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This Thursday Retro Game Master Takes on Solomon’s Key
This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on puzzle shooter Solomon’s Key Released for arcades in 1986, Tecmo’s Solomon’s Key was brought to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Atari ST and other consoles. In the game, players maneuver Dana through 50 or so maze-like rooms on the hunt for a key…
By Brian Crecente Published July 12, 2011 -
The Conspiracy Unfolds in the Latest Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Body modifications that turn regular human beings into terrorist puppets? I knew it! Deus Ex: Human Revolution is just another clone of Square Enix’s masterpiece, MindJack Can’t believe I typed that with a straight face. MindJack and Deus Ex: Human Revolution are two very different games, of course. One is shiny, white, nonsensical, and overall…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2011 -
Get a Little Taste of Catherine Today
The demo for Atlus’ sexy-scary nightmare climbing game Catherine hits Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network today, giving potential players an excellent chance to figure out what a sexy-scary nightmare climbing game actually is.
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2011 -
The Riddler Takes a Sinister Turn in Batman: Arkham City
Edward Nigma, AKA the Riddler, is merely a highly intelligent man with a penchant for criminal activities. How dangerous can he possibly be? Looks like we’ll find out in Batman: Arkham City As teased back in March, the Riddler plays a much more expanded role in Arkham City than he did in Arkham Asylum. No…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2011 -
These Are the Very Best Pokémon Trainers in the United States
/> After two straight days of fierce competition, 24 Pokémon trainers have been chosen to represent the United States in the 2011 Pokémon Video Game World Championships. Behold our best hope for 2011 Pokémon domination! It all went down at the 2011 Pokémon Video Game U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana this weekend. The top…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2011 -
Remembering the Little Game Boy That Could, But Only Just
Commenter GiantBoyDetective seems like an off person to be picking up the tiny little Game Boy Advance Nintendo completely killed with the release of the DS, but he’s pretty huge, so we’ll let him have his say in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Let’s suggest some GBA games! Looking back I realize that the Game…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2011 -
The Best Death Metal Song About Demon’s Souls Sung By a Shadow of the Colossus Band You’ll Ever Hear
This is a death metal song about painfully-hard PS3 game Demon’s Souls, sung by a band apparently inspired by Shadow of the Colossus. I think that’s all you need to know. OK, if you want to know more here goes: The band is called Wanda and The Colossus and the song is called Sticky White…
By Brian Crecente Published July 12, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s a beautiful day and the sun is shining! You’d better play it safe and stay inside. After all, sunny days are just a sunburn waiting to happen. So as long as your stuck inside why not talk about video games? A very special thank you to Inzoum for this very buggy TAYpic. To get…
By Sam Winstrom Published July 12, 2011 -
The Rollicking Pulp Magazine Covers of Trenched
The loading screens for Double Fine’s triple-fine Xbox Live Arcade mech game Trenched are spot-on parodies of early 20th-century pulp magazine covers. Unfortunately (or fortunately), they go by too quickly to be properly enjoyed. Double Fine kindly provided all but one cover—that one had a spoiler—so that you can chuckle at their overt manliness at…
By Joshua Rivera Published July 12, 2011 -
The King of Fighters-i Takes on the iPhone.
Something to get out of the way: I hate virtual joysticks. Hate them. That being said, I liked The King of Fighters-i, virtual joystick and all. The King of Fighters-i is SNK Playmore’s latest effort at bringing its arcade sensibility to smartphones. And for what it is, The King of Fighters-i is serviceable and more.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2011 -
Hey Spaceman, I Saw a Rainbow!
Blast Off | CAPE CANAVERAL, FL: Atlantis sits on the launchpad as rainbow colors the sky (Photo: Win McNamee | Getty) The Real Story Behind Sim City’s Arcologies Despite the fact they only appeared in one game (Sim City 2000), arcologies remain an iconic symbol of the Sim City series. But just what the hell…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2011 -
When Giant Girls Attack
Released last December, Ogon Musokyoku started out as a fan-made versus fighting game that’s a spin-off of a mystery visual novel. This fall, it’s now being ported to the Xbox 360! Ogon Musokyoku was created by 07th Expansion, best known for another murder mystery visual novel it also created, Higurashi When They Cry Check out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2011 -
More 3D Video Coming to the Nintendo 3DS
Starting tomorrow, Nintendo is launching another free video service for the 3DS. This latest one is called “Nintendo Video”. Confused? Don’t be! The 3D video service already offered by the 3DS is a collaboration with Japanese television broadcasters Fuji TV and Nippon TV. This new service isn’t Moreover, Nintendo Video isn’t updated regularly like the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2011 -
Think of This as a Thundercats Appetizer
You may not know his name, but you’ve played his games. Jerry O’Flaherty made his name as Gears of War‘s Art Director. He also co-founded Ion Storm and worked on Daikatana. Next up, a movie! O’Flaherty signed on to do the feature film version of Thundercats. In 2007. Hollywood moves slowly, and that flick is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2011 -
The Wii’s Last Great RPG Gets an Early Mark
Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles, originally not due out in Europe until September, is having its release slid up not by a few days, but by a few weeks. It’ll now be out on August 19. Developed by Monolith, Xenoblade Chronicles was released in Japan last year. There are currently no plans for a North American…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2011 -
You’ve Been in Three Uwe Boll Films. Any Regrets?
Natassia Malthe starred in BloodRayne II: Deliverance, BloodRayne 3: the Third Reich, and In the Name of the King 2. That’s three films from infamous filmmaker Uwe Boll! Does Malthe have any regrets? Yes, but not about working with Boll. Malthe told Fangoria that Boll is “totally misunderstood”. According to her, “People are jealous of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2011 -
Turning Screenshots Into Photographs
Brazilian artist Leonardo Sang has started up a project called VRP, or “Virtual Reality Photography”. The aim is to use “video games as platforms for everyday photography”. Using Grand Theft Auto IV as his foundation, Sang has taken a number of screenshots from the game and composed them so they look more like actual photographs.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2011 -
How About Another Life-Sized Gundam Statue?
In 2009, a life-sized Gundam statue (pictured) was erected. At the time, people said, if only there was a life-sized Zaku. Turns out, there might be. A volunteer team in Mibu, Japan is setting out to erect a life-sized, 59-foot Zaku. In Gundam, Zaku is piloted by Char Aznable, one of the main Gundam antagonists.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2011 -
Make Your House Look Like Rapture With These Awesome Posters
Artist Stefan Petit has spent the last six months working on a pet project: recreate all the posters featured on the walls of Rapture, the decaying city-state featured in 2007 shooter BioShock. He’s now done! There are dozens of images, which he’s actually done in massive, print-quality sizes, though sadly (for fear of litigation) all…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2011