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In 10 Minutes, We’ll Show You How Uncharted 3‘s Co-Op Campaign Works
Uncharted 3‘s campaign is what you’d expect: cinematic adventure with climbing, shooting and good acting. Uncharted 3‘s competitive multiplayer is what you’ve been able to play for over a month, if you were a customer at Subway and took up the offer to download the full suite of competitive multiplayer for free. Uncharted 3‘s co-op…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011 -
It’s Sonic Generations Launch Day
Two generations of hedgehogs collide today in Sonic Generations, and we’ve got the launch trailer to prove it. Just don’t watch it if you’re waiting on the PC version (November 4) or the 3DS one (November 22). Or if you’re in Europe for that matter (November 4). Or Australasia (November 3). Or Japan (December 1).…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011 -
Cowboys and Ninjas Collide in the Kinect Holiday Bundle
Looking for the perfect gift for the gamer in your family? That’s nice. In the meantime, check out this Kinect Sensor Holiday Bundle for the Xbox 360, combining three games and Microsoft’s magic rectangle for one low price. It’s actually a rather good deal for those of you that haven’t jumped on the Kinect bandwagon…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011 -
Hear The London Philharmonic Play The Theme from Modern Warfare 2
This is pretty cool. The London Philharmonic Orchestra is preparing to launch an album of video game music—the tracklist is a good combination of classic tunes (Zelda) and unexpected hits (Angry Birds). The project’s overseers, the X5 Music Group, are currently streaming the Philharmonic’s version of Hans Zimmer’s theme from Modern Warfare 2, which you…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 1, 2011 -
Delayed? Nuh-uh! Gears of War 3 Horde Command Is Live Now, More Free Maps Coming on Thanksgiving
After some difficulties getting out of the gate, the newest DLC for Epic’s hit Xbox 360 exclusive is out in the wild and ready to play. Microsoft’s also announced that it’ll be rolling our free Gears 3 content on Thanksgiving, too. (That’s American Thanksgiving, not the Canadian variant.) The Versus Booster Map Pack will deliver…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011 -
Sonic CD Comes Early to GameStop Tablet Customers
The world’s largest dedicated video game retailer recently started selling GameStop-branded Android tablets, and now they’ve got their first exclusive, scoring Sonic CD a full month ahead of its wide release. GameStop’s branded versions of the Acer Iconia, ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, and Samsung Galaxy Tab tablets come bundled with gamepad support and a bevy…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011 -
These New Max Payne 3 Screens Bring Grit, Bullets and Explosions
According to the Rockstar official site, these new screens for Max Payne 3 represent new features for the upcoming game. You’ll be able to trigger Bullet Time events via certain parts of the environment and enemies will show individual reactions to being hurt in battle. Natural Motion’s behavior system will create more nuanced movements in…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011 -
Silicon Knights Cuts Half of Staff, Refocuses On “One Of Its Most Requested Titles for the Next Generation”
Massive layoffs hit Too Human and X-Men: Destiny developer Silicon Knights last week, cutting the Canadian developer nearly in half after an unnamed publisher pulled out on a project the team was working on, the company told Kotaku That unnamed project is still under development, the developer said. “Last week Silicon Knights experienced layoffs due…
By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2011 -
Should You Buy GoldenEye 007: Reloaded? Yes.
They’ve made yet another game called GoldenEye again, which should have the smart shopper wonder what the deal is. Is James Bond’s fourth game called GoldenEye worth getting, let alone worth the name of the first great game to bear that name? Stephen Totilo, who had the Nintendo 64 original just about bolted into his…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011 -
Battlefield 3 Development Started on PC, But Switched to Consoles
Despite a launch that’s seen 5 million shipped in its first week, Battlefield 3‘s debut has not been without issues. Most of the praise has come for the PC version of the game and the assumption’s been that that where the main development of the military FPS happened, with that code ported over to the…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011 -
Sometimes You Conquer the Road, Sometimes the Road Conquers You
How do you create a competitive driving game with only one car? Bernhard Handler’s Roadeo offers a simple and elegant solution. Player one drives the car, and player two steers the road. Oh for those heady days of youth, when playing a multiplayer game on a PC meant you either had two joysticks hooked up…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011 -
Twin-Stick Space Combat Shooter Fusion: Genesis Hits Next Week for $10
Space combat, twin-stick shooter Fusion: Genesis hits the Xbox 360 on Nov. 9 for 800 points ($10). You can see the game in action here. The developers will also be releasing Fusion: Sentient for Windows Mobile 7 on the same day for $3. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected].…
By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2011 -
Say Hello to Modern Warfare 3’s New Multiplayer Matches and Modes in This New Trailer
Activision’s 800-lb gorilla FPS franchise gets a lot of its muscle from its multiplayer and this clip shows what’ll be different and new in Modern Warfare 3. New modes—like Kill Confirmed, which tasks players to get dog tags of downed opponents—will show up along with the abilities to tweak and share settings into custom modes.…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011 -
Jimmy Kimmel Smashes Bandstand As Donkey Kong
Jimmy Kimmel went full video game for the Halloween airing of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The late night host dressed up as Donkey Kong, at one point tossing a barrel into the bandstand. Other show members dressed up as a variety of video game characters including Frogger, Pac-Man, Pikachu and a ill-formed clutch of Tetris pieces.…
By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2011 -
This New Trailer Shows Off Syndicate’s Co-Op Corporate Warfare
The controversially re-booted Syndicate will be sporting co-op play, shown off in this shiny cyberpunk trailer. We’ve got seeing-through-walls vision power, enemy-tracking bullets and some kind of area-effect blast. Also: Everyone wears trenchcoats. Except the rent-a-soldiers, of course. You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011 -
Non-Gamers Pick the Winner of the GameCity Prize, and They Picked Minecraft
None of the members of the GameCity Prize jury are gamers, but the odd collection of actors, musicians, politicians, and journalists recruited to judge seven of the most entertaining video games of the year sure picked a winner. A new project from the folks that put on the annual GameCity gaming celebration at Nottingham Trent…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011 -
Activision Uninvites Celebrity from Modern Warfare 3 Party After Learning She’s a Porn Star
Dutch porn star Kim Holland was invited and then quickly uninvited from a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 VIP party in Amsterdam later this month after the game’s publisher discovered what she did for a living, Eigenwereld reports. The last-minute uninvitation has Holland questioning Activision’s seemingly hypocritical take on sex versus violence. Holland, an…
By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2011 -
Meet the Guys Who Make Skyrim’s Magic Happen in This New Video
Bethesda’s released a taste of the documentary that will come with the collector’s edition of Skyrim. The clip shows how the members of the development team grapple with the challenge of providing a wide-open canvas for an individual, player-driven experience. Todd Howard and his cohorts clearly have a sense of the risk of their endeavor…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011 -
Extravagant Collector’s Editions are Overwhelming Video Game Collectors
If you thought spending $149.99 for a massive collector’s edition is too much, what about folks like commenter Gemini-Phoenix, who feel compelled to purchase every limited collector’s edition that comes out. Let’s hear his desperate please to publishers in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. In the world of collector’s edition (CE) video game collecting, we…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011 -
As Corporate Propaganda, the Blackwater Video Game Shoots Blanks
There’s no way you can expect Blackwater to be a good game. Ten minutes with it reveals that impossibility. The completely unintuitive controls, the wooden, stiff animation and the below-average graphics and voicework don’t take long to deflate any expectations of quality. But I had different expectations. The name Blackwater is synonymous with the phenomenon…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011