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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Is Coming To The iPhone And iPad This Summer [Update: Now With More Info]
Firaxis’ summer is going to be quite busy. They just announced today at their PAX East panel that they’ll be bringing the fantastic strategy game from the PC/consoles over to the iOS platform. They showed off a quick demo of what the game will look like on your palm-friendly device, but we’re told that it’s…
By Tina Amini Published March 23, 2013 -
This Is What The First Playable Version Of XCOM: Enemy Unknown Looked Like
Today at Firaxis’ panel at PAX East, the developers showed off the first version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown before it was scrapped for what you played last year. They worked on what you see above for about a year before ditching it.
By Tina Amini Published March 23, 2013 -
Now Homeless, the Retro Games Podcast Retronauts Wants Your Kickstarter Money
After the tragic shuttering of 1UP alongside a few other publications last month, the retro games podcast Retronauts found itself without a home. Naturally its hosts, former and slightly-less-recently-former, have turned to Kickstarter to fund its revival. Bob Mackey, Ray Barnholt and Jeremy Parish are asking for $12,000 for equipment and recording space, and in…
By Mike Rougeau Published March 23, 2013 -
If You’re Still Mad About SimCity, At Least You Can Sign This Petition
Their message is clear: What happened with SimCity is not okay. Their demands are simple: Remove the always-online requirement from SimCity and future games. And they are legion. Their change.org petition has almost 75,000 signatures. Who knows if it will have any real-world effects, but at least it’s keeping the dialogue up. That’s what we’re…
By Mike Rougeau Published March 23, 2013 -
Next Mass Effect Will Be Fresh, New and Mostly Made in Montreal
A panel celebrating the recently-concluded Mass Effect trilogy produced scant details and vague teases about the future of the series and its creators at PAX East in Boston today. “We are starting to get ready to develop another Mass Effect game, and it’s going to be a new thing,” series executive producer Casey Hudson said…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2013 -
Two Thirds of You Played Mass Effect 3 As a Paragon. Mostly as Soldiers.
Most of you who played Mass Effect 3 are just too nice. You were paragons. I was a renegade. Most of you played as a male commander Shepard. I played as a female. But just about all of us cured the genophage. All that and more are detailed in a fascinating batch of Mass Effect…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2013 -
It looks like the ESRB may have just outed Jak and Daxter HD Collection on PS Vita. [GI]
By Mike Rougeau Published March 23, 2013 -
Dust: An Elysian Tail is Headed to Steam, Possibly as Early as April [UPDATE: Now With More Info]
Dust: An Elysian Tail developers Dean “Noogy” Dodrill and Alex Kain announced during their PAX East panel today that the indie platformer, previously exclusive to Xbox Live Arcade, is on its way to Steam, with a release date possibly as soon as April. The duo also teased Dust 2, though they offered nothing concrete. Dodrill…
By Mike Rougeau Published March 23, 2013 -
This Keeps Getting Better: DuckTales: Remastered Has All the Voice Actors from the Show
As if the news that Capcom is bringing DuckTales back in remastered form wasn’t enough by itself, the publisher revealed on Friday that the entire cast of voice actors from the original show will lend their talent to the new version of the classic platformer. Reads a post by Christian Svensson, Capcom corporate officer and…
By Mike Rougeau Published March 23, 2013 -
Blonde Twins Playing Doctor Who Music On Harps While Teleporting Through A Forest
This performance of the Doctor Who Theme is by Harp Twins Camille and Kennerly, and is a follow-up to their most recent sensation, Blonde Twins Playing Iron Maiden On Harps While Standing In A Ruined Brick Building (h/t Anita)
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 23, 2013 -
Canned Food Super Mario Looks Better in 3D
Forgive me for another Super Mario 64 post, but I just had to point out how the career path of Canned Food Super Mario has so closely mirrored that of the real thing. After a couple iterations with minimal graphical improvements, Canned Food Super Mario has finally made the leap to 3D. I think he…
By Mike Rougeau Published March 23, 2013 -
Highlights From PAX East, Including More Super Mario 64 Speed Runs, Are Streaming Live This Weekend
Day one of PAX East is behind us, but don’t fret—there’s still Saturday and Sunday remaining. And even if you’re not in Boston you can watch some of the highlights thanks to Twitch.tv’s two simultaneous streams. In one corner, they’ve got panels, starting with Penny Arcade “Make a Strip” right now. In the other is…
By Mike Rougeau Published March 23, 2013 -
15 Minutes of the English Version of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Let’s Go Swimming!
Tom Nook is no longer the boss of you in the new Animal Crossing: New Leaf, which is coming to the 3DS in North America on June 9. You’re the mayor. You’re in command of this town. Well, somewhat… watch and see. We got a hands-off demo of the new game at PAX East in…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2013 -
The Best Of Kotaku, This Week
Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. Up above, we see a cosplay of Katamari Damacy, which comes from PAX East. Now let’s move on to reading this week’s best content, courtesy of us. Video Games Gave Him the Chance to Prove He Is American Owen…
By Tina Amini Published March 23, 2013 -
The Little Week in Gaming Apps That Probably Couldn’t
As I mentioned in last week’s installment of the Week in Gaming Apps, I spent the better part of this week moving all of my stuff from one place to another place. I figured the rest of the team might step up Monday through Wednesday, which is why there are only app reviews for Thursday…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2013 -
I Can’t Stop Watching These Amazingly Awkward Videos
We all need to learn how to be human beings. Some of us may need more help than others, and that’s arguably why this “advanced kissing techniques” video exists—so, while I’m sure it fills a need, just…oh my god. No, just no. Why? The kicker is, it’s not the only video like it. Look at…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 22, 2013 -
Oh God, What’s Benedict Cumberbatch’s Face Doing On All These Pokémon?
First there was Nic Cage on Pokemon, and THAT was strange enough. Or so you’d think. Turns out that Pokemon’s faces can get a little more alien, all with the help of the Pokebatchichooseyou Tumblr. Yes, that’s Benedict Cumberbatch’s face, superimposed onto Pokémon. Here are some more: Really, using Pokémon as a template for other…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 22, 2013