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What Franchise Are You Sick Of?
Hello! It’s Friday. Time to pull up a chair and sit down in it. And talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Early 3D Games On PS3 Feature Downgraded Graphics
So, the PS3 is now ready for 3D gaming. But are PS3 games ready? It appears, hrm, maybe, with the first batch of 3D-capable titles needing to have their graphics scaled back a touch. First example: WipeEout HD, which normally runs in glorious 1080p (ie “full” high definition), but which has had to be pegged…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
These May Be Your Next Left 4 Dead 2 Mutations
We’re only into week one of the rotating list of ‘Mutations’ coming to Left 4 Dead 2, but the code-burrowing Steam forum goers may have already dug up a good portion of the 20-plus game variations coming. We know that “Realism Versus” is legit, as is “Chainsaw [Massacre],” but the list is full of placeholders,…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: F**** C***
Feels good to be back in charge of Kotaku Off Topic, especially one of the highly coveted Friday editions of the post where anything goes conversationally. So get in here and let’s discuss. My off topic, off work weekend is surprisingly on topic. Tonight, I’ll be going to an event that I guess I’m not…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Early Demo Access Offered for UFC Undisputed Community
Members of the UFC Undisputed community will get a shot at early access to that game’s demo, which THQ says will be ready “in just a matter of days.” A post on the game’s official blog says that registered Undisputed community members will get a chance at a batch of download codes for the demo…
By Owen Good Published April 23, 2010 - Reviews
Left 4 Dead 2 ‘The Passing’ Review: The New Mutants
Valve’s first expansion to post apocalyptic zombie shooter Left 4 Dead 2 makes one appreciate the developer’s gift with wordplay and just how important being able to see through walls is when battling the infected. The Passing brings new things to Left 4 Dead 2, including a new three-level campaign set in a wet Georgia…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
NCAA Football 11 Serves Up an Offensive Video
More than any other sport, haves and have-nots define the culture of college football. But in this video, second-tier programs like Nevada, East Carolina and the Maryland Terrapins show that you really can win with anyone in NCAA Football 11
By Owen Good Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Curious Community Cameo For… Modnation Racers?
Chevy Chase, as character Pierce Hawthorne, plays but does not create or share with Modnation Racers on NBC’s Community, as not too surprisingly seen on the Sony Pictures Television produced sitcom. Thanks for the tip, Will!
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Alcoholics Stay Out of Trouble Thanks to Video Game
If I’m Not Drunk, the satire “game” about DUI, was too subtle in its message of how pathetic you are when you’re drunk, there’s now Guardian Angel, which takes a more proactive stance in helping alcoholics avoid relapse. Writing for the Orlando Sentinel, Marisa Ramiccio of the University of Central Florida describes Guardian Angel, a…
By Owen Good Published April 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedCastlevania Finally Beaten By Man Using Dance Dance Revolution Pad
It has been done. The bounty of defeating NES classic Castlevania using nothing but a Dance Dance Revolution dance mat controller can finally be collected by one man, Nick Hagman, hot-stepping vampire slayer. Hagman bested the Wii Virtual Console version of Konami’s original Castlevania using nothing more than a Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix controller…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan’s Console War Still Even Steven
The battle for hardware dominance in Japan is, once again, kind of a wash, with the PSP and PlayStation 3 sitting atop the country’s weekly console war casualty count. The PSPgo and PlayStation 2 sit at the bottom. Wedged in between that PlayStation sandwich are Nintendo’s offerings, with the Wii taking second to the PS3…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Licensed Pro Lacrosse Video Game Arrives for Xbox 360
Promised for delivery by April 30, NLL Lacrosse 2010 arrived a week early on Xbox Live’s Indie Games channel. The $5 download delivers all the players on all 11 teams of the National Lacrosse League. NLL Lacrosse 2010 is the first fully licensed title to appear on the Indie Games channel, and the first pro…
By Owen Good Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Surprise Snow
To: Owen From: Crecente You gotta love those freak spring winter storms Colorado gets. Do you remember those? The flowers on the tree outside my window are thick with snow right now. It looks pretty neat. What you missed: Okamiden Proves the Stylus is Mightier Than the Remote (Or Controller) Would You Like to Feel…
By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedBut What Do Babies Think Of Plants vs Zombies?
We love Popcap’s puzzle game Plants vs Zombies. That’s pretty clear. But we’re video game writers in our 30’s, with black hearts, and tired eyes. What do innocent little puddings think of the game? Who knows, as this eighteen month-old boy can’t play, but he can watch the title’s catchy ditty. And if he could…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Just Cause 2 DLC Brings Inventive New Ways To Cause Explosions
Want some parachute thrusters? How about a half-shotgun, half rocket launcher? All this and more is coming in two sets of Black Market downloadable content for Just Cause 2. As if there weren’t enough ways to cause havoc in Just Cause 2, Square Enix has tapped the black market to bring even more power to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedLost Planet 2 Lady Pirates Don’t Need Armor, Pants
The male pirates of Lost Planet 2 multiplayer are generally covered head-to-toe in protective body armor. The females? Not so much. Someone’s going to lose an underboob. I mean, I could understand the desire to show a little bit of skin. Otherwise you wind up with fully-armored females that only look slightly different from fully-armored…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Histories Of Fighting Games
Last week’s unveiling of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 came with an interesting walk-through by Capcom of their take on the history of fighting games. While Capcom’s Seth Killian allowed that one could argue that 1985’s Yie Ar Kung Fu was the proto-fighting game, providing a template to Street Fighter, it was his company’s Street Fighter…
By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Pro Athlete Is Also A Pirate
Pro rugby player Gareth Raynor recently plead guilty to 14 charges of counterfeiting and fraud after having been caught selling bogus printer cartridges through an eBay storefront called Genuine Ink. He also appears to have been a game pirate. The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that Raynor will be sentenced next month. But what might catch…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom Apologizes for Not Telling Users of Final Fight DRM
Capcom acknowledged that copy protection in the PS3 version of Final Fight: Double Impact requires an always-on Internet connection to play the game, and apologized that a notice of such DRM was not given at the time of purchase. PS3 users who downloaded the bundle of 1990s arcade classics noticed that the game quits completely…
By Owen Good Published April 23, 2010