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Besieged By Hackers, EA Tries To Stymie FIFA Phishing Scams
Giant video game publisher EA and its most popular video games are rich targets for hackers and scammers, but the company is determined to fight back and protect its users, EA’s number two executive tells Kotaku Gamers should also try hard to protect themselves, chief operating officer Peter Moore advised, especially in light of rampant…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 21, 2012 -
New Modern Warfare 3 Prestige Levels Hitting Xbox 360 Today, PS3 Next Week
The latest Call of Duty will get 400 new ranks and 5 new prestige levels for Xbox 360 today and PlayStation 3 on February 28, Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling said today. PC users got’em last week. [Robert Bowling]
By Jason Schreier Published February 21, 2012 -
Sharknife 2: Double Z Might Have the Best Superhero Origin Ever
I’ve been waiting a long time for more Sharknife. Corey Lewis’ east-meets-west adventure series seethes with video game logic in the same way that the Scott Pilgrim books do—from label-mate Bryan Lee O’Malley. I first read the adventures of the skateboarding robo-ninja hero in 2005 and have been pining away for a sequel ever since.…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 21, 2012 -
The Panel Discussion Dozen: 12 Comics That Will Suck the Blood Right Out of You This Week
If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 21, 2012 -
A Love Letter to Tim Schafer
Luke’s Note: What better place than Panel Discussion to introduce Mr. Zac Gorman, who we’ve caught in a bottle and forced to draw beautiful comics for us once a month. Comics like this one. If you’re not up to speed on the whole “what happens next” bit, see here You can see more of Zac’s…
zac gorman Published February 21, 2012 -
Panel Discussion Starts Now
Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this
By Evan Narcisse Published February 21, 2012 -
Rumor: This Could Be A Teaser for a Cancelled Strider Game
Before its demise, gaming studio GRIN was working on new entries in the Bionic Commando and Strider series, Spanish gaming website Anait Games reported today Anait Games says the above trailer, found on the website of Spanish animation studio 23 Lunes, is actually a teaser for the cancelled Strider game, which Capcom had reportedly commissioned…
By Jason Schreier Published February 21, 2012 -
Here’s Where You Can See Indie Game: The Movie
After the film’s award-winning showing at the Sundance Film Festival, the folks behind Indie Game: The Movie have opted to turn down traditional distribution deals and take it on the road themselves. Possibly to a city near you! The list of venues that they’ve announced so far is at the bottom of this post; if…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 21, 2012 -
Drums! Dragons! Decent Graphics! Must be The Witcher 2 on Xbox 360
The latest trailer for the coming Xbox 360 “Enhanced Edition” of The Witcher 2 is a percussive lil’ thing, featuring lots of intercut action, as well as at least a glimpse of one of the trademark steamy love scenes and a forest tableaux that just screams “See? The game looks fine on the Xbox 360!”…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 21, 2012 -
Game Critics Say Asura’s Wrath is Definitely One to Watch
In Asura’s Wrath developer CyberConnect2 aimed to create a game that played like Japanese animation. Judging by the early reviews, someone forgot to tell them that you don’t actively play Japanese animation. Protect Heaven and Earth from the forces of the Gohma and what do you get? Your wife dead, your daughter kidnapped, and yourself…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 -
The Secret World Gets Significantly Less Secret When It Launches June 19
Funcom’s eagerly anticipated supernatural real-world MMO The Secret World reveals its secrets on June 19. Originally slated for an April release, the developer plans to use the extra time for more polish and beta testing.
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 -
WTPT: This Is What Assassin’s Creed Looks Like In Real Life
In the future, when we finally get some realistic virtual reality gaming options, playing Assassin’s Creed is going to be simultaneously terrifying and exciting. But I think it will take me awhile before I can leap off a building and land on a car without having a heart attack midway. This modern-day version apparently entails…
By Tina Amini Published February 21, 2012 -
The Black Hand is Alive and Well in Episode Three of Skyrim 2012
What started as a simple robbery in episode one of the live-action series Skyrim 2012 was upgraded to murder in episode two, and where there’s murder, there’s The Black Hand. It’s been an exciting few days in the Grosjean Bros.’ modern-day take on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. There’s been a murder, amicable shopkeeper Gregethor…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 -
Pass the Time Shooting Hoops as Jeremy Lin
Everyone is soaking in the Jeremy Lin insanity, so it was just a matter of time before somebody made a game out of it. LinSanity is a simple, browser-based basketball game where you never miss the hoop. The main object therefore becomes to collect the multiplier bonuses that pop up on the court. You’ll be…
By Tina Amini Published February 21, 2012 -
Fight Trolls With Towers In Towers N’ Trolls
Gamers’ reactions to tower defense games tend to go one of two ways. In one camp you have the devotees, the strategy junkies who need no excuse to set up towers and traps on their phones or desktops. In the other you have the haters, people who would rather do laundry or gouge out their…
By Jason Schreier Published February 21, 2012 -
This Video Makes the World of Amalur Seem a Lot Like the World of Warcraft
This video, released today by British site Zoomin.TV, shows us a side-by-side look at the world of recently-released Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and popular online game World of Warcraft. The two of them do seem to share some similarities when stacked up like this — some of the forests, deserts, and giant tree ramps (!)…
By Jason Schreier Published February 21, 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 21, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3 “Take Back the Earth” Trailer Extended Cut Doubles the Excitement
First there was the teaser. Then the full trailer. Now BioWare has unleashed an even longer version of the excellent Mass Effect 3 “Take Back the Earth” video, with nearly 90 seconds of additional footage. At the rate this thing is growing I give it a week before this transforms into a full two hour…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 -
If You Could Play Games From Only One Developer the Rest of Your Life…
It’s hypothetical question time for Speak Up on Kotaku! Today commenter Deakor asks us what one developer we would pick if we were cursed by some vengeful wizard to only play games from one studio for the rest of our miserable lives. So a friend of mine and I were discussing game developers the other…
By Mike Fahey Published February 21, 2012 -
Talk Among Yourselves
You are all royalty. Did you know that? Well, you are here, at least. That’s because this is is 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. PS3 downloadable Fat Princess inspired Pan1da7‘s heiress-hefting…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 21, 2012