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NMA Turns Urinal Video Games Into a Pissing Contest Between the UK and Japan
For once, you have to admire the restraint of the creative folks at Next Media Animation. Never ones to pass up low-hanging jokefruit, they don’t make a Wii joke in the report that covers the westward march of urinal games. NMA does offer their visions of permutations of pee-based games for women and kids, though,…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011 -
The Most Popular Game on iTunes Keeps Crashing on iPads, But a Fix is En Route
Infinity Blade II, a very good game that just launched on iTunes today, is getting rave reviews from people who can get the game to run and is being pilloried for a bug that keeps crashing the game on some iPads. A solution is coming. “We’ve discovered an issue with some users who are running…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011 -
Starting Next Month You Will Get the Tools To Reinvent Skyrim on PC
Starting next month computer Skyrim gamers will have access to the same development tools used by Bethesda Games Studio to make The Elder Scroll title. “We want to thank everyone reading this for playing our game and supporting all it tries to do,” according to the post on the official Bethesda Blog. “We wouldn’t have…
By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011 -
Konami’s NeverDead Will Start Its Eternal Life on January 31, 2012
Being immortal’s what you make of it. Sure, watching all your friends die and learning how to work new TV remotes every decade or so aren’t happy endeavors. But, Bryce Boltzmann’s decided to use his unkillability for fun and profit. He’s the hero of NeverDead, the third-person action title created by Shinta Nojiri who’s best…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011 -
Assassin’s Creed Recollection Brings Deep Card-Based Strategy Assassination to the iPad
As promised, Ubisoft has unleashed Assassin’s Creed Recollection on the iPad just in time for the holidays, giving more strategy-minded assassins plenty of numbers and bits of artwork to screw around with. I’m just as puzzled as Stephen was when he first revealed the coming of Recollection back in October. I have absolutely no idea…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
DmC Looks Different, But Appears to Play Just Like a Devil May Cry
The new Devil May Cry is being made halfway around the world from the studio that birthed all the others. You may have played one of the Japanese-developed DMCs. In this exclusive IGN video, watch how the new one, coming out next year from English Heavenly Sword development studio Ninja Theory plays. It sure looks…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011 -
This GameStop Trolling Brought to You By Best Buy
There are certain disadvantages to locating your game-centric retail store next to a big box electronics outfit, as this lovely Best Buy sign so aptly demonstrates. It’s enough to make a guy trade in all his games for a refrigerator. It’s also a bad idea to have your corporate logo rendered in an easily accessible…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
If the New Syndicate Has to Be a First-Person Shooter, It Better Have Awesome Weapons
The shooting might be less tactical, but that doesn’t mean it has to be less entertaining. Let’s take a look at the arsenal Starbreeze Studios has cooked up for next year’s Syndicate reboot. Sure, I’ll miss the sublime combination of shooting and real-time tactics from the Bullfrog original, but I have faith in Starbreeze Studios,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
The Next Batman Video Game Won’t Look Like Arkham City. Here’s Why That’s A Good Thing
When I first heard about Gotham City Impostors, this lifelong Batman fan got very nervous. Part of it comes from the way the game’s premise rubs up uncomfortably against Caped Crusader canon. “Batman doesn’t use guns!” my inner fanboy cried. (Except that he did in his earliest appearances.) “And there’s no way that he’d allow…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011 -
Mass Effect 3‘s Combat Looks Better, Especially the Punching
Skip past the blah-blah-pre-order-our-game stuff in the first 110 seconds of the newest official Mass Effect developer video. You’ll find a surprisingly encouraging glimpse at Mass Effect 3‘s combat. Smarter enemies? Class-specific methods for countering those smarter enemies? Both are good improvements from the older games, but I’m partial to the display of class-specific melee…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011 -
Steam is Making Your Wishlist Dreams Come True This Holiday Season
Steam has just launched the Daily Wishlist Giveaway, with ten lucky winners each day receiving the top ten games in their wishlist. Make sure your list is current, and click on the daily featured deal to be entered! [Steam]
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
This Week’s Nintendo Download is So…Awww, Kitty!
Another week, another handful of games you may or may not give a damn about coming to Nintendo’s download ready devices, including Xmas Puzzle, a WiiWare game about…oh my god it’s so fluffy! Awww, look at him, all curled up in the holly. Are you dreaming of sugarplums, my little tiger-striped friend? I just want…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
Guess Which Game Still Isn’t More Popular Than Call of Duty
Battlefield 3 couldn’t do it and neither could Skyrim it seems, Call of Duty, two Call of Duty games actually, remain the most played games on Xbox Live for the week of Nov. 21. Yes, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim isn’t even an online game, but Major Nelson’s weekly list counts all games played on…
By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011 -
What the Heck Is Resident Evil Revelations Going to Be About?
In the trailer above, the usual plot elements that have popped up in Resident Evil games since almost the very beginning of the series show once again. You know, bioengineered terrorism, governmental response, power-mad terrorists. That kind of thing. If you need the specifics, you’re looking at main characters Jessica Sherawat and Parker Luciani—agents for…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011 -
“Respect Mah Authori-Tah!” New South Park RPG Coming from Fallout: New Vegas Creators
After the surprise success of their Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are looking to conquer the video game medium next. The December issue of Game Informer reveals that development’s underway for South Park: The Game, an all-new AAA RPG console title set to hit PS3 and…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011 -
How Does the First Quad Core Tegra Tablet Handle Gaming?
Having spent an extensive amount of time playing games on a dual core Tegra 2 Android tablet, I can only imagine how much better gaming must be on the new quad core Tegra 3-powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Why? Because I don’t have one. Joanna Stern at The Verge does, however, so we’ll let…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
Blackwater Video Game Criticism Leads To Threats Against Congresswoman
Attorneys for the founder of infamous private military company Blackwater are threatening to sue a member of congress over statements she made during an interview about the PMC’s bizarrely self-aggrandizing video game Blackwater Rep. Jan Shakowsky was galled at the idea that Blackwater, a company she says has become synonymous with the misconduct of private…
By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011 -
Nexon’s Maple Story Security Breach Was Just One of Many Korean Hack Attacks
So, that enormous data trespass that Korean online powerhouse Nexon revealed last week was bad. Bad enough to be the second-largest such incursion in Korean history. If you think that sounds like there’ve been some other big security breaches, then you’re right. A Korea Times article by Kim Tong-Hyung gives some context as to how…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011 -
Batman: Arkham City‘s Creators Would Make a Lovely Matrix Game, Wouldn’t They?
In today’s completely topical edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Ｓｏｕｌｓ feels he’s found the perfect developer to make the next Matrix game. Does anybody still care about The Matrix? Rocksteady. What a wonderful studio, bringing the Batman license games it rightfully deserves. They did something else though. They’ve created arguably the best hand-to-hand…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011