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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron PC’s Got Problems. High Moon Has Solutions (in the Works)
The single-player portion of the PC version of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is pretty great, capturing all of the action and adventure of the console versions aptly. The online multiplayer, on the other hand, isn’t so hot. High Moon and friends are working to make it better. Connecting to multiplayer is hard. Getting together with…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2012 -
Black Ops II Hardened and Care Package Editions Offer Compelling Arguments for Spending More Money [Update]
As it does every year, Activision is stepping up to the plate to represent Call of Duty fans so dedicated that spending merely $60 on a video game does not properly express their love and devotion. A pair of images appearing on NeoGAF in advance of an official announcement demonstrate two ways to pay significantly…
By Mike Fahey Published August 28, 2012 -
Seven Game Critics Combine to Form a Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Frankenreview
What’s the most power combiner team in the Transformers universe? The fierce and relentless Predaking? The cool and calculating Computron? The eagle-elephant-lion Magnaboss? As far as Fall of Cybertron is concerned, it’s Reviewertron, guardian of Metacritic. Like any combiner team, this one is made up of several wildly disparate elements united under a common cause,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 22, 2012 -
ReviewsTransformers: Fall of Cybertron: The Kotaku Review
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron tells the story of the last days of a dying planet. It’s the tale of two warring factions reaching out across the cosmos for the sake of survival. To fans of the franchise, this is a historical account of a fixed point in time, the outcome of which is predetermined. We…
By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2012 -
Cybertron Falls Tomorrow. You Might Want to Wear a Hat or Something.
The official launch trailer for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron signals the end of the planet of the robots, at least for a few million years, depending on the continuity you follow. I can’t tell you if Fall of Cybertron is good or not; not until tomorrow morning, when our full review of the next game…
By Mike Fahey Published August 20, 2012 -
Check Out Black Ops 2‘s CODcasting in Action
In a live demonstration streamed direct from Gamescom in Germany earlier today, Activision and Treyarch showed off Call of Duty: Black Ops 2‘s exciting new multiplayer broadcasting tools. Finally a way for an unskilled loudmouth like me to enjoy Call of Duty! I can imagine my first broadcast bout already. I’ll pick an overlay, set…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2012 -
The Gamescom Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 streaming live multiplayer event has started! Watch it here
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2012 -
My Favorite New Skylander is the Most Human. Also, She Throws Narwhals.
Once the sworn protector of the SnowQueen, Chill lost her charge to the Cyclopean forces and has been attempting to atone for her failure ever since. She is a pink-skinned humanoid awash in a world of colorful creatures and towering giants. I identify with her. Her fragility. Her humanity. Her ability to toss horned arctic…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2012 -
Black Ops II Multiplayer Blowout: Scorestreaks Replace Killstreaks, Livestreaming Goes Big-Time, Leagues, and More
So much for Call of Duty being gaming’s safely predictable 800lb gorilla. The people making the new Black Ops II are changing multiplayer. A lot. Adios, Killstreaks Black Ops II is still a first-person shooter (set in the high-tech future of 2025, mind you) and players will still be able to spend endless hours virtually…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 14, 2012 -
Pitfall! on iPad Is What You Expect and a Little Bit of What You Don’t
If you’re old like me, you played the original version of Pitfall! on the Atari 2600 way back when. Sequels to David Crane’s iconic side-scrolling adventure have come and gone but none have quite captured the tense feel of the 1982 release. Yet, the 30-year-old classic seems like it’d be great as a mobile gaming…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 9, 2012 -
This Unconfirmed Campaign Breakdown of Black Ops II Is Making the Rounds
This is going to sound like one of those stories in which a friend of a friend heard something from a janitor’s mother-in-law. This isn’t like last year, when we had the story of Modern Warfare 3 dead to rights in May, six months before the game’s release, thanks to some chatty sources. But we’d…
By Jason Schreier Published August 8, 2012 -
Gwen Stefani’s Band is Still Pissed Off About Guitar Hero, Still Hellbent on Suing Activision
Activision may have dusted its hands of Guitar Hero, Band Hero and everything else from that played-out lead mine, but lawsuits from upset pop stars continue. No Doubt, featured in Band Hero, still plans on taking Activision to trial, saying the publisher has illegitimately delayed the lawsuit and made insulting settlement offers. No Doubt, an…
By Owen Good Published August 5, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
This Stupid Controller That Looks Like a Sex Toy Helped My Brother Win a Silver Medal
Hurry! There are only two days left until this auction for “Le Stick” closes. You can have this hunk of junk for $29.99, but I warn you, it’s practically useless. Except for one video game, that is. Rewind: It’s 1983. My brother and I live next door to a guy who is an electronics buyer,…
By Owen Good Published August 5, 2012 -
GameStop Secures Exclusive Skylanders Giants DLC the Hard Way
GameStop loves its retailer-exclusive downloadable content, but Skylanders Giants DLC all comes by way of toys. What’s the world’s largest dedicated video game retailer to do? Exclusive toys, of course! GameStop is now taking preorders for the Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack. a special package that contains the series 2 version of the Skylander Chop…
By Mike Fahey Published August 3, 2012 -
World of WarCraft Movie Gets a New Writer, Not so Dead After All
It was only two weeks ago that the World of Warcraft movie, fresh off its big-time director leaving the project, looked set to join the scrapheap of failed video game adaptations Today? It sounds like there’s some serious push behind the movie, because not only has a new writer been announced, but Activision boss Bobby…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2012 -
World of Warcraft Loses 1 Million Subscribers, Falls Below 10 Million
1 million less people are playing World of Warcraft than last reported. The latest estimate of subscribers claimed by Activision Blizzard cites a number of 9.1 million—from financial results released today—down from the 10.2 million reported this past May. This marks the first time that WoW‘s subscriber base has dipped below 10 million since January…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 2, 2012
