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Diablo III Will Let You Play On Any Region’s Server
Developer Blizzard today released a full list of the region servers that will be available in Diablo III, again reiterating that you’ll be able to play on any region’s server in the upcoming action-roleplaying game. Game servers will be divided into three regions: The Americas, Europe, and Asia. Any player will be able to pick…
By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2012 -
You Should Really Offer Your Seat To The Old Man On The Subway
You have fair warning. Next time you see a pleasant-looking old man searching for a seat on the subway, offer yours up to him. Because he may be a vengeful Sith with a penchant for swift, bloody violence. Sub Wars [YouTube via Reddit]
By Tina Amini Published May 1, 2012 -
Here’s That Portal-Themed Beyonce Parody You’ve Been Waiting For
Move over, Weird Al. Portal‘s autotuned robot is taking your job. At least until you release a video game-themed cover of Call Me Maybe. Warning: this video contains spoilers for Portal 2 Portal 2 – If I Were A Core (Beyonce – If I Were A Boy Parody) [YouTube]
By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2012 -
Spellsword Keeps Endless Battling Addictive And Fun
Sometimes you just want to wander around a room and slash things with a sword. While listening to great 8-bit tunes. And squishing adorable baddies like bees and slimes. And collecting spell cards that poison or freeze or incinerate your opponents in glorious violent fashion. Spellsword‘s got you covered. Spellsword, a new arena battle RPG…
By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2012 -
The Ultimate Automated Dorm Room Comes Complete with Party Mode
UC Berkeley student Derek Low is a master of science and technology. Here he uses his vast powers to create a dorm room that reacts to his every whim, even if that whim is playing irritating house music. He calls the project B.R.A.D. — Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm — and while I am not seeing…
By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2012 -
I Want a Prometheus Video Game. Does That Make Me Crazy?
Absolutely stunning movie trailers for The Dark Knight Rises and Prometheus exploded all over the web in the last 24 hours. A few weeks ago, it was the promo clips for Looper that got everybody buzzing. Like lots of other folks, I eagerly watched all those teasers over and over again. And I can’t stop…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012 -
Max Payne 3 DLC Will Last Through The Fall, All Yours For Only $30
The full run of downloadable content for Max Payne 3 is available for pre-order starting today, two weeks before the game’s console release (and about a month before it’s PC release). All of it is multiplayer, and all of it can be bought in one $30 gulp if you don’t want to buy it all…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 1, 2012 -
Angry Birds Land is Now a Real Place, and It’s In Finland
Angry Birds remains big business. The original, now-classic game continues to expand, and the sequel, Angry Birds Space, just hit the 50-million download milestone in 35 days. You can get Angry Birds fruit snacks, costumes, playground equipment, and any other kind of irritated avian-themed merchandise you can possibly think of. And now, Eurogamer reports, the…
By Kate Cox Published May 1, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s May. Many games will be out this month and some of them might even be good. You can talk about those games right here in Talk Amongst Yourselves, the official Kotaku forum. Feel free to air your views on all things video games, and even some things not video games. Here we are at…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012 -
Here’s How You’ll Make Test Chambers with Portal 2’s Level Creator
It’s already been announced that Valve will be releasing DLC that lets PC and Mac owners create their own additions to Aperture Science’s brain-teasing architecture. Now, a leaked video shows what the Perpetual Testing Initiative looks like in action. The video seems to have originally come from level creator TopHatWaffle, who had early access to…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012 -
Science Says Don’t Play Super Mario Galaxy Before Trying to Shoot Someone in the Face
The zombie is five steps away, you’re cornered, and you’ve got one last bullet in the chamber. If you were just playing Super Mario Galaxy you might as well turn the gun on yourself. A recent highly scientific study found that when it comes to putting a bullet in a humanoid target’s brain, Super Mario…
By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2012 -
Seems Like Doom Might Have Inspired Valve to Build Steam
It’s common knowledge that Gabe Newell used to work at Microsoft, right? In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, the Valve CEO discusses learning that the first Doom outranked Windows as the most used software application: But what was so shocking to me was that Windows was the second highest usage application in the U.S. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Is Official
Call of Duty‘s UK webpage confirms the long rumored sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops The website has this info about the game: “Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2012 -
Dead or Alive 5 To Feature See-Through Shirts
The Dead or Alive series has always been known for one thing: boob physics. The game’s developers pride themselves on their ability to render realistic—or what they think that means—in-game breasts. For Dead or Alive 5, the developers at Team Ninja are working on clothing that can become transparent over the course of a fight.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2012 -
Leaked Call of Duty: Black Ops II Screenshots Apparently Confirm Near Future Setting
Throwing more fuel on the Call of Duty: Black Ops II fire, here are a couple new screenshots apparently from the upcoming game. Last month’s leaked art images showed the gun-toting “quadcopter” that appeared in internet videos and on the game’s website. The quadcopter also appeared in these latest screens, courtesy of Japanese site Doope.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2012 -
A Final Fantasy Tattoo, in Memory of a Fallen Soldier
Last June, the brother-in-law of reader Taylor was tragically killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. He had been due in September to return home and join Taylor in getting tattoos. While he never made it back, Taylor decided to go ahead and get a tattoo done anyway, only now it would be done as…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2012 -
The Most Amazing Playgrounds You’ve Ever Seen
Danish company Monstrum may sound terrifying, but they do amazing work, building children’s playgrounds across Europe that look more like fantasy arenas than the dirty old contraptions most of us grew up with. Founded in 2003, Monstrum takes playground design very seriously, building with things like Siberian larch, Robinia wood and birch plywood, which the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2012