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Apple Thought This Game was About Pedobear, Might be “a Recruiting Tool for Paedophiles”
Given the fact Apple is notoriously oblivious to so much other wrong-doing on its App Store, it’s always amusing when the company stumbles upon something it actually thinks is important and needs fixing, only to quickly find it does not. Case in point: iOS tower defence game Childhood’s End, which despite Apple originally clearing for…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2012 -
Team Fortress 2 Guns Make the Jump From Game to Reality
Zander Brandt, a man who is able to reach into video games and pull their weapons out into the real world, works his magic on Team Fortress 2 once more with this pair of amazing gun replicas. Pictured is the Scattergun and Pistol from Valve’s first-person hat simulator, which somehow manage to get not just…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2012 -
Epic is Working on a Game Just for the PC
Well, here’s something that hasn’t happened for a very long time: Epic Games, creators of the Unreal Tournament and Gears of Wars series, is working on a PC exclusive. Not a PC port of something else, a game built from the ground up with the PC in mind, and Epic’s “current plans are to keep…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2012 -
The Kinect Gears of War Game has Been Cancelled
Around a year ago, we brought you a look at a new Gears of War title being developed at Epic Games and designed to take advantage of Microsoft’s Kinect technology. It looked pretty silly, something Microsoft and/or Epic obviously agreed with, because the game – called Gears of War: Exile – sounds like it’s ended…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2012 -
Borderlands 2 Needed Afros, So Gearbox Added Character Customization
Earlier today I attended Gearbox’s panel at PAX East, where they revealed a badass new downloadable class in the works for Borderlands 2 But the existing four classes still needed some flair. Enter the new character customization feature, through which you can create all sorts of wacky costumes and hair colors for your character. There…
By Tina Amini Published April 8, 2012 -
Borderlands 2 Will Get a New Character Class—Don’t Worry, She’s Not a Preorder Exclusive [Updated]
In a panel at PAX East, Gearbox Software just revealed that Borderlands 2 will add a new class—the “Mechromancer” sometime after the game releases this October. The class is in the conceptual stages only and will be developed once the game goes into its certification stages later this year. Concept art for the character was…
By Owen Good Published April 8, 2012 -
OK, So, This is a Rather Horrible Story Out of Korea
Straight from Korea, we have a story that seems to meld all the most awful components of video game stories that hit the mainstream media: Gaming addiction, an Internet cafe, a neglectful mother, and a dead baby in a dumpster. Reports koreaBANG, a woman at a PC gaming cafe in Seoul (where they’re called PC…
By Owen Good Published April 8, 2012 -
Rumor: The Wii U has $180 Worth of Parts, Won’t Be Sold Under $300
The closer we get to E3, when the Wii U seen there is expected to be the finished product, you can expect rumors on this machine to increase commensurately. Here’s another one. The Wii U’s parts will cost about $180, with roughly $50 of that going to the controller. That’s according to the unidentified sources…
By Owen Good Published April 8, 2012 -
Is This How You Roll in Skyrim, Too?
Look, a hilarious and well-done Skyrim video that also does not reference wounded joints or fus ro dah! They do exist, you know, and now there’s another—an outstanding goof on looting dead bodies, sometimes before they hit the ground, sometimes before they’re even dead bodies. The video is by Michael Shanks and Sam McCabe; the…
By Owen Good Published April 8, 2012 -
Skimpy Outfit Gets Lollipop Chainsaw Cosplayer Asked to Change Or Leave PAX Show Floor
Word is that Jessica Nigri, a big-time cosplayer hired to portray the protagonist of Lollipop Chainsaw, was asked to leave the PAX East show floor yesterday. Why, you ask? Oh, I don’t know. Maybe that hot pink jumpsuit with a “neckline” plunging to her crotch has something to do with it. She’s back today (here…
By Owen Good Published April 8, 2012 -
Another Four Assassin’s Creed III Screens Tumble Out, Showing Gameplay
From whence these came originally, your guess is as good as mine, but if Ubisoft is trying to keep screens of Assassin’s Creed III secret, they’re doing a poor job. Three of these screenshots depict Connor sneaking around a battlefield as Yanks and Redcoats trade fire. You get a look at the game’s HUD for…
By Owen Good Published April 8, 2012 -
Inflata-Tank Commander
You’re gonna have to put on your thinking cap for this one. That’s an inflatable tank, a prop spied at PAX East 2012. Its purpose is unknown. Its capabilities likewise have not been analyzed. That’s where you guys are going to take over. I mean, come on, inflatable toys make for awesome girlfriends ‘Shop Contests,…
By Owen Good Published April 8, 2012 -
Sneaking And Slashing Through Lovely Darkness in Mark of the Ninja
Mark of the Ninja doesn’t look like your average stealth game. You won’t be hiding in cardboard boxes or waiting 10 minutes for soldiers to turn around. And it’s all two-dimensional. Mark of the Ninja, which developer Klei Entertainment first announced February in the form of a neat text adventure, is more reminiscent of platformers…
By Jason Schreier Published April 8, 2012 -
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Happy Easter. For those who observe the holiday, hope the good bunny left you a basket full of candy and you recovered all the eggs he dispersed in the yard. Good morning, and welcome to Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves. Today’s image comes to us courtesy of, who else, The Real Pan1da7. You, too, can be…
By Owen Good Published April 8, 2012 -
Super Mario Bros. 1-1 With An Upside Down Controller? Not That Hard
Indie-curious attendees of this week’s PAX East gaming show in Boston can get a “passport” stamped for every game they check out in the show’s indie mega-booth. They can’t just stop by the booth. They have to do something. At the Drinkbox Studios part of the booth, where smart attendees wil check out a game…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 8, 2012 -
This Weekend’s Best-Named Game Is Guacamelee
The word “Guacamelee” looked indecipherable when I first spotted it on a sign in the indie games booth at the big PAX East show this weekend. I sounded it out. And then I was smitten. Guacamelee turns out to be the perfect word to describe a Mexican-folklore-themed brawler from the creators of Tales from Space:…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 8, 2012 -
The Best of Kotaku, This Week
With Tina and crew at PAX East all weekend long, it’s my responsibility to gather together the best of everything Kotaku had to offer this week. That should explain why it’s a day late. It might also explain the rabbit picture atop this post. Before you all shout “furry!” and run for the hills, know…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2012 -
Lamborghini Bat-Shop: The Winners
Does the Batmobile have license plates? No? Does it even need them? The hell with it. A kind-hearted car enthusiast from Maryland supplied the basis for our latest ‘Shop. and we have 20 winners, plus overall winner RobotMoses! I love what you did to East Tremont! Totilo and I both had to read The Power…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2012 -
The Cosplay of PAX East: Day Two
No way, Hannibal, I ain’t gettin’ on no plane with a crazy fool who don’t look at this gallery of cosplayers at Penny Arcade Expo East. This is the second day roundup of cosplayers at the year’s first big fan-attended show. We will have more tomorrow, so check back then!
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2012 -
This Is The Right Way To Cosplay Portal 2‘s Robot Pals
Here are two people I chased at PAX East. Their costumes aren’t perfect, but their cosplay concept is. They are the puppeteers of the two spindly robots from Portal 2 Do they have a panel loose or an eye covered the wrong way? I don’t care. They’re awesome.
By Stephen Totilo Published April 7, 2012