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Happy 25th Birthday, Final Fantasy. It’s Time To Get Your Act Together.
Happy birthday, Final Fantasy! You were first released in Japan on December 18, 1987. You’re 25. Good times. Now listen. We need to talk. There used to be a day when seeing the name “Final Fantasy” meant we were about to play something fantastic, when your “brand”—as the kids like to call it these days—was…
By Jason Schreier Published December 17, 2012 -
Peter Molyneux Needs Your Money ASAP Because “I Am Not by Any Measure a Hugely Wealthy Individual”
Peter Molyneux hasn’t really had to worry about the money needed to make games before. Back when he was making games as a smaller operation, he’d starve himself until a project was done and kick the software out into the world. Then, in his later days as a Microsoft exec, he had access to the…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 17, 2012 -
The World Of Men Is Split On The Hobbit. What Did You Think?
Opinions on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey are like those bookends that came with the collector’s edition of The Fellowship of the Ring. Lots of people have ’em, but no one knows quite what to do with them. Jason and I had very different takes The Hobbit. We both agreed the 48fps tech is a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 17, 2012 -
The Stargate Dials Infinity Blade in Teal’c’s Revenge
After several months as not much more than a guided tour and a terrible round of golf, Arkalis Interactive’s Stargate Command app finally gets its game on, and that game is Infinity Blade, more or less. Available as a $.99 download within Stargate Command, Teal’c’s Revenge casts players as everybody’s favorite mascara-wearing Jaffa warrior as…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2012 -
This List of Young Over-Achievers in Gaming Will Inspire You And/Or Make You Feel Like a Senior Citizen
Forbes‘ 30 under 30 spotlights some of the gaming younger stand-outs. The guy who made the Oculus Rift is 20? Borderlands 2, written by a near-infant??? Of course, to some of you, these people will seem old, old, old. Way to make me feel old, too! 30 Under 30: Games and Apps [Forbes]
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2012 -
Sony’s having a big PlayStation store sale for the next three weeks. Behold the baaaahgains.
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 17, 2012 -
CityVille 2 ’12 Days of Presents’ Part 3: Everything You Need to Know
We’ve reached the halfway point in CityVille 2‘s “12 Days of Presents” Christmas event, with Day 6 just unlocked a few moments ago (as of this writing). As you might expect, these quests grow pretty complicated as we go along, but we can thankfully work on all of them at the same time over the…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published December 17, 2012 -
Video Games And The Sandy Hook Shooting: Two Very Different Reactions
Over the weekend, two men sent me two very different messages regarding last Friday’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. One was from Antwand Pearman, an up-and-coming gamer/reporter/event-organizer who runs a small outfit called GamerFitNation. He was flagging my attention to what he calls a proposed “demonstration of peace.” He calls it Day of Ceasefire…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2012 -
Grown-Up Strategy Gaming Goes On A Diet, Comes To The iPad
If you’ve ever played a turn-based strategy game on the iPad, chances are you’re playing a game with PC controls and/or design shoe-horned onto the touch-screen device. Some are OK, some can even be good, but you can never shake the feeling that you’re playing a game wearing somebody else’s ill-fitting shoes. Battle of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2012 -
You’ll be able to download the PC version of Resident Evil 6 on 03/22/13. Specs and full details here.
By Evan Narcisse Published December 17, 2012 -
Now You Can Play Angry Birds Star Wars on Facebook
The magnificent mobile mixture of Angry Birds and Star Wars that swept the mobile game charts gets social today, as Rovio launches the Angry Birds Star Wars Facebook game. With weekly friend tournaments and five new levels to compete in every week, the Facebook version of Angry Birds Star Wars sounds perfect for players that…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2012 -
Transformers Legends is Out, Suddenly Mobile Collector Card Games Make Sense
My lengthy struggle with mobile collectible card games might have been avoided completely had DeNA released Transformers Legends sooner. It’s not just that the bot-themed collectible card game, available now on Android, features characters from an entertainment property I’ve been in love with for nearly three decades, but it certainly helps. The card fusion mechanic—combining…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2012 -
Those Cute Pikmin Were Going to Be Your Weapons
Man there’s nothing like the feeling of commanding a squadron of Pikmin, is there? Over the course of two games, Nintendo’s too-cute strategy franchise has given you armies of multicolored plant creatures to mess around with. The little guys are so helpful and adorable that it tends to feel really bad when some of them…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 17, 2012 -
Now through 1 AM Eastern tomorrow, Fruit Ninja and the rest of Halfbrick’s iOS titles are free. Grab them here
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2012 -
This Week’s Facebook Winners and Losers: Candy Crush Saga Gets What It Deserves
I spent an inconveniently substantial portion of last night trying to clear away gels in one level of King.com’s Candy Crush Saga. Knowing that an additional million people are experiencing the same frustration this week makes me feel better. The King.com / Zynga competition is really starting to heat up, thanks in no small part…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2012 -
The classic NES Mega Man series is coming to 3DS via the US eShop, Capcom announced. The first title lands on Dec. 27.
András Neltz Published December 17, 2012 -
Young Chinese Man Turns To Grave Robbing To Fund His Gaming
A young man in Fujian province is in deep trouble this week after going on a rampage through a mausoleum looking for buried treasure. The young man, nicknamed Xiao Hai(海）until trial, just turned 22 years old and, according to those that knew him, was “addicted” to video games. He had problems distinguishing reality from fiction.…
By Eric Jou Published December 17, 2012 -
Pepsi and China: Things Get Weird
Last week on Kotaku we talked about China’s Pepsi-cooked chicken wing potato chips coming out of China as a weird but delightful snack. Well, being the resident China hand, I can say without a doubt that Pepsi in its 30 years of history in China has been anything but conventional in terms of its products…
By Eric Jou Published December 17, 2012
