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A Weekend Getaway For a Man And his Xbox
We’ve all thought about it, setting aside an entire weekend to recharge the recently rocky relationship with have with our console of choice… right? Or is that just me and this guy? It’s going to be really nice,” the 33-year-old structural engineer said of the upcoming weekend. “No phone calls, no e-mails, no distractions whatsoever.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Secret World Gameplay Isn’t So Secret Anymore
Funcom promised something big related to The Secret World was coming today, and they’ve delivered, with the first in-game trailer for the upcoming modern day occult MMO. Crecente’s extensive preview of Funcom’s The Secret World from Tuesday ended with a trailer that suggested something big was coming on March 25, and so it has. Behold…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s PAX Reader Meet-Up Tonight! [UPDATED]
Venue change for tonight’s meet-up: the Rattlesnake Bar & Grill, 384 Boylston St., Boston, MA. Meet Kotaku editors in town for PAX East, then hang at the Alienware afterparty where you can eat, drink, and experience the new Alienware systems until the wee hours. 8pm-2am. See you there!
By Gawkercreative Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Making Of A Video Game Fanboy
It’s nearly 2 p.m. Eighteen year-old Richard Stephen rolls out of bed in his Florida home and fires up his PlayStation 3 to play a round of PS3 exclusive God of War III. He spent the night before, flipping on his computer, wishing that Sony made an operating system so he didn’t have to use…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 26, 2010 - Reviews
Cave Story Micro-Review: So This Is What The Excitement Was About
So how does the WiiWare version of Cave Story stand up to the original? I couldn’t tell you, as I’ve never played the PC version. For those of you who, like me, have been in the dark, Cave Story is a shooting platformer along the same lines as Nintendo’s Metroid. The player awakens in a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
PAX East: Kotaku Has Landed
It’s 37 degrees outside in scenic downtown Boston, but Totilo and I are staying warm inside the John Hynes Convention Center, where the inaugural PAX East is slowly swinging into gear. Behold our first image gallery! The crowds are gathering; the badges being distributed, and the swag bags are being stripped of their Magic cards…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hydro Thunder Returns With All-New Xbox Live Arcade Sequel
Midway’s classic arcade speedboat racer Hydro Thunder is getting a full-fledged sequel with Hydro Thunder Hurricane, exclusively for Xbox Live Arcade, promising all-new, over-the-top rocket powered speedboat action. (Which you can witness in the game’s first trailer!) Hydro Thunder Hurricane will come to XBLA this summer courtesy of Microsoft Game Studios and developer Vector Unit,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Monday Night Combat Invades PAX East
Monday Night Combat kind of looks like a first-person shooter version of Heroes of Newerth or League of Legends to me… and that’s a good thing. This video, showing off the gameplay that will be on hand at Penny Arcade Expo East this weekend, gives us a good taste of how the Xbox Live Arcade…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Concepts: Could The 3DS Look Like Any Of These?
Since we don’t know what the new Nintendo 3DS looks like, people are having to guess what it looks like. Some guesses are crimes against nature, but others, like these, look pretty good! Most of these are mock-ups from users over on gaming messageboard NeoGAF, and unlike the flights of fancy that plagued the internet…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
BioShock 2’s Newest, Fakest Upgrade
Were I to stab this syringe-shaped pen into my arm, BioShock style,I would not get the “Hemingway’s Helper” gene tonic upgrade, but we would all remember that it was swag to promote the Sinclair Solutions BioShock 2 multiplayer add-on.
By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sexy TERA Trailer Shows Its Lineage
I don’t know much about TERA: The Exiled Realm of Arborea, but after watching this gorgeous trailer for the upcoming action MMO I’d definitely like to get to know it better. TERA is the inaugural work of South Korean MMO developer Bluehole Studios. Bluehole was formed in 2007 by a handful of ex-NCsoft employees, including…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
UFC Undisputed 2010 Packs New Modes, Moves, Fighters Into May’s Title
After seeing tremendous success with mixed martial arts game UFC Undisputed 2009, THQ is back this year to show of a game sporting more fighters, more combat nuance and robust online support. At an event last night, the publisher unveiled UFC Undisputed 2010 to an international gathering of gaming press. The upcoming game will include…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Possibilities, Surprises And Limits of Playstation’s Move According to The Inventor
The PlayStation Move thrives in darkness, could enable a new kind of Greek god game, has 10 hours of battery life, a mystery port and a simple innovation that could be profound. Kotaku learned all this and more earlier this week when I sat down with Sony senior researcher Richard Marks, the man who had…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
We’re Off On The Road To PAX East
Behold stately John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center. As this post goes live, Kotaku’s East Coast contingent is speeding towards this very location, in order to regale you with glorious tales of PAX East. I’m likely crammed against the bulkhead of a magical flying machine, snoring loudly and trying desperately not to touch the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
DSi XL Passes The Pants Test
The DSi XL is a large portable gaming device, with a bigger screen and graphics, but is the design too large? My dad has a theory, and it’s a pretty good theory too. When I told him about the iPad he said that anything too big to fit in a pocket might as well be…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Continuing Evolution of Gabe and Tycho
Excerpts from the book The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 1/2 Anniversary Edition. Reprinted with express permission of the author and publisher. Publisher’s Note: Chronicling the misadventures of two obsessed video gamers, Penny Arcade is hilarious, irreverent, and rich with the arcana of geek life. Fans treat the strip’s biting, intelligent commentary on…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Action Stations!
To: Crecente From: Luke My brain, it is mush. For my birthday last week, my lovely wife bought me the complete Battlestar Galactica box set on Blu-Ray. Every waking second I haven’t been working, we’ve been watching, this my second run-through of the show, and my wife’s first. It got me thinking about something I…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft: USB Memory Support Hits Xbox 360 on April 6, Xbox 360 Flash Drives Hit in May
Starting April 6 Xbox 360 owners will be able to use USB flash drives to store profiles, game saves, demos and “more”, Microsoft confirmed this morning. Posting on his blog, Xbox Live’s Larry Hryb said that the company has been testing the feature for a few weeks and that he thinks it’s is “great.” A…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedNew Tech Turns Your Skin Into a Game-Controlling Touch Pad
Imagine playing Frogger on your hand just by tapping your palm with a finger, or whipping through menus projected onto your arm. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon devised a new bit of tech magic that listed for the acoustic signals scattered through your arm when you tap it or your hand with a finger. The tech…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010