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These PS3 Ads Built a Real Holodeck. It’s Amazing.
You know Star Trek’s holodeck? If not, here is Star Trek’s holodeck. Anyway, once the property of science fiction, some advertisers have actually built one for a PlayStation 3 commercial. As you’ll see, there is no post-production work being done on the footage. All the effects are being done in the room, using 3D projection…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2011 -
Pink Chocobos and the Phoenix Down Woman of My Dreams in the Latest Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens
Oh Chocolina, with your modest demeanor and your adorable Phoenix Down outfit; who cares what the other 27 new screenshots have on them, as long as you’re here with me. I don’t know wehy Square Enix decided that a Vegas showgirl was the appropriate choice for a shopkeeper in Final Fantasy XIII-2; I’ve stopped asking…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
If the New Syndicate Has to Be a First-Person Shooter, It Better Have Awesome Weapons
The shooting might be less tactical, but that doesn’t mean it has to be less entertaining. Let’s take a look at the arsenal Starbreeze Studios has cooked up for next year’s Syndicate reboot. Sure, I’ll miss the sublime combination of shooting and real-time tactics from the Bullfrog original, but I have faith in Starbreeze Studios,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
A Tantalizing Glimpse of Transformers: Rise of Grimlock
You can call it Transformers: Fall of Cybertron all you want. This brief teaser for the trailer airing during the Spike TV Video Game Awards shows who the star of this show really is. Starscream, Ironhide, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Cliffjumper are all well and good, but none of them stack up to a giant robot…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2011 -
Does Choplifter HD Really Need Zombies and Duke Nukem?
Coming this winter to Xbox Live Arcade, inXile Entertainment’s Choplifter HD takes the classic rescue chopper gameplay of the 1982 PC original and “amps it up” with zombies, explosions, and the odd cameo. Fingers crossed for a classic mode! First spotted in a 2009 trademark filing, Choplifter HD is now officially official, descending upon Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2011 -
The First Screens of Sour Patch Kids: World Gone Sour Leave a Pleasant Taste In My Mouth
The promise of the sweet and sour Method Man video comes to chewy fruition this spring as Capcom picks up publishing duties for Sour Patch Kids: World Gone Sour for Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC. What a ridiculous concept; I must play it. Sure it’s a gigantic candy marketing tool, but it’s…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2011 -
These Hideous Custom Red Dead Redemption Controllers Were the Reward for Doing Something Good
For winning the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition PSN event Rockstar Games held on November 18, Florida’s Alvin Ogando walked away with a pair of custom PlayStation 3 controllers that look like someone tossed them in a clothes dryer with a black Sharpie. Congratulations? As the image indicates, these are a pair…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011 -
Skyrim Patch 1.2 Discreetly Disposes of Dead Wedding Guests
Already available on the PlayStation 3 (though masquerading under the name 2.01), the 1.2 patch for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is due out for the PC and Xbox 360 on Wednesday, and the plague of marital corpses finally comes to an end. Containing perhaps the most entertaining bug fix listing I’ve seen since they…
By Mike Fahey Published November 28, 2011 -
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So, Who Exactly Could Be In a Sony Fighting Game?
There’s a rumour going around that Sony is set to take on Nintendo’s Smash Bros. series with a fighting game franchise of its own. Interestingly, a lot of the early sentiment I picked up on over the weekend was people wondering whether the PlayStation brand had a strong enough roster to support such a game.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011 -
Is Sony Working On its Own Smash Bros. Game?
It seems Sony could well be working on its own take on Smash Bros., Nintendo’s beloved first-party fighting game series. Called (or at least code-named) Title Fight, the project, supposedly in development at SuperBot Entertainment, features a range of Sony’s first-party mascosts squaring off against each other in a fighting game. Some of the characters…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 26, 2011 -
I Went to the GameStop Black Friday Midnight Launch So You Didn’t Have To
Having never attended any sort of Black Friday sale and finding myself with a plethora of free on Thanksgiving evening, I decided to see what GameStop is like when the deals go live. Behold my tale of giddy triumph and tragic line-standing. I spent most of my nearly three hour wait in line outside the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 25, 2011 -
EA Smartens Up, Giving Away Free Copies of Battlefield 1943
Starting this weekend, EA will be handing out vouchers for free copies of Battlefield 1943 to those who bought Battlefield 3 on PS3. Just like they originally promised. And all it took was the threat of a lawsuit! Saying that “there have been some misunderstandings around Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield 3“, EA adds in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2011 -
The Latest Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Screens Have Nowhere to Hide
Don’t look at me, I’m just as bewildered as many of you are that Sniper: Ghost Warrior did well enough to score a sequel. Perhaps it had something to do with the sexy scenery City Interactive is showing off in the sequel’s screenshots. While I’m a huge proponent for sniping early and often, I just…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2011 -
Come Talk About Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Right Now!
Welcome, Kotaku Game Club, to the multiplayer edition of our Uncharted 3 talks! Thank you everyone for showing up a day early. I hope that you’re as excited as I am to get a healthy gaming discussion in before the holiday. In case you’re stumbling upon the Game Club for the first time, our group…
By Mike Epstein Published November 23, 2011 -
The New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer Proves Square Enix Still Knows How to Make a Scene
While the Final Fantasy name may have lost a bit of its drool-inducing powers over the past two entries in the series, the Final Fantasy XIII-2 cinematic team keep the excitement alive in this latest trailer, “Battle of Valhalla”. If the team behind the sequel to one of the most polarizing entries in the series…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2011 -
uDraw Studio Instant Artist Doesn’t Quite Live Up To Its Name
Contrary to what the title led me to believe I was not instantly transformed into an artist upon starting up uDraw Studio Instant Artist, the pack-in software for THQ’s new uDraw Tablet for the Xbox 360. I did, however, manage to record an entire video without drawing one penis. Okay, on my third take I…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2011 -
Get a 3DS for $99, PS3 Bundle For $200
Ahead of Black Friday madness in the US, here’s two deals in particular to keep an eye out for. One is Walmart’s (UPDATE: and other retailers as well) $200 PS3 bundle, which includes a 160GB console and copies of both LittleBigPlanet 2 and Ratchet & Clank All 4 One. As the box art says, that’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2011 -
Flickr One of PS Vita’s “Social Essentials” At Launch
At today’s London event for the PS Vita, Playstation UK said that Flickr will be joining Twitter, Facebook and FourSquare as part of the portable’s “Social Essentials.” The four social community apps will let PS Vita owners like, tweet and tag on the fly.
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
The SOCOM Team Delivers Unit 13 to the PlayStation Vita Launch Lineup
Zipper Interactive is bringing the full weight of their shooter expertise to bear on the PlayStation Vita early next year with Unit 13, a competitive and cooperative third-person shooter custom made for Sony’s touchy handheld. In Unit 13 players will choose one of six special operatives to tackle 36 varied missions across nine locales. As…
By Mike Fahey Published November 22, 2011 -
Take a Gander at the Augmented Reality Effects Possible on Sony PlayStation Vita
I’ve only gotten to play with the PlayStation Vita’s augmented reality functions for a few minutes, but the portable system’s relatively powerful processor and high-resolution screen does a good job of selling the “magic” overlay effect. Does it look as good as this demonstration reel from Sony? Not quite—in real life, you’ll be peering through…
By Joel Johnson Published November 22, 2011