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Max Payne 3’s Road to Revenge Starts With A Kidnapped Trophy Wife and Lots of Booze
Is it just me or does Max Payne seem really in over his head every time Rockstar shows off a piece of their upcoming noir threequel? This time, it looks like a fuck-up on Max’s part lets a Brazilian magnate’s hot young wife get nabbed by some criminal faction. Favela gangs, paramilitary troops and elite…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 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 16, 2012 -
Irritating Mass Effect 3 Facebook App Could Use Some Calibrations
The massive marketing juggernaut is in full effect (sorry) for Mass Effect 3. The long-anticipated conclusion to the epic space marines vs. eldritch horror aliens trilogy becomes available on March 6, a few short weeks from now. Fans of the franchise (a category that decidedly includes yours truly) have a new wealth of trailers, screenshots,…
By Kate Cox Published February 16, 2012 -
Game Center Coming to iMacs and MacBooks With Apple’s Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 Update
Apple’s game-centric social network will be extending to the manufacturer’s desktops and laptop when the latest update to its operating system rolls out later this year. See more about Mountain Lion at Gizmodo
By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 2012 -
Are There Too Many Good Games Coming Out This Year?
In today’s edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Balmung laments the impending release of too many titles for his poor wallet to handle over the coming year. Is it too much of a good thing? Who else thinks that this year is just too much? There are far too many games coming out that…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2012 -
Your First Bite of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is Free Today
This week’s Nintendo download comes with a mouthful of slinky lizard as the demo for Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D hits the 3DS eShop, all stealthy-like. Naked Snake, Big Boss Lady, Colonel Volgin, and the other members of WTWE (World Terrorist Wrestling Entertainment) won’t be making their full 3DS debut until next week, but…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
You know the deal, troops. This 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. Today’s TAYpic—courtesy of frequent contributor pan1da7— pits the coy cherub from the Rubens painting against Street Fighter’s Guile. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 2012 -
Gods, Spies Take Center Stage In Civilization V Expansion
Ed Beach talks rapid-fire when he’s dishing details on Gods & Kings, the Civilization V expansion pack that Firaxis announced this morning. I can’t blame him. He’s got a lot to say. Beach, the lead designer on the game and a longtime game developer who has been involved with numerous strategy games, had only thirty…
By Jason Schreier Published February 16, 2012 -
Minecraft Micro World Debuts At LEGO World Copenhagen, Shipping Summer 2012
What game would be better suited for a LEGO collaboration than Minecraft? Announced at LEGO World Copenhagen, Minecraft Micro World is now available for pre-order for $34.99. You can watch the very technical way in which they were made in the video from Mojang above. Included in the set is Steve and a Creeper, as…
By Tina Amini Published February 16, 2012 -
Make Your Spud an Aperture Potato with These Portal 2 Toys
While NECA rolled out a bunch of impressive Valve-licensed stuff, I was still charmed by the Portal 2 offerings shown by ThinkGeek. Along a Companion Cube cookie jar and talking turrets, they also had Aperture Science cores that blurted out phrases from the Portal games. But the highlight had to be the Science Fair kit…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 2012 -
A Minecraft Creeper Stands Erect
Crafty | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: A Creeper cosplay stood tall at a recent cosplay event in Taiwan. (Photo: Game Impress Watch) New Civilization V Expansion Brings Religion, Espionage Back to Series Developer Firaxis will release an expansion pack for Civilization V this spring, it said today. Civilization V: Gods & Kings will mark the return of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012 -
New Civilization V Expansion Brings Religion, Espionage Back to Series
Developer Firaxis will release an expansion pack for Civilization V this spring, it said today. Civilization V: Gods & Kings will mark the return of religion and espionage, two Civilization IV features that were absent in the fifth installment of the popular turn-based strategy series. It will also “reinvent the diplomatic system” and add a…
By Jason Schreier Published February 16, 2012 -
The Taiwanese Cosplayer Sweeping the Internet
Meet Rococo. The Taiwanese cosplayer is making waves in both her homeland and throughout Asia. Who is she? She’s Rococo! Like many great cosplays, the outfits are well done, as are the photos and backdrops. Some of the photos were taken at Peace Memorial Park in Taipei, while others were taken at National Taiwan University.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012 -
Resident Evil 6 Promises Real Horror and T-Virus Free Zombies
In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Resident Evil 6 executive producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi, director Eiichirou Sasaki, and producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi had quite a few interesting things to say about the upcoming title. For the overall concept of the game, the creators expressed a greater emphasis on horror than with previous games in the series.…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 16, 2012 -
Man Screams, Takes Off Shirt. He Becomes a Dragonball Super Saiyan.
YouTube user KillaKarisma realized something. Give him a few minutes, and he’ll tell you about the time he saw a Chinese man set a paper on fire with only his hands and about how you, yes you, can become a Super Saiyan. Just like he did. It’s five minutes long—skip to around 3 minutes to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012 -
Nintendo Flirted With 3D, HD Displays for Wii U Controller
This holiday, the Wii U, Nintendo’s upcoming game console, goes on sale. The Kyoto-based game maker revealed the machine last summer and continues to provide new details about the consoles; however, there is still so much that’s unknown. Nintendo’s Wii U patent fillings recently surfaced, providing a look at what the company was planning. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2012 -
Guild Wars 2 is Almost Certainly Coming to Consoles
Whenever anyone says “man, I hate how all MMOs are the same”, someone else invariably says “well, wait for Guild Wars 2, then!”. Normally, it’s just been PC players waiting for the game, but console owners should get in line now as well. Developers NCSoft have said in a recent conference call “When it comes…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2012