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This is What It’s Like To Track Down A Serial Killer in Sleeping Dogs
You can get a pretty good glimpse at a lot of open world game Sleeping Dogs‘ features in this walkthrough led by producer Dan Sochan. Driving, conversing, hacking, and more. But you’ll also get some insight into investigations you undergo during undercover police side missions. It seems like you’ll be chasing after a serial killer…
By Tina Amini Published August 2, 2012 -
World of Warcraft Loses 1 Million Subscribers, Falls Below 10 Million
1 million less people are playing World of Warcraft than last reported. The latest estimate of subscribers claimed by Activision Blizzard cites a number of 9.1 million—from financial results released today—down from the 10.2 million reported this past May. This marks the first time that WoW‘s subscriber base has dipped below 10 million since January…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 2, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3’s New Single-Player DLC Will Delve into the Origins of the Reapers [Update]
News of Mass Effect 3‘s add-on campaign—rumored weeks ago—has surfaced at EA’s Summer Showcase event. Here’s the description: Mass Effect 3: Leviathan is the first story-driven, single player DLC to be made available since Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut. Leviathan expands upon the events of Mass Effect 3 with gripping and emotional storytelling, compelling new…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 2, 2012 -
Rise of the Triad Returns This Year Thanks to a Major Remake [Update with Video]
Apogee Software’s mid-’90s cult-classic first-person shooter Rise of the Triad is coming back, with the help of the Danish studio that remade Duke Nukem 3D. The new Rise of the Triad will be developed by Interceptor Entertainment and Apogee and will be out as PC download through Steam later this year. The official bullet points…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 2, 2012 -
A Sports Game For People Who Don’t Like Sports Games
Earlier today, game designer Ramiro Corbetta was kind enough to stop by Kotaku‘s offices and show us his new baby, Hokra. It’s a simplistic, one-button take on a sports game: you and a partner compete against two other players to get a ball into a goal and keep it there. It’s also quite fun, especially…
By Jason Schreier Published August 2, 2012 -
Writer of Arkham City Won’t Be Back for the Next Batman Game
Part of what’s made Rocksteady’s two Batman video games such great experiences has been the pitch-perfect stories players encountered in each. The narrative contributions in both Arkham Asylum and Arkham City came Paul Dini, who’s written excellent Batman stories for TV and film as well. But it seems that Dini may not be returning for…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 2, 2012 -
A Tasty Sampling Of The New Baldur’s Gate Music
Mmmm, tastes like music clips. When Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition was first announced, one of the coolest things about it was the fact that it’ll feature an all new adventure, “The Black Pits.” And one of the coolest things about that was that it meant we’d be getting new music for the iconic game, music…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 2, 2012 -
The Ouya is an Android Tablet Without a Screen, But It’s Better Than That
No discussion about the exciting new open-source Ouya console passes without someone inevitably comparing the Kickstarter sensation to a mobile phone or Android tablet without a screen. Defenders rush to defend the great indie console hope, arguing that it’s much more than that. This is all-new hardware packed inside a small-but-sexy design by Yves Béhar.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 2, 2012 -
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Sends the Corvette ZR1 Down Some Mean Streets
Early signs seem to indicate that the next Need for Speed game will essentially be a spiritual continuation of the Burnout franchise, especially since it’s being made by the Criterion dev studio that created those games. The hard-driving action in this new trailer—featuring a Corvette ZR1, Koenigsegg Agera R and Hummer H1 Alpha—confirms that and…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 2, 2012 -
The Voice of Team Fortress 2‘s Sniper Would Like You To Support Gaymercon
Gaymercon, a convention for everyone but with a focus on creating a safe space for gay gamers and tech fans to congregate, will be happening on August 3 and 4th of 2013, somewhere in San Francisco. The con is happening no matter what, but—wait for it—the organizers would love for you to donate to their…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 2, 2012 -
Xbox Live Listing Hints at Digital Release for NBA Live 13
A listing in the monthly Xbox Live Rewards roundup hints that NBA Live 13 will see a digital release when it arrives, supposedly in October. “NBA Live 13-Digital” is the listing, first noticed by Pastapadre, among dozens of titles eligible for Xbox Live Rewards in the coming months. “NBA Live 13 – Digital – DLC”…
By Owen Good Published August 2, 2012 -
How Guild Wars 2 Connects Its Servers in Bloody Battle
For years massively-multiplayer online role-playing game server communities have competed against each other, waging war with world first achievements and statistics. Guild Wars 2‘s World Vs. World battles allow the population of three different servers to bring the fighting to one gigantic persistent battlefield. World Vs. World combat is one of the four pillars of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 2, 2012 -
Army of Two Returns to Take On Mexican Drug Cartels in Devil’s Cartel [UPDATE]
A press release issued today reveals that EA’s co-op paramilitary shooter will be back with a new game from Visceral Games, developed by the division’s Montreal studio. The image above and video below come from Game Informer‘s website Excerpts from today’s press release follows: Electronic Arts Inc. today announced Army of TWO™ The Devil’s Cartel,…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 2, 2012 -
A Monstrous Angry Birds Alternative for the Physics-Minded Gamer
When physics puzzler Monster Island first launched on Windows Phone 7, it featured an Xbox Live Achievement that required the player to purchase items from the in-game store in order to unlock it. This caused Microsoft to pull the game from the marketplace just two days after release. Four weeks later it returned, the achievement…
By Mike Fahey Published August 2, 2012
