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Windowed AR Cards Reveal 3DS’ Secret
When the Nintendo 3DS is looking for an AR Card to start a game, it isn’t searching for or recognizing its specific image-it’s recognizing a color, and then spawning whatever comes next off of that. To prove this, AR enthusiast Super Jezmerelda created cards with the question-box design cut out, then framed certain colors within…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 -
Somewhere Between Super Metroid and Minecraft Lies the Intriguing Terraria
Forgive the crude comparisons to those two beloved games, for neither is perfectly adequate at describing what the upcoming Terraria is all about. Perhaps because Terraria looks nuts, an amalgam of exploration, world-building, action and adventure. Terraria, releasing Monday for the PC, has regularly been compared to Minecraft for its similar approach to building and…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 -
The First Official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Trailer Is Here (And So Are Three More)
You’ve had your first unofficial look at this year’s Call of Duty, now let’s see what the official unveiling of Modern Warfare 3 looks like in this brief, but now familiar teaser trailer, “America Under Siege.” There’s no gameplay here, just a stylized tease that the war from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 -
All Witcher 2 DLC will be Free, Developer Assures
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings arrives for PC on Tuesday, and while there is some retailer-specific preorder DLC out there, developer CD Projekt RED assures everyone the game’s DLC will be free. “All of [it],” wrote a CD Projekt rep in a Q&A on GameStop’s Facebook page. “If anything will be for purchase, those…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 -
Sony Online Entertainment Finalizes Its Post-Crash Prize Patrol Plans
As the custodians of games that are completely unplayable during Sony’s massive network outage, Sony Online Entertainment has an especially tough job winning back MMO players who have sat idle for 22 days and counting. SOE has now posted its full list of goodies for subscribers to nine MMOs; free subscription time, in-game content and…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 -
Slow News Day
TANKS | Concept art for the inside of a tank found in a level of Modern Warfare 3.(Photo by X) The Modern Warfare 3 Files: Exclusive First Details on the Biggest Game of 2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming Nov. 8, 2011, Kotaku has learned, delivering with it mammoth battles that engulf…
By Brian Crecente Published May 13, 2011 -
How Crazy Do You Like Your Shadows of the Damned Screens?
Shadows of the Damned creator Grasshopper Manufacture has never been known as a run of the mill video game developer, but the team’s next game, the spicy adventure to Hell due in June, may be its oddest-looking yet. EA tossed a handful of new Shadows of the Damned screens our way today, starting with the…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 -
The Week in Gaming Apps
From a role-playing game without a story to a gory falling death, full-featured football to the future of music gaming, this Week in Gaming Apps has something for everyone, even if they prefer sheep. Writing up this round-up of our daily gaming app posts really helps put into perspective the staggering variety of gaming apps…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2011 -
Lawsuit Alleges Chuck E. Cheese Promotes Kiddie Gambling, Gaming Addiction
Irony seems to fail the person who has alleged Chuck E. Cheese’s ticket-dispensing games sow gambling addiction in little children, and filed a lawsuit in California seeking a $5 million jackpot. Denise Keller, a mom of two girls ages 5 and 3, says in her potential class-action complaint that Chuck E. Cheese’s arcade games are…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2011 -
All the Starhawk Gameplay and Details You Can Handle in One Video
Following last night’s official reveal of Starhawk, the interstellar sequel to/spin-off of Warhawk, Sony and developer Lightbox Interactive reveal even more details on this huge shooter. Lightbox’s Dylan Jobe offers an even more in-depth analysis into the Starhawk universe and how this game will blend third-person shooting, vehicle-based combat and real-time strategy into one action-packed…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 -
According to Retailers, Perturbed PS3 Owners are Ditching the Platform, Migrating to 360
They’re sick of waiting. And now some are crossing over to the other side. According to a report in EDGE Magazine, retailers in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe are claiming a dramatic increase in the number of customers trading-in PS3 units—either for cash, or, in many instances, toward the purchase of an Xbox…
By Drew Cohen Published May 13, 2011 -
In which our critic embraces the Super Mario Bros. movie
In Pop Punishment, Louis Peitzman endures the most derided genre films, television, and literature, all for your sadistic pleasure. It’s been called the worst video game movie of all time, but I don’t think Super Mario Bros. is any more deplorable than Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter. OK, I guess that’s not saying much. The…
By Louis Peitzman Published May 13, 2011 -
Who Steals Video Games From a Physically Challenged Seven-Year-Old?
Seven-year-old Michael Suhy of Rochester, Pennsylvania, suffers from a form of muscular dystrophy that leaves him confined to a wheelchair. One of his only outlets is his Nintendo DS, at least until it was stolen and traded in at GameStop for cash. According to police 23-year-old Derrick Durant, the ex-boyfriend of Michael’s older sister, stopped…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2011 -
26-Year-Old Programmer Behind OpenFeint Gaming Network Just Made $104 Million
Jason Citron, one of the guys behind OpenFeint—the other social gaming backend for Apple iOS devices—just sold his company for $104 million American megaducats. Business Insider has an astoundingly gloat-free interview. [Business Insider]
By Joel Johnson Published May 13, 2011 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Unless a copy of L.A. Noire magically shows up at Kotaku Towers West this weekend, I’m gonna keep this weekend old-school. I need some nostalgia up in here, probably in the form of at least one Phantasy Star game. I may also play a little Super Street Fighter IV and Mortal Kombat, enjoying some one-on-one…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2011 -
The Best Weird Video Game I Played Yesterday—and Hope You Play Next
If you live near downtown New York City or can get to downtown New York City some time in the next month, then all you need to know from me is that there’s a video game in these parts that you need to play. You shouldn’t watch the video I’m posting here. You shouldn’t subject…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 13, 2011 -
This Handheld Shadow of the Colossus is a Beautiful Dream
Kotaku reader Maxwell passed along this wondrous mixture of old and slightly less old without any sort of source, so I’ll just assume it sprang forth from the unspoken desires of gamers everywhere. Update: Maxwell says this is a project he’s working on, and offers us another tantalizing glimpse.
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2011 -
A Sworcery-Style Farewell to Electronic Arts
EA Tiburon online software engineer Ben Burbank quit his job today, but not without leaving a pixelated postcard to the people he met along the way, inspired by iPad adventure game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Leaving a job is never easy. Our jobs are a major portion of our life, often taking up more…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2011 -
The Angry Birds car is the most addictive Chevy of all time
Spotted on an Ohio Freeway, this heavily customized Angry Birds-themed car is either a great meta-commentary on distracted driving or merely the most Internet relevant donk since the Facebook Caprice The attention to detail here is kind of wonderful, from the pause button on the front quarter panels to the opening screen mural on the…
By Matt Hardigree Published May 13, 2011 -
‘Some’ Info In Modern Warfare 3 Leak ‘Still Accurate, Some Not,’ Infinity Ward Says
What to make of the Modern Warfare 3 leak? Robert Bowling, creative strategist at Modern Warfare studio Infinity Ward said on Twitter today that ‘some’ of the information in the trove of images, level summaries and audio files, “still accurate,” but suggests that other details have changed, presumably during the course of the game’s development.…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 13, 2011