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South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Resigns After Spending Campaign Money On PlayStation
South Carolina Lt. Governor Ken Ard resigned this morning following a longrunning scandal during which he admitted he used his campaign funds to buy iPads and PlayStation 3s, news outlet TalkingPointsMemo reports. According to the report, Ard spent $3000 on a PlayStation, clothing, iPads, and his wife’s cell phone bill. He spent a total of…
By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2012 -
Fez Creator Says People Have Gotten His “Japanese Games Suck” Comment All Wrong
Phil Fish doesn’t want to talk about Japanese games anymore. Like, really. The Fez creator’s been smothered by haters after his controversial remarks earlier this week. But he does want to set the record straight on some things. Fish is sick of the controversy that’s dogged him, saying that it’s blown up totally out of…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 9, 2012 -
WTPT: Wario and Waluigi Paint Their 8-Bit World, And Then Dance Around It
Graffiti artists Edertron Onerski and Kid NES have teamed up to present this awesome mural. But for the sake of hilarity and a little bit of fun, they danced around in Wario and Waluigi costumes while painting it. Even Gumby makes an appearance to spin tracks for the painting/dancing party. The mural was made as…
By Tina Amini Published March 9, 2012 -
The Latin Inspiration Behind One of Final Fantasy VII‘s Biggest Songs
You’ve heard “One Winged Angel,” the memorable dark melody that plays during Final Fantasy VII‘s Sephiroth’s most chilling moments, but did you know that much of it was inspired by the Latin cantata Carmina Burana? Kotaku video editor Chris Person has put together this video showing some of the similarities between the two pieces.
By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2012 -
NFL Kicker Is Up, and It’s Good
I figured I had the perfect last name for an NFL placekicker. I’d come in and toe an impossibly long game-winner in the Super Bowl, and the next day, over a picture of me with both arms raised, the banner headline would read “IT’S GOOD.” Of course I am. The truth is that the breed…
By Owen Good Published March 9, 2012 -
Five People Playing the Tetris Theme on One Guitar? Sort Of…
Either these five people look amazingly similar, or there’s some brilliant digital trickery going on. Either way, this clip is bound to remind you of a video game you used to play. Of course there’s video trickery going on here, but you’d be surprised how many people in the YouTube comments for this splendid little…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2012 -
GDC Notebook: Day 4: How Many Times Will They Play The Same Game?
The Game Developers Conference is nearly done. And what have I learned? On day 4 I learned that the Valve console, should it ever exist won’t be out soon. So said Valve, proving that a little shoe-leather-burning can get you the answers you need. Thank goodness for the weeks when just about anyone who makes…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 9, 2012 -
The Future Does Not Look Like Fun for Retail Chain GAME
Trouble first appeared to be brewing for major games retailer GAME in February, when pre-orders of Mass Effect 3 were suddenly canceled. All other new EA titles followed suit, and reports began to surface outlining the company’s troubled financial state. GAME’s prospects have (perhaps unsurprisingly) failed to turn around as March progresses, MCV reports. The…
By Kate Cox Published March 9, 2012 -
Retailer Shoots Down Grand Theft Auto Vita Rumors
Earlier this week, we reported a rumor that retailer Play.com had accidentally leaked the existence of a Grand Theft Auto for Vita and three other games. In a statement to Eurogamer today, Play.com confirmed that this report was false. [Eurogamer]
By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3 Has Serious Intimacy Issues
Don’t get commenter KillerIri5h wrong; he loves Mass Effect 3. He just wishes the game would love him back just as accurately. What does that mean? Find out in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Could someone ask Mass Effect 3 to stop looking away from me? Mass Effect. This series is one of the reasons…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Gather around, friends. We have the finest surgeons ready to take care of your every medical need, or we could just discuss video games in Kotaku‘s official forum, Talk Amongst Yourselves. Your choice! Pan1da7 makes his triumphant return to the TAYpic spotlight with this startlingly accurate commentary on American healthcare. You too can mix video…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2012 -
BioWare Says Mass Effect 3 Shipped 3.5 Million Copies
Mass Effect 3 has shipped 3.5 million copies in its first week on sale, BioWare said today. The sci-fi action-roleplaying game has received a number of positive reviews across the board, boasting a 95 on Metacritic’s critic score aggregation. [BioWare]
By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2012 -
Can Manufactured Memories Be as Powerful as Experience?
The gateway to the mind, the self, who you are, what you believe in—the most complex structure in the universe, allegedly—is resting on your shoulders. I speak, of course, of the brain, that strange, wondrous organ that has given rise to many of our crown jewels as a species—science, philosophy, dreams. Thought in particular is…
Patricia Hernandez Published March 9, 2012 -
Sora Goes All 80s In These Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Screens
Publisher Square Enix has released some new screenshots and artwork for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, the upcoming action-roleplaying game that it will release for Nintendo 3DS this year. As you can see from the shots, it looks like Sora and crew are headed back to the world of Tron, the 1982 sci-fi film…
By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2012 -
Tribes: Ascend‘s “Llama Island” Trailer Is Heartbreakingly Familiar
Tribes: Ascend officially launches on April 12, a day when llamas will rain from the sky, filling multiplayer maps with fresh corpses until they’re nothing but islands of dead… oh! See what they did there? For those of you confused about llamas (we’ve all been there?), that’s what we call a Tribes player that rushes…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2012 -
How Does Metal Gear Look on the PS Vita?
Like this! First mentioned last fall, Metal Gear Solid: HD Edition is coming to the PS Vita. Have a gander at the PS Vita versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 With the “transfarring” system, players can save and transfer play data between the PS Vita and the PS3 via WiFi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012 -
The Next Xbox Won’t Have a Disc Drive? [Update]
As Kotaku revealed last month, work has begun on the next Xbox. It’s codenamed “Durango”. Today, website MCVUK reported a source revealed that the next Xbox apparently won’t have a disc drive. Instead, according to MCVUK, the next Xbox “will offer compatibility with some sort of interchangeable solid-state card storage, although it is not known…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012 -
It’s Like a Multiplayer Shooter, Only Set in the 15th Century
This is the first proper trailer for War of the Roses, a multiplayer combat game from Fatshark and Paradox. Come for the bows and medieval countryside, stay for the man who gets stabbed in the head not once, not twice, but thrice. It’s due on the PC later this year.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2012 -
WoW’s Lich King is “Only” 19″ Tall in the Real World
In October, Sideshow will be releasing this enormous statue of World of Warcraft’s Arthas, better known to everyone who doesn’t play World of Warcraft as The Lich King. Standing 19″ tall and weighing twenty pounds, he’ll cost you $350 and should be available at your favourite comic store or online retailer.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2012