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Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Takes a Trip to the Desert in These New Screens
You won’t be seeing much in the way of trees in the upcoming Alan Wake game. Where Remedy’s first outing with the writer-turned-hero took place in the creepy forests of the Pacific Northwest, American Nightmare puts players in a haunted desert. New weapons—including what looks like a nail gun—and new enemies shop up in these…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 6, 2012 -
Free-to-Play Microsoft Flight Launches February 29 Towing $20 Expansion
Microsoft’s casual take on the PC flight simulator takes to the air on February 29, the free-to-play title supplemented with $20 of downloadable content right out of the gate. why fly just one Hawaiian island when you can fly them all? Microsoft Flight is a flight simulator that’s been developed with all levels of flying…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2012 -
We Can All Be Team-Up Kings in Army Corps of Hell’s Multiplayer
Square Enix’s upcoming Vita game puts players in command of a dethroned King of Hell who’s commanding a 100-goblin attack squad to get his crown back. This latest video from the strategy game shows that you needn’t go it alone. ACoH will support up to four ad-hoc players and you can see what it looks…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 6, 2012 -
Is Console Gaming Better on the Couch or At a Desk?
What kind of gamer trades the comfort of a couch and a big-screen television for a computer desk and a pair of monitors? Commenter Faux Bravo does unless someone talks him out of it in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. So I’ve been thinking of Craigslist-ing my TV and purchasing one to two additional computer…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2012 -
Gorgeous Mech Shooter Hawken Arrives Free-to-Play in December
With each new clip and screenshot of its indie shooter capturing the hearts and minds of mech lovers around the globe, Adhesive Games further ingratiates its growing fan base with the news that Hawken is coming in December, and it will be free-to-play. Remember back when free-to-play either meant a game was of relatively poor…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, Talk Amongst Yourselves, where we gather on a daily basis to discuss the joys and wonders of gaming all rolled up into one. Commenter Pan1da7 poured his heart and soul into today’s Katamari TAYpic. If you look closely you can probably make them out. More images now, dammit! I mean……
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2012 -
Before The Last of Us, Naughty Dog Looked at Making a New Jak & Daxter
When you look at how cinematic Nathan Drake’s exploits are, it’s a bit weird to think that the same company that’s turned out the realistic Uncharted mega-franchise also made the cartoony Jak & Daxter series. But Naughty Dog has in fact done both, and was considering a return to the buddy adventure franchise before they…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 6, 2012 -
One of 2012’s Best Sports Games Might be This Cute Football Sim
In late 2010, developer Kairosoft released one of its older mobile management games, long out in Japan on standard phones, in the West. That game was Game Dev Story. And it was brilliant. Following on from that title’s success, the company has slowly but steadily been bringing more and more of its catalogue to Western…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2012 -
Guild Wars 2 Press Beta Weekend Entry Achieved
As the internet (and our comments) stirs with news about the upcoming Guild Wars 2 press beta weekend, rest assured that Kotaku will be there, doing Guild Wars-y things. You’ll read all about it Monday, February 20.
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2012 -
The PS Vita is a Social Beast That Will Entangle Us All in Its Loving Tentacles
What the latest Inside PS Vita is trying to say is that by purchasing a Vita you’re becoming a member of a global gaming community connected by glowing threads of gaming-infused light, wrapping about you like a brilliant cocoon in which you’ll never feel lonely ever again. I might be reading a bit much into…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2012 -
Chun-Li and Poison Picking on the Tekken Dude
Ouch | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada got picked on by Capcom bullies at the Taipei Game Show. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Dying in an Internet Cafe Is More Terrible Than You Can Imagine As Kotaku previously reported, a 23-year-old man recently died at a Taiwanese internet cafe. Nine hours later, someone noticed. The country’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2012 -
The Sights of Taiwan’s Big Gaming Blowout
Now in its tenth year, the Taipei Game Show was expected to draw over 300,000 visitors. As previously reported, this year’s show also packed in overseas game companies to show new hardware, like the PS Vita, as well as new games. Click through the above gallery to check out the festivities. And be sure to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2012 -
Can You Handle the Bullets? The Beauty? The Madness?
Cave’s newest shooter DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou recently got its first arcade location at Japanese game center Taito Hey! in Tokyo’s Akihabara. The vibrant shooter looks stunning—wonderful in every way. This is what Cave does better than anyone else. Dodonpachi Saidaioujou 1st location test [YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2012 -
Let The King of Fighters Bring You to Climax
Oh my! The King of Fighters XIII is getting a new version, The King of Fighters XIII: Climax. It apparently brings characters from KOFXIII‘s home console versions, such as Nests Style Kyo, to arcades. Location tests kick off next weekend in Tokyo and Osaka. The King of Fights XIII: Climax [Kotaku Japan]
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2012 -
Dying in an Internet Cafe Is More Terrible Than You Can Imagine
As Kotaku previously reported, a 23-year-old man recently died at a Taiwanese internet cafe. Nine hours later, someone noticed. The country’s Next Media Animation—who’s behind all those computer animation recreations—portrayed the event in its news story. The computer CG scenes, along with the actual news scene, make the clip not only highly disturbing, but also…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2012 -
My In-Flight WiFi Is Better than Yours!
Back in November 2011, Air China (China’s national airline) launched its in-flight wifi service. Unfortunately it wasn’t a real wifi network, users only connected to the in-flight intranet instead of the real internet. Users could access services such as the in-flight movie and music selection but not social networking sites or instant messenger services. Now,…
By Eric Jou Published February 6, 2012 -
Japanese Cosplayer Is Too Hot for Taiwan
Won’t somebody think of the children? You think of the children; Ushijima Ii Niku (“Good Meat”) is going to push every envelope she can with her daring cosplay. Taiwan’s TTV visited the FancyFrontier event in Taipei, which is filled with self-published comics. As Kotaku previously posted, the event is crawling with cosplayers. But they’re wearing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2012 -
PS Vita Will Support the Mac OS
On Feb. 8th, Sony is launching the System Firmware Ver. 1.60 for the Vita. Here is some of what this update contains: a new Map application, video recording, and Mac OS support. The new map application will allow the user to locate his current location, search for specific addresses, and set destinations. The application can…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published February 6, 2012