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Let’s Not Celebrate DRM Just Yet
Don’t be fooled, I say. Ubisoft, amongst others, have been getting a lot of good press lately, including from this very site, [Kotaku editor’s note: he means Rock Paper Shotgun, where this originally ran.] for the apparent backtracking on the DRM that had crippled a number of games. By insisting that players be always online…
John Walker, Rock Paper Shotgun Published March 8, 2011 -
Uncharted 3 Has a Hard Target. Your Heart.
Nathan Drake is a klutz. That’s why we care what happens to him. Back when Naughty Dog was first developing Uncharted they knew they wanted a character-driven game. Making sure that happened was one of Amy Hennig’s main axes to grind when she came on as the series creative director and head writer. “We have…
By Brian Crecente Published March 8, 2011 -
Can Video Games Keep Your Children Physically Fit?
Can exergaming really take the place of going for a brisk walk or doing a few laps in the pool? A study out of Brigham Young University finds that certain video games do count as legitimate exercise for kids. Regular exercise is wonderful, but it tends to tear us away from the television set, forcing…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2011 -
A Reality In Which I’m a Terrorist
In a slightly different reality Japan is a vassal state to the Greater Republic of Korea, much of the United States has become the New Korean Federation of Occupied America and I’m the shadowy figurehead of a seditious and violent anti-Korean movement. This isn’t the fiction of the Homefront video game due to hit PC,…
By Brian Crecente Published March 8, 2011 -
Nyko Doubles The Battery Life Of The 3DS
Disappointed with the three to eight hour battery life of the Nintendo 3DS? Accessory manufacturer Nyko will be ready at launch with the Power Pak+, an add-on device that promises to double the interval between 3DS battery chargings. What you’re seeing here is actually two products Nyko has lined up to support 3DS gamers when…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2011 -
How To Play Killzone 3 At Work
It’s as simple as attaching a fake set of arms to your back and wearing a double-sided necktie. Just make sure you conceal your PlayStation®Move Sharp Shooter if the boss walks in. If he catches you in hands-on combat action again, you’ll be in big trouble, buddy. But that’s ok. You’ll be immersed in Killzone…
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The Girl At The Video Game Store Might Be There To Rob It
Just because she’s a female shopping by herself in at a major video game retailer doesn’t mean she’s shopping for her boyfriend. This is the 21st century. She might also be there to rob the place. A lone woman entered a GameStop in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday evening, looking like any normal video game…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2011 -
If Uncharted 3 Doesn’t Make Me Want 3D Gaming, What Will?
Nathan Drake is surrounded by flame, it pops and sputters, licking out of the television toward me. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception should be the winning argument for gaming in 3D. It is spectacular. In the moments of gameplay we watch while crowded in a second-floor meeting room at San Francisco’s posh W Hotel, that extra…
By Brian Crecente Published March 8, 2011 -
Why The Best Games Are Made By The Smallest Development Teams
Commenter Crusader1025 ponders why some of the best games are created by development teams that barely qualify as teams in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. Half Life was made by 2 people. Minecraft was made by 1. While the best sellers are those who spend billions of dollars on publicity, the games themselves tend to be…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2011 -
The Best Mass Effect 2 Cosplay Meets The Best Dragon Age II Cosplay
Which is tougher, the female version of Mass Effect 2’s Commander Shepard, or the female version of Dragon Age II’s Hawke? When costumer extraordinaire Holly Conrad and crew take on both BioWare sequels, everybody wins. You may remember Holly Conrad and her team from the best Mass Effect 2 cosplay every created. Her group created…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2011 -
Ms. Splosion Man Creator Dreams of Miyamoto. Disturbing, Personal Dreams.
In Josh Bear’s happy dream, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Donkey Kong and Super Mario, was sitting on a toilet. “I don’t dream of hot girls,” Bear told me as he recalled the dream last week at Game Developer’s Conference, “I dream of Miyamoto taking a dump.” In the dream, as Bear tells it, Miyamoto gets…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 8, 2011 -
Pretend Kisses, Mortal Kombat And The Quietest Night Note Of 2011
Sorry my voice was so low! Making Killzone 3 Was Hard Work And Fake Kisses Killzone 3 cinematics director Jim Sonzero was feeling the heat. Long, brutal days turned into nights — nothing new to those in the game industry. Sonzero wanted actor Ray Winstone to get in Malcolm McDowell’s face. That’s when they started…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2011 -
Shadows of the Damned Screen Shots
One of Shadows of the Damned’s hornier demons. Read our preview of the game here Garcia aims his Boner at a quartet of demons. Read our preview of the game here. From left to right, Johnson and Garcia. Read our preview of the game here. This demon’s name is George. Read our preview of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2011 -
Nintendo Is So Not Screwing Around With 3DS Piracy
The 3DS was apparently already cracked within 24 hours of release, and it’s now supposedly running piracy devices. Isn’t Nintendo going to do anything? You betcha. Back in July 2010, THQ’s Ian Curran said, “What excites me even more [than 3DS games] is that there’s technology built in that device to really combat piracy…I actually…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2011 -
Robert De Niro Is Keen For Uncharted Movie Madness
David O. Russell, director of Three Kings and The Fighter, has a kooky idea for making Uncharted into a movie: ditch the game story and make it different. Robert De Niro hasn’t read the film’s script, but he’s hip. When asked by MTV whether he’s interested in the Uncharted flick, De Niro replied, “Absolutely, sure.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2011 -
Is Microsoft Getting Serious About Next-Gen? [Update]
Console makers are always working on new stuff – you know, tinkering. But Microsoft is putting its money where its mouth is and hiring up for what could very well be a new console. There are three job listings: one for a “hardware verification engineer“, another for a “VLSI graphics architect” and one for a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2011 -
Activision Wants To Make A Dance Hero Out Of You
Back in 2008, Activision applied for a trademark for a game called Dance Hero. Then…we all forgot about it. Now, it seems, the publisher might actually be releasing the thing. While the world was busy lamenting (or celebrating) the demise of the Guitar and DJ Hero franchises, Activision seems intent to carry on and release…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011 -
A Nintendo 3DS Magic Trick To Amaze And Confound
The 3DS is able to render 3D without the need of 3D glasses. Neat trick, but the 3DS has another ace up its sleeve. The 3DS can, as pointed out on blog Tiny Cartridge, continue to play music while in sleep mode when it is placed on a DS Lite. When placed on a DSi,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2011
