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Blasts from the past SkiFree and Rodent’s Revenge are now on iOS devices for $0.99.
By Tina Amini Published January 9, 2013 -
The Daily Show Calls Out Scapegoat Artists In The Video Games And Gun Control Debate
Ever since the awful Sandy Hook Shootings happened, there have been attempts—some earnest, some misguided—to link the deaths there to violent video games. And, yes, there is a conversation to be had about the way that pop culture glorifies violence and displays of power. But, as Jon Stewart points out in this stinging and funny…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 9, 2013 -
Give Me One Good Reason to Save Hundreds of Cats from a Raging Inferno
Fair enough, Glass Bottom Games. Coming soon to iOS, Android and possibly PC and Mac from there, Jones on Fire is the ultimate evolution of a game that came to life during BlazeJam, a benefit for those affected by the 2012 Colorado wildfire season. Now it’s about kitties and the saving thereof. This is good.…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2013 -
Digital Storm Updates the ‘World’s Most Advanced PC’, Doesn’t Expect You To Buy It
Last March boutique PC maker Digital Storm unveiled the Aventum, a powerful gaming PC with a custom-engineered cooling system. They called it the “world’s most advanced PC”, and models started at nearly $4,000. Now Digital Storm is readying the Aventum II, featuring a copper tube liquid cooling solution and an even more advanced case design.…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2013 -
Passionate Suikoden Fans Are Swarming Konami’s Facebook Page
A whole bunch of people who really love Suikoden are spamming Konami’s Facebook page to show how much they care. It’s an organized campaign started by the ever-growing Suikoden Revival Movement, a Facebook group started to unite fans of the classic RPG series, which Konami seems to have abandoned in North America and Europe. The…
By Jason Schreier Published January 9, 2013 -
NCAA Football‘s Cover Does Include Plans for Putting an Actual Human On It
BCS National Championship Game curbstompee Notre Dame finished in first place, overall, in the first round of NCAA Football‘s anything-goes cover voting contest currently running on Facebook. Defending national curbstomper Alabama also is in the list of 32 finalists, and currently is the top vote getter in the second round of balloting, ahead of perennial…
By Owen Good Published January 9, 2013 -
Microsoft’s IllumiRoom Concept Turns Your Entire Room into a Video Game Level
Microsoft and Samsung apparently think that your TV—no matter how big it is—isn’t big enough. That’s the only possible explanation for the two companies’ partnership on the IllumiRoom project, which projects images and colors across the space that you’re playing video games in. Shown off at CES during Samsung’s keynote today, IllumiRoom pairs up a…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 9, 2013 -
How To Launch Your Game Development Career In 2013
Okay. You need one original idea that no one has ever had before. Try this: Everything we do is a game. Games are systems, and since everything is, like, totally a system, you can almost say life is a game. Find yourself at the kind of party where everyone is “seeking capital”. Raise your glass…
By Leigh Alexander Published January 9, 2013 -
Some Guys Who Worked on LittleBigPlanet Want You to Spread the Plague in Death Inc.
What do you do after helping craft some of the cuddliest, most heartwarming games of this past generation? If you’re the guys at Ambient Studios—some of whom worked at Media Molecule on the big-hearted LittleBigPlanet games—it’s making a game about Death and the horrors of the bubonic plague. Death Inc. imagines shuffling off the mortal…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 9, 2013 -
This Skyrim iPad Case Looks So Real It Might Be Made Out Of Elf Skin
Etsy user GeekifyInc created this custom case, so you can convert your iPad into one of the most recognizable Daedric items in Skyrim, the Oghma Infinium. You’ll just have to fork over $68.95 if you want to buy it. The original in-game item looks suspiciously similiar to the case. Let’s hope no elves were harmed…
By Gergo Vas Published January 9, 2013 -
Grant Crime Auto: Ice City Now Available on the Amazon App Store. Wait, What?
I refuse to believe for a single second that any of the reviews under Amazon’s Grant Crime Auto: Ice City listing actually paid $3.99 for such an obvious fake. I cannot afford to have my faith in human intelligence damaged any further. Pointed out by Kotaku reader rh_underhill, Grant Crime Auto: Ice City‘s description on…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2013 -
This new trailer for SimCity takes you on a spline-reticulating whirlwind tour. Nifty.
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2013 -
Prepare Yourselves For Our Next Live Q&A With Dave Fennoy, The Guy Who Voices Lee In The Walking Dead
Let Dave Fennoy, Lee’s voice actor in The Walking Dead and Gabriel Tosh’s voice actor in StarCraft II, excite you for our next live Q&A. It’s happening tomorrow at 1pm Eastern time.
By Tina Amini Published January 9, 2013 -
What Can We Expect from MLB 2K13? Not Much, Probably.
2K Sports isn’t saying anything more today about the surprise resurrection of its MLB 2K series. When asked for an interview, a representative told me today’s news release is all we’re getting for now. So it’s time to speculate on what this game may deliver, and my gut feeling is if we see anything more…
By Owen Good Published January 9, 2013 -
FarmVille Enchanted Glen Stone Trolls: Everything You Need to Know
As with all new farms in FarmVille, Enchanted Glen comes with a series of immovable “treasures” that can only be opened and removed after collecting a variety of materials from friends. In this case, however, these treasures are moving, apparently living creatures called Stone Trolls. They like to stomp in place and shake their arms,…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published January 9, 2013
