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Would You Play A Shooter Against 999 Other People?
Developers Pikkotekk are trying something new: they want to make a shooter where 1000 people can go at it. On the one map. At the same time “About one year ago, we were talking with CCP and we came up with this idea that if we made a MMO FPS in Unity, the technical achievement…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011 -
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 to pretend like they were kissing. “These guys are real pros, yet are still always…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2011 -
At Least Australians Know When Deus Ex: Human Revolution Is Coming Out
EB Games Australia has gone very public with an official release date for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’ll be out Down Under on August 25, so other regions shouldn’t be too far off that mark.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011 -
Ex-Halo Guys Show Off New, 2D Shooter
What happens when four guys instrumental in the development of the Halo series leave Bungie and start up their own studio? They make a stylish 2D shooter/platformer. Fallen Frontier is the debut game from new indie studio Moonshot Games, which is comprised of four developers, three of whom served as producers, designers and programmers on…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011 -
The (Small) Price You Pay For Playing DS Games On The 3DS
You can play DS games on the Nintendo 3DS. No problem there. But did you know they take a lot longer to load on Nintendo’s new handheld than they did on the old one? A series of tests run by GameSpot, booting up five games on both the DS and 3DS, found that the new…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011 -
The History Of Blizzard, From Broke Nerds To World Of Warcraft
This year, Blizzard Entertainment – the developers behind series like Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo – turns 20. To celebrate, they’ve released this fascinating video retrospective. It tells a story most of you have probably never heard, at least not to this level of detail: of nerds collecting money to start a development studio, of making…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011 -
Phony Nintendo DS Units Seized At Japanese Border
The real, honest-to-goodness Nintendo DS is made in China. Phony Nintendo DS handhelds are also made in, you guessed it, China. Funny, that. Over 90 percent of counterfeit goods that entered Japan in 2010 were, according to Japanese customs, from China. The number is 11 percent higher than the previous year. The number two country…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2011 -
After Murder, There Was Online Gaming
Earlier this month at a supermarket in Japan’s Kumamoto, 3-year-old Koko Shimizu went to the restroom while her mother paid for their groceries. Within minutes, the little girl was missing. Her body was discovered 500 meters away inside a large drain near a river. A twenty year-old college student named Yoshihiro Yamaguchi was captured on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2011 -
There’s Hope Yet For Buying “Proper” Console Games Online (And On Time)
One of the great unfulfilled dreams of the present hardware generation is the ability to buy full, retail console games online. On the day they’re released in stores. Microsoft sells old games via Xbox Live, but they’re laughably over-priced. Sony has sold a few as well, like Burnout Paradise, MAG and Warhawk, but had never…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011 -
How To Make Dragon Age II Look A LOT Better On PC
Don’t worry, elitist PC owners: while the demo for Dragon Age II made the game look like a sloppy console port, you can already download a patch that will have it looking more to your liking. Developers BioWare have posted a “High Resolution Texture Pack” on their website, a 1.08GB download that will “enable higher…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2011 -
Now, Plain Zero!
Now that we’re all back from the whirlwind that was GDC 2011, the nightly open thread can resume its regular programming. This is where we talk about things like The Running Man or what we had for lunch or what music we’re listening to, should you just be joining us. So, speaking of the Running…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 7, 2011 -
Tomb Raider Is Also Getting A Reboot At The Theater
Tomb Raider, the video game, is starting fresh with a new Lara Croft adventure planned to reinvigorate the 15-year-old series. That game, simply called Tomb Raider, will be an origin story of sorts for Lara. Now, Hollywood is following suit with its own reboot, planning a new Tomb Raider flick for 2013. The Hollywood Reporter…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 7, 2011 -
Climbing Mortal Kombat‘s New Challenge Tower Is A Bloody Good Time
The new Mortal Kombat, as revealed last week, will feature a 300 mission long mode dubbed the “Challenge Tower.” We played a handful of levels of the mode that lives up to its name with demanding while teaching players the finer points of this year’s Mortal Kombat. Those 300 missions feature no lack of variety.…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 7, 2011 -
Is Grand Theft Auto V Codenamed Rush? And Are These Its Major Players?
The next Grand Theft Auto game may be heading back to Los Angeles—or its GTA equivalent Los Santos—if rumored casting details dug up by Google search crackerjack “superannuation” for a project codenamed “Rush” are Rockstar-related. Casting calls for a project by the name of Rush tied to Take-Two Interactive, which owns Rockstar Games, point to…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 7, 2011 -
The 10 Best Video Games Of All Time To Be Decided Again At PAX East 2011
Going to PAX East? So is Kotaku’s own Stephen Totilo, where he will join Newsweek alum N’Gai Croal in sorting out which video games deserve to be included in the ten best of all time. “Canon Fodder Season 3” will continue the list-sorting drama that ended last year with Doom ranked in the #1 spot…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 7, 2011 -
Homefront’s In-Game Quadracopter Comes to Life
Turns out that Rango the video game could be as good as last year’s Toy Story 3. I loved Toy Story 3, but more importantly Tristan loved it and he’s the one saying Rango could be better. I’ll be checking it out tonight probably. Totally unrelated, how weird is it that THQ sent me two…
By Brian Crecente Published March 7, 2011 -
Controversial Bulletstorm $20 off on Amazon Today
Want to see if Epic’s Bulletstorm will make you a sex-crazed murderer, but didn’t want to pay full retail? Luck’s with you, Wayne—Amazon is selling the title for all platforms for just $40 today. [Amazon [Thanks, @Brokeotaku!]
By Joel Johnson Published March 7, 2011 -
Street Fighter’s Akuma And The Art Of The Zanku Hadouken
There is a lot of power packed into this Street Fighter fan art by Tyler James Zanku Hadouken by Tyler James (Blog) (deviantART) (CGHUB) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.
By Michael McWhertor Published March 7, 2011 -
These Are 2010’s Best PlayStation Network Games
Last month Sony asked PlayStation 3 owners to vote for the best PlayStation Network Games of 2010 across four different categories. Only two of the winners directly involved zombies. Though I suppose God of War: Ghost of Sparta does have the name of an undead creature in the title, making for a near clean-sweep in…
By Mike Fahey Published March 7, 2011 -
Indie Gaming’s Weird Winner Nidhogg, Acted Out For You
What is Nidhogg? It’s an orange man vs. a yellow man. It’s a fencing football game. It’s about dragons and it’s the winner of the 2011 Nuovo Award, which means its great at being experimental/artsy/peculiar It’s an abstract fighting game and a lot of fun (proven at the four-minute mark of the video at that…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 7, 2011