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You Got a Heart of Metal, Baby
Hello all, and welcome to the Thursday edition of the Kotaku open thread. I trust your weeks are winding down nicely, and that you’re getting ready for a rockin’ Halloween weekend. What are you dressing up as? Anyone got any good video game-themed costumes? I wonder, do cosplayers get to reuse their costumes from PAX…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 27, 2011 -
How BioShock Infinite is Influenced by Occupy Wall Street
While BioShock Infinite is due for release next year, the game’s story still is undergoing change, says the series’ creator Ken Levine. And if nothing else, the Occupy Wall Street protests going on in New York (and elsewhere) serve as an affirmation to him in how he’s scripted the motivations and temperament of the Vox…
By Owen Good Published October 27, 2011 -
How To Stop Getting Kicked From PC Battlefield 3 Matches
I bet you’re wondering why no one loves you on the computer version of Battlefield 3. I bet some of you get booted after a couple minutes of play every… single… time… you log into a match. Don’t worry it’s not personal, it’s just a bug. An Origin Activation bug coupled with out of date…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2011 -
Climb On Your ATV and Make Haste in These New Haste Screens
Another game shown at Ubisoft’s Digital Day event was Haste, a 3D ATV racing game in which players coast, carom, and ramp over a variety of racetracks. One of the images has a guy on an ATV ramping through a flaming hoop, which strikes me as a bit “over the top” and “xtreme.” It should…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 27, 2011 -
D.C. Universe Online‘s Free-to-Play Start Date Set for Nov. 1
During a live-stream video chat today with the game’s developers, D.C. Universe Online‘s free-to-play debut was set for Nov. 1, which is Tuesday of next week. Originally expected sometime in October, the new freemium model gives everyone two character slots and all game content as a base offering, with expansion packs and extra characters as…
By Owen Good Published October 27, 2011 -
Battlefield 3 PC and Xbox 360 Still Struggling With Server Issues
A flurry of tweets from the official Battlefield 3 twitter lets everyone know that they are aware of the network issues plaguing the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game. The team said in separate tweets that they are working to resolve network service issues affecting the PC version and are aware that they…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2011 -
Rocksmith: The Kotaku Review
Imagine you live in a future ruled by robots. It’s not that hard—between Milo, Siri, and their pet AIBO, we’re about halfway there already. So here you are, going about your afternoon break from work at the cyber-mill, and you stop by the “Museum of Rock And Roll.” It’s an imposing metallic building, much like…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 27, 2011 -
Midgets, Bikini Babes and Condoms Get a British Retailer Disinvited to Game Awards Show
Someone forgot to tell Grainger Games that the Games Media Awards are not the David Hasselhoff Roast. The games seller showed up at the U.K. gala with bikini-clad models, midgets, a giant orange Hummer, and branded condoms and are henceforth retailer non grata, say organizers. Stuart Dinsey, the chief of Intent Media, which puts together…
By Owen Good Published October 27, 2011 -
One Officially Gorgeous, Unofficial GTA V Poster
Grand Theft Auto V –This isn’t official in anyway, but it’s still a neat art poster. [Thanks Julian] The Painful, Beautiful Parting of Two Brothers Bound by Gaming It was a promise. British-born game designer Andrzej Zamoyski and his brother Adam made it as soon as they heard the news. Both were up late, camped…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2011 -
Shoot Many Robots Has A Refreshingly Straightforward Title
Ubisoft’s upcoming downlodable side-scroller Shoot Many Robots is another game in what’s becoming a trend towards clear video game names (e.g. Kill All Orcs, Destory All Humans!). And as you’d expect, the game revolves around running around and shooting many robots, and doing so with a lovely cel-shaded art style. (Of course, much of its…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 27, 2011 -
This Pac-Man Video Proves Children Are the Ultimate Video Game Peripherals
Not only did Nathan and Jen Glemboski use the lure of sweet, puffy marshmallows to lure their child into playing a real-life version of the arcade classic Pac-Man, they then sent the link into a gaming blog for our amusement. As long as you’re living under my roof you’ll eat those marshmallows! Why do my…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011 -
This Gaymer’s Story
Because it needs to be said, I only speak for myself. Trigger warnings for suicidal thoughts, sexual violence, homophobia, child abuse, life. I made the mistake. The mistake I warn others of not doing. I read the comments. In case you haven’t heard, Blizzard made a rather poor decision in its choice of how to…
denis farr Published October 27, 2011 -
We’re Getting a 10-Hour Assassin’s Creed iPad Board Game for the Holidays
When the people at Ubisoft aren’t making a thousand Just Dance games, they’re making a thousand Assassin’s Creed games. I play the latter and enjoy most of them. But can I like this new one that’s called Assassin’s Creed Recollection? It’s… different. What I know, I know from a Ubisoft press release. Recollection is a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2011 -
When Your World is a Sheer Vertical Wall, All You Can Do is Climb
When I first loaded up Michael P. Consoli’s Against the Wall I felt the early onset of panic. In front of me, stretching out in all four directions was a vertical wall made of blocks of varying sizes. Behind me there was only sky. That’s how this independent game begins, presenting the player with a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011 -
Battlefield 3 Beta Had 99 Problems, and a Glitch is One
Now that the full version of Battlefield 3 is out, we can take a look back at some of the best glitches that the beta brought us, courtesy of this YouTube video! EA ran an advertisement using the song “99 Problems” by Jay-Z, which ensured us that a bitch is not one of Battlefield 3‘s…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 27, 2011 -
Go to the Dojo with Phoenix Wright and Iron Fist in This New Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Video
If you still need more insight into the moveset Phoenix Wright will use in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 after we had fighting game legend and Capcom special consultant Seth Killian play for us, then dig on this Assist Me! video featuring the Ace Attorney and Marvel’s Iron Fist. It’s narrated again by tournament vet…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 27, 2011 -
Look Guys, It’s an Online Fantasy Role-Playing Game with Panda Monks
This past weekend Blizzard revealed Mists of Pandaria, the new Expansion pack for World of Warcraft that introduces a Monk character class and a panda race. This is a story about the other game with Panda Monks. Eligium: The Chosen One is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Shanda Games and operated…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011 -
These Babel Rising Screens Show The Original Game of Tower Defense
We’re all familiar with the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, right? Ubisoft’s upcoming Babel Rising is a Kinect- and PS Move-enabled tower-defense take on the parable, pitting players against a group of Babylonians who are trying to build a tower all the way up to God’s front door. Such hubris! The role of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 27, 2011 -
Sixteen Minutes of Soulcalibur V Action Starring Xianghua’s Daughter
Why I am upset over this video of new Soulcalibur V character Leixia being played during Paris Game Week? It’s not the missing moves or unfinished command set of the demo version of Leixia. It’s not the similarities between the character and her mother, continuing Soulcalibur‘s tradition of creating offspring characters with very familiar moves.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2011 -
Hey, Kotaku Game Club, We’re Playing Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Next
Welcome back, Game Clubbers! Since last month’s Game Club was Xbox exclusive, it seems only fair that we do one for our PS3-owning members next. With that mind, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception stood out as a logical choice. The Uncharted series’ is defined by its cinematic presentation and grand set-pieces. As an action series, the…
By Mike Epstein Published October 27, 2011