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It’s Blizzard Deal Day On Amazon
So what if Blizzard only has three or four current games – that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be excited by a Blizzard-themed Amazon.com Gold Box day, right? Man, no wonder Kotick fired me. Amazon’s video game Gold Box deal days generally focus around a certain theme or platform, but today’s deals are all Blizzard. Well,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
City Of Heroes Isn’t Fooling Around With Demon Summoning
IF you thought the dual pistols power for City of Heroes Going Rogue expansion was cool, wait until you see the damage you can do with giant horned demons and a Hellfire Whip. Demon Summoning is the second of two powers City of Heroes players will gain access to by pre-purchasing the upcoming Going Rogue…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Announcing Koticku
Today, I’m excited to announce that Activision Blizzard is making a strategic investment into a new and exciting space, video game enthusiast press blogging, with the acquisition of Kotaku, formerly a Gawker Media property, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision Publishing. Activision’s purchase of Kotaku is just one part of our key effort to realign…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
iPad Reviewers Have Three Things To Say About Video Games
The first people to review Apple’s iPad have said much about much, but little about video games — except for Scrabble, which they love. As an addendum to your favorite iPad review cheat-sheet, here’s what reviewers said about iPad gaming. Click the chart to enlarge it. That’s one vote for it being Wii-esque. We’ll let…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
We’re doing still life for Talk Amongst Yourselves this month, specifically, Still Life With Skull by Paul Cezanne. Thanks to reader JesusHasWheels for the suggestion. Now please talk here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedStephen Fry, The Voice of LittleBigPlanet, Reviews the iPad
I’ve left the iPad tag off this story for a reason. Whether you hate Apple or love Apple, whether you await Saturday’s ascension of the iPad as a second holy day that weekend, or plan to ignore the day’s event entirely, actor, writer, comedian, the man who gave voice to LittleBigPlanet Stephen Fry’s take on…
By Brian Crecente Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
About The Time My Ferret Died
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Prepare for April Fools A long, long time ago, back when Mrs. Bashcraft and I were first married and back before I started working at Kotaku, I got a call from Mrs. Bashcraft. I was out and about, and she was at home. Our ferret, Milk Tea, had escaped from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
College Parties These Days Are Like This?
As seen on UK:R.
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Uncategorized“Orthodox” Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Play Through
Stealth PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, which was originally going to be called MGS5, is coming out this spring. War might have changed, but not MGS’s orthodox gameplay. Before it does, here is a look at a a player named “Hideo” playing the game in the traditional manner. Hideo? Sounds familiar.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store Update: Dust Off That PSP
I don’t normally draw attention to the regular sales held on the PAL PlayStation Store, but this week, there are some damn good sales going on for anyone who hasn’t bought a PSP game in a while. Games like God of War, LittleBigPlanet, Gran Turismo and Chinatown Wars are now around half price. Bargain. There’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Want To Watch Amazon Box Your Games?
Online giant Amazon is one of the world’s largest sellers of video games. And soon, you might get the pleasure of…watching Amazon’s workers pack your games before they send them? Sounds equal parts kooky and creepy, but it’s something Amazon has in mind, with a patent recently submitted for a system that would capture the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Have Video Games And Computer Graphics Killed Puppets?
If you grew up in the 1980s or before, chances are puppets delighted and frightened you. Later generations have become increasingly exposed to computer graphic creations. That’s the norm. And puppets…. Thanks to the brilliance of puppeteers Jim Henson and Frank Oz, the 1970s were a puppet Renaissance of sorts with Henson creating Sesame Street…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedBayonetta, Watching Bayonetta, Playing Bayonetta
The gag’s played out fifteen seconds into a 47-second clip, but I digress: this is Bayonetta. Being played by…Bayonetta. While Bayonetta watches. That’s it! Sorry, nothing else. Just some leather on leather on console action to start your morning. It’s going to be a rough day. You may as well get going with something that’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan Getting Lost Planet 2 Xbox 360 Bundle
On May 20, sci-fi action game Lost Planet 2 will be released in Japan. Know what that calls for? An Xbox 360 bundle. You got it! Priced at ¥24,800 (US$265), the bundle comes with an Xbox 360, a 60GB HDD, a copy of the game and 2GB of premium game content in a USB memory…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Guitar Hero Is Made
Already feeling bogged down by April Fool’s Day fluff? Why not settle in with a meaty feature on how Guitar Hero games are made, right down the excruciating details of audio programming. It’s the perfect counter-measure to a day’s worth of stupid jokes and red herring news pieces, as it plunges straight past the fluff…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 DLC Launched Broken
When the Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Pack” downloadable content launched, it did not work. Surely there had to be a reason for that. Turns out, there is. Issues included: Multiplayer lobbies not working, images for maps not showing up and no option to play private matches. According to Xbox LIVE Operations Manager Eric Neustadter, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Porn Star Gives Gamecrush Something To Think About
I won’t link to them, but you should just…know, there are plenty of porno flicks based on movies, books and comic books. But video games? There’s some, but not many. One porn star would like to change that. “I’ve actually talked about It with my guy before”, Belladonna, a former winner of the “Dirtiest Girl…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Twitter Becomes A Japanese Role-Playing Game
Even those who find social networking tool Twitter a vapid waste of time might be interested in this, a new role-playing title from Japanese publishers Marvelous that takes a person’s Twitter feed and builds a game out of it. Called Followars, it builds a role-playing party for you out of whatever’s on your Twitter feed:…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Milla Jovovich All Set (And Totally Wet) In First Resident Evil Afterlife Images
Set photos for the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife film have already made their way to the internet. But not production stills of the survival horror film. Until now. Loosely based on Capcom’s horror series by the same name, Resident Evil: Afterlife’s official plot summary reads like this: In a world ravaged by a virus infection,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Let’s Watch Game Trailers in ASCII Art
Put down our April Fool’s Survival Guide and get to YouTube. Pronto! To commemorate the day, YouTube has a “TEXTp” option to turn videos into ASCII form. You can see the “TEXTp” option games ranging from Super Mario Bros. Galaxy to Uncharted 2. Enjoy it while you can! This feature will most likely be on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010