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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
I’ll catch up with the Kotaku Game Club this weekend by putting an end to Shadows of the Damned, the Suda51 joint that reportedly didn’t sell very well last month. Shame about that. But I’ll give it its due! The other game still on my list to finish is Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2011 -
Fake British Game Designer Is the Funniest Twitter You’re Not Reading
Peter Molyneux is a famed English game designer, member of the Order of the British Empire and a wonderful interview. His games (Black & White, Fable, Magic Carpet, Syndicate, The Movies to name a few) helped shape and continue to influence many facets of the blossoming video game industry. He’s also an iconic game designer…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2011 -
The Faces Behind Gaming’s Blockbuster Voices
Today is unofficial voice-acting day here at Kotaku. We’ve considered how important voice actors are to video games. We’ll be listening to how their work would have impacted the classics. But right now: here’s a quick look and listen at some of the faces behind some of the biggest games of the current era. So,…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 15, 2011 -
The Reich Camps of Metro Last Light’s Underground Warzones
Next year’s Metro Last Light will drop you back into the underground post-apocalyptic tunnels of Russia’s metro system. The developers say they want to take last year’s flawed masterpiece, Metro 2033, and make next year’s title simply a masterpiece. This video walks you through some of what I wrote about while checking out the game…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2011 -
Captain America Does His Best Mirror’s Edge Impression on the iPhone
He’s not nearly as attractive as Mirror’s Edge heroine Faith, but Captain America certainly has her moves in Sentinel of Liberty, now available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Sentinel of Liberty grants Cap the same endless running, jumping, sliding, and swinging that made the iOS version of Mirror’s Edge such a treat, while…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2011 -
You’re Gonna Lose Yourself in Prototype 2‘s Tendril Dismemberment
Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted and tear it apart with your writhing tendrils, would you capture it, or just let it slip? Are you ready to drop tendril bombs in Prototype 2? By the time I’m done with Prototype 2 the city will look like…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2011 -
Sony Reborn!
Sony S1 and S2 Android Tablets These tablets, codenamed S1 and the S2, are why we need Sony—the Sony we love—in a world where almost every gadget of consequence is effectively a blank slate for software. Sony Vaio Z The new Vaio Z certainly outguns pretty much any other ultraportable out there. The question becomes:…
By Brian Barrett Published July 15, 2011 -
Arkham City‘s Two-Face Isn’t Half-Bad Once You Get to Know Him
Once upon a time district attorney Harvey Dent was an unwavering force of justice in Gotham City, but that’s nothing a face-full of acid couldn’t cure. Read all about Mr. Dent in his official bio from Batman: Arkham City Being a comic book and video game fan, I often take for granted the fact that…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2011 -
Used Copies of Some of Ubisoft’s Upcoming Games Will Require a $10 “Passport” To Play Online
Ubisoft today confirmed rumors that they will begin locking out free online multiplayer modes to anyone who buys some of their newer games used. The new Uplay Passport program will begin in the “coming months and will be included in many of Ubisoft’s popular core games,” according to today’s official release. This backs up rumors…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2011 -
Why Excellent Video Game Voice Actors Can’t—or Shouldn’t—Be Stars
I recently asked writer Tom Bissell whether voice actors might ever become celebrities in the video game world. I wondered whether they would ever be featured as headliners who could single-handedly amplify sales and excite major curiosity. “Unless every game uses the immensely expensive and complicated processes Team Bondi and Rockstar Games employed in L.A.…
By Drew Cohen Published July 15, 2011 -
A Lonely Solo Player in the Age of the Multiplayer Gaming
With hundreds of thousands of players online at any given moment, how can a gamer ever feel truly alone? Commenter Salari tells us in today’s very special episode of Speak Up on Kotaku. Hello, my name’s Salari, and I am a lonely gamer. Now before I continue, just to clarify, this isn’t a cry for…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2011 -
The Two Worlds II Game of the Year Edition is Beautiful — What is That, Velvet?
I’m not sure what’s more surprising, that somewhere a publication gave Two Worlds II a game of the year award, or the fact that yes, that is indeed velvet. Before I get trampled by angry Two Worlds II fans, let me clarify that my surprise over said award is not because the game lacked quality.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2011 -
The Making of Tomb Raider’s Captivating E3 Trailer
Visual Works is the Square Enix team responsible for all of those amazing CGI Final Fantasy cut scenes. They’re also the folks behind those amazing Deus Ex trailers. Here’s a look at how they created the Tomb Raider trainer that stunned at E3.
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s Friday, and all I want to talk about is Harry Potter. But unless it’s video game related, I’m gonna have to fangirl somewhere else. You know the drill—keep on topic and no one gets avada-kedavraed. Or worse—expelled. Big thanks to Brian H. May, not only for today’s TAYPic, but also playing second fid—uh—guitar to…
By Jen Schiller Published July 15, 2011 -
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer Rises Above Other Deck-Building Games
Combining the graphic design of collectible card games with the fast pace and accessibility of a board game, the iOS version of Gary Games’ Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer is a godsend to fans of card-based gaming. Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer is a combination card / board game designed by a crack team of…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2011 -
CWA Gallery
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2011 -
Season Four of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Begins Online in Clone Wars Adventures
While season four of the popular Cartoon Network series Star Wars: The Clone Wars officially kicks off this fall, players of Sony Online Entertainment’s free-to-play online game Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures will be able to play through an epic storyline leading directly to the first episode’s opening act. In an unprecedented collaboration between television…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2011 -
So Dance Central Is *the* Kinect Game (Even in Japan)
Gotta Dance | TOKYO, JAPAN: Microsoft showed off the game this week at a Tokyo health club. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) No More Heroes Cosplay Has a Heroic and Revealing Bodysuit When she’s not cosplaying as Metal Gear Solid characters, Omi Gibson is cosplaying as No More Heroes characters. And when she’s not doing that,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011
