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Run a Katamari All Over This (and Any) Site
Are you browsing this page on Google Chrome right now? Well, you’re going to want to. Some saint of a coder has developed an utterly delightful hack that rolls up all of a Web page’s text and pictures, Katamari-style. How’s it work? Pasting a piece of JavaScript into Chrome’s address bar activates the hack, which…
By Owen Good Published March 12, 2011 -
Call of Juarez: The Cartel Creators Argue Their First-Person Shooter Is No Celebration Of The Mexican Drug War
The creators of the upcoming video game that pits United States law enforcement agents against a Mexican drug cartel deny that they are ripping their subject from today’s headlines. It’s a hard position to understand, given that Call of Juarez: The Cartel is set in modern times, casting its bad guys as a vile Mexican…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 12, 2011 -
The Moosiest Moose We Know
This is no longer a vacation. It’s a quest. It’s a quest for coupons. I’m gonna have deals and you’re gonna have savings. We’re all gonna have so much fucking fun we’ll need plastic surgery to remove our godamn smiles. You’ll be whistling “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” out of your assholes! Hardware • PS3 Slim 320GB Console, Playstation…
By Owen Good Published March 12, 2011 -
A Look At Project Milo, Which Was Actually An Adventure Game
Despite being presumed dead in the water, Lionhead’s Project Milo was once one of Kinect’s most interesting titles. What originally appeared to be little more than an AI chat program eventually was revealed as an adventure game, something we’re only now getting our first real look at. These storyboard images obtained by Develop show some…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2011 -
PAX East Cosplay Day 1, From Assassins To Valkyria Chronicles
People dressed up as video game characters for PAX East here in Boston (I think most were supposed to be video game characters). Some tried harder than others. Some just stood inside giant mech suits. Some were paid to cosplay, and some did it for the love. There was even someone cosplaying as a reporter…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 12, 2011 -
Xbox Live’s Achievement Numbers Are Slightly Terrifying
Achievements. Almost every major platform has them now in some shape or form, but they started on the Xbox 360 back in 2005. Have you ever wondered how many have been unlocked in that time? While writing an upcoming story on Xbox Live, I got hold of these numbers related to the service, which I…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2011 -
Imminent NFL Lockout Does Not Threaten Madden 12‘s Release
Though the NFL’s ownership is expected to lock players out, following a breakdown in negotiations with the players’ union, EA Sports repeated reassurances that will have no impact on Madden NFL 12’s release or its rosters. While the NFLPA has decertified, evidently its agreement with EA Sports still provides for the use of the group…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
MLB 11 The Show Gets In a Dig at MLB 2K11‘s Cover Boy
MLB 11 The Show’s third-wheel analyst, Eric Karros, completely telegraphs this burn of Roy Halladay, who graces the cover of Major League Baseball 2K11. If it’s any consolation to 2K Sports, I doubt many people will hear this. You can mute individual announcers in the competing product, and Karros was buh-bye on day one for…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
Yesterday Was a Great Time for a Japanese Politician to Say He’ll Ban Games
On Thursday, this guy, the current governor of Kanagawa prefecture in Japan, wagged his finger at violent video games and said he’d ban them as well if he’s elected governor of Tokyo. About 12 hours later, a tsunami smashed into northeast Japan. As the Tōhoku region is digging out, facing a rising death toll and,…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
NBA 2K11 Gets a New Voice in the Booth
Kevin Harlan, the play-by-play voice of NBA 2K, told KNBR-AM’s Damon Bruce (also a voice in the game) that former NBA executive and player Steve Kerr will join the series as analyst next year. Kerr will replace Clark Kellogg; he was formerly the analyst in EA Sports’ NBA Live series.
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
What Else Is There To Say?
Greetings, Kotaku readers from around the world. Let’s put this Friday to bed with some off-topic conversation. That is, if you’re feeling up to it after today’s roller coaster day. Reading news reports of the latest developments in northern Japan, it’s hard to feel too upbeat going into this weekend. At least I’ve got some…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011 -
Yeah, Pretty Sure This Cheat Code Doesn’t Work
I’ve tried it repeatedly and can’t get the damn thing to work. Maybe this is only for the PAL version of the game? For those who want an NES controller wallet like that one, let me Google that for you. Or make one for yourself. The Nintendo Wallet Secret [DtotheAimo, YouTube]
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
Nintendo’s Just Fine, Thanks for Asking
Nintendo’s Japanese headquarters are in Kyoto, some 300 miles from the devastation of yesterday’s tsunami. Still, many have asked if the 8.9 magnitude earthquake caused any damage. Nintendo tweets: “Thanks for your concern! During the earthquake no one at Nintendo in Japan was injured and there was no apparent structural damage.”
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
Another Look At The Perspective Changing Fez, Just In Time For PAX
The lovely looking Fez is (we really, really hope) coming to Xbox Live Arcade some time in 2011, according to its creators at Polytron. The fact that it’s playable at PAX East this weekend is hopefully a good sign. Regardless of Fez’s release plans, the Polytron folks released one more trailer for the perspective swapping…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011 -
LEGO Wizards Don’t Stop the Motion in Their Third Games Tribute
Ninja Moped, the Swedish artists behind a series of eye-popping stop-motion LEGO animations depicting classic video games, have released another stunning video, following up these and 2009’s seminal “8-Bit Trip” The Top Gun sequence probably gets my vote for most awesome; appearances by Jeopardy, Castlevania and a really old school stumper, the last one at…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
Wii Modchip Case Goes All The Way To… The People’s Court
A daytime television legal precedent was set earlier this year in a landmark case involving Wii mod chip shenanigans. More interesting than plaintiff Joseff Ben David suing defendant Eyal Levinshtein for gouging him on mod chip installation fees are the blatant displays of piracy and ignorance broadcast on syndicated TV. In the episode, which originally…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011 -
You Can Contribute to the First Major Study of Sports Video Gamers
The games development research lab GAMBIT, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has launched a study of sports video gamers, one a researcher believes will be the first comprehensive, independent examination of a very large video game segment, but one often seen as an outlier to the wider culture. The researchers are seeking respondents to…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
The Next Game From Bethesda Softworks Is… Prey 2?
Looks like Bethesda Softworks is set to officially reveal Prey 2, sequel to the 2006 first-person shooter that was heavy on gravity-flipping gameplay, Native American lore and alien killin’. French gaming magazine Joystick may give our first look at the Bethesda-published game. The existence of another Prey game is certainly no secret. Developer Human Head…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011