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A Retired NFL Pro Skips the Autograph Line for a Call of Duty Lobby
Seven years ago, Hunter Hillenmeyer was signing autographs in a Jewel-Osco supermarket up in Fox Lake, Ill., the kind of ham-and-egg gig that any Chicago Bear could expect at some point in his career if he was any good. It wasn’t anyone’s idea of stressful work. Smile, pretend to be famous, collect your couple-three thousand…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2013 -
Meet Two Of Titanfall‘s Titan Classes [Update]
Hammond Robotics is the fictious contractor building those ballbreaking mechs in Titanfall, and they’d like to pat themselves on the back for the success of their latest project, the Ogre, which we saw for the first time at tonight’s VGX. [Update] And after a 20-minute musical guest and some conspicuous time filling, the VGX came…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
The Witcher 3 Delivers Another Badass Trailer
“No man who meets The Hunt returns to this world.” Well. I guess we can just go ahead and call off The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt then, right? No? Oh, well, then, feast your eyes on this premiere trailer for the game at the VGX. Go here to see much more about the 2013 Spike…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
The BioShock Infinite VGX Award Video Was Wonderful
Though there have been some awful moments today—please don’t make me watch PewDiePie again—this stood out as one genuinely great segment of the 2013 Spike VGX. Irrational Games won Best Shooter for their game BioShock Infinite. Watch their lovely acceptance video above. Go here to see much more about the 2013 Spike VGX, including all…
By Jason Schreier Published December 7, 2013 -
Wow. No Man’s Sky Just Stole the Show at the VGX
This is No Man’s Sky by Hello Games, which brought us Joe Danger. This is something completely different, a sprawling space adventure, as its insane premiere trailer shows. The game is entirely procedural in all of the environments it creates, promising unique planetary environments, all of them unexplored. Sean Murray of Hello Games said he…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
Ubisoft Shows Off The Division‘s Next-Gen Engine
This is the “Snowdrop Engine” powering The Division, which spent about three minutes at the Spike VGX boasting of the detail it will deliver to “a chaotic and decayed New York City.” Not much in the way of gameplay, but If volumetric lighting, dynamic particle system and dynamic material shaders make you drool, then you’ll…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
Confirmed: Telltale’s Making A Game of Thrones Series
The rumors were true: Telltale, the studio behind The Walking Dead, is making a Game of Thrones video game series, they just announced at the Spike VGX. It’s based on the show, and it’s coming next year. Telltale says it’ll be similar to their previous series, and there will be big battles—”You’ll be swinging a…
By Jason Schreier Published December 7, 2013 -
Bungie’s Destiny Gets Another Gorgeous Trailer
Fresh off its big cover in Game Informer this week, Bungie’s next space opera, Destiny, got this closeup premiere video at tonight’s Spike VGX. The game arrives Sept. 9, 2014. Go here to see much more about the 2013 Spike VGX, including all the award categories and their nominees.
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
Elijah Wood Will Star In Double Fine’s Adventure Game Broken Age
Well, this is pretty cool. Tonight at the Spike VGX, Tim Schafer revealed that Frodo himself, Mr. Elijah Wood, will voice the male lead in Schafer’s upcoming adventure game Broken Age Wood will play the male protagonist Shay, a boy who has lived his entire life on a spaceship under the watchful eye of a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 7, 2013 -
Spike VGX Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto V
No big upsets here: the Spike VGX named Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V their game of 2013. Other nominees were not named Grand Theft Auto Go here to see much more about the 2013 Spike VGX, including all the award categories and their nominees.
By Jason Schreier Published December 7, 2013 -
New South Park: Stick of Truth Trailer Is All About Farting
I mean, what else did you expect? Watch the new trailer above. South Park: The Stick of Truth will be out for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC this March. Probably. It’s been delayed a few times already, as South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone like to remind us. Go here to see much…
By Jason Schreier Published December 7, 2013 -
Nintendo’s Appearance On The VGX Was… Awkward
Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime came to today’s exclusive-news-filled VGX show today to reveal Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze‘s release date, confirm a leaked character—Cranky Kong, and show a couple of gorgeous levels of the game. Enough? Not according to VGX host Geoff Keighley, as you’ll see in the clip here. Is Nintendo being a bit too…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2013 -
A Closer Look At Xbox One Exclusive Quantum Break
Time stands still and stutters after an experiment gone wrong in Quantum Break, the first next-gen title from Remedy, the makers of Alan Wake. The studio showed off the game with a trailer at tonight’s VGX. Here it is. First shown off at E3, Remedy treated us to a deeper look, with gameplay, at tonight’s…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
Tomb Raider Gets A Next-Gen Facelift
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition will come to PS4 and Xbox One by the end of January, updating this year’s Tomb Raider reboot for the next-gen platforms. A specific date was not announced. [Update: Here’s the trailer!] Camilla Luddington, the voice of Lara Croft and Scott Amos of developer Crystal Dynamics introduced the game at the…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013 -
New Borderlands Game Coming From Telltale, Makers of The Walking Dead
You read the headline correctly. And we are just as excited as you probably are! Telltale, the studio behind last year’s critically-acclaimed Walking Dead video game series, is developing a new series based on Gearbox’s Borderlands games. [UPDATE: Trailer added!] They’re going to call it Tales from the Borderlands, and it’s debuting next year. It…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2013 -
Watch The Spike VGX Live, Right Here [UPDATE: It’s Over]
It’s Spike VGX time, which means we’re in for an afternoon filled with trailers, new game announcements, and a show that will hopefully be less gross than its tagline. UPDATE: Show’s over, folks. Highlights: No Man’s Sky, Telltale’s bigsurprises, Nintendo awkwardness, Titanfall Original post follows: The folks behind the show promise that this year’s award…
By Jason Schreier Published December 7, 2013 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: I Love a Parade: The Winners
Here’s an aerial disaster only slightly less hideous than the Hindenburg. It’s Lady Gaga’s kawaii-face, which all-star ‘shopper sciteach stuck on a Sonic the Hedgehog balloon from last Thursday’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. He leads the march of a baker’s dozen finalists inside! For the record, I was partial to Brand Sliven’s Trevor-balloon, but the…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2013
