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Sony Hopes Vita Will Stymie Pirates, Please Fans and Last Eight Years
The PlayStation Vita is built to last more than half a decade and is designed to confound pirates more than it confounds the average gamer, Sony’s head of worldwide game development, Shuhei Yoshida, tells Kotaku “We are designing this PS Vita to last five, six, seven, eight years,” he told me in an interview in…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 15, 2012 -
The Walking Dead Game Leaves Rick in a Coma to Explore Other Survivor Stories
Don’t expect to see Deputy Rick Grimes make an appearance in the first episode of Telltale’s comic-based The Walking Dead video game series. The hero of the series will be sleeping away the first installment in a coma while creators explorer what supporting cast members were getting up to at the time. Deputy Rick gets…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2012 -
Apple Classic Karateka Gets Reboot, Bird Punching Makes a Comeback!
It’s pronounced “cara-take-a.” And the hit Apple II game is coming back this year. Jordan Mechner’s best known for Prince of Persia, the platformer action game that became one of gaming’s first independently developed hits. PoP went on to get sequels and a whole new re-imagining in 2003 that led to a multi-part franchise and…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 15, 2012 -
Love is a Fresh New Etna Tattoo
In what is quickly becoming a Valentine’s Day tradition for my family, last night I hit up Psycho Tattoo in Sandy Springs, Georgia to add another role-playing icon to my growing (and until yesterday Final Fantasy-centric) party. Why are all the Prinnies running away? Etna of Disgaea fame now resides permanently on my left forearm.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2012 -
Nice Prinny Hats!
Disgaea | TOKYO, JAPAN: Developer Gamania is developing a casual game called Phantom Brave. (Photo: Game Impress Watch) New Details about Resident Evil 6 Emerge Details about Resident Evil 6 are super scant. Today, however, that changes. Today, they are simply scant as the game’s developer shed some more light on the title, providing more…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2012 -
Leaked Far Cry 3 Trailer Gives Release Date
A leaked German Far Cry 3 dates the game for a Sept. 6 release. The trailer is CG and a longer version of a previously released teaser. If real, it’s unclear whether the release is worldwide or Europe-only. Kotaku is following up to confirm with Ubisoft. Watch the full trailer in the link below and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2012 -
New Details about Resident Evil 6 Emerge
Details about Resident Evil 6 are super scant. Today, however, that changes. Today, they are simply scant as the game’s developer shed some more light on the title, providing more info about the upcoming title. As previously revealed in the game’s trailer, Resident Evil 6 is set in China. Today, Capcom revealed that the setting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2012 -
The Terror, and the Wonder, of a Street Fighter x Mario x Mortal Kombat Mashup
GI Joe. M. Bison. Cammy. The Mushroom Kingdom. Mortal Kombat. I’m 31, and what is this. (It’s a trailer for Sacrifice of the Mushroom Kings by Jonathan Monaghan, which runs eight minutes in total and is viewable now at curator’s office in Washington DC).
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2012 -
You Can’t Tell Shepard to Shut Up (But You Can Tell Him to Punch a Reporter)
Microsoft has released a handy primer for Mass Effect 3 which shows how Kinect users will be able to vocally interact with the game. Things look pretty simply, but I guess the simpler they are, the easier and more reliable they’ll be to use. Just remember this only applies to actual commands, not actual intentions.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2012 -
Armed Cops Called over Call of Duty Game
When the S.W.A.T. arrived at a North Texas home in Lewisville, there were told a shooter was in the house. There was, but it wasn’t the shooter the police expected. It was a kid playing Call of Duty: Black Ops. On Monday a little after 5pm, a teenage boy was playing Call of Duty: Black…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2012 -
Some Asshole Stole a Team Fortress 2 Figure From Toy Fair
So you know how there were images of Team Fortress 2 action figures from last weekend’s Toy Fair in New York? There weren’t any pics of the Demoman. Even though he was there. Why? Because he’d been stolen. And not even the whole figure. Just a very important part of it. Toy company NECA, who…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2012 -
Purity Bear Says “Happy Valentine’s Day!”
Happy Valentine’s Day, Kotaku readers! I hope you are spending today with the one you love. [Insert dumb joke about how gamers don’t have girlfriends here.] Or whatever, Valentine’s is a sham, man! It’s designed to help sell greeting cards! Or maybe it’s not, maybe it’s a celebration of love and beauty! Eh, who knows.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012 -
DOTA 2’s Idea of Valentine’s Day is New Character Art
It’s no box of chocolates or a rose – or a diamond ring – but it’ll do. These are Valve’s official character art sheets for the heroes Lone Druid, Lycan, and Shadow Demon. If you’d like to see some other example of DOTA 2 character art, check out this Fine Art feature from last year,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2012 -
Valve Trolls Valentine’s Day With $100 Team Fortress 2 DLC
Team Fortress 2 developers Valve have put together “the most accurate simulation of an actual Valentine’s Day gift ever made available to the public”, and today made it available as an in-game item to owners of the multiplayer shooter. That simulation comes in the form of a $100 diamond engagement ring, which Valve admits is…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2012 -
Forget Ryan Gosling in Drive. Check out Mario in Kart
Man, that is one badassed jacket. That jacket is so badassed that even though this image is goofy and funny and ridiculous, I’m still impressed with Mario’s total sexiness. Wait until Princess Peach gets in an elevator with him. Oh man, it’s gonna be awesome. Anything happens in that five minutes and I’m yours. [Dan…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012 -
Sony’s Old Position on Touch Screen Gaming Is Incompatible With The PlayStation Vita
It doesn’t feel like 2005 was all that long ago… until you remember that the first iPhone didn’t launch until 2007. In the many years since a former Sony executive could make an offhand remark about the Nintendo DS, touch screens have taken over, and the tech is getting sharper every year. The future, it…
By Kate Cox Published February 14, 2012 -
They Made a Video Game About Slavery, And It’s Actually Good
“I’m running tonight.” Video games take us places; this is known. They allow us to try on identities other than our own, and to see what it’s like to live life as another person. They can also teach us things. Math and science teachers have spent a good amount of time figuring out how to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012