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If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan
What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! But not Dave Cox, oh no. The head of development at Konami EU has had far too much to say to me as of late. First he expressed his intrest in rebooting Contra. Then he admitted that the DLC for Lords of Shadow was a…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
Left 4 Dead 2 “Cold Stream” Campaign Coming to 360 in July
After being out for nearly a year on PC as a beta you’d think Xbox 360 gamers would have given up ever seeing a new campaign for L4D2 on their beloved console. But Valve is not one to make people wait any longer than they have to! /s According to the L4D Blog, come July…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
THQ Is Currently Worth 14,214,046 Happy Meals
Wondering what THQ will run you on the market nowadays? Me too. Fortunately, a friend of mine put together an amazing website that tells you just how much value the struggling publisher has today, using comparisons we can all easily understand. Here are some of my favorites. For more, head to What Is THQ Worth?
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2012 -
Duke Nukem Doesn’t Want Hollywood Stars Taking Video Game Work From Voice Actors
It’s hard out there for a voice actor. It doesn’t matter if you’re Nolan North, Jennifer Hale or Steve Blum, it seems that some companies are always going to look for big name “Hollywood” talent first. This has been a thorn in the side of one particularly iconic voice actor – Jon St. John. You…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
Leisure Suit Larry Creator Says DRM Has Been Misguided Since 1982
Not long ago I had the pleasure of having a long talk with one of my all time favorite game designers, Al Lowe. The godfather of sleazy adventure gaming had plenty to say about the past, present and future of his famous polyester protagonist, but also had some very interesting thoughts about the way we…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
In Which Edmund McMillen Compares Catholicism to D & D
Edmund McMillen speaks his mind. Whether it be about games, religion or poop, he never holds anything back. The indie superstar responsible for Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac drops his latest bits of wisdom in this fantastic interview by Nathan Grayson over at Eurogamer. In the interview, Edmund talks at length about…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
Battlefield 3 Sells 15 Million, Prompts EA to Give More Games the “Premium” Treatment
Battlefield 3 has been a huge success for EA and the recently launched “premium” service looks like it’ll be a big success as well. So much so that EA Label’s President Frank Gibeau thinks it’s time to bring the idea to other franchises. Speaking to GamesIndustry, Gibeau didn’t pull any punches when talking about the…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
We’re Getting An Awesome Lego Portal Movie This Year (Unofficially)
The amazing individual known as Kooberz, who brought us the brilliant stop-motion Lego take on Ghost Recon this past spring is—sorry, Ghost Recon—doing something cooler for his next project: stop-motion Lego Portal. The short film will be released in two or three parts, with the first one scheduled for release later this year. For now,…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 30, 2012 -
Modders Want Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter To Bring His Vengeance to Skyrim
Unless you’ve been living under a mammoth you’re no doubt aware that there’s a new expansion out for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It’s called Dawnguard and it centers around our inexplicable love of vampires. It’s already a hit on the Xbox 360 but before it makes it’s way to PC , our 16th President…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
This GameStop Employee Turns Duct Tape Into Art
Working retail can get dull, even when you sell video games. Luckily for one GameStop employee, his bordedom led to creativity and it got the better of him. Luckily he’s so damn talented that even his boss approves! Redditor ShortYetAwesome has been turning the floor of his GameStop into a canvas for duct tape game…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
You Asked a Game Developer Anything. Here Are His Answers.
Hey, Kotaku readers! I’m currently wrapping up development on our Summer of Arcade game Hybrid as we speak! If all goes well it should be out the door early next week and then it’s on to finishing up our other game, Scribblenauts Unlimited for the Wii U (and other platforms), which we debuted at E3.…
by Jeremiah Slaczka Published June 30, 2012 -
Hoard Your ISK and Dock Your Ships. EvE Players Are Going To War Like Never Before
First off you should know that everything you see in an EvE gameplay video looks roughly 9000x cooler than it does in real life. The video you’ve just seen above is in regard to a war that’s a-brewin between some 50,000 players in the EvE universe in the star system of Delve. I’m not going…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
This Playstation Move Steering Wheel Must Be Seen To Be Believed
If I were to ask you what the one thing was that it would take to get you to dust off your Playstation Move, my guess is that you wouldn’t say a steering wheel attachment. Well, too bad! The fine folks over at Sony will be rolling out this bad boy in the hopes that…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
New Character, Story DLC Planned For Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition
The upcoming rerelease of Baldur’s Gate will get its own paid DLC. Director Trent Oster tweeted the news last night, specifying that the team will sell new quests and NPCs as part of future content for the Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, which will be released on PC, Mac, and iPad later this summer. “DLC=Downloadable Content,…
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2012 -
SOG Teams Up With Medal of Honor to Create Bad Ass Blades for Charity
SOG makes knives, Danger Close makes video games featuring men who use knives. Seems like a perfect fit, no? SOG’s latest line is both inspired by and featured in Medal of Honor: Warfighter. It features a knife, multitool and a tomahawk designed specifically for the game – the Voodoo Hawk. All proceeds from sales of…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
Brotaku West Starts Now!
Just kidding. Well, kinda. Dave Oshry here. You may remember me from when I filled in for Owen back in January or you may have seen me hanging around the likes of VG24/7, PC Gamer, Gameranx or my old homestead, RipTen. Perhaps you know me from Twitter? Or maybe you have absolutely no idea who…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
Monster Hunter 4 Gets New Trailer, Release Window
First revealed last fall with a concept trailer, 3DS title Monster Hunter 4 is roaring out spring 2013 in Japan. The above trailer provides a look at what 3DS owners can expect (hint: hunting monsters). Remember to bring those extra Circle Pad Pros—large and regular sized! 3DS「モンスターハンター4（フォー）」は2013年春に発売。カプコンサマージャムのステージイベントで明らかに【写真追加】 [4Gamer]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2012 -
The Best of Kotaku, This Week
Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. First up is the image above, which was drawn just a few hours after the Pyro trailer was released. You can find more of Kovah’s work over on the dedicated deviantART page Moving on to our Best Of content…
By Tina Amini Published June 30, 2012