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What Happens When a Smartass Spends a Day at E3
If you’ve never been to E3, you might think it’s a wonderland. It’s not. It’s madness. Something Ross Everett captures quite nicely here with this video of his day on the showroom floor. While he had a mic and a cameraman, Ross wasn’t there as part of the press. He was there to show what…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
Five Minutes of Back-Alley Slaughter: Assassin’s Creed III’s Singleplayer Gameplay
Tired of all the fancy trailers and clambering around in the snow? Here’s five minutes of Assassin’s Creed III singleplayer gameplay that should look a little more familiar to veterans of the series, since it’s all in a town, and is all about sneaking up on people before sticking them with the pointy end.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
Get This: Resident Evil 6 Will Be a Bit Like Journey
Need proof that the upcoming return of Capcom’s long-running horror-action series aims to be the biggest, most ambitious entry in the series? Consider the fact that Resident Evil 6 will feature three separate storylines, each following a pair of characters. Players can control either Leon Kennedy and new government official agent Helena Harper, Jake Muller…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 6, 2012 -
Meet Far Cry 3’s Motley Crew of Russian Crims, Ex-Soldiers and Scottish Thugs
Apologies if you’ve seen too much of Far Cry 3 this week, what with it being the most over-exposed title at the press conferences (I’m surprised it wasn’t at EA’s just for kicks), but you can hopefully spare room for one more clip. Because it’s a co-op trailer. While we know the game supports up…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
Why All of XCOM: Enemy Unknown‘s Missions Sound Like 1980s Heavy Metal Albums
Every mission briefing screen in XCOM: Enemy Unknown begins with an operation name. Playing through the game’s initial levels, they sounded somewhat deliberate but a little disconnected. Investigating an alien abduction in China, for example, was Operation Burning Pyre, I think. Didn’t really connect with the matter at hand but, eh. Well, they’re randomized. And…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2012 -
Sacrilegium Brings Horror Like Only Europeans Can
Reality Pump Studios today unveiled Sacrilegium, a survival horror game which is hopefully just as scary as my attempts to say that name out loud. Its premise certainly sounds…different. The story is about Alex, a 20-year Californian – smart, friendly and independent. She’s a college student that while fully aware of her breathtaking beauty, she…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
You Can Turn Into a Cloud of Bats in Skyrim‘s Dawnguard Expansion. Bats.
Bees? No, not bees! Bats! I’ve just had a chance to play some of Skyrim‘s first upcoming downloadable expansion, Dawnguard, which will be out exclusively on the Xbox 360 on June 26th. In my demo, my character had already chosen to become a Vampire Lord (as opposed to the vampire-fighting Dawnguard), so I had a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 6, 2012 -
Here’s GameStop’s New Sega Saturn (Well, Wii U) Games List
After the big unveils earlier in the week during Nintendo’s E3 press conference, retailer GameStop now apparently has listings for a range of Wii U content. Awesomely, they’re tucked away not under “Wii U”, but under “Sega Saturn”. So if you want to be a smartass tomorrow, go into GameStop and ask to preorder a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
Watch The Xbox Kinect Turn a Kotaku Editor Into A Groovy Bear
When I was told that Kirk had turned into a bear, I was very confused. My immediate thought process went something like: “How did that happen? What do we do? Is he going to have to find a new job? He can’t type on a computer or hold a controller if he has paws, right?”…
By Nick Vannucci Published June 6, 2012 -
Assassin’s Creed III Lets You Smash Tophat-Wearing Gentlemen With Giant Hammers
Tall ships, tricorn hats, butcher’s hooks, muskets, giant sideburns…Assassin’s Creed III may, once I grow tired of Mount & Blade’s Napoleonic expansion, become my multiplayer game of choice. Not for its mechanics, of course. For its dress sense.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
Nintendo’s President Gives Minimum Wii U Price [CORRECTION: Very Old]
Perhaps the biggest surprise of this year’s E3 was the lack of concrete information from Nintendo regarding the Wii U’s release date and price. Still, it looks like we’ve got something out of the week, as Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told Bloomberg that the console will “likely be priced at more than 20,000 yen”.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit Is Filled With Ridiculous Juvenile Fun
Hell Yeah! is the story of an undead rabbit prince, who got caught in an unfortunate, public scandal when pictures of him surfaced doing…questionable things with a rubber ducky. Now all the demons in the underworld are laughing at him. And he’s going to take his vengeance out one split skull and shredded muscles at…
By Tina Amini Published June 6, 2012 -
Take a Scenic, Mostly-Empty Tour of the The Elder Scrolls Online
I’m about as excited for Elder Scrolls Online as I am a routine appointment to get my teeth knocked out. Still, I am not everyone! If you simply cannot wait for the chance to play yet another MMO that’s built just like all the other MMOs, check out these screenshots.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
E3 Makes Me Really Appreciate the PAX Ban on Booth Babes
The Penny Arcade gang aren’t exactly known for their tactful and effective approach to gender relations. But PAX, on both coasts, does do one thing right: they forbid exhibitors from hiring scantily clad models who don’t know anything about the products just to attract visitors. In other words: no booth babes. Now, many of the…
By Kate Cox Published June 6, 2012 -
Why Star Wars 1313 Doesn’t Let You Be a Jedi
Don’t get too attached to the guy you see shooting blasters and jumping from ship in Star Wars 1313‘s screenshots and videos. He’s just a placeholder character plopped into place for the purposes of the game’s unveiling. LucasArts isn’t divulging very much about the story or characters in the just-revealed Star Wars 1313, but creative…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 6, 2012 -
A Woman Stole My Face Using a Kinect. That Was Disturbing.
The upcoming “Trading Faces” app for the Xbox 360 is more creepy than cool, but still a funny demonstration of what Microsoft’s hands-free Kinect sensor can do. “Trading Faces” will be added as a downloadable Kinect Fun Labs program some time in the future. No release date. At least she didn’t turn into a zombie!…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 6, 2012 -
Narcoterror, A Love Letter to 80s Action Games in Three Parts
Your child, mistaken for a senator’s daughter, is kidnapped by the cartels. So many great 80’s action movies and video games have sprouted from similar plot lines. Rubicon’s Narcoterror is at least three of them. As I began my visit to the Rubicon Organization’s E3 2012 meeting space I was placed in a chair in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2012 -
Wreck-It Ralph‘s New Trailer Features Bowser, Dr. Robotnik, Zangief, Q*Bert and More
We previously reported that Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph would feature cameos of iconic video game villains, but seeing them in an actual trailer is something different. After watching this, I can’t wait for this film to be released. It looks like it could be the greatest video game-related movie ever made.
By Nick Vannucci Published June 6, 2012 -
E3 2012? No Sir, It’s Adventure Time
How big is Pendleton Ward’s instant cult classic cartoon Adventure Time? So big that D3Publishers has a giant inflatable Finn and Jake hovering over their E3 2012 booth — and the game isn’t even here. And you know what? I don’t particularly care that
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2012