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While My Guitar Controller Gently Weeps
As both a game developer and a gamer, I am sad to see the guitar controller fading into obscurity. Guitar controllers are a fun and unique interface to control games, but unfortunately, it seems as though their time may have passed. I reject that. Rhythm games have been popular for many years, but Rock Band…
Matt Gilgenbach Published February 1, 2012 -
Stephen Colbert’s Biggest Campaign Supporter Made Rock Band
The biggest contributor to Stephen Colbert’s political action committee, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, (who totally weren’t coordinating with Colbert’s joke Presidential run) was Alex Rigopulos, head of Rock Band/Dance Central studio Harmonix. $9600 given, notes the NY Times
By Stephen Totilo Published February 1, 2012 -
Here’s How Skyrim’s Creation Kit Lets You Make Mod Magic
Bethesda previously announced the Skyrim Creation Kit, which will let PC users re-invent their hit RPG in unimagined ways. There’s no release date yet for the toolset but the publisher’s unveiled a new video that details the Creation Kit’s functionality and intergration with Steam Workshop. Skyrim’s going to get a lot more interesting very soon.
By Evan Narcisse Published February 1, 2012 -
Gotham City Impostors Coming Out Next Week to Let You Shoot Bats or Jokers in Batman’s Hometown
There’ve been betas and release date push-backs but the game that lets you be a violent devotee of Batman or his crazy archenemy will finally hit platforms next week. The downloadable FPS will be available on February 7 for PlayStation Network and Windows PC users in the Americas and on February 8 for PSN users…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 1, 2012 -
At Least One Person Believes Final Fantasy V is the Best Game in the Series
With this week’s release of Final Fantasy XIII-2 reopening the franchise discussion floodgates, commenter deuxhero makes an empassioned plea for the Final Fantasy game he believes is the best, even if nobody else does. Let’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Finally Fantasy V is the best Final Fantasy of the main series, and here’s why. The…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2012 -
Lumines Electronic Symphony is a 34-Track Love Letter to Electronic Music
Years of playing games like the original Lumines, Harmonix’s Frequency, or Squid in a Box’s PC shooter Waves have left me with a voracious appetite for electronic music, which is why the 34 tracks included in Ubisoft’s Lumines Electronic Symphony have me drooling. Where else will you find music by Howard Jones and Art of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves of Love
Love is in the air as we slink into February in Kotaku’s official forum, and what do you folks love? That’s right, video games. In fact you even love talking about video games, so here we are. A brand new month brings with it a brand new TAY image, this time discovered via a site…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2012 -
Puzzlejuice Blends Bejeweled, Tetris and Scrabble into an Addictive Treat
Peanut butter and chocolate. Trenchcoats and cyberpunk. Some great-tastes-that taste great-together are obvious. At first blush, the Tetris-and-Scrabble fusion that Puzzlejuice presents doesn’t look like it’s going to be appetizing at all. But, the indie iOS release winds up being one of the most delicious mash-ups ever. Puzzlejuice combines the falling-block puzzle gameplay of Alexey…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 1, 2012 -
Watch Humanity Take Its Next Leap Toward Real-Life Galaga
Nano quadrotors fly in formation in this great video from the GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. All we need is a spaceship that can shoot these things down and we’re good to go. A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors [YouTube]
By Stephen Totilo Published February 1, 2012 -
Halo’s Creators Pass the Bungie.net Baton to 343 Industries on March 31st
Bungie’s not making Halo games anymore. That’s not news. But they’ve still been administering the servers which hold all that precious multiplayer data. Y’know, the place where all your Forge maps and deathmatch stats live. However, the studio just announced that their stewardship of Halo data will end on March 31st, as the final part…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 1, 2012 -
Rift Lite Has the Great Taste of 20 Levels With None of the Cost
Have you ever wished you could play the first 20 levels of Trion World’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game Rift with no time limit at no cost to yourself whatsoever? Damn, that’s a very specific wish. Also, you’re in luck, as Trion launches Rift Lite, which is exactly what you wanted. Launching today with the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2012 -
This Desk Is Nuts
Miku | TOKYO, JAPAN: This desk belongs to the Dengeki PlayStation editor in chief. So much aqua! (Photo: @dengekips) PlayStation Man Kaz Hirai Will Officially be Sony’s Next Boss As has been expected for a while now, Sir Howard Stringer’s replacement as President and CEO of Sony Corporation when he steps down in June will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012 -
When Sony Game Developers Wear Skimpy Outfits at Work
Gravity Rush is one of the PS Vita’s most compelling titles. Keiichiro Toyama, creator of the Silent Hill series, served as the game’s Creative Director. But he didn’t make the game alone. This lady helped—and now this young female developer is dressed up as Gravity Rush for a Twitter photo session. In the second photo,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012 -
Is Hello Kitty Japanese? Or British?
Everybody who is really, really into Hello Kitty knows her name is Kitty White. Ditto for this: according to her official Sanrio biography, she was born in London, making her British by default, no? So what’s the big deal? Yet, pretty much everyone in Japan thinks Kitty-chan is Japanese—with only diehard Hello Kitty nerds all…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012 -
Vanquish Figures Unloaded for Your Viewing Pleasure
Fast-pace shooter Vanquish is being immortalized in resin with two upcoming figures. The game’s developer, Platinum Games, is showing off the figures. Have a look. They’re unpainted prototypes, and according to Platinum, there are still minor tweaks being made. Square Enix Play Arts Kai line is creating the figures, which were last shown off last…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012 -
Will You Forgive Dark Souls‘ Developers? Please?
Role-playing game Dark Souls was, for many players, the best game of last year. Yet, like many titles, there were bugs and frame-rate issues. From Software, the game’s developer sure sounds unhappy about that. “Yes, there were technical difficulties,” the game’s creative director Hidetaka Miyazaki told Edge. “I don’t believe that it’s okay to have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012 -
Welcome to a Korean Cosplay Inferno (Burn Baby, Burn)
If you are talking Korean cosplay (and that’s exactly what we are doing), you can’t finish a sentence without mentioning cosplay collective Spiral Cats. The team dazzles with its outfits, its photos, and its live cosplay performances. Spearheaded by cosplayer Tasha, who Kotaku previously featured, and featuring the likes of Tomia, Ren and Miyuko, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
