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Another Big 2014 Video Game Is Ditching Last-Gen Consoles. Cool.
Today, Warner Bros. announced a new Batman game, called Arkham Knight. It’s got some exciting features: An open-world Gotham City! A drivable Batmobile! And equally exciting, it’s only coming out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. In other words, there won’t be a PS3 or Xbox 360 version of Arkham Knight, nor will the game…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2014 -
Superman Is One Of The Reasons We Have a Video Game Ratings System
Remember the Superman game on the Atari 2600? That slightly obtuse piece of superhero wish fulfillment is part of a chain of careers and events that resulted in the formation of the ESRB. What does the big, red S have to do with the folks who put the letters E, T and M on video…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 4, 2014 -
Anti-Candy Crush Game ‘Trademarks’ All Of Your Words
Remember the drama when the makers of Candy Crush Saga tried to trademark the word “candy?” And then they wanted to put a claim on “saga,” too. Of course, trademarking a name isn’t the same as owning it. Regardless, a new game shows you what it would be like to have everyday words become verboten…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 4, 2014 -
Barack Obama’s Most Unusual State of the Union Speech
With all those recent classic movie remakes he’s a bit late, but in Dorkly‘s latest illustration Barack Obama announces… something special: This means a next-gen Q*bert right? Dragon’s Lair, finally in HD? But more importantly, next time please reboot the 1990s! State of the Reboots [Dorkly] To contact the author of this post, write to:…
By Gergo Vas Published March 4, 2014 -
Everything Wrong With 300 Couldn’t Stop The Unnecessary Sequel
Dammit, CinemaSins, you’re too late. You could have saved us all from 300: Rise of an Empire, but you neglected your duty, and now we drown in madness. “Hell yeah, they’re making a sequel to 300!” The laws of probability state that somewhere out there in this vast world that phrase was uttered. I really…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2014 -
The First Rule of Final Fight Club is…
“…don’t eat hamburgers you find on the ground.” Wait, that’s not it. The people behind 8-Bit Cinema (16-bit this time) bring you their latest demake of a classic movie. It’s a video that begs the question: What do you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a 16-bit brawler? Previously we’ve seen their work…
By Chris Person Published March 4, 2014 -
Big Layoffs At Thief Developer Eidos Montreal
UPDATE (4:15pm): Thief developer Eidos Montreal laid off 27 employees today. Here’s the full statement from their parent company, Square Enix: Yes it is true we’ve let 27 people go today, unfortunately it’s something that every major studio has to do sometimes in order to ensure you have the right set up for current and…
By Jason Schreier Published March 4, 2014 -
Doc Brown Brings ‘Real’ Back to the Future Hoverboards To Los Angeles
Anyone who saw Back to the Future II came out of the theater wishing they had a hoverboard. One day, we told ourselves. One day hoverboards would become a reality. Is that day today? Well, no. This video may scream “fake viral campaign!” in a dozen different ways, but it’s still awfully fun, from the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2014 -
The Nerdiest Video Game Ever Made? Almost.
Calculords for iOS is incredibly nerdy — and wonderfully so. It’s a lane-based strategy game. It’s a collectible card game. It makes the player actively participate in math. There are few ways it could be nerdier — I have compiled a list. For one, it could be crafted by the deft hands of Sean “Seanbaby”…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2014 -
The Walking Dead‘s Not-So-Secret Weapon: Clementine
There are few things more stressful than being forced to make an important decision without all the necessary information. Whom do you trust? Whom do you betray? And what aren’t they telling you? Telltale’s Walking Dead games have always thrived when forcing the player into difficult circumstances and forcing them to make challenging moral decisions.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2014 -
New Humble Bundle, GTAV, Wii U, Sonic’s Back Catalog [Deals]
Humble Mobile Bundle 4 is here and features 6 Android games including Catan and Badland. Dig in. It’s a [slightly less] good day to buy a Wii U. Wii U Deluxe with Super Mario U and Super Luigi U | $260 Wii U Basic with Skylanders Swap Force | $210 If you or someone you…
By Shane Roberts Published March 4, 2014 -
One Of South Park: The Stick of Truth‘s Greatest Surprises
South Park: The Stick of Truth is full of hilarious surprises, but there’s one that really stood out to me: Canada, the most delightful section in the game. If you plan on playing Stick of Truth, you might want to wait until you see this in game, because the surprise is wonderful. But if you’re…
By Jason Schreier Published March 4, 2014 -
It’s Finally Time To Take Down Guild Wars 2‘s Most Notorious Villain
This is Scarlet Briar, posing here next to her massive drill ship, currently tearing a gigantic hole in the harbor outside of one of Guild Wars 2‘s most important cities. Somebody should probably put a stop to that. This is it, Guild Wars fans. For months and months, ArenaNet’s major living world storyline has kicked…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Diablo 3 – The Power of Patching• Dr. Wily; Or How I Stopped Worrying and Loved Mega Man • Dark Souls: The Smell and the Mystery TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Evan Narcisse Published March 4, 2014 -
Project Spark goes into beta today and a select group of folks can start using their Xbox Ones to make games. The creation suite has already been in beta on PC for Windows 8.1 users, letting do things like recreate Minecraft inside Project Spark. If you’re already in the Windows beta, you’ll also get access…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 4, 2014 -
The Next Batman Game Is Arkham Knight
UPDATE (10:36am): It’s official—WB has announced Arkham Knight via this month’s Game Informer. The game will feature a big open-world Gotham (supposedly bigger than Arkham City’s); familiar Batman villains Scarecrow, Penguin, Two-Face, and Harley Quinn; and a driveable Batmobile. Arkham Knight will be out for PC, Xbox One, and PS4 later this year. If you…
By Jason Schreier Published March 4, 2014
