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What If Princess Peach And Zelda Just Like Being Kidnapped?
How do two strong-willed, independent women like Peach and Zelda wind up abducted all the time? College Humor presents the only answer that makes sense. Click to view This makes perfect sense. Ganondorf and Bowser always seem to go great lengths towards making sure their captives are as comfortable as possible. There’s certainly never any…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011 -
The Next Devil May Cry Is On The iPhone
Wait longer for the reinvention of the Devil May Cry series in the form of the game DMC. But wait only until the end of the month to see 2008’s Devil May Cry 4 turned into an iPhone game. Website Slide To Play says the game, Devil May Cry 4 Refrain, will have 10 levels,…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2011 -
Zero. Maverick Hunter Zero.
An upgraded Zero, with his rad energy-based sword, makes an appearance in Daniel Kho‘s submission for the UDON Mega Man Tribute art contest! Maverick Hunter Zero by Daniel Kho / lordbaells 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 January 11, 2011 -
Journey Creator Breathes His Game To Life
From his mouth to the screen, as seen in the PlayStation blog interview with thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen about the artistic inspirations for his upcoming PlayStation Network game Journey. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011 -
Pokémon Black And White Are Going On Tour
The Pokémon Company International is taking over shopping destinations across the U.S. to celebrate the impending release of Pokémon Black And White, with giveaways, free movie screenings, and people in uncomfortable costumes at every stop. Will they hit your mall? Pokémon Black And White hit the Nintendo DS on March 6 in North America, potentially…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011 -
Alan Wake Creators Reviving Death Rally On Your iPhone & iPad
What’s next for the developer behind Max Payne and Xbox 360 mystery Alan Wake? An iPhone and iPad version of their 1996 vehicular combat game Death Rally, coming in March. Remedy Entertainment will resurrect Death Rally one more time (a freeware Windows port was released in 2009) with a little help, it seems, from co-developers…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011 -
Would You Play A Game Starring The Man With The Golden Voice?
You’ve all heard the story of Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice. Now play the imaginary video game. Ted Williams: U-Talk is obviously not a real game. If it were, we’d all fail at it, because anyone with a voice like Ted Williams is either homeless or raking in the big bucks…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011 -
The Year I Gained The Courage To Ignore Video Game Music
I used to think badly of some of the people I saw on the New York City subway. They were misusing video games. They didn’t know what I was sure I knew: the proper way to enjoy video games. These folks would would sit on the bench in the C train, playing a video game…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2011 -
Size Matters When You’re The Former Planet Pluto
Nearly four and a half years after Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet, astronomers are still trying to figure out how big it is. The title of Largest Dwarf Planet in the Solar System hangs in the balance! Six years ago professor of planetary astronomy Michael E. Brown saw an object in the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011 -
Facebook Hits The Links With PGA Tour Golf Challenge
PGA Tour Golf Challenge, the third Facebook game produced by EA Sports over the past year, is now live on the social networking site, bringing real-time 3D gameplay elements to a genre with few console-style games. Club type, shot direction, distance and even ball spin are controlled by players on a shot-by-shot basis in EA…
By Owen Good Published January 11, 2011 -
PGA Tour Challenge Screenshots
By Owen Good Published January 11, 2011 -
Dead Space Mixes It Up With Battlefield Heroes
EA’s free-to-play online Battlefield Heroes game is filled with players running about in ridiculous outfits they’ve cobbled together out of scraps. Nothing a healthy injection of Dead Space 2 shouldn’t cure. These two new outfits for Battlefield Heroes allow players on either side of the conflict to transform themselves into sleek and sexy cartoon representations…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011 -
Minecraft, FarmVille, What’s The Difference?
Colorfully named Kotaku commenter BubbleF**kingBuddy keeps it short and sweet in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, asking why our readers love Minecraft but hate FarmVille. Does it seem fair that Kotakuites often shit on Farmville for being “casual” or “pointless”, and then go on to play Minecraft all day? Why the double standard? About Speak-Up on…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011 -
Bulletstorm Mocks Halo With Evocative, Projectile-Vomiting Diorama
Nothing says serious business like a slow pan through a minutely detailed diorama set to moody music. A little projectile vomiting? A hot dog on a stick, shoved through a guy? A fireball about to enter an orifice? How can that hurt? Thanks for the Bulletstorm-laughs People Can Fly and Epic, now deliver a fantastic…
By Brian Crecente Published January 11, 2011 -
Show Tunes, Shit Hogs, And My Other Favorite Gaming Moments Of 2010
From exultant triumphs to powerful rushes of nostalgia, my 2010 gaming experience was peppered with memorable moments. Here are my favorites. Presented to you here in no particular order are my favorite gaming moments from last year. It bears noting that this is not a list of my favorite games of 2010. While several of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011 -
It’s Official: Verizon Gets the iPhone, Now With MiFi
For those of us who like to game on the iPhone, we just got a second choice for who to use as our cell phone provider. Verizon this morning said that they will begin carrying Apple’s game-friendly iPhone starting on February. The provider’s website lists the launch date as Feb. 10. “Qualified” Verizon customers get…
By Brian Crecente Published January 11, 2011 -
Microsoft’s Answer to Portable Gaming is Windows Phone 7
Don’t expect a portable, dedicated gaming platform from Microsoft anytime soon. There will be no answer to the DS or PSP, no portable Xbox 360. That is unless you count the Windows Phone 7. “This is our mobile platform for games,” Kevin Unangst, senior global diretor of PC and mobile gaming at Microsoft, told Kotaku…
By Brian Crecente Published January 11, 2011 -
Real Life Barely Looks Better Than Gran Turismo 5
We know that Gran Turismo 5 looks realistic. The people who made the PlayStation 3 game wanted us to see how close they got. This is their racing game splitscreened with real life, on Germany’s famous Nürburgring track. Gran Turismo 5 Official Nurburgring Reality Check [YouTube]
By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2011
