-
You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry
Greetings, Kotaku readers. Welcome to your Friday night open thread. You’ve survived another week! And good for you. It’s rainy and miserable in San Francisco, but it’s sort of okay. All the better for a weekend playing a ton of Mass Effect 3 Here, gathered from the internet, are some things for you to read:…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 16, 2012 -
Here’s Infinity Blade II Running on an iPad 2 and an iPad 3
We’ve seen what top iPad game Infinity Blade II looks like on the new super-high-res iPad 3. But we’re been looking for a comparison. Enter Kotaku reader Alsandair, who has the new iPad and sent us two shots of essentially the same scene. There isn’t a dramatic difference, possibly because all the IB2 developers have…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2012 -
After 13 Years the Original EverQuest Goes Free-to-Play
One of the longest-running subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing games has finally succumbed to the sweet, sweet lure of the microtranscation-based business model, as EverQuest celebrates its 13th anniversary by going free-to-play. I never thought I’d see the day. Over the past few years subscription-based MMOs not called World of Warcraft have doing their best…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2012 -
The Witcher 2‘s Xbox Enhancements Include a New Euphemism For Sex
Perhaps you have heard that The Witcher 2 is really good? Because you know what, it really is! And even better, the version that’s coming out for the 360 is still very much the same game that PC gamers fell in love with last year. The trailer above breaks down all of the updates and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 16, 2012 -
Hitler Recaps the Week in Video Gaming
Godwin’s Law states that “as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.” As basically all video game discussion takes place online, let’s just cut to the chase and give der fuehrer’s take on recent events. Hitler finds out that Toadette is not playable in Mario Party…
By Owen Good Published March 16, 2012 -
The Week in Evil DLC
Downloadable content. Everyone hates it—but everyone buys it. Yes, even you in the comments, smart guy. Here’s a look at the latest package of extensions and pre-order bonuses designed to crowbar the last dollar out of your wallet. Can you still respect yourself if you buy it? Medal of Honor: Warfighter Limited Edition Available: Oct.…
By Owen Good Published March 16, 2012 -
Loving Video Games is Right, and I Don’t Want to be Wrong
It’s hard for me to look at the news of the preceding 10 or so days and not feel like there’s been some enormous, possibly irreparable rupture between gamers and those who serve them. I certainly contributed to this with a post about the ending of Mass Effect 3 and the movement to have it…
By Owen Good Published March 16, 2012 -
Math Genius Appears To Have Guessed Diablo III‘s Release Date Two Months Ago
Yesterday, Blizzard announced that Diablo III will be out on May 15. Reddit seems to have beaten them to the punch. By two months. In January, Reddit poster SweenWSweens said he used a ridiculous mathematic equation to guess Diablo III‘s release date. By figuring out exactly what Blizzard community manager Micah “Bashiok” Whipple meant by…
By Jason Schreier Published March 16, 2012 -
Epic Games’ Anti-Cloning Solution? Make It Huge and Add “Secret Sauce”
It’s not only smaller, younger developers who have to worry about cloning. Idea theft is on the minds of the people at Epic Games, too. Even though they make big, burly games like Gears of War and Bulletstorm, the developer still sees themselves as an indie, said Epic CEO Tim Sweeney. People could try and…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 16, 2012 -
‘I’m Going to Go Home and Play Video Games’
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Dwight Howard ended—for this year, anyway—the drama surrounding his tenure in Orlando when he told the Magic he would waive the early termination option in his contract and remain with the team through at least next season. “I’m going home to play video…
By Owen Good Published March 16, 2012 -
Hey, LucasArts—How About Making a Star Wars NBA Game?
We get sent weird and hilarious emails all the time, but there is a subtle brilliance to what one Australian reader, Chris, is proposing. I’ll just offer it here, verbatim: Hi Owen, Mate, would love to see LucasArts bring out a Star Wars sports game, featuring arcade-style NBA, NFL, baseball and NHL. I would love…
By Owen Good Published March 16, 2012 -
Mr. Yamauchi, Please Go See the Mariners Play. You Own the Team, After All
The man who made Nintendo into a video gaming giant is warmly regarded in Seattle, and not just because the company’s American headquarters are there. He purchased the Seattle Mariners in 1992, almost certainly saving the team from moving to Florida. But Hiroshi Yamauchi, the third president of Nintendo, has never seen his team play.…
By Owen Good Published March 16, 2012 -
Gearbox Promises Not to Screw Up the PC Version of Borderlands 2
In an adorable letter posted on the Borderlands 2 website today, developer Gearbox Software addresses some of the issues that fans complained about in the PC version of the action-role-playing game’s predecessor, Borderlands Like an abusive boyfriend, Gearbox then promises that it won’t happen again Here’s what will be included in the PC version of…
By Jason Schreier Published March 16, 2012 -
Boldly Going Where No Week in Gaming Apps Has Gone Before
What’s 60 percent space age adventure, 20 percent cuteness, and 20 percent some sort of photo matching game? Why, it’s the Week in Gaming Apps, with graphics enhanced for your brain’s retina display. We had a definite science fiction theme running with this week’s Gaming Apps of the Day. Waking Mars saw us journey into…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3‘s Sex Scenes Are Super Awkward
Writer Tom Bissell, who might be one of the most insightful critics in gaming today, published a great piece over at Grantland today about Mass Effect 3 Here’s an excerpt (though you should totally read the whole thing): A lot, finally, has been made of the fact that the male Commander Shepard can have a…
By Jason Schreier Published March 16, 2012 -
Dyad is Part Mind-Bending Racer, Part Soaring Video Game Drug-Trip
At the end of the Game Developers Conference, everyone is usually exhausted. I sure was—it had been five long days of standing and walking, of typing and recording and listening, of engaging in long, heated conversations about video games. Also long, heated conversations about Buffy, which seemed to be the most popular non-game subject for…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 16, 2012 -
Eighteen-Year-Old Developer: “F**K F**K F**K THEY CLONED MY GAME”
Mattia Traverso’s eighteen years old. But that didn’t stop him from having his first-ever video game be about love. One and One Story‘s a puzzle platformer where the narration changes depending on what you do. Millions of other people tried out it as a Flash game and gave it love right back. Someone out there…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 16, 2012 -
Five Dead JRPGs That Should Be Revived On Kickstarter
Kickstarter is now officially a thing. Not that it wasn’t before. Since its launch in 2009, the crowdfunding website has evolved into an extremely effective financing tool for business ventures, creative projects, and auteurs of all kinds. It has facilitated the relationship between creators and their fans, both giving us access to the people who…
By Jason Schreier Published March 16, 2012 -
Peter Molydeux Game Jam Expands to Cities Around the Globe
“What Would Molydeux?”, the cheekily titled game jam dedicated to the weird and occasionally brilliant ideas of the twitter persona Peter Molydeux, continues to grow. What started as a goof on twitter quickly became a San Francisco event, which expanded to New York and the UK and possibly even convinced the real Peter Molyneux to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 16, 2012