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Explosives to Blow Up Frozen Cows? Sounds Like a Job for Team Fortress 2‘s Demoman
Multiplayer gamers know this fact: if you wander away from your group, you can die a horrible, stupid death. Cows apparently do not have this knowledge. A bizarre news story from the Seattle Times tells the story of about half a dozen cows that have uttered their last moo and left frozen carcasses behind in…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 -
Ask For Baby Hadouken GIF, And Ye Shall Receive
The video we posted of a cute, giggling baby getting knocked out by his father’s hadouken was too adorable to not get the GIF treatment. You can thank our own Chris Person for the GIF creation. And now you can watch the baby fall over from a Street Fighter move on loop.
By Tina Amini Published April 20, 2012 -
Square Enix Really, Really Wants You To Play Final Fantasy XIV
Did you stop playing the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV? Square Enix wants you back. All returning players will get access to a 10-day free trial from May 9 to May 20, the publisher said today. Returning players will be able to test out all of the heavily-criticized MMORPG’s new features. On…
By Jason Schreier Published April 20, 2012 -
Leaked Halo 4 Art Reveals New Looks For Enemies and Multiplayer Models
Hot on the heels of Halo 4’s release date announcement, a chunk of art and screens have materialized out of the ether to provide glimpses of the updated Cortana model, re-designed looks for the Red and Blue multiplayer factions and in-game locations. You can take a look at more images from the hotly-anticipated sequel by…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 -
The Toxic, Psychedelic Drug Behind Sony’s Newest PlayStation 3 Game
People do recreational drugs for a lot of reasons: addiction, boredom, energy, depression, relaxation. But there are just some drugs that no person would ever want to do, drugs that are outright unpleasant and dangerous. Datura is one of those drugs. It is also the name of Sony’s latest Playstation Move title. What Datura Is…
By Chris Person Published April 20, 2012 -
Hey Nintendo, More Games Like This, Please
If you think Nintendo is just an assembly line of Mario, Zelda and Pokémon , you’re probably missing some of their most interesting games. Take Ketzal’s Corridors, for example, an excellent new puzzle game from Nintendo and developer Keys Factory. It’s available for download on the Nintendo 3DS’ eShop. Ketzal’s Corridors is the kind of…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 2012 -
Work Out Smarter, Not Harder, With Fitocracy‘s Mobile App
It was embarassing to check back in to Fitocracy, the gamified “workout MMO” I touted about a year ago, and see almost no activity on my account since the previous summer. It’s not that I haven’t been to a gym since then. But a combination of backsliding and simply failing to log my activity meant…
By Owen Good Published April 20, 2012 -
What Those Resident Evil Herbs Really Do
When done well, parody videos are great. They feel like an inside joke we can all nod our heads along with and be all, “Yeah, that is a pretty ridiculous thing we did in that video game that one time.” In the spirit of…today, Mega Land Games makes a spoof video of Resident Evil involving…
By Tina Amini Published April 20, 2012 -
Spectacular Modern Warfare 3 Thowing Knife Kill Foiled by Pesky Portable Radar
YouTube user TehPadre would have had a pretty spectacular cross-map throwing knife kill on his hands, if not for the courageous efforts of a portable handheld radar. Missed it by that much! Good thing TehPadre checks his replays after every long-distance throwing knife attack. If not he never would have known the man that shot…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2012 -
There Are Few Things Funnier Than The Legend of Zelda With An Assault Rifle
Hey! Listen! Watch this! Really, doesn’t this video just make you want to play the hell out of a Zelda first-person shooter? It’d certainly be more interesting than Brown Military Shooter #43242395823532. The Legend of Zelda: FPS [YouTube via Reddit]
By Jason Schreier Published April 20, 2012 -
Friday Watch This, Play This
Watch! Slick knife move gets denied. Watch! When Resident Evil’s healing herbs go wrong. Play! Owen gets motivated to workout with Fitocracy on his iPhone. Watch! Adorable baby gets hit with a Hadouken. Watch! A Zelda game, but with guns.
By Tina Amini Published April 20, 2012 -
EA Declares Every Game They Make Will Have a Multiplatform “Online Universe” Of Its Own
Do you want to be able to connect to your Battlefield, Need For Speed, and Sims, games at all times? Do you want to be leveling up skills in FIFA from work, or contemplating Medal of Honor weapons on your commute? EA certainly wants you to, and plans to make it happen. Eurogamer reports that…
By Kate Cox Published April 20, 2012 -
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Brings All 56 Fighters to the iPhone Next Week
Long before Capcom started packing its discs with downloadable content, there was Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. No “downloadable” characters, no EX Super Hyper version; just perfection. On April 25 that perfection hits the iPhone and iPod Touch. Who’s excited? If you answered “Mike Fahey is excited”, then you win my admiration. I’ll also accept “me”,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2012 -
Looks Like Harley Quinn Will Be Hammering Back Into Batman: Arkham City in New DLC
Rumors have been swirling—based on a list of achievements—that Batman: Arkham City will be getting a new story-based add-on that centered on Bat-villain Harley Quinn and The Dark Knight’s junior partner Robin. Well, a teaser image released today by the game’s official Twitter account seems to point to a future appearance by the Joker’s girlfriend.…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 -
We May Soon Have To Tell You Which Games Aren’t Coming Out On May 15
Max Payne 3 is coming out on May 15. Diablo III is coming out on May 15. A Game of Thrones game is coming out on May 15. That’s not enough. Today, we have news that PixelJunk 4AM, the PlayStation Move-controlled interactive music performance program (it’s not quite a game, but is fun!) will be…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! Today’s side-scrolling TAYpic makes Kicking Guy the video…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 -
Dead Space Developer on Gears of War : “Literally the Worst Writing in Games”
A lot of games set out to tell engaging stories. Some use a narrator, lots of cutscenes or branching dialogue systems. Others embed plot points in the environment. Success rates vary, of course. But what’s the worst storytelling in video games? Why, Gears of War, says Dead Space story producer Chuck Beaver. Eurogamer pulls out…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 -
Watch A Hyena and a Monkey Team Up to Survive in This Tokyo Jungle Gameplay Clip
It may be too early to anoint any one game as a cult favorite of 2012 but Tokyo Jungle definitely looks like it’s in the running, based on its box art alone. The video above looks like it’s showing co-op gameplay, with what appears to be a hyena and a chimpanzee foraging through the game’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 -
I Shouted ‘Fus Ro Dah’ At Skyrim, And I Kinda Liked It
Here’s a confession: I have absolutely no interest in Microsoft’s Kinect. The controller-free interface doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t want to dance around my living room or wave my arms to fling boulders at castles. I get bored just thinking about it. Shouting dragon words in Skyrim might have changed my mind. Kinda. Within…
By Jason Schreier Published April 20, 2012
