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A Twenty-Minute Look at Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
In this 21-minute video we get a deep look at Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Lead designer, Ian Frazier, and lead combat designer, Joe Quadara, walk us through both the background of the game and the full E3 demo of the action role-playing game.
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2011 -
The Art of Girls Licking Doorknobs
Like so many things do, it all started with a drunken tweet. This time, though, it ended up with girls licking doorknobs. “That drunken tweet was the impetus,” artist Ryuko Azuma told Kotaku. The self-taught illustrator is famous for his edgy, sexy drawings. “I tweeted that a collection of photos of a girl licking a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011 -
Now Feast Your Eyes on the First Trailer for the Persona 4 Fighting Game
You’ve drooled over the gorgeous screenshots, now take a look at the first official trailer for Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena, the welcome marriage of Atlus’ role-playing with Arc System Works fighting know-how. This is the first time I’ve gotten to write about Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena since it was…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
Asura’s Wrath Isn’t Just About Asura, His Brother Is Also Playable
Asura isn’t the only playable character in Asura’s Wrath. Capcom said today that you’ll also be able to play as Yasha, Asura’s brother-in-law. Yasha and Asura have a complicated history, according to Capcom. Yasha blames Asura for his sister’s death. Asura’s wife was murdered during the assassination of Emperor Strada. Here’s a look at this…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2011 -
Punch a Fish Right in Its Smug Little Face with Rapala for Kinect
When your trailer depicts a young man delivering a furious rain of punches down upon a potential seafood platter and the words “Incredibly Fun Fish Battles” your marketing is pretty much complete. I’m almost completely serious. Having tried fishing at various stages in my life with the only constants being a complete failure to catch…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
Another Memorably Forgettable Week for the Nintendo Download
You didn’t think we forgot about the Nintendo Download, did you? Well we did, two weeks in a row, but now it’s back with a selection of less-than-memorable titles that semi-justify our oversight! Between the Virtual Console, the eShop, WiiWare, and DSiWare, one would figure that Nintendo could manage at least one truly exciting game…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
Your First Look at the Official Uncharted 3 Commercial
Sony kicks off their television campaign for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception with this brand new commercial tonight. The ad airs during the 2011 NFL Kickoff game between the Packers and Saints. Or you could just watch it right now. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2011 -
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Travels Through Time to Fix Past Missteps
Was Final Fantasy XIII too linear for you? Square Enix has heard the complaints, and answers them with a mechanic that’s about as non-linear as they come: Time travel. How does it work? Director Motomu Toriyama has the answers. At the heart of Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s story and gameplay progression is the Historia Crux, a…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
Dead Island Maker Gives Leading Lady A “Feminist Whore” Skill
One of the unlockable skills for Dead Island leading lady Purna allows her to deal extra damage against male victims. It’s called Gender Wars in the game, but the original skill was named “Feminist Whore.” [UPDATED] The errant bit of renamed text was discovered by a resourceful computer gamer who found the original skill name…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2011 -
The Missing Link Adds Three Strange Days to Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s Adventure
The Human Revolution continues in October, as Adam Jensen finds himself stripped of his augmentations in The Missing Link downloadable content. Adam Jensen disappears for three days during the course of Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s conspiracy-rich story. Where did he go? What did he do? What happened to his augmentations? The answer to that last…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
From Dust Empowers PlayStation 3 Players September 27
That an entire console worth of gamers haven’t experienced Eric Chahi’s glorious strategy game From Dust weighs is a shame, but a shame that will be rectified come September 27 when the game hits the PlayStation Network for $14.99.
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
A Desperate Plea for Triple-A Game Delays
In today’s totally timely episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Mindsale would like to have a word with the publishers of this fall’s biggest video games. Hey there publishers, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DELAY SOMETHING. January is all yours if you do. People have a lot of extra holiday cash lying around in early January,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
The Xperia Play 4G Brings Shitty AT&T Performance to the PlayStation Phone
Arriving in AT&T stores on September 18 for $49.99 with a two-year agreement, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play 4G comes in an exclusive color pre-loaded with seven hot games. Unfortunately it also comes with AT&T service. AT&T customers have been clamoring for the Xperia Play since it hit Verizon earlier this year, perhaps yearning for something…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
Less Rock, More Talk Amongst Yourselves
When diplomatic intervention fails, there is only one alternative: rocking hard. Keep this in mind as you talk amongst yourselves. Special thanks to NotTheOtherBob for this rocking TAYpic! Want to have your TAYpic featured here? If you think you’ve got what it takes, or even if you don’t, here’s what to do: submit your images…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
He’s Not Just Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s Hero, He’s My Hero
I might not know a Space Marine from an exploding squig, but I know a true action hero when I ram his weapon down the throats of a couple thousand Orks. Let’s get to know Captain Titus, the warrior supreme of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine You’ve seen enough of Captain Titus to know that he’s…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
The National Football League Meets Backbreaker in NFL Rivals
Yesterday brought word that NaturalMotion, the makers of the popular Backbreaker series of games for iOS devices, had landed a license to make an NFL game. It released today. NFL Rivals, for $2.99 (iTunes), combines the offense and defense games of Backbreaker and Backbreaker: Vengeance with authentic NFL uniforms and schedules, and adds some bragging…
By Owen Good Published September 8, 2011 -
So Many Pastels
Hot Shots | TOKYO, JAPAN – Sony’s latest golf game hits the virtual links with snazzy outfits (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Max Payne 3 Coming March 2012 Rockstar Games is releasing Max Payne 3 in March 2012, the company revealed today. The game picks up where Max Payne 2 left off, and follows Payne as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011 -
Pikachu Ain’t a Dick. He Is Ash’s Friend.
In a recent episode of Pokémon, Ash, or “Satoshi” as he’s called in Japan, introduced himself. The show, like most shows in Japan, has optional subtitles so hearing impaired individuals can also enjoy the program. Whoever did the subtitling has a wicked sense of humor. Japanese is filled with words that might sound similar, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011 -
These Are Two New Max Payne 3 Screens
When Rockstar Games dated Max Payne 3 this morning, it also released two new screenshots. You’d think it would’ve released three, because, you know, it’s Max Payne 3. You’d think. The two screenshots show shooting and running, providing a glimpse at the sort of in-game maps as well as gameplay. You can contact Brian Ashcraft,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011 -
Max Payne 3 Coming March 2012
Rockstar Games is releasing Max Payne 3 in March 2012, the company revealed today. The game picks up where Max Payne 2 left off, and follows Payne as he works private security for a wealthy Brazilian industrialist in Sao Paulo, and Payne must fend off gangs targeting his client. And do it in the series’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011