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Sword & Sworcery is Officially Coming to the PC
Good news, everyone! Confirming earlier rumours, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, one of the best games out there on the iPad and iPhone, is officially coming to the PC and Mac via Steam. It’ll be out on April 16 (on PC, the Mac is coming a little later), and for the most part will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 -
A Real Shooting Range for Call of Duty Fans
Machine Guns Vegas, a company in…Las Vegas which lets you shoot…machine guns, likes to entice customers with themed package deals. One of those is called the “COD”, and lets fans of Activision’s Call of Duty series squeeze off rounds from some of the series’ most prominent firearms. For $170 per person, you get 25 rounds…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 -
This Skyrim Tower-Defense Mod Looks Surprisingly Great
I’ve been having a lot of fun with Skyrim mods lately, from subtle graphical enhancements to complete texture and gameplay overhauls. But as much as, say, the “Warzones” mod changes the shape of the game, the upcoming “Ultimate Tower Defense Mod” looks like an even more radical overhaul. In it, players will be tasked with…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2012 -
Why Mass Effect 2 Was My Favorite Mass Effect
When all is said and done, I’d say that Mass Effect 2 wound up being my favorite of the three Mass Effect games. It wasn’t so much the story, the characters, or the gameplay that put it over the top—it was the TV show-like structure. More than the games that preceded and followed it, Mass…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2012 -
Rich Game Developer Didn’t Notice That Magician Robbed Him of Half a Million Dollars
Richard Garriott, shown above brushing his teeth in zero gravity, helped birth the world-conquering MMO genre. The success of his early Ultima games make him enough money to essentially rent a rocket to go into outer space. But, smart and rich as he is, the man known as Lord British can still get oodles of…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2012 -
EA Makes The Final Round of ‘Worst Company in America’ Contest
March Madness has reached its finale, and so has The Consumerist’s tournament to determine the worst company in America Game publisher Electronic Arts has officially made it to the Finals, where it will face off against Bank of America in a reader vote to determine which company is the worst forever and ever. The winner…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
Xbox 360 Gets Two Shiny New Chrome Control Pads
Complementing the limited edition chrome controller released previously (the one with the improved d-pad), Microsoft will be releasing two more of the model next month. There’ll be a red one and a blue one, to go with the existing silver model. All three will feature a chrome finish and the better d-pad, and all three…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 -
Hey, They Got Splinter Cell In My Justified!
You guys watch Justfied, right? You should. It’s an awesome show. I was catching up on last week’s episode when I heard a familiar voice—a gun thug from Detroit showed up to menace the series’ hero, Raylan Givens. The minute he opened his mouth, I thought, “Hey! I know that voice. That’s Sam Fisher!” In…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2012 -
Capcom is Proud to Charge You Extra For Game Content That’s on the Disc You Already Paid For
Earlier this month, Capcom drew controversy when Street Fighter X Tekken, released in the US on March 6 and in other regions later that week, proved to have locked, future “DLC” content on the retail launch disc Capcom claimed there were benefits to the disc-based DLC, saying the content on the disc would ensure “compatibility,”…
By Kate Cox Published April 2, 2012 -
Deadmau5 Represents Aperture Science At An Awards Show
This year’s Juno Awards, Canada’s ceremony that honors Canadian musicians, kicked off yesterday with a ton of musicians you might not recognize. And then there was Toronto-based electro/house DJ Deadmau5. Of all the more recognizable artists that were mentioned at the show, Deadmau5 gets a highlight from us for his awesome fashion sense. The famed…
By Tina Amini Published April 2, 2012 -
This Game Offers Discounts to Men Who Play As Men
The Nival-helmed strategy game Prime World will encourage you to stick with your own gender by giving discounts to men who buy male characters and women who buy female characters. “Basically we have discounts for some of starter characters depending on gender of a player,” Nival president Sergey Orlovskiy said in an e-mail to Kotaku.…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
We’re Not Buying New Fast-Spreading Wii U Launch Date Rumor [UPDATE]
You might have read rumors swirling around the Internet today that suggest the Wii U will be out on November 18. Multiple gaming websites, such as GameSpot and Eurogamer, have reported on the rumor, which originated at the website Wii U Daily. Wii U Daily says it obtained an e-mail from a Japanese retailer that…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
Don’t Like The New Face of Assassin’s Creed? It Could Have Been Worse.
“The Revolutionary War is boring!” “We wanted Japan!” “I don’t like Assassin’s Creed but I love complaining!” There’s no escaping the setting and main character for Assassin’s Creed III now. The best you can do is grin, bear it, and take comfort in the fact that none of these fan-imagined crossovers came to pass. Fan…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 -
Mmmmm, Piping-Hot Wall Turkey, Just Like Konami Used to Make
Any gaming gourmet can whip together a piece of cake or a burger. Only the most dedicated have what it takes to make Castlevania-style Wall Turkey. First step, grab a sledgehammer. We’ve featured recipes from Daniella Zelli’s Gourmet Gaming before, showing readers how to craft their own real-life version of video game treats, but they’ve…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 -
Great Moments in Gaming Humor: Batman and the Beetle
It might not have been a great game, but Batman: The Brave and the Bold for the Wii had some damn fine writing, especially when it came to the nervous jaw-flapping of a fledgling Blue Beetle in the face of his favorite hero. Created by the 2D masters at WayForward Technologies, Batman: The Brave and…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 -
Fake Gamers of the Week: That Can’t Be A Comfortable Way To Play
To see these two boys playing video games is to see true brotherly love, the kind of unparalleled passion that can only be found in suburban living rooms, resting on postmodern sofa cushions with spotless decorum. Witness their smiles, eternally frozen in toothy bliss. See their eyes, focused on the television with laserlike dedication. Watch…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
The Dorkly Weekly: Dragon Ball Z is Much More Entertaining as Fan Fiction
As we’ve demonstrated in Off-Kilter’s semi-regular fan fiction segment, sometimes the best stories are those lurking inside the heads of a series biggest fans. Also, Jason McNally is a total dick. There are fan fiction writers that keep their stories squarely within the confines of the series bible for whatever beloved property they seek to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 -
New Penny Arcade Game Looks a Lot Like Old Final Fantasy
No, the third Penny Arcade game will not be released on Super Nintendo. Despite its resemblance to 16-bit games of the early 90s, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode 3 is coming to PC, Mac, Xbox Live, iOS, and Android. Not SNES. The upcoming role-playing game will be playable at PAX…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012