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Oh Well, Looks Like Rage Probably Ain’t Happening
Oh don’t worry, id’s latest and greatest is still scheduled to come out next week; it’s premise just got a little bit weaker, as NASA reveals there are fewer apocalypse-causing asteroids rocketing through space than we once thought. In Rage our lovely little planet is laid waste by the 2029 Apophis meteorite strike. Luckily humanity…
By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2011 -
Is a Multi-Platform Release an Excuse for Piracy?
In today’s bootleg edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Mellowguy wants to know if downloading an illegal copy of a PC game is okay if you already own the console version. What’s your take? The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim comes out in only about five weeks now. I’m getting it for the 360- my computer…
By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2011 -
These Four New Batman: Arkham City Screens Are A Punch To the Face
Batman loves to put his fist into people’s faces. And developer Rocksteady really knows how to turn that into an artform. Here’s a batch of new screens from upcoming Batman: Arkham City that gives us a look at some other non fist-into-face moments, like swooping and grappling and bats!
By Brian Crecente Published September 30, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Happy Friday! I hope you all had a good week, and are looking forward to a relaxing weekend. I am, and will be plenty occupied gaming-wise. I will be settling down with FIFA 12, the Battlefield 3 Beta, Minecraft, and a healthy serving of Kotaku. How about you? Please talk amongst yourselves! I would like…
By Matthew Buzzi Published September 30, 2011 -
The Joker Dies in the First Act of Arkham City (Or Does He?)
Now, okay. Do keep in mind that this is “Comic Book Death” we’re talking about here, which is only slightly above “Anime Death” in terms of “deaths that don’t really count”. But sad to say, it does look as though very early on in Batman: Arkham City, the J-man will bite the big one, and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 30, 2011 -
Shadowgun Is Trying Too Hard to Be the iPhone’s Gears of War
With console-quality graphics, witty dialog, and surprisingly satisfying cover-based shooting controls, Madfinger’s Shadowgun is an amazing accomplishment of an iOS title, sadly cheapened by the developers obvious attempts to ape Epic’s Gears of War You can see it in the absurdly beefy protagonist, his armor emblazoned with a symbol only slightly removed from the COG…
By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2011 -
The Dark Knight Rises And Drives Down the Street
Rising | PITTSBURGH, PA – During this past August, the new Batman flick was filmed in downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo: Keith Srakocic | AP) Some Concept Art From The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim If you buy the expensive collector’s edition of the new Elder Scrolls game, you’ll get a 200-page art book full of designs and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2011 -
Unofficial Portal iPad Decals Turn Apple’s Logo into Weapons
I do not own an iPad. If I did, I’d probably cover it with Portal decals like this. It’s not just that I don’t own an iPad, these Reddit user created decals are not yet for sale. Shame! It’s the best use of the Apple logo that I’ve seen in a while. Portal-themed iPad Decals…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2011 -
Zelda Creator Talks Up Skyward Sword (Now with Subtitles!)
Nintendo’s pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference was in Japanese. Now, weeks later, Nintendo of America has subtitled the bit in which Shigeru Miyamoto talks up The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Miyamoto’s Presentation [Edge] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2011 -
Grown Man Hunts, Chokes Boy Over Call of Duty Game
During a round of Call of Duty: Black Ops, 46-year-old Mark Bradford (pictured) was snuffed out during an online match by a 13-year-old player. Instead of respawning and trying to avenge himself in-game, Bradford went to the boy’s house and choked him. “I’d been playing the whole day and he was baiting me and baiting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2011 -
It’s a Hack-and-Slash With Rubbery Arms and Feet
One Piece: Kaizoku Musou is an upcoming collaboration between Namco Bandai and Koei Temco. It’s the Musou hack-and-slash series, but with a One Piece spin. In years past, Koei and Namco Bandai collaborated to create Gundam Musou, a Gundam meets hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors style game. The quality for the embedded trailer above isn’t so hot.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2011 -
The Greatest Commercial Ever for Games That Sadly Never Existed
When Italian TV wants to go all out and make an awesome commercial, it goes all out In this clip for Fox Italy’s retro channel, The A-Team meets Pac-Man, Wonder Woman meets Mario and by the time it’s done basically every iconic video game and TV show from the 70s and 80s has bashed heads,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2011 -
We Can Only Hope Mirror’s Edge 2 is as Cool as This Video
Biting Elbows, an “indie punk rock” band from Moscow, are obviously big fans of DICE’s Mirror’s Edge, because this video to their track The Stampede is a three-minute love letter to the game. It starts a little slow, and beyond the first-person stuff doesn’t give much away early on, but the first time you see…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2011 -
Does the Most Wanted Game of Holiday 2011 Surprise You?
Nielsen, the American market research people, has a list of the top twenty games that are the most anticipated titles of 2011’s holiday season. According to this consumer tracking survey, the top twenty games consist of titles going on sale between August and November for the PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii. Nielsen interviewed 5,000…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2011 -
Meet Your 2011 Big Buck Hunter World Champion
Of all the niches in video gaming, there are few I find more fascinating than players of the arcade version of Big Buck Hunter Why? Because I normally associate it with smoky saloons, men who have killed things and the stench of spilled bourbon, three things that normally (at least together) don’t go with video…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2011 -
Ladies Talk Video Games. Then Screw on Camera.
In Geek Girls, adult video game actresses talk about their favorite games. After that, they do other things “I’m into it because I don’t know how not to be,” said Misti Dawn, one of the film’s stars, in an official statement (via Banana Syrup Company). “Gaming was engraved in me at a young age. I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2011 -
Do You Like Darksiders Enough to Spend $500 On This Statue?
Remember that Darksiders statue that was first unveiled all the way back in July 2010? It’s finally finished and ready to ship. In Q4 2011. For fans of the game (rich fans, at least), it looks to be worth the wait, both War and his trusty steed Ruin looking great, especially with all those badass…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2011 -
Will There be a Limit to Vita Downloads Over 3G?
The PS Vita is getting an array of memory card sizes. They range from a 4GB Memory Card (¥2,200 or US$29) to 32GB Memory Card (¥9,500 or $124). With that in mind, will Sony be restricting download size? Initially, yes. According to Sony, 3G downloads will be restricted to 20MB a pop, but that could…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2011 -
There’s a Little Pokémon and World of Warcraft In Forza 4
I love it when games are inspired by games that are nothing like them. Take sports games, and how they’re up to their eyeballs in RPG mechanics like character creation and levelling. Or driving games. Gran Turismo 5 is inspired by elevator music, for example, while it seems Forza 4 —according to Turn 10 creative…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2011
