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Nominate This Week’s Best Comment
It’s that time of week again, Kotaku readers. Time to nominate your favorite comment from this week. Last week’s Best Of winner was Jackslaps for a fun photoshop and creepy tale. What will this week’s be? You decide. Post your nomination below with a link to the comment in question.
By Tina Amini Published March 23, 2012 -
The Love For Gaben Has Gone Too Far
The Internet has a great love affair with Gabe Newell, who it affectionately calls “Gaben.” Love posters, love emails, and love collages of Gaben have surfaced with a somewhat awkward frequency. This video might be pushing the boundaries of “playfully awkward,” but in the best, most hilarious of ways. The facial expressions are surprisingly well-suited…
By Tina Amini Published March 23, 2012 -
Bouncing Cows to the Rescue in Abduction! World Attack
Abduction! World Attack is not new. It’s not complicated. And it’s not super HD. But it is silly, fun, cute, and addictive, which makes a great combination. In Abduction! World Attack, you are a cow. You are a bouncy, leaping cow and you need to rescue your cow brethren from the UFO that has abducted…
By Kate Cox Published March 23, 2012 -
Remembering the Most Terrifying Horror Game of This Generation, Brought to You By Burger King
Silent Hill? Resident Evil? Siren? I used to fear these things, but in 2006 Burger King and Blitz Games rendered their scares impotent with the release of Sneak King, a stealth action advergame featuring the creepiest corporate mascot to ever hide in your wife’s closet. In the inaugural episode of the YouTube series “Don’t Press…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2012 -
Freddie W Has Some Bad News For His Younger Self
Although Freddie is missing the mark of more current complaints in gaming (Mass Effect 3, anyone?), he’s definitely touching on a fairly widely accepted one: Motion control gaming sucks (for the most part). What would the younger version of yourself say to the current status of gaming? Would he/she be disappointed by an exciting idea…
By Tina Amini Published March 23, 2012 -
WTPT Splash 3/23
Watch! Freddie W travels to the past to warn his younger self about motion gaming. Watch! Don’t press start on Sneak King Play! Kate sold me on the Android game Abduction! World Attack Watch! The Internet takes their Gaben obsession a little too far.
By Tina Amini Published March 23, 2012 -
Epic Mickey 2‘s Finally Got a Trailer
The word’s out that Disney Interactive’s working on a musical sequel to Epic Mickey and new details have emerged about what to expect. Last night’s episode of Spike TV’s GameTrailers TV debuted new footage from the game, showing off new sidescrolling levels and teases of the new environments that players will be exploring. The game…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2012 -
The Heavy Metal March of Mech Games Must Continue
Armored Core V just hit stores, Hawken, Reign of Thunder, and a new Mechwarrior are in the works, but is that enough? Commenter Tem Dejima doesn’t think so, calling for more mighty mechs in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. We need more mech games this generation. The current consoles (and PCs obviously) have the power…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2012 -
‘A bad day for me: Dog attack and shots fired’
Christian Allen had to use his firearm yesterday to kill a bad dog. Normally this kind of story wouldn’t make it to us, but Washington State-based Christian Allen is a video game developer and a gun expert. Specifically, he’s the guy we told you about recently who’s trying to make an old-school tactical shooter with…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome, wanderers, 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, game where you draw things? Knock yourselves out! Just when you thought the three hunters from…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2012 -
Video Games Should Be Funnier, Says Tim Schafer
Tim Schafer wants more video games to make you laugh. The legendary designer behind Grim Fandango and Day of the Tentacle thinks comedy is necessary and not enough games are doing it right. Or even trying. Speaking to some two hundred people at the NYU Game Center Thursday night, Schafer shared his thoughts on the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 23, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3 Outcry Answered With a New Ending for a Completely Different Game
In response to the fan outcry over the disappointing ending to Mass Effect 3, indie developer Mode 7 has changed the ending for strategy game Frozen Synapse to conform to community suggestions. Now it has a pony in it. And a dinosaur. And a message. “This is the ending to a computer game,” declares Frozen…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2012 -
Sorry, Microsoft, Angry Birds Space Won’t Be on Windows Phone Anytime Soon
Windows Phone just can’t catch a break when it comes to video games, can it? Consider the fact that the biggest mobile games franchise in the world isn’t showing Microsoft’s mobile software any love. Angry Birds Space debuted on a slew of platforms yesterday, but WP7 wasn’t one of them and Bloomberg News thinks that’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2012 -
Your Grand Theft Auto V Multiplayer Experience Begins With Max Payne 3
The friends you make in Max Payne 3 this May can be the same friends you roll with in Grand Theft Auto V thanks to Rockstar’s Crew mechanic, a new multiplayer feature that keeps your camaraderie and rivalry alive even after you’ve moved on to a different game. The multiplayer clan is a close-knit group…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2012 -
Watch Bayonetta Kick You in the Face
As previously revealed, Bayonetta from…Bayonetta is coming to online combat game Anarchy Reigns. Check out Bayonetta mulitplayer action in the above clip—pistol heels, hair bodysuit, and all. 『MAX ANARCHY』キャラクター紹介映像 ベヨネッタ篇 [YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2012 -
You May Sign Up For the Hybrid Beta Now, Shoot It Out In April
When game developer Jeremiah Slaczka isn’t answering your questions right here on Kotaku, he’s making a multiplayer shooter called Hybrid with his team at development studio 5TH Cell. He’d love for you to join the beta of his game and try it out before its summer release on Xbox Live Arcade. But, hey, disclosure people!…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2012 -
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier‘s Online Co-op Requires Synchronicity, Stealth, and Shooting People in the Head
Ubisoft IP director Adrian Lacy makes the coordination, concentration, and carnage of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier‘s ‘Valiant Hammer’ online cooperative campaign mission seem so natural in his narration of this walkthrough video that you almost forget it’s a group of people that know the game inside-and-out are playing. I’m hip to picking up Future Soldier…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2012 -
Zangief Looks a Little Meaner With his Shirt on
Serbian artist Filip Acovic decides to redesign Soviet brawler Zangief, beating him up a little and covering up that glorious thatch of welcome mat all over his chest. Street Fighter II Redesign – Zangief [DeviantArt, via XombieDIRGE]
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2012 -
They’re Making an Adventure Time Game for Nintendo 3DS? Hooray!
Pendleton Ward, creator of Adventure Time, tweeted earlier tonight that his computer crashed while he was making an animated GIF to announce an Adventure Time 3DS game. Wait, what? From his Twitter: “Dang.. Compy crashed while I was drawin a gif of this 3DS wavin it’s arms around announcin the Adventure Time 3DS game.” This…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2012