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Let’s Take a Look Inside the Wii U
Until now, we’ve only been able to see what’s on the outside of the Wii U. Let’s change that by tearing the lid off one and seeing, albeit only in general terms, what goes inside The latest Iwata Asks Q&A over on Nintendo’s site has a surprising amount of detail on the challenges and processes…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2012 -
You Won’t Be Able to Buy Adult Games on Windows 8’s Marketplace
Casey Muratori wrote a great piece yesterday speaking out against Microsoft’s Windows 8 for all kinds of reasons, but one point that struck me was his suggestion that, because there are age restrictions on the operating system’s marketplace, this would affect adult video games. Surely not, I thought. Microsoft wouldn’t be that stupid. That must…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 10, 2012 -
Electronic Arts Asked Everyone What Movie They Would Make Into a Video Game. Here’s What They Said.
Earlier this afternoon, Electronic Arts’ official Twitter feed posed a question tailor-made for the post-lunch doldrums of a hump day in a four-day work week. If you could turn one movie into a video game, what would you choose? The question gathered more than 600 responses. Curiously, none of them mentioned Road House. None mentioned…
By Owen Good Published October 10, 2012 -
Bad Lip-Reading: One Way To Make The Presidential Debate Make (Hilarious) Sense
I kinda tuned out on the first big Presidential Debate. But I’m glad that the mad genius behind “Bad Lip Reading” didn’t—this video, wherein he re-interprets what the candidates may have been saying, is easily the best thing to come out of the debate. Ha! Do you want a big, spunky Irish Labradoodle puppy? Do…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 10, 2012 -
How to Play as Sid Meier or Ken Levine in XCOM
XCOM has a nice little surprise for those willing to go without achievements for the game: superhero “cheat” characters who, in addition to being maxxed out killing machines, are also famous video game developers. Both Civilization creator Sid Meier and BioShock frontman Ken Levine are available, and accessible in about the simplest way possible: just…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 10, 2012 -
These Are Some Lovely (And Sort Of Confusing) Mashup Posters
Etsy is just chock full of gems like these mashup style posters by Robert Mangaoang. Making sense of two themes mashed together is a little delightfully head scratchy. These are just a few of the ones that stood out to me, but be sure to look at the colorful designs on Robert’s site for other…
By Tina Amini Published October 10, 2012 -
The Funniest Five Seconds Of Far Cry 3
In my big honkin’ video preview of Far Cry 3, one very funny part kinda stood out. Well more accurately, it jumped out. It happened about ten minutes into the video, so I didn’t want anyone who didn’t have time to watch the whole thing to miss it. So, I pulled it out and made…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 10, 2012 -
You Have to See This Incredible LEGO Batcave. No Excuses.
Carlyle Livingston II and Wayne Hussey spent over 800 hours across twelve weeks building this LEGO Batcave. It’s made out of 20,000 individual parts, weighs over 100 pounds, and even has its own lighting system. It’s also got a total of four motors hidden inside to power various elements, like elevators, the Batmobile’s turntable and…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 10, 2012 -
How To Find An Awesome Thief Easter Egg In Dishonored
There’s no question that the classic PC stealth game Thief: The Dark Project was a big influence on Arkane’s masterful new game Dishonored The folks at Gamefront are up to their usual tricks tracking down easter eggs and references, and have found this just lovely Thief reference in one of Dishonored‘s later levels. I don’t…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 10, 2012 -
Because Sometimes You Bring A Tiger To A Video Game Press Event
You’d think that with all of the not-so-subtle hints Ubisoft PR dropped, that I would’ve figured out that there was going to be a tiger at our Far Cry 3 preview event last week. “It’ll be grrrrreat!” they wrote. “Be sure to come on Wednesday, as we’ll have a… special guest!” And yet when I…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 10, 2012 -
Accused League of Legends Cheaters Fined $30,000
Amidst the technical issues plaguing League of Legends’ World Playoffs, there also emerged accusations that some of the contestants had essentially “cheated”, by using the venue’s monitors (there to show the game to the large crowd) to check in on the activity of their rival players. After an investigation by developers Riot Games, a number…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 10, 2012 -
Medal Of Honor‘s Crass Marketing Campaign Reaches Its Inevitably Stupid Conclusion
And here we have it. It’s the video for “Castle of Glass” that Linkin Park made especially to help EA sell copies of Medal of Honor: Warfighter I’ve already said my piece about this mortifying promotional campaign, and how much I wish it had never happened at all. I don’t doubt that plenty of people’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 10, 2012 -
Here are the Christmas Day Uniforms the NBA Doesn’t Want You to Open Early
Some hacker cracked open NBA 2K13‘s files with a hex editor, found 17 uniforms on the disc that aren’t yet exposed in the game, and created a roster file with all of the jerseys available. One is the notorious “THUDNER” alternate uniform for Oklahoma City, which will almost certainly require a patch to correct—if that…
By Owen Good Published October 10, 2012 -
You Can Keep Making Halo Videos, You Just Can’t Make Money From Them (Except When You Can)
Fans really like making stuff based on the games they love. We feature fan-made videos, costumes, artwork, and more here at Kotaku pretty much every day. The companies that make the games that fans love, though, are not exactly always eager to see third parties profiting off of their copyrighted work. Microsoft has a lengthy…
By Kate Cox Published October 10, 2012 -
Apps Plus Toys: HeroClix TabApp Marvel Super Heroes
In the third (and possibly final) installment of this week’s look at gaming apps that use physical toys to enhance and amuse it’s time for everyone’s favorite twisty-based collectible figure game to take a shot. Uncanny Avengers assemble on my iPad! Retailing for $14.99 wherever things like this are sold, the HeroClix TabApp sets combine…
By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2012 -
Borderlands 2‘s Mechromancer Mutilates Her Arm For Science
Yes, I know some of those words, Gaige. The third ECHO recording released by Gearbox—erm, Gaige—today reveals new improvements in the DT project. Until, that is, Gaige interrupts her monologue with news that her school/science project rival seems to be ripping off her mech designs. The result is the humorous rant you can listen to…
By Tina Amini Published October 10, 2012 -
This Dog Is a Cooler Video Game Hero Than Master Chief
What makes a game character cool? Is it their arsenal? Is it how people treat them? Or is it something totally different? Can a Pomeranian puppy be a cooler game character than even a go-to gaming badass like Master Chief? In the video above, I talk about the fantastic PSN title Tokyo Jungle, the definition…
By Chris Person Published October 10, 2012 -
Canadians are Playing a New Skylanders Mobile Game Right Now
While non-Canadian fans of plastic toys that come to life eagerly await this month’s release of Skylanders Giants, they that battle the giant ice spiders can download a free-to-play game called Skylanders Lost Islands right now. Spotted by the folks at Pocket Gamer, Skylanders Lost Islands sounds like standard free-to-play social fare. Players build and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2012