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Rock Band 3 Has A New Publisher—Mad Catz!

Harmonix’s rock solid 2010 rock ‘n’ roll game Rock Band 3 will be re-released later this year under the guidance of a new publisher, Mad Catz. That’s right. The people who make Rock Band guitar and keyboard controllers are now publishing the game. Mad Catz, better known for its joysticks, gamepads and expensive flight sim…

By Michael McWhertor Published August 10, 2011

So You Want to Score a 3DS for $170 Two Days Early?

In addition to news that Wal-Mart was getting all antsy and selling the 3DS for $170 before its official August 12 price drop, shoppers on Twitter and Cheap Ass Gamer are also reporting that Target has also joined Wal-Mart in dropping the price early. We called a few Target locations, and while most still quote…

By Joshua Rivera Published August 10, 2011

That Awesome “Revenge of the Jedi” Moment in Bioshock Infinite? That Came from a Game We’ll Never See

Near the beginning of the E3 demo of Irrational Games’ Bioshock Infinite, there’s a moment when… well, it’s the sort of thing that when you talk to other people who have seen it you say, “You know… that part?” And they nod knowingly and say, “Oh yeah. That part. That was awesome.” It starts when…

By Kirk Hamilton Published August 10, 2011

Todd Hollenshead Explains Why Quake Live Isn’t a Success Yet

Quake Live is a browser based free-to-play version of the classic FPS Quake III Arena that has been out of beta for a year. In a recent interview with VG24/7 id CEO Todd Hollenshead discussed what hasn’t gone right. “The thing for us with Quake Live is that there’s one specific thing that can be…

By Max Abrams Published August 10, 2011

Five Disappointing Things About My First Hours on Dead Island

From its bittersweet debut trailer to its brutally gore-ified combat, Dead Island has captured the attention of zombie gamer around the globe. Earlier this week it captured my attention for several hours, and I wasn’t entirely pleased. We’ve seen plenty of Dead Island here at Kotaku since it made a splash earlier this year. Drew…

By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2011

The Astounding Talking Wheatley Puppet Overcomes Valve’s Design Flaws

During the creator’s commentary in Portal 2, Valve animator Richard Lord called the eye portion of lovable personality sphere Wheatley’s design a physical impossibility. Cosplayer Furin’s talking Wheatley puppet seems to have done well enough. After Portal 2‘s release made her switch gears from her planned Fullmetal Alchemist cosplay for this year’s Dragon*Con, cosplayer Furin…

By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2011

Resistance 3 Dev Diary Highlights the Most Underrepresented Aspect of Game Development

The new Resistance 3 Dev Diary says it’s about the game’s motion capture. And yes, for the most part, that’s true. But it also spends a fair amount of time delving into something that I feel isn’t shown nearly enough by devs in this era of AAA titles that routinely feature plots in which entire…

By Joshua Rivera Published August 10, 2011

PlayStation 3 Gets Exclusive September Assassin’s Creed Revelations Multiplayer Beta

In a sign that either the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin’s Creed Revelations needs more public beta testing than the Xbox 360 version or that Sony and AC publisher Ubisoft are—gasp—using a beta as a marketing stunt, the Assassin’s Creed: Revelations multiplayer beta will launch next month only on PS3, initially to a subset of…

By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2011

Dance Central Adds The Godfather of Soul, Sean Paul, and Lloyd

On August 16th Dance Central will add “Sex Machine” by James Brown, “Get Busy” by Sean Paul and “Get It Shawty” by Lloyd to the in-game store. The tracks will also be compatible with the upcoming sequel, Dance Central 2

By Max Abrams Published August 10, 2011

Hit the Gym. You’re Going to Be Able to Play Video Strip Poker on the iPad 2 Tomorrow

OK, Full Deck Hold’Em certainly isn’t meant to be a strip poker game. It is the latest game from Graeme Devine, creator of The 7th Guest and former game guru at Apple. But when you combine live video streaming with poker, you’ve got to expect that at least a little nudity might happen. Full Deck…

By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2011

From the Director of Alien, Blade Runner, New Content for Call of Duty Elite

Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s bid to make their billion-dollar shooter more community driven, will be getting some “exclusive episodic entertainment” from the likes of Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Ridley Scott, the company said during a recent presentation. Speaking to a gathering at the 13th Annual Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum in Vail,…

By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2011

Stardrift Empires, the Sequel to the Best Facebook Game You Never Played

There’s only been one Facebook game I’ve ever set an alarm for in real life: Starfleet Commander made me get up in the middle of the night to check my fleets and send out new attacks. What made the space fleet combat game—sort of a combination of EVE Online and Trade Wars 2002—so compelling? For…

Michael Schulte Published August 10, 2011

Fallout: New Vegas’ Lonesome Road Delayed

The Lonesome Road add on won’t be hitting this month as originally planned, Bethesda says on their blog. We don’t know why exactly it’s being delayed, but we do know that they hope to get it out as quickly as possible.

By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2011

iPhone Games Just Aren’t Any Fun

Commenter St.McDuck is done downloading games for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and he’ll tell us why in today’s installment of Speak Up on Kotaku. Why I’m Done with iPhone Games I can’t count how many demos or $1 games I’ve bought since I got an iPod Touch back in 2008. Every day I was…

By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2011

Inversion‘s Co-Op Trailer Shows That if You Plan To Screw With Gravity, You’d Better Bring a Friend.

Third-person shooter Inversion invites a lot of comparison to Gears of War, another third person shooter that you may have played. Outside of camera perspective, the two also share an affinity for co-op gameplay, which is something you’re probably familiar with. You might not be as familiar with defying the laws of physics. In that…

By Joshua Rivera Published August 10, 2011

Finally! New App Will Turn Your iPad or iPhone Into a Real-Life, Interactive Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, not the book about the guide and the people who use it, but the guide itself, is coming to iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads this fall, Hothead Games tells Kotaku The free-to-download app will hit this fall as what is meant to be a replica of the interactive guide…

By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2011

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s a hot August. You don’t want to go outside. Better talk about video games. Thanks to reader kyosen for today’s TAYpic. We could always use some new TAYpics, so if you think you’ve got what it takes, here’s what to do: submit your images to #TAYpics, and please keep submitting until you’re out of…

By Max Abrams Published August 10, 2011

Gamification is Bullshit

In his short treatise On Bullshit, the moral philosopher Harry Frankfurt gives us a useful theory of bullshit. We normally think of bullshit as a synonym-albeit a somewhat vulgar one-for lies or deceit. But Frankfurt argues that bullshit has nothing to do with truth. Rather, bullshit is used to conceal, to impress or to coerce.…

Ian Bogost Published August 10, 2011

An Angry Birds Alternative for those who Would Prefer to Aim Up

I’ve only needed to play 14 levels of Amazing Breaker to tell you it is worth your 99 cents. I’ve only needed to use the game’s slingshot to launch helicopter bombs onto a massive glass mug of beer to know that playing this game is a proper way to use an iPhone. Amazing Breaker, recommended…

By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2011

Here, Have a Snack

Fed | TOKYO, JAPAN: 3DS Game idol G-Feed unit visits website 4Gamer. (Photo: 4Gamer) Don’t Blame Grand Theft Auto for the London Riots So, a London cop says something about Grand Theft Auto and suddenly a British newspaper sees fit to blame the series for the riots that have plagued the English city all week…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011