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The Witcher Developers are Working on at Least One Entirely New Game

The Polish game studio CD Projekt is hiring for two new games, at least one of which has nothing to do with The Witcher One of the franchises is described as “dark fantasy” (just like The Witcher), and the other sounds like something totally different. “Our mature dark-fantasy world is well known around the world,…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 14, 2012

If You Ever Wanted To Get Kicked Out of PAX, Here’s How

Comedian Nathan Barnatt, in his performing persona of socially awkward Keith Apicary, was removed from PAX East this year after interrupting the Rooster Teeth panel with a stage-rushing, trouser-dropping incident. Barnatt’s own compiled footage of Apicary’s antics at PAX East is now available. In the first half, he wanders around the convention like a geeky…

By Kate Cox Published May 14, 2012

I Still Have No Idea What The Hell Class To Play in Diablo III

Diablo III comes out tomorrow. Which really means it comes out tonight at midnight. I’m excited to play it—more excited than I would have thought I’d be, to be honest. There’s only one problem. At the beginning of my adventure, I’m going to have to make a choice—I’m going to have to pick a character…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 14, 2012

Here’s 1:07 of Footage From Prometheus, Showing the Ship Landing

You’ve seen spaceships land a million times, but rarely has it ever looked as pretty as it does in this clip from upcoming sci-fi flick Prometheus

By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012

Sounds Like The Amalur Studio is Having Money Troubles

NBC News in Rhode Island is reporting that Curt Schilling’s Rhode Island-based game development house 38 Studios is meeting with Governor Lincoln Chafee to resolve “issues” with the state. This comes after the state of Rhode Island loaned 38 Studios $75 Million to relocate from Massachusetts. According to the NBC report, if 38 defaults on…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 14, 2012

Activision Pays Ex-Call of Duty Developers $42 Million

The ongoing legal feud between publishers Activision and former employees Jason West and Vince Zampella, the creators of the Call of Duty franchise, took an interesting turn today when Activision coughed up over $40 million. Note that this is not part of any settlement; according to Polygon, it’s the result of Activision doing a little…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012

Just When You Thought Free-To-Play Gaming Couldn’t Look Any Bleaker

The free-to-play model has been taking hold in the west. More and more games are being designed around letting people play to their heart’s content, then monetizing the game in other ways once players are invested in the game. Writer/roustabout/troublemaker Michael Thomsen has written a scathing critique of free-to-play gaming titled “Will Work for Fun.”…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 14, 2012

Gamefly Trashes Gamestop In Their New Ad, Literally

Video game rental service GameFly takes one hell of a shot at video game retailer GameStop in this new commercial. If you’ve ever tried trading games into GameStop, you’ve probably said something like “$9 cannot be your real offer” too. You probably didn’t trash the store, though. Please don’t trash stores. GameFly Commercial – You’re…

By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2012

Max Payne 3 Unloads Both Barrels Into Game Critics and They Just Won’t Die

Just when he thought he could lose his tragic past in a booze and pill-addled haze, Rockstar Games drags Max Payne out of retirement for a third series of unfortunate events. If I were him, I’d go after them first. Luckily I am not Max Payne. My family is still, for the most part, alive.…

By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2012

Fans Piece Together the Box Art for Halo 4

And here we have what looks like the box art for Halo 4, as assembled by NeoGAFer spawn031. An email from Microsoft went out with fragments of this image, titled “Your piece of the Halo 4 puzzle.” Each email came with a bit of this image, which spawn031 assembled and monsterfracas shared. Hey, now. That…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 14, 2012

Behold, The Ultimate Game of Thrones Tweet

I love a good Game of Thrones joke as much as the next guy. But this one, made by Twitter user iScoff, really does take the cake. The Twitter-cake. The cake of tweets. He somehow manages take commonly mocked topics like Twitter’s character-limit and penchant for encouraging us to share our wretchedness (which our own…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 14, 2012

Mom and Dad of Game Developer Imprisoned in Iran Plead For Mercy

The parents of American citizen Amir Hekmati haven’t heard much about their son in March, when the Iranian government overturned the accused spy’s death sentence and ordered a retrial. He presumably remains imprisoned in Iran. Hekmati’s parents recently recorded this video, trying to humanize their son and weeping for his return. There’s nothing happy here;…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2012

Now Here’s a Guy That Just Hates (Captain) America

Speak Up doesn’t have to be about video games, especially when a commenter as famous as fake Tony Danza comes out against a shining example of America colors on a comic book character. So what with The Avengers in theaters and all that it’s sparked conversation about the rest of the movies, and one thing…

Speak Up Published May 14, 2012

I’m Commander Shepard, and These are my Favorite Drinks on the Citadel.

The Mass Effect trilogy features a galaxy’s worth of exotic, alien-inhabited locations… with a bar in nearly every port ready and waiting to serve the Commander and her intrepid crew the finest of the milky way’s brain-draining beverages. Now you, too, can pull up an emergency induction port—I mean, a straw—and meet the reaper apocalypse…

By Kate Cox Published May 14, 2012

Sometimes Actors Are A Lot Like Pokémon

What? Michael Cera is evolving into… JESSE EISENBERG!!! (For more, check out this great Tumblr post. My favorite is Vin Diesel.) Om Nom Nominator [Tumblr via Dorkly]

By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2012

Unlikely Fan Fiction Crossover Battles: When Diablo Meets My Little Pony, Horrible Things Happen

Lar’zak looked on the tent with horror clawing it’s way into his brain. Pony’s corpses littered the grounds around the tent, and those who females who hadn’t been killed suffered a fate worse than death. Fan Fiction author The Red Blade doesn’t pull any punches with his epic multi-part Diablo / My Little Pony crossover,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2012

The Dorkly Weekly: The Pokémon Bug Catcher Who Waited

There are Pokémon players that take great pains to make sure they fight every NPC trailer that they cross paths with, but sometimes even the most dedicated fan can overlook the lowly Bug Catcher. The Bug Catcher doesn’t mind. He hasn’t really got anything better to do anyway. He’ll stand out there in his field,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2012

Fake Gamer Of The Week: Grandpa Just Saw Aeris Die

Oh, no. Grandpa. That look in your eyes. That clenched grimace. That loose, delicate grip on your controller’s joysticks, as if you aren’t really playing anything at all. You must have just watched Aeris die. Grandma told me not to lend you my copy of Final Fantasy VII. She said it might stress you out,…

By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2012

In a World… Where Kotaku Goes Off-Kilter

One man and his team of crack operative deliver an hour and a half of terrifically twisted video game stuff. Stuff? The best we can do is stuff? Stupid arrows.

By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2012

Minecraft on Xbox 360 Has Sold More Than 1 Million Copies

Last week we were unable to get clear sales figures, but today Microsoft announced that Minecraft has sold more than 1 million copies in its first week on Xbox Live, in spite of its relatively steep $20 pricetag. That’s a lot of crafting.

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 14, 2012