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Evil Robot George Washington Is One of BioShock Infinite‘s Big Villains
Meet the Motorized Patriot. This creepy, Washington-faced automaton will try to mow you down with his gatling gun in the first-person shooter BioShock Infinite, which will be out October 16 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. He’s one of the Heavy Hitters, a group of enemies that the team says will “provide a unique…
By Jason Schreier Published March 8, 2012 -
What Would a 19th Century Portal Gun Look Like?
This. Needing an accessory for her steampunk Chell costume, DeviantArt user batman-n-bananas set about building a steampunk Portal gun. The results of which are here, and which are damn impressive. Like all the best models, it’s made of the remains of many random, strange things. Like teapots, pianos, hair gel pots, antique clocks, an old…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012 -
Retailer Sends Copies of Madden Instead of Mass Effect 3. Whoops.
Sounds like “some” customers of online retailer Newegg who pre-ordered a copy of Mass Effect 3 didn’t get what they paid for. They got a game, delivered on time, only it was...Madden 12 An email sent by the outlet reads: We’re contacting you today regarding your recent purchase of the Mass Effect 3 Xbox 360…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012 -
Save Your Screen’s Universe With Awesome Mass Effect Wallpaper
Artist Ricky Linn has, in a fit of excitement over the release of Mass Effect 3, drawn these great little homages to the cast and crew of the Normandy. Given the art style and their original dimensions, I thought it was only fair to resize them into wallpapers. One for your desktop, the other three…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012 -
It Takes a Download of Trillions to Hold Sales Back (Well, Not Even That)
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson says a lot of things. Some of them interesting, others regrettable. As with most humans! This, about piracy, is one of the former. I’ve always found it interesting that it’s usually independent developers, those whose livelihoods are most closely associated with the success of their games, that are always the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012 -
New Rainbow Six Game Loses its Top Men
Usually, when a studio is developing a new game, it has top men working on it. Top. Men. But Ubisoft’s upcoming Rainbow 6: Patriots is a temporary exception, as four of its top men have reportedly been “removed” from the project. Not fired from the company, just removed from this game. Those men are Creative…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012 -
“Beer Soaked” Homeless Guy Crashes Suda Interview, Lasts Ten Minutes
According to a report on CVG, a Game Developers Conference session with No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda (pictured) got a little strange yesterday when a homeless man (not pictured) joined Edge for an interview. “There were plenty of drinks flowing at the event so nobody took much notice that this second ‘journalist’ was heavily…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012 -
The Winners of the 2012 Game Developers Choice Awards
Here are the winners of the 2012 Game Developers Choice Awards, announced tonight at GDC 2012: Best Game Design: Portal 2 (Valve) Innovation: Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik) Best Technology: Battlefield 3 (DICE) Best Handheld/Mobile Game: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers) Best Audio: Portal 2 (Valve) Best Downloadable Game: Bastion (Supergiant Games)…
By Owen Good Published March 7, 2012 -
Total Recall Starts Now!
Kotaku’s daily look back at the history of video games starts right now.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 -
I Had to See This, and Now You Do Too
And then Luke got eaten by spiders. That’s the town of Wagga Wagga, where recent floods have made millions of arachnids that would otherwise remain safely hidden underneath your bed or in your shoes take to the skies in a majestic display of oh god, I am going to throw up in fear. Luke is…
By Mike Fahey Published March 7, 2012 -
The PlayStation Vita Somehow Makes Augmented Reality Look Amazing
This is augmented reality, but not as you know it. Usually, AR in video games is a tedious gimmick, reliant on either incredibly simple, overlaid images or specially-made cards being placed in specially-designated positions. But Sony’s PlayStation Vita can now do proper, three-dimensional AR all on its own. No tricks, no cards. All it needs…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 -
After Five Crummy Games, Marvel Wants No More of Sega
“No current plans” is politespeak for “this ballgame is over.” And that was the reply given by Marvel’s senior executive responsible for video games production, when asked what the future holds for the publishing label and Sega. “There are no current plans for additional Marvel games to be published by Sega,” T.Q. Jefferson told The…
By Owen Good Published March 7, 2012 -
Fez Creator Says Comics and Games Can Expand Your Brains
“Hi, I’m Phil Fish and I’m here to talk about Japanese games.” Referencing the controversy over his recent remarks, the Fez designer’s opening line during the Indie Soapbox got big laughs. But, his remarks at the GDC 2012 session actually dealt with comic books, a medium that originated in America, and the conceptual connection between…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 7, 2012 -
Nearly 6 Million Years of World of Warcraft Healthy for Players’ Brains
A number of recent research studies conducted on games and gamers have found a generally positive trend in the effect that gaming has on players’ brains, the Wall Street Journal reports. Not only is World of Warcraft good for senior citizens brain function, it’s good for a lot of other groups as well. Some of…
By Kate Cox Published March 7, 2012 -
How Do You Make a Super Mario Game At a Time of National Tragedy?
Most of Koichi Hayashida’s talk at the Game Developers Conference today about making the most recent Super Mario game for Nintendo was silly. Some of it was even a joke. Until he got to the earthquake. March 11, 2011. Japan’s worst natural disaster in ages. He was in the fifth floor of a building in…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 7, 2012 -
You Lived to See the Day When the Cubs Finally Win the World Series
I was on a six-hour flight back from Washington last week and struck up a conversation with my seatmate, a woman who was, literally, a brain surgeon from Arizona. She asked what I do, and I told her, and she asked me what value sports video games provide that playing an actual sport does not.…
By Owen Good Published March 7, 2012 -
Who’ll Win the First Round of Madden‘s Cover Contest (I Think)
EA Sports yesterday completed its announcement of the field of 64 candidates for the cover of Madden NFL 13, and opened voting today in its joint promotion with ESPN. Having tried to predict the entire field before it was announced (I went 38 for 62), I’m now going pick who wins the play-in round. How…
By Owen Good Published March 7, 2012 -
We’ve Played Mario Tennis 3DS… Poorly
Here’s a hands-on look at Mario Tennis Open, a goofy upcoming sports game that will be out this May for Nintendo 3DS. And by “hands-on look,” I mean Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo demonstrating a serious lack of ability to play video games. As you can see, Mario destroyed him. Totilo wants me to note that…
By Jason Schreier Published March 7, 2012
