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The Week in Review: Crosshairs
Video games are not responsible for the mass killing in Tucson, Ariz. a week ago. But the suspect’s deranged ramblings in an online game’s forums put them in the spotlight. Gamers have, justifiably, long mistrusted their portrayal in these stories. The blame script is exceedingly familiar to the community by now, and it’s propagated by…
By Owen Good Published January 15, 2011 -
The Invisible Batter of Baseball on the PlayStation Move
MLB 11 The Show will get PlayStation Move support but I wouldn’t put high hopes on it. The only supported feature will be a Home Run Derby mode, shown here, and that weird floating bat just strikes me wrong. CtrlAltKill brought this back from CES. The game has foregone the representation of a hitter, just…
By Owen Good Published January 15, 2011 -
To The Bathroom….FOR THE HORDE!!!!
Well, this brings a whole new meaning to the term “droppin’ loot”. A World of Warcraft super fan has decked out his bathroom in the colours of the game’s Horde faction, complete with shield, sword, faux stone walls and…a large crow. Who sits, perched above you, while you drop a deuce. There are even some…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2011 -
That Incredible Mortal Kombat Trailer Is Now A Series
Last June, the internet was floored by a fan-made concept trailer for a new Mortal Kombat movie. While it sadly didn’t end up as a new film, it has got the creator a crack at a new series. The clip’s director Kevin Tancharoen has been handed the keys by Warner Bros. to a 10-part “webisode”…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2011 -
Ladies, The Party Dorm Is Right Here …
The Fallout: New Vegas sign we gave away last month has arrived to christen its new owner’s digs. Kotaku reader ipottersmith, the contest winner, just shared this pic. Definitely beats the crap out of an Animal House poster from Spencer’s.
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 -
See Midway’s Dead ‘Hero’ & Its Super-powered Mutant Spawn
Before the collapse of video game publisher Midway, the company’s Chicago studio was working on a game known simply as Hero, an ambitious open-world superhuman project that was ultimately killed. But like most superheroes, Hero may cheat death. [Updated!] Based on newly released videos of the game, Midway’s Hero looked similar in style to another…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 -
Single Green Koopa, Loves Long Drives On The Beach
King Koopa is either way ahead or dead last in this awesome Mario Kart piece brought to life by Aled Lewis. “The world through the eyes of a gamer.” Koopa Beach by Aled Lewis / fatheed (Flickr) (Behance) (Twitter) Via: gamefreaksnz Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 -
Minecraft’s New Musical “Note Blocks” Are Already A Triumph
Note blocks, which play a tone in one of two octaves, were added to Minecraft with the PC hit’s update yesterday. Already someone’s figured out how to make them play the introduction to the Portal theme “Still Alive.” YouTube poster Tritex989 made the music machine, which plays automatically thanks to redstone powering each note block.…
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 -
Employee, Soldier, or Hostage?
THQ executive Danny Bilson’s tweet on Tuesday about a visit to the developer of Homefront, crunching to deliver the game by its March 8 release. Seen via Develop, where a robust debate about the comment’s appropriateness is in the comments.
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 -
Rock Band Network Has Its Plug Pulled On Wii
Wii owners, there will be no more Rock Band Network songs for you after January 18. Rock Band developer Harmonix said today that it will no longer be supporting Nintendo’s console with new releases. Harmonix’s Rock Band Network allowed bands to author their own tracks for use in Rock Band games, without the need to…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 -
Read The Arizona Shooter Suspect’s Online Ramblings
The man charged with killing six people and wounding 14 others in Tucson, Arizona last week once socialized online with a close-knit group of gamers, fans of online strategy game Earth Empires. His online interaction with that group has just been published in full. Jared Lee Loughner allegedly used the handle “Dare” when posting on…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 -
In Letters From The Front, The Solemn Words Of Angry Birds
“I’m having trouble making sense of all this,” writes Red, from the War of Porcine Passive Aggression. “They tell me I can come home after we get three stars on 3-18.” Yeah, well, it ain’t gonna get no better on 3-19, corporal, I can assure you of that. Chris Riebschlager, a Kansas City web developer,…
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 -
Getting A Casual Flick From Your Phone
FlickBuddies has a cheeky name that resembles another word if you glance at it quickly. The game does provide good, clean fun, though it still is a casual encounter. Two people can play this 99-cent iPhone game (even four on some of its 12 boards) but for large groups the iPad version (which costs a…
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011 -
Edgar Allan Poe Is Not Impressed
Burgers! Japan has some great burgers. They also have some truly goofy ones, like that one. What the hell’s going on with that chili on its own bun. CRAZY. But not as crazy as my dogs. What you missed Somber Sasquatches, Awful Nudity And Other Great Video Game Moments of 2010 The Secret, Terrifying Lives…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2011 -
First Look At A Jurassic Park Game That Looks Pretty Good
Welcome… to Jurassic Park’s best bet for a quality video game. Its developer has promised “the ultimate cinematic adventure,” and judging by first shots of the new video game, it will be the prettiest Jurassic Park adventure yet. Game Informer has a first look at Telltale Games’ Jurassic Park, which is not just “another dinosaur…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011 -
PS3 Hack Dispenses Trophies Galore
Hackers have figured out how to bestow themselves trophies in some PlayStation 3 games, revealing another threat posed by the PS3 root key crack unleashed earlier this month. CVG reported that hackers in some forums claimed to have given themselves trophies, though it was not clear if they were able to sync their altered trophy…
By Owen Good Published January 14, 2011