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Witness The CCP Chessboxing Match Of The Century
Last month in Reykjavik, Iceland, two employees of EVE Online developer CCP seat each other mentally and physically in front of a crowd of bloodthirsty spectators. This is Chessboxing, and half of it is exciting to watch. Two 3D artists, Björn “Left Rook” Jónsson, CCP’s resident chess expert, and Daniel “Pretty Boy” Þórarinsson, Iceland’s 2009…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
World of Goo Is Just One Dollar for iPhone Today
If you’ve missed World of Goo in one of its many iterations over the years, there’s another chance to play the superb physics puzzler. It’s now available on your iPhone or iPod Touch—the iPad version has gone Universal. It’s all of $.99 in the iTunes App Store, which when coupled with the ratings in the…
By Joel Johnson Published April 14, 2011 -
Full Battlefield 3 Trailer Being Held Hostage On Facebook
Want to get an early look at the full trailer for Battlefield 3, complete with producer commentary? Then you and several hundred thousand friends need to like the Battlefield Facebook page. At least they aren’t threatening to shoot puppies.
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
Red Johnson’s Chronicles Makes A Compelling Case For PlayStation Network Adventure
Combining a sleek and sexy graphical style, puzzle solving, investigation, and quick fire action scenes, PlayStation Network adventure game Red Johnson’s Chronicles is a game that deserves more attention then it’s gotten so far. I’ve seen the name many times, but until I saw this trailer for the game, due out shortly on the PlayStation…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
Twisted Metal Hands-on, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ‘Nuke’ Mode
David Jaffe, co-creator of the 16-year-old Twisted Metal series, has an entertaining way of describing the things about his new game, a new Twisted Metal for the PlayStation 3. One was his description of the game’s new Juggernaut vehicle, a semi-truck that can load teammates into its armored bed “Spy Hunter or Knight Rider style.”…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2011 -
A Longer Look At The New, More Twisted Twisted Metal
You may have already seen some of this footage of the new Twisted Metal for PlayStation 3, a trailer that highlights the live action cinematics, the vehicles, the violence and the warring factions in Eat Sleep Play’s new vehicular combat game. But you might not have seen it… this long There are a few key…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2011 -
Hunting The Wild Leon In Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Meet the Umbrella Security Squad’s Delta Squad. They’ll be in charge of hunting down Leon S. Kennedy and putting him down like a dog in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. As Stephen mentioned in his impressions piece yesterday, one of the tasks given the U.S.S. Delta Squad in Operation Raccoon City involves hunting down Raccoon…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
What Will You Find Inside Pokémon Black And White‘s Secret Egg?
In the Pokémon Black and White cartoon, Ash will soon find himself the proud owner of a mysterious Pokémon egg. From April 27 through May 31, fans can snag their own Secret Egg from Toys “R” Us and play along. Pokémon players are used to visiting retail stores to acquire special new Pokémon, but this…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
Kinect for Netflix is a Catastrophe. Microsoft Has No Idea What to Do with Kinect
“Let’s find out how long it takes to select and watch our favorite Netflix movie using Kinect instead of the Xbox 360 controller!” That was the simple metric we wanted to try to test the new Kinect support in the Xbox version of Netflix. I suspected that it’d take a little bit longer to use…
By Joel Johnson Published April 14, 2011 -
The Most Beloved Final Fantasy Is Headed To The PlayStation Network
Soon all the Final Fantasy anyone could ever need will be found on the PlayStation Network, as Square Enix releases Final Fantasy VI on the Japanese PSN. Between VI and IX, that’s all the FF anyone needs. Why do people love Final Fantasy VI, or Final Fantasy III as it was known in the states?…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
Why Can’t Video Game Villains Be More Vulnerable?
Commenter Fuzzymail wonders why the villains we face in video games can’t be just as scared and uncertain as the heroes in today’s episode of Speak-Up on kotaku. Why does the main “bad guy” always have to be so calculated and self assured? Why can’t they present their struggle to achieve their goal the same…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
Lay Your Quarter On The Console In Mortal Kombat‘s King Of The Hill
Back in the day we used to gather around the Mortal Kombat machine at the local arcade, cheering or booing the current set of kombatants as we waited our turn to play. Next week’s new Mortal Kombat brings that feeling back with the King of the Hill online mode. We’ve seen spectator mode in online…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
The Difference Between A Resident Evil Zombie And A Dead Rising Zombie
The video game zombies of Resident Evil and Dead Rising are equally undead and equally at ease with chewing on your neck. There are differences, though, in the shambling hordes of these two popular series from Capcom. I recently asked creators of each to define what makes their zombies different. First, a zombie perspective from…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2011 -
Sometimes 3DS Demo Units Break
OUT OF ORDER | JAPAN: This 3DS unit is currently not in commission. (Photo by 2ch) So How Far Along Was Duke Nukem Forever Before It Was Binned? In 2009, Duke Nukem Forever was cancelled after over a decade in development. It’s now famously back from the grave, but if you’ve ever wondered how far…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2011 -
Deserted Theme Parks Are Creepy. This Silent Hill Set Is Creepier.
Photographer Sara Collaton recently swung by the Ontario, Canada film set of upcoming horror flick Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. She took a handful of long exposure pics of the movie’s carnival set. The results are both stunning and creepy. These photos might even be better than the flick itself, which just started shooting. We’ll have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2011 -
The Game In Which You Film A High Schooler, And Hit On A Mom
Gachitora! ~Hooligan Teacher in High School~ lives up to its name. The main character, Torao Kaji, is a thug turned teacher. Besides chasing down a photographer who is stalking a student, Kaji also takes a schoolgirl to a love hotel, films that student in hopes of helping her overcome her shyness and uploads the footage…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2011 -
Fleeing Foreigners Hurting Tokyo’s Geek Mecca
“Fly-jin” (aka, the foreigners who fled Japan after the quake) are sending ripples through Tokyo. Big-spending Chinese tourists are apparently absent in Akihabara, and maids report fewer foreign customers at maid cafes. More in the link. [via Japan Probe]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2011
