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UncategorizedSixteen-Player Co-Op Lets Survivors Outnumber Infected in L4D2
Someone has figured out a way to host 16-player co-op in Left 4 Dead 2 on the PC, and as this video shows, it is pure mayhem, with survivors outnumbering infected during some parts of the game. Plus, I mean, god damn, look how long it takes for everyone to get in the safe room.…
By Owen Good Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Aion Bans Many, Many, Many Players
When NCSoft swing the hammer, they do so with gleeful abandon: earlier today, as Aion’s servers came back to life after an unscheduled reboot, over 16,000 players found themselves banned from the popular MMO. And that’s not even 16,000 globally. It’s just from the game’s American and European servers. Causes for the bannings range from…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Risqué iPhone Game Finally Approved for App Store
Six months after being submitted for approval, IUGO Mobile Entertainment’s A.D.D. – a package of mini-games ranging from silly to straight-up tasteless, finally has been cleared for sale on Apple’s iTunes App Store. This is no small feat, as A.D.D.’s lite version – which was pulled back after three months because IUGO couldn’t get an…
By Owen Good Published November 23, 2009 - Reviews
Astro Gaming A40 Audio System Review: Sound Advice
Astro Gaming’s A40 Audio System is largely pitched at the “pro gaming” market, a headset and amplifier combo that offers a private audio experience and the necessary options for voice chat while playing others. The A40 Audio System is comprised of Astro’s A40 Headset and A40 MixAmp. Released last year, it’s a petite but powerful…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s the Maxim Bayonetta Model Winner
Sega has picked Andrea Bonnaccorso from a field of nine hotties in the Bayonetta impersonation contest they ran in conjunction with Maxim. Andrea gets a fly gaming rig and 972 unsolicited Facebook friend requests for her trouble. Andrea claims to be a Sega diehard going back to when she was nine years old, becoming obsessed…
By Owen Good Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Doctor Moreau Has Nothing On Borderlands’ Dr. Ned
The more zombie media I consume, the more curious I am to know where all these "doctors" are getting their medical degrees. My parents certainly didn’t learn the art of gene splicing at Baylor College of Medicine. Maybe gene-splicing (or zombie-making) is an elective? Or an online-only course? Anyway, about the actual video… The Zombie…
By AJ Glasser Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
LittleBigPlanet PSP Sacks PlayStation Network Tuesday
After a brief delay, the PlayStation Network release of the PlayStation Portable version of LittleBigPlanet will officially go live this week for PSPgo users and agoraphobics. Consider the annoyance of leaving the house to invest in a UMD a thing of the past as of tomorrow. Yes, the PlayStation Store will update a little earlier…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch Obama Talk Math, Science, Education & Video Games
When the Entertainment Software Association’s president Michael Gallagher calls today “a very, very good day for the gaming industry,” he means this, U.S. President Barack Obama‘s inclusion of video games as part of a new education initiative. Obama’s blink and you might miss it mention of games as an education device is nestled within more…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Christmas the First
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Hello Swine Flu Because we’re going to be in the fun and sun of Australia for Christmas this year we decided to celebrate it a bit early here in Colorado with my mom and step-dad. Do you plan on carting your presents to Texas and back to Japan when you…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Exacts Revenge of the Wounded Dragons This Week
PlayStation 3 owners will get an old school kick in the pants this week with the North American PlayStation Store release of Revenge of the Wounded Dragons, a side-scrolling arcade beat ’em up that’s chock full of kung fu. And comparisons to arcade side-scrolling kickfest Kung Fu are not too far off the mark, as…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESA: Today Is A “Very, Very Good Day” For The Gaming Industry
Video game developers can be the new astronauts, a beacon that inspires schoolchildren to love learning science and math, the head advocate for the gaming industry in the U.S., told Kotaku today, as he described President Obama’s breakthrough education announcement. “LittleBigPlanet” being mentioned in the same sentence as “Barack Obama” — and of video games…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Will Continue Adventure With Online Coop
LucasArts latest LEGO adventure may have all the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull that Indiana Jones fans demanded, but it was lacking in one key feature — online cooperative play. That’s something LucasArts plans to remedy. The publisher writes on its official Twitter account today that it’s readying a patch for LEGO Indiana Jones 2:…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Super Mario Bros. Wii, As Marriage Simulator
Are you struggling to grab that ice flower? Is Luigi slowing you down? Need a new strategy for New Super Mario Bros. Wii? One man and his wife discovered a breakthrough: Play the game like it’s their marriage. Fresno Bee writer Mike Osegueda reports that he and his wife initially were having a frustrating time…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2009 - Reviews
Wii Energizer 4X Charging Station Review: Induction Into the Hall of Fame
If you own a Wii, a charging kit, any charging kit, is almost a necessity. Unless you enjoy to constantly purchasing double A batteries. And if you’re going for a charging kit that charges a Wii remote without the need to remove the batteries from the controller there are plenty of options. And I’ve tried…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft Turns 5: How Blizzard Built A Nation
World of Warcraft was launched five years ago today, and Kotaku is celebrating all week long, starting with a look at the Warcraft franchise’s fifteen-year history with key members of Blizzard’s development team. World of Warcaft is important. The developers tell Kotaku they even dared to dream that they’d some day get a million subscribers.…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atari Adds An Arcade To Its Web Page
Why sit at your computer working all day long when you can head over to the new Atari.com and play Yars Revenge all day long? The new Atari.com represents phase one of the company’s internet re-launch, allows fans of the company’s works to browse the latest Atari titles, buy games from the Atari Store, enter…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Two Remaining Old Republic Classes Revealed
The latest issue of German magazine PC Games spills the beans on the two final classes for Star Wars: The Old Republic – the Jedi Consular and the Sith Inquisitor. Well that’s certainly a novel way to make sure you don’t have a huge overpopulation of Jedi Knights and Sith Warriors. The Jedi Consular and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 -
UncategorizedTetris Giant Is Like Regular Tetris, But GIANT
What would happen if Sega combined classic puzzle video game Tetris with the classic concept of making things exactly the same, but really huge? Tetris Giant would happen. Tetris Giant, which features giant tetrominoes and giant joysticks, was just one of many brilliant innovations on hand at the IAAPA 2009 show in Las Vegas last…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
IBM: We’ll Keep Making Cell Processors As Long As Sony Needs Them
Rumors are circulating today about the death of IBM’s Cell processor, which powers Sony’s PlayStation 3. Kotaku spoke to IBM about the fate of the Cell and its commitment to the PlayStation 3. The rumor sprang from an article on German website Heise Online, which posted a story about an interview with IBM’s vice president…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009