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How Do You Stop a Team Fortress 2 Addict From Playing?
Playing video games is normally a harmless hobby, but when a game consumes every single waking hour of your existence there’s a problem. Commenter Wtfisthisidonteven is looking for help breaking his little brother’s Team Fortress 2 habit in today’s very special episode of Speak Up on Kotaku. I’m having a problem with my 13 year…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2011 -
The Nintendo Download Welcomes eShop Games Into the Fold
The weekly Nintendo Download makes the move to Thursday morning this week, as the era of the eShop kicks off with the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong and a colorful WiiWare game about snails. I had feared I would miss the Nintendo Download this week due to a pair of new personal reasons, but…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hear ye, hear ye! The time of day has come to officially commence the official Kotaku forum. Talk, subjects, talk! Let’s thank UsernameOfTheDead for their “yeah, it does kinda look like a Dreamcast” TAYpic. Don’t we all wish we could relive the Dreamcast? If you’d also like to play Frankenstein in Photoshop, kindly drop your…
By Drew Cohen Published June 16, 2011 -
Tomb Raider Hopes to Recreate a Gaming Icon
Don’t think of Tomb Raider as an origin story, think of it instead as a sort of metaphorical creation myth, a game that won’t redefine just who Lara Croft is, but also the world in which she exists. Gone not only is her over-sexualized physique, two guns and ponytail, but also her past, her way…
By Brian Crecente Published June 16, 2011 -
The Third Call of Duty: Black Ops Map Pack Hits This Month, Includes Shangri-La Zombies
The rumors (and signs) are true. Call of Duty: Black Ops isn’t done yet. Treyarch will release a third map pack, on the Xbox 360 first, on June 28. It’s called Annihilation and will feature four maps: Hangar 18, Drive-In, Silo and Hazard. “Players will also enjoy an all-new Zombies experience, Shangri-La,” Black Ops‘ studio…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2011 -
1000 Heroz Brings A Thousand Mini-Trials to Your iPhone
1000 Heroz promises that you’ll have something new to do on your iPhone or iPad for at least the next three years, updating daily with 1000 heroes, 1000 things to collect and 1000 quick bursts of physics based platforming. Even if the raw numbers of 1000 Heroz don’t wow you, perhaps the development pedigree will.…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 16, 2011 -
Sometimes, You Just Want to Put a Lancia on Kotaku
Jump In | GREAT BRITAIN:Juha Kankkunen races his Lancia Delta at 1991’s RAC Rally of Great Britain. (Photo: Allsport UK | Allsport) The Beautiful Fighting Game Art of Stanley Lau Stanley Lau has been asked by Capcom to provide the official artwork for the upcoming Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online Edition. Being both an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
Ragnarok Online Comes Alive
Earlier this month, South Korea’s GungHo held a, well, GungHo Festival in Tokyo. The event also saw the Ragnarok Online Japan Championship—so there was that, too! Ragnarok Online is a South Korean MMORGP that has a sizable following in Japan and throughout the world. Kotaku Japan was on hand for the festivities, the costumes, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
A Game Release from Beyond the Grave
Game Republic, the Tokyo-based studio behind PS3 titles Folklore and Genji, appears to be dead. The studio’s honcho went from riches to rags, and the studio’s been erased from the internet—and the Earth. Yet, Game Republic’s Knights Contract is still getting promoted in Japan, garnering a huge splash on Famitsu. Namco Bandai, the game’s publisher,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
Multiple Wii U Controllers Are a Cost Issue
The Wii U comes with one Wii U Controller. Each console will support only one of these controllers; Kotaku broke the news that Nintendo is looking into games that support two Wii U controllers. But why is Nintendo planning to release the console with single Wii U Controller support? “There’s a cost issue,” Nintendo president…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
For $35,000, You Can Make Your Own PS1 Games
Website PlayStation Museum has a complete PS1 development kit, including everything you need to make a game, from coding it to burning master discs. And now it can all be yours. The site is selling this obscure and yet amazing collection of hardware, which includes dozens of pieces of equipment as well as software and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 -
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of a Boy Band
Europe gets Robin Williams and his daughter. Japan gets boy band Arashi. In Japan, Arashi have been Nintendo pitchmen of sorts, selling titles like Wii Party and even the Nintendo 3DS. The group is appearing in recent television and print spots for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the 3DS. Arashi are one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
Pikachu, in Wonderfully Disturbing Song Form
I shouldn’t like this. I should think this is stupid. It’s not, and I don’t. For some reason, I cannot stop watching this. “Singachu” was written and performed by A.J. Pinkerton. He also has a Sonic musical showtune. Likewise, I like it, but I don’t know why!
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
It’s a 2D Multiplayer Shooter…Thingy
Take Arms is a 2D multiplayer side-scrolling combat game destined for the Xbox Live Indie Games Channel. And it looks pretty great. With two teams, selectable classes, bots, three maps and three game modes, you’re getting a lot for the $3 developers Discord Games will be asking for the game. And yes, before you ask,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 -
BioWare Hacked, 18,000 Accounts Compromised
BioWare, the creator of Mass Effect and Dragon Age, has had its servers raided by hackers and the account details of around 18,000 customers have potentially been lifted. BioWare’s Aaryn Flynn writes on the company forums: Yesterday (June 14), we learned that a hacker gained unauthorized access to the decade-old BioWare community server system associated…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 -
I Don’t Know About This Neon Genesis Evangelion Game…
Grasshopper Manufacture is making a Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Akira Yamaoka, best known for Silent Hill, is handling the sound and remixing. Cool! The game’s debut trailer is less so. It’s all so underwhelming, so blergh. Maybe it plays better than it looks.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
Devil May Cry Series Getting HD Re-Releases [Update]
This year is the 10th anniversary of the Devil May Cry series, and to commemorate the occasion, it looks like Capcom will be releasing a collection of three games, all of them remastered in high definition. Those games are Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2 and Devil May Cry 3, the collection outed not…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 -
When All Else Fails, Use Final Fantasy to Sell 3D
As you may or may not be able to tell, this is Final Fantasy XIII running on a glasses-free Toshiba television. The game’s trailer was on non-stop loop at an Osaka electronics shop. Interesting choice! For those who have seen glasses-free 3D televisions, you’ll know how the effect is lost once you leave the screen’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011
