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First Elder Scrolls Online Details Make it Sound Like Just Another Fantasy MMO

The issue of Game Informer packed with info on the newly-announced Elder Scrolls MMO is already in some people’s hands and, well, if you were hoping for a game that was basically Skyrim only with real people, you’re in for one hell of a disappointment. From everything contained in the article, it sounds like “Elder…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2012

You’re Now Drawing Ads in Draw Something

Once was a time there were just normal ads in Draw Something. Now, thanks to research by the game’s new owners Zynga, you’re actually drawing advertisements. Having quietly tested the idea with more iconic brands like Nike, KFC and Doritos – “People loved to draw the Colonel and bags of Doritos”, says Zynga’s Dan Porter…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2012

Asshole Sims Won’t Let Fish Babies Sleep

When Stephen said an eye needed to be kept out on the “Sims Gone Wrong” tumblr – showing the wonderful ways one of the biggest games on the planet can break – he wasn’t kidding. Hey, buddy. The fish baby is just trying to get some sleep. Don’t be a jerk. Just gonna sit here…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2012

PRESS ALL THE BUTTONS

Stock images, TV, movies, they all usually shows people playing video games doing one of either three things: boasting like madmen, staring at a screen like a zombie or smashing something in frustration. The first and last are extremes for extreme people, and the middle is what happens when you play by yourself. What they…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2012

Tell EA What You Really Think of Origin

Electronic Arts has run a surprisingly frank piece on the Origin blog, which basically amounts to “yeah, we know, this service isn’t that great, so tell us how we can fix things”. Which means we should all tell them how to fix things. But here’s the thing: let’s try and be adults about it, OK?…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2012

“Acclaimed Artist” Actually Just Stole Video Game Images, Printed Them Off

So an “artist” by the name of Iani Papadopol recently held an exhibition in Romania called “UpDate 3D Loading”. It was a local hit because the “paintings” he showed off were, for a guy nobody had ever heard of, amazing. Turns out there was a reason for that. He’d stolen them. The images turned out…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2012

Into Each Generation, A Slayer Is Born

Hello Kotaku. Welcome to your Thursday night open thread. Who’s this sitting next to me? Oh, that’s just Mr. Pointy. Say hello to the readers, Mr. Pointy! Here, from the internet, are some things to talk about. Man, I can’t believe this is official Obama merch – Also, I want one. If Aaron Sorkin had…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012

Minecraft Creator Calls Electronic Arts a ‘Bunch of Cynical Bastards’

The hip, small-time boutique publishing label Electronic Arts revealed its “Indie Bundle” yesterday—curiously for sale over Steam and not Origin, and there was a passionate response from many observers of the video game artistic community. Including Markus “Notch” Persson, better known as the creator of uber-indie hit Minecraft “EA releases an ‘indie bundle’? That’s not…

By Owen Good Published May 3, 2012

No One is More Prepared to Play Diablo III Than This Guy

It’s less than two weeks before the release of the most eagerly anticipated PC (and Mac!) game of the year. Some of us are pretty excited about it. This guy is way beyond that. Diablo III forum-goer Scrambles shared his preparations with the game community yesterday, linking a few pictures of his new computer setup…

By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2012

No Instrumental Cover Has Ever Done Justice to Metroid’s “Brinstar”

We’ve heard all of the Super Mario Bros. themes performed by an orchestra. Simon Viklund’s blood-pumping update of the Bionic Commando soundtrack is still on my workout playlist. And this version of Tecmo Super Bowl‘s opening cinematic makes me eat lightning and crap thunder. The great NES chiptunes of the past have all had great…

By Owen Good Published May 3, 2012

From Uematsu to Lucasarts: A Kotaku Melodic Mix-Tape Roundup

Ever since we started Kotaku Melodic, our own video master Chris Person has been creating lovely Mixtapes featuring various themes, composers, genres and games. I’ve loved every one of them, and I thought this week would be a good time to share his first seven mixtapes in one place. Here now, the first seven volumes…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012

The Melodic Mailbag Returns Next Week

Got questions about music and video games? We got answers! The Melodic Mailbag will be back next week, so email me your questions at [email protected]. Put “Melodic” in the subject line.

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012

The Elder Scrolls Online‘s Massive Soundtrack Could Unite All of Tamriel

Today, Bethesda officially announced The Elder Scrolls Online, which will allow players to enter the vast land of Tamriel. I agree with the five things that Mike said he’d like to see in the game. But the moment I heard the announcement, I coudn’t help but imagine that the game might include the music of…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012

How A Video Game Rock Band Made Me Long for Winter in Toronto

I’ve only been to Toronto once, and it was in high school for a band trip. I think we went to “Medieval Times”? But the New York-based chiptune/rock band Anamanaguchi makes me want to go back. Not for any big event or anything, just to sort of slack off and wander around. Maybe get into…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012

Let The Books Take You To “Tokyo”

The first time I heard DVA’s lovely soundtrack to Botanicula, I thought it sounded like The Books. Here’s “Tokyo,” one of the most famous tracks from their 2003 album The Lemon of Pink. Which, obviously, you should totally own.

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012

Chiptunes, Schmiptunes: Embracing The Human Side of Video Game Audio

We’re living in something of a golden age of chiptune music. The last five or so years have seen a popularity explosion for the classic electronic sounds that most gamers associate with the games of their youths. The bleeps, bloops, and grinds of chiptune music have evolved from a technical necessity to an aesthetic choice.…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012

Kotaku Melodic Starts Now

Here now is Kotaku Melodic, your one-stop shop for all things related to video game music and audio. Sit back, relax, and turn up your speakers.

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012

These Are All of the Umpiring Crews—and the Parks They Work—in MLB 12 The Show

As is well known, the officiating in MLB 12 The Show can be set to a variable quality of accuracy. You can either have it perfect, or home plate umpires can have personal strike zones and tendencies, blow close plays and refuse to ring up hitters on a checked swing. Those who frequently play MLB…

By Owen Good Published May 3, 2012

Better Know an Umpire: Wally Hughes of MLB 12 The Show

Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements—deliberately programmed into a computer simulation—who have ultimate decision-making power over millions of games played in MLB 12 The Show on the PlayStation 3. Name: Wally Hughes Uniform number: 67 (crew chief) Age: 57 Height/weight: 6-foot-0, 210 pounds First year as…

By Owen Good Published May 3, 2012

Batter Up! It’s Time for Sportaku

From the Worldwide Leader in Sports … Video Games, your 6 p.m. Sportaku begins now.

By Owen Good Published May 3, 2012