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This Pro Gamer Lady Will Electrify You
Early last year, pro gamer Linda Liao made waves when she joined Team Razer’s competitive gaming team. Lao isn’t only a pro gamer. Oh no, she’s much more. In her native Taiwan, she’s an actress and pop star, who stars in dramas like Chase or They Are Flying and movies like horror flick Twisted. She’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2012 -
Adventure Time Game Ideas Sound like Something for Awesome Old PC Gamers
The creators of Adventure Time have long been dreaming of the perfect video game adaptation for the series. So much so they’re starting to write stuff down. And share it! These sketches are the product of a little brainstorming session between Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward and Patrick McHale, one of the show’s writers. I…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2012 -
Watch the Hilarious Intros and Entrances for Street Fighter x Tekken‘s Tag Teams to See Why They’re Working Together
Street Fighter x Tekken is more than just the crossover of two powerhouse fighting game franchises. It’s also a fusion of the sensibilities behind the two universes. Similar plot points—lethal government agents, shadowy underworld crime syndicates, etc.—get used in various Street Fighter or Tekken games, but the latter series tends to feel more self-serious than…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 9, 2012 -
Even Stand-Up Comedy Routines Are Giving the Farmville Guys Shit
This is Jason Baily, the CEO of East Side Games, with a mic in hand and some beef with Zynga, makers of Facebook games like Farmville. The world doesn’t have much of it, but it could really do with more video game stand-up comedy VIDEO: Stand-up comedy on Zynga cloning [Develop]
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2012 -
Middle Earth is Being Recreated, Tower by Tower, in The Elder Scrolls
Ever since EA binned The White Council, I’ve been dying for an open-world RPG set in the world of The Lord of the Rings. I am also far from the only one, as a team of modders has been working on building themselves just that, using Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls games as a base. The project,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2012 -
The PS Vita Store Is Apparently Now Live
Tonight, readers are telling Kotaku that the Vita Store is live in North America, selling games and renting movies. The page itself isn’t live, but the games are supposedly available. Check it out, if you already have a Vita.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2012 -
A Zelda Movie Could Never Look This Cool
Come on, be honest. Someone, somewhere along the line would find a way to screw everything up. So these make-believe movie posters are probably as good as we’re ever going to get! These posters are the second batch we’ve seen from artist Olly Moss in this style, after the Super Mario ones we showed you…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2012 -
Buy Your Own Life-Size Portal Gun
The cake might be a lie, but this 1/1 scale Portal gun looks as real as one can get without being able to shoot holes in walls. This Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device is priced at ¥16,000 (US$208). It’s from Neca, the famed replica and prop maker. Back in July 2011, Kotaku reported that Neca…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012 -
Thanks to You, Skyrim Now Has Fancy Crabs, Spider-Man and Tiny Nords
Skyrim’s offical Creation Kit hasn’t even been out a week (or half a week!), and already, there is some amazing stuff being done. There are now crabs with tophats A new island in the game. With a village on it. And the whole thing is made of ice. The chance to get a new follower…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2012 -
Nintendo Employee Reported “Missing”
Meara Lynn Nichols, an employee at Nintendo of America, has been reported missing by her husband after failing to return home from an appointment at her son’s school. Although she had left her laptop on and Facebook account logged in, when she didn’t come home Matthew Nichols contacted the school, who let him know there…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2012 -
Whatever, Hot Nazi Moon-Chick. Sarah Palin’s Going to Kick Your Ass
Greetings, Kotaku readers, and welcome to our hump-day open-thread. Hey, we’ve reached the peak! It’s all downhill from here. Here are some things from around the internet for you to enjoy and possibly talk about. There’s a new trailer for The Bourne Legacy – Whoo? I dunno, this sort of looks like that movie Shooter…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 8, 2012 -
Kinect-Enabled Shouts and Dragon Mounts: Will Skyrim‘s ‘Game Jam’ Experiments Ever See the Light of Day? [Updated with Video]
At D.I.C.E. 2012, Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard just showed an amazing highlight reel of mods the studio built into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim during a week-long “game jam” after the game’s release. Features like mounted combat, a lycanthropy skill tree, and one enormous mudcrab, the width of the horizon, were all shown. And…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2012 -
PSN Update Shows Vita Titles Discounted Between $3 and $5
The most recent PlayStation Store update has quietly delivered five PS Vita titles—discoverable by search—that show the digital versions costing between $3 and $5 less than their retail versions. Uncharted: Golden Abyss is listed for $45; it’s $50 at retail. Modnation Racers: Road Trip comes in at $27 ($30 MSRP). Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2012 -
This Is All The Free Stuff You Get If You Attend the DICE Gaming Summit
People pay thousands of dollars to hobnob with their fellow captains of the video game industry here at the DICE Summit just outside of Las Vegas. Or they call themselves a gaming journalist (that’s editor-in-chief to you!) and attend for free. And when you register, they give you a bag of stuff. A bag of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2012 -
What Will Skyrim‘s Boss Say as D.I.C.E. 2012 Opens? Watch Here.
Todd Howard, the game director for Bethesda Game Studios (The Elder Scrolls, Fallout) is the keynote speaker opening the D.I.C.E. Summit, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ annual conclave in Las Vegas at 9:30 EST. Howard’s address, whose livestream, courtesy of GameSpot, is embedded below, will cover “Why We Create, Why We Play.” Update:…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2012 -
The Creators of Monkey Island & Day of the Tentacle Are Trying To Make Another Old-School Adventure Game
Tim Schafer, an adventure game legend for his days working on old Lucasarts titles, has just put his Double Fine studio to work on a Kickstarter project. To “make an old-school graphic adventure”. Oh boy I say OH BOY because not only would Schafer – whose adventure gaming credits include Day of the Tentacle, Grim…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2012 -
America’s Next Top Model Winner: World of Warcraft “Really Dropped the Ball With the Pandas”
Yesterday we posted an interview with former America’s Next Top Model winner Adrianne Curry, in which she tried to sell Stephen Totilo on her new pheromone fragrance Erox. In the end, though, we mainly talked about armpits. Curry is an avowed gamer and fan of World of Warcraft, and so in the second part of…
By Chris Person Published February 8, 2012 -
Do We Own Our Steam Games?
Republished from Rock, Paper Shotgun What do you own? Looking through my possessions, I feel fairly comfortable that the food in my fridge belongs to me. And I have an odd confidence that the hardware in my PC is mine. But the books on my shelves? I seem to have very little rights over them.…
John Walker | Rock Paper Shotgun Published February 8, 2012