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The Time Sir Mix-A-Lot Asked Us to Sign a NDA
Sir Mix-A-Lot tried tricking Kotaku Editorial Director Joel Johnson to sign a nondisclosure agreement with whiskey for his new Facebook game Mix-n-Match. It didn’t work. Still, I’m pretty sure Joel, who’s on vacation his week, is drunk. Screw NDAs, Sir Mix-A-Lot! Next time, make Joel sign a big butt
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 21, 2011 -
Imagining the Medal of Honor of the Future
In between projects, and given the lackluster critical reception afforded to the last game in the series, creative agency Basic figured they’d take a swing at pitching a new Medal of Honor game. After all, it couldn’t do much worse than the last one! No doubt inspired by the likes of Modern Warfare and Ghost…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2011 -
Isn’t This a Bizarre, Untimely Choice, Nintendo?
Nintendo’s 3D television service “Itsu no Ma ni Terebi” went live today in Japan. The service is light on actual 3D programs, and it might disappoint some. Others, it will make uncomfortable, but not for the reason you’d think. It’s no secret, 3D gaming and the 3DS and me do not mix. That’s fine. Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 21, 2011 -
Among Rumored Blacklists, Studio Ghibli Makes Its Voice Heard
Protests don’t get any more polite than this. Late last week, a banner appeared on a Studio Ghibli building outside Tokyo’s city center. The banner read: “Studio Ghibli wants to make movies with electricity that’s not from nuclear power plants.” The banner has cute sunflowers drawn on it. Studio Ghibli is well within its right…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 21, 2011 -
Is Grand Theft Auto V Coming Next Year?
While casting calls and web domain registrations have already seemingly peeled back the curtain on the next proper Grand Theft Auto game, a report on GameSpot says that title is a lot further along than you’d think. According to “sources close to the Take-Two Interactive subsidiary” (that subsidiary being developers Rockstar), development on Grand Theft…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2011 -
We Haven’t Seen the Last of Duke Nukem
If you thought Duke Nukem Forever was the last gasp for the ’90s video game icon, well, what the hell were you thinking? Publisher Take-Two certainly isn’t done with Duke, regardless of the reaction to his latest game. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick tells Forbes that “you will see future Duke IP coming from this company.”…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 20, 2011 -
It All Came So Close To Never Happening
Good evening, Kotaku readers. Is it really Monday already? (*sound of heavy sighing*) Good news! We got an open thread right here where we can share in the pain together! There’s a ton of good links just below, so please, take a look and talk amongst yourselves. This *is* an open thread, so please, go…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 20, 2011 -
This is the Otomedius Excellent Special Edition You Can Take to Bed
Konami is releasing a special edition version of Gradius-meets-boobs shoot ’em up Otomedius Excellent. It features a bonus rarity for North American retail releases, a two-side pillowcase with busty cartoon girls printed on it, girls that won’t protest being drooled upon by you. For the record, this is what it looks like. The special edition…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 20, 2011 -
‘Meet the Medic’ Is* Part of Team Fortress 2‘s ‘Über Update’
Valve’s forever updated Team Fortress 2 is rolling out “the biggest, most ambitious update” in the history of the game later this week, the Über Update. Despite its name, it’s not solely focusing on TF2‘s Medic class. The first part of the Über Update, detailed on the game’s official site, is Mafia-related, detailing three new…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 20, 2011 -
Just Cause Studio Says ‘Intelligence’ Points to Next-Gen Consoles in 2014
We’ll have plenty of time to scrimp, save and perhaps land a second job to afford the next generation of video game consoles. Avalanche Studios, creators of Just Cause and the forthcoming Renegade Ops, believe 2014 is when we’ll get them. So says David Grijns, the man heading Avalanche’s new New York City-based studios. He…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 20, 2011 -
Game Developers Who Don’t Hate Piracy Get Screwed By… Piracy
The handful of people making zombie survival horror game Project Zomboid have pulled their game from the Internet, not because they hate that their game is getting pirated. They expected that. They could even live with that, as they had been, quite merrily. They have pulled their £5 game because, despite their tolerance for piracy,…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 20, 2011 -
This Is Tekken Bowl In Glorious High Definition, Plus Some Very Pretty Tekken Artwork
Bowling with Tekken characters is coming to the PlayStation 3 this fall with the release of Tekken Hybrid, the Blu-ray disc bundle that includes one computer animated movie, Tekken: Blood Vengeance, and one PlayStation 2 remake, Tekken Tag Tournament HD That PS3 exclusive will both help us wash the foul taste of the live action…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 20, 2011 -
Games 4 Change
SERIOUS GAMING | The Games for Change Festival kicked off this week in New York City. (Photo by Brian Crecente) Resident Evil’s Dip Into Action Is More Experiment Than Evolution I haven’t had a good scare since 2005, at least not at the hands of Resident Evil. While it may not be another six years…
By Brian Crecente Published June 20, 2011 -
The PR Man Whose Duke Nukem Forever Tweet Got Him Fired Speaks Out
If you know the name Jim Redner, there’s a good chance you know him for the single Duke Nukem Forever tweet that caused a brief public relations shitstorm last week. If you don’t, Jim Redner will tell you all about the “brain fart” that caused Duke Nukem Forever’s publisher to drop him like a bad…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 20, 2011 -
Learn Physics The Angry Birds Way
I’m a bit of a physics hobbyist. That doesn’t mean that I understand or can even converse in the language of motion, but I love reading about it. So you can imagine my delight when ElectricPig wrote up something about a physics professor using Angry Birds to teach students about physics. Turns out he’s not…
By Brian Crecente Published June 20, 2011
