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Let Mortal Kombat Vita Transform You Into a Woman Wearing an Ill-Fitting Ninja Costume
The full-length live-action trailer for Mortal Kombat Vita is here, making me think that perhaps I need to tone up a bit more, maybe visit a tailor before the game arrives. We saw brief flashes of Kitana’s outfit in the teaser version of this Mortal Kombat Vita ad, and it didn’t look half bad, if…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2012 -
When Chiptunes and Beaded Sprites Meet, An Awesome Stop Motion Video is Formed
Two friends put their hobbies—creating beaded sprites, and making chiptunes tracks—together to form this awesome stop motion video inspired by some of their favorite games and graphic novel characters. Watch as the beaded sprites go on a stop motion adventure in this six-months in the making video. Thanks Robert!
By Tina Amini Published April 12, 2012 -
Bullet Time and Max Payne Mobile? Yes, Please.
What are you going to do while waiting for Max Payne 3‘s release on May 15? Well, there’s a new Max Payne game out today, but it’s for the iOS platform. So if you have an iPhone, iPad, iTouch, iWhatever, you’re in luck for some of that bullet time, graphic novel-esque experience on the go.…
By Tina Amini Published April 12, 2012 -
Karma Wins the Battle Between Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft, or Does It?
YouTube artist and Guild Wars 2 fan MattVisual takes a stab at World of Warcraft in his Get a Mac parody “Guild Wars 2: Vs Other MMOs”. The man has a point. Guild Wars 2‘s Karma System does indeed allow players to score nice gear without grinding. During my time in the game’s beta I…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2012 -
Goddamn It, Max Payne 3’s Bullet Time Looks Amazing
Bullet time. It used to be the thing that separated the Max Payne games’ operatic gunfights from everything else in video games. Then it got adopted by everybody and became as unexciting and commonplace as jumping. But, this new video shows how the slo-mo shooting gets a major upgrade in Max Payne 3 Rather than…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 12, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Events Continue, But Not on the PS3
Many players have by now completed the Mass Effect 3 single-player story, but the multiplayer keeps ticking along. To maintain interest, BioWare has been running promotional weekends in the multiplayer game, setting certain goals for players to meet both individually and en masse, and promising item packs for players who meet those goals. One challenge…
By Kate Cox Published April 12, 2012 -
Let’s Look at the 31st Build of Super Monday Night Combat
Super Monday Night Combat is a third-person five-on-five shooter that most of you can’t play yet. It’s been in private beta and has been updated more than 30 times since that all began in September. The original MNC was on Xbox Live Arcade and PC. This one’s only on PC and a little bit sillier.…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 12, 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! It’s Throwback Thursday, everyone. This TAYpic by The_Real_Pan1da7…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 12, 2012 -
Why It’s Okay That GoldenEye Totally Sucks
Editor-in-chief’s note: I was annoyed when I heard that ‘an exhibition exploring fascinatingly bad games‘ being held at New York University on Friday would include GoldenEye a Nintendo 64 game I loved when I was in college. Earth Defense Force and Big Rigs I could understand. They’re so bad, they’re good. But GoldenEye? WTF? I…
Owen McLean, NYU Game Center Published April 12, 2012 -
Kinect Integration for Skyrim Lets You Scream Dragon Shouts and More
The voice-command feature that had been joked about for Bethesda’s hit RPG will actually be coming to the Xbox 360 as a free title update. You’ll be able to execute more than 200 commands in Skyrim via Kinect voice recognition. As seen in the video above, you’ll be able to assign hotkeys, control AI partners,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 12, 2012 -
Nothing to See in This Week’s Nintendo Download, Wii Gamers
Doesn’t it just figure. I modify the format of the Nintendo Download to included video and demos in order to present a larger look at Nintendo’s downloadable offerings, and they find a way to knock it down to three entries again. It’s definitely a slow download week for Nintendo. We’ve got a 3DS puzzler, a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2012 -
Sony Might Be Teasing God of War 4 on Facebook
At least that’s what some people seem to think when looking at this teaser for a teaser. Kratos did want vengeance and was in need of redemption, after all. We’ll all know if Kratos is coming back for more blood and fornication next week.
By Evan Narcisse Published April 12, 2012 -
Here’s Your First Look at Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s Very Dark Gameplay
Really, EA, do you have to make the first gameplay footage for the next Medal of Honor game so damn dark, huh? We know the Frostbite 2 engine that the game’s being built on can do all sorts of wonderful, amazing-looking things but we need to be able to see said things. From what we…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 12, 2012 -
The Email Said I Should Share the Tera Open Beta Code with My Friends. You’ll Do.
En Masse Entertainment is gearing up for the North American launch of its action-oriented MMORPG Tera, and the email that accompanied my beta invite told me to share the open beta key so I could play with friends. My closest friend is a cat. I suppose my closest friend is probably my wife-type-creature, but we…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2012 -
Walk Quietly and Swing a Big Hoop
One of the things that can really make or break a cosplay is the type of props used. Are they well-made? Do they look realistic? Are they cool? This Tira from SoulCalibur 4 cosplay ticks all those boxes. That’s Costa Rican cosplayer Angela Bermúdez A. taking on Tira, Ring Blade and all. *TenshinoSekai [DeviantArt Thanks,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2012 -
So There’s a Tron Cartoon, and it Looks OK!
As advertised back in 2010, in June, Disney will begin airing a new cartoon series based on Tron. Not the old Tron. The new one. Seeing as the last movie felt like a gorgeous cartoon that went for a bit too long, breaking the art style down into 23-minute animated shorts seems like a no-brainer.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 -
Your Official Guide to the World, and Maps, of Westeros
For lovers of George R R Martin’s Game of Thrones series, or just fantasy geography in general, your family’s birthday/Christmas shopping just got a lot easier. Announced a little while back, the The Lands of Ice and Fire is a compendium collecting the first detailed and officially-sanctioned maps of the book and TV series’ world,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 -
Mario, You Look Different Without Your Moustache
Cosplay superstar Meagan Marie shows just why she’s a cosplay superstar with this Super Mario photoshoot, originally done in 2009 and then updated for a charity calendar, but now available for the whole world to see. Mario [Meagan Marie]
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012