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One of the Most Popular Family Guy Episodes Gets Its Own Video Game

With ten seasons of Seth McFarlane’s Family Guy to explore it might seem silly to base a new video game on one single episode. That is unless the episode in question is season eight’s brilliant “Road to the Multiverse.” Outed on Friday via Amazon and confirmed by Activision this morning, Family Guy: Back to the…

By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2012

Black Ops II Chooses Someone Who Failed the Call of Duty

When you face low expectations, falling short of them doesn’t count for much either. And that’s the dirty secret of Call of Duty, which has spent four years solidifying its image as a crass chickenhawk brand thanks to some particularly dumb marketing initiatives. But hiring Lt. Col. Oliver North as a spokesman for Black Ops…

By Owen Good Published May 4, 2012

Black Ops II Gets an Emotional Dubstep Makeover

When we say “Dubstep” most people think of hard drops and grinding wubs. But there is a lot more to the genre than that. When people think Call of Duty, they think of hard explosions and grinding machine guns. But… perhaps there’s more to the genre than that? YouTuber TomahawkTrix thinks so, anyway, with this…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 4, 2012

Ever Wonder What’s Inside a Guitar Hero Guitar?

Sure, you could smash one open, but these are pieces of consumer electronics, not Easter eggs. Why do you always have to go for the violent option first? In a post over on Behance, industrial designer George Schnakenberg explains the design process behind the last Guitar Hero peripheral, that used for Warriors of Rock, and…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2012

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron‘s Shockwave, Optimus Prime, and Jazz Trapped in Plastic Bubbles

Here’sa a trio of official packshots for Hasbro’s Transformers Generations Fall of Cybertron line, with Optimus Prime, Shockwave, and Jazz sporting the sexy Cybertronian forms they’ll be wearing in Activision’s next big bot game. I was fully expecting the Optimus Prime to be the same one from War for Cybertron in a fancy new package.…

By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2012

How Call of Duty Is Making Anonymous “the Enemy” [UPDATE]

Blink and you’ll miss it. The Guy Fawkes mask flashes on the screen only for a brief instant, but it’s there. Twice. The iconic mug first entered pop culture in the graphic novel V for Vendetta, but has since been re-appropriated by internet collective Anonymous as well as Occupy Wall Street protesters. That iconic mask,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 2, 2012

Explosive, Horse-Laden Screengrabs From Black Ops II‘s First Trailer

So, how about that Black Ops II trailer? Pretty explosive stuff. Now that you know more about the game itself, I thought it might be fun to go through some image-grabs from the trailer, just to tell you what I’m seeing there and how it lines up with that I saw of the game last…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 2, 2012

Black Ops II‘s ‘Strike Force’ Mode Adds a Branching Narrative With a Tactical Twist

Every past Call of Duty game has featured a rigidly linear single-player campaign. They’ve gotten shorter and shorter as the years have gone by, too—the last few games have featured campaigns that have lasted merely 4-6 hours. Treyarch is aiming to change that with Black Ops II with the inclusion of “Strike Force,” a new,…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 2, 2012

48 Things That You Should Know About Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Last week, I headed down to visit with Treyarch in Santa Monica to get an extended look at Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Our visit was entirely hands-off, and consisted mostly of a series of in-game demos of missions from the single-player campaign, as well as a new open-ended single-player mode called “Strike Force.”…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 2, 2012

Watch the First Trailer For Black Ops II Right Now

Here it is, folks—the first trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II As you can see, the game will take place in the future. And in the past! The military has come to rely on a huge force of unarmed drones and tanks, and some nefarious so-and-so has hacked them and turned them against…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 1, 2012

Leaked Call of Duty: Black Ops II Screenshots Apparently Confirm Near Future Setting

Throwing more fuel on the Call of Duty: Black Ops II fire, here are a couple new screenshots apparently from the upcoming game. Last month’s leaked art images showed the gun-toting “quadcopter” that appeared in internet videos and on the game’s website. The quadcopter also appeared in these latest screens, courtesy of Japanese site Doope.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2012

Looks Like the Next Black Ops Is a Little More Modern

Call of Duty developers Treyarch have only ever made games set in the past. Whether that be the Second World War or the Cold War, doesn’t matter, their games have never seen the 1990s, let alone today. But that looks like it’s set to change with the next game in the series. What will surely…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012

There’s Morse Code on the Call of Duty Website. Here’s What It Says.

It’s quick as can be but there’s an obscure teaser for Activision’s next big first-person shooter on the Call of Duty website. The concentric circles on the loading screen for CallofDuty.com contain morse code. You probably know what it says already, but it’s safe to consider this a sneaky sort-of confirmation from Activision. (If not,…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 30, 2012

Diablo III‘s Big Ad Debuts Tomorrow on Family Guy

Promising “a few juicy bits of never-before-seen Diablo III cinematic footage,” the game’s worldwide TV ad will broadcast sometime during Family Guy tomorrow, which is on Fox at 9 pm EDT/8 pm CDT. Diablo III is scheduled for general release on May 15.

By Owen Good Published April 28, 2012

Modern Warfare 3 is Finally Releasing New Maps for PC Gamers

Ha ha, but who plays Modern Warfare 3 on PC amirite? Well, people do in numbers enough that Activision’s finally decided to sell them the “Content Collection 1” made available to Xbox 360 gamers earlier this year. It’s the first post-release content to become available for this version of the game. Content Collection 1 will…

By Owen Good Published April 28, 2012

Rosman Stadium—the House that Prototype 2 Built

Prototype‘s continuity is set in New York. Well, it’s set in “New York Zero,” which is what the city has become after an apocalyptic biological disaster. Still, it’s New York, home of some of the most famous athletic venues in the world. The original Prototype, set entirely on Manhattan, featured a Madison Square Garden-style building,…

By Owen Good Published April 27, 2012

Pre-Order Cards Show Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 As Coming November 13th

Rumors have pegged this year’s Call of Duty as a sequel to the Treyarch-developed Black Ops. Now, an image of Target pre-order cards running on IGN appears to confirm the title and show a release date of November 13th. If you’re keeping score, that’s one week after Halo 4 The release date follows rumors of…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 27, 2012

How Many Times Does Prototype 2 Drop the F-Bomb in One Hour?

Owen really liked Prototype 2‘s James Heller. I can see why. [YouTube – Thanks, Tim!]

By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2012

Reviews

Prototype 2: The Kotaku Review

In very few games have I truly inhabited the persona of a goddam-right-I-am badass, whose demonstrations of power were as personal as Prototype 2‘s. And it’s not because I’ve imagined any of the superpowers you wield in this game, or how I’d perform with them. It’s because of the very normal, very pissed-off man in…

By Owen Good Published April 25, 2012

It’s Time For Your Daily Dose Of Robot Dinosaurs

Some days, you wake up, look around, and think to yourself “Gosh, I hope I get to see some screenshots of robot dinosaurs today.” Well today your prayers have been answered. Here’s a bunch of Dinobot screenshots from Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, courtesy publisher Activision. They are big and robotic and angry. (Also pictured: Decepticons,…

By Jason Schreier Published April 25, 2012