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Prepare To Weigh Your Diablo III Expectations With Kotaku Game Club
Welcome back to the Kotaku Game Club, everyone. This month we’ll be playing Diablo III, because this is one game that a lot of gamers have been waiting a very long time for. “Expectations” is the name of the game for this month’s Game Club. They often play a huge role in defining whether or…
By Mike Epstein Published May 3, 2012 -
Mac Gaming Became A Little Less Dead Today
People often ask if PC gaming is dead. This is not a very sensible question. But I, a Mac owner, wonder daily if Mac gaming is alive. Look, I can play Adventure World on my Mac. And Solitaire. But, my goodness, Mac gaming sucks. And so it was with shock and glee that I, owner…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2012 -
The Gamers We Can’t Spot A Mile Away
Boston is my birthplace and always my home, but I haven’t lived there since late 2005. So for three years and counting, when the time for PAX East comes I find myself sitting in an airport, abuzz with energy. While sitting at the gate at Dulles or Reagan, it can be alarmingly easy to spot…
By Kate Cox Published May 3, 2012 -
Crysis 3 Screens a New York City in Dire Need of a Landscaper
All kinds of vegetative devastation happens to the Big Apple in EA’s upcoming threeequel. We’ve already gotten a preview of the new mechanics and weapons of the Cryek-developed FPS but these new screens show even more detail than before. Flooded streets, crumbling buildings and a scarcity of any other human beings hint that this Crysis…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 3, 2012 -
Five Things I Want to See in The Elder Scrolls Online
The announcement I’ve been waiting for ever since ZeniMax Online Studios was founded has finally arrived: there’s a massively multiplayer online Elder Scrolls game on the way. Now I can deliver my list of demands suggestions for making The Elder Scrolls Online the best MMO it can possibly be. Sight unseen The Elder Scrolls Online…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2012 -
Hopefully The Army’s Scheme To Fly Helicopters With Kinect Doesn’t Involve A Lot of Spinning
The army wants to install Microsoft’s controller-free Kinect sensor in military helicopters so pilots can use them both for body recognition and flying assistance, Innovation News Daily reports “New technology from the gaming world has the potential to substantially reduce the cost of adding head tracking to conventional helicopters, as well as the ability to…
By Jason Schreier Published May 3, 2012 -
Company of Heroes 2 Comes Out Next Year, Moves to WWII’s Eastern Front
Relic’s popular Company of Heroes will be out next year, according to scans of PC Gamer magazine posted at Polygon. This confirms rumors of its development and will make Mr. Luke Plunkett one happy camper.
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012 -
The Max Payne Comics Will Explain Why Rockstar’s Hard-Boiled Cop Is So Messed-Up
Max Payne doesn’t wear tights. But, if insanely fast reflexes, deadly marksmanship and an ability to swill the worst whisky around count, you could argue that the gritty NYPD detective of Rockstar Games’ shooters has superpowers. Powers or not, he’ll be appearing in a new series from Marvel Comics which is being written by Rockstar’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 3, 2012 -
Meet Call of Duty‘s New Foreign Bad Guys
In the futuristic 2025 setting of Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the United States has become locked in a second Cold War with China due largely to a shortage of rare earth elements, which are vital in the creation of a lot of the technology and advanced military hardware we use today. In the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 3, 2012 -
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier‘s Call of Duty Impersonation Is Pretty Good
If this month’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was a toddler and not a video game, I’d pat it on the head and compliment its Call of Duty costume. It’s doing a good job of dressing like its more popular playground rival, but—wouldn’t you know it?—its own personality still sneaks through. I’ve played a few levels…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2012 -
Kim Kardashian is Psyched for the Next Call of Duty. Really.
Gaming connoisseur and poisonous celebrity Kim Kardashian is super psyched for the next Call of Duty, she said on Twitter today. Because the graphics look crazy. “But wait,” you might be thinking. “Doesn’t Kim Kardashian sell her tweets? Nope, Kardashian says. It wasn’t a paid tweet. She and her brother play Call of Duty “all…
By Jason Schreier Published May 3, 2012 -
The Elder Scrolls Online Coming Next Year
Bethesda will release a massively multiplayer online version of its popular The Elder Scrolls series next year for PC and Mac, Game Informer reports today. Set a millennium before the events of Bethesda’s last The Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls Online will take place across all of Tamriel during a time when daedric…
By Jason Schreier Published May 3, 2012 -
Lion Attempts To Gnaw On Unsuspecting Baby’s Head
Hey baby. Hey, baby! Look behind you. Yes, behind you. Yes, that’s a lion. Yes, she wants to eat you. She probably thinks you’re a zebra. You really shouldn’t have worn that hoodie to the zoo that day. But baby’s response? Chill as an ocean breeze. I’d be trying to play patty cake with the…
By Tina Amini Published May 3, 2012 -
Kinect Star Wars Is A Terrible Game. But Damn If It Isn’t Fun.
Internet personality and brave gamer JonTron plays through yet another terrible game for your amusement. This time, it’s a game release many Star Wars fans have feared. Probably the most terrifying aspect of the game is the dancing, which we so lovingly made these ridiculous GIFs of so that you can relive those moments over,…
By Tina Amini Published May 3, 2012 -
Saving Alien Lifeforms One Tentacle War At A Time
There is something really fitting about a puzzle game on a mobile device. I’m not sure if its how pensive or relaxing the activity can often feel, or if it’s to do with the nature of distractions people typically opt for. For me, it’s that I love puzzles. And the device is well suited to…
By Tina Amini Published May 3, 2012 -
Soar Gracefully Through This Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Primer
The latest installment of Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 Design and Technology video series covers everything you need to know about participating in online multiplayer so engaging you might forget the single-player game exists. I was mildly impressed with Max Payne 3 multiplayer after watching the first video in the series. Online bullet time? I’m up…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2012 -
Thursday Watch This, Play This
Watch! Check out Max Payne 3 multiplayer. Watch! It’s not hard to hate on Kinect Star Wars. Play! Tina saves aliens in Tentacle Wars on her iPad. Watch! Learn Star Fox lore in a fast minute. Watch! Lioness really wants to eat this baby.
By Tina Amini Published May 3, 2012 -
Saints Row the Third‘s April Fool’s Joke Gets Real with Enter the Dominatrix
Remember that silly April Fool’s joke from Saints Row the Third about the alien kidnapping the leaders of the Saints and trapping them in a simulated reality with super powers? It’s now a standalone expansion due out this fall. Indulge me as I fist pump triumphantly. Saints Row the Third: Enter the Dominatrix is exactly…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2012
