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Ron Gilbert’s Cave Is Deeper Than I Thought
What? It is. There’s a special type of anxiety that arises when you have to solve one of Ron Gilbert’s puzzles in front of him. This is the guy who made Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island, for gosh’s sake. And here I am, poking and prodding at a new puzzle he made,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 31, 2012 -
Spec Ops‘ Multiplayer Developer Defends Mode Called ‘Cancerous’ by the Game’s Designer
The studio responsible for the multiplayer component of Spec Ops: The Line, whose lead designer called it a “cancerous growth” foisted upon the game by publisher 2K Games, defended its work in a statement today. In a feature published earlier this week by Polygon, Cory Davis, formerly of Spec Ops developer Yager, ripped the multiplayer…
By Owen Good Published August 31, 2012 -
Heavenly Sword‘s Glorious Nariko and Some Guy With a Skull Head Join the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Oh my beloved Nariko, I shall not let any of those unworthy ruffians touch an oddly-rendered hair on your beauteous head when you make your grande return in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Who’s that behind you? Sir Daniel Fortesque from MediEvil? No one invited you, Dan. Piss off. Now where were we, Nariko? Still carrying…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2012 -
Surely I’m Not the Only Person Excited About Sacred 3
In the realm of Diablo clones there are few games I enjoy quite as much as Diablo itself. The Sacred series is right up there, and today we’re getting our first look at Sacred 3 The world of Ancaria is far from perfect but I love it, from the brutal difficulty of the first game…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2012 -
Torchlight II Comes to PC on September 20
Torchlight II hits PC and Mac on September 20. Have a trailer! [UPDATE] The game will ship on Mac later. And, a Runic developer wants to squash a rumor and confirms to Kotaku that all of the game’s dungeons and the overworld will be randomized.
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2012 -
The Secret World “State Of The Game” Update Promises Continued Content, Despite Developer Difficulties
It’s no secret that The Secret World has been facing some troubled times. Developer Funcom laid off half their staff earlier this month, which would seem to make the promised monthly content updates more challenging to release on time. However, in his August, 2012 State of the Game announcement, Ragnar Tørnquist, the game’s creative director…
By Kate Cox Published August 31, 2012 -
Hi. Kotaku Editor-In-Chief Here. I’ll Answer Your Questions Right Now.
Hey, Kotaku readers, every so often I like to check in with all of you and find out how you think we’re doing. This time, I thought we’d use our nifty, new Live Q&A system to answer your best questions about what’s going on with Kotaku, why we’re doing this or that, what we can…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2012 -
Steam Greenlight Is A Good Idea, But Makes Its Buried Treasures Very Hard To Find
After one day of poking around Steam Greenlight, I feel like I have seen this all before. And then I realize: in a way, Steam’s suddenly going all Kickstarter. It’s a big new platform that the little guys—and not-so-little-guys—can use to get their project in front of millions. And it’s a bit of a mess.…
By Kate Cox Published August 31, 2012 -
It Looks Like People In Poland Are Playing Resident Evil 6 Very, Very Early
It’s August 31, not October 2, but somehow, some way, gamers in Poland have gotten their hands on some retail copies of Resident Evil 6—or are extremely awesome at PhotoShop. A writer on the Polish gaming site NeoGeo reports that they were able to purchase copies of the October-scheduled game now. Google translate sorta clarifies…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2012 -
Fun, a Little Frustrating, but Still Free, One Epic Knight Gives a Good Run for the Money
I was having a fun time hustling through this dungeon, darting left, sliding, slicing up a gelatinous cube, picking up loot, when suddenly I turned splat into the wall. That’s a fitting metaphor for One Epic Knight, too. For a free game, released last week by Simutronics, whose Tiny Heroes lends its knight character to…
By Owen Good Published August 31, 2012 -
Dead Island: Riptide Puts the Four Survivors Through Even More Hell
After name-dropping the Dead Island sequel at E3 in June, Deep Silver drops the first visuals and details on Dead Island: Riptide, which challenges the original four survivors to live up to the label once again. They thought they were safe, but this is a zombie game — no one is ever truly safe. A…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2012 -
Splinter Cell Blacklist Hasn’t Abandoned Stealth. Take a Look.
After Blacklist reared its head at this year’s E3, many Splinter Cell fans feared that the renowned action game would be cutting back on its exacting stealth gameplay. There might be hope, guys. This new playthrough of the same level shown at E3 shows a sneakier take on Sam Fisher’s infiltration of a terrorist cell…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 31, 2012 -
Xbox Live Games Are Coming to Windows 8 This October
On October 26th, your Windows PC will become an Xbox. Sort of. The integration between Microsoft’s game console and its newest PC operating system will be getting a whole lot tighter, as Windows 8 users will be getting access to select Xbox Live games like Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds Space and BlazBlue Calamity Trigger Full…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 31, 2012 -
This New ZombiU Trailer Does Terrible Things to Buckingham Palace
I’ve never been to Buckingham Palace. Hopefully, when I get there, the Windsor family home won’t be infested with the undead like it is in this new trailer for ZombiU. You’ll see a variety of uses for the WiiU GamePad here, including inventory management and environmental scanning. And, hey, soldier zombie wearing a helmet and…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 31, 2012 -
Origin Teams With Virtu MVP to Make Laptop Gaming Gorgeous
LucidLogix responsiveness-boosting Lucid Virtu MVP GPU virtualization software has been surprising and delighting desktop PC gamers for months now, utilizing software-based technology to boost the performance of their graphics hardware. Now gaming laptop makers Origin have teamed with LucidLogix as the exclusive partner for the mobile version of the tool, and it’s pretty damn amazing.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2012
