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Um, You Can’t Build an MMO For the 3DS’ Browser, Can You?
Asked straight up most people’s response would be “no, stupid”, especially since it doesn’t have java or flash. Where you or I would see that as an impediment, however, the folks behind Project Triniate see it as a challenge. While crude, it appears they’ve got the basics up and running, and while you may never…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2012 -
Zynga Likes to Act Like it Owns the Word “Ville”
Social gaming giant Zynga, the team behind FarmVille, is taking a French developer to court because it released a game called PyramidVille “Facebook users are likely to believe, erroneously, that PYRAMIDVILLE is a member of Zynga’s ‘VILLE Family of Games,” Zynga’s complaint says. It then admits that it doesn’t actually own the rights to the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2012 -
Today’s Best Video Involves Heroes Landing Beautifully
If you do’t know what a three-point landing is, it’s when someone jumps, or falls from a great height and lands not just on their feet, but with one hand helping to break the fall as well. It’s not exactly a textbook safe landing, but it does look rather heroic, which is why you’re about…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2012 -
Why I Play Mount & Blade
Because it gets me, that’s why. To be specific, this is from a tutorial sreen for Mount & Blade: Warband’s Napoleonic expansion, which has all the tea, flutes and muskets you could ever want in a multiplayer shooter. Here’s the recently-released expansion’s trailer. It’s as fun as it looks. Provided you can stomach the reload…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2012 -
This Apple Robot Can Kill With an iPad
This is AP-PEL “Steve J” Caesar, a tribute to the late Apple co-founder put together by toy company threeA. It’s based on a piece in the company’s existing World War Robot line. It is not screwing around. AP-PEL ships with all kinds of tips of the hat to both Jobs and Apple, from a Mac…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2012 -
The PlayStation Vita Will Come in a New Color. This Is It.
The PS Vita doesn’t only come in Crystal Black. Today, Sony revealed that the handheld is getting a new color. Say hello to Crystal White. Going on sale in Japan in June, the Crystal White PS Vita is priced at ¥29,980 (US$375) for the WiFi/3G model and ¥24,980 ($313) for the WiFi only model. Also…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2012 -
See What a Cosplay World Record Attempt Looks Like
In October 2011, Wisconsin set a cosplay world record by gathering 425 people together in the one spot, all of them dressed up as someone else from a video game. It’s a record that didn’t stand for long. The world mark is, pending an in-the-mail approval from Guinness, now held by Melbourne, Australia, with 470…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2012 -
Holy Crap, This Transformer Toy Can Transform Itself
No more weird instruction manuals, no more bleeding thumbs, no more broken Transformers. This custom figure from Japan transforms itself. Just like a good robot should. It was designed by Kenji Ishida and JS Robotics, and while it won’t win any awards for its looks, it wins two awards from me, one for the transforming,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2012 -
Is That a Bomb in Your Underpants, Or Are You Just Happy to Be a Terrorist
Hello there, Kotaku. It’s a new week, and with a new week comes a whole bunch of new stuff to chat about in the Open Thread. Here as always, are some things for you to chat about. These guys have make “frequent flyer” seem like a huge understatement – They also make Clooney’s character in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
It’s Time to Take These Old MMO Games Out Back and Shoot Them
From the disappointment over The Elder Scrolls Online to the steep decline in subscriber numbers for Star Wars: Old Republic, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the time of the traditional MMO is drawing to an end. It’s not done. There are still ten million people playing World of Warcraft, for example, and millions more…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2012 -
The Best Way to Get New Games? By Playing Other Games
We’ve all noticed that Achievements, Trophies and other game-specific accomplishments don’t mean squat in the real world, right? You can’t go to your local video game store and say, “Hey, I’ve Platinum-ed in Uncharted 3; can I get a copy of Starhawk, please?” They’d laugh at you. But, a new program from gaming social network…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 7, 2012 -
Play Minecraft in Minecraft, Thanks to Mineception
People have made all sorts of things in Minecraft. Just recently, we’ve seen cities from both Game of Thrones and Final Fantasy VII But no one has made Minecraft in Minecraft… until now. Welcome to Mineception Created by Codecrafted, Mineception is a game-within-a-game where players hold a “screen” that shows their in-game game of Minecraft.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
A Peek Inside the Grinding Gears of an Awesome Angry Birds Clock
Here’s an entirely made-up figure for you: Every five seconds, 700 people launch an Angry Bird at a hog-lined structure. Sounds pretty good, right? And while that number may not be “accurate” or “factual,” surely there are a good number of people wasting time with playing the game at any given moment. And so, an…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
Will The Next Star Wars Video Game Star Boba Fett?
It’s not exactly news that there’s a new Star Wars game coming. (Guess what: There is!) But the name for which Lucasfilm has filed for a trademark actually is kinda interesting, in a speculation-y way. The company has applied for a trademark on the name “Star Wars 1313” for an upcoming video game. This was…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3 Writers Didn’t Want Same-Sex Romance to Be “a Straight Guy Writing Lesbians for Other Straight Guys to Look at”
Mass Effect 3 became the game in the sci-fi series where BioWare finally opened up the relationship possibilities for players wanting to romance a character of the same gender, with characters Esteban Cortez and Samantha Traynor only available for wooing if you played as a male or female Commander Shepard. Given the level of fan…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 7, 2012 -
The Actual Singer Of The Actual Pokémon Song Actually Made A Version For Actual Presidential Candidate Ron Paul
Really. This is Jason Paige, the guy who sang the original theme song back in 1998. He’s a big Ron Paul fan, I guess. I don’t even know anymore. (Thanks, Zack!)
By Jason Schreier Published May 7, 2012 -
Datura: The Kotaku Review
Let me tell you about a dream I had. I was walking through a forest filled with butterflies and horseflies. Before me was a tree with the face of a man. I tore away at the bark, to find a pick-axe. Suddenly I was on a frozen lake. I looked down, wiped away an inch…
By Chris Person Published May 7, 2012 -
This is a Weird, Depressing Way To Unlock a New Assassin’s Creed Trailer
Earlier today, we got to see just a portion of a new Assassin’s Creed III trailer. Just a glimpse! Like this series on Facebook and you can see the whole thing! Or so we thought… I liked Assassin’s Creed on Facebook and I was led to the image you see here, an image that manages…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 7, 2012 -
Beat Levels of Super Mario Bros. By Hitting Tennis Balls At Them
Mario Tennis Open, due out for your 3DS later this month, has a few mini-games available for your Mario tennis ventures. But one in particular lets you traverse the Super Mario Bros. world by hitting tennis balls at Goombas and coins. Take a look at Elyas’ preview of this mini-game in the video above, featuring…
By Tina Amini Published May 7, 2012