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So Far, Ron Gilbert’s Next Adventure Game Is Way Over My Head
Today, I got a package from Double Fine promising details on the legendary Ron Gilbert’s new adventure game. But… I can’t figure out what it is! It just looks like a jumble of cardboard pieces. Maybe this was supposed to be packaging for the USB key they forgot to send? I don’t…. understand… Is it…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012 -
If Game of Thrones’ Warring Houses Were Beer Brands
If you watch Game of Thrones or, particularly, have read George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire books, you know that the characters really have a penchant for drinking beer in the morning. So much beer! Wine is for the afternoon and evening, but the early hours get beer. I’ve always wondered what brand…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012 -
Some People Will Tell You How Many Copies Minecraft Sold on Xbox 360. Some Won’t. [UPDATE]
Microsoft press release today: “Microsoft today announced that Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, the console adaptation of the hugely popular PC game developed by Mojang, has broken all previous digital sales records, selling more than any other title in the first 24 hours on Xbox LIVE Arcade.” [That’s an excerpt.] Kotaku e-mail to Xbox public relations:…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 10, 2012 -
This is Not a My Little Pony T-Shirt, It’s a Final Fantasy T-Shirt
Look, I know there’s a very vocal segment of our readership that doesn’t appreciate the warmth and humor of My Little Pony. What if we changed them to something else? Something a bit more… Final Fantastic? What, those obviously aren’t ponies. That was the problem, right? Cute animals outside of the context of a video…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012 -
Diablo III Just Became the Most Preordered PC Game in Amazon History
With just five short days before Blizzard’s diabloical threequel hits store shelves, Amazon declares Diablo III the most preordered PC game in the online retailer’s history, surpassing StarCraft II and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Blizzard must hate itself right now.
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012 -
Let’s Look More Closely at the Great Assassin’s Creed III Gameplay Trailer
Have you seen the amazing debut gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed III? It debuted today. Watch it clean. And then watch it up top, with commentary from me. I saw most of the footage used in the trailer during a lengthy gameplay demo a couple of months ago. I wrote about it, but very much…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 10, 2012 -
Rumor: Kinect-Controlled Web-Browsing Coming to the Xbox 360 with Internet Explorer
In yet another evolution of Xbox rumor, The Verge reports today that Microsoft’s game console will be adding full web-browsing functionality with a special version of their Internet Explorer software. The article claims that users won’t need to have the Kinect motion-sensing accessory to use the modified browser, but the software’s been tuned to work…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012 -
Sounds Like We’re Getting a LEGO: Lord of the Rings Game [UPDATE]
MCV is reporting that they’ve found confirmation of a Lego: Lord of the Rings game in the brochure for the new LOTR toys. The slipped-up posting from the European online retailer ShopTo, seen here via google cache, seems to back that up. The posted (presumably European) release date is October 26th—if accurate, that means that…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012 -
The Uncertain Fate of That Incredible-Looking Half-Life Remake, Black Mesa: Source
It was almost four years ago that we first saw that incredible trailer for Black Mesa: Source, which looked like a full update of Valve’s classic PC game Half-Life. It truly was incredible—hell, I rewatched that trailer just now and I still feel incredulous about it. It basically looks like the first game redone with…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012 -
The Harley Quinn’s Revenge Trailer Features Boobs, “B**ch” and a Little Bit of Batman
The trailer for the next Arkham City DLC harley Quinn’s Revenge starts out about how you’d expect—with lots of hot (or, “hot”) close-ups of our favorite ICP groupie Harley Quinn walking slowly away from the camera. It then shows the new style she’ll presumably be rocking in the downloadable add-on. I like what you’ve done…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012 -
Some Misled Xbox Minecraft Buyers Can’t Get Refunds
It appears that Microsoft will not give full refunds to people who purchased the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft, even when they can’t use the game’s biggest new feature. Yesterday, Kotaku reported that in order to use Minecraft‘s local multi-player mode, you need to have a high-definition television. In response to Kotaku‘s request for comment,…
By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012 -
I Lost Sleep Waging Holy War in the New Civilization V
So, I have to be honest: I’ve spent two years avoiding Civilization V on purpose. It’s not that I have anything against the evolution of city-states into empires, or that I find resource-gathering, diplomacy, and warfare uninteresting. In fact, it’s exactly the opposite: I am deeply, painfully susceptible to the classic Civ player crisis of,…
By Kate Cox Published May 10, 2012 -
This Real-Life Portal Turret Will Track And Shoot You
This has to be the coolest thing I will see today. I need at least two to stand guard by my apartment. Not only does this currently uncased Portal turret track its victims with a camera, but it can even shoot (non-lethally) at them. And it’ll inquire after you if you’ve left its sights. The…
By Tina Amini Published May 10, 2012 -
You Have To Dismember Yourself To Solve These Puzzles
The best zombie games are those that let you play as the decaying, walking, blood-thirsty corpses rather than against them. Zombro is a special kind of zombie game, though. It’s less about a zombie apocalypse and more about the cross-country journey of one fairly tame zombie. All he wants to do is get out of…
By Tina Amini Published May 10, 2012 -
Grab a Drink, Light a Smoke, and Watch the Max Payne 3 Launch Trailer
Max Payne is so very emo. Or is that noir? Is noir just emo with more smoking, drinking, and guns? The answers to these questions and more will probably not be revealed on May 15. I’ll be too busy playing Max Payne 3 anyway. Well, in all honesty I’ll be playing Diablo III, but should…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012 -
A Time-Lapsed Look At One Lovely Street Fighter Mural
Check out this pretty video of a few artists painting a giant Street Fighter mural at their local sushi shop. It’s neat how a wall can transform from a bunch of amorphous smudges to one hell of a drawing. Street Fighter Mural in Time Lapse [YouTube]
By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012 -
The First Gameplay Trailer for Assassin’s Creed III Delivers Fluid, Lethal Action
Now that thousands of people have done Ubisoft’s job for them, players everywhere can finally get a look at the new gameplay lurking inside Assassin’s Creed III This new trailer lets us hear Ratonhnhaké:ton speak at length about his split Native American/European heritage and shows off loads of gorgeous snow-covered open-world action. Many of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012
