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Talk Amongst Yourselves

Hello Kotaku faithful! How are you all today? I hope you are enjoying the Battlefield 3 Beta, or maybe playing your new copy of FIFA 12. I, personally, am doing both of those things, as well as playing NHL 12. But enough about me, lets hear about you. It’s time to talk amongst yourselves! Many…

By Matthew Buzzi Published September 29, 2011

While Syndicate’s New Trailer is Amazing, I Still Wish It Was For a Different Game

Same cool concept, same cool aesthetic, very tired genre. I’m a shooter fan, a HUGE shooter fan, but sometimes it would be nice if when a storied, beloved franchise gets a reboot it didn’t turn up as a shooter, or an action shooter, or an RPG shooter, or a fill-in-the-blank shooter. Syndicate looks lovely, it’s…

By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2011

The First Two Dreamlike Hours of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

At times, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword feels a bit like a dream, one of those vivid ones that’s all colors and sunshine, freedom and flying. Earlier this week I played the first several hours of the game at a Nintendo press event and came away impressed with the complexity of the controls, the…

By Kirk Hamilton Published September 29, 2011

Books or Games? PICK!

Flying | JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Eagles relaxed in the stands in Feb. 2005 during the annual Media Day. (Photo: Shephan Savoia | AP) Going to War Like Only Nintendo can Even though Zelda has killing and even Mario has head-stomping, when you think about it, nearly all of Nintendo’s first-party properties are harmless affairs.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2011

Gears of War 3 Tops 3M Sold in One Week

Gears of War 3 sold more than three million copies in the first week since its release, publisher Microsoft said today. The Xbox 360 exclusive is now the top grossing game of 2011, a record that more than a few games will be gunning to topple in the coming months.

By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2011

Making Curling Fun is Like Putting Earrings on a Pig

Can we have a moratorium on pigs in iPhone games? Please? I’ve seen enough of them, and they no longer communicate fun, quirky or cute as much as they do “a focus group told us to use this,” whether one was actually hired to or not. Pig Curling is another gaming app seeking to capitalize…

By Owen Good Published September 29, 2011

Fall In Love with Zelda All Over Again with These Skyward Sword Screens

Dammit, Nintendo. Just when everyone is ready to write you off and declare the Wii as totally irrelevant, you do this This, of course, is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The Wii is showing its age, sure, and, yes, the graphics have jagded edges. But this is a proper Zelda game, and it shows…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2011

Yes, Sixteen Hours Is Enough for a PSP Demo

The upcoming PSP version of the popular online juggernaut Ragnarok is offering a demo that allows players to finish the game’s first ending. According to Famitsu, that took the publication around 16 hours to do. Sixteen hours, for free! The game has multiple endings, so this does have a whiff of freemium content (neat to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2011

Skydiving and Swordplay Abound in Skyward Sword‘s Dramatic New Trailer

The newest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword teases many of the events and characters seen in the first few hours of the game — the village of Skyloft, the Wing Ceremony, Zelda and Link, and the general dream-like beauty of the game. It also shows a few things that I wasn’t able…

By Kirk Hamilton Published September 29, 2011

Game Shows Need More Commercials

Level-5 rented a big space at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, but then got cold feet and missed the biggest TGS ever. Doh. Instead, Level-5 is holding its own event, which is called Level-5 World. It will run from Oct. 15 to Oct. 16 at Tokyo Big Site. Admission is free. Honestly, I cannot ever…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2011

Turns Out Sony Didn’t Break the Law When Somebody Else Hacked Them

The law can be a strange beast sometimes. Take Sony and Australia, for example: earlier this year, when the PlayStation Network was hacked into, an investigation was launched targeting Sony, to see whether the company had broken Australian law. Australia’s Privacy Act mandates that all bodies holding confidential information must take “reasonable steps” to ensure…