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This Indie Game is Giving me Flashbacks of, Well, Flashback
Gunpoint is a game where you’re a secret agent-type guy, who has to break into high security facilities by either jumping around and sticking to walls, shooting at people and, most importantly, rewiring the entire place and its security system. It’s an indie title that’s the work of games writer Tom Francis, along with artists…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2011 -
So How Does That Crazy Steel Battalion Kinect Game Work?
Capcom is bringing Steel Battalion to Kinect, minus the enormous controller. In its place, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor uses a combination of Kinect controls and the Xbox controller. During my Tokyo Game Show eyes-on, I was able to observe the game in action. When the demo started, Kinect scanned the player sitting in a chair…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2011 -
Get a Little Half-Life, Day of the Tentacle in Your Magicka
There’s a new piece of downloadable content for PC co-op shooter (spellcaster?) Magicka called the “Gamer Bundle”. Normally I don’t look twice at a pack offering mere player skins, but these are no mere player skins. The three new robes for your wizards are heavily inspired by three of the best PC games ever made.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2011 -
What If You Want To View Porn Sites on Your Japanese PS Vita?
And what if you have the 3G version? Well, things might get embarrassing. Docomo is the PS Vita’s official 3G carrier in Japan, offering two plans: a prepaid 20 hour plan and a 100 hour plan. To protect underage gamers, the PS Vita’s default settings do not allow access to “unsuitable sites” through the 3G…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2011 -
See Arkham City’s Batman Without his Mask On
Maybe this is a spoiler for the game, I don’t know, but DC is releasing three more Batman: Arkham City action figures later this year, and one of them features the game’s hero looking a lot more Bruce Wayne than Dark Knight. Joining the two figures revealed earlier this year, these three —Bruce Wayne, Robin…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2011 -
When Cops Fight Crime with Cute
Not everything in Japan is kawaii, or “cute”. Some things are downright ugly, such as the crimes people read about in the newspaper. Instead of fighting fire with fire, one Japanese city is killing crime with cuteness. Matsudo City in Chiba Prefecture is launching a series of posters, designed to appeal to young people. And…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2011 -
Capcom Kills Off Resident Evil’s Blind Bimbo
Earlier this month, Capcom surprised a lot of long-time Resident Evil fans by including a character in a trailer for the upcoming Revelations who didn’t really fit the aesthetic of the universe. And by that I mean she had a stupid haircut and ridiculous cleavage Dislike for the character was almost unanimous, but it turns…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2011 -
There Will be no Female Shepard, Seth Green or Video Game Stories In the Mass Effect Movie
Answering questions that they didn’t have time to answer during Comic-Con a few months back, the producers of the upcoming Mass Effect movie have posted a few bits of extra info on the project on the website of film company Legendary Pictures. While dating back to last month, the blog was updated in silence, so…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2011 -
Red Orchestra 2 is a Fitting Tribute to the Battle of Stalingrad
I’ve been playing Red Orchestra 2 for the past few days, and every time I boot it up, I get a strange feeling. Like I’m playing through the ghosts of video games past. Which, considering the game takes place on a virtual representation of a battlefield where nearly one million men lost their lives, is…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2011 -
Death Over Easy
Kotaku people! Now that Tuesday is coming to a close, we’d better send it off formally with some off topic conversation. That’s what tonight’s open thread is for, you know? That and delicious, deadly eggs. That pic of fried egg skull comes courtesy of PopCap Games, or so I’m told, and has made me astonishingly…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2011 -
I, For One, Welcome Our New Final Fantasy Rhythm Game for 3DS
While some of my colleagues may not be fans of the first Final Fantasy-based rhythm game for the Nintendo 3DS, I continue to hold out hope for Square Enix’s Theatrhythm Final Fantasy It’s not that I’m a Final Fantasy fan or obsessive about its music. It’s that I just love a good touchscreen-based rhythm game,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2011 -
Steam Gets The “WiiWare Where People Can Find It” Bundle
The “Indie 2D Bundle” has gone on a super-Steam-sale: you can grab Bit.Trip Runner, NightSky, NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, Swords and Soldiers HD, and World of Goo for just $9.99 total. Each game normally costs $9.99 (discounted to $39.99 for all five), so it’s basically five for the price of one. When Kotaku chatted with NightSky…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 20, 2011 -
3DS Ninja Boob Game Is Just as Jiggly as Expected
When Half-Minute Hero designer Kenichiro Takaki thought about what he wanted to see on the 3DS, he came up with Senran Kagura—for obvious reasons If this Senran Kagura clip is any indication, the game looks like it’s pretty much what one would expect. There are ninjas. There are boobs. The end. Senran Kagura will be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2011 -
Dragon’s Lair, the Animated Series, Now on DVD
The further animated adventures of Dirk the Daring, Hanna-Barbera’s 1984 Dragon’s Lair cartoon, is now available on a two-disc DVD set, thanks to Warner Bros. It’s early ’80s animated Dragon’s Lair fun, only without the rote memorization! [WBshop via EGM]
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2011 -
This is Diablo III Running on my MacBook Air Without Breaking a Sweat
I don’t have the best MacBook Air, but I’ve got a pretty good one. 1.7 GHz Intel Core I5. 4GB of RAM. Can it run Diablo III? It sure can. Watch. (Now all I need is a mouse! Trackpad = Diablo death.) UPDATE 5/21/12: Here’s the finished game running on my Air You can contact…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 20, 2011 -
Was The Gears of War 3 Launch Party Worth the Wait?
Microsoft really tried to pull off an epic event to Launch Gears of War 3, but did it work? I spent a while inside the venue before it was opened to the main line. I checked out the early access people playing the game. Dj’s were keeping the venue saturated with music, while the open…
By Chris Carolan Published September 20, 2011 -
Diablo III Skillzzzz
My Witch Doctor’s Skill Tree –And Brian was never seen nor heard from again. Battlefield 3 Open Beta Starts Next Week Battlefield 3’s much-anticipated open beta starts on Thursday, Sept. 29, the publisher said this morning. The beta will run until Oct. 10 and will give players a chance to check out the game and…
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2011 -
Ten Minutes With Diablo III’s Witch Doctor
The closed beta for Diablo III Beta kicked off a bit earlier today, granting a lucky few access to an early build of the much-anticipated dungeon crawler from Blizzard. Here’s a couple of videos to show you what greets players when they first log in (below) and what the first ten minutes or so of…
By Brian Crecente Published September 20, 2011 -
Resident Evil 4, Saints Row 2 & Altered Beast Are… Uh, New on the PlayStation Store
It’s a big week for old games on the North American PlayStation Store. Resident Evil 4, Saints Row 2 and even Altered Beast are new to PlayStation 3 owners who prefer to buy their games over the internet. But it’s not all re-releases and rehashes on PSN this week, with Cubixx, Bolt and Burnout Crash!…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2011