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Woah, I Didn’t Know Kindergarten Cop Took Place in Silent Hill

I always thought of Schwarzenegger’s 1990 film Kindergarten Cop as a feel-good family movie. Little did I know that the film was also a horror prequel, set in the same terrifying school as a section of the seminal 1999 horror video game Silent Hill It’s easy to look at the first of these images (in…

By Kirk Hamilton Published January 11, 2012

Most TNT Detonated In Creative Mode Of Minecraft

Most TNT Detonated In Creative Mode Of Minecraft | A world record, as seen on RecordSetter.com Get Ready to Play as a More Brutal—or More Stealthy—Agent 47 in Hitman: Absolution Forget everything you know about Agent 47, the bald-headed, bar-coded contract killer of IO Interactive’s Hitman franchise. He does not don disguises, creep in the…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2012

A Rock Band-Style Game for the Blind

Music isn’t a visual art-form, and many amazing musicians, from Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles to Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Roul Midón have created incredible sounds despite (or possibly even enhanced by) their inability to see. But music video games are still largely visual—in Rock Band and Guitar Hero, players must follow the colored squares…

By Kirk Hamilton Published January 11, 2012

Not Everyone Hates Dragon Age II, You Know

I have a lot of fun ripping on Dragon Age II. BioWare’s 2011 follow-up to their epic and beloved Dragon Age: Origins disappointed and frustrated me in many, many ways. But plenty of people liked it just fine. In fact, some people bloody love this game, to the point that every time I poke fun…

By Kirk Hamilton Published January 11, 2012

Which of These Five Games Had the Best Writing of 2012?

Every year the Writers Guild of America awards a special Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing award to the team responsible for the most memorable interactive entertainment script. Which of these five titles will walk away a winner on February 19? You know what I love about the Writers Guild of America Video Game Writing…

By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2012

Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Log Part Four: Revenge of the Sith

When it comes to epic battles between fictional forces, I generally find myself siding with the good guys. If I were a Transformer, I’d be an Autobot. I’d join G.I. Joe before Cobra. I consider myself more of a Plant than a Zombie. Time and time again I find my light side winning out over…

By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2012

There May Not Even Be a PlayStation 4 or Xbox 720, Says Cloud Gaming Company Gaikai

Brace yourselves, readers! A company whose whole business plan depends on consoles going away says that one of the big platform holders might be getting out of the hardware business altogether. Industry Gamers has Nanea Reeves, chief product officer for Gaikai, saying the following: “Not all of the current console makers will have one more…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 11, 2012

Mapstalgia Explores the Strange and Wonderful Ways Memory Changes Video Game Maps

What you’re looking at is obviously not the official map of The Legend of Zelda; it’s what The Legend of Zelda’s map looks like to themadjuggler, one of the many contributors to Mapstalgia, a website dedicated to reproducing video game maps from memory. Mapstalgia‘s Josh Millard is quickly assembling an impressive archive of video game…

By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2012

Contest: Write Force-ful Dialogue for This Star Wars: The Old Republic Comic and Win The First Issue Free

BioWare’s new Star Wars MMO covers a lot of ground when it comes the pre-history of Luke Skywalker’s universe. But, even with all the gameplay and dialogue in The Old Republic, there’ s still lots of stories to be told about the conflicts between Jedi, Sith, Mandalorians and The Republic of the old. Star Wars:…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 11, 2012

This GTA IV Terminator Mod Says ‘Hasta La Vista, Bellic’

When you play Grand Theft Auto games, do you ever feel a bit like The Terminator? Walking forward in an ungainly way, absorbing more bullets than a human ought to be able to absorb, shooting cops in the knee with reckless abandon? YouTube user taltigolt has uploaded this video of the “Terminator T1” mod for…

By Kirk Hamilton Published January 11, 2012

Unit 13 Proves That the PlayStation Vita Can Deliver a Full-Console Experience in the Palms of Your Hands

People love Nathan Drake. And it’s safe to say that Uncharted: Golden Abyss will be the premiere adventure title for the Vita. However, it’s looking like Unit 13—from Zipper Interactive, the developer behind SOCOM and MAG—will be the one you’ll want to sate that thirst for Rainbow Six-style antics. Stephen Totilo’s already had one look…

James Pikover Published January 11, 2012

Kotaku Cautiously, Optimistically Accepts Its Latest Accolade

We at Kotaku are proud to have just won The Cautious Optimism Award for Steps in the Right Direction from progressive gaming blog The Border House. Unfortunately, if we say anything nice about them in the future, it’ll look fishy.

By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2012

Lawyers Thought Video Games Could Help Explain Why Man Murdered U.S. Airmen

On March 2, 2011, 21-year-old Arid Uka walked up to one U.S. airmen outside the airport in Frankfurt Germany and shot him in the head. Witnesses said he boarded a U.S. Air Force bus, shot a second airman to death and injured two more. Uka has already confessed to the shootings, and prosecutors are seeking…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2012

Capcom Celebrates 25 Years of Street Fighter

We can’t believe it’s been two-and-a-half decades since Ryu first roundhouse kicked himself into our hearts. Capcom has big plans to celebrate 25 years of Street Fighter this year, starting with the official 25th Anniversary logo. [Capcom]

By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2012

OnLive Partners Up With Google TV to Deliver Console-Free Gaming to Your Living Room

With overpriced hardware and unfriendly UI, Google TV didn’t exactly set the world on fire when it launched last year. But, a much-heralded 2.0 revision brought Android apps and better navigation to the service last year. Now, thanks to a partnership with OnLive, users of the streaming/search hybrid will be able to play AAA video…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 11, 2012

Customize the King of Evil in Army Corps of Hell

Square Enix parades the troops and dresses up the King of Hell in his Sunday finest in the latest video for Army Corps of Hell, the PlayStation Vita’s most colorfully-titled launch game. In Army Corps of Hell you play as the King of Hell himself, leading an army of 100 goblins of various types in…

By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2012

This Melodramatic Binary Domain Trailer Takes You into the Human/Robot Wars of 2080

Developed by the same team that’s made Sega’s open-world Yakuza games, Binary Domain‘s a futureshock shooter that imagines the robot servants of the future rebelling against their human masters. You know, basic Skynet stuff. The twist in Binary Domain comes by virtue of ‘bots that are outwardly indistinguishable from humans, which puts everybody on edge.…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 11, 2012

Microsoft Flight Is the Flight Simulator for the Masses

Microsoft’s Flight Simulator has for years been the most successful and prominent flight simulator worldwide. Microsoft Flight is a completely different take on the franchise, so much so that it isn’t part of the franchise whatsoever. Hell, it’s free. You read that right, free. Microsoft Flight, currently in closed beta (signups here) is a flight…

James Pikover Published January 11, 2012

Everquest II Sees a 300% Surge in New Players After Going Free-to-Play

In video game years, Everquest II‘s like the great grandpa to newer MMOs like The Old Republic or Rift. Launched in 2004, it’s got a faithful community that’s still questing around on its servers but the game’s days of accruing new players month after month seems to have ended a while back. But, in a…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 11, 2012

Reminder: Our Portal 2 Game Club Starts Tomorow

Make sure to be on Kotaku at 4pm Eastern tomorrow to help us kick off the Game Club’s Portal 2 retrospective!

By Mike Epstein Published January 11, 2012