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No, a Smaller Screen Does Not Mean you can Release a Banned Video Game
Last year’s Mortal Kombat reboot was never released on console in Australia, because it exceeded the country’s MA15+ rating. Without an adults-only rating Down Under, the game couldn’t be put on shelves. With the game getting a later release on the PlayStation Vita, though, publishers Warner Bros. figured they’d try their luck and re-submit Mortal…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2012 -
How Game Value is Like Six Boxes of Horseshit
This is from Dan Pinchbeck, writer of PC indie story/thing Dear Esther, while giving a presentation at GDC earlier today. For reference, the full quote is below: Of all the turds in the pipe, this is the granddaddy. Games are not too expensive. If you go to the store to buy granola and accidentally buy…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2012 -
Sadly, Mass Effect 3 on PS3 Has Some Problems
While it’s unfortunate to still have to be writing this in 2012, when most games have their multiplatform houses in order, it seems that the PS3 version of Mass Effect 3 has a lot of trouble sticking to its assigned 30 frames-per-second. As a video on Eurogamer shows, while both game suffer from slowdown when…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2012 -
Future Indie Game Developers, Cliff Bleszinski Says Make Your Games on PC
Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski, speaking at a GDC panel earlier today, gives some practical advice to the fledgling developers of tomorrow. It may not mesh with the corporate views of his employers, necessarily, but it’s sound advice regardless. (Top photo by Mark Davis | Getty)
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012 -
There Will Be No Open Thread Post Tonight
Sorry folks, no time for Open Thread tonight. We ran out of internet. And colors. In its place, I give you a solid black 960×540 image, suitable for printing and framing (click on the enlarge button in the bottom right-hand corner for a larger view). Why not just use HTML code to color the square…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2012 -
In One of the Greatest Comebacks in Sports History, Fans Fund “The Tecmo Bowl MMO”
Two days ago, the “Tecmo Bowl MMO” was left for dead, less than halfway to its funding goal on Kickstarter. Today was the deadline for the game. If it didn’t raise $7,500, every cent contributed would be lost. In a last ditch effort, Gridiron Heroes‘ project leader, Dave Murray, asked me, Operation Sports, and Epic…
By Owen Good Published March 8, 2012 -
How to Make 10 Million Sound Like an Unimpressive Number
At GDC, Sony engineer Gabe Ahn proclaimed that 10 million PlayStation Move units have been shipped to retailers since the motion-control system was released in late 2010. Yeah, that’s “shipped,” not necessarily “sold,” but we can infer a decent portion of them have at least cleared shelves. Of course, included in that total is the…
By Owen Good Published March 8, 2012 -
Building a Better Mech in Armored Core V
You can never have too many giant killer riding robots. Thanks to Armored Core V’s customization options, you’ll soon be able to put that ancient wisdom to the test. Customizing your own ride is one of the best features of an Armored Core game. I might have spent more time putting my mech together in…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2012 -
First SimCity Gameplay Footage Reticulates my Splines
When EA first showed off the new SimCity, it didn’t show a snip of gameplay footage. It was all idealised, stylish stuff. Leaving many to wonder, hey, what does this game actually look like. Well, it looks like this! At another GDC talk, this time about the game’s Glassbox engine, Maxis show a ton of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012 -
Trust Us, Install The Witcher 2 to the 360’s Hard Drive, Says Studio
It sounds like the console port of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, one of the top-role playing games as a PC-only release in 2011, will need a hard drive installation. Otherwise, well, enjoy the slow loading times and janky visuals, says the game’s studio. “If it’s possible to install the game [then do so],…
By Owen Good Published March 8, 2012 -
‘We Can Bring Back the Best’ of Tony Hawk, says, uh, Tony Hawk
We caught up with Tony Hawk, pro skater, to ask him about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, the high-definition update of everyone’s favorite levels from the first two Pro Skater games. Here the skateboarding legend tells us his favorite levels, and why they deserve a remake in the first place.
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2012 -
Kotaku Melodic Will Be Back Next Week
Due to the crazy busyness of the San Francisco Game Developers Conference, Kotaku Melodic will be taking this week off. We’ll be back next week with more of the best of all things pertaining to music, video games, and the many places that the two things meet. In the meantime, go ahead on back and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 8, 2012 -
No. 18 Leaves TEAM_ID 10
Of all the things written, posted, tweeted, shouted or cried about the end of Peyton Manning’s tenure in Indianapolis, I thought one of the most poignant came from a guy who has gotten to know him very well over the past decade. “Going to be weird taking Peyton Manning off of TEAM_ID 10 tomorrow,” Donny…
By Owen Good Published March 8, 2012 -
Valve Delays Counter-Strike GO To Summer
You’re going to have to wait a tad longer for the next Counter-Strike. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be a summer game, instead of a spring game, Valve’s Doug Lombardi told me today. The game is still coming to Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac, but Valve needed a little more time to get it to…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 8, 2012 -
Your Choices Will Change BioShock Infinite‘s Story
BioShock Infinite will tell a different tale every time you play it, director Ken Levine says. Speaking to me during a phone interview last week, the BioShock creator said his upcoming shooter will feature significant choices—choices that have a significant impact on the way Infinite‘s story goes down “I don’t wanna present it as sort…
By Jason Schreier Published March 8, 2012 -
Notch Explains Why Minecraft Is a Man’s World
It’s a simple question: Can you be a girl in Minecraft? Spy Party developer Chris Hecker asked that of Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, during a fireside chat at this year’s GDC. The Mojang CEO’s answer is that the iconic blocky look of his hit sandbox construction game is inherently masculine. Not that the hat-wearing programmer hasn’t…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 8, 2012 -
Move Carefully or Get Caught In The Act
Fresh from this year’s Game Developers Conference, we have video from Kotaku‘s Stephen Totilo showing upcoming iOS title The Act The lush, cinematically animated 2D game is a comic cartoon in which players control Edgar, a hapless window washer in pursuit of Sylvia, the woman of his dreams. As the video demonstrates better than a…
By Kate Cox Published March 8, 2012 -
Tell Kotaku Game Club About Your Mass Effect 3 Saga!
Welcome to the first Kotaku Game Club discussion of Mass Effect 3. Since I hadn’t determined a stopping point ahead of time, we’re going to say that today’s discussion will cover everything through the mission on Menae. I imagine that some of you are already past that point, but I don’t want too many people…
By Mike Epstein Published March 8, 2012 -
Shooting Down Rumors, Valve Says They’re Not Making a Game Console Any Time Soon
Delay those dreams of a Steam Box competing with a PlayStation, Xbox or Wii. Valve Software is not making a gaming console in the near future and that the various rumors swirling around don’t add up to them making their own set-top box. “We’re prepping the Steam Big Picture Mode UI and getting ready to…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 8, 2012
