coming to a theater near you, thanks to Adam Sandler. Deadline reports that Sandler’s production company Happy Madison has purchased the rights to Pixels and that Columbia Pictures…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The DJ Hero
Producer Mark Ronson taps into the stylings of The Legend of Zelda for his new video for “Circuit Breaker” with a little help from Jordan Galland and Gary Breslin, offering a chance to see Link’s master turntable skills in action. You may enjoy the music more so than the slightly mutated Gibdos, Ropes and Darknuts,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Eight More Fighters Added to EA Sports MMA
Andre Arlovski, Lyle Beerbohm, Roger Gracie, Alistair Overeem, Kevin Randleman, Vitor Ribeiro, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Fabricio Werdum. Heard of those guys? Me either. But they’re in the roster for EA Sports MMA – and a new batch of screens. Arlovski and Randleman are a former UFC heavyweight titleists, Overeem is the current Strikeforce heavyweight…
By Owen Good Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dent
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Today? I Looked at BATS Our house is a mess right now, utter confusion. We have four dogs running around, we’re getting all of this work done and we’re in the midst of packing up everything but our essentials to prepare for putting the place on the market. So last…
By Brian Crecente Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5 Gets 24 Hours Of Nürburgring Action
When Gran Turismo 5 ships at some point in the next decade, expect all the high-speed Nürburgring driving action you can tolerate. Developer Polyphony Digital is giving you three ways to enjoy the thrill of Germany’s famous. Nürburgring The official Gran Turismo site confirms that the PlayStation 3 “real driving simulator” will pack in three…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedHey, Your Mod Got Portal In My Team Fortress …
Don’t want to wait for multiplayer in Portal 2? Some modders are privately testing out Team Fortress 2 equipped with portal guns, and released this video to show how far they’ve come with the concept. While anyone on the board can pass through a portal, whether they laid it down or not, the portals can…
By Owen Good Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hell Is For Koopas
Did you ever wonder what happened to that unfortunate Koopa Trooper you left bouncing between those two pipes in Super Mario Bros.? Of course you didn’t, you heartless cad. Thankfully College Humor has its ever-bouncing back. The Koopa is sentenced to a life of hell, sure, but wouldn’t it be interesting if there was a…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metroid Heroine Rides Through Space On A Ship With No Name
Metroid series lead and co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto teaches us something we never knew we never knew. Intergalactic bounty hunter and Metroid: Other M star Samus Aran’s ship—which bears a striking resemblance to her space suit—doesn’t have a name. In the latest issue of Nintendo Power, Sakamoto answers the question “Does Samus’s ship have a name?”…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Speak-Up On Kotaku: Human Sexuality, Online Achievements, The Super Show, And Ostracism
It’s a whole new line-up in this week’s Speak-Up, as Ubikblack, Pointy, Anenemy, and Yantelope discuss the finer points of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, human sexuality, online achievements, and returning to the good old days of gamer ostracism. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
One Excellent Hour With Rockstar Games, Talking Red Dead Redemption
Missed our live Kotaku podcast with Rockstar Games today? No problem. You can now download our one-hour conversation with two of Red Dead Redemption’s creators. Lots of good RDR info within — not all of it about me hunting animals. Hosts: Brian Crecente, Stephen Totilo Guests: Jeronimo Barrera and Rob Nelson of Rockstar Games Ranter:…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gawker Media Seeks Community Interns
Gawker Media seeks a few brave interns to learn about our commenting system and help us with our beloved communities. The interns will learn about behind-the-scenes administrative tasks and quality oversight under direction by our Community Manager. Applicants should have several days per week to devote to these duties. Strong communication skills, familiarity with Gawker…
By Kaila Hale-Stern Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Massive World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Leak Gets Plugged
Remember that giant compilation of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm alpha test info and screens MMO Champion released last week? It’s gone now, but certainly not forgotten. Let’s have a moment of silence for the staggering amount of work MMO Champion put into collecting, hosting, and posting images from the alpha build of World of Warcraft’s…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Secret Handshake And The Problem With Gaming’s Hidden Code
Gamers are always on the hunt for vindication. Some form of acceptance amongst the wider community. Thing is, we’re so busy worrying over whether games are art, or dangerous, that we overlook a potentially larger problem: what we call them. I don’t mean the names we give to the games themselves. Those can be as…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Steam For Mac Is Live, Includes Free Copy of Portal
Valve Software has flipped the switch. You can now officially download Steam for Mac OS X. Do so now and Valve will throw in a copy of the original Portal for free. The first-person puzzle hit can be yours for zero dollars or zero Valve Points until May 24, when Portal returns to its regular…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Someone Needs To Make A Cube Video Game, Right Now
Speaking to MTV about his upcoming film Splice, director Vincenzo Natali expressed his desire to create a video game based on Cube, one of the greatest science fiction films ever created. This needs to be done. For those of you unfamiliar with the film, Cube is the story of a group of ordinary people who…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Monster Runaway Star Rampages Through Universe
30 Dor 016 is a star 90 times the size of our sun, ejected from its home, moving through space at a speed of 250,000 miles per hour. Anyone lose the plot to an epic science fiction video game? Alien invasion? Please. Exploring strange new worlds? So overdone. If you want to inject real drama…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2010 - Reviews
Lost Planet 2 Review: Bigger, Not Better
Lost Planet squared. That’s what Capcom want us to call their latest dip into the universe of E.D.N. III, snow pirates and giant bugs. Taking place ten years after the original third-person action shooter Lost Planet, the frozen planet of E.D.N. III has thawed. Warring factions are fighting each other and the supersized Akrid bugs…
By Brian Crecente Published May 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Guild Wars 2 Does Away With Flawed Quest Systems
In the latest Guild Wars 2 update, lead content designer Colin Johanson talks about how the game’s dynamic event system is doing away with the traditional question-mark driven MMO quest systems in favor of world-changing events with lasting results. The standard quest system sucks. Mechanically it works fine, but in terms of immersion, it leaves…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2010