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Killzone 3 Is Too Big For Just One Funny TV Ad
With two different ways to play and a special peripheral specifically designed for motion control, Sony spokes model Kevin Butler couldn’t cover all of Killzone 3 in just one ad, so he did two. The first Butlermercial covers the Killzone 3 basics. It’s a shooter. You shoot things. You shoot them dramatically enough to make…
By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2011 -
Dragon Age II Definitely Not As Dumbed Down As Mass Effect
Older gamers worry, with years of justification, that the games they can play today are less complex than the games they played yesterday. Another person’s streamlining is their selling out. They see a game developer saying “simplification,” they hear “over-simplification.” They don’t want their games dumbed down. That river of anxiety is flowing past Dragon…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 18, 2011 -
inFamous 2 And Its $100 Hero Edition Have A Date With Your PS3
Sony and Sucker Punch have made a date in June for the sequel to the hit PlayStation 3 superhero game inFamous, with a pricey Hero Edition available for players that just can’t get enough Cole MacGrath. Cole and friends travel down south to the city of New Marais to face down the mysterious Beast on…
By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2011 -
What’s Your Super-Powered Signature Move?
Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter GunFlame craves his own super-powered video game special move. If you could have one, which would you choose? I wish I could do a Hadouken…no! a Rising Storm, no! a Buster Wolf, no! a Grand Viper…man, if only I had some kind of sci-mana-magic-tec-arte-skill-spell-synt-hyper-type power…:( About Speak-Up on Kotaku:…
By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2011 -
He’s Only Crushing People’s Skulls To Save The Earth
Just because Liu Kang is the good guy of the Mortal Kombat series doesn’t mean he can’t crack your skull like a giant, gore-filled walnut. Who’s hungry? We’ve seen his story and now we’re getting a gory look at the brutal moves of the greatest hope for humanity to survive Mortal Kombat. You can’t make…
By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2011 -
Angry Birds, Cut The Rope and Now… Bugs Wars?
Shooters struggle to work on the iPhone and iPad because the people who play these sorts of games most, people like me, want tactile controls. We want thumbsticks. While Bugs Wars isn’t a first-person shooter, it’s a good reminder that you don’t need to follow the traditional mechanics of a console game to deliver a…
By Brian Crecente Published February 18, 2011 -
One Of The Best iPhone Games Just Got Better
If you’ve not played onemanleft’s iPhone game Tilt to Live, then you’ve not yet lived, nor tilted. February’s update is bringing local co-op to the gyroscopic shooter, making an excellent game better, even if Josh sucks.
By Mike Fahey Published February 18, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is our official forum. You may talk about video games here. We will not stop you. Thanks to reader NotTheOtherBob for today’s image, but don’t make it a habit of defying our 640×360 standard! Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published February 18, 2011 -
My Eyes Are Not Melting
This week I went to the eye doctor. In Japan, I think you can only order contacts for a six month supply. I usually get a three month one, meaning that I must go to the eye doctor every three months. Just like making sure they’re working okay! Get paranoid about them gazing at glowing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011 -
The Nintendo 3DS Goes Akimbo With Dual-Wielding Game
Just when you thought one stylus for the 3DS would be enough. You were wrong. “Touch! Double Pen Sports” is an upcoming sports game for the 3DS that uses, wait for it, two touch pens. The game features seven different sports, such as baseball and boxing, and three different types of “exercise” games. These exercise…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011 -
The Tekken Luchadora Might Be Mysterious, But She Moves In Familiar Ways
Upcoming arcade fighter Tekken Tag 2 showed off its newest trailer at an arcade gaming event in Chiba, Japan. But is it a KO? The trailer features mysterious luchadora Jaycee, who is reminiscent of another character, Julia Chang. When Kotaku Japan got hands on with the game (and the character!), it said that playing Jaycee…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011 -
Japan Cannot Pretend Kim Jong-il Is Dead
Earlier this month, it was revealed that first-person shooter Homefront was going to be changed for Japan. Today, the game’s Japanese publisher finally explained why. As Kotaku previously reported, the Japanese version’s most recent trailer now features a warning that this game is a work of fiction, yet still depict North Korean flags, as does…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011 -
Five Comics We’d Like To See Turned Into Video Games
Comic fans got some good (or at least promising) news yesterday, with word that two of the best series in recent years — The Walking Dead and Fables — will be turned into video games. They’re a…start. I guess. But they’re not enough! While Hollywood seems hell-bent on turning every obscure graphic novel it can…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011 -
Gran Turismo 5 Mega-Patch Is Racing To Your PS3
When you release a game of the scope of Gran Turismo 5, there are bound to be hiccups. And GT5 had some hiccups. A massive patch issued overnight will hopefully remedy many of those! Taking the game to version 1.06, it adds a ton of fixes and new features to the game. Most important is…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011 -
Does Minecraft Really Need A Commercial?
Part of the whole point of indie PC hit Minecraft is that it’s a word-of-mouth kind of deal. So a commercial, even one that may be “fan-made”, seems to be missing the point a little. I say “fan-made” and not fan-made because, while it’s unclear whether this clip is actually a paid production of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011 -
Will Things Get Harder For China’s Booth Babes?
For years, ChinaJoy, the country’s premiere gaming show, rolled out girls in skimpy outfits and heels to promote games. But year after year, the games continue to move into the background, and the ChinaJoy booth companions move to the forefront. A few years ago, Chinese gamers lit up message boards with photos of booth companions…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2011 -
Nathan Drake Sold…Toyotas?
We don’t normally post advertisements for the sake of it here, but these ones – in which Uncharted star Nathan Drake shills Toyota 4WDs — were just too bizarre to pass up. These were actually first shown over a year ago, to co-incide with the Uncharted motion comics released on the PSN, but since nobody…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2011
