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Suspected Lulz Hacker Told Mom He Was Gaming, Not Hacking
The teen linked by international law enforcement to anarchist hacking group LulzSec told family he was spending his days and nights locked in his room gaming, not hacking, the Mirror reports. Ryan Cleary, 19, was arrested earlier this week in connection with a string of attacks on websites around the world. The arrest was the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2011 -
Harry Potter Author Building Interactive Website…Game…Thing With Sony
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has inked a deal with Sony to create Pottermore, a strange hybrid between a website, a game, an online store and an encyclopaedia (Potterpedia?). While there’s been recent speculation that the partnership between the two would result in an MMO, that’s clearly not the case, Pottermore instead serving as a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
They Don’t Make Games Like This Any More
They Don’t Make Games Like This Any More, But They Really Should | This is a pixel art concept called Iso action rpg mock up. (Image by wuhu) The End of the World Never Looked (Or Sounded) So Beautiful In the opening moments of 1999’s Homeworld, you get to see the end of the world.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
Watch Bowser and Sheik Kick a Man’s Ass (For Real)
The recent Anime North convention in Toronto, Canada, had its fair share of cosplayers. Nothing new there. So Yung Lee decided to go along, take his camera, and let people kick his ass. In character. While some of the characters on show here are obviously from anime, there are enough game cameos – like Zelda’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
Space Invaders Merch Sure Has Gotten Fancy
Fancy Swiss watchmaker Romain Jerome has teamed up with Taito to create these Space Invaders watches that go a little above and beyond your average video game merchandising deal. Only 156 are going to be made, with two versions available of 78 watches each, one in black & white, the other in colour. You probably…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
How Heroes of Newerth Suffered a “Catastrophic Hardware Failure”
PC game Heroes of Newerth has suffered a “a catastrophic hardware failure”, perhaps the worst we’ve ever seen for an online title, resulting in the game being completely unplayable. Here’s how it happened. Developers S2 Games have posted a full report on the circumstances leading up to the failure, and it sounds like everything that…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
Running With Rifles is Cannon Fodder for the 21st Century
Few games before, or since, have been able to capture the simple, hectic majesty of arcade combat than 1993 classic Cannon Fodder. While that series languishes in (relative) obscurity, however, a new indie game is keeping its spirits alive. And then some. Running with Rifles is an upcoming game where you control a single soldier,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
Duke Nukem Forever Seems More Fun With a Friend
I played Duke Nukem Forever by myself. Couldn’t stand it. Maybe I should have had some beers and played it with a friend instead. Seems like a lot more fun! For reference, this is from Machinama’s Two Best Friends Play series. Also for reference, this is NSFW [via Gabdar]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
The Damn Dirty Apes Have Learned How to Play Video Games
This cute little clip for the upcoming Planet of the Apes reboot shows a chimp kicking ass and taking names at what looks like Far Cry 2 At least, it’s cute until he breaks out, kills all those people then knocks the Statue of Liberty over. Then he can go to hell.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
Crysis 2 is About to Look a Whole Lot Better
If you can handle it, that is. When first released earlier this year, Crysis 2 disappointed many hardcore PC gamers, who had hoped the game would, like the first Crysis, be something that could really make an expensive rig sing Instead, it shipped so pared back there were Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, and the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2011 -
Eyes Deep In Rage‘s Lackluster Premiere Comic
I was a big fan of the opening Deus Ex comic that hit stands in February. Not so of the Rage comic that arrived today in retail stores. Where Deus Ex was smart, violent and edgy, Rage seems just violent.. and really there’s not that much of that in this first 22-page issue. The comic…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2011 -
They Won’t Burn Your House Down, but These Portal 2 Lemons are the Bomb
With Portal 2‘s arrival, lemons replaced cake as the game’s edible meme. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read up here) So before this one is totally played out, let’s acknowledge one of its more creative applications: these prop lemon hand grenades, by flickr user ammnra. A creator of Portal-themed props, ammnra saw…
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011 -
Backbreaker Sequel Gets Europe-Only PS3 Release
Backbreaker: Vengeance, the minigame sequel to the more popular elements of last year’s Backbreaker, will release on Xbox Live on June 29, but won’t be coming to PlayStation 3 outside of Europe. We reported back in April that Vengeance was getting only an Xbox 360 release. Apparently the terms of whatever deal 505 Games has…
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011 -
I’d Hate To Drink Your Last Beer…
Kotaku readers, here we are at the hump of this workweek. Let’s get over it with some stimulating off topic but topical conversation about things new, amusing, entertaining and enlightening. Let’s shoot the shit. Pray for me, Kotaku readers, for I visit the DMV tomorrow morning. Who knows if I’ll make it back alive, so…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 22, 2011 -
NHL Cover Star Crowned at Tonight’s NHL Awards
At the NHL awards tonight, EA Sports revealed that Tampa Bay center Steven Stamkos will grace the cover of NHL 12 when the game releases Sept. 13. Stamkos was the NHL’s second-leading goal scorer this past season, and finished fifth in total points. He is the second Tampa Bay Lightning player to make the NHL…
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011 -
“Old World Blues,” the Next New Vegas DLC, Arrives July 19
Bethesda Softworks said today that “Old World Blues,” the next downloadable extension of Fallout: New Vegas will arrive on all platforms on July 19. Pricing wasn’t discussed but past installments have run $10. These three screenshots are from the DLC.
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011 -
Magicka‘s PVP Trailer Is Gaming’s Greatest PVP Trailer
The all wizard, all the time PC game Magicka got its promised dose of all-new player-versus-player combat this week, an event that demanded this trailer that demands your attention for its smart use of absolutely no gameplay whatsoever. We’ve already seen gameplay, after all. So what we needed was Tarantino-inspired live action comedy, somehow still…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 22, 2011 -
Team Fortress 2‘s Update Soldiers On
This is the third day in the preview rollout of features for Team Fortress 2‘s Uber Update and still no long (long) awaited “Meet the Medic.” Instead, check out Soldier’s new gear, which includes the “Market Gardener,” shovel, and a sweet Patton-esque riding crop.
By Owen Good Published June 22, 2011