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Wait, it Costs $40,000 to PATCH a Console Game?
Well, this is bananas. According to Double Fine’s Tim Schafer, the cost of getting a patch up on a modern console (presumably he means the Xbox 360 and/or PS3) is $40,000. That’s not to upload downloadable content. That’s just for a patch “Those systems as great as they are, they’re still closed”, Schafer told Hookshot.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2012 -
Watch Someone Play Mass Effect 3 for 60 Minutes
Many people already have access to the Xbox 360 demo for Mass Effect 3, so naturally, there are people recording the thing like crazy and uploading videos to YouTube. Here are just a couple of them. The first clip will get you some character creation and the intro. The second clip will get you the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2012 -
Total Recall Starts Here
Total Recall is evolving! Gone is the once-every-day-or-two single feature about the history of video games, replaced with a daily block of posts running between 11pm and midnight ET. Confused as to what the hell these “blocks” are? See here!
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2012 -
The Dothraki Have No Word For ‘Valentine’
Greetings, camp Kotaku, and welcome to the evening open thread. Have you had an enjoyable Monday? We sure have. We’ve debuted a couple of our new programming blocks, and I thoroughly enjoyed both of them. And hey, there’s a third one coming up in 30 minutes! In the meantime, here is a thread in which…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
Why You Can See Morrowind From Skyrim
Last year, intrepid tinkerers on the PC version of Elder Scrolls V found the game didn’t just include the landmass of Skyrim. You could also, with a little work, visit other parts of Tamriel, like Morrowind and Cyrodiil, the settings of Elder Scrolls III & IV respectively. It was…a little odd. So we asked the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2012 -
Call of Duty: Police Warfare is a (Very Cool) Fake
The Call of Duty franchise has covered almost every corner of the globe, from snow-capped mountains to the streets of suburban America. But it’s never strayed too far outside of its military roots. What if there were a Call of Duty game that put you into the shoes of a different type of enforcer—namely, a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
Active Duty Marine is Making a Video Game About Zombies
Zombies, man. Everyone loves killing zombies. 22 year-old Marine Sergeant Jacob Way is betting that video game players love killing zombies enough to make room in their libraries for one more zombie-slaying simulator. Way has put all of his savings (around $40,000) into the development of I Shall Remain, a top-down zombie-murder simulator that looks…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
PlayStation Vita Winners Continue to Rage over Fishy Taco Bell Contest
We continue to hear from people who have taken issue with the strange Taco Bell contest that claims to be giving a PlayStation Vita to customers every 15 minutes. More than 15 contestants have told Kotaku that after seeing on the Taco Bell website that they had won Vitas, they were later informed that their…
By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2012 -
Gotta Getta Vita
“Hello, Kotaku.” | Sony cheekily included a customized greeting on the Vitas they sent us to review. The PlayStation Vita: The Kotaku Review If you’re in a hurry, you simply need to know that the PlayStation Vita is a very good portable video game machine that excels in ways that Sony hasn’t bothered to hype.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
A Shrunken Cortana and Master Chief Wage War Against Halo’s Bad Guys
The newest Halo Minimates aren’t going to offer up any clues to Halo 4, but they’re still worthy additions to the collections of fans who’ve been following the sci-fi series. First announced last September, the Series 4 set will mark the first time that Cortana’s been a bite-sized plaything. The UNSC vs. Covenant battles will…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 13, 2012 -
The Many Helmeted Faces of Halo‘s Master Chief
The impressive array of Halo toys at the McFarlane Toys booth at the New York Toy Fair features Master Chief. And a bigger Master Chief. And a frozen Master Chief. And Master Chief with a gun. Happily, however, the franchise’s protagonist is not the only figure featured; the display contains a number of incredibly detailed…
By Kate Cox Published February 13, 2012 -
Yuna’s Bobbling Bobblehead and Other Square-Enix Toy Wonders
The Square Enix booth at the New York Toy Fair doesn’t just figure the adorable and dramatic RPG figures one might expect. Among the many others, we’ve spied Nathan Drake looking manly, Meryl Silverburgh looking deadly, and Garrus Vakarian looking, frankly, badass. [music by Anitek]
By Kate Cox Published February 13, 2012 -
How to Justify Putting a Video of Your Babies on a Major Gaming Website
While it may seem like a video of me singing to my two children as they bounce along to a song Will.I.Am did for Sesame Street a few years back, this is a video about SoulCalibur V Or possibly frog butt. As the proud father of twin eight-month-old boys, I am constantly looking for ways…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2012 -
Ten Nine Games That Never Get Included in Top Ten Lists
Since the dawn of gaming there have been top ten lists. Lists of the best games; lists of the worst games; lists of the sexiest, most offensive, most family friendly, most humorous; there are top ten lists for nearly every game under the sun. And then there are the games that lurk where the sun…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2012 -
The Dorkly Weekly: The Geekiest Role-Playing Game of Them All
The might warriors circle each other warily, keen eyes searching for the slightest chink in their foe’s armor. The tightness of an overtaxed muscle. The telltale twitching of an over-eager sword arm. An over-reliance on purple gems. We’ve a great fondness for the work of video game humor site Dorkly here at Kotaku. I’ve featured…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2012 -
Great Moments in Video Game Humor: Let’s Make Out!
You want to know how Tim Schafer and Double Fine managed to generate more than a million dollars in Kickstarter cash? Look no further than this hilarious exchange from twisted platforming classic Psychonauts. Sometimes you just gotta make out. Expect to see plenty of Schafer and friends in our weekly Great Moments in Gaming Humor…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2012