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Leaked Activision Memo: There’s Just No ‘Appetite’ For Guitar Hero Now, But It May Rise From Its Grave
Publisher Activision put its Guitar Hero business on ice earlier this year, signaling the end of a genre that was once white hot, but quickly flamed out. Why did Activision just bail on this formerly billion dollar business instead of taking it in a radical new direction? That’s the question posed in a newly published…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 22, 2011 -
The Darknut Returns
Link’s enemy, the Mighty Darknut, received an ass kicking upgrade thanks to Francisco Perez’s “Hyrule’s Most Wanted” entry for IGN.com Related Rampages: Ganon Vs Link | MODOK Mighty Darknut by Francisco Perez (deviantART) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 22, 2011 -
SOCOM 4’s Silent, Deadly Stealth Play
Slinking through shadows solo, tossing bullet casings to distract, hiding bodies: SOCOM 4’s few stealth levels offer a completely new take on the 9-year-old squad-based shooter series. While a bulk of the levels in Playstation 3 exclusive SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs still fall back on the classic squad command mechanics that helped the series…
By Brian Crecente Published April 22, 2011 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
It’ll be another extremely busy weekend for people who play video games, people like me who are still neck deep in the new Mortal Kombat’s story mode and challenge tower. Man, both are lengthy. But that’s not the only thing I’ll be firing up this weekend. A retail copy of Motorstorm Apocalypse just arrived at…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 22, 2011 -
A Trip Through Pokémon Black And White‘s Online Dream World
With the Pokémon Global Link service, Pokémon Black and White players can sync their game data with their PC and enter a magical world that exists in the dreams of pocket monsters. Join me on my first trip to this Pokémon Dream World. I haven’t played much Pokémon Black since I picked it up on…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
Nyko Skill Shot for PlayStation Move: A Visual Guide
By Owen Good Published April 22, 2011 -
Play iPhone Games On The Subway At Your Own Risk, As Thefts Increase
There is no cell phone service on most of the mostly-subterranean New York City subway. So when the New York Police Department says that thieves are snatching more cell phones from the hands of distracted riders than ever before, you’ve got to think Angry Birds is involved in this. “We’ve been seeing an incredible trend…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 22, 2011 -
We’ve Sketched The Wii 2 Controller Of Our Dreams
We haven’t seen the controller for the next Nintendo console. (Nintendo hasn’t sent it over to us yet. Thanks for nothing, Miyamoto!) But we’ve been stitching together the snippets of info we’re picking up from people who do know what the controller is like. So we just had to sketch it out. Illustrator Sam Spratt…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 22, 2011 -
The Many Faces Of Max Payne 3‘s Hard-Boiled Hero
In a series of screens you might have seen in the latest issue of Edge Magazine, Max Payne shows himself to be a man of many faces, outfits, and hairstyles. As the Edge Magazine story explains, the narrative of Max Payne 3 takes us to various points in our gritty detective hero’s life, from his…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
DreamWorld Gallery
Here’s is your house, which serves as your base of operations in the Pokémon Dream World. Spend berries in the Dream World to purchase furniture for your house, which also features a board that keeps track of the Pokémon you befriend in the game. Unlike previous Pokémon games, you can’t grow berries in Pokémon Black…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
This Is What A Dead Kinect Looks Like
It is with great misplaced pride that I report that I am the first Kotaku writer to suffer from a dead Microsoft Kinect. Also, it’s incredibly difficult to get a close-up picture of the Kinect with the sensor powered on. All things considered, I’ve had rather good luck with my video game consoles as far…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
Raise Your Expectations For The Captain America Video Game
I keep telling people that the Captain America video game is going to be good, and I keep getting funny looks. The Captain America game is a movie tie-in. Those generally stink. It’s about Captain America, who has never had a good video game. (UPDATE: Ok unhappy commenters, how about “not since 1991”?) And it’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 22, 2011 -
Conduit 2‘s Timing Is Downright Depressing
Amidst the swell of hype over Nintendo’s next console and the release of Valve’s latest masterpiece, Sega and High Voltage Software release Conduit 2 for the Wii. Have you ever gone to the video store or browsed through Netflix titles and discovered a movie with a name that’s similar to an existing big-name blockbuster but…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
Are We Expecting Too Much Of Game Developers?
In today’s absolutely flawless, perfectly scupted edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Kadin wonders if gamers have set their expectations so high that no developer can ever hope to satisfy them completely. Do we expect too much out of developers these days? Think about it for a second. Minecraft is a perfect example of this…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
Church Bribes Easter Service Attendees With 3DS And Other Electronic “Crap”
Elk River, Minnesota Pastor Eric Dykstra has “no problem bribing people with crap in order to meet Christ,” which is why hitting up The Crossing Church for Easter Sunday services could win you a Nintendo 3DS. Easter Sunday should be one of the biggest church days of the year. When I was younger it was…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hello boys and girls, welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves. So it’s Friday, which means your probably looking forward to a whole weekend full of video game playing. Until then, let’s talk about them. Special thanks to Incursor for his Red Dead themed pic. Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how…
By Mike Epstein Published April 22, 2011
