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Lego Sets Launched Into Space
By Jesus Diaz Published May 16, 2011 -
Hide Your Wallets! Valve Now Doing Steam Deals Daily
No stranger to sales, Valve is now committing to “a new 24-hour deal, every single day” via its Steam digital distribution service. Valve christens the daily deal with Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, currently 75% off.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 16, 2011 -
Get ‘First Access’ to Duke Nukem Forever: The Demo on June 3
Duke Nukem Forever is still (*fingers crossed*) on schedule to release June 10 internationally, June 14 in North America. But a select few will get their hands on Duke’s long-awaited adventure a bit earlier. On June 3, Gearbox Software and 2K Games will unleash the Duke Nukem Forever demo on the world, but only to…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 16, 2011 -
Officer Down
L.A. ACCIDENTAL | Deleted scene from my play-through of L.A. Noire’s Fallen Idol case.(Screenshot by Stephen Totilo) Mass Effect Fans Worry That Expanded Gay Options Will Create Inconsistencies, Alter Canon Mass Effect developer Casey Hudson’s announcement less than a day ago that same-sex romances would be given fuller and more explicit articulation in Mass Effect…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 16, 2011 -
Best Buy’s Giving Away L.A. Noire DLC at Midnight
According to a Best Buy circular, the first 16 lucky gamers who line up to get their copies of L.A. Noire at midnight tonight will get access to a yet-to-be-announced DLC case, The Nicholson Electroplating Arson Case. [Joystiq]
By Mike Epstein Published May 16, 2011 -
A Doom Tribute That Also Kind of ‘Fixes’ Doom‘s Box Art
This is not a knock on the original, iconic Doom box art, gorgeously illustrated by the late great Don Ivan Punchatz. This is just a tribute. But some may consider it a “fix” of the artwork that graced id’s early ’90s shooter. This is the work of “Agent Scarlet,” an artist we’ve featured more than…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 16, 2011 -
Action-RPG Darkspore Is or Was Coming to Xbox 360, PS3
In his resume, level-designer Jordan Patz claims to have “worked with Maxis to modify Darkspore for release on Xbox/PS3.” Wasn’t that just a PC game? The résumé has since been modified: it now links to a YouTube video of a flying cat. Very Suspicious. [joystiq]
By Drew Cohen Published May 16, 2011 -
Report: Forza World, Dance Central 2 and Kinect Games for ‘The Hardcore’ At E3 2011
Microsoft may have had some of its Kinect-heavy E3 2011 showing spoiled a bit early by a Eurogamer report, which pegs “at least 10 non-sequel Kinect games” for the show, including some aimed squarely at the “hardcore” Xbox 360 crowd. Eurogamer‘s unnamed sources point to reveals of Kinect Sports 2 and Dance Central 2, a…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 16, 2011 -
Before Playing Gotham City Impostors Read Batman: Impostors
Want to get more out of Monolith Productions upcoming downloadable multiplayer game Gotham City Impostors? Then you’ll want to read Batman: Impostors, an epic four-issue story arc that first appeared in Detective Comics last year. Gotham City Impostors is a cunning way to deliver a multiplayer Batman experience without having to worry about who plays…
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2011 -
Mass Effect Fans Worry That Expanded Gay Options Will Create Inconsistencies, Alter Canon
Mass Effect developer Casey Hudson’s announcement less than a day ago that same-sex romances would be given fuller and more explicit articulation in Mass Effect 3 has unsurprisingly ignited a spark among many followers of the franchise. In previous Mass Effect games, only female versions of series hero Commander Shepard have had access to homosexual…
By Drew Cohen Published May 16, 2011 -
Darius Mason Didn’t Mean to Get All Those Martian Colonists Killed
In Red Faction: Armageddon, Darius Mason does indeed open up an ancient shaft on the surface of Mars, awakening a long-dormant alien race from its slumber to kill his fellow colonists in droves, but it’s not his fault. He was tricked. It’s all Adam Hale’s fault, though technically the blame lies on Darius’ grandfather Alec…
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2011 -
Sony Says ‘Welcome Back’ To PlayStation Network With These Freebies [Update: Now For North America Too!]
Now that the PlayStation Network has respawned across various parts of the globe this past weekend, Sony is saying sorry in the form of free PlayStation 3 and PSP games. The PlayStation maker has outlined its “Welcome Back” offering for Europe and North America. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s head of communications Nick Caplan writes today…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 16, 2011 -
In Defense of a Christ-Centered Review of Portal 2
Note from Kotaku: We recently republished an article by video game journalist and critic Tom Chick, who complained that an article about the game Portal 2 on a site called Christ-Centered Gamer lacked a “shred of insight, much less Christian insight.” Shortly after publishing that story, which originally ran at QuarterToThree.com, we heard from one…
Drew Regensburger, Christ Centered Gamer Published May 16, 2011 -
An A Capella Group Pays Homage to the Portal 2 Turrets
This is an A Capella version of Cara Mia, the “turret opera” from late in Portal 2. I don’t really know why you’d sing this, but vocalizing music as beeps and boops is a big part of A Capella, so it works just fine. If you want to see the original, you can watch it…
By Mike Epstein Published May 16, 2011 -
Now You Know Your Video Game ABCs
A is for alien, B is for Bomberman, and C is for Chun-Li. Do you know your video game ABCs? Artist Fabian Gonzalez knows his ABCs. He’s created a series of colorful character-specific alphabets featuring superheroes and Simpsons characters ,and now he focuses his talents on creating 26 video game themed letters for your viewing…
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2011 -
It Pays to Like Deus Ex: Human Revolution on Facebook
Square Enix wants you to ‘Like’ Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s Facebook page, with more than 90 exclusive video, art, and behind-the-scenes unlocks waiting for the right number of fans to show up. It’s just a click away.
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2011 -
Catherine Asks “Are You Committed?”
Last month Atlus asked Catherine fans to send in their video responses to questions about love and marriage. Those answers are now part of a brand-new trailer for the game, laced with some sexy new footage and packaged with new screens for those that could care less about other people’s marriage habits. I’m perfectly fine…
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2011 -
Madden NFL 12‘s Franchise Gets Its Upgrades — by Popular Demand
When Madden NFL 11 released last year with a virtually unchanged Franchise mode, Josh Looman expected to hear about it. He just expected to hear it on the message boards. “I was hearing it in the grocery store,” said Looman a longtime designer on EA Sports’ bread-and-butter series. “If I wore a Madden t-shirt to…
By Owen Good Published May 16, 2011 -
Madden NFL 12 Franchise Mode Gallery
Expanded rosters will make preseason games more meaningful as Franchise players decide who to cut and who to keep. Expanded rosters will make preseason games more meaningful as Franchise players decide who to cut and who to keep. As you scout rookies for the NFL draft, their ratings will be partially unlocked according to how…
By Owen Good Published May 16, 2011
