-
Tactics Ogre: Weird Name, Amazing Soundtrack
See what I did in that title? I hope you did. Okay, so you guys were right. When I asked for reader’s submissions for the best game music of 2011, a ton of people said “Dude! Tactics Ogre!” Those people were correct. I didn’t have a chance to play the PSP remake last year, but…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 29, 2012 -
The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 4: Nobuo Uematsu
When you talk to people about game music, Nobuo Uematsu is gonna come up. It’s just going to happen, and with good reason: the guy is the John Williams of the Final Fantasy series. The sheer volume and quality of work the man has produced is pretty staggering, and I can think of a number…
By Chris Person Published March 29, 2012 -
Street Fighter Producer Stepping Down Over Health Concerns
Following a recent health scare, popular Street Fighter series producer Yoshinori Ono and his favourite Blanka action figure have announced they’re taking a step back from their jobs. “I’ll be out of the limelight as fighting game series for a while”, Ono posted on Twitter. “I’ll think about the new future of fighting game after…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2012 -
March Madness Hits Hockey as NHL 13‘s Cover Goes Up to a Vote, Too
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • With every cover for every game coming out of EA Sports Tiburon being put up to a vote, now their siblings in EA Sports Canada are getting in on the act. NHL 13 will also choose its cover star through a fan-voted contest.…
By Owen Good Published March 29, 2012 -
Wait, Why Isn’t The PGA Championship in the PGA Tour’s Video Game?
This is something that always confounded me. In the career mode of Tiger Woods PGA Tour, the fourth major championship is not The PGA Championship, but the “EA Sports Championship.” Now, The British Open does not appear either (it is simply “The U.K. Open”) but that I can understand and chalk up to licensing. But…
By Owen Good Published March 29, 2012 -
I Wish My Schools Had Walls Like These
Look at what covers the walls of this Redditor’s school in Sweden. None of my schools were cool enough to incorporate that kind of artwork, or appreciation for games. Even NYU (my alma mater), with their Game Center and relatively new game design master’s program, can’t boast walls like these. I thought r/gaming would appreciate…
By Tina Amini Published March 29, 2012 -
Metronome Screens and Concept Art
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 29, 2012 -
Come On, Video Games, Let’s See Some Black People I’m Not Embarrassed By
I’ve never played as a black video game character who’s made me feel like he was cool. Worse yet, I’ve never played a black video game character who made me feel like I was cool. Instead, I’ve groaned and rolled my eyes at a parade of experiences that continue to tell me video games just…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 29, 2012 -
You’ll Want This Triforce Lamp Until You See The Price Tag
This thing is beautiful turned on or off. You can display it proudly on your desk, or hang it up to stand in the air using the secret door on the top. According to the Etsy creator’s page: Built with a Poplar frame, birch face, and acrylic yellow plastic triforce. The sides of the lamp…
By Tina Amini Published March 29, 2012 -
Playing Video Games for a Living is Just as Terrible as It Sounds
Game testing and QA positions can be really rough jobs, as previous lawsuits and even a webcomic attest. Though the testing process is vital to good game development, not all developers or publishers necessarily consider their testers to be vital employees, it seems. IGN spoke with several, recently, seeking to discover where, on the spectrum…
By Kate Cox Published March 29, 2012 -
Looks Like There Might’ve Been a Rampage Reboot For Kinect in Development
Remember Rampage? The old-school arcade hit let players control giant monsters that unleashed havoc all over fictional cities, most memorably by climbing buildings and punching them into rubble. When Warner Brothers acquired Midway after the publisher declared bankruptcy a few years ago, it also got the company’s intellectual property portfolio, which included Rampage. It’s been…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 29, 2012 -
The Kotaku Game Club Joins the Mass Effect 3 Galaxy at War Effort!
Welcome to the final Kotaku Game Club meeting on Mass Effect 3. We’ve spent the last three weeks talking about this game as the culmination of a gameplay promise established years ago, judging the its merits versus the two that came before for it. Today we’ll be doing something a little different, venturing into an…
By Mike Epstein Published March 29, 2012 -
He’s a Video Game Video Star, And He Wants Out
YouTube user KSIOlajidebt doesn’t know how to pronounce my name, but he figured out my Twitter handle and has convinced dozens and dozens of his fans to send me a video. KSIOlajidebt, I’ve learned, has a problem. He’s a hotshot video producer for Machinima, the online juggernaut that has partnered with some 4,000 other video-creators…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 29, 2012 -
Soccer Fans Use Awesome Pac-Man Mosaic To Support Their Team
Yesterday’s Champions League quarterfinal pitting AC Milan against Barcelona resulted in some light-hearted support from the Milan fans in the San Siro stadium. Seen above is an AC Milan-supporting Pac-Man chasing after the ghost that sports the Barcelona colors. Although the good vibes and fun Pac-Man demonstration didn’t result in any points—as the game ended…
By Tina Amini Published March 29, 2012 -
Weekly RPG Series Wants To Be ‘Lost Meets Final Fantasy‘
Could a role-playing game like Final Fantasy work as an episodic series like Lost? That’s the driving question behind Tempus Chronicle, an upcoming Facebook RPG by a group of developers called Tista Games who say they want to make a game with characters compelling and relatable enough to keep you coming back week after week…
By Jason Schreier Published March 29, 2012 -
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Goes Single-Player as Layoffs Hit Relic and Vigil
The fate of the Warhammer 40,000 MMO has been revealed: It’s no longer a Warhammer 40,000 MMO. THQ has announced Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium has been “refocused” as a single-player action game with multiplayer elements, a change that brings with it substantial layoffs at developers Vigil Games and Relic Entertainment. Originally thought canceled due to…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2012 -
Peter Molydeux Game Jam Adds Even More Locations, Begins Tomorrow
What would Molydeux? We’re about to find out. The hour is nearly upon us—Molyjam 2012 begins tomorrow. Molyjam 2012 is, of course, the game-design jam based on the wacky ideas of Peter Molydeux, the twitter evil-twin of famed game developer (and real human) Peter Molyneux. I’ve already shared which of his ideas I think would…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 29, 2012
