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Is Tic-Tac-Toe a Great Game? I Battled Some of the World’s Best Video Game Creators To Find Out.
Only one award-winning video game developer got violent when I played Tic-Tac-Toe with him last week. A few of them were simply convinced I was trying to trick them. I was not trying to trick anyone. I just wanted them to share some wisdom about one of the most popular games in the history of…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2012 -
Nominate This Week’s Best Comment
Following with last week’s tradition, we’re opening this thread up to you to nominate this week’s best comment. We rounded up last week’s best content, but in preparation for tomorrow’s reveal of our weekly Best Of, we’ll need input from the community. Was it something witty, controversial, or smart that caught your eye? Let us…
By Tina Amini Published March 16, 2012 -
Only 1 Out of 5 Mass Effect Gamers Plays As A Woman
Dear 82% of Mass Effect gamers, I’m tempted to tell you that you’re doing it wrong. According to The Final Hours of Mass Effect 3, the superb iPad app from journalist Geoff Keighley, the people who make Mass Effect say that only 18% of gamers play as a female Commander Shepard. And that’s not even…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2012 -
The Last Express Will Speed To iPhone And iPad This Year
The critically-acclaimed 1997 adventure game, to be ported by French developer DotEmu, will be released later this year for iOS devices. Creator Jordan Mechner announced the news on his blog today. [Jordan Mechner]
By Jason Schreier Published March 16, 2012 -
Witness the Awesome iPad Game That Lets Your Fingers Get Intimate with the Universe
Steph Thirion’s games understand the power of touch. While most iOS games require tactile contact to play, so few translate what it means to touch in real life. Touching a thing or a person can connect you to it intimately. Think about touching ingredients when you cook or affectionate laying hands on a romantic partner.…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 16, 2012 -
WTPT: Modern Warfare 3 Player Demolishes The Opposing Team In One Run
Against all odds of flash grenades, timid teammates, and an onslaught of enemies, one intrepid warrior makes it through the battlefield alive. Or for an impressive while at least. Watch as YouTube user AznShuffler156 tears through the opposing team while his teammates hide behind riot shields and creep around corners. Equipped with an MP5 with…
By Tina Amini Published March 16, 2012 -
Adding New-School Sounds to Old-School Games
Games like Tetris and Donkey Kong would be so much better with current-gen sound effects, wouldn’t they? Sound designer Jake Kaufman sure thinks so. He’s made this video to show off what old-school games would sound like if they were made today. It’s… unique. ULTRA NEXTGEN AAA Sound Design [YouTube via Reddit]
By Jason Schreier Published March 16, 2012 -
Flight Control Rocket Blows Up on the Pad
Flight Control was such a simple, enjoyable, universally acclaimed mobile game, it compelled the boss—and I don’t mean Totilo, I mean the boss—to write a review of it two years ago. He came back from his safari in the messy backcountry of video game criticism with a nice trophy, too. Me, however, I get to…
By Owen Good Published March 16, 2012 -
This Dead or Alive 5 Demo Might Be the Best Reason to Buy Ninja Gaiden 3
Ninja Gaiden 3 hits stores on March 20, and while I had no plans on dropping $60 on another round of punishing slice-and-dice, Hitomi and Ayane may have just changed my mind. Dead or Alive 5 wasn’t even on my radar until I saw this video. I knew the sequel was coming, but expected another…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2012 -
Stop Dragging Dragon Quest Around, Square Enix
In today’s warrior-dragging (get it?) installment of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Paradox Me ponders the poor treatment Square Enix has given Enix’s major contribution to the role-playing world. Why does it feel like Square isn’t utilizing the Dragon Quest franchise as well as they could be, despite its immense popularity? Don’t get me wrong,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2012 -
Pretend You Have the New iPad By Looking At This Screenshot
The makers of hit iOS game Infinity Blade II say this is what their game looks like when it runs on the new iPad. We asked for a direct comparison shot, but they had none to offer. If you can render one from the same scene, off of an iPad or iPad 2, share it…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Not only is it Friday, it’s the day before St. Patrick’s Day. That means that, depending on where you live, your commute home might become a vomit-dodging platformer of epic proportions. Better stockpile those power-ups! But, right now, you can enjoy the talk in Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 16, 2012 -
How To Win the War On Internet Trolls
Are you an Internet troll? Or maybe you’ve just encountered one. No. You’ve encountered more than one. What can be done about these people? Surely, they can be defeated? Video game designer Mike Drach thinks some of the Internet’s biggest trolls just need a hug, but that is not his sole means of dealing with…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2012 -
Baby-Proofing Tips for Gamers: Turn the Gate Around
Meet Seamus. Seamus wants to eat my delicious PlayStation 3 while strangling himself with the network cables coming out of my internet router. But Seamus has been thwarted by the power of the reverse baby gate. Every day Americans spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on items meant to protect their tiny sex by-products from…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2012 -
The Next Marvel Pinball Update Sounds Like Doctor Doom, Says It’ll “Rewrite Videogame Pinball History!”
Zen Studios’ Marvel Pinball games have brought members of the publisher’s pantheon to noisy, flashing life. There’ve been tables based on Thor, Spider-Man, even Moon Knight and Ghost Rider. But the developer’s newest batch of ball-and-flipper action tries to break new ground by centering its themes around actual storylines. And, hey, we’ve liked this stuff…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 16, 2012 -
Pac-Man with David Bowie or Mega Man in His Underwear? Tough Choice!
Some days it’s just not safe to surf one-a-day online t-shirt shops. Between Ript’s brilliant Pac-Man / Labyrinth combo and TeeFury’s Mega Man morning routine… well, I am buying two t-shirts. Technically three t-shirts, as I couldn’t resist picking up one of the Mega Man shirts, designed by artist Michael Myers Jr., for the mother…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2012 -
An Adorable Argument Against Underage Mature Game Sales
Even though many video games are rated Mature, they end up in children’s hands. One youngster totally cannot believe that! “While I was at work today we received this letter from what I assume is a grade school student writing a persuasive essay,” a GameStop employee told Kotaku. “I thought you all would enjoy.” Oh,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2012 -
Command & Conquer Looks Very Sad as a Browser Game
Those with faint stomachs may want to avoid clicking on this, lest they look upon what has become of this once-mighty franchise and despair. Unveiled late last year, Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances is a browser-based take on the old real-time strategy series, which manages to combine the terms “massively multiplayer”, “browser-based” and “free-to-play” in…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2012