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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Ahhh, the weekend. The perfect time to build up ones poison resistance, fight flying fire-breathing spiders and climb down the rickety architecture of Blighttown. I am, of course, talking about playing more Dark Souls this weekend. What else? How about the Xbox 360 version of Dark Souls? Seriously, almost nothing—not even the Diablo III beta—will…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 23, 2011 -
Michelle Rodriguez is Right as Rain in Resident Evil: Retribution
The tough-as-nails Rain Ocampo might have met her grisly end in the first Resident Evil flick, but that’s nothing a few flashbacks can’t fix in next year’s Resident Evil: Retribution The fifth entry in Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil film series is getting the old gang back together. Not only is Jill Valentine returning and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
The Week in Gaming Apps Ain’t Always a Pretty Sight
This week our own Owen Good took a moment to remind us that our Gaming App of the Day feature isn’t just about the gaming apps we love. It’s also about Haraka With so many good gaming apps dropping every week across several different mobile platforms, there are times we stumble across something that’s not…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
Batman: Arkham City‘s New Joker-Centric Trailer Has The Last Laugh
The Riddler and The Penguin may get increased stage-time in Batman: Arkham City, but the latest trailer for Rocksteady’s upcoming game is all about our old friend The Joker. Looking quite a bit the worse for wear after his misadventures in Arkham Asylum, the J-Man sounds like he’s enacting another big, complicated plan to ensnare…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 23, 2011 -
The Hardcore Gaming Myth
Do you ever use a word without fully understanding what it means? I have a friend like that. He uses the word “frumpy,” but I’m fairly sure he’s never opened the dictionary to find out just what it means. In his mind, “frumpy” means “bloated” or “bored” or whatever he needs it to mean in…
Tim Poon Published September 23, 2011 -
Let’s Take a Walk Through Deus Ex‘s Missing Link
Due out in October, the Missing Link downloadable content for Deus Ex: Human Revolution sees players navigating an augmentation-stripped Adam Jensen through a mysterious freighter. Here’s lead narrative designer Mary DeMarle to show us how that works. Man, Jensen does not look good as this demonstration starts up. It turns out removing augmentations is more…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
Facebook Finds a Way to Make Facebook Gaming More Viral, Less Annoying-As-Fuck
By splitting the main feed into two parts, the personal update timeline and the movie, music, and game-powered ticker, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes Facebook games will regain the viral nature lost when everyone was blocking them. Good luck. [Develop]
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
More Than a Quarter of 3DS Owners Feel 3D Hurts Gameplay
With Nintendo placing emphasis on delivering strong gaming experiences to their latest handheld. just how important is the 3D in the 3DS? According to a recent survey, more than 28 percent of 3DS owners feel the special effect takes away from gameplay. The large percentage of users dissatisfied with the portable’s 3D effect was revealed…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
Battlefield 3 Has 99 Problems, But a Bitch Ain’t One
In this teaser trailer for a full length ad to run on television September 27, rapper Jay-Z explains that while Battlefield 3 does have (at least) “99 Problems”, not one of those problems is a bitch. And here we were all worried! But when EA’s Battlefield team teases something, there’s generally something interesting waiting on…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
Can Four Ratchet & Clank Heroes Triumph Over the Massive Light-Eating Z’Grute?
When Dr. Nefarious’ latest evil plan goes awry, two heroes, one villain, and one President Qwark must join forces to take down a rampaging Z’Grute. This is how it all goes down. What’s going to work? Teamwork! Insomiac’s wonder pets must work together to steer clear of obstacles, activate weapons, and spring traps, and survive…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
Crysis Doesn’t Just Run On Consoles, It Soars
The original 2007 Crysis has a benchmark-y quality to it. It is no longer the Best-Looking PC Game In The World, but it retains some of that “must-have” mystique nonetheless. Perhaps it’s because it’s one of only a few hardcore first-person shooters that has never been ported to consoles. But every time one of my…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 23, 2011 -
Every Virtual Book in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is Now One Epic Leather-Bound Reality
Reddit user notadoctoreither shall henceforth be known as king of the Oblivion fans, having spent a month’s time and $130 collecting the countless books scattered across the game’s cities and towns into one gorgeous tome, and you can too. Not only did notadoctoreither gather together every work of fictional fiction and reference in Oblivion, print…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
Decorating Your Home in Early Video Game Crap
In today’s well-designed edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur.Froid wonders if anyone else has a home full of useless video game crap, or if it’s just him. Does anybody else decorate their abode with video game ‘swag’? I have, from the Bioshock 2 Collector’s Edition, the lithographs framed and matted, along with a…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
Exploring the Tiny Differences Between the Original and Final PS Vita
The Tokyo Game Show didn’t just give us a chance to check out nearly three dozen games, it also gave us our first look at what Sony says is the final design for their PS Vita The changes between those first images released of the Vita and these final ones are pretty subtle, but if…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2011 -
Conan O’Brien Shows Us a Kinder, Gentler Gears of War 3
Last night on TBS’s Conan, Mr. O’Brien touched on game reviewers’ fears that the more mature, emotional storyline for Gears of War 3 might alienate hardcore gamers. I say he knows nothing of French cinema! I don’t see what the audience finds so funny. Seems like a typical Gears of War 3 match to me.…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s Friday, let us rejoice! The end of the work week is always worth celebrating, I say. There are some big games coming up soon, but I’m sure there are more than enough already to get you through this weekend. A lot of Gears 3 to be played, I’d wager. Many thanks to NotTheOtherBob for…
By Matthew Buzzi Published September 23, 2011 -
Here’s Your Full First Season of Retro Game Master, Why Not Have a Viewing Party?
Last week we wrapped up our first experimental season of Retro Game Master Sure this is the Internet, but we thought it would be fun to run a full season of the first official U.S. airing of the popular Japanese television program, known as Game Center CX in Japan, as if it were airing on…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2011 -
The Beautiful, Mysterious Classic Another World is Reborn on iOS
Silence and danger; stark, foreboding mystery, and the wonders of a truly alien world. Eric Chahi’s Another World stands as one of the great video games of the 1990’s, a testament to the power of one man’s creative vision. It was a game that was so far ahead of its time that many of today’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 23, 2011 -
Blizzard: Diablo III Hits Early 2012
Looks like we’re going to have to make do with a beta for longer than some of us had hoped, Blizzard this morning said that Diablo III won’t be hitting computers until early next year. “With every game we make, the temptation is always very strong to launch as soon as possible. However, we didn’t…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2011