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Everything Breaks Bad In The Darkest, Strongest Episode Of The Walking Dead Yet
If there’s anything Telltale’s The Walking Dead game has taught me about myself, it’s that come the post-apocalypse, I’d be of no use to anyone. We like to think that all our time spent scoring video game headshots in Left 4 Dead and Dead Rising, or yelling advice at the protagonists of 28 Days Later…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 30, 2012 -
No Kotaku Melodic Tonight
Sorry, music fans—due to me being in Seattle at PAX, there will be no Kotaku Melodic this week. We’ve been posting a lot of good musical stuff lately, so do go browse the archive and give it a listen. Also, for any Melodic readers who will be at PAX this weekend, two panels worth checking…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 30, 2012 -
Report Says NBA Live 13 Will Be a $20 Digital Download
Rumor out of GameStop’s annual expo in San Antonio says EA Sports representatives told attendees that NBA Live 13 will in fact be a digital only release, and will cost $20 on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. The site IRB Gamer, attending the expo, said it was told directly of EA Sports’ digital plans for…
By Owen Good Published August 30, 2012 -
When the Transformers Team Up With the Justice League, Everybody Wins.
Spotted over at the Midtown Comics Facebook page, this glorious work from comic book artist Phil Jimenez doesn’t represent an actual project in development, which is a damn shame, because this…this. This. Optimus Prime as a Green Lantern. A Batman Autobot. The hand of Unicron. Wonder Woman and a freaking-invisible Seeker that transforms into an…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2012 -
This PC Gaming Headset Will Make You Feel Like a Helicopter Pilot. I Promise.
Inspired by the headsets worn by some professional helicopter pilots when the perform whatever magic keeps those things from plunging into traffic, Razer’s new BlackShark gaming headset sets itself apart from other gaming headsets by not looking like a toy. Seriously, look at this thing. I actually tried on a pair of these back during…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2012 -
Video Game Heroes Try to Convince Kids to Read In These Cool Fan Posters
If your school library was anything like mine, then it had a ring of old posters around the perimeter, high on the wall where no librarian could reach to change them, trying to convince children that reading is cool. I was a voracious reader, but I never did like those posters. (Half of them featured…
By Kate Cox Published August 30, 2012 -
A Children’s Treasury of Madden Release-Week Glitches
When it was first shown to writers in April, I knew what was in store for Madden’s “Infinity Engine” of real-time physics. This is the YouTube age, where a game’s every gaffe, glitch and goof is filmed and uploaded within moments of release, it seems. Realizing how hyper-nitpicked Madden is, I asked if the development…
By Owen Good Published August 30, 2012 -
Let’s Help This Man Build a Gaming PC
Today’s Speak Up on Kotaku comes from commenter JuiceandSpoons, who’d like to build his own PC but needs a little help figuring out the guts to make it go. It’s the Kotaku community to the rescue! I’m new to PC building, and I’d really like some advice on what parts I should be getting. For…
Featuring JuiceandSpoons Published August 30, 2012 -
There’s No Such Thing As A Game Without Politics Or An Agenda
Things get complicated when the real world seeps into games. Some players don’t like it, because it ruins the whole ‘escapism’ thing. And developers can come under fire for inserting agendas or politics that players don’t agree with. Here’s the thing though: there’s no such thing as an apolitical game and thinking otherwise can be…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 30, 2012 -
Gorgeous Lord of the Rings-Themed Skyrim Mod Project Ends After Cease & Desist Order From Warner Brothers
The Middle Earth Roleplaying Project is a rather glorious Skyrim mod, designed meticulously to recreate Tolkien’s world. Alas, the project—which began as an Oblivion mod, and has been in progress for years—may never be finished. The team behind the project has apparently received a Cease & Desist letter from Warner Brothers, and as a result…
By Kate Cox Published August 30, 2012 -
Coming This Fall: A New Generation of Wacky Wii Peripherals
Without the Wii, human beings would not have invented the Wii bowling ball, the Wii steering wheel and other debatably useful pieces of plastic. With the Wii U comes mankind’s next great leap in this sort of thing, as proven by the new products revealed today by peripheral-maker Atomic Accessories. Surely, it can’t get more…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2012 -
Taking a Stand Against Sites That Charge for iPhone App Reviews
With dozens of new iPhone and iPad apps popping up on a daily basis, developers are finding it increasingly difficult to get coverage for their latest games. It’s a situation so desperate that several websites selling “expedited” app reviews, a practice mobile developer co-op AppyNation‘s Andrew J. Smith is not particularly fond of. In a…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2012 -
Three Reasons Most Video Game Movies Don’t Work, and One Why I Hope a Metal Gear Solid Movie Will
Film adaptations of popular games are almost as inevitable as game adaptations of films—and often, just as terrible. Early this morning, we learned that Konami once again have plans to take Metal Gear Solid to the silver screen. The film seems to be in the very early planning stages, so it’s too soon to say…
By Kate Cox Published August 30, 2012 -
Super Skyrim Bros. is a Mod That, Well, You Get It, Right?
Skyrim is a very different place when there are Goombas running around it. You can see that for yourself in some clips of Super Skyrim Bros., a wacky mod that’s been quietly in development by a gamer named “clintmich” for the last few months. The first video here went live in early May. Sorry we…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2012 -
Check out Assassin’s Creed III’s Brutal New Combat in This New Video
Back in the 18th Century, armies had all kinds of polite rules about how they waged war. The American Revolution was won, in part, by breaking those rules with what we know call guerilla warfare. Ubisoft’s developers took inspiration from those old-timey hit-and-run tactics to develop an all-new fighting style for Assassin’s Creed III. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 30, 2012 -
Here’s Your Final Helping of Modern Warfare 3 Downloadable Content
Coming September 6 to the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the five new maps of Content Collection 4 (two previously exclusive to Elite Premium members) brings the content season to a close, paving the way for Black Ops 2 You know the drill by now, kids. The Xbox 360 version…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2012