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Soldiers Used Games To Escape From The Hell That Was Afghanistan
“Every soldier needed an escape.” Steven Beynon, a cavalry scout in the Army, said that starkly to me in an interview—but many of us know exactly what he’s talking about. It’s the relief that comes when we kick off our shoes after a long day, grab a controller, and then forget about the world. Just…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 12, 2013 -
Dead Space Started Off As Horror, But Now It’s So Much More
I beat Dead Space 1 I nearly beat Dead Space 2, but I got so frustrated with one section near the end in which I was trapped in a room with regenerating Necromorphs that I shelved it. (This was after the amazing “needle/eye” bit.) I come from a long history of loving sci fi, in…
By Cliff Bleszinski Published February 12, 2013 -
Because you knew it was going to happen: The Harlem Shake has invaded Skyrim
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 12, 2013 -
GameStop Says 60% Of Surveyed Gamers Wouldn’t Buy A Console If It Blocks Used Games
Hard times could be getting harder for GameStop, the massive store chain that buys and sells video games all across North America. Already challenged by gaming’s increasingly digital future, GameStop now has to face the prospect of a new Xbox that will block used games, if recent reports are true. But what about us? According…
By Jason Schreier Published February 12, 2013 -
Mass Effect Edition of Risk Arrives This Fall
Yep, I’m as surprised as you. This showed up on the official Mass Effect Facebook page yesterday, and obviously coincides with Toy Fair in New York this week. But Hasbro has said nothing about the “Galaxy at War” edition of Risk. BioWare says the game is on shelves in the fall.
By Owen Good Published February 12, 2013 -
Man Arrested For Trying To Walk Out Of Kmart With 19 Video Games In His Pants
I don’t know how you fit 19 video games in your pants, but at least one guy does. (Allegedly.) Police have charged 34-year-old William Gooden with a felony for trying to walk out of a Kmart without paying for the 19 games that were stuffed in his pants, according to a report by St. Louis’s…
By Jason Schreier Published February 12, 2013 -
What People Used To Say About The First Xbox
We don’t know every last thing about the new Xbox. Some leaked details, for the most part, sprinkled with a liberal helping of rumors. While we wait for new bits and pieces to be revealed, why not reminisce a bit? Let’s have a look at how the very first Xbox, turning 12 years old this…
András Neltz Published February 12, 2013 -
New Consoles ‘Most Likely’ Won’t Be Backwards Compatible, EA Exec Says
The next generation of consoles are unlikely to accommodate older games with backwards compatibility, Electronic Arts’ chief financial officer told an audience of investors in San Francisco today. Blake Jorgensen, addressing how EA will manage when new consoles arrive later this year, as is widely expected, pointed to the company’s sports catalog and particularly their…
By Owen Good Published February 12, 2013 -
Six Comics That Channel Some Sort of Love This Week
If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 12, 2013 -
Why Deadpool is the Best Character in Avengers Alliance
I’ve been playing far too much of Marvel’s Avengers Alliance on Facebook lately, or maybe I’ve been playing the right amount, as I had just enough command points to recruit the fourth wall-breaking Merc with a Mouth into my party. Now it’s really a party. Deadpool, previously a PVP unlock in the turn-based superhero role-playing…
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2013 -
The Joker is Broken. Young Avengers Aren’t. Let Panel Discussion Tell You Why.
These might be the most important words in comics: “Hey, have you read that?” The medium’s lifeblood has always been the word-of-mouth that passes from one reader to another. The only query that might surpass the above is “So, what’d you think?” Hence, this recurring feature in Kotaku‘s slice of comics programming, where comics critics,…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 12, 2013 -
The Secret Ingredient Needed to Make Anything a ‘Real Game’
There’s been some heated discussion as to whether Proteus—Ed Key and David Tanaga’s award-winning lo-fi ambient exploration game—can be called a game. All the back-and-forth boils down to just so much fooferaw. But, if you want to nail Proteus down to a more restrictive, AAA-centric definition of what a game is, then cartoonist Zac Gorman…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 12, 2013 -
If Sin City Was Set In Sim City
Worth watching: this UGO-created trailer that shows what it would be like if the Robert Rodriguez-directed action movie Sin City was actually Sim City. It’s pretty funny. Definitely not fake. Definitely. Sim City: A Game to Kill For – NOT FAKE TRAILER [HD] [YouTube]
By Jason Schreier Published February 12, 2013 -
Bungie promises the official reveal of its next game, Destiny, will come Feb. 17.
By Owen Good Published February 12, 2013 -
Would Breaking Bad make for a good video game? Maybe not, argues video-game writer Susan O’Connor.
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 12, 2013 -
You Could Win $200,000 for Playing The Most Annoying Facebook Game Ever Made
How would you like to win a $200,000 mortgage pay off or $100,000 cash? That’s the grand prize in Race 4 My Place, a new social city building game that trades real-money microtransactions for an even more annoying revenue model—mandatory advertising. PopRox Entertainment’s Race 4 My Place seems like a wonderful idea. It’s a Facebook…
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2013 -
Two Major Features Every Retro Game Service Needs
If you like old games, life is good in 2013. We have digital access to a wide library of retro titles ranging from NES classics to random Japanese imports like Makeruna Makendo 2. Services like the Virtual Console and PlayStation Network allow us to re-play old games without rummaging through our closets for the Super…
By Jason Schreier Published February 12, 2013