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Buy an Xbox 360 At Amazon, Get Free Microsoft Points and Credit
Amazon.com is currently offering a free 1600 Microsoft Points card and $50 USD credit for a future purchase on these Xbox 360 console and Kinect purchases. That’s like an extra 70 bucks in your pocket, frugal video game shoppers.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2011 -
12 Splendid Things About The Witcher 2
Both myself and Jim [Rossignol] have recently been exploring preview code for upcoming dirty fantasy RPG The Witcher 2, which comprised the first two sections of the game. We both found ourselves simpering away like tabloid newspapers at a royal wedding in response to it; we are cynical men by nature, but so far The…
Alec Meer | Rock Paper Shotgun Published May 3, 2011 -
Here’s How To Get That Rainbow-Shitting Unicorn in Red Faction: Armageddon
Remember when we told you that Mr. Toots, a wee unicorn with a powerful, rainbow-spraying ass, would come to Red Faction: Armageddon? Well, here’s your official confirmation from THQ who also reveals how we’ll get our hands on Mr. Toots incredibly destructive rectum. It’s going to take a million downloads of the game’s demo, according…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2011 -
Square Enix Floats Dead Island to America
Deep Silver is a lovely little company, but when a game generates the sort of buzz Dead Island stirred up with its stunning trailer, the big guns need to be called in. That’s why Techland’s zombie vacation game is coming to the Americas via Square Enix. A game with the hype buildup of Dead Island…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2011 -
Motorstorm: Apocalypse Crashes Headlong into Game Reviewers’ Hearts
After pausing to pay its respects to victims of Japan’s earthquake crisis, the latest Motorstorm races to store shelves today, but first it must navigate the assembled video game critics in the Motorstorm: Apocalypse Frankenreview. Motorstorm: Apocalypse is the third game in Evolution Studios’ over-the-top off-the-road racing series for the PlayStation 3, an evolution of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2011 -
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Enters Outworld
After a little comic relief courtesy of Johnny Cage, the Mortal Kombat: Legacy saga takes a mystical turn in episode four, telling the twisted tale of Shao Kahn, Sindel, Kitana, and Mileena. This episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy wins the award for creepiest baby special effect of the year. Perhaps it’s just the fact that…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2011 -
Did They Improve The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time‘s Graphics Enough For You?
Here’s a new trailer for the June-scheduled 3DS re-make of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time. The graphics have been improved, though my memory already made them look as good as they appear in this new trailer. Thanks to fans like YouTube user DarkShadowRage2, however, we can do more comparing of the 2011…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2011 -
The Kid Who Trained with the Masters of Nintendo During a Gaming Golden Age
It was the hot, sticky summer of 1990. Japan’s bubble economy, the period of rapid growth during the 1980s, would be over in a year, but Japanese gaming showed no signs of ending its dominance. Dylan Cuthbert, then an 18 year-old programmer at PC gamer developer Argonaut Software, was in the lobby of a Kyoto…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 3, 2011 -
Buffy the Zombie Slayer
Earlier today we gave you a glimpse of the spoiler-laden cinematic introduction to Call of Duty: Black Ops‘ fancy new zombie mode, Call of the Dead. Here’s a quick look at how gameplay shakes out. FYI: You don’t get to choose which scream screen star you play as in single and split-screen.
By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2011 -
Sony Declines To Testify at Congressional Hearings, But is Cooperating With Request For Answers
Sony Computer Entertainment of America declined to testify at a Congressional hearing about the threat of data theft to American consumers, but will continue to work to answer Congressional questions, officials tell Kotaku “Sony declined to testify because their internal investigation is still ongoing,” an official in Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack’s office told Kotaku this…
By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2011 -
EA Buys Makers Of Flight Control, Real Racing
Video game giant EA, makers of Madden, Need For Speed and Battlefield (among many others) is snatching up Australia-based Firemint, creators of some of the most popular games on the iPad and iPhone, according to EA. The publisher gets the studio and the rights to its hit games, including Flight Control and Real Racing. The…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2011 -
Is the Wii Nintendo’s Greatest Console to Date?
As the wheels of Nintendo’s next console slowly begin to spin, commenter Wrackune suggests the Wii is the greatest Nintendo console gifted to man thus far in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. Now that the Wii’s time is nearing its end, I’m saying this: The Wii is Nintendo’s best home console. When I say this, I…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2011 -
One Day, We Will Play a New Guilty Gear. One Day.
Before arcade game developer Arc System Works was known for fighting game BlazBlue, it was known for Guilty Gear. So when’s the next GG fighter coming out? Series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari says, “I honestly don’t know—not because I can’t tell you, but because I really don’t know—but it will happen eventually!” [Siliconera]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 3, 2011 -
Bethesda Details Three More Doses of Downloadable Content for Fallout: New Vegas
With names already outed via a series of trademark applications, Bethesda Softworks finally pulls back the curtain on Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road, three new packs of downloadable content coming to Fallout: New Vegas starting on May 17. Remember how New Vegas‘ first downloadable content showed up on the Xbox 360 first?…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2011 -
Nintendo’s Next Console Will Enter the HD Era, but Not the Hard Drive Era
The successor to the Wii will not include a traditional hard-drive but will bear some of the traits of competing high-definition game consoles, according to sources familiar with Nintendo’s planned 2012 gaming machine. The console, codenamed Project Café, will include 8 gigabytes of on-board flash-based memory, presumably for game storage. That quantity, while nearly 16…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2011 -
Top Thriller Authors Come Together for L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories
There are a million stories in the naked city of Rockstar’s L.A. Noire, and the game can only tell so many. That’s why Rockstar has recruited eight of the thriller genre’s finest writers to create L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories L.A. Noire‘s Los Angeles is a city teeming with intrigue and corruption. Around every corner…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome, welcome! This is Kotaku’s designated forum. Kick up your legs, pour yourself a drink and stay a while. Oh, but take care not spill on the sofa—it’s new. We have user Incursor to thank for our first ‘shop of the month—and it’s rather outstanding. Think you can top it? If you’d like to submit…
By Drew Cohen Published May 3, 2011
