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Katamari Amore Rolls Onto iOS Next Week
The Katamari Damacy series just keeps on keepin’ on with one more entry, this one for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Katamari Amore is hitting iOS next week and arriving with a guest appearance from fellow Namco mascot Pac-Man Amore is the second Katamari game for iOS, following 2008’s I Love Katamari. It boasts…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2011 -
Enjoy The Serenity of Pixelated Nature with Laura Bifano’s 8-Bit Animals
Canadian artist Laura Bifano blends the organic and the pixelated in her series “Menagerie,” an exploration of 8-bit beasts with all the geometric detail of Minecraft and Cubivore fauna. Bifano says of the series of polygonal animal paintings that it was “inspired by my love of nature and classic video games.” Prints of the “Menagerie”…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2011 -
Metacritic Bans Review Bombers
Metacritic doesn’t just aggregate the arbitrary scores that professional reviewers assign to subjective works such as video games. It aggregates the arbitrary scores anyone can apply to subjective works such as video games. This has all sorts of fun applications, such as abuse. So, recently Metacritic banned a bunch of spam accounts set up to…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2011 -
After Watching the Diabolical Pitch Trailer, I Want A Hit of Whatever Suda 51 is Smoking
Diabolical Pitch, if you haven’t been keeping up, is the horror baseball game for Kinect conceived by the oddballs at Grasshopper Manufacture. Kotaku saw it at Tokyo Game Show last week, but here’s your first official trailer for the most curious Kinect game. As you can see, you and a friend can battle hordes of…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2011 -
Demon’s Souls Servers Given Stay of Execution, Remains Online Through 2012
Last we heard, From Software’s Demon’s Souls, the PlayStation 3 role-playing game with incredibly innovative online features, would keep its North American servers going until at least October 6, 2011, the game’s second birthday. Today, publisher Atlus says it plans to keep the Demon’s Souls online party goin’ into next year. “While it comes at…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2011 -
Zynga Shed Three Million Gaming Addicts Last Spring, But Still Have Plenty
Usually Zynga, makers of FarmVille, can brag. Not today. Zynga reports they dropped from 62 million daily users to 59 million last spring. Profits dropped 90%. Why? Few new games and lots of hiring and acquiring, says news site Scribbal
By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2011 -
A Closer Look at the $50 Risk: Metal Gear Solid Limited Edition Board Game
First unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year, here’s our first look at the retail version of the game that blends the strategy of Risk with the game design of Metal Gear Solid… No, it doesn’t come with cut-scenes. The game goes on pre-sale on Oct. 3, for $49.95. The game takes place in…
By Brian Crecente Published September 22, 2011 -
Blockade Runner is Not Just Minecraft in Space
Blockade Runner is an independently developed spaceship sim, allowing you to build and fly your own ships, and battle them against others. The game is only in alpha at the moment, but is receiving semi-weekly updates and has an active community. Creators ZANMGT cite Minecraft and Infiniminer as inspirations for the project, and thanks their…
By Matthew Buzzi Published September 22, 2011 -
The Kotaku Game Club is Debating Gears of War 3 Acts 1-2 Right Now
Welcome to the first meeting of the Kotaku Game Club: Gears of War 3 edition. Today we’ll be discussing the the first two acts of the game’s campaign. For all you Game Club first-timers, this group convenes to analyze and discuss games as we play them. For all you Gears players who haven’t played the…
By Mike Epstein Published September 22, 2011 -
Facebook Strategy Game War Commander is Perfectly Decent
Facebook app War Commander, a strategy game reminiscent of Red Alert, is actually pretty fun. The game lets you train units, gradually build up a base that includes defensive weapons and resource-gathering buildings, and fight off enemy attacks. A quick tutorial shows you how to command your units to move and attack, as well as…
By Matthew Buzzi Published September 22, 2011 -
Coming to a Sporting Event Near You: Angry Birds
Hit iOS game Angry Birds has a wide variety of fans that range from talkshow host Glenn Beck to singer Noel Gallagher. Everyone likes Angry Bids! No wonder Angry Birds developer Rovio wants to take the game on the road so throngs of people can play it. This weekend, Angry Birds is coming to a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011 -
Amazon Unloading Wiis with Best Deal Yet
• Nintendo Wii console bundle (black or white) with Mario Kart and Wheel, and $20 Amazon Credit is $134.96, free ship from Amazon. Previous best deals were $150 with a $30 bonus at the end of July, and $130, no bonus at the end of August. [Dealzon]
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2011 -
Here’s Why the New XCOM is Nothing Like the Old X-COM
XCOM is no X-Com That is to say, don’t expect the upcoming first-person shooter XCOM from 2K Marin to be a new version of turn-based strategy classic X-Com Why? In this video, the developers talk us through some of their reasoning, all while walking us through the game’s back-story, technology and gameplay. The idea, they…
By Brian Crecente Published September 22, 2011 -
There’s a 3D Classic on the Nintendo eShop Today. It Might be ‘Popular With Women.’
We’ve got ourselves a new 3D classic in this week’s Nintendo Download…. TwinBee. Remember TwinBee? Konami shooter? Only released in Japan? I asked Twitter if the game was any good and Twitter, in the form of @c_pruett told me: “It’s a nice top-down shooter for people who wouldn’t play other top-down shooter. Popular with women,…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2011 -
A Birthday Letter To Myself About Video Games
Many video games turning twenty-five this year could set themselves on a podium and brag until their throats are sore. “Hey, I’m Castlevania and I’ve released over 30 games in the last quarter-century. What have you done?” As I turn 25 along with them (Note: see which ones they are in the video above!), I…
Lisa Foiles Published September 22, 2011 -
Play an HD Version of Another World on the iPhone, iPad
Classic, cinematic 90s platformer, Another World (Out of this World to some of you) is available today for the iPhone and iPad. This 20th Anniversary version of the game originally designed by Eric Chahi can be switched on the fly between the original and HD graphics with a two-finger swipe. The game supports both touch…
By Brian Crecente Published September 22, 2011 -
The Worst Fan-Made Halo Song We’ve Ever Heard
This fan-made song is dedicated to the singer’s desire to attain a copy of Halo. A worthy goal for most, I should think. It is titled “I Throw My Xbox at the Bungie Guys”. The lyrics and vocal performance are downright awful. And I mean that in the best way possible! He also manages to…
By Matthew Buzzi Published September 22, 2011 -
First Pages of DC Comics’ High-Tech Blackhawks Series
Our regular comics coverage has been nearly overrun with DC Comics’ New 52, which is the dominant thing in the world of American comics right now. DC, the publisher of Superman, Batman and Ambush Bug, is rolling out 51 new first issues this month (plus one last month). They’re starting (or re-starting) a ton of…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2011 -
Big Daddy Turns It up to Eleven
Those hands look clumsy. No wonder the Little Sisters keep running for the safety of the vents. By Dan Hipp You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011 -
A More Detailed Look at the First Max Payne 3 Trailer
The game’s bullets are rendered as physical objects in the game. Bullet Time is back. Those details and more are revealed in the new annotated version of Rockstar’s first trailer for Max Payne 3. Check it out at Rockstar’s site
By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2011