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Skylanders Moves More Than 30 Million Colorful Pieces of Plastic
In today’s first quarter financial results announcement Activision revealed at more than 30 million Skylanders toys had been sold as of March 31. That’s enough toys to feed 30 million plastic-eating children a day for an entire… day.
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2012 -
It Will Take More Than A Harpoon To Trip Up This Awesome AT-AT Case Mod
On second thought, shooting a harpoon at this PC casing would probably definitely absolutely tear through the plastic it’s made out of. But that doesn’t take away from just how incredible it looks sitting atop computer tables. The Imperial AT-AT is built to help fight your gaming battles. Take a look through the gallery for…
By Tina Amini Published May 9, 2012 -
You Have to Win the Game, Even Though I Didn’t
You Have to Win the Game, it tells me—it’s right there in the title!—but I just can’t. At least, not yet. I’ve tried, and with more hours to play maybe I could. But I have to admit that on first blush, this retro platformer stumped me more than once, which is awesome. You Have to…
By Kate Cox Published May 9, 2012 -
Notch’s Next Game Might Include ‘Hyperplayer’ [UPDATE]
Stare closely at the prototype title screen of 0x10c, the new game from Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft. You might need to adjust your brightness settings. You’ll see a most unusual option. Play the game solo. Play the game in multiplayer. But what in the world is “hyperplayer”? I asked Notch and if…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 9, 2012 -
Portal Players Are Already Flexing Their Creativity With The Level Editor
We’ve seen some ridiculous creations in games where level editors are involved. Portal‘s version of this that was released yesterday is already beginning to show some interesting level designs of its own. This Portal 2 player managed to construct a binary adder using the familiar in-game items. The DLC’s item limit forced him to end…
By Tina Amini Published May 9, 2012 -
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By Tina Amini Published May 9, 2012 -
Tera MMO Log Part One: I Am Gorgeous
Since En Masse Entertainment’s massively multiplayer fantasy role-playing game Tera officially launched last week I’ve taken nearly a hundred screenshots. Of myself. What can I say? Korean developer Bluehole, armed with Unreal Engine 3 technology, has created some damn fine-looking characters. While I for some odd reason prefer the androgyny of the male high elf,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2012 -
We Hear The New Family Guy Game Will Have A Level Called ‘Mass Erect’ [UPDATE]
Activision’s new Family Guy game will feature a parody Mass Effect level called “Mass Erect,” according to a source with ties to the game. Update: In a statement to Kotaku, sent after their original statement and after the publication of this story, Activision said none of this content will appear in Family Guy: Back to…
By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2012 -
Is Twitter Turning Your Friends Into Jerks, Or Were They Always Like That?
Who are these people we follow on Twitter? I’m not referring to the celebrities or the joke accounts. We don’t care about those people that much, right? But who are these people who have the names of our friends? I don’t recognize many of them. One of these people seems funnier than the friend with…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 9, 2012 -
OK, The Asura’s Wrath-Meets-Street Fighter DLC Looks Well Worth $2
Here’s a clip of today’s newly-released Asura vs. Ryu, Asura’s Wrath-meets-Street Fighter downloadable content for Asura’s Wrath It might even be the hold thing… we’re not sure. But, hey, it looks really fun. I might pony up for this. The DLC is called “Lost Episode 1.” It costs $2 to download on Xbox 360 and…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 9, 2012 -
This Battlefield Server Is Here To Crush Your Excitement
The only thing worse than long load times waiting for an undoubtedly fun round of multiplayer with friends is what happens in the above video. This brings me back to many disconnected rounds of Left 4 Dead, which just so happens to have excruciatingly long load times.
By Tina Amini Published May 9, 2012 -
This Game Will Tell You a Tale, Make You Laugh and Teach You To Mix Drinks
I love a good story. In fact, I love a good story almost as much as I love a good drink. The two things come together in fine form in the iPhone and iPod Touch game Bar Oasis 1.5, a free sequel of sorts that bridges the gap between Bar Oasis and the pending Bar…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2012 -
Stop Motion Music Video Throws Board Games Into Meat Grinders For Your Enjoyment
I don’t know how you play board games, but this is how dubstep artists do it. Chopped up and ground like meat. I’m sure there are some gameplay rules embedded in there somehow. Delta Heavy – Get By (Official Video) [YouTube via Reddit]
By Tina Amini Published May 9, 2012 -
John Carmack Does a Commentary Track for Wolfenstein 3D. Listen To It Now
To celebrate Wolfenstein 3D‘s 20th anniversary, here’s a video of programmer John Carmack playing and talking his way through the 1992 first-person shooter. Carmack, the co-founder of Id Software and one of the key programmers behind the Quake and Doom series, has a lot of interesting things to say about the old Nazi-packed shooter (which…
By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2012 -
Angry Birds Breaks the One Billion Download Mark
The Angry Birds franchise has only been around since December 2009. Yet, today, Finnish developer Rovio announced that its hit mobile game has been downloaded more than one billion times. For some perspective, the U.S. Census’ world population currently estimate around 7 billion people on planet Earth. Even if you’ve got folks who’ve grabbed all…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 9, 2012 -
Dragon’s Dogma‘s Ur-Dragon Is Too Tough For Any One Gamer
Meet Dragon’s Dogma‘s Ur-Dragon. He’s sort of like a video game kickstarter, except that he doesn’t need tons of gamers to fund him. He needs tons of gamers to kill him. The Ur-Dragon, like some of the epic bosses in Infinity Blade II and other online-connected games, is an enemy that is designed to be…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 9, 2012