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This Kiddy Smack Talk Song Will Make Your Day
UK comedian Adam Buxton (one half of Adam and Joe) recently uploaded this song to YouTube. As Kotaku reader Sam pointed out, it was for a section called Song Wars in which both Adam and Joe have to make a song on a theme and listeners vote on the winner. This is the result. Dubstep…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 16, 2012 -
Thirteen Minutes of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn Shaky-Cam Gameplay
Here’s some gameplay footage of the relaunched Final Fantasy XIV. The presentation shows off some of the game’s drag and drop inventory system as well as jumping. Yes, jumping! First Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Gameplay Footage [Siliconera]
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 16, 2012 -
I Still Can’t Believe How Good-Looking This PC “Shooter” Is
Call of Duty be damned, there’s only one game involving army men that I’m interested in this year, and that’s Bohemia Interactive’s upcoming ArmA III. The more I see of this game, the more I cannot believe that it can look this good while being a single enormous, open-world island, with super-realistic physics bolted on…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2012 -
Shake Your Mouse to Break Your Mind
There’s not much to Staggering Beauty. Just an instruction to shake vigorously and a warning that those prone to epileptic fits should avoid. Both things to be heeded. It’s the work of artist pals George & Jonathan, whose other work you can check out here Staggering Beauty [Site]
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2012 -
This Amazing Footage Shows We Probably Need More Bird Of Prey Video Games
We’ve got games that put you inside the eyeballs of men, and inside the cockpit of aircraft, but rarely do we get to venture into hte space in between. Slower, and lower, but because of that often a lot more fun. I’m talking about birds, who aside from some seagulls in Wind Waker I rarely…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2012 -
Here’s a fascinating story on how the global economy is, at one level, just one giant game of Tetris.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2012 -
Mortal Kombat Heading to (Japanese) Arcades?
The latest Mortal Kombat may be conspicuous in its absence from arcades in the West, but there are reports surfacing that the game may indeed be making an appearance in coin-op form. Only, in Japan. Some images have surfaced claiming to be of a Mortal Kombat arcade unit on location testing, and while the presence…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2012 -
The Inside Story of the Making of Warcraft, Part 2
Luke’s Note: We’re joined again tonight by Patrick Wyatt, a games development legend and former Blizzard executive who has played a big role in the success of games like StarCraft, Diablo and Guild Wars. This is the second part (you can read the first instalment here) of his insider’s story of the making of Warcraft,…
by Patrick Wyatt Published August 16, 2012 -
Castle Crashers is Coming to the PC!
Castle Crashers, the awesome side-scrolling brawler that’s a lot older than most of us probably realise, is getting a third lease on life with the announcement of a PC port. Developers Behemoth revealed today at GamesCom that the game, which was released on Xbox 360 in 2008 and PS3 in 2010, will be coming to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2012 -
An RTS That Looks Truly Different. And Lets You Throw Asteroids.
Planetary Annihilation is an in-development strategy game from Uber Studios that, unlike most other entries in the field we see these days, is trying something genuinely different While its promise of truly global warfare looks a little like Spore, and in terms of scale it reminds me a little of Total Annihilation, the way its…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2012 -
Sins Publisher Accuses Former Employee of Deleting Everything Before She Quit
Sometimes when you leave a job, it’s mutual, and everything’s cool! Other times, you may want to feel the need to punch out with a little “fuck you” scrawled on your former place of employ. That can be fine, sometimes, but there are limits. And Stardock, the publisher of Sins of a Solar Empire, are…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 15, 2012 -
When I See the Blitz Coming, I Audible to a Dragon Shout
Review copies of Madden NFL 13 arrived today. EA Sports usually sends out funny premiums with its review guides, like it did with a yardage book for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13. This year, they included a quarterback wristband—the kind you see Peyton Manning or Aaron Rodgers flipping up and staring at during a two-minute…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2012 -
Death Claims the Souls of Seven Darksiders II Game Reviewers
Most men of modern profession have the good fortune to face death but once in their lifetime. These brave and critical souls stared into those empty sockets for hours and did not flinch… much. Steadfastly refusing to spare anyone over ’til another year, Death rides his pale horse into the spotlight in Darksiders II, otherwise…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2012 -
It’s The Middle Of Shark Week And There’s A Megalodon Roaming Liberty City
Holy crap look out! There’s a huge freaking shark roaming the Liberty City Bay. It hasn’t attacked anyone yet, but it seems like it’s only a matter of time, right? In light of our recent list of the best sharks in video games (and also the one from Banjo Kazooie) comes this mod from JMoorfoot4…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 15, 2012 -
Blizzard Prompting User Data Changes After Hack
Following an attack on Blizzard’s Battle.net service last week, the company is today prompting all North American players to update their mobile authenticators, change their security questions and read up on a new FAQ/guide that gives hints on improving their account’s protection. North American Battle.net Account Update [Blizzard]
By Luke Plunkett Published August 15, 2012 -
Watch A Cutscene From The Last Of Us Come To Motion-Captured Life
“Is that a banana-gun in your hand, or are you just happy to see me?” I like these motion-capture process videos that Sony keeps putting out—they let us see the increasingly involved process of bringing these characters to life, and they we get to check out some of the cutscenes early, too. This one shows…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 15, 2012 -
Team Fortress 2’s Hats Just Turned It Up To Eleven
It’s the third and final day of reveals for Team Fortress 2’s big Mann vs Machine update, and Valve has saved the most important for last. Well, most important if you’re the kind of person who’s still playing TF2. Because if you are, you probably enjoy hats. The robot wars will include a game mode…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 15, 2012 -
PlayStation Plus Members Will Get Counterstrike: Global Offensive‘s Demo Downloaded Auto-Magically Overnight
Itchy trigger fingers everywhere are waiting to unleash all-new kinds of carnage when Counterstrike: Global Offensive hits on August 21st. But if your trigger finger is attached to a PS3 owner, there’s a good chance that you’ll be amongst the first players to get online with Valve’s new shooter. Over on the PlayStation community boards,…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 15, 2012 -
Holy Crap It’s A Far Cry 3 Leopard Attack
Man, I’m starting to think that Far Cry 3 is more of a “Big Cat Hunter” game than the action game that Ubisoft is describing it as. How else to describe the fact that the best screenshots from the game all feature giant jungle cats doing rad stuff? Ubi dropped a passel of their trademark…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 15, 2012