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Let Pong Explain the Occupy Wall Street Movement to you
Maybe you don’t quite know what all the Occupy Wall Street fuss is about. May you don’t care. The MK12 creative collective does, though, and they’ve used the Atari classic Pong to illustrate the basic philosophy of the social protest movement. The changes happen slowly at first in the video. Things seem evenly matched, even…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
Envisioning a World Without Racism With Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
It might be seven years old, but that doesn’t mean commenter Cheese Addict can’t find a positive racial statement lurking in the back alleys of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It’s never too late to Speak Up on Kotaku. I’ve been thinking about racism in the media and racism in games, particularly since I finally…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2011 -
LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7 Shows How Good LEGO Games Can Look
Lego is at it again with LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7, charming the pants off the players with it’s dialogue free, semi satirical versions of the movies. What really stands out this time is how good the game looks and feels. As a cinematic adventure the game stays pretty close to plot as far as…
By Chris Carolan Published November 17, 2011 -
This New SSX Trailer Remixes Run DMC to Showcase (What Else?) Tricks
Some players got sick of hearing “It’s Tricky” Run-DMC’s classic rap song every time you powered up and busted moves in 2001’s SSX Tricky. Some didn’t. EA’s bringing back the snowboarding franchise’s unofficial theme song, this time witha club-ready remix by producer Pretty Lights. The video highlights the Uber and Super Uber moves that you’ll…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
I Would Rather Be Applauded Than ‘Achieve’
Some time ago I realized I did not have a certain common video game fever. I didn’t care about one of the most popular elements of modern video games: the Achievement. Our last half-decade has seen Achievements swell in popularity, first on the Xbox 360, then on the PlayStation 3, the iPhone and beyond. Rivaling…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 17, 2011 -
The Glorious Guts of Rockstar’s Max Payne 3
In this “design and technology video,” Rockstar takes a dive into the mechanics and game design choices behind the upcoming action shooter’ Max Payne 3’s targeting, movement, animation and enemy intelligence. This is a video about the guts of design, the things that the developers use to try and eek a little innovation out of…
By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2011 -
Capcom’s Bringing Darkstalkers to PSN Later This Month
With the resurgence of Street Fighter and the Marvel vs. Capcom series well under way, there’s one franchise in Capcom’s stable of fighting games that enthusiasts have been clamoring for the last few years. Ported to the PlayStation in 1996, Darkstalkers sported gorgeous 16-bit art and several innovations that won it a core of dedicated…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
How Many Buttons Does a Pedal-Free PC Racing Controller Need? This Many
Getting the most out of a high-end PC racing game normally involves a bulky simulated steering wheel and a pair of foot pedals hidden under a computer desk. As you can see, the Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel is anything but normal. Created by SteelSeries in conjunction with Simraceway creators Ignite, the Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2011 -
The iPhone Rescues Superman From the Clutches of Bad Video Games
He flies. He has heat vision. He catches crashing airplanes. And he usually stars in bad video games. Not today. The Man of Steel’s new game, which is simply called Superman, is very good, if you play it on the iPhone or iPod Touch. The game is about being the mightiest super-hero in the world,…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 17, 2011 -
Download the Fallout: New Vegas Graphic Novel to Your Pip-Boy, er, iPad Today
Originally, the graphic novel tied into Fallout: New Vegas was only available by buying the collector’s edition of last year’s post-nuke RPG. But Bethesda’s announced that you can now download All Roads to iDevices. Written by Chris Avellone—creative director for New Vegas—with interior art by Jean Diaz (Boom’s Incorruptible) and Wellinton Alves (Marvel’s Shadowland: Blood…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hey there, Kotaku readership. Got a lot on your plate lately with the upcoming holiday rush? I hope gaming doesn’t have to take a back seat for a lot of you, because it’s clearly the most important part of anyone’s holiday season. What’s on your agenda, and what have you been playing? Skyrim, Battlefield 3…
By Matthew Buzzi Published November 17, 2011 -
It’s Going to Take a “Couple of Weeks” to Make Call of Duty Elite Fully Functional, Says Developer
It wasn’t the numbers that knocked Call of Duty: Elite on its ass the day it went live, it was the questions. Speaking with Kotaku earlier this week Daniel Suarez, vice president of production at Activision, walked us through how one of the most experienced online gaming companies in the world was blindsided by the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2011 -
Call of Duty Pulls In More than Three-Quarters of a Billion Dollars in Five Days, And Other Insane Numbers
Following in the footsteps of the last three Activision military shooters, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 had a record-breaking, money-printing first five days, pulling in more than $775 million in worldwide sales, Activision reports. “With $775 million of sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in its first five days, Call of Duty…
By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2011 -
Meet the Official Console of the NFL
It’s the Xbox 360. Maybe you’ve heard of it? Today, Microsoft and the National Football League announced a multi-year deal that not only makes the Xbox 360 the official console sponsor of NFL, but is also partnering with NFL Play 60 to promote youth fitness. NFL Play is a youth health and wellness program designed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2011 -
World of Tanks!
Warfare | BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA: A large tank on display at the recent G-Star game expo. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) The Game May Be Dead, But the Awesome Helicopter-Fighting Art Lives On Tae Young Choi used to work at Midway Games. Before Midway went belly-up, they were working on an open-world superhero game called Hero…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2011 -
Zynga Temp Accused of Stealing $100K in Merchandise
Police on Tuesday arrested a Zynga temp who is accused of stealing $100,000 worth of merchandise and equipment from the company behind casual games FarmVille, CityVille and Mafia War, the San Francisco Examiner reports. Keith Brown, 21, of San Ramon was arrested Tuesday at the company’s San Francisco headquarters, according to District Attorney’s Office spokesman…
By Brian Crecente Published November 17, 2011 -
What’s Going on with Metal Gear: Rising? Is It Okay?
This past August, I asked a very simple question: Where the hell is Metal Gear: Rising? It’s now mid-November, and the game surfaced briefly, with a teaser trailer hinting at some sort of Rising announcement at the Spike VGAs. Oddly, it was revealed this week that the game’s producer, Shigenobu Matsuyama, was dumped. Metal Gear…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2011 -
Make a Live-Action Ni No Kuni Movie, Please?
Considering how game developer Level-5 collaborated with anime studio Studio Ghibli, I guess the logical thing would be to ask for an animated Ni No Kuni. Screw that. A new series of Ni No Kuni commercials starring child star Mana Ashida hint at just how stunning a live-action feature, one that mixes people and animation,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2011 -
Even the Guts and Skeleton of a LEGO Figure Looks Cute
Artist Jason Freeny, who you may have seen here once or twice before, shows the world what the inside of a LEGO Minifig looks like. Rather than being a small collection of horrors, it is predictably adorable, everything clean and smooth, everything in its place. Kinda freaky teeth, though. That’s a lot of them for…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2011