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See a Sleek Sly Cooper Slink Around on the PS Vita
Last week, Sanzaru Games, the maker of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time said the game would also release on the PlayStation Vita at the same time it arrives for the PS3. This video from the PlayStation Blog sheds more light on what that will mean. For starters, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will have cross-platform…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2012 -
Square Enix’s American Boss Calls Activision “Crazy” for Dumping True Crime: Hong Kong
Publishing executives say complimentary stuff about their upcoming games all of the time. So what. But there’s an unusual history with Sleeping Dogs, which Square Enix will release Aug. 14—it was formerly known as True Crime: Hong Kong until Activision washed its hands of the franchise in the Feb. 2011 bloodbath that killed off Guitar…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2012 -
From Those Who Brought You the MineCon Proposal, Here’s the Minecraft Wedding
Remember the Minecraft-playing couple who got engaged at MineCon back in November? Well, yes, they have now been lawfully wed and kissed and no man put asunder and all that goes along with the big day—including an outstanding Minecraft-themed throwdown for the reception. Chickens, sheep, a creeper, everything. The Minecraft theme wasn’t limited to just…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2012 -
This Hitman Racing Suit is Either the Most Ridiculous or the Most Brilliant Thing I’ve Seen
We’ve featured Joey Logano, the driver who races the No. 20 GameStop Toyota in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series, several times before. He’s had some awesome car wraps before, hoods dedicated to Bioshock 2 or Red Dead Redemption—things that still look a little strange turning left at 120 mph. Well, when the flag drops at the History…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2012 -
Bogus Canabalt HD Hits App Store Just In Time to Scam Off Indie Mega-Sale
You may have heard that Canabalt’s on sale this weekend as part of the Because We May sale. But if you see something called Canabalt HD on the App Store, don’t buy it. It’s a fake. Adam Saltsman’s infinite-runner iPhone smash doesn’t have an HD version, you see. It’s always terrible when fake versions of…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 26, 2012 -
The Wii U will Get the Best-Looking Version of Aliens: Colonial Marines, Says Gearbox
Nintendo has yet to release the official hardware specifications for the Wii U, and it’s something Gearbox’s Brian Burleson, senior producer on Aliens: Colonial Marines, won’t discuss directly. But, he said to Eurogamer, the Wii U will get the best-looking version of the game because it has “more modern tech.” “Just trust me on that…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2012 -
This is What a ‘Supernatural Assassin’ Does in Dishonored
If you’re not up to speed on what Bethesda’s Dishonored is all about, two things should fill you in nicely. One is Stephen Totilo’s “18 Things You Should Know About Dishonored.” And the other is that image at right, of a guy leaping off a rooftop and stabbing a dude in the neck. You’ll be…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2012 -
Memorial Deals
While generally not a big week for new releases, Memorial Day in the United States is a sales holiday for video games as much as it is for mattresses, hardware, refrigerators and everything else. There are more than 75 savings, discounts and bonuses below. Grab a beer and a hot dog and take a look!…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2012 -
The Best of Kotaku, This Week
I’ve featured deviantART user wazzy88 here on Kotaku before. But, being a huge fan of Wall-E, I couldn’t help but feature his Pokéball work again. Wazzy88 has plenty of other half Pokémon, half other nerdy things that I also enjoy up on his deviantART page that you should check out. Moving on to our Best…
By Tina Amini Published May 26, 2012 -
Choose Your Own (Goofy) Max Payne Video Adventure
Max Payne 3 does a lot of things right—from the relentless, blood-soaked gunplay to HEALTH’s astonishing soundtrack But it’s not a particularly choice-based game; this ain’t Mass Effect, after all. The folks at Machinima wanted to see what would happen if they made the game a bit more choice-based. Also, if they set it in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 26, 2012 -
Here’s a New Gameplay Trailer for the New Tomb Raider
It’s only a teaser for a full trailer but this video on Game Trailers TV offers a glimpse of what Crystal Dynamics’ reboot of Tomb Raider is going to look like. Based on the moments where where the re-imagined Lara Croft is drinking presumably fresh water and starting fires, it seems like basic survival skills…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 25, 2012 -
There’s a Long Weekend Coming Up. What Are You Gonna Play?
Hey there, Kotaku. I don’t know if you’re as excited about the long weekend as I am, but if you are, you must be really excited The weather should be lovely, the days have gotten long; and as much as I’d like to joke about how great it’ll be to spend this time playing video…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 25, 2012 -
Get Out of Our Real World, Video Game Characters, You Look Too Good
Artist Jamie Sneddon’s 8-bitscapes is a collection of prints showing video game characters let loose in the real world, taking over locations like Cologne, Hong Kong and Manhattan. Some are here to destroy us. Others just want to hang out. All of them look great. You can check out the full range at the link…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2012 -
Even If No One Listens, Let the Review Bombs Fall
It’s easy to sit back and scoff at “review bombing,” as we saw last week when Blizzard released a broken Diablo III. Flooding Amazon to give zero stars to something others have called a perfect 10, sure, that’s not a legitimate review. And people staging a sit-in aren’t there to legitimately patronize a public accommodation,…
By Owen Good Published May 25, 2012 -
Anger is Rising
Let’s blow off some steam. It’s time for Kotaku‘s Anger Management hour.
By Owen Good Published May 25, 2012 -
Touch-Screen Graffiti Controls Come With Jet Set Radio PS Vita Release
Jet Set Radio is also returning on the PlayStation Vita, Sega said today, bringing touch-screen controls and camera integration to to the beloved Dreamcast hit that’s also releasing for the PS3, 360 and the PC. The Vita version of Jet Set Radio will launch at the same time as it does the other platforms. The…
By Owen Good Published May 25, 2012 -
It’s Almost Time to Preorder This Amazing $400 Mass Effect 3 M-3 Predator Pistol Replica
Triforce, the creators of many fine video game replica weapons, are getting ready to arm 600 lucky customers with scale replicas of the M-3 Predator Pistol from Mass Effect 3 600 pieces at $400? Surely this is one you can save up for, right? I don’t know, Triforce’s replica M-8 Avenger Assault Rifle was $650,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 25, 2012 -
Blizzard Celebrates Diablo III‘s Success With An Insane Amount of Champagne
Less than two weeks from its launch, Blizzard’s Diablo III is already a financial success (despite the fact that they might not be totally clear on how to measure it). Today, Blizzard had a celebratory champagne toast to honor the game’s successful launch. The above picture was tweeted by Blizzard’s Cory Stockton, and… good god,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 25, 2012