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We Searched For A Single PlayStation Vita In A Room Full of Handheld Gamers
Two days into my attendance of the PAX East gaming convention last weekend, I finally saw a PlayStation Vita. Nintendo DS and 3DS systems were everywhere among the convention’s thousands of gamers. But the Vita, launched in February in America, was about as common a sighting at the show as an uncaged lion. On Sunday,…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2012 -
Our First Teasing Glance at DJMax Technika Tune for the PlayStation Vita
Korea’s charmingly difficult rhythm game series makes the leap to the PlayStation Vita this Summer with DJMax Technika Tune. Mmmm, touch the music. I’ve got a little love affair going with Pentavision’s DJMax series, greedily gobbling up the sexy style and smooth music of every version released in North America, and importing whatever else I…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2012 -
The Xbox 360 Is Ridiculously Old And Now We Can Prove It
The Xbox 360 is very, very old. It’s older than the iPhone, which came out a year and a half after we got the 360. It’s older than Barack Obama’s presidency by three years. We got the Xbox 360 before three even-year Modern Warfares and the three Call of Duty games that came out in…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2012 -
Getting the Bugs Out of QA Might Mean Better Video Games
When a video game ships with tons of bugs, one excuse that gets thrown out is that it wasn’t tested throughly enough. But what about the people who do the testing? Is there a way for them to get beyond filing bug reports and having a greater impact on development? That’s the question at the…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2012 -
Korean People Cutting Vegetables on iPads, Smashing Nuts
While the iPad is roughly the same size as a cutting board, that doesn’t mean it is a cutting board. South Korea’s BuffLab shows off its series of “shock absorption” screen covers by cutting cabbage and smashing walnuts. As one would. If you need more stabby-stabby, the other videos feature a nail, a screwdriver, a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2012 -
Classic Video Game Moment Gets an….Anime Adaptation
Daigo Umehara vs Justin Wong, the EVO finals, 2004. It’s almost universally accepted as the single greatest moment in competitive gaming history And it’s now been immortalised forever. In an anime. This clip is from Acchi Kocchi, apparently. If you’re short on time/memory and need to see the original, here it is EVO moment 37…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2012 -
The REAL Reason Peter Molyneux Left Microsoft: Chair Lady
You’ve read the fluffy reasons Peter Molyneux left Lionhead, the studio he built, and Microsoft along with it. The general stuff. It’s important to know, sure, but I like the raw specifics a bit better. In another post-Microsoft interview, this time with Develop, Molyneux says it was all about the chairs. I had this unbelievable…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2012 -
Valve is Looking for Hardware Engineers. Interesting.
Last month, Valve said that the company was “a long way” from shipping any kind of gaming hardware, let alone a dedicated games machine as some people had expected. Some new job listings for “electronics engineers” with the company, though, show that more people are at least being hired for that “long way” in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2012 -
Video Games are Killing the Proud, Ancient Art of Lumberjacking
Research firm CareerCast have long been cataloguing the worst jobs in America, and nearly every time, lumberjacks rank at or near the bottom. It’s easy to see why. The pay is bad, jobs are getting harder and harder to come by, it’s hard work and it’s dangerous work. According to Jake Rosa, the owner of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2012 -
Strangers Donate $130,000 to Cardboard Arcade Kid’s College Fund
The feel-good story of the week is definitely the one involving nine year-old Caine, whose cardboard arcade is just about the cutest thing ever The slick film put together to document his arcade was done for a reason, though: it was aimed at gathering donations towards a college fund for Caine. Less than a week…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2012 -
8-Bit George Washington and Adolf Hitler Fight With Cyborg Dinosaurs in This Time Travel Art Show
Sure, you could debate legislative achievements and spheres of influence to determine who history’s greatest leader was. But you could also imagine an old-school video game where Teddy Roosevelt and Josef Stalin—looking a lot like Nintendo’s Mario—face off riding weaponized extinct giant lizards. Artist Jude Buffum has done the latter and we are all richer…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2012 -
Disappointment Dog is Disappointed In You
Aww. I feel so bad when I let down Disappointment Dog. But I don’t feel bad to be here, and I hope that you don’t either. Welcome, Kotaku, to your Thursday night Open Thread. I hope your weeks have been going well! Here, assembled from around the internet, are some things to read and maybe…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 12, 2012 -
Video Game Sex Drive Ends in “Cougar’s” Busted Marriage
There’s this German browser game called WAR2 Glory. You’ve probably never heard of it. “Alleged Cougar” Lisa Carroll, 39 (pictured), and her 16 year-old “fiancee” have, though, because it’s where they met, and it’s how they started knocking boots. After growing closer through the game, the pair actually got engaged – via Skype – and…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 -
Star Wars: The Old Republic Manages to Piss Off Players By Handing Out Free Game Time
After all the trouble Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen since its launch late last year, BioWare today decided to reward its “most valued players” that stuck with the game a free month of game time. How could that possibly go wrong? It’s all about the definition of “most valued players”. BioWare apparently defines…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2012 -
How That One Deus Ex: Human Revolution Track Made It On My “Repeat” Playlist
Kirk has already highlighted the soundtrack from last year’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution, but I think it’s worth reiterating just how amazing one particular track was. I first heard “Icarus,” Michael McCann’s main theme from Human Revolution, when it was revealed for the game’s E3 trailer. It fit the trailer so well, making the dramatic…
By Tina Amini Published April 12, 2012 -
The Jazziest JRPG Battle Music. It’s So Jazzy.
Thanks to our resident JRPG columnist Jason Schreier, I have been playing The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on my Vita. (When I’m not playing Persona 3 Portable that is.) Have you played this game? I’m thinking the answer to that may well be “no,” but if you’re a Vita owner looking to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 12, 2012 -
Rocking Your Face With Nothing But Audio From Mass Effect 3
Many video game remixes combine tracks from a game’s soundtrack into a new-sounding creation. That’s all well and good, but with “Space Effect,” remixers Reverse Enginears take it one step further, creating an entire tune out of nothing but music and sound effects from Mass Effect 3. It’s a neat bit of mixing that combines…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 12, 2012
