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Team Fortress Meets Minecraft Is “Team Fortcraft”
The latest entry in the “Minecraft meets” series is this “Team Fortcraft”, which is Minecraft meets Team Fortress. I’m growing weary of these “Minecraft meets” clips, but this one is pretty good, but not nearly as impressive as the Pokémon mod for Minecraft Thanks @Martin_Wolf for the tip! You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 -
This Is the Helmet You Are Looking For
R2-D2, the helmet. Created by Philadelphia-based artist and illustrator Jenn, this a do-it-yourself original. The force is strong with this one. Jenn “sand-papered the crap” out of an old helmet, painted it, added the extra bit, and added a ton of clear coating. “Initially, it was the ugly duckling of helmets,” Jenn told website Geekadelphia.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 -
Japan Gets a New Xbox 360 Bundle
Forget all that talk that Microsoft is leaving Japan! Because on September 28, Xbox Japan is launching a new Xbox 360 250GB bundle that includes Monster Hunter Frontier Online Priced at ¥29,800, which is the normal price for a 250GB Xbox 360 in Japan, the bundle comes with Monster Hunter Frontier Online codes that allow…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 -
Schoolgirl 3DS Portables You Can Fall in Love With
Love Plus, Konami’s love simulator, is getting a 3DS version. It’s new and called New Love Plus. New Love Plus means one thing: New 3DS bundles. Actually, it means three new things. Because like Konami did for the DSi XL, the Tokyo game company is releasing three 3DS bundles, one for each of the Love…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 -
That Studio Ghibli Game Is Finally Coming to the PS3 (But It’s Expensive!)
About a thousand years ago, Fukuoka-based game developer revealed it was working on a PlayStation 3 version of Ni no Kuni, its collaboration with venerated anime house Studio Ghibli. That PS3 version will finally be out on the PS3 on November 17, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. It will cost ¥8,800, which is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 -
Maybe Yakuza Friends Are a Bad Idea?
Last night, one of the biggest celebrities in Japan, Shinsuke Shimada, abruptly stated he was leaving the entertainment industry. Shimada, a comedian and talk show host, is the Japanese equivalent of a David Letterman or a Jay Leno—if either of them appeared on six prime time shows and produced music albums. The country’s collective jaw…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 -
Why Charles Barkley Isn’t Appearing in NBA 2K12
2K Sports attempted to include basketball great Charles Barkley in NBA 2K12‘s “NBA’s Greatest” mode, showcasing dozens of superstars spanning the game’s history, but the two sides were unable to reach an agreement bringing the hall-of-famer to the video game. He will not appear in NBA 2K12 “There’s no doubt in our minds that Charles…
By Owen Good Published August 24, 2011 -
Risk Gets Even Riskier With Risk: Legacy, a High-Stakes Game of Permanent Decisions
The classic board game Risk is getting a turbocharged (and somewhat controversial) update in the form of Risk: Legacy. In Legacy, players will permanently mark up and change their boards, each round leaving the battlefield permanently altered. Sounds… kind of epic, actually. The game’s designer, Rob Daviau, hopped onto the BoardGameGeek forums to talk about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 23, 2011 -
Soon Your PlayStation 3 Controller Can Look Like a Robot Ninja Octopus
It looks crazy but it just might work. N-Control has opened up preorders for the PlayStation 3 version of its Avenger controller cover, adding levers, pulleys, and other odds and ends to a controller design that’s worked perfectly well for over a decade. The Avenger is meant to improve controller reaction times, giving players of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2011 -
Have Some Heavy Metal With Your Moon-Zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops
In space, no one can hear you scr… yeah, you know the drill. No one can hear much of anything actually, except for the groans of endlessly advancing zombies, and the choked coughs of machine gun fire. Thankfully, Call of Duty: Black Ops‘s DLC zombie map “Moon” features an unlockable musical easter egg that dials…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 23, 2011 -
To Stab or to Karate-Chop? Deus Ex: Human Revolution Is All About Options
Yesterday, I wrote a post about some of the things I really like in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Today, I thought I’d share a video demonstrating some of them. This video shows some highlights from the first mission in the game—stealth, hacking, cover, takedowns, conversation, negotiation, and exploration. Since it takes place near the start…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 23, 2011 -
Don’t Miss This Week’s Kotaku Trailers TV, Guest-Starring Geoff Keighley
Gawker’s New York City headquarters is on fire in this week’s episode of GameTrailers TV, as host Geoff Keighley shows the world how good three Kotaku editors look standing on a rooftop with the wind rustling their shirts. Aside from miss earthquakes, not working out of Gawker’s New York City office means I also don’t…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2011 -
Building Need For Speed Mega Blok by Mega Blok
Who would want to buy Need for Speed-branded Mega Bloks construction sets? That’s the question I asked myself when I first heard the LEGO competitor had taken on EA’s racing game license earlier this year. Now that the sets are hitting store shelves, I have an answer: Me. The Need for Speed Mega Bloks are…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2011 -
Blueprint for a Zombie Zap Gun
Zap – We got this blueprint in the mail from the Call of Duty: Black Ops folks today. it’s a blueprint for a gun in their new zombie Rezurrection pack. How Capcom Turned Buddhist Mythology Into A Game About Planet-Splitting Battles Asura’s Wrath is an angry game based on an angry group of Buddhist demigods.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 23, 2011 -
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Playable at PAX
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be playable at this week’s Penny Arcade Expo, Valve says. The Xbox 360 version of the game will be on the floor. The Playstation 3 version will be showing up at Eurogamer Expo next month. We’ll be telling you about it soon. EXCITED! You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of…
By Brian Crecente Published August 23, 2011 -
Kanye West Preparing a Big Call of Duty Concert
One of the world’s most popular musicians will close the first official fan convention for one of the world’s most famous games. No, Lady Gaga is not rocking a Computer Solitaire con. Kanye West, however, is performing on day two of Call of Duty XP, the big Call of Duty fan convention in Los Angeles…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 23, 2011 -
Midweek Deals: Refurbished Kinect, Wii & Mario Kart Bundle, and More
A batch of several good deals have come in since Saturday’s edition of The Moneysaver. See below for deals on refurbished Kinect sensors—$15 lower than in previous Moneysavers—and the lowest price ever for the Wii/Mario Kart bundle. Hardware • Refurbished Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor w/ Kinect Adventures game is $79.99 + $5 shipping Tuesday from…
By Owen Good Published August 23, 2011 -
Voice Of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s Captain Titus as Strong as You’d Think
Mark Strong, the actor who voices Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s Captain Titus, is new to the Warhammer world. After getting a taste of Warhammer, he says he want to “take a big swim” in the universe. An actor mostly known for playing villains, he says it’s nice to play a many leveled hero this time.…
By Max Abrams Published August 23, 2011 -
Didn’t Feel the Earthquake? Here Are 5.9 Games That Let You Recreate It
Earthquakes are great and terrible forces, destroying homes, claiming lives, and reminding humanity as a whole that this planet we crawl across isn’t as solid as it seems. The east coast of the U.S. found that out today. For the rest of us, there are video games. While the rest of Kotaku‘s east coast crew…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2011