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Uncharted As A Platformer? That Could Work
Swedish artist junkboy, who we saw turning new games into old ones and is now on the development team at Minecraft developers Mojang, hasn’t let his new job interfere with the old one. He’s released two more great images “demaking” current games, one showing Super Mario Galaxy 2 as a SNES/GBA game, the other depicting…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011 -
A VERY Close Look At The 3DS’ Fancy Screens
The new Nintendo 3DS is able to produce a 3D image without the need for glasses. How can it do this? By using a “parallax barrier”. Here’s what one looks like up close. A parallax barrier is basically a “screen” on top of a regular screen, which has tiny little blocks in it that allow…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011 -
The Grim, Scottish Future Of Role-Playing Games
Earlier this month, a second series of “Limmy’s Show” kicked off on BBC Scotland (and Sky 990 if elsewhere in the UK). How is this relevant to you? Because the first season contained the future of role-playing games. That future is Adventure Call. As video games begin to forsake the need for controllers, it’s not…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011 -
Sony Ads Turn Up In The Darndest Places
This isn’t the first time Sony advertising has appeared in a football game on a Nintendo or Microsoft platform. It happens all the time. But there’s something delightfully poignant about this particular case. Pro Evolution Soccer 3D, freshly-released for the freshly-released Nintendo 3DS, has – like its console siblings – the full suite of actual…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011 -
This Killzone “Movie” Is Short, Sweet (And Muddy)
This short fan film, by YouTube user pwnisher, isn’t a piece of sponsored Killzone 3 marketing. But it’s so impressive it could easily pass as one. Indeed, by cutting out the clichéd bravado and excessive vulgarities that so dogs Killzone’s narrative, this is in many ways superior to the action found in Guerilla’s sci-fi shooter…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011 -
Dawn Of War’s Latest Cinematic Clip Doesn’t Skimp On The War
There’s a new Dawn of War title (well, standalone expansion pack) out this week. And where there are new Dawn of War games, there are cinematic trailers that make 40K fans go a little weak at the knees.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011 -
The 3DS, Spörtsnarök, and the Instant Ham Sandwich
A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich. It’d also indict me for making this. The Nintendo 3DS’ Time is Now The 3DS isn’t just another Nintendo portable. It’s the successor to the Nintendo DS, one of the most successful gaming machines ever. A big act to follow. Next month the 3DS will go on…
By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011 -
The Fight of Your Life
EA Sports’ raging bull crashes into shelves on Tuesday, with an M-rated look at the sweet – and brutal – science. Monday (Feb. 28) Bit.Trip Flux (WiiWare) Tuesday (March 1) Fight Night Champion (Xbox 360, PS3) – EA Sports’ storied fight franchise brings 50 boxing greats and an all-new, gritty narrative, “Champion Mode,” in which…
By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011 -
Top 5 of 10: Easter Eggs and Presidents’ Day
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The Top 10 Video Game Easter Eggs [Perez Start] Easter is more than a month off – it’s April 24 this year (I had to…
By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011 -
It’s Not Overdoing It Unless Freddie Wong Overdoes It
Can you really overdo these things, though? Raining guns, spawning cars, banishing planets, master moviemaker Freddie Wong – behind such videos as Real Life Mario Kart, Chrono Trigger, rocket jumping, aimbots, the Portal Gun and others – shows everybody it may be our world, but he’s just rendering in it. [thanks a.sievewright]
By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011 -
Nikkei Says Japan Retailers Sell Out Their First 3DS Shipments
Some 400,000 units of the new Nintendo 3DS sold on Saturday, reports Nikkei, veritably selling out the first shipment and requiring reinforcements on Sunday. Long lines for the device were a common sight on debut day. Andriasang, which noticed the Nikkei report, noted that stores in Tokyo’s famed Akihabara district, didn’t disclose they had units…
By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011 -
Another Use for the Konami Code
Some who have wrangled with Netflix customer support are aware of this, but it isn’t widely known. When it came time to give the movie service’s PS3 application a bailout menu to de-list the device from an account, they used the Konami Code. A modified version, that is, as there’s no B or A on…
By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011 -
The Source of the Call of Duty Hoax is Revealed [Update]
The source of the stir created by a Modern Warfare-themed countdown site – believed to be announcing another sequel, or a competitor’s – has been traced to a Canadian troupe set to debut a Modern Warfare film next week. Geoff Keighley of GTTV reports that “We Can Pretend,” a Toronto-based artist’s collective, is behind both…
By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: 3DS Warnings
The Nintendo 3DS arrived in Japan Saturday, bringing with it a couple dozen hee-larious safety warnings, in the kind of universal visual esperanto-for-illiterates that you see on airplane safety cards. If this isn’t the most exploitable batch of drawings we’ve ever offered, we should just stop having ‘Shop Contests. Browse that gallery for one you…
By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011 -
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s Official Open Thread, where the best part of wakin’ up is a zombie barfing a tidal wave in your cup. Thanks to ShinLord for today’s image. Submit yours to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011 -
Kotaku Shop ‘Contest: Few Winners, One Loser
Well, that sucked. I’m not going to bullshit you – I picked a bad ‘Shop Contest topic. When you go from 900 comments to 300 in a week, that’s a pretty fair judge of the subject’s merit, and I failed. I probably should have just told you to exploit the image of J Allard, sitting…
By Owen Good Published February 26, 2011