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New Starhawk Screens Make it Hard to Keep Our Expectations in Check
StarHawk is one of the 2012 video games we’re most excited about at Kotaku. We like sci-fi. We like sci-fi. We like shooters. We like space combat. And we like games that, in single and multiplayer let you air-drop not just your vehicles, but your base. We like what we’ve been told about this PlayStation…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 16, 2011 -
The PS Vita Goes Social With Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter, and Skype
Along with a series of Sony-built applications for keeping players playing together, the PlayStation Vita will come fully equipped to keep them connected to their favorite social networks. Wow, it’s like a mobile phone that plays games! During today’s Sony press conference at Gamescom, the company’s Jim Ryan (who we kept mistaking for James Bond…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2011 -
This Thursday Retro Game Master Takes On Battle Golfer Yui—In 16-Bit HD!
This week on Retro Game Master the Kacho takes on Battle Golfer Yui, a golf game that it is more than it seems. Launched in 1991 in Japan, Battle Golfer Yui follows the exploits of two normal high school girls who are drafted into a tournament thanks to their exemplary golf skills. Little do they…
By Joel Johnson Published August 16, 2011 -
Sony Only Gives You a Taste of Twisted Metal to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
Amidst the waterfall of new game footage and price drops at today’s Sony press conference, a few Twisted Metal screenshots snuck through the cracks, as well. It’s not much, but we’ll take anything to tide us over until 2012.
By Max Abrams Published August 16, 2011 -
The Newest Uncharted 3 Screenshots Toss Nathan Drake onto a Dangerous Plane
There are easier ways to catch a flight than chasing a plane with jeep, climbing up its landing gear and then fighting a large man in an open cargo bay. But that’s how Nathan Drake catches a plane in November’s PlayStation 3 exclusive Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception These new screenshots released today during the run-up…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 16, 2011 -
PayPal Billionaire Continues Work Towards Making Bioshock‘s Rapture a Reality
We haven’t heard anything on this since 2008, but The Daily Mail reports that Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal, is continuing his work towards making a Rapture-esque “Start-Up Country” off the coast of San Francisco. The floating sovereign nations that Thiel imagines would be built on oil-rig-like platforms anchored in areas free of regulation,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
This High-Flying Uncharted 3 Footage Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat
Even those of us in Kotaku Tower relatively unenthused by the Uncharted franchise sat up and took notice of the Uncharted 3 gameplay demo at Sony’s Gamescom 2011 press conference. Witness action movie cliché at its finest! The Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception gameplay you’re seeing here is the same segment our own Stephen Totilo saw…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2011 -
Preorder Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC) for $34
Never having ordered from Greenman Gaming before, I can’t tell you if you’ll have to pay shipping (or if that shipping will get you release-day delivery), but for $34 you can probably stand to wait a day or two after launch. Just be sure to use coupon code “20SUM-MERSA-VINGS”. Update: It uses Steam somehow?! This…
By Joel Johnson Published August 16, 2011 -
Meet Lil and Laarg, the Stars of the New PS Vita Game Escape Plan
Sony announced a new PS Vita title at their press conference today named Escape Plan. The player controls Lil and Laarg, two leather-suited characters who look like extras from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. The goal of the game is to escape from a black-and-white world, but there are plenty of traps to rip…
By Max Abrams Published August 16, 2011 -
Your First Look at Resistance: Burning Skies on the PlayStation Vita
The announcement of Resistance: Burning Skies for the PlayStation Vita at Sony’s Gamescom 2011 press conference today was immediately followed by a live demonstration of the game in action. This is that demonstration. It’s not looking too shabby. I like that the Vita makes up for the original PSP’s lack of sufficient controls by adding…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2011 -
PS3 Price Drops to $249, Effective Now [UPDATED]
The PlayStation 3 will now cost $249, down from $300 for the 160GB model, according to a Sony announcement today. That price drop is effective immediately. No word on the price of the more expensive model, the $349 320GB model. Update: Sony tells us that the 320GB unit will now sell for $299. The 160GB…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 16, 2011 -
Cole McGrath Vants to Sahk Your Blood in Infamous 2: Festival of Blood
Later this year, Infamous 2 fans will be able to download Infamous 2: Festival of Blood, a standalone adventure for Sucker Punch’s open-world superhero PS3 game. On a cold, dark night in New Marais, vampires swarm the city, killing lots of folks and biting hero Cole McGrath in the process. Transformed into a fanged monstrosity…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
There isn’t a Second of Gameplay Footage in this Resistance 3 Trailer, and I don’t Mind One Bit
The first trailer I ever saw for Resistance 3 was live-action. The most recent one I’ve seen is all stylish artwork inspired by the designs of artist Olly Moss. I usually like to see gameplay in video game trailers, but I’ll make exceptions for trailers this cool. Resistance 3 will be out next month on…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 16, 2011 -
Resistance Coming to Vita as Resistance: Burning Skies
Sony will be launching an entirely new Resistance game on the Vita titled Resistance: Burning Skies. Developed by Nihilistic Games, the studio behind PlayStation Move: Heroes and Starcraft: Ghost, Resistance: Burning Skies will head back in time a ways, taking place as the Chimera invade Earth. The game will star Jim Riley, a firefighter who…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
Sony Launching a New Wi-Fi-less PSP for €99 [Update: Europe Only!]
Apparently unwilling to give up the older PSP platform despite launching the PS Vita successor next year, Sony has just announced a new regular PSP that doesn’t use discs, but only supports downloads. [Update: I misheard the announcement. I’m hearing now the new model doesn’t have Wi-Fi, which would certainly imply it doesn’t have downloads.…
By Joel Johnson Published August 16, 2011 -
Lumines and a ‘New Iteration’ of Assassin’s Creed Coming to PlayStation Vita
They’re showed us a screenshot (bullshot?) of Rayman Origins running on the PlayStation Vita today, but the most exciting news from Ubisoft regarding their support for PlayStation Vita involved some other games. Ubisoft will bring a new Lumines to Vita. That would be a new version of the beloved puzzle game that is regarded by…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 16, 2011 -
Every PlayStation Vita Game Will Be Downloadable
Every game released for Sony’s impressive new handheld gaming system, the PlayStation Vita, will be downloadable in the PlayStation Store, Sony’s incoming head of European operations, Jim Ryan, confirmed today during a PlayStation press conference in Germany. Some Vita games will be available in regular stores, of course, offered on the Vita memory cards.
By Stephen Totilo Published August 16, 2011 -
“Soul of Toys”, a Gallery of Ugly Mugs atop the Shoulders of our Favorite Action Figures
Jeremy Schultz loves taking photos of action figures. No posing, no irony. Just unadorned portraits of aging, flaking action figures, which for those of a certain age will evoke quite a bit of memory. (And no small bit of “God, was that thing really that ugly?”) He’s working on a coffee table book called “Soul…
By Joel Johnson Published August 16, 2011 -
This Video Gets Up Close and Personal With UFC Undisputed 3‘s Combat System
THQ has already announced its intention of making UFC Undisputed 3 a tournament ready fighter. In this video they show off how that combat system will look. After watching this video, I’m not going to argue with any of these guys.
By Max Abrams Published August 16, 2011 -
You Sell Those Kingdoms of Amalur, Ken Rolston
Legendary The Elder Scrolls designer Ken Rolston proves himself one amazing combination thespian and salesman during his Gamescom presentation of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. It’s “an enemy-pounding fun-fest!” 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 August 16, 2011