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TF2, Halo Demake Specialist Releases Original Platformer
You know, it’s funny, every time we’ve posted one of Eric Ruth’s amazing demake videos, people have complained “looks great, but why doesn’t he make something original?”. Well, shut up. He’s making something original. This is Corril Slayer, inspired by the likes of Mega Man and Castlevania, where the player flips between the real world…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
An Enormous Zelda Painting to Blow Your Socks Clean Off
Last Year, Japanese artist ag+ put together one of the most amazing pieces of fan art the world has ever seen Well, obviously drawing inspiration from that image, here’s a slightly smaller, more focused effort by L-DAWB, which instead of spanning the series’ entire history just looks at Skyward Sword I’m really liking the different…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
MechWarrior Online’s Trailer is Free-to-Play
I’d love to be able to tell you this debut trailer for MechWarrior Online gave us a first look at how it plays, but of course, it doesn’t. It gives us a first look at a man climbing into a giant walking tank. First revealed last year, the game’s already got a few people concerned…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
I Will Find You!
Greetings, Kotaku, and welcome to your mid-week open thread. I find myself thinking about Last of the Mohicans for some reason… I can’t imagine why… Here, as always, are some selections of randomness from around the internet. Drusilla is (maybe) getting a Buffy spin-off comic – Nice. Wait, I always thought she was super annoying.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 29, 2012 -
Kingdoms of Amalur DLC To Add Fates, Estates, and Pirates
The first major DLC addition for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is due in March, and it has pirates. “The Legend of Dead Kel” himself is the core of the new content, but the DLC promises to add a rather significant expansion onto the base game, providing a whole new northern island area — Gallows End…
By Kate Cox Published February 29, 2012 -
Rest in Peace, EverQuest Online Adventures. We Hardly Knew Ye Were Still Operational
After nine years of operating in a quiet corner away from prying mainstream gaming eyes, the PlayStation 2-based EverQuest Online Adventures will cease to be come March 29, along with Cosmic Rift, Infantry and Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga. Let us read up on these games on Wikipedia and then have a moment of silence…
By Mike Fahey Published February 29, 2012 -
Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Medieval Moves, Huey Lewis New This Week on the PlayStation Store
Things have settled down a bit at the PlayStation store after the Vita-Bonanza of the last few weeks. This week, we’ve got a few new demos for Vita games, along with full-game downloads of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Storm, and the new Move game Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest There’s also a dynamic Leap Year theme!…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 29, 2012 -
The Beautifully Melancholy Chrono Cross Was Unfairly Overlooked
Japanese RPGs used to be a lot more controversial. Or maybe it was just because I was a teenager during the genre’s heyday – you know, when Final Fantasy games flew off shelves, when hours of CG cutscenes featuring teary-eyed androgynes were considered breathtaking rather than tiresome — and teenagers like to argue about things…
Leigh Alexander Published February 29, 2012 -
Looks Like These Are More Doom 4 Images
Yesterday, a grip of alleged Doom 4 screenshots surfaced on the internet, depicting earth being torn apart by the forces of Hell. Today, more images turned up over at allgamesbeta.com. The images are unconfirmed, but show some of the character models from the game, as well as a building that’s been eaten and something labeled…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 29, 2012 -
What’s The Future of Assassin’s Creed Have to Do With Snow?
The Assassin’s Creed Facebook page shifted over to the “timeline” display today, choosing that mysterious snowy image for its panorama. On cue, Ubisoft’s page managers followed up with a comment that “a major announcement from Assassin’s Creed is only days away,” yet also advising folks to check the official Assassin’s Creed site tomorrow. Don’t believe…
By Owen Good Published February 29, 2012 -
This Reaper Invasion Needs More Cowbell
I Got A Fever | An awesome piece of fan-art suggesting that even in Mass Effect 3‘s distant future, humans haven’t forgotten about The Cult. (Image by Holly Chan via Reddit.) What’s The Future of Assassin’s Creed Have to Do With Snow? The Assassin’s Creed Facebook page shifted over to the “timeline” display today, choosing…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 29, 2012 -
New NCAA Kickoff Rules Will Appear First in a Video Game
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Last week, the NCAA implemented kickoff rules changes similar to ones imposed last year by the NFL, with a couple of twists. Whatever the case, NCAA Football 13 producer Ben Haumiller assured The Gaming Tailgate that his game will reflect the new rule…
By Owen Good Published February 29, 2012 -
Madden‘s Cover Madness Names Its First Sweet Sixteen Candidates
Back on Super Bowl weekend, I tried to pick the 64-man field—two players from each of the NFL’s 32 teams—who would be vying in EA Sports’ fan-voted playoff for the Madden NFL 13 cover. Half of the picks I made were pulled out my ass. The other half were regrettable for other reasons. Yet after…
By Owen Good Published February 29, 2012 -
This Baldur’s Gate Teaser Sure Takes Its Time To Tell Us Not Much [Update]
Following up on last night’s Baldur’s Gate website tease, today a YouTube user named Beamdogger has uploaded a teaser trailer for…something, featuring voice clips from both Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II and the world’s longest logo reveal. Update: Looks like it’s fake. Beamdogger refers to the digital distribution platform / independent studio Beamdog, run…
By Mike Fahey Published February 29, 2012 -
Hacker Claims He Tricked Taco Bell Into Sending Him a PlayStation Vita
A hacker says he used a bot to scam Taco Bell into sending him a PlayStation Vita during the “Unlock the Box” contest. Using an automated program to generate codes for Taco Bell’s Vita contest-turned-debacle, a message board user named “Sinister” says he managed to win one of Sony’s new handheld systems. Writing in a…
By Jason Schreier Published February 29, 2012 -
Downton Abbey Meets Magic: The Gathering, and It Is Glorious
Okay, yes, fine. This post is at least partly an excuse for me to finally tag something “Downton Abbey” here at Kotaku. But in this case, the tag is warranted—over at Kill Screen, writer Sarah Elmaleh (who some of you may remember as the voice of Aeris in that column I wrote about silent protagonists)…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 29, 2012 -
This Is What A Gamer’s Sexual Harassment Looks Like
One competitive gamer’s inflammatory comments in support of sexual harassment set off a firestorm of drama in the gaming world yesterday. This video makes things seem even worse. In a recent interview, competitive gamer Aris Bakhtanians said “sexual harassment is part of [the] culture” in the fighting game community, where players compete in titles like…
By Jason Schreier Published February 29, 2012 -
PlayStation 4 Ditching The Cell Processor, Sources Say, Which Leads to Some Wild Theories.
The PlayStation 4 will not use Sony’s Cell processor nor any possible successor to the vaunted chipset that was introduced to the world through the PlayStation 3, gaming industry sources tell Kotaku What we’re hearing from sources follow a Forbes rumor last week that chip-maker AMD would make the graphics chip for a PS4, a…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 29, 2012