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Street Fighter X Tekken Spawns the World’s First Fighting Game-Centric Reality Show
Not content with merely streaming live matches leading up to the March release of the Street Fighter X Tekken fighting game crossover, Capcom has teamed with iPlayWinner and Team Spooky to create Cross Assault, a live week-long $25,000 tournament masquerading as an internet reality show. Cross Assault will see two fighting game veterans attempting to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
Scientists Want to Use Video Games to Help Kids’ Eyes
When I was a small child my parents would warn me that spending all day in front of the television playing video games would ruin my eyesight. Today researchers at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma have integrated computer games into a device that could be instrumental in saving a child’s eyesight. When…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
A Tease of Live-Action Battlefield, By Way of Dead Island
The Grosjean Brothers recently made a fun, short live-action video that showed us what Skyrim would be like if it was set in a convenience store Their big project is going to be a live-action Battlefield 3 movie. This is a clip of it, done in that moody-and-plays-in-reverse style popularized by last year’s trailer for…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 23, 2012 -
Gears of War Creators Are Giving the ‘Dudebro’ Thing a Rest With Fortnite
Epic Games makes macho games that feature manly men. Gears of War, for example. But they’re also making Fortnite, a game their lead game designer, Cliff Bleszinski, tells G4 should help the studio’s shed the developer’s “dudebro” image just a bit. But what’s it like? “Lots of games say they’re about survival but they’re more…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published January 23, 2012 -
Learn All About the Xbox 360 Witcher 2 This Thursday
CD Projekt RED, the studio behind The Witcher 2, will be holding a live-streamed conference revealing the XBox 360 version’s release date, new features, and more this Thursday at 6PM GMT (1PM Eastern) on their Facebook page
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 23, 2012 -
TV Newsman Wonders if It’s Bad For Toddlers to Play Video Games, Tests Them On His Son
More and more toddlers are playing video games, sometimes before they can even talk. Derek James, co-host of Charlotte, North Carolina’s FOX News Rising investigates… using his very cute son as his guinea pig: Toddlers Playing Video Games More Than Ever [FOX Charlotte]
By Stephen Totilo Published January 23, 2012 -
From Ryu Hayabusa to Jeanne d’Arc, Everybody Fights in Warriors Orochi 3
The third installment of Tecmo Koei’s Dynasty Warriors / Samurai Warriors hack-and-slash crossover is coming to North America on March 20, it’s 120+ warrior roster padded with cameos from Ninja Gaiden, Warriors: Legends of Troy, Bladestorm, Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll and Dead or Alive Warriors Orochi 3‘s expansive roster demonstrates one of the benefits…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
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By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
Space Combat Sim SOL: Exodus Launches on Steam January 25
Inspired by space sim classics like Wing Commander and X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter, Seamless Entertainment’s SOL: Exodus is heading to Steam this Wednesday, giving fans of the genre plenty of time to find their old flight sticks. With several big fans of the space combat sim genre in house, we’ve written quite a bit about…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
Release Dates, Prices For Alan Wake and the Rest of the Xbox House Party
The Xbox 360 “House Party” of new downloadable games is official: Warp ($10, Feb 15), Alan Wake’s American Nightmare ($15, Feb 22), Nexuiz ($10, Feb 29) and I Am Alive ($15, March 7). You get $10 in Xbox Points if you buy them all.
By Stephen Totilo Published January 23, 2012 -
Call of Duty Is Now A Subscription Game—Only If You Want It To Be
Ever since the head of gaming giant Activision Blizzard said that the natural evolution of Call of Duty was for it to go massively multiplayer, it’s been fair to wonder when Activision Blizzard would turn their biggest hit into a subscription game—a game you pay to keep playing. Then they denied that they’d ever charge…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 23, 2012 -
Modern Warfare Meets Team Fortress Meets… Real-Life Slingshots
I don’t know about you, but when I have slingshot-paintball-fights with my friends, I generally wish they could be a touch more video-gamey. Filmmaker Andrew McMurry agrees, putting together this a live action film that that weaves normalcy with a convincing digital overlay to give things a distinctly video game feel. Four friends dash into…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published January 23, 2012 -
Starhawk‘s Outcasts Develop a Sweet Tooth
These long, dark years of waiting are finally over as the latest entry in the Twisted Metal series goes gold. The vehicle combat spectacular races into our hearts on February 14, and it’s bringing a love letter from multiplayer shooter Starhawk along for the ride. Pretty sweet, right? Twisted Metal mascot Sweet Tooth has never…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
Average Gamers are Going To Hate BioShock Infinite‘s 1999 Mode
When you first spin up BioShock Infinite later this year don’t expect to see the recently-announced retro-difficult 1999 mode on the main menu. That’s because it’s so tough Ken Levine doesn’t want “the non old-school, hardcore gamer” stumbling into it. I spoke to Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine recently about 1999 mode, an enhanced…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
The Best Video Games, According to Kotaku
People often ask us which games to get for their favorite systems. These are our answers. The Best Wii U Games | The Best PS Vita Games | The Best Xbox 360 Games | The Best Facebook Games | The Best PS3 Games | The Best PC Games | The Best Wii Games | The…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 23, 2012 -
Make Your Xbox 360 Avatar Really Damn Hard-Boiled with These Max Payne 3 Items
What’s your Xbox Avatar’s current look? A generic t-shirt with a lightsaber and cat? Come on, you can do better than that. To celebrate the slightly delayed release of Max Payne 3, Microsoft’s rolling out virtual threads and accessories that pay homage to Rockstar’s modern noir franchise. Among the highlights, guy gamers can suit up…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2012 -
Are We Too Forgiving of Video Game Developers?
We’ve gotten used to giving game developers a certain amount of leeway when it comes to glitches and bugs. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku commenter Eatplaysleepmore wonders if we’ve taken this forgiveness too far. I think we have been really apologetic (Editor: He means forgiving) to the video game industry. We let them get…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012 -
Exterminate! Here’s Your First Look at the Doctor Who Game in Action
We’ve seen one screen from the Time Lord’s upcoming game but video of Supermassive’s Doctor Who game surfaced just a short while ago. The teaser provides glimpses of the antagonists players will be facing up against and you’ll get a sense of what the action in Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will play like. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s time to gather around the official Kotaku forum, plate up some cupcakes, and discuss video games with your peers. Commenter Pokeh neatly demonstrates why we need a few more entries for this month’s TAYpic with his My Little Pony entry. Oh that Pinkie Pie, she’s crazy about cupcakes Join in the fun and submit…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2012
