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Dyad, Rhythm Thief and Theatrhythm: Three New Music Games For Three Different Audiences
Just over the halfway mark, 2012 has already provided an embarrassment of riches for music game fans. We’ve had music games of every shape and color, with many more on the horizon. If you like gaming and you can keep a beat, chances are there’s a game out there that you’ll enjoy. Over the past…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012 -
Watch The New Trailer For The Ass-Kicking Halo 4 Live-Action Series
Here now, the first trailer for Halo 4: Forward Into Dawn, an upcoming, very ambitious live-action series based on the Halo universe. Drama! Romance! Master Chief! Oh, yeah. Maybe a bit cheesy looking, but hey, I’ll watch it.
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012 -
Custom Halo 4 Xbox 360 Bundle Leaks Ahead of Microsoft’s Official Announcement
A Microsoft store listing, since removed, said a limited edition Halo 4 console bundle will be released, delivering the game and a specially designed case on a 320 GB Xbox 360 configuration for $400. IGN spotted the listing earlier this evening. The Halo 4 360 will play custom Halo sounds whenever the device’s capacitive eject…
By Owen Good Published July 12, 2012 -
This Free Game Lets You And A Friend Fall In Love To The Sounds of Cut Copy
Music games sure do get abstract sometimes, and Sun God by Bennett Foddy (the madman behind QWOP and GIRP) is one of the more abstract ones I’ve played in a while. The free flash-based game lets one or two players team up to fly in tandem through a color-drenched landscape capturing sparks while music by…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012 -
Latin and Vincent Gallo: The Panzer Dragoon/Phantom Dust Mixtape
We all have cynical days: days when every single game looks bland and you resist the urge to push yourself away from your desk in disgust and shout “If I don’t see something something cool in the next ten minutes, I’m done with gaming!”. And just as you’re about to call the whole hobby off,…
By Chris Person Published July 12, 2012 -
FutureSports and Video Games Collide in Justice’s Mind-Blowing New Music Video
Holy crap. French electronica duo Justice has never been shy about making wicked-cool music videos. That said, this new one for their song ‘New Lands’ is on a whole other level. This video is the business, plain and simple. “New Lands” comes from Justice’s 2001 album Audio, Video, Disco., and the video is a collaboration…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012 -
Kotaku Melodic Takes The Bandstand
Greetings listeners; it’s 8:00 on Thursday night, do you know where your music is? That’s correct, it’s right here on Kotaku Melodic, where for the next hour we’ll be listening to all kinds of great tunes. Turn up your speakers, plug in some headphones, and enjoy.
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012 -
Here’s The Slick First Trailer For Mass Effect 3‘s Animated Prequel
This is the first trailer for Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, an animated Mass Effect 3 prequel starring James Vega (voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr.). Paragon Lost is a collaboration between BioWare and Production I.G., the Japanese anime house behind Innocence, the animation sequences in Kill Bill, and the introductions to many of the Tales role-playing…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2012 -
Top Battlefield Designer Leaves Battlefield Studio
David Goldfarb, who worked at the EA-owned development house DICE as the lead designer of Battlefield Bad Company 2 and lead single-player designer on Battlefield 3, has left the Swedish mega-studio. “It was time to move on for me,” Goldfarb told Kotaku. But should Battlefield fans be concerned? “Fans have nothing to worry about.” An…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2012 -
Players New to Violent Games Feel The Need to Go Wash Away the Moral Distress After
Many years ago, researchers confirmed the existence of the “Lady Macbeth Effect.” The gist of it is that we humans really do associate metaphorical uncleanliness with the more literal sort: if we’ve done or witnessed something immoral or unethical, we are often likely literally to want to go wash or bathe in response. Like Lady…
By Kate Cox Published July 12, 2012 -
Did MLB 2K12 Bring Together an All-Star Pitcher and This Swimsuit Model?
Rumors are flying that Kate Upton, the cover model for this year’s Swimsuit Edition of Sports Illustrated, is now dating Justin Verlander, the cover model for, well, Major League Baseball 2K12. And a series of promotional shoots for that video game, according to unnamed sources, is what brought the couple together for the first time…
By Owen Good Published July 12, 2012 -
The NFL’s Most Badass Facemask will be in Madden 13
Justin Tuck, the defensive lineman for the New York Giants, got sick of getting jerked around by the facemask last year, so he had the helmet maker Schutt fashion … that, which practically assures he won’t get facemasked in the coming year. Madden NFL 13 released a screenshot today showing that, yep, it’s in the…
By Owen Good Published July 12, 2012 -
FIFA 13 Gives a First Glimpse of Arsenal’s New Away Kit in Action
Last year, when Manchester City elected to reissue the red-and-black striped design it last wore in 1967, it revealed the new shirts through FIFA 12. Arsenal’s new purple-and-black alternate kit likewise debuted with some assistance from the EA Sports football title. You may see for yourself in the video above. The upsell to preorder the…
By Owen Good Published July 12, 2012 -
The Curious Case of One All-Time Great in Madden‘s “Connected Careers”
This screenshot isn’t new but it is revealing. Kurt Warner last played in the NFL in the 2009-2010 season. Of the 24 players on Madden NFL 13‘s “Canton Greats” roster of throwback stars, he was the last to retire. And here we see his return to the league touted in the game’s new “Connected Careers”…
By Owen Good Published July 12, 2012 -
Official Live-Action Street Fighter Series Coming From Some Very Talented People
The fans who made the terrific live-action Street Fighter: Legacy short film (see above!) have been tapped by Capcom to make an official live-action series called Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. The series will debut next year. Here are some official details from a press release that hit as this was announced at Comic-Con: “this thrilling,…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2012 -
The Nintendo Download is All About Playing Cards and Finding Love
I don’t know who is responsible for deciding which games make it onto the weekly Nintendo Download list, but whoever it is deserves a raise, as long as they keep packing it with games like Kirby’s Pinball Land, Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition and Sweet Memories – Blackjack, a game about playing cards and discovering true…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2012 -
The Musical Intro To Disney Epic Mickey 2 Is Absolutely Amazing
This is the intro to Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, slated for a November 18 release on Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, and Wii. I think I’ve watched it like ten times already. I hope all of the game’s musical productions are this good.
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2012