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Why Free Realms PS3 Took So Long, And Why MineCraft Fans Might Want To Play It
Family-friendly casual MMO Free Realms makes its PlayStation 3 debut today, two years after the launch of its PC predecessor. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley tells us what took so long, and says his game might be better for builders than indie sensation MineCraft. When I first saw Free Realms way back at E3…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
Damn, Agent 47, You Are Good
This may be the best whack job from IO Interactive’s Hitman: Blood Money, as played by TheAuZZieGamer. For those unfamiliar with this particular Hitman mission, it involves the assassination of Vinnie “Slugger” Sinistra, an FBI informant in the Witness Protection Program. There’s some salty, Australian accented language in here, so perhaps watch with headphones. Seen…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 29, 2011 -
In Two Days, iTunes Will Take This Star Wars Game Away
My nephew’s favorite iPhone game will be pulled from iTunes later this week because the people who released the game are losing the Star Wars license. This is what happens when video games are sold only as official downloads and not on discs. On any given day, they can disappear, and you may never be…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 29, 2011 -
Resistance 3 And Ratchet & Clank All 4 One Playable Today In Hollywood
Are you in the greater Los Angeles area today? Then you might be able to get your hands on Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank All 4 One early at Insomniac Games’ Community Day. (If not, we’ll be there and tell you how it all goes.) Full details at Insomniac
By Michael McWhertor Published March 29, 2011 -
Microsoft Tests A New Xbox 360 Disc Format In The Latest Update Preview
Microsoft is seeking U.S.-based Xbox 360 owners to test out the next Xbox 360 system update, paving the way for an “updated Xbox 360 disc format”, whatever the hell that means. There’s a new Xbox 360 system update in the works, and as always, Microsoft is looking for stateside Xbox owners in the thousands to…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
A River Of Souls Runs Through Rift‘s First Post-Launch Update
Trion Worlds’ fantast MMO Rift has gathered quite an audience since its launch last month, and those loyal fans are now being rewarded with a full-scale invasion from the plane of death. Just their way of saying thanks, now die. The world of Telara is no stranger to invasions from different planes through extra-dimensional rifts.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
Console And Retailer Exclusive Downloadable Content Hasn’t Gotten This Bad. . .Yet
How much would you pay to add the mighty Rook to your chess arsenal? Is there a collector’s edition that comes with everything included? How long will the PS3 exclusive remain exclusive? A glimpse of things to come? The Future Of Console Gaming? Via Reddit
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
Getting Banned from a Game as Bad as Getting Dumped, Says Science
Researchers trying to determine if getting dumped causes measurable, physical pain-and it apparently does show up on fMRI-needed a proxy experience for romantic relationships in their tests. (It wouldn’t be polite to throw people who just got dumped in fMRI machines, I guess, but I still would like to see those results.) Instead researchers “attempted…
By Joel Johnson Published March 29, 2011 -
A Delicious Reminder That Free Realms Comes To The PlayStation 3 Today
Sony Online Entertainment’s family-friendly, free-to-play MMO Free Realms hits the PlayStation Network today, a fact they celebrated with a dozen family-friendly, free-to-eat cupcakes. The fine folk at Once Upon A Cake delivered these tasty treats to my door this morning, a dozen chocolate and vanilla cupcakes emblazoned with the news that Free Realms is now…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
These Video Game Nebulae Could Rival Reality
Eve Online is a game made famous by many things: Its passionate followers, its epic space wars, its impact on the economy of the real Iceland and its wondrous glimpses of outer space in a game. Last week fans from around the world gathered in Reykjavík, Iceland to hear about the future of the online…
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011 -
Can The Nintendo 3DS Survive 99 Minutes In A Microwave Oven?
No. No it cannot. dOvetastic Microwave Theater takes a brand-new Nintendo 3DS out of its box, turns it on, sets the camera on, and places it in a microwave oven for nearly 100 minutes of fiery melting fun. The system fritzes out almost immediately, and the rest is all smoke and fire, signifying nothing. Unless…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
How Long Should A First-Person Shooter Story Be?
In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Crushinator ponders the correct length for the single-player story in the increasingly multiplayer-focused first-person shooter genre. Many of the reviews of Homefront lately have lamented its short single player campaign, and that was enough to make me not want to buy it. I usually enjoy single-player games much more…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
Atari Crashes Castles With Its Warlords Remake
The latest classic Atari game to be dragged kicking-and-screaming from our fond memories into the present day, the new version of Warlords marries the wall-busting gameplay of the original with an element of real-time strategy, with a dash of Castle Crashers cuteness thrown in for good measure. Warlords was once a simple game about hurling…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
Pokémon In A Box You Can Drink
SNAPSHOT | OSAKA, JAPAN: Pokémon-branded café au lait and strawberry au lait beg kids to drink them all. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft) Wake Up, Kotaku Meet The Queen Of Metal Gear Cosplay Noted for her detailed and highly realistic cosplay, Omi Gibson is a regular at events like the Tokyo Game Show. But there’s one thing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
Rage the Book Hits in August
Del Rey and Bethesda Softworks have teamed up to publish a novel based on id’s upcoming Rage game. Penned by Matt Costello, here’s the official blurb of the book due out Aug. 30: The world was doomed and only some of the population could be saved. That was what the scientists were saying, at least.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to the official Kotaku video game forum, where you can talk about games all you want. We’re going with a classic March image today, crafted earlier this month by reader limp89. Submit your image to #TAYpics. Only two days left for images this month. (Read this thread for directions on how to do a…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 29, 2011 -
L.A. Noire Selected For Robert De Niro’s Film Festival
Okay, it’s not a movie, but crime game L.A. Noire is an Official Selection at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. There will be an “interactive screening”, followed by a Q&A. This is the first game ever recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival, which was co-founded by Robert De Niro. [via Take-Two]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011
