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How a Daredevil Photographer in a Biplane Helped Bring L.A. Noire to Life
To recreate modern-day Los Angeles in a video game, all one has to do is load up Google Earth and go to town, so to speak. To recreate the 1940’s Los Angeles of Rockstar’s L.A. Noire, one man had to hang out of a biplane. Team Bondi might be making a name for themselves creating…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2011 -
Our Surprising First Look at How Gotham City Impostors Does Batman Vs. Joker
Revealed yesterday, Gotham City Impostors is a multiplayer first-person shooter that pits Batman acolytes against the Jokers disciples. It sounds just crazy enough to work and it looks even crazier, based on the game’s first piece of artwork. Not only do we get a look at the bold art style of Gotham City Impostors in…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 17, 2011 -
See How L.A. Noire Does Justice to the Faces of Real TV Stars
Video games might finally be done ruining the performances of quality actors. For months, the makers of the video game L.A. Noire have boasted that their interactive 1947 detective story would use new technology to transport actors’ real facial expressions into a virtual world. Now you can see the results for yourself. Watch our comparison…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2011 -
Altair Misses the Haystack in The Witcher 2
Have you ever wondered what would happen if Altair from Assassin’s Creed missed one of those graceful swan dives into conveniently placed bales of hay? The Witcher 2 has your answer. Sometimes the hay bales just aren’t as dense as you expect them to be, as proven by this morbid cameo from one of Ubisoft’s…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2011 -
Let’s Hope Barry Doesn’t Get Blackmailed in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Resident Evil and Resident Evil 3 veteran Barry Burton is ready to kick ass as the latest character revealed for Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D for the Nintendo 3DS. Just make sure his family is somewhere safe before you play. Otherwise Albert Wesker might use them against Barry again, just like he did in the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2011 -
The Witcher 2 Wastes No Time Getting Naked
All great sword and sorcery epics have an element of romance to them. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings gets the romancing underway within the first ten minutes of starting a new game. Be warned: I’ve misplaced my censor bars. How soon you get to this scene in CD Projekt’s latest PC role-playing game depends…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2011 -
Sony Europe Explains the Free Identity-Theft Program it is Offering to its Nervous Customers
Sony isn’t just offering free games to all of its PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable to compensate for the effects of the allegedly criminal hack of the company’s network. It’s also offering a 12-month identity protection program, detailed for European customers at the European PlayStation Blog (We’re checking with Sony in America to see what,…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2011 -
GagaVille, the Most Monstrous FarmVille Update Yet
GagaVille itself is a bit of a let down. It’s just a neighboring farm with a few silly things to click. But for FarmVille regulars, the update brings new items, crops, and decorations-and a chance to listen to tracks from Lady Gaga’s upcoming album before anyone else. It’s insidious, brilliant pablum. The three new crops…
By Joel Johnson Published May 17, 2011 -
These Are the First Lego Sets Ever Launched Into Space
Yesterday, the space shuttle Endeavour launched for the last time, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and the ExPRESS Logistics to the ISS. But more importantly, it carried Lego to space for the first time in history. These are the sets. The first person to build Lego models in space would be astronaut Cady Coleman, a…
By Jesus Diaz Published May 17, 2011 -
Has Aging Changed the Way You Game?
Commenter Sumada feels he doesn’t appreciate games as much as he did when he was younger. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku we explore how aging has changed the way you play and appreciate video games. Lately I’ve been thinking about why I don’t appreciate games as much as I did when I was younger.…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2011 -
Plants Vs. Zombies Singer Only Wants You Gone
Plants Vs. Zombies songstress Laura Shigihara was so impressed by Jonathan Coulton’s ending theme “Want You Gone” that she recorded what might be the most adorable version of the song committed to YouTube video. Laura Shigihara takes the musical talent she demonstrated while penning and performing the Plants Vs. Zombies ending theme “Zombies on Your…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2011 -
First In-Game Teaser for Dead Island Still Playing the Emotion Card
While it’s certainly not the game-changing first trailer for Dead Island, today’s just-released trailer attempts to give a tug to those same heartstrings with music right out of a Hallmark commercial matched to in-game footage. I’m still on the fence on this one—I just cannot get with Dead Rising at all, which appears to be…
By Joel Johnson Published May 17, 2011 -
A First Stab at the World’s Premiere Medieval Shanking Simulator
I’ve been meaning to take a stab at free-form medieval RPG series Mount & Blade for years. YEARS. So it thrills me to say that I’m currently having an incredible time with Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword, the latest game in the series which came out last week. Join me for the adventures…
Quintin Smith, Rock Paper Shotgun Published May 17, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves! Whatever game you’ve been thinking about, it’s time to let everybody know. Special thanks to Prof.Gast for today’s image. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Mike Epstein Published May 17, 2011 -
Old-Fashioned Role-Playing Comes to New-Fangled Phones
Roguelikes are relatively primitive, cruel types of role-playing games, often intimidating to the newcomer. Legends of Yore, thankfully, is a lot more accessible. It’s a roguelike (definition here) for the iPhone and Android that’s trying to make things a little easier on the mobile adventurer by limiting the number of stats and streamlining things like…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 17, 2011 -
Nintendogs Made People So Happy
ROOF ROOF | LEIPZIG, GERMANY: Nintendogs on display in the 2005 Gamescon. (Photo: Daniela Schaar | Getty) Building Better Portal 2 Personality Spheres We’ve already seen our fair share of Portal 2-inspired art around these parts, but this series of miniature personality spheres by Chris Myles certainly takes the, ahem, cake. Life-Sized Gundam Vehicles You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2011 -
Best Buy Getting 3DS Hotspots
Starting June 7, Nintendo and Best Buy are teaming up to bring 3DS WiFi spots to over 1,000 stores across the country. Besides trailers and exclusive content, the spots will take advantage of the 3DS’s SpotPass feature. [via Nintendo]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2011 -
How Long Is Starhawk, the PS3’s Latest Shooter?
Starhawk designer Dylan Jobe tells Eurogamer: “Shooters these days range between five and eight hours, depending on a play through. We’re going to be in that range.” This is for singleplayer. Multiplayer, of course, is much longer. [Eurogamer]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2011
