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Tony Hawk’s Looks Way Better Without a Skateboard
After a few years of games that just got progressively worse, Activision has wisely rested the once-mighty Tony Hawk’s skateboarding franchise. Maybe they should bring it back without any skateboards? This great video shows some parkour experts spinning, flipping and sliding to the visuals and even soundtrack of the classic Tony Hawk’s 2, even down…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011 -
Go In-Depth With Call of Duty Elite‘s “Improve” Features
Call of Duty‘s online social hub (dubbed “Elite”) revolves around three main features. “Connect” allows players to network with one another in a number of different ways, and provides a social network for players to communicate. “Compete” lets players set up their own brackets and tournaments, or compete for prizes in Activision-sponsored official events. And…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 25, 2011 -
Is This Really “The Most Anticipated Game in History?”
The official launch trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 went up sometime overnight, billing itself as “The Most Anticipated Game in History.” And here is the singleplayer campaign the whole world has been waiting for, right? Right? Well, here it is anyway. Makarov’s causing all sorts of inconveniences and traffic tie-ups in London,…
By Owen Good Published October 22, 2011 -
Me, My Camera and A Pajama Party: Skylanders’ Launch Event
Activision kicked off the launch of their toy-laden action brawler Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure with a pajama party in New York. Festivities included facepainting, coloring inside and outside of the lines and some life-sized Skylanders.
By Chris Carolan Published October 21, 2011 -
Behind the Scenes With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Class-Defining Strike Packages
Earlier this year we learned about Modern Warfare 3’s shift from killstreaks to pointstreaks. We also heard a little bit about the game’s new Strike Packages. But this is the first chance many of us have had to see them in action. For the uninitiated (You should go read our full write up.), the Strike…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2011 -
Call of Duty: Elite Shutting Down Today. Only for a Bit.
In preparation for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launch, the beta for Call of Duty: Elite, Activision’s new social network and stat-tracking service, is going offline later today. According to an official release, Activision and Beachhead Studio are shutting down the Elite beta at 3:00pm EST. Before MW3 and Elite‘s launch, the following sections…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2011 -
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Could Be the Most Expensive Game You Ever Buy
While at least two of us at Kotaku enjoy Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure enough to recommend a purchase, that doesn’t mean we’re oblivious to the costly downsides to a game that sells its downloadable content on toy store shelves. To experience everything Skylanders has to offer as of this writing would cost roughly $225. Merging physical…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2011 -
How to Play With Your Skylanders Toys on Console, 3DS, and the Web
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure hit game and toy store shelves, resulting in thousands of children and adults learning a new way to play together. There are many different ways to squeeze fun out of these shiny lumps of plastic; let’s take a look at three of them. There’s the game console version of Skylanders, in which…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011 -
7 1/2 Minutes of Prototype 2‘s Improved Ultra-Violence (Just to Save a Priest)
Next April’s Prototype 2 will refine the violence of the original 2009 Prototype. That was expected. Prototype is a game about being ultra-powerful and letting nothing: not the military, not monsters, not anyone or anything stand in your way. In the new game we can cause even more chaos, ripping the weapons off military vehicles…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 16, 2011 -
Culture
The Taste of Modern Warfare in a 12 Ounce Can
Me and Johnson crept through the underbrush like we’d be born there, natural predators in our element, the scent of blood luring us further into enemy territory. Further into a trap. One minute the jungle was quiet, the next it erupted in the roar of gunfire and the triumphant shouts of the enemy platoon as…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
Should You Buy X-Men: Destiny? No.
X-Men: Destiny has been out on store shelves for a couple of weeks now, so for many of you this comes too late, but in case the New York Comic-Con gets you craving a little mutant-on-mutant violence, Multiple Fahey and his sidekick, Owen, are here to save the day with an untimely Gut Check. Michael…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
This is What Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Has in Stores for You This Sunday
Video game stores everywhere are forced to carry action figures this Sunday, when Activision releases the toy-powered Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. In the meantime, check out what Activision unleashed all over my computer desk today. What you see here is a dozen carded Skylanders action figures, starter packs for the Wii and Xbox 360 (to test…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
The Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Teaser Knows Exactly What I Want
I don’t need to see Optimus Prime or Megatron. They can save the large scale battles for future trailers. Hell, I don’t even need color. Just give me Grimlock and I’m good. All I really know about the next Transformers game from the developers of War for Cybertron is that combiners might make an appearance,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
GoldenEye’s Paintball Mode is Preorder DLC Only, Even Though It’s on the Disc
GoldenEye’s “paintball” multiplayer mode, something won at a hard cost on the Nintendo 64 original, is a pre-order downloadable content exclusive, GiantBomb reports. It is not unlockable without a code from GameStop, which will be given out only for preorders of GoldenEye 007:Reloaded on PS3 and Xbox 360. Earlier in the week, word spread that…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2011 -
Men In Black Game to Blast Into Spring 2012
A Men In Black video game is due out in the spring of 2012 to conicide with the release of a new Men In Black movie, Activision and Columbia Pictures said this morning. The title will reportedly, in keeping with the spirit of the franchise, feature “action-packed, yet light-hearted gameplay mixed with edge-of-your-seat shooting excitement…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 13, 2011 -
These Five Toys Come To Life This Weekend in Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
We’re only a few short days away from the Sunday release of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure, Activision’s ambitious melding of video game and collectible action figures, two of my favorite things. Let’s take a look at five of the 32 plastic heroes taking up arms this weekend. Having collected action figures since I was old enough…
By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2011 -
The Combaticons Combine to Form Bruticus in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
What could be bigger than a new Transformers game featuring Grimlock, king of the Dinobots? How about five robots combining into one mechanical titan? According to GameStop, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron finally gives us combiners. Despite featuring several characters named after members of the Aerialbots and Stunticon teams, High Moon Studios has shied away from…
By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2011 -
ModernWarfare3.com Finally Redirects to, Y’know, Modern Warfare 3‘s Website
At last, the long, sordid saga of ModernWarfare3.com has come to an end, one month before the game’s release, with lessons learned for all sides. For Activision, it’s “register the goddamn domain before you announce the game.” (They appear to have taken this to heart.) For cybersquatters, it’s “Don’t be a dickclown and you can…
By Owen Good Published October 9, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 3’s Single-Player Redemption
Seen here is a new single-player trailer for upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It’s called Redemption. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2011
