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Oh Good, the Duke Nukem Forever DLC is Here
Today’s the day 2K Games delivers the “Hail to the Icons Parody Pack” downloadable content for Duke Nukem Forever, featuring new game modes and maps that parody much better games. Along with the new Freeze Tag, Hail to the King, and Hot Potato game modes, the “Hail to the Icons” pack adds four new maps…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011 -
16 People Injured on Set of Latest Resident Evil Movie
The Associated Press is reporting injuries to 16 actors on the Toronto set of Resident Evil: Retribution after a platform collapsed. Paramedics found it difficult to assess the actors’ injuries because of the zombie costumes and make-up they were wearing. The victims suffered leg, arm and back injuries but none were said to be life-threatening.…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011 -
Neal Stephenson Plays Halo 3 on Legendary to Avoid Getting Fat
Science fiction author Neal Stephenson plays Halo on its hardest difficulty setting, Legendary, while using an elliptical exercise machine, the writer of Snow Crash told an audience in Austin today. He tried the same thing with Rockstar’s Western Red Dead Redemption, but it hasn’t worked. Why would a man exercise like this? “My relationship to…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 11, 2011 -
Forza 4 is $50 Until Tomorrow Morning
• Forza Motorsport 4, which released today, is $49.99 with free shipping from Buy.com via eBay deals, through 11 a.m. EDT tomorrow. Next best price online is $53 from Deep Discount, and the best pre-order deal was $60 (plus shipping) with a $10 eGift Card from Walmart. [Dealzon]
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2011 -
$170 Seems Like a Reasonable Price for a Spiny Anteater
You never forget your first big guest star. Quality collectible crafters First 4 Figures certainly haven’t, commemorating Sonic the Hedgehog‘s original rival with $170 worth of Knuckles the Echidna. The first non-Sonic figure in First 4 Figure’s Sonic line (they’ve done Sonic, Metal Sonic, and Super Sonic so far), Knuckles crouches a menacing 10 inches…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011 -
Gran Turismo 5 Gets Much Better, Just in Time for Forza 4
While we’re still a week away from the big batch of downloadable content for Gran Turismo 5, the free 2.0 update drops today, delivering car interiors, 2011 NASCAR racers, and tons of fixes and tweaks, just in time to turn racing fans’ heads away from Forza 4 Available today as a free downloadable update, version…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011 -
Star Wars Xbox Delayed, Microsoft Executes 320GB Star Wars Hard Drive Plan B
For $130 this fall, owners of slim Xbox 360s can buy a 320GB hard-drive and get an excellent Star Wars game as a bonus. Microsoft said today that they’ll be selling a standalone 320GB drive this fall. Keeping with tradition, Microsoft is charging more for their Xbox 360 hard drive than other companies charge for…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 11, 2011 -
This Battlefield 3 Glitch Pits Man vs. Jet in an Unfair Dogfight
Battlefield 3’s in beta, which means that bugs will pop up. This might be one of the more entertaining ones we’ve seen so far, where the plane being piloted disappear around the player. You’d think a guy floating in mid-air would be a sitting duck against a fighter jet, right? Wrong. UPDATE: Seems that this…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011 -
Three Hours With the Surprisingly Ambitious (and Tougher) Assassin’s Creed Revelations
I’m consistently impressed by Ubisoft’s apparent ability to crank out complete Assassin’s Creed games each year. When Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood was released a mere year after Assassin’s Creed II, many were expecting more of an expansion pack. What we got was a full-fledged game, the deepest and most involved Assassin’s Creed yet. After spending an…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 11, 2011 -
Here’s What You’ll Pay to be the (Officially Announced) Nightwing in Batman: Arkham City
WBIE’s confirmed the existence of The Dark Knight’s acrobatic partner in Rocksteady’s upcoming sequel today . Like Robin and Catwoman, Nightwing will come with moves and gadgets unique to him, as well as “Wayne Manor” and “Main Hall” challenge maps. The press release announcing Dick Grayson’s playability notes that the Nightwing Budle Pack will be…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011 -
It’s Not Easy Being a Video Game Equestrian
A horse is a horse, of course; of course, unless that horses is ridden by commenter markandrovich1, in which case it becomes something of a liablity. Share your video game horse woes in today’s equine edition of Speak Up on Kotaku. Equine Trouble… As someone who has played thousands of video games in the arcades…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011 -
Felicia Day Goes LARPing in Dragon Age: Redemption Episode One
While the production values are fine, the acting solid, and the writing passable, the first episode of Felicia Day’s Dragon Age: Redemption web series still feels like a bunch of friends spending the weekend in the woods role-playing. Felicia can’t help it. It’s part of her charm that she comes across as the sort of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011 -
Walk Through More of Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s Upcoming “Missing Link” DLC in This Video
Have you noticed how Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s cyborg hero Adam Jensen is a little like Jesus? Think about it. He dies (mostly) and comes back to life and then goes aout dispatching the wicked. That’d make David Sarif kinda like God, wouldn’t it? And just like the Nazarean’s Lost Years, there’s a period of…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Can you paint with all the colors of De Blob? No? Well then just discuss video games here as much as you want. Thanks to reader Brian H. May for today’s image, and remember, when Fahey’s doing the TAY, De Blob always wins. Take a crack at being featured atop TAY some time this month…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011 -
Santa’s Village Is Ready to Ring in the Holidays
It’s not yet Thanksgiving. Heck, Halloween is weeks away. Yet, select retailers in the U.S. are rolling out holiday decorations. And it’s not just the U.S. Select Japanese retail is also already selling Christmas trees. So why should an iOS app be any different? Santa’s Village from social game maker Making Fun was released in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 11, 2011 -
First Forza 4. Then, Tire Pressure.
Motorsport | OSAKA, JAPAN: A copy of Forza 4 and a press kit landed on my desk today. Can’t wait to check it out. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft | Kotaku) Clive Owen’s Embarrassing Video Game Past British actor Clive Owen is a badass. A man’s man. He’s got a deep voice, a heavy face, and is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 11, 2011 -
Akira Gets a Biker Jacket. It Costs $900.
To celebrate Akira‘s 30th anniversary, Bandai Namco is releasing a replica of the cow-hide leather jacket worn by Akira protagonist Kaneda. There’s also a black version, which is based on Kaneda’s jacket. It reads “2019 A.D. 28 Neo Tokyo”, with the number 28 referring to Kaneda’s test research number. It costs ¥69,800, which is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 11, 2011 -
Put Your Vita in These
The PS Vita has a beautiful OLED screen. You don’t chuck OLED screens in your backpack or your pocket! You need to put the Vita in a pouch. Or a case. Like these. Today, Sony revealed a handful of new PS Vita pouches and cases. There are white and blue carrying pouches, priced at ¥1,800…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 11, 2011 -
Play Dirty Games on Your PS3
Like really dirty games. You know, porn. Online retailer BD-Game is selling Blu-ray versions of adult PC games, meaning that the PS3 can play them. The adult games offered are hardcore. They include chesty sister wifey game Shimai Tsuma, the stomach churning Lolita-at-home title Hajimete no Orusuban, inevitable tentacle game Inda no Hime Kishi no…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 11, 2011