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It Was Only A Matter of Time Before They Staged The Hunger Games in Minecraft
The dystopic, autocratic world of The Hunger Games hasn’t really been well-represented in video games just yet. There are ways a traditional game could work, but for the time being the only official version of Panem we’ve got is on Facebook In unofficial representations, however, there’s the wide world of Minecraft, where Hunger Games fans…
By Kate Cox Published May 14, 2012 -
Wolfman, The Mummy and a Ghost Walk Into A Bar. On The Titanic. And Start Killing Everyone.
What is there to say about Dreadline, really? It’s an in-development indie game from Eerie Canal Entertainment, which consists of folks who worked on Freedom Force and BioShock. It features time-travel and stars The Mummy, a cube named “Cube-rick” (ha),The Wolfman, and a ghost, all of whom are traveling through time, “visiting calamities to kill…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 14, 2012 -
No Game, No Refund For Some Unfortunate Diablo III Fans
As a result of today’s news that Australian retailer GAME has gone into administration, select GAME stores will not be receiving stock of Diablo III. Kotaku AU has just been informed that if you have a pre-order with a store not receiving Diablo III stock, no refunds will be provided. The following text message has…
Mark Serrels | Kotaku AU Published May 14, 2012 -
Max Payne Wants You To Stop Indulging In Self-Reflection And Hurry Up Already
If you’re planning on picking up Max Payne 3 when it releases tomorrow, Max will be urging you to hurry the hell up while playing the game. Sometimes it’s to give you clues as to where to go next. Other times he just wants you to get on with it. This is no time to…
By Tina Amini Published May 14, 2012 -
You Can’t Hold This Battlefield 3 Jeep Back From Its Dreams of Being an Airplane
This jeep in Battlefield 3 is special. It won’t listen to reason when you say things like, “But you’re just a Jeep. You were designed for 4-wheeling and hazardous shooting.” And of course the only thing left to do when trapped in a glitched out Jeep is to answer the call of many of our…
By Tina Amini Published May 14, 2012 -
Tower of Fortune Puts a Fresh Spin on Retro Role-Playing
Chance has been a huge factor in role-playing games since the earliest days of pen-and-paper games. Normally represented as the roll of a die, Tower of Fortune swaps dice for slots. Is it a winning combination? Yes. Thanks for reading. Crafted by a Rodan and Rin of Game Stew Studio, Tower of Fortune is as…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2012 -
Ever Wanted To Play Super Mario Bros. With A Banana?
Or a Play-Doh controller? Or doodles on a piece of paper? This unbelievable Kickstarter, launched by two MIT grad students, promises to create an invention kit that lets you turn just about anything into an electronic input device. In the video, students play Dance Dance Revolution with water buckets and Pac-Man with a piece of…
By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2012 -
Splinter Cell Studio Head Wants Games to Grow Up
Jade Raymond is currently head of Ubisoft’s Toronto studio, which is hard at work on the next Splinter Cell game. And yet, while she clearly enjoys games as a blockbuster spectacle, Raymond wants games to strive to be more. Speaking with Eurogamer in a lengthy interview, Raymond calls on the industry, her own studio included,…
By Kate Cox Published May 14, 2012 -
Gears of War Creator Says Japanese Games Should Be More Social
In an interesting interview published by Gamasutra on Friday, Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski gave some advice to Japanese developers: add more multiplayer. “My advice to Japan is that in a disc-based market right now, you cannot [ignore multiplayer],” he said. “I’m not saying tack multiplayer onto every game… there’s a billion different ways…
By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2012 -
The Diablo III Starter Edition Lets You Play Before You Pay
Too terrified of a little clicking to put your money down on Diablo III? Perhaps you can talk someone out of a Diablo III Guest Pass and gain access to the free Starter Edition, AKA the purgatory of the undecided. Much like it did with StarCraft II, Blizzard is releasing a fancifully-named demo for its…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 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! Just like Chell did against GLaDOS, Angry Impoverished…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 14, 2012 -
Steam Codes Are Now Officially Coming To GameStop
As Kotaku reported last week, GameStop will indeed be selling Steam codes, the retailer said in a press release today. The program is called Steam Wallet and codes will be available at $20 or $50. You’ll be able to use them to access Steam’s “more than 1,800 titles,” GameStop said. You can buy them in…
By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2012 -
Maybe the PlayStation Orbis Will Play Used Games After All
Used games: you love them, need them and want to marry them. Publishers and developers blame the second-hand market for lack of innovation, saying the money they don’t see from used games would let them be more creative. Reports that the next consoles from Sony and Microsoft wouldn’t support pre-owned games only fueled this fiery…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 14, 2012 -
Pikmin 2 Makes Its North American Wii Debut June 10
Nintendo’s Selects line of $19.99 Wii titles expands by two next month, when Mario Power Tennis joins the long-awaited North American release of New Play Control Pikmin 2 in retailers “games too inexpensive to be in the case” sections. One of the best alien plant-based real-time strategy games ever created, Pikmin 2 originally hit the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2012 -
How Chinese Browsers Are Aiming for the Big Leagues
Unity Technologies and Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd announced last month of an agreement which will allow over 400 million Chinese Internet users to access Unity3D-powered 3D games through 360 browsers. Qihoo’s 360 browser along with its 360 anti-virus software are immensely popular in China. So popular in fact that according to Baidu.com’s statistics that…
By Eric Jou Published May 14, 2012 -
The Game of Thrones Theme, Performed by Two Ladies With Electric Harps
Twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt, fresh off their tag-team effort harping (is that even a verb?) the theme to Skyward Sword, return with their take on the intro to Game of Thrones. It’s dorky as all hell, especially since these are electric harps and they’re in costume, but hot damn, it sounds great. Like the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
It Doesn’t Get Much Cornier Than a Series Called Video Game High School
Internet superstar Freddie Wong’s Rocket Jump studios has made the jump from short comedy clips into full-blown syndicated drama, with the debut episode of Video Game High School. It’s about a high school for video game players. There are kids. And games. And corn. So much corn that at times it’s so corny it’s funny,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012