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The Surprising Art, and Eerie Death of LEGO Harry Potter
It’s an incongruous notion: Making a video game set in a LEGO world of children wizards dark and gritty. But that’s what the folks at developer Traveller’s Tale set out to do with LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5 – 7, designer Wil Evans tells me. “Years five to seven, that’s where the really cool stuff…
By Brian Crecente Published September 2, 2011 -
Be There Using the Magic of the Internet! Call of Duty XP Live Stream
The first ever Call of Duty expo, Call of Duty XP, is being held today and tomorrow in Los Angeles. If you didn’t score a ticket, you can still feel like you’re there via live coverage on both days. The site says that there will be one hour of live coverage today and tomorrow beginning…
By Jen Schiller Published September 2, 2011 -
Buy a Shadows of the Damned CD, Get an Autograph
Grasshopper Manufacuture’s Akira Yamaoka, who cut his teeth on Silent Hill, is one of gaming’s most famous composers-slash-games developers. You can get his autograph. His music, too. The original soundtrack for Shadows of the Damned is limited to only one thousand pressings and is available on the Grasshopper Manufacture website. Here is the cool part:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011 -
Fresh Fighter Jet Porn for Ace Combat Fans
It’s Ace Combat Assault Horizon Friday, boys and girls, and you know what that means: Project Aces is parading four sexy fighter craft players will be slipping inside when the game drops October 11. This week we’ve got stunning shots of the MiG-21bis Fishbed, MiG-29A Fulcrum, the Su-34 Fullback, and the Su-47 Berkut, just four…
By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2011 -
Who Was Your First Video Game Crush?
In today’s tell-all edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Mad-Hob reveals his first video game crush — Katt from Breath of Fire II — and asks us to reveal ours. Mine was a random woman from Artworx’s 1992 classic, Strip Poker. What’s yours? My first Video game crush (see Katt above). Surely I’m not…
By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2011 -
And Then Sonic Realized Tails Was Immortal
Miles “Tails” Prowler, an ordinary two-tailed fox on the verge of an extraordinary discovery, but great power always comes at a price in the Dorkly Zone. Click to view You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hey, I knew you guys would rise to the occasion! We’ve already got a handful of TAYpics to choose from! If you can keep this up, you get… to keep talking amongst yourselves. Big thanks to TheBlackHole25 for the first ever September 2011 TAYpic! Want to have your TAYpic featured here? If you think you’ve…
By Jen Schiller Published September 2, 2011 -
Aren’t You a Little Short for Star Tours
The Force | LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA – Stormtroopers lined up this past May during the Star Tours reopening. (Photo: Phelan M. Ebenhack | AP) Pick Apart Modern Warfare 3’s New Multiplayer Trailer for Gameplay Clues Say what you will of the basketcase this franchise’s singleplayer has become, one thing it still does very well…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011 -
Brace Yourself for Dragon Quest X News?
After being M.I.A.,DQX is showing signs of life with a Ustream page “New Dragon Quest Title Presentation” for Sept. 5. Hiroki Yasumoto, the famed voice actor, is moderating the presentation and said the game’s platform is “secret”. [オレ的]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011 -
When You’re a Rock Star, You Snort Cocaine off Space Invaders
Noel Gallagher, the former Oasis songwriter, probably doesn’t remember most of the 1990s. He was out of his mind, doing drugs—maybe even doing them off a glass top Space Invaders arcade cabinet. In the past, the elder Gallagher hasn’t come off as much of a gamer, blaming the London Riots on video games and once…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011 -
Mario Veering Around Seattle. What, Is He Drunk?
Some dude named Mike S. decided to take a video showing how a traffic-free Seattle commute looked. And added some Mario Kart You see Mario veer around the freeway, as if he’s had a few too many. Then he drives on a ramp. And then he merges again on the freeway. Mario Kart is kind…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011 -
Enjoy, Modern Warfare 3’s New Multiplayer Trailer
Say what you will of the basketcase this franchise’s singleplayer has become, one thing it still does very well is multiplayer. Which, you know, is the reason 95% of people buying this game buy this game. So…it doesn’t really need a trailer at all! But thanks for making one anyway, Activision. Appreciate it. Call of…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011 -
Whatever Happened to That Third-Person Call of Duty Game?
Confirming something that was, well, already pretty clear earlier this year, Sledgehammer has said that helping Infinity Ward develop Modern Warfare 3 meant it had to abandon its planned third-person Call of Duty game. “We came on board to make a third person action adventure game, in the Call of Duty franchise, and we were…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011 -
This PS3 Collaboration Disappoints Me
Late last month, a countdown clock appeared, teasing a collaboration between Tecmo Koei and Namco Bandai. In years past, Koei and Namco Bandai collaborated to create Gundam Musou, a Gundam meets hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors style game. Now that Tecmo and Koei have merged, the idea of a Tecmo Koei collaboration with Namco Bandai sends notions…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011 -
Fake Angry Birds Game Shoots Real Plush Birds at Green…Balloons
Oh China. First a bootleg Blizzard theme park and now this, bootleg, real-life games of Angry Birds? What’s next, fake Apple stores? Fake consoles? Oh. This game, at a theme park in Changsha, Hunan, isn’t as extravagant as the Blizzard park, but it’s just as unlicensed, Britain’s Metro reporting that it lacks the permission of…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011 -
Tokyo Game Show Will Be Flooded with PS Vita Demo Units and New Games
Yesterday, it was revealed that Sony will be showing 18 unannounced PS Vita games at the Tokyo Game Show. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment exec Hiroshi Kawano revealed that there will be around 40 titles on display (including trailers and demos), and the Sony booth will have over 80 PS Vita demo units for gamers. “That…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011 -
Star Wars Meets Disney? The Muppets? This Continues To Please Me.
For a little while now, the revamped Star Tours attraction at Disneyland has been selling some rad figures mashing up famous Disney characters with those of the Star Wars universe. And now there are more of them. These images have popped up on a Chinese blog and show a new series, which while heavy with…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011 -
The (Zombie) Women of Dead Island
Before everyone died in horror game Dead Island, they liked to hit the pool and drink beverages with little umbrellas in them. Those days are dead, err, gone. The game won’t be out until next week, but website Complex already has seven screens of the title’s sexiest zombies, viewable in the link below. Be sure…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011 -
Police Chief Used Department’s Only Computer for Video Games
Doug Foster, who has been the Police Chief of Umatilla, Florida for the past 19 years, has been suspended for ten days after a litany of complaints against him by staff. While he’s been accused of bullying, refusing to attend crime scenes and “having his staff run his personal errands”, the first offence listed on…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011 -
She’s in a Cowboy Hat and a Bikini. There are Monsters!
Did I mention the goggles? There are goggles, too. Hack-and-slash series Onechanbara is returning to the Xbox 360 with Onechanbara Z: Kagura This is the game’s debut trailer. The game will be out this winter in Japan. 【XB360】『お姉チャンバラZ 〜カグラ〜』ファーストインプレッションムービー公開 [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011