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Riding For a Fall
She’s Published – My wife’s book is in print. She got her first copy this week. Pretty damn cool to hold something in your hands someone you know, respect and love worked on for so long. Have a great weekend everyone. (Photo by Brian Crecente) The Many, Many Games of Germany’s Raucous, Raging Game Party…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2011 -
Mass Effect 3 Dev: Games Would Benefit From More Diversity
In a refreshingly frank interview with Gamasutra, Mass Effect 3 senior designer Manveer Heir shared his hopes that games can embrace more racial diversity and in doing so, tell better stories. The number one argument I hear against it is, especially, what I just said, worrying about offending people. “Why do we have to put…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 5, 2011 -
EA2D Studio Is Now BioWare San Francisco
Electronic Arts has converted their EA2D studio, the developers behind social games such as Dragon Age Legends, Dragon Age Journeys, and Fancy Pants Adventures into BioWare San Francisco. The San Francisco branch will join BioWare’s other locations in Montreal, Austin, Edmonton, Virginia, and Ireland. [Gamasutra]
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 5, 2011 -
Minecraft Developer Gives Off a Not-For-Sale-To-EA Vibe
In a recent interview with Develop, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson discusses EA CEO John Riccitiello’s visit to the Stockholm headquarters of Mojang, saying that any acquisition hopes Riccitiello might have had were quashed by the independent studio’s vibe. It’s no surprise that the highly successful independent developer behind a game that’s now sold more…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2011 -
Let’s Try Not To Fall Asleep During The Old Republic‘s Jedi Consular Video
Known for their epic feats of stoicism and understanding, the Jedi Consular class in Star Wars: The Old Republic is sure to have even the most caffeinated MMO players waking up in a puddle of drool with their keyboard imprinted on their foreheads. I’m sure it’s not as bad as it looks. Not all MMO…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2011 -
Aside from the Anti-Tank Dogs, the Xbox 360 Version of Wikipedia Sucks
What if Wikipedia cost $3 to read, wasn’t updated, wasn’t complete and was rated 3/3 on some scale that registers sexual content? Sold? What if it was on the Xbox 360? Perhaps you should watch my video impressions of such a beast, called Wiki Read, before you answer these questions. If you’ve lost your mind,…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2011 -
You Tell Me What is Happening in this Dishonored Image
Recent Game Informer cover game Dishonored is a first-person stealth game set in a mysterious, malleable world that is bent by player choice. That’s about all I know. Our own Joel Johnson is currently in Texas today and has played the game there, at QuakeCon 2011. He knows more and will tell us what the…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2011 -
The First Annual PlayStation Network Play Lineup Brings You Bacon, Vampires, and Street Fighter 3 Galore
If you’ve been neglecting the Playstation Network’s downloadable offerings, then perhaps you’d like to drop by and take a gander at the Playstation Store’s wares in the coming weeks as the first annual PSN P event kicks off. Beginning August 9, the Play lineup will highlight four new action games hitting the Network in the…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 5, 2011 -
The Lavish Skyrim Collector’s Edition Costs Much More Than $29
Soaring high above the $29 price point suggested by Bethesda’s Todd Howard on the wings of a 12 inch PVC statue of Alduin, the World Eater, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim collector’s edition seems like overkill for an indie card battle game. My mistake! I seem to have mixed up The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2011 -
No One Needs to Know You Downloaded Tap Tap Glee
You’re not into musicals; I get that. It’s a silly show that definitely didn’t make me cry multiple times during the first season alone, and I wouldn’t be caught dead playing Tap Tap Glee, now available on the iTunes App Store. If I were to download the free app, hypothetically speaking, I’d end up with…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2011 -
Get Your First Look at Golden Tee Live 2012 With These Five Course Previews
Arcade games still have a pulse, and the venerable Golden Tee Golf franchise is not going to be caught resting on its laurels. Developer Incredible Technologies is offering a preview of it’s update for the coming year, Golden Tee Live 2012. Take a look at the places you’ll be able to tee off.
By Joshua Rivera Published August 5, 2011 -
From Flick Rocket to Roboto, The Best Gaming Apps We’ve Played This Week
It was inadvertently games that bring to mind other games week here at Kotaku, featuring four mobile games reminiscent of past and present hits and one game about nuts. We looked at a mix of Asteroids and Geometry Wars, what the free-running Mirror’s Edge might have been on the iPhone, a robotic love affair that…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2011 -
Live from QuakeCon, a Rage Playthrough Liveblog
Hello, eerbody! I’m in Dallas, Texas, at QuakeCon, about to have my first play time with id Software’s new marquee title, Rage. I hope to write up impressions later, but I thought you might enjoy seeing my notes live as I play. I’ll be updating every five minutes or so. 12:33 The music in the…
By Joel Johnson Published August 5, 2011 -
Get the Music of Bastion Today, the PC Version August 16
The news that the PC version of Bastion wasn’t coming out on Steam until August 16 might have upset the hopeful player, until he realized the gorgeous game soundtrack was available for purchase, tiding him over until the big day. Yes, Bastion‘s first stop on the PC digital download highway is Steam, where $14.99 will…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2011 -
Twenty Minutes of Tribes: Ascend in Glorious Shaky-Cam-O-Vision
Direct from QuakeCon 2011, here’s twenty minutes of Tribes: Ascend in action, filmed during a demonstrations of Hi-Rez Studios’ revitalization of the beloved franchise. Makes me want to play it all over again. I got in a good hour of Tribes: Ascend the other day during my visit to Hi-Rez’s Atlanta offices, so you folks…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2011 -
Bethesda Sics Lawyers on Minecraft Makers Over Scrolls Name, Skyrim Confusion
One game is called Scrolls. One game is called Skyrim, though, more formally, you’d call it The Elder Scrolls V. Confusing? Those names are too close, according to lawyers from Bethesda Softworks, the company behind Skyrim and authors of 15-page letter to Minecraft maker Markus “Notch” Persson and his studio Mojang, complaining that Scrolls is…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2011 -
Ubisoft Ports Ezio, Prince of Persia to the Post-It Note Platform, Wages Paper War
There’s a war going on in Paris, and despite the lessons we’ve learned from video games that war never changes, this is the first war I’m aware of that is being waged with Post-It Notes. On one side is Ubisoft’s Paris HQ. And the other is French bank called BNP, each trying to one-up the…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2011 -
If You Could Eat Any Video Game Animal…
Yes, commenter GeshGav returns to Speak Up on Kotaku for the second day in a row, this time asking one of the most important questions you can ask about a video game character — would you eat it? Without getting weird about it – which animal in gaming looks the most delicious? I’d have to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2011 -
Twisted Metal Delayed to Early 2012
Video game creator David Jaffe says that his baby, the new Twisted Metal for PlayStation 3, is slipping to early 2012, missing its planned October release date. The vehicular combat game simply needs more time to be incredible, he explained on a post on the PlayStation blog today. “If we shipped Twisted Metal tomorrow-–going off…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2011
