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Is This a Handcrafted Skyrim Replica Dagger I See Before Me?
Video game replica master Bill Doran of PunishedProps turns his attentions from the stars of Mass Effect to the cold steel of Skyrim with this gorgeous PVC replica of Daedric artifact Mehrunes’ Razor. Weakened somewhat in its trip from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to Skyrim, Mehrunes’ Razor is still one pretty piece of pointy…
By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2012 -
Rob Riggle Shows You Today’s New Modern Warfare 3 Maps, Yells a Lot
The Daily Show‘s Rob Riggle continues his testosteronetastic bid to become gaming’s most ridiculous/funny/obnoxious spokesman. This tim, he’s walking viewers through Liberation and Piazza, two downloadable maps for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 that were released today. “Aaaagh! Guns! Bombs!” He shouts. “Haaaagh! Noobs! Explosions! Kickass!” It’s all kind of confusing, just like the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 24, 2012 -
At Least the Games Scene is Cooler Than Hollywood
Indie developer Phil Fish, maker of Fez, opined today that after spending a lot of time with Hollywood types (no doubt in promotion of the critically lauded Indie Game: The Movie, in which he and his game play a central role), he’s realized how cool the game scene is by comparison. Considering that the film…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 24, 2012 -
EA Advises Battlefield 3 Players Caught Up In Bogus Banning To Play On Non-Punkbuster Servers For Now
Responding to news this morning about hackers claiming to have found a way to ban innocent Battlefield 3 PC players, a rep for the game’s publisher, Electronic Arts, says a “permanent solution” is coming soon. Those whose accounts seemingly were hacked through an exploit in the Punkbuster anti-cheat tool should play on non-Punkbuster servers for…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2012 -
There Will Be Official Minecraft Lego Sets
The most popular Lego-like video game ever is getting official Legos. We’re getting Minecraft Lego sets, people. Back in December, the people who make Minecraft petitioned LegoCuusoo, an official branch of the Lego company, to make some Minecraft Lego. That’s what the Cuusoo people are there for. You ask. They count the amount of people…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2012 -
Where Have all the Skylanders Gone, Uncle Activision?
Activision’s action figure-driven Skylanders: Sypro’s Adventure was a huge holiday hit last year, with parents buying up starter kits in droves. Now, with hundreds of thousands of children demanding additional figures, empty Skylanders displays have become an all-too-frequent frustration for haggard parents. Yes, all is going according to Activision’s evil plan. The first game to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2012 -
What Was the Most Surprisingly Good Game of 2011?
Did you buy, rent, or steal a game last year expecting the worst only to be pleasantly surprised? Commenter DerpiestShazbot wants to know, and you’ll tell him in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Heyo Kotakuites! So which game(s) from 2011 ended up being better than you expected? Not asking which games you thought were good…
By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2012 -
Death Brings Nimble Platforming and Speedy Combat to Darksiders II
In Vigil games’ upcoming Darksiders II, players assume the mantle of Death, who is pretty much the only “personified supernatural force” more badass than War, the protagonist of the first game. The video above demonstrates gameplay from the early chapters of the game, showcasing Death’s lighter move-set and quicker combat abilities. Our intern Pierre saw…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 24, 2012 -
Hackers Brag That They’re Banning Innocent Battlefield 3 Users [UPDATE 5]
The people at the game-hacking site Artificial Aiming can’t stand the anti-cheat service Punkbuster. One of their members is going on the offensive today—aggressively. One junior member says he and his anonymous hacking team are banning innocent Battlefield 3 users—”framing” them, as they put it—to show their disdain for Punkbuster, a service that PC players…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Square off against your favorite cheetah-headed foe and talk about video games in Kotaku‘s official forum, Talk Amongst Yourselves. Pan1da7 continues to dominate the January TAYpics with this…this…I have no idea what I am looking at. Thanks? Join in the fun and submit your own TAYpic. Please do your best—or your worst—and share your own…
By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2012 -
Finally a Strong Contender for Best Game Starring Classical Composer Frederic Chopin
For years I’ve had to deal with those insufferable Eternal Sonata fans boasting about how their game was the only one to star 18th century romantic composer Frederic Chopin as a playable character. Guess what, Sonatees? There’s a new game in town, and it makes yours look like cheap anime RPG fluff. I really have…
By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2012 -
This Deus Ex-Inspired Short Hacks Its Way Into Your Eyeballs
Seems to me that fan films inspired by video games can go one of two ways. Either they try to perform the stunts and action in titles like Batman: Arkham City or they focus on recreating the look of the fictional worlds in the games they draw from. Extraction Point—sent in by its director Simon…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 24, 2012 -
It’s Mario Versus Braid in the Ultimate Bar Conversation Battle of Indie Cred
Call him a sell-out. Call him a suit. Call him too mainstream. It doesn’t change the fact that Mario was jumping and saving imperiled females before it was cool. Ah yes, those young, hip fellows at the bar, sitting together exuding an aura of inapproachability. No one can get close enough to point out that…
By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2012 -
Sony Designer Wanted a Thinner PS Vita. Will Sony Make One?
Takashi Sogabe knows a thing or two about the PS Vita. He should. He designed it. Sogabe, who also designed the Walkman, said at a recent Sony roundtable (via website CVG), “The original design of the PS Vita…was very much thinner than the current retail product. From a designer’s point of view, thinner is better-looking,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2012 -
Punch These Buttons. Punch Them!
Fighter | TOKYO, JAPAN: Pro-gamer Daigo Umehara plays the Street Fighter cabinet with big, punchable buttons. (Photo: 4Gamer) Photoshop Disaster, Diet Disaster Westerners notice it. The clothes run slightly smaller, and a medium in Japan would be a small-or even a petite-back home. Barring the exception here or there, Japanese people tend to have smaller…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2012 -
Time to Visit Capcom’s Bar!
Capcom, who makes video games, has a bar, which serves food and drinks. Today, Japanese website Famitsu.com posted photos of a recent visit to the establishment. The place serves Capcom themed food, and it’s on the pricey side. Famitsu‘s photos, in the above gallery, don’t exactly make the dishes look appetizing. But maybe the food…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2012 -
Ezio Auditore vs. Ezio Auditore. Who Would Win?
Well, duh. Skip to the 46-second mark to see the Assassin’s Creed assassin to take on himself in this latest round of SoulCalibur V gameplay footage. Besides fighting with himself, Ezio takes on Nightmare, Raphael, Viola, Mitsurugi, and Hilde. SoulCalibur V, the latest in Namco’s Soul series, will be out Feb. 2 in Japan and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2012 -
Japan Makes a Nice Iron Man Statue
Kotobukiya, the famed Japanese figure maker, released photos of its upcoming Avengers Iron Man Mark VII ARTFX Statue. It’s stunning. According to the press release, the statue comes with a three-mode LED chest light-up feature and can be triggered by an on-board motion detector. Iron Man’s eyes also light up with LED! The figure is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2012 -
Japanese People Sure Love Pissing on Sega
And who doesn’t? Kidding! (I love you Sega. I think.) Back in Dec. 2010, Kotaku broke the news that Sega was working on a urine-powered game system for Japanese toilets. The result, now installed at bars throughout the country, is doing more than measuring urine speed. “This gives bar customers more things to talk about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2012