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Guardian Heroes for Xbox Live Arcade Looks Awful, But Don’t Lose Hope!
Sega announced earlier today that it would bring Sega Saturn great Guardian Heroes to Xbox Live Arcade. Awesome, right? Everyone loves a Treasure game! Not awesome? First screen shots of the XBLA port of Guardian Heroes The game’s “all-new graphics and visual effects” are vicious on the eyes, probably explaining why the news went out…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 5, 2011 -
What Is Japan’s Fetish This Week? Trains
“Who’s to say there is a difference?” said the baffled, balding customer in khaki pants and a green windbreaker. I had asked him what the difference between Japanese and Western rail fans was. Clutching a miniature train station and some extra track, the man wasn’t interested in discussing the topic further, but rather, making his…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 5, 2011 -
Russian Witcher 2 Calendar Bares All in the Name of Marketing
Poland celebrated the upcoming release of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings with a virtual Triss Merigold Playboy shoot. The Russian publisher of the game takes the promotion a step further with a real-life naked Witcher 2 calendar. Be warned: The accompanying video contains naked lady parts. Ukrainian model known Klodi Monsoon lends her talents…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2011 -
The Smithsonian Has Picked the Games of Its Art of Video Games Exhibit
The Smithsonian American Art Museum revealed the winners of its public vote to decide what games will be featured in their exhibit, The Art of Video Games, today. The exhibit creates a visual history of the evolution of gaming from its humble beginnings through the present. The vote, which took place between February and April,…
By Mike Epstein Published May 5, 2011 -
Rockstar Made L.A. Noire So Big, They Could Barely Fit It On One Disc (or Three)
You can’t judge a video game by the number of discs it ships on—not unless you’re prepared to declare the four-disc Lost Odyssey as the best Xbox 360 game of all time. You can, however, judge the intent of the developer to give you a whole lot for your dollar. The folks at Rockstar, never…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 5, 2011 -
When Pokémon Meets Dr. Seuss
What do you get when you mix Pokémon with the wonderfully twisted work of Theodor Seuss Geisel? Geek art mash up site Draw2D2 gives us several colorful answers. Every two weeks the artists of Draw2D2 tackle the task of combining a pair of geek references into a single image. They’ve mixed The Avengers with The…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2011 -
MIT Just Built a Better Nintendo 3DS Screen
A group of researchers from MIT have developed a new version of the parallax barrier technology used by Nintendo to give the 3DS its signature 3D visuals. The new version of the screen, called HR3D (“High Rank 3D”), can produce the same glasses-free 3D images as the 3DS, but does so while generating a brighter…
By Mike Epstein Published May 5, 2011 -
Assassin’s Creed Revelations Brings the Ezio Trilogy to a Close in November [Update]
After a week or so of vigorous teasing, Ubisoft finally lifts the curtain on Assassin’s Creed Revelations, the third and final chapter in the Ezio trilogy, coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC this November. In Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ezio Auditore embarks on a journey of self-discovery and revelation in the footsteps of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2011 -
Tomb Raider Movie Reboot Raids Iron Man Writing Team
The Angelina-free 2013 reboot of the Tomb Raider movie franchise picks up steam today, as GK Films taps Iron Man movie scribes Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby to write Lara’s latest big screen adventure. The first Iron Man movie had some rather snappy writing, so Tomb Raider fans should be pleased by the news that…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2011 -
Comics and Gaming Collide in Square Enix’s Imaginary Range
The iPhone and iPad are great for reading comics. The iPhone and iPad are great for playing games. Square Enix taps top talent to combine the two in Imaginary Range, a new sort of interactive comic available free in the iTunes App Store. Imaginary Range is a digital comic with a difference. Written by Souki…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2011 -
Getting in Line with Linear Gameplay
In today’s fairly straightforward episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur Froid wonders why so many people have a problem with linear gameplay. Why do so many people dislike linear gameplay? If I’m going to buy a game, then I want for it to have a good story as well as good gameplay. Movies…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2011 -
Sega Saturn Classic Guardian Heroes Coming to Xbox Live Arcade
Sega is bringing an enhanced version of Treasure’s Saturn beat-em-up Guardian Heroes to Xbox Live Arcade this fall, complete with enhanced HD graphics, online cooperative play, and an online versus mode supporting up to 12 players at once. Rejoice!
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Don’t let the political atmosphere mislead you: this is still a forum dedicated to game discussion. So let’s not get too far off topic, kay? That said, user buckyboy2009‘s handy-work was just too irresistible to pass up. Feeling inspired? Give it a try here:#TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Drew Cohen Published May 5, 2011 -
A New, Five-Minute Look at Id’s Baby
They made Doom. They made Quake. And next from the makers of mono-syllabic first-person shooters that always, at least, look great, is Rage. We’ve got a new trailer for the game today, a full five-minutes of gameplay, most of which occurs in the territory of The Shrouded, one of the game’s main enemy factions. Do…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 5, 2011 -
Destructopus! Brings Out the Rampaging Sea Monster In Your iPhone
Take the destruction and human-crushing glee of classic mega-monster game Rampage, make it a side-scrolling iOS game, throw in some adorable animals in distress and you’ve got the highly entertaining Destructopus!, now available for iPhone and iPod touch. Destructopus! puts you in control of a massive sea beast, the titular Destructopus. Awoken from his centuries-long…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 5, 2011 -
Gamer Recreates Massive Replica of His Home in Minecraft
Minecraft gamer Capp00 set out to recreate his real-world home inside the block virtuality of Minecraft He wanted to create a 1:1 model, but the Minecraft world isn’t big enough to handle that. It just wouldn’t do it, he says. So he decided to go with an 18:1 scale. Capp00 also made a couple of…
By Brian Crecente Published May 5, 2011 -
Super Meat World Delivers Meaty Level Editor to Super Meat Boy Gamers
Super hard, super gibby platformer Super Meat Boy gets its own level editor on Steam today. “We always wanted to release a basic level editor, but the idea started to balloon when we decided to buy servers and program a fully automated level portal (Super Meat World) to support these levels as a bonus chapter…
By Brian Crecente Published May 5, 2011
