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Wonder Nin Powers
Shigeru, Satoru and Reggie rolled up on the set in L.A. for what figures to be a big E3 for Nintendo. In this picture tweeted yesterday by Nintendo of America, the company’s three big honchos all united for one Triforce brofist outside what appears to be the Nokia Theater, where we’re going to get a…
By Owen Good Published June 3, 2012 -
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
In quite a rarity, we have the first TAYpic of the month for Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves. In not so much of a rarity, the featured artist is Pan_1da7, so give him another round of applause as you converse about all things video games. There’s much to gab about in Kotaku’s official open thread as…
By Owen Good Published June 3, 2012 -
The Hitman 500: Winners
Joey Logano’s outstanding Hitman-themed racing suit at last week’s NASCAR race was the inspiration for the latest round of wackiness in the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. We got a real good contest that runs real good with a super crew and just want to thank everyone on the Gawker Media llc Kotaku #99 web site today,…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2012 -
Surprise Sunday Wii U Webcast Will Start E3 Early
Nintendo will be webcasting a special Wii U-centric edition of their Nintendo Direct online video series on Sunday, one that “focuses on the concept behind WiiU.” It will air on Nintendo’s Wii U Facebook page, 6pm ET, 3pm PT. We’ll have full coverage, too. Nintendo’s actual E3 press briefing is on Tuesday and you can…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2012 -
Is This Call of Duty: Black Knights? No, it’s War of the Roses, the Multiplayer Bludgeon-er
Back at PAX East, Stephen Totilo spent some time with War of the Roses by Fatshark, a studio that unapologetically credits Call of Duty and Battlefield as inspirations in this ultra-throwback to combat shoot—uh, stabbers? The game just released its E3 trailer and it showcases a very Hobbesian view of life in this game: nasty,…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2012 -
Sounds Like Assassin’s Creed Will Debut a New, Female Assassin’s Adventure On The Vita This Fall
According to a report on NeoGAF, the latest Game Informer contains a preview of a Vita-only Assassin’s Creed game called Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation It’s unconfirmed, but other GAF users are also saying they too read the preview of the game. Among salient facts: It will star a female assassin named Aveline, who is of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 2, 2012 -
First Look at NBA Live 13 Shows a Game Making Great Passes—Even the Bad Ones
Amaré Stoudemire stands 6-foot-10. At that height, little lob-in passes are what the Knicks power forward receives, not what he throws. But he’s a little out of position, with Carmelo Anthony set up on the right block in front of Miami’s Udonis Haslem, asking for the ball. So here goes, because, it’s not like Stoudemire’s…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2012 -
Ask the E3 Trailer for Hybrid Anything
Owen Good asked, “What the heck are you all about, Hybrid?” It’s a futuristic third-person shooter being developed by 5th Cell, which you may know for its Scribblenauts games on the Nintendo DS. I’m not like that at all; I’ll be their first offering for the Xbox 360 and will be available over Xbox Live…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2012 -
Did Nintendo Plan to Call the DS the “City Boy”?
People scratched their heads at “Wii” but ultimately everyone accepted it. Not many are really warming up to “Wii U” but I suspect as some point that’ll be spoken like it was always a part of the language, too. There is no way I could see myself referring to anything I own, however, as a…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2012 -
The Next Tales is Indeed Tales of Xillia 2
Widely expected, Tales of Xillia 2 was indeed confirmed as the name of the series’ next sequel at the Tales of Festival in Japan today. The word comes from producer Hideo Baba himself. That trailer introduces the new world of Tales of Xillia 2, which does reflect a departure from the sword-and-sorcery motifs of previous…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2012 -
Did Curt Schilling Try to Save 38 Studios with 3,000 Gold Pieces?
The Boston Globe yesterday reported something rather fitting about 38 Studios, the defunct maker of the RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Curt Schilling, the studio’s founder, posted $5 million in actual gold coins to secure a loan to stabilize the company back in February. That’s right. One-ounce gold pieces—”some 200 pounds of South African Krugerrands,…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2012 -
Hardware Wars
The Moneysaver is leading with deals on hardware this week because, well, there ain’t much in the way of software. That is par for the course in a week in which everyone in the industry and following it wants to talk about games we won’t be playing for another year or so. But we still…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2012 -
The Best of Kotaku, This Week
This awesome version of Mario was done by José Emroca Flores. You can buy his prints here if you’re as in love with them as I am. This week’s best image is brought to you by the help of Svalt Gamized Moving on to our Best Of content this week, we kick things off as…
By Tina Amini Published June 2, 2012 -
Hey, More (Awful) Halo 4 Gameplay Footage [Update]
So, there’s a very private Halo 4 beta going on right now. Some terrible footage leaked out a few days ago, and today, there’s some more for you to take a look at. On the plus side, this clip is almost watchable! In the first video, the users were so paranoid of Microsoft spotting their…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Here we are, on the precipice: The news is falling fast, and in a lot of ways it feels like E3 has already begun. But still, we have one more weekend before the big show. What are you going to be playing this weekend before the big publishers come and make all of the lovely…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
Good News: Hitman: Absolution Looks Like Blood Money With Better Graphics
When I read Stephen’s written preview of Hitman: Absolution, many of my fears about the game were assuaged. It certainly sounds a lot like Blood Money, which is one of my favorite games. And now, thanks to this B-roll that was given to press at the preview, we can all see that it really seems…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
The Lazy Security Patrolling Apple’s Shopping Mall
This past weekend, readers alerted us to an absolutely contemptible ripoff on the iTunes App Store. Someone had submitted a straight-up copy of the Canabalt flash game, called it Canabalt HD—which doesn’t exist on the iOS. Once again, some unscrupulous dick managed to slide Adam Saltsman’s game past Apple’s mall security. The fact it happened…
By Owen Good Published June 1, 2012 -
Backhanded Box Quotes: ‘A Bad Gears of Ghostduty‘
Welcome to “Backhanded Box Quotes,” a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don’t take that personal. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Released: May 22 Critic: Error_317002 (Metacritic) • “Feels more like Gears of Duty: Future Ops.” Score: 4 Critic: tigger (Metacritic) • “I can best describe it…
By Owen Good Published June 1, 2012 -
The Week in Evil DLC
Downloadable content. Everyone hates it—but everyone buys it. We haven’t had a look in a long while at the extensions and pre-order bonuses designed to crowbar money from you or direct you to spend it at a retailer you wouldn’t otherwise. Can you still respect yourself if you go along with it? MLB 12 The…
By Owen Good Published June 1, 2012
