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FarmVille 2 Fertilizer Bin: Everything You Need to Know
If you’re someone that likes to grow Prized Crops in FarmVille 2, you’ve come to understand how valuable Fertilizer is. On the other hand, if you never use Fertilizer because you can never seem to keep any in your inventory, the game’s newest update will also help. The brand new Fertilizer Bin building project will…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published February 20, 2013 -
We were on CNN this morning, talking PS4 and which threats Sony needs to fend off. Watch and enjoy
By Stephen Totilo Published February 20, 2013 -
Late-Night Gamer, 6, Saves Family From Attic Fire
Let’s hear it for letting your six-year-old stay up late to play video games. That’s what Taylor Hendrix, of Brownsville, Tenn., was doing when he noticed smoke and flames from the attic “coming down the chimbley.” Taylor sounded the alarm, getting his grandparents and four other children out of the home before it was completely…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2013 -
Sony Will Announce The PlayStation 4 Tonight. Here’s Everything We Know So Far.
Assuming Sony hasn’t just been screwing with us for the past few weeks, this is it: tonight, we’ll get our first look at the next PlayStation. At 6pm Eastern, Sony will hold a big event in New York City to announce the highly-anticipated PlayStation 4. Kotaku will be in attendance, and we’ll be reporting everything…
By Jason Schreier Published February 20, 2013 -
The Official Unofficial Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Drinking Game™
I’m enjoying the totally absurd Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (check out Evan’s review if you missed it) but like many games by both Platinum and Kojima, it’s hard not to notice certain tropes, clichés and themes. You know what that means? It’s time for a drinking game! The Rules to The Official Unofficial Metal Gear…
By Chris Person Published February 20, 2013 -
Murdered: Soul Suspect, Square Enix’s Newest Game, Is Out Early 2014 For Xbox 360 And PS3
Last week, Square Enix announced a secretive new title, Murdered: Soul Suspect. While a series of online puzzles have already revealed some cryptic images, today we have a teaser trailer and concrete information straight from Square Enix that the title will be out for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC… in 2014. With what we’re assuming…
By Holden Miller Published February 20, 2013 -
2K Sports has a Five-Year Deal With the WWE, and Its First Game Will Release This Fall [Update]
In an interview published this morning by ESPN, 2K Sports and World Wrestling Entertainment discussed their exclusive, five-year contract arising from THQ’s bankruptcy and dissolution, and said the next WWE professional wrestling simulation should launch during its traditional fall release window this year. [Update] ESPN’s report at 9 a.m. said “Coming this fall: WWE 2K14.”…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2013 -
They Said Draw Something. You Drew 11 Billion Somethings.
Zynga celebrates a year of the once insanely-popular social mobile game Draw Something by letting the world know how much time and productivity it wasted via a stat-filled infographic. Did you know the most popular word in The Netherlands is “Kerstbal?” Well you do now. Let’s learn more, it’s fun! Draw Something was absolutely everywhere…
By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2013 -
Reviewers Think Crysis 3 Is—Surprise—Really, Really Pretty
Much to the surprise of pretty much no one, Crysis 3 turned out to be quite the looker. But that’s just what Crysis does! So what else is there to like? For some, the exciting cat-and-mouse stealth gameplay. For others, the brand new weapons you get to hunt with. Let’s take a look at what…
Gergő Vas & András Neltz Published February 20, 2013 -
Europe Grateful for Faster, Less Authentic Version of F-Zero
So, remember that at the end of last month, European (and Australian) Wii U gamers were hopping mad because their Virtual Console re-release of Balloon Fight ran slower—at 50 frames per second—and smaller, reflecting the lower refresh rate of PAL tubes from the 1980s. NTSC TVs had faster refreshes, meaning gamers in the States and…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2013 -
Pudding Monsters Terrorize the Big City Tomorrow
ZeptoLab’s Pudding Monsters is one of my favorite mobile puzzle games on iOS or Android, but even with 75 levels in the initial release it went by way too fast. Tomorrow we get more, as the fearless flans take Manhattan in the game’s first free update. They started off in the kitchen, moved into the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2013 -
This Is How We Get More Black People In Video Games
It’s Black History Month, that time of year when people look at exceptional achievements and moments having to do with African Americans and black culture. What does that have to do with video games? Sadly, not a whole lot. There’s such a paucity of black characters and creators in video games that it’s difficult to…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 20, 2013 -
This Week’s iPhone Charts: Sniper, No Sniping!
There’s something magical about shooting stick figures in the head from extreme distance. After years of being persecuted by these two-dimensional, monochrome tyrants, humanity is finally rising up at taking back their dignity. Pure fiction, but it helps me justify two separate Clear Vision sniper titles on the iPhone paid charts—one in the top spot.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2013 -
Sony Santa Monica seems to be insinuating that something God of War-related might happen at tonight’s PS4 event
András Neltz Published February 20, 2013 -
The Most Insane Cyborgs In Japanese Video Games
Cyborgs in fiction are always associated with free will, morality, the importance of being human or the limits of the human body. Toughened up by the harsh, cruel worlds they live in, cyborgs are always insanely cool. We decided to collect some of the craziest ones from Japanese video games. Maxima (King Of Fighters series)…
By Gergo Vas Published February 20, 2013 -
Goodbye Fantasy PlayStation 4s! It’s Been Fun.
Later today, Sony is expected to reveal the PlayStation 3’s successor. Kotaku has already dished exclusive details about the console and its controller. The idea of the PS4 (or whatever Sony ends up calling it) is becoming concrete. Soon, the console will become tangible. Kotaku already published exclusive photos of the controller, so we’re confident…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2013 -
Final Fantasy X in HD? No, FFX in Real Life.
Earlier this week, Square Enix showed off character models from the upcoming HD version of Final Fantasy X. The images, unfortunately, were not actually in high definition. These people are. Final Fantasy X is one of the most popular FFs. Know what that means? Of course you do! Lots and lots of cosplay. As we…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2013 -
True Story: Darth Vader Got Wicket The Ewok Into Video Games
I was reading the latest issue of Edge on my iPad yesterday when I came across an interview with Warwick Davis, who you may know as the star of Life’s Too Short, but who you’ll probably know for his roles as Wicket W Warrick in Return of the Jedi and Willow in… Willow And in…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2013
