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This Skyrim Timelapse Photography Is Breathtakingly Beautiful
Spending time in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you know the game is beautiful. But did you know it was this beautiful? There are a lot of timelapse Skyrim videos, and this must be one of the best I’ve seen. This was done by Tom Harris, a professional photographer in Chicago, on a PC with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2011 -
So the South Park Game Actually Sounds Pretty Great
The news that KOTOR 2 and Fallout: New Vegas devs Obsidian are working on a South Park RPG seemed…odd. It’s a franchise you wouldn’t think lends itself to the genre, and it is a property that’s not as commercially relevant as it once was. But hey, it got signed off for a reason, and that…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011 -
Jackasses Destroy a Fleet of Ferraris
One Sunday about a month ago, I was driving my family to Himeji. It was a drizzly early morning on the Chugoku Expressway, and I just cleared Kobe. To my right, a trio of Lancia Delta Integrales came whizzing by. Within moments, an Aston Martin zoomed by, being tailed by an Alfa Romeo Alfasud, splashing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2011 -
From Amazing Outfits to Naked Man Butt: Cosplay on Stage
This Sunday saw a whole host of cosplayers take the stage at club Nicofarre in Tokyo’s Roppongi. There were dudes with big swords and one dude in a dangerous bikini. Yes, there are NSFW images in this post. Hosted by Nico Nico Douga, the Tokyo Nico Nico Cospllection showcased cosplayers in Nicofarre’s 360-degrees LED screens,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2011 -
If Only Magic Cards Were Actually This Awesome
There will come a point, some day in the future, when the lines between card games, tabletop games, board games and video games blur so much the difference becomes irrelevant. When that happens, it’ll probably look a lot like this. This amazing video was actually a commercial for a Magic Card store, and looks pretty…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011 -
PS Vita’s One Account Policy Clarified
As NeoGAF discovered over the weekend, the PS Vita allows only one PlayStation Network account per portable. Whatever does that mean? In a FAQ from a Vita hands-on event with the general public, the question regarding the number of accounts per system was answered as such (translation via GAF‘s mehdi_san): “Only 1 account. If you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2011 -
Skyrim? Nah, Let’s Look at an Improved Morrowind Instead
For all that is good about Skyrim, there are still Elder Scrolls fans who have a special place in their hearts reserved for the relatively wacky 2002 iteration of the series, Morrowind Which is great, because Morrowind is a great game! It’s also, sadly, a little ugly these days, which is a problem for those…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011 -
“Like Getting a Whole New Xbox”: New Xbox Live Dashboard Re-Invents TV Viewing, Interface, Search and Storage
The number-crunchers at Microsoft know the reasons you turn off your Xbox 360. It’s to surf videos on YouTube, to tune in a pay-per-view fight or to catch the new episode of a TV show you want to watch as soon as it airs. Being Microsoft, they don’t want you turning off their console. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 5, 2011 -
First World Problems
First World Problems | As seen and submitted by reader Seepheart. Signs Point to “Command & Conquer: Alliances” as BioWare’s Big VGA Announcement Though some theories hold that the next Mercenaries game is the mystery reveal EA and BioWare have planned for the Video Game Awards, the smart money is still on a Command &…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 -
Signs Point to “Command & Conquer: Alliances” as BioWare’s Big VGA Announcement
Though some theories hold that the next Mercenaries game is the mystery reveal EA and BioWare have planned for the Video Game Awards, the smart money is still on a Command & Conquer game. And if that’s the case, it’ll probably be called Command & Conquer: Alliances if 15 domain registries by Electronic Arts are…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 -
Digital Download Discount for Vita May Explain Sony’s Memory Stick Plans
If this is true, it may put a broader context on Sony’s plan to sell proprietary memory cards for the PlayStation Vita at jacked-up prices. A rumor reported by the site Thrifty Nerd says the PSN downloadable versions of Vita games will be discounted 40 percent off their retail counterparts. This information, unconfirmed by Sony,…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 -
Humble Pie
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • The Ten Most Humbling Experiences for a Gamer [WikiGame Guides] My favorite: Running into the First Goomba on World 1-1. While Devil May Cry…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 -
The Xbox 360’s FIFA Phishing Continues Unabated
Since October, we’ve heard anecdotal accounts of Xbox Live members finding suspicious purchases on their credit cards and learning their accounts had been recovered to another machine. Now it’s happened to a games writer—just this past week. Dan Crawley of VentureBeat provides a detailed rundown of exactly what happened, and in the process asks some…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 -
Take a Trip to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom‘s Weird ‘Reverse World’
This glitch, found in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, has apparently been known or observed before; now there’s a tutorial for how to enter the game’s “Reverse World,” in which all combatants are silhouetted and all inputs are reversed. It’s preceded by a switching (and locking) of the camera to its Z-axis, meaning left and…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 -
Road Reggie
So, we hit a snag last week, and for that, I’m sorry to everyone who participated and whose work was lost. It’s the first time that’s happened in nearly 100 editions of the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. I intend for it to be the only time. As we get out footing back, today we turn to…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 -
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
It might be 4 p.m. in London, but in the states it’s TAY time. Welcome back to Kotaku’s official open thread about games. There is still way too much good stuff out there for any of us to have played it all, so feel free to gab it up with your comrades on both sides…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011 -
The Lockout’s End Brings Peace to NBA 2K‘s Holiday Season
In Los Angeles six months ago, Erick Boenisch gave me my first look at NBA 2K12. I think I watched about a quarter of play in it, with no additional commentary or guidance. He just wanted me to see that it was a good-looking game, and indeed it was. My first question had nothing to…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2011 -
What Exactly Is “The Last of Us” Teasing?
The Spike Video Game Awards is less of an awards show and more of a smorgasbord of new game announcements. There’s another one coming here, a PS3 exclusive teased in this trailer. The URL it references, lastofus.com, has a concealed registrant and is currently not active. Update: Now it is. Whatever it is, definitely sounds…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2011 -
On Second Thought, Club Nintendo’s Platinum Gift Doesn’t Look That Bad
Announced back in July, the pin set Club Nintendo is giving free to its platinum members this year was met with the usual round of griping and complaining. One of our readers just received his and, you know, it’s actually a pretty decent gift. For starters, the display box is pretty big, as reader Jon…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2011 -
Games Animator Blames Ridiculous NHL Promotion for Vaporized Profits
A company that supplies 3D mapping technology for games like Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed saw a £3 million drop in its profits this year, and blamed the fact it spent way too much time animating a bunch of dumbass superheroes Stan Lee thought up for the National Hockey League The “NHL Guardians” was…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2011