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DoTA-style Lord of the Rings Game Coming this Fall
Guardians of Middle-Earth, a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, is going to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network this fall. The game’s release is timed to tie in with the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, coming out in theaters this December. Guardians of Middle-earth promises to use Tolkien’s iconic high fantasy setting and…
By Kate Cox Published May 30, 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! Who doesn’t like zombies? And cheerleaders? And zombie-killing…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
New Doom 3 For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Supports Head-Mounted Displays
A Doom 3 BFG Edition is coming to the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this fall with “hours of new content” including a seven-level solo section called “The Lost Mission”. But that’s not the crazy part. This is (emphasis added): “DOOM 3 was enthusiastically embraced by gamers worldwide at its release,” id’s technical director…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 30, 2012 -
The World’s Largest High IQ Society Enters the Brain Game… Game
Since 1946 Mensa has been bringing together the most intelligent people in the world and convincing them to pay annual membership fees for a card that proves how clever they are. Now the world’s largest gathering of large IQ scores teams with Square Enix for Mensa Academy, a game aimed at training others to pay…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2012 -
Square Enix’s E3 Line-Up Includes Agent 47, Lara Croft and Handheld Final Fantasy
The madness known as E3’s only one week away and publishers are starting to tip their hands as to what we will and won’t see at the big show. in heir own words, here’s what Square Enix will be displaying at this year’s E3. The list includes the big AAA titles we already know about,…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
Agent 47 Brutally Slaughters Nuns in the Bizarre Hitman: Absolution E3 Trailer
There are so many things wrong with this “Attack of the Saints” trailer for Hitman: Absolution, starting with the fact that the Saints don’t so much attack as they walk forward in slow motion as Agent 47 takes them out one-by-one. It seems silly to me that Square Enix decided to play up the fetish…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2012 -
NBA 2K13 Hits in Early October… But The Wii U Doesn’t?
The hit basketball series NBA 2K is returning this October, of course. Sports games usually come back, and this time NBA 2K13 will have competition from a returning EA-made NBA Live No sweat for NBA 2K, right? That series has been terrific. But what’s this about a Wii U version? From the just-released press release…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 30, 2012 -
Team Fortress: Who Wore It Best?
Team Fortress isn’t just a multiplayer shooter, it’s a multiplayer costume extravaganza. Besides great gameplay, the Team Fortress games feature wonderfully designed characters. No wonder they’re fan favorites. And no wonder fans love to cosplay as Team Fortress characters. But who wore their outfits best? This is like when the same people show up at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012 -
Diablo III Is a Shot of PC Adrenaline in Korea’s Gaming Soul
When you think of South Korean gaming, you think of PC bang (net cafes) and people playing online games. But over the years, the PC bang biz has become increasingly cut throat. Since they’re so easy to establish, there’s been a rapid spread of PC bang across the country. And since players only need to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012 -
Your First Look at Dead Space 3
After a mysterious Dead Space teaser surfaced yesterday, what’s reported to be Dead Space 3‘s logo and the game’s first image surfaced today. The screenshot and logo appeared on website VG247. Check out the above image. Not much is officially known about the game, other than its existance has been confirmed. Here’s what’s been speculated…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012 -
A Man Chooses, This BioShock Action Figure Obeys
To celebrate the opening of a new, international store for its merch, BioShock developers Irrational are offering this limited edition Andrew Ryan figure. Well, they call it a figure, but it looks more like a small statue to me. There are only 200 of them available, and you can make one of them yours for…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2012 -
This Game Has a $10,000 Collector’s Edition. I Kinda Want it.
Fatshark’s upcoming Krater has one of, if not the most expensive collector’s edition I’ve ever seen. There’s only one available. And it costs $10,000. What do you get for that kind of cash? No statues, no cloth maps, no unlockable skins in multiplayer…just a friendly visit to your house from Krater Game Designer Victor Magnuson.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2012 -
If Chrono Trigger Looked Like Wind Waker…
Then, you know, it would be just about the greatest game ever made. Those agreeing should watch this video, which took habboi around a year to put together. It reimagines CT’s Kingdom of Zeal with Wind Waker’s iconic, cel-shaded art style. Using the Unreal Development Kit, and employing the help of the Polycount (3D artists)…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2012 -
A Portal Movie so Good Valve Should Make it Official
First teased earlier in the year, Synthetic Picturehaus’ amazing Portal film Lab Ratt is now complete and ready for viewing. So you should watch it. It tells the story of Doug Rattman. Doug, aka the guy who did all the paintings you find tucked behind the walls in the game. It starts a little slow,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2012 -
It’s a Damn Shame This MMO Got Cancelled
I’m not an MMO fan, not in the slightest, but I can and do appreciate good-looking video games. And Project Copernicus, the now-dead MMO from the now-dead 38 Studios, was shaping up to be one good-looking video game. We got to see some screenshots last week that made me say it looked like a 2012…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2012 -
Musician Releases Album on Old Nintendo Cartridges
Musician Jon Black, aka Fort Atlantic, has released his latest album on Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge. Not a replica case, not a reproduction, he’s released it on actual NES carts. It was an idea that started in Black’s mind as a marketing gimmick, but amazingly, after some convincing, his label agreed to it. That means…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2012 -
This Dirty PC Might Gross You Out
I sometimes worry about the insides of my PC. I don’t clean it as often as I probably should. Is there too much dust in there? Is that dust going to break something dear to me? It might, but then, I see videos like this and think, shit, my PC is spotless compared to some…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2012 -
New Shin Megami Tensei Is Coming
The latest issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu apparently has a two-page advert that teases Shin Megami Tensei IV. It’s apparently headed for the PS Vita 3DS. The popular Japanese role-playing Megami Tensei series debuted back in 1987 with Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei. The first Shin Megami Tensei game was released in 1992. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012