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EA Serves Up Grand Slam Tennis 2 In 2012 to PS3, Xbox 360
Wii exclusive Grand Slam Tennis is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with Grand Slam Tennis 2, EA Sports said today. The game features Total Racquet Control, which allows players to use the right stick to create different types of shots. PS3 users will get the added bonus of PlayStation Move support. Grand…
By Max Abrams Published August 11, 2011 -
Want To See the Real World? You Can’t Handle the Real World
videothumb[ ] Strip away the facade of dreary everyday life and you have The Secret World, the upcoming present-day MMO from Funcom in which every myth, urban legend, consipiracy theory, and spooky campfire tale is proven true. This behind-the-scenes video demonstrates the twisted versions of real-world locations players will be visiting in The Secret World.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2011 -
Let’s Talk About CivWorld and how You Abandoned my Roman Empire
Welcome back everyone! As you may have guessed, we’re here for round two of the Kotaku Game Club’s discussion of Sid Meier’s CivWorld Well, I thought that I’d know more about CivWorld after last week but, frankly, I think I’m more confused than I was before. Despite increasing my face-time with the game, repositioning my…
By Mike Epstein Published August 11, 2011 -
Motorstorm: Apocalypse Gets A Huge Update, Move Support
Don’t you worry, Evolution Studios plans to keep the end of the world going on for as long as possible. A big, beefy update to Motorstorm: Apocalypse adds amongst other things, a new Mode Editor feature which will allow you to create your own game modes to play with others on and offline. Think of…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 11, 2011 -
Now You Can Own the Gaming Mouse Pilots Use to Control Their Mechs
Okay, so mech pilots don’t use mice, or technically exist. If they did, I’d fully expect to see the Albino edition of the Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 7 gaming mouse beneath their plug-suited hands. This special edition of the Cyborg R.A.T. 7 features all of the mighty morphing power of its darker forefathers, including transforming…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2011 -
London Looting Victim Photo Inspires Outrage, Video Game
Aaron Biber, 89, stand with his hands out, eyes downcast, looking at what remains of the barber shop he’s run for 41 years in London. “Everyone knows me around here – I have been here since the 1970s – but now I will probably have to close because I haven’t got insurance and I can’t…
By Brian Crecente Published August 11, 2011 -
Benny Brickster Makes a Pelican (the Halo Kind)
We’ve told you about LEGO auteur and Halo enthusiast Benny Brickster before. After some time, he’s back with his latest Halo-themed brickwork—a Pelican. Check out his flickr photostream to see what he’s been up to. Benny Brickster Strikes Again! This Time With A Halo Pelican[ Via Game Informer ]
By Joshua Rivera Published August 11, 2011 -
Prey’s Tommy to Play a Significant Role in Prey 2
Earlier this week we posted a picture of Dawasi “Tommy” Tawodi checking out the world of Prey 2. Turns out that single image won’t be all we’re seeing of Tommy in the sequel to the game in which he originally starred. “He’s a character that you encounter many times throughout the game,” Human Head’s Chris…
By Brian Crecente Published August 11, 2011 -
Argument: It’s Time To Make The Legend of Zelda Free. Forever.
Today is the last day when the Legend of Zelda will be free through a special offer on Nintendo’s 3DS It shouldn’t be. If Nintendo is serious about picking up its stumbling 3DS and battling back the insurgent iPhone, The Legend of Zelda should be free forever. Nintendo started selling The Legend of Zelda in…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 11, 2011 -
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Brings Epic Story, Orchestra to the Fight
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a big, bone crunching action game, and it needs to sound like it. The development team looked to Hollywood to create cinematic moments that felt as gigantic and world moving as those on the silver screen. Using a live orchestra sure doesn’t hurt.
By Max Abrams Published August 11, 2011 -
Shooting, Farming, Avenging, and One Damn Crazy Hamster
It’s Thursday, and Nintendo has updated its various digital delivery services with fresh new games, some that come close to being more exciting than the appearance of the 3D Glee concert musical trailer that hits Nintendo Video today! I know what you’re thinking. What could possibly be more exciting than a 3D Glee trailer? Nothing.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2011 -
Behind-the-Scenes With Black Ops‘ Zombie-Bursting Rezurrection DLC
Treyarch gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Rezurrection downloadable content coming for Call of Duty: Black Ops, including a look at what happens to zombies in the vacuum of space. BOOM! Along with the video, Treyarch and Activision have also shared a striking piece of art for the new zombie map included in the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2011 -
Burlesque and Cosplay Come Together In Ireland
Cosplay is not limited to just Japan or the United States, it’s a world wide art form. Meet the Chronic Candies, a Burlesque/Cosplay duo from Dublin, Ireland. Earlier this month the girls appeared at Nom-Con 2011, the annual anime convention in Ireland, to show off their unique talents in full Final Fantasy VII garb. Obviously…
By Max Abrams Published August 11, 2011 -
The Coolest, Tiniest New Gaming Platform Hits Next Month
Sifteo, those tiny motion-aware game playing blocks we first spotted at CES, hit this September for $150 a pack, the company said today. The toy blocks turned new game platform works with both the PC and Mac and will launch as a set of three Sifteo cubes, a charging dock and a USB radio link…
By Brian Crecente Published August 11, 2011 -
Get Your Tickets to the MineCraft Convention Before They’re Gone
The official website for MineCon, the first annual celebration of all things MineCraft, is incredibly difficult to get to at the moment, as tickets for the big November event have officially gone on sale for $99 apiece. Held November 18 and 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, MineCon is a chance for MineCraft players around the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2011 -
The Best Apps for Turning Your iPad into an iPre-School
Kids and iPads are a better fit than you’d think—as long as those little hands are clean. Thanks to a batch of free games, storybooks and teaching tools, the iPad can be a great tool for brightening a child’s mind. And, unlike the iPad, a raft of great kids’ apps are cheap. So whether you’ve…
By Mike Epstein Published August 11, 2011 -
Which Video Game Character Are You?
It’s commenter Aikage‘s turn to play Speak Up on Kotaku again, or should I say Commander Aikage? He wants to know what video game character you relate to the most, and you’re going to tell him. Hello. Who are you? Which video game character do you relate to the most? Sure, you may not be…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2011 -
End of Nations Will Be Free-To-Play
Peteroglyph Games’s upcoming real-time strategy MMO End of Nations will be the latest game to hop on the free-to-play train. At a San Francisco press event yesterday, publisher Trion Worlds’s VP of 3rd Party Development Dave Luehmann and Senior Vice President of Publishing David Reid confirmed that End of Nations would be available for free…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 11, 2011 -
National Rental Service Redbox Adds… Foursquare Support?
Redbox, the in-store movie and game rental kiosk, is adding foursquare support starting next week, the company tells Kotaku The addition of more than 27,800 redbox locations makes this one of the largest foursquare retail integrations in the location-based community service’s history. “With more than 27,800 locations nationwide, mobile allows redbox to hyper-localize our engagement…
By Brian Crecente Published August 11, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
You know that place, Talk Amongst Yourselves? Where you can freely talk about video games and no one pays attention to what I write here? I think it may be because I don’t talk about games myself. So I’ll start this time! I started replaying Final Fantasy VI yesterday (but on the SNES, so I…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 11, 2011