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PlayStation Store Update: Legends and Legacy
What new digital treasures await North American PlayStation 3 owners? Let’s take a look at the latest additions to the PlayStation Store, shall we? Notable, but not necessarily playable, is the release of Move.me via the PlayStation Store. What does this mysterious $100 app do? According to Sony, it’s “a software server application for the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 26, 2011 -
Cowboys and Pokemon
Forget Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde, this parody has ten times the star power of Cowboys & Aliens. Pikachu, Charmander and Jigglypuff all make cameo’s in X-Play’s Cowboys & Pokemon. Ash Ketchum has no memory, a price on his head and one question – who’s that pokemon? X-Play Comedy: Cowboys & Pokemon [G4tv…
By Sam Winstrom Published July 26, 2011 -
GamePro Magazine No Longer Monthly, Undergoing Major Changes
GamePro, the 20-plus-years-old games mag, is no longer a monthly concern. The magazine will go quarterly as of November, changing to “a visually stunning, tactile experience” with “rich, engaging editorial” and bumping up its price. More details at IndustryGamers
By Michael McWhertor Published July 26, 2011 -
Double Dragon II Coming to Xbox Live Arcade, Doesn’t Look Like Double Dragon
Side-scrolling beat ’em up Double Dragon II: The Revenge, the arcade version is being remade for Xbox Live Arcade. Good news so far, right? What may be less exciting is the 3D remake of the arcade original, which looks… well… Based on Co-optimus‘ preview of the game now known as Double Dragon II: Wander of…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 26, 2011 -
How Deepak Chopra’s Kinect Game Works
How do you make an Xbox 360 game out of Deepak Chopra’s spiritual beliefs and practices? You don’t, not exactly. You make Leela which is half a collection of motion-controlled mini-games associated with different chakras—points of spiritual energy located in a person’s body—and half a training tool to meditate better. I recently tried Leela and…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 26, 2011 -
This Portal Rap Song May Have Read Your Dirty Mind
Dorkly’s “Wish I Had a Portal Gun” is a rough and clumsy little rap tune that inevitably travels to that NSFW place many a player’s mind has discovered when imagining what they’d do if they got their hands on a little Aperture Science tech.
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2011 -
Just How Popular is League of Legends?
As the first season of competition comes to a close, League of Legends developer Riot Games celebrates by dropping some incredibly impressive player statistics for the free-to-play online action strategy title enjoyed by more than 1.4 million players a day. That’s right, more than 1.4 million players log in to the League of Legends servers…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2011 -
Where Are the 3DS Games?
If you go hunting for new 3DS games you don’t have to worry about running out of bullets. This is one scarce safari. A couple of weeks ago, after I noticed that the Nintendo 3DS had sold just 143,000 units in June, the month when its two big problems were fixed, my colleague in Japan…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 26, 2011 -
The Video Game That Wants to Invade Mexico
A video game built around an investigation into a series of brazen attacks by a Mexican drug cartel, which culminates in an attack on U.S. soil, may sound like a timely take on the escalating violence in United States’ border towns. But developer Techland continues to deny any connection between reality and their recently released…
By Brian Crecente Published July 26, 2011 -
The GameStop Versus Best Buy Argument Ends With a Shocking Twist
When Kotaku editorial director Joel Johnson and east coast reporter Michael Fahey launch into an argument over which video game retailer offers the superior shopping experience, one withholds a terrible secret that renders the other’s argument moot. Joel: How in the hell can you say shopping at GameStop is better than shopping at Best Buy?…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2011 -
And Yet it Moves and Four More Indie Games go Cheap for Charity
And Yet It Moves, Crayon Physics Deluxe, Cogs, Hammerfight and VVVVVV just went on sale…for however much you feel like paying. Wolfire’s Humble Indie Bundle is back with five more critically acclaimed indie games to draw out your inner philanthropist. Crayon Physics Deluxe, Hammerfight and VVVVVV will all be making their Mac and Linux debuts…
By Sam Winstrom Published July 26, 2011 -
The Risk of Ignored Excellence Threatens the PlayStation Vita
It used to matter whether a portable video game machine could fit in your pocket. The Game Boy was a brick, but you could jam it in your jacket pocket. The Atari Lynx was a small log, but ridiculous ads on TV showed it too could fit in a coat—probably as well as a smuggled…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 26, 2011 -
Are You Ready to Face the Almighty?
Everyone’s got a theory on how the world began. But have you heard the one about the time all of humanity was almost exterminated due to the antics of a few renegade angels? No? Then perhaps you should read on. Way back, when the world was still new and all, God called upon a group…
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You Know What Kinectimals Needs? Bears
Kinect launch title Kinectimals was a fine showcase for Microsoft’s motion-sensing technology, but it was all about cat. They should have just called it Kinecticats. This problem, like many others, has been fixed via liberal application of bears. Five bears, to be exact: Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Cinnamon Bear, Polar Bear, and Glacier Bear. These…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2011 -
Is the Pre-Rendered Cutscene a Gift or a Curse?
In today’s episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Aikage laments the general lack of pre-rendered cutscenes in today’s video games, a feature many were glad to see die out. Which side of the gorgeous CGI fence do you fall on? Maybe I’ve been playing the wrong games, but I miss the pre-rendered / anime…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2011 -
Behold the Sleek and Sexy New Xbox 360 Bluetooth Headset and Media Remote
Last year Microsoft updated the white and clunky original Xbox 360 with the slim model, a slick black beast of a gaming console. Suddenly peripherals for the old system looked like ass in comparison. Today Microsoft fixes that, introducing the gorgeous new Xbox 360 Wireless Headset with Bluetooth and Xbox 360 Media Remote. Less high-tech…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Seize the day! For there is no day like TAYday to talk about video games. A very special thanks goes out to Brian H. May for today’s TAYpic. You too can create a featured Talk Amongst Yourselves image. The instructions to get on that path to glory are in our #TAYpics thread right here
By Sam Winstrom Published July 26, 2011 -
A Look at One of 2012’s Most Promising Shooters
Plants Vs. Zombies, PixelJunk Monsters, Command & Conquer: A lot of video games come to mind when you first play Starhawk, none of them are shooters. But really, that’s what this game is. “We are definitely a shooter,” said Sony Santa Monica senior producer Harvard Bonin. “There are inspirations from real-time strategy and tower defense…
By Brian Crecente Published July 26, 2011 -
DeathSmiles Makes Me Smile
Cave’s bullet hell shooters aren’t exactly the types of games many players don’t even like to play with control pads. So how’s this iPhone version supposed to work? Not too shabby, actually. Going into DeathSmiles, I was apprehensive. Previously, Cave brought Mushihimesama, a shooter I really like, to the iOS as Mushihimesama Bug Panic, a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2011