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No, What Does “Exacerbate” Mean?
Hello Kotaku. We’re at that midway point again, where the beginning of the week becomes the end of the week, and round and round we go. Welcome to the open thread. Here, as always, are some things that you might enjoy “Teacher vs. Bieber” – You mean you’re not the least bit curious about what…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2012 -
Twitter Is Pretty Sure Bioshock Infinite Has Become Duke Nukem Forever
Perhaps you heard today that Ken Levine and Irrational’s much-hyped, ambitious Bioshock Infinite has been delayed until 2013 Why was it delayed? Was it because it’s a really ambitious-looking game that needs more time to be completed? Was it because they decided to add multiplayer? Or was it because the game is actually a flaming…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2012 -
World of Warcraft‘s Panda Warriors Now Have the Ability to Get Down
Maybe the Pandaren race coming to World of Warcraft isn’t cute enough for you. Or maybe they’re too cute already. Wherever you fall on this crucial issue, there’s one thing you need to know. Those pandas? They can dance now. According to MMO Champion, the latest beta patch enabled the male and female Pandaren warrior…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 9, 2012 -
Here’s Hoping The Next Xbox Really Does Feature Squeeze-Controls
A report over at Engadget shows a patent filed by Microsoft for a device that uses “personalization using a hand-pressure signature.” The image in their patent filing is a chunky, lovable Xbox 360 controller that, going by the title, will be able to detect your identity based on your hand-pressure via a “presure sensitive surface.”…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2012 -
Nearly 23 Million Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Matches, And Yet The Reapers Just Keep Coming
A scant two weeks after Mass Effect 3 launched, BioWare shared some stats about how the galaxy of multiplayer reaper-killing fared. Now, two months later, they’re back with an update. It seems I’m not the only one who keeps coming back for more, as close to 23 million matches have been completed so far, and…
By Kate Cox Published May 9, 2012 -
We Support These Same-Sex Marriages in Video Games
Today, President Barack Obama announced his support for gay marriage. At which point the internet at large threw the guy so many high-fives Vishnu himself would’ve probably been a bit overwhelmed. And yeah, maybe it was kinda bullshitty and way overdue and certainly politically calculated, but still. It’s nice that he said it. Of course,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2012 -
Simon Cowell Is Impressed By Your Laser-Harp Performance of the Tetris Theme
Sometimes the headline says it all, doesn’t it? On Britain’s got Talent, contestent Greig Stewart, a 27 year-old software developer came on to do a musical performance. But of course, he didn’t just sing a rendition of a show-tune or dance to a tune… he played the Tetris theme on a laser-harp of his own…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2012 -
PS3 Gets a $299 Call of Duty Bundle
Sony announced today that on may 25 they’ll be releasing a bundle which includes a 320GB PS3 and a copy of Modern Warfare 3. And that’s it. No second controller, no bonus DLC, no fancy custom console. Just a black console and the game.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 9, 2012 -
Xbox Minecraft Locks Some Players Out Of Its Biggest New Feature
Some people who bought the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft have found themselves unable to use one of its most important features. Unless they feel like buying new televisions. The console version of Minecraft, which launched today on Xbox Live Arcade, offers a unique mechanic that isn’t available on the computer: split-screen multiplayer. You can…
By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2012 -
The Adorable Disney Version Of Game of Thrones’ Dragon Queen
When the internet quits coming up with amazing riffs on Game of Thrones, I’ll quit posting them. Until then, we’ve got miles to go, folks, and a great many more Seven Kingdoms-tinged things to laugh about. Today it’s this illustration of Game of Thrones‘ dragon-mother Daenerys Targaryen, re-imagined as a Disney princess. Which of course…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2012 -
ESPN’s NFL Studio Host Says He’s Appearing in Madden
In a series of revelatory Tweets spotted by Operation Sports yesterday, Hal Chapman Wingo III, better known as “Trey,” the host of ESPN’s NFL Live studio show, said he would be appearing in Madden NFL 13. Wingo tweeted a picture of a green screen set for Madden NFL 13, as well as details of a…
By Owen Good Published May 9, 2012 -
Here is Baseball’s Most Frightening Play, as Seen in MLB 12 The Show
There’s a reason coaches throw batting practice behind a screen: As the pitcher, you are first in line against a cannon firing a shell weighing about one-third of a pound, at nearly 100 miles per hour. Ask Herb Score, the bullet line-drive back up the middle has ended and severely altered some promising careers. A…
By Owen Good Published May 9, 2012 -
A Transgender Transition Inside EA Sports: “Will Everyone Stare at Me?”
Going from the person most co-workers know as a man to one they will know as a woman is a challenge most people won’t ever have to face. Doing it in the sports division of a video game company probably adds a ridiculous degree of difficulty. But when EA Sports producer John Worrall became Kelly…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 9, 2012 -
Ignore Hitler When You Play Draw Something With This Guy
Scottish Draw Something artist Michael has a propensity to insert Hitler into the most out of context game prompts ever. There is not a round of his that doesn’t somehow incorporate the toothbrush mustache and swastika emblem. Heck, he’s even got the walrus to sport the Hitler look. The answer to his drawing puzzles won’t…
By Tina Amini Published May 9, 2012 -
Remember Draw Something? Millions of People Don’t Like it Anymore
A month or so ago, it’s entirely likely that you were caught up in the frenzy surrounding Draw Something, trading goofy doodles back and forth with friends as you played the popular word-guessing game. But now, you might be one of the millions of people who’ve unceremoniously dropped Draw Something out of their lives. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 9, 2012 -
EVE Online Developer Sends Their Players Nearly to Space
EVE Online players spend their time zipping through the cosmos, making deals and trading goods across vast swaths of virtual space. So it makes a certain amount of sense that CCP, the studio behind the game, would want to send its players into space… or at least, get them as close as possible. Last year,…
By Kate Cox Published May 9, 2012 -
New Job Listing Has Us Wondering if BioShock Infinite Is Getting Multiplayer
A job listing posted by the creators of the just-delayed-to-2013 BioShock Inifinite on LinkedIn on May 2 seeks a “talented and experienced individual to help us with the networking aspects of BioShock Infinite.” Responsibilities: Work with the team who created BioShock network code Advising engineers on how to properly architect their systems for optimal networking…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 9, 2012