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Assassin’s Creed III‘s Official Box Art Verifies Revolutionary War Setting
Looks like that rumored image we ran last night of the protagonist from Assassin’s Creed III checks out—Ubisoft has posted the official box art from the game to Facebook that depicts the same tomahawk-wielding gentleman. In addition, Game Informer has shared the art from their cover story on the game, further confirming the setting. Looks…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 1, 2012 -
WTPT: This Halo: Reach Sneak Attack Is More Humiliating (and Hilarious) Than Teabagging
We all have our secret moves and special style to playing a particular first-person shooter (I like snipers, for instance), but have you ever tried the Bum Bait move? Rooster Teeth introduces this hilarious move in video form. I think we can admit that some of our actions in games are predictable. After all, seeing…
By Tina Amini Published March 1, 2012 -
Circadia’s Simple, Ingenious Puzzles Breaks Down Music Games to Their Best Parts
Circadia doesn’t look like much when you start it up. Even after the tutorial, all you’re getting is a black screen with a white and colored dots on it. The goals are simple. The controls, even moreso. All you do in Circadia is tap colored circles to send out musical tones that need to hit…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 1, 2012 -
Noobz Movie Trailer Promises Another Terrible Movie About Gamers
Featuring a once-funny Jason Mewes and a Michael Cera look-alike—and a special Adam Sessler appearance!—is this ghastly trailer that will apparently be an actual film at some point (this Summer). A crew of friends and gamers get together to travel to LA for a Gears of War 3 tournament, dead set on winning the thing.…
By Tina Amini Published March 1, 2012 -
Think You’ve Got Problems? What About the Pokémon Trainers?
World hunger? War? Global warming? Nonsense! Too long have the beleaguered Pokémon trainers of the world suffered quietly under their own first world problems. With one video, Kotaku reader csanders984 has become the voice of millions. Trust a member of the Kotaku community to have his finger on the pulse of the problems facing the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2012 -
Sexual Harassment is a Joke to These Fighting Game Fans [Update]
Apparently, it’s okay to make fun of sexual harassment in the fighting games community. That’s what happened last night, as one of the biggest fighting game streaming broadcasts mocked the controversy that followed an episode of Capcom’s “Cross Assault” web series Wednesday Night Fights, produced by Level|Up and sponsored by fighting game mecca Shoryuken, aired…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 1, 2012 -
iPad 3’s Upgraded Display Will Be a World of Difference for Games
Apple fans are eagerly awaiting next week’s announcement about the iPad 3. We’ve previously reported that the new device is widely rumored to have an upgraded “retina display,” vastly improving the resolution which, in turn, makes apps and games look better. But reading about resolutions is one thing. What do the numbers actually mean? What…
By Kate Cox Published March 1, 2012 -
The Case of the Foul-Smelling PS Vita Case
Those pretty plastic peripherals can be painfully pungent, as commenter Hongo found out after his recent purchase of a place to keep his PS Vita. It’s Stink Up on Kotaku! Never before have I bought an item that stunk. Ok, a few of them, but I’m talking about literally smelling of some foul odor. Enter…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Man, is it March already? Time rolls on and so must Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where you can air your views on all things video games, and even some things not video games. Here we are at the start of a new month, which means new art for you dear readers to have your…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 1, 2012 -
How Five Xbox 360 Owners Kept Their Launch-Day Consoles Alive
Remember the Red Ring of Death? Though today it’s more meme than catastrophe, there was once a time when that terrifying symbol of hardware failure seemed to strike every Xbox 360 on the planet, morphing them all into useless bricks. But what about the ones that lasted? What about the launch-day Xbox 360s that still…
By Jason Schreier Published March 1, 2012 -
Can Metroid and Crush 3D Make Up for a Week Without WiiWare?
Is it me, or is the Nintendo Download shrinking? This week we’ve got a beloved classic and the demo of an upcoming puzzle platformer for the 3DS, a spot the difference game for DSiWare, and that’s pretty much it. I might cradle my Wii and cry. At least it’s a pretty great week for 3DS…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2012 -
This Starhawk Trailer Shows Off Building-Dropping Offense
Attention, everyone: the signature move of Warhawk‘s spiritual successor has been anointed. The Property Damage—like that? I just made it up—is going to be the move that everyone tries to pull off in the sci-fi action/strategy hybrid. I’ve gotten a chance to play Starhawk a few times and the sensation of having the battlefield morph…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 1, 2012 -
A Delightfully Convoluted Overview of Minecraft 1.2’s Finer Points
Who needs a bullet list of features when you can go on a glorious Rube Goldberg-esque journey through the wonders of Minecraft 1.2? Generikb the Minecraft Hermit painstakingly crafted this incredible Minecraft machine to demonstrate how cats scare Creepers, zombies break down doors, and the sky (which is the limit) is now a little less…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2012 -
BioShock Infinite Plunges Out of the Sky October 16
The wait for Ken Levine’s game now has a definitive conclusion, as Irrational Games and 2K announce an October 16 release date for BioShock Infinite in North America, with an international release October 19. Apparently it takes three days for a flying city full of maniacs to cross the Atlantic.
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2012 -
Nom Nom Nom
Dig In | TOKYO, JAPAN: Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi eating food as part of a promotional tie-up for the latest Yakuza PSP game. (Photo: GameWatchImpress) Is This the Star of Assassin’s Creed III? [Update] Well, this is interesting. A Best Buy worker just emailed us two images snapped from their employee news section. One shows that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2012 -
Is This the Star of Assassin’s Creed III? [Update: Yes, It Is]
Well, this is interesting. A Best Buy worker just emailed us two images snapped from their employee news section. One shows that Ubisoft will be unveiling Assassin’s Creed III on March 5, and that there’ll be pre-order bonuses to be had. Whatever. The other is a shot of what they say is the game’s promotional…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
A Cat. Watching Star Wars.
This is a perfect storm. It’s as if the internet gods got together and created this just to show what they were capable of. It is, as noted in this post’s title, a cat watching Star Wars—no, a cat sitting up while watching Star Wars Cat is watching “Star Wars” [YouTube via GWen Harlow via…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2012 -
Turning Dollar Bills Into Works of Video Game Art
Reader Thayer likes to take legal tender and draw all over it. While that’s technically illegal, we’re going to hold off on reporting him to the authorities, because any man who turns Abe Lincoln into the Dovahkiin is OK in our books. The shots you see are just some of his more gamey works; you’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
Game Informer Accidentally Leaks Another Assassin’s Creed III Image? [Update]
Only a few hours after we gave you the first look at what’s likely to be Assassin’s Creed III’s new hero, website Game Informer appears to have accidentally displayed an image all but confirming its legitimacy. The image, which seems to have gone up a little too early, has since been pulled down (but which…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012