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The Video Game That Made Alec Baldwin Quit Twitter
Ultimately it was an iPhone game, not political grousing, hackers or public tweets of affection that led actor and Twitteratti Alec Baldwin to quit the social networking service. Baldwin’s sometimes humorous, often off-kilter, sometimes political tweets have been a guilty pleasure of mine for nearly a year. I sort dig reading Baldwin chatting with fans,…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011 -
There’s a Skyrim Arrow in the Knee Dubstep Remix, Can We Stop Now?
The fact that musician Rameses B has created an epic dubstep anthem celebrating the Skyrim “Arrow in the Knee” meme should convince everyone that it’s finally grinding to a halt. In case that doesn’t work, My Little Ponies Rameses B – Skyrim In The Knee (FREE) by Rameses B Ah, sweet freedom. It feels good,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011 -
Should You Buy Gears of War 3: RAAM’s Shadow? Yes.
RAAM’s Shadow is the second piece of downloadable content for Epic’s terrific action game Gears of War 3. It drops on December 13th, and is much more substantive than the last DLC, mainly in that it’s a prequel-style three-chapter adventure starring Michael Barrick (of the Gears comics) and Zeta team in place of series protagonist…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 8, 2011 -
One of the Greatest Role-Playing Games of All Time Now Available on iPhone
Take a trip back in time on your iPhone today as Sqiare Enix finds a new way to get folks to pay $9.99 for Chrono Trigger. Makes you wish they’d just sell lifetime version subscriptions. [iTunes]
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011 -
Chart: Nintendo is Awesome at Pivoting
We’ve heard stories about how Nintendo started as a playing card company, and dabbled in other things. This handy graphic lets us see when their transformation took place, along with other popular companies. What were Nintendo, YouTube and PayPal doing before they transformed themselves from humble beginnings into what we know today? Check out the…
By Matthew Buzzi Published December 8, 2011 -
“Bing, Please Fail to Find Me the Best First Person Shooters”
Xbox debuted its new dashboard this week, complete with the option to use the Bing search engine to find the best matches for anything I’m looking for that is Xbox-accessible. I tested it. The results? The voice commands worked quickly and specific searches came up with what I wanted… sometimes. The big issue was with…
By Chris Carolan Published December 8, 2011 -
Tell Us What You Thought of the Start of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Howdy, folks. Welcome to the Kotaku Game Club‘s first discussion of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordWe’re going to talk about the start of the game through the Earth Shrine (the volcano dungeon). I imagine that most of you who’ve gotten that far have been playing the game for awhile now: Please keep in mind…
By Mike Epstein Published December 8, 2011 -
Touch My Katamari Finally Changes Katamari Damacy
Once upon a time, Namco’s Katamari Damacy was the freshest of games. You controlled a little green guy who rolled up stuff to make a bigger and bigger ball that could roll up bigger and bigger stuff. Then Katamari Damacy got stale. Namco made too many similar sequels. The game’s inventor, Keita Takahashi left Namco.…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2011 -
Xbox Verizon FiOS Viewing Will Be Weighed and Measured by Nielsen
Later this month Verizon will be launching 26 channels of live streaming cable content through the Xbox Live dashboard for users of its FiOS TV service, a brand new way to watch cable made possible in part by the support of North America’s ancient television audience measurement system. Measuring television audience size since the 1950s,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011 -
One Fantasy Game Too Many?
As competent and appealing-looking as Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is, I have some reservations about it. At what point, I found myself asking as I played, will we finally reach a fantasy lore saturation-point? Others have already tackled the intense and often ridiculous lore of Skyrim (specifically, Tom Bissell and our own Tim Rogers). I’ve…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 8, 2011 -
Pixar Teams Up With Microsoft For Kinect Rush
The Xbox 360’s already seen the Mickey Mouse side of the Disney/Pixar character catalog in the recently released Kinect Disneyland Adventures. Now, their corporate cousins from Pixar’s movies will be getting their own shot at motion-sensing hijinx. Microsoft’s just divulged the existence of Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure, an all-ages game that’ll feature personas…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 8, 2011 -
Dust 514’s Weapons Are So Lethal You Could Die Firing Them
There are so many things I love about Eve Online, but almost all of it can be traced back to the game’s mystique. I guess that’s what I love most about Eve Online; I haven’t played it. I anxiously anticipate Dust 514, the Playstation 3 shooter coming from the Eve developers, in the same way.…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011 -
Skyrim’s (Free) Interactive iPhone Map Is Out Now
Interactive Skyrim map and future tool for in-game bragging Dragon Shout is out and free for iOS devices now. You can read a bit more about it here. But it’s essentially a Skyrim map that lets you mark and track your in-game moments.
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011 -
These are the Vita’s Touch Controls for Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. They’re Optional.
The PlayStation Vita’s version of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has everything the console version has. Plus: the ability to make Wolverine beat up Frank West while under the control of the tip of your finger. The upcoming Vita has a touch-screen (and a rear touch panel), so Capcom’s latest version of their latest fighting…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2011 -
The Kid Who Just Went to College
College is a special time in the life of any young man or woman. You’re finally free from your parents, ready to meet new people, attend interesting classes, and probably drink with those people and during those classes. While the first year of college can be a very busy time, there’s always space for some…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 8, 2011 -
You’ll Say the Darnedest Things When Scribblenauts Remix Meets Siri
The iPhone iteration of 5th Cell’s magical word puzzle game gains voice control on the 4S, integrating Siri’s voice recognition technology in Scribblenauts: Remix to make you say things like “Giant Flying Kielbasa” in mixed company. I always found the real joy of playing Scribblenauts in its various incarnations was doing completely horrible things on…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011 -
Red Cross Won’t Go After You For Playing War Games
Virtual war crimes won’t lead to real world prosecution, the International Committee of the Red Cross clarified today. While the international humanitarian group has discussed whether the Geneva and Hague conventions should be applied to the fictional recreation of war in video games it isn’t doing so to potentially prosecute gamers. Rather, they say, they…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011 -
Is There Such a Thing As Killing for the Greater Good?
Could you kill one person to save five? The famous “trolley problem” thought experiment in ethics got a high-tech makeover recently when researchers recreated the scene, the choices, and the violent, bloody, loud repercussions using a computer simulation, joystick and a head-mounted 3D display. Researchers at Michigan State University equipped 147 volunteers with the headset,…
By Brian Crecente Published December 8, 2011 -
Watching Dante’s World Get Torn Apart in DmC Gets Me All Excited
While I enjoyed the Japanese-developed Devil May Cry series and adore English developer Ninja Theory, I had absolutely no interest in this new DmC until I saw this video. And to think all it took was the world crumbling apart. The fighting gameplay video we posted earlier this month did nothing for me, mainly because…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2011