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Creepy Dude Stalks and Terrorizes DayZ Players. Hilarity Ensues.
Arma II mod, DayZ, has spawned a ton of abnormally fun rounds, with players partaking in all sorts of activities outside avoiding and killing zombies. But this one guy who stalks and terrorizes two players might be my favorite so far. He runs around in circles, chases them, and mumbles some really non-sensical, funny-yet-disturbing words…
By Tina Amini Published June 14, 2012 -
This Is About As Close To Zelda As Your Phone Can Get
Unless you’ve hacked your iPhone and turned it into a jailbroken, SNES-rockin pirating party, you probably can’t use it to play Zelda. Good thing there’s My Little Hero, a lovely top-down action-adventure that channels the spirit of Link in almost everything it does, from its spammy one-button hack-n-slash combat to its top-left-corner heart gauge. But…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2012 -
Fable: The Journey Just Might Be The Second-Best Kinect Game
There are 19 million Kinects in the wild and very few good games to play on them. I think most people will say that Dance Central is the best (partially because it seems to work more than 75% of the time). What’s second best? It could be this holiday season’s Fable: The Journey I grabbed…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 14, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! Portal: it’s the joke/meme/concept that keeps on giving.…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 14, 2012 -
Who’s Making Star Wars 1313? A Rebel Alliance Inside George Lucas’ Empire
It’s a transitional time for the video game division of the kingdom built by Star Wars. It’s been about two years since Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the last full-blown game released by LucasArts. TFUII got blasted as a major disappointment and squandered the goodwill built up by its predecessor. Then, severe cutbacks to…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 14, 2012 -
Foxconn Suicide Followed by Suspicious Rumors
This week, a 23 year-old Foxconn worker fell to his death from a Foxconn company apartment. It’s believed to be a suicide. Today, Foxconn confirmed the worker’s death, which happened outside Foxconn’s Chengdu plant at a company apartment. The suicide is the first since Foxconn and Apple reached agreement over improving conditions for its 1.2…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2012 -
Street Fighter X Tekken Coming to iPhones This Summer, Probably Won’t Have On-Disc DLC
That tech demo we saw of the Street Fighter X Tekken crossover running on an iPad earlier this month becomes a real boy, as Capcom shrinks Ryu, Nina, Chun-Li and Kazuya down until they fit inside iOS devices. Street Fighter X Tekken Mobile features the same great fighting action of the console version, only without…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2012 -
Microsoft Not Attending Tokyo Game Show or Gamescom
Today, Microsoft announced that it will not be appearing at either Gamescom or the Tokyo Game Show. Instead, it will rely on its partners and, in Japan’s case, its own events. In an interview with Famitsu, Microsoft stated that it was not abandoning Japan and is planning end of the year promotions. Microsoft did say…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2012 -
You’ve Probably Never Seen These Smash Bros. Challengers Before
You can modify the Wii’s Smash Bros. to play differently, sure, but you can also mod it to look differently, using existing models as templates to introduce a whole range of new characters to the game. Samba Di Amigo? He’s there. Woody and Buzz from Toy Story? They’re there. Carl from Up? Yup. There’s even…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2012 -
You Can Now Control (Some of) Your Xbox 360 From a Phone
Microsoft released an update to its Xbox Live iPhone app yesterday that adds some basic remote functionality, letting you launch games and navigate menus from your iPhone. For some reason that good stuff is iPhone-only; the iPad version didn’t get it, and the new Android edition doesn’t have it either. [Microsoft]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2012 -
When LEGO Becomes Political Art
We normally associate LEGO with childish things. Playful things. Which is exactly why artist Mike Doyle used it to craft this powerful piece on Iraq. A staunch opponent of America’s actions in the country, Doyle has taken material normally used for stuff like giant robots and turned it into a work that, while the politics…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2012 -
Now This is One Badass Metal Gear Figure
I liked the last Metal Gear figures Play Arts released, but I like the looks of this one a lot more. Metal Gear Solid 2’s Solidus Snake is the next character from the series to get the action figure treatment from Square Enix’s toy division, and he’s a beauty. You’d think those arms would be…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2012 -
Nintendo Handhelds Given a Very Sexy Sega Makeoever
It doesn’t matter that Sega hasn’t made hardware for over a decade. Let’s pretend that, in addition to teaming up for Olympics sporting games, the company also partners with Nintendo to make handheld game consoles. These customised pieces show a 3DS and DSi with a very Sega makeoever, both given the livery of a Mega…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2012 -
The Two Best Twitter Accounts Around (For Video Games)
Use Twitter? You just might! You may, if you’re one of the clever ones, be following sites like this, or people like this Those two are OK, I guess, but they’re far from my favourite. Especially when it comes to video games. Instead, that honour is shared between two accounts. Two very different accounts. I…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2012 -
An Idiot Was Paid $5 Million to Smuggle Cocaine Inside an Xbox
It was only a month ago we heard of a guy who tried, and failed, to hide a few bricks of coke inside an Xbox. Guyanese drug smugglers obviously don’t keep up with the news. Border authorities in Jamaica have arrested a man who, after initially clearing customs with two items of luggage, tried to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2012 -
What Will Become of Game of Thrones In The Long Run?
Oh hi there, Kotaku. Welcome to the Wednesday night open thread! For tonight’s open thread, a single prompt, brought on by a great article over at Pajiba. What will happen to Game of Thrones, long-term? Brian Byrd lays out a number of big challenges for the show, including the fact that “There’s no way HBO…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2012 -
Medal of Honor: Warfighter is Releasing a ‘Military-Only’ Edition
Active, reserve, and retired members of the U.S. armed forces (and government employees) can buy a “Military Edition” of Medal of Honor: Warfighter when the game releases in October, Electronic Arts said today. A news release announcing the “Military Edition” said it would be available exclusively through GovX—”a privileged e-commerce Web site where qualified members…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2012 -
Daenerys Targaryen Takes to America’s City Streets to Find Her Lost Dragons
Has anyone seen Daenerys’ dragons? Anyone? No? I guess there’s nothing left to do but hang up some flyers like you would with any other lost pet. What: THREE (3) MISSING BABY DRAGONS Last Seen: QARTH Reward: AN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO KING’S LANDING IN WESTEROS HA. If you’ve seen them, call Jorah. Or,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2012
