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The Dorkly Weekly: Shedding a Little Light on Limbo
Being chased through a black-and-white forest filled with blowgun-wielding natives, dangling corpses, and the gigantic silhouette of a spider sure is creepy. If only the hero of Limbo had remembered to pack a flashlight. It’s amazing what you discover when you turn the lights up a bit, isn’t it? For more sick and twisted video…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 -
Are Mass Effect and Dragon Age In The Same Universe? BioWare Responds
It wasn’t a serious question, but I did ask it. And they answered. I was talking to BioWare co-founders, doctors Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, about a lot of things during an interview earlier this month in Las Vegas. The query just popped into my head. Maybe it all crosses over. Here’s how the conversation…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 27, 2012 -
This Cool Ninja Text Adventure Isn’t Really A Ninja Text Adventure
Well this is some creative marketing. Head on over to markoftheninja.com to play through a ninja-centric text adventure game. It’s called “Mark of the Ninja,” and it’s brought to you by Klei Entertainment, makers of Shank (Well, it’s not really a “text adventure” game like Zork or The Lurking Horror, it’s more of a “choose…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 27, 2012 -
PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards Voting Opens Tomorrow
Last year, Sony piloted their PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards, and they apparently liked the results enough to repeat the endeavor this year. This year’s awards include nominees in ten total categories, up from 2010’s four. The featured games received high user ratings after their release on PSN. Voting runs through next Tuesday, March 6, and…
By Kate Cox Published February 27, 2012 -
Early Mass Effect 3 Winners May Have Jumped Into Legal Hot Water [UPDATE]
The two men who won an early copy of Mass Effect 3 this weekend may have broken both state and federal laws by trying to raffle it off. Two weeks ago, publisher Electronic Arts took copies of the sci-fi role-playing game and launched them into space on weather balloons. GPS devices were attached to each…
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2012 -
Say Hi to The Witcher 2’s Bad Guy In This New Trailer
Despite Comrade Fahey’s excellent review of The Witcher 2, it was just one of those games that I didn’t get to in 2011. This trailer—featuring series hero Geralt facing off against the sword-for-hire whose killing is throwing the game’s kingdoms into upheaval—makes me desperately want to correct that mistake. Thankfully, The Witcher 2: Assassin of…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 -
Epic to Show New Unreal Engine at the Game Developers Conference
Epic Games will be demoing the Unreal Engine 4 at the Game Developers’ Conference next week. At DICE, Epic’s Tim Sweeney said that the engine would require a console much more powerful than the Xbox 360.
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 27, 2012 -
Wii Fit Doesn’t Actually Make Kids Fit
It’s been close to thirty years since video games began their great leap from arcades to living rooms, and for all of those years parents and pediatricians have been counseling that kids spend too much time sitting on the sofa, controllers glued to their hands. For a time, it seemed that fitness games and motion…
By Kate Cox Published February 27, 2012 -
WTPT: Seems Like F.E.A.R‘s Alma Is Haunting the Soldiers of Battlefield 3
These days it seems like the meaning of machinima has become convoluted. Is it those funny animated videos about Link? Is it a gaming site? Is it the video of your grandmother freaking out while watching Amnesia? No, it’s none of those things. It’s the original Red vs. Blue. It’s actually what you see above:…
By Tina Amini Published February 27, 2012 -
He Screams at Gaming’s Most Terrifying Moments So You Can Laugh
YouTube entertainer PewDiePie likes to record himself doing scary things, like playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent or the Cry of Fear Half-Life 2. His reactions are glorious moments of pure panic. It’s like having a surrogate pants-pisser. What a lovely service this man is providing, taking the girlish screams upon himself, transforming them into laughter…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 -
PokéPark 2 Intro Wants to Be the Grimmest There Ever was
Just when you think you’re getting a happy, high-pitched Pokémon adventure, the newest —out today—starring Pikachu and friends opens with this fearsome prophecy of doom. The ominous tone of the ambient music could be from a Dead Space and that dialogue feels ripped from some super-serious JRPG. But fret not: there will be dancing.
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 -
Charging Me for Hints Is Totally Not Cool, Move the Box!
As of today, the number one free gaming app on iTunes is Move the Box. I wanted to check out what the fuss was about, so I downloaded the app and got to playing. For about ten minutes, I enjoyed myself. And then, I got very, very angry. In Move the Box, the goal is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012 -
Watch This, Play This Begins Now
Stuff to play, stuff to see, here comes Watch This, Play This. Confused? Read this
By Tina Amini Published February 27, 2012 -
It’s Really Mean To Steal Kills In Battlefield 3
It’s okay to bring a knife to a gun fight, but it’s not okay to steal somebody’s kill in Battlefield 3. Just ask the folks behind Snarky Entertainment, who released this snarky, entertaining Battlefield-themed video last week. It’s packed with blood, slow motion, and hardcore knife-on-knife violence. BATTLEFIELD 3 n00b’s – “Stole my Kill nOOb”…
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2012 -
Growth of Gaming on Facebook Stalled Out in 2011
For a while now, Facebook has appeared to be an unstoppable juggernaut on the gaming scene. Every year, the number of Facebook users keeps climbing, and the percentage of those users who play games on the social site has increased along with. Until last year, that is. A new report from a major business analyst…
By Kate Cox Published February 27, 2012 -
Ten Ways to Make the Next Pokémon Games the Very Best, Like No One Ever Was
With Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 on the way, commenter Daemon_Gildas has submitted a timely list of suggestions for freshening up a franchise that hasn’t changed all that much in the past 16 years. Dear Nintendo and/or Game Freak, I’m going to give you a list that would make the Pokémon series kick SO…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 -
Square Enix Registers Domain for Chrono Bind, Which Has Nothing To Do With Chrono Trigger
Square Enix registered chronobind.com and chronobind.net on Friday, Siliconera reports. Despite speculation, this is likely unrelated to popular RPG Chrono Trigger. Chrono Bind is a card game in an upcoming DLC pack for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII-2. [Siliconera]
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Time to step into the squared circle of talking and philosophical wrasslin’, brother! Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves, where we gather on a daily basis to discuss the joys and wonders of gaming all rolled up into one. Shadoroch re-imagines this month’s artistic masterpiece as a sports entertainent battle…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012