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Singularity Among Nominees For Best Writing In A Video Game
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Fallout: New Vegas and Singularity (pictured) headline the six nominees for the Writer’s Guild’s Video Game Writing Award this year. God of War III, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II round out the field of nominees. The winner will be named Feb. 5 at the…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2011 -
iCade Makes Your iPad Feel Like A Real Arcade Machine
What began life as an April Fool’s Day joke is now a real product at CES 2011. This is Ion Audio and Think Geek’s iCade, the mini arcade cabinet for your iPad. The iCade was on display and working at CES, playing a pretty good Asteroids, one of the games that currently supports the SDK.…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 6, 2011 -
GameStop’s Holiday Was A $3 Billion Disappointment
GameStop’s stock lost almost 6 percent today even though it saw greater sales in the 2010 holiday season than it did a year ago. That wasn’t enough, apparently. GameStop sent out an exultant news release earlier today, touting $3 billion in sales for the season, up nearly 6 percent. But in America, forget revenue, forget…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2011 -
Watch Music Unlimited Stream Your Music Collection To A PS3
Despite going digital, music remains oddly attached to the devices used to buy it. Sony hopes to change that with the advent of Music Unlimited, a service that can stream your music to a variety of devices including the PS3. Here’s a quick look at Qriocity’s Music Unlimited on the Playstation 3. The music is…
By Brian Crecente Published January 6, 2011 -
MLB 2K11 Brings Home The Beard
This “first look” trailer for MLB 2K11 is short on specifics, but says the game will feature improved fielding and new player models – illustrated, naturally, by the Giants’ sui generis closer, Brian Wilson. In a conversation about MLB 2K11’s Million Dollar Perfect Game challenge, 2K Sports executive Jason Argent hinted that pitching controls will…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2011 -
Tetrominoes Are Best Friends Forever
These two Tetris blocks are pals for life! Another great piece in Aled Lewis‘ year long “MSCED 2011” illustration series. Related Rampages: Blinky | How They Died | Daywalker bffs by Aled Lewis / fatheed (Flickr) (Behance) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 6, 2011 -
Hands On With Game Room For Windows Phone 7
Microsoft is bringing its Game Room retro collection to the Windows Phone 7, starting with Centipede, Asteroids Deluxe and Shao-Lin Road. What does Game Room gaming look like on a mobile phone? Let’s take a look. These games are controlled by touchscreen with virtual joysticks, track balls and buttons, perhaps not the best interface for…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 6, 2011 -
Appeals Court Sides With File-Hosting Site Over Atari
A German appeals court threw out a judgment Atari had won against RapidShare, the popular file-hosting site where Atari says copies of games from its Alone in the Dark series were being illegally shared. Atari Europe had wanted RapidShare to take responsibility for blocking downloads of the files, and the ruling of a lower court…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2011 -
The Lines of CES With Bonus WTF
To: Luke From: Crecente Re: You’ve never been to CES. You should count yourself lucky. There’s a line for everything at this show. I used the bathroom and had to wait in line for a stall, then to wash my hands, then to dry them. Seriously. And the internet, whether you use WiFi, an EVDO,…
By Brian Crecente Published January 6, 2011 -
Uncharted 3’s 3D Trailer Shows But A Grain Of New Gameplay
The CES 2011 trailer for Naughty Dog’s next PlayStation 3 adventure, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, had a slightly different conclusion than the one that premiered late last year. Call it an alternate ending, if you will. We were lucky enough to see the Uncharted 3 trailer in stereoscopic 3D at Sony’s CES keynote, but if…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 6, 2011 -
See All 18 Holes Of Augusta National Without Leaving Your Couch
EA Sports today released a complete 18-hole flyover of Augusta National, as it will appear in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters. The publisher has touted a laser scanning technology that delivers the iconic course with unusual fidelity. A flyover of TPC San Antonio also was included; in a conference call on Tuesday, EA…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2011 -
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Screenshots
No. 6 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 7 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 8 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 11 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 12 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 13 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 16 of Augusta National Golf Club. Tiger Woods on No. 18 of…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2011 -
Homefront Will Require Online Pass — But Renters Can Still Try Its Features Free
The occupied-America shooter Homefront will require THQ’s Online Pass – a one use code that comes free in retail copies of the game – to access the game’s online multiplayer. But accommodations will be made for renters or used-copy purchasers. Those without a valid code may still play online multiplayer on all maps, but may…
By Owen Good Published January 6, 2011 -
Xbox Avatars Invade the Windows Phone With Full House Poker
Full House Poker is both an Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7 game. A poker title that tracks your card-playing skills and pot across both platforms. While the Windows Phone 7 version of the game, due out this spring, doesn’t let you play against other gamers, it does keep an eye on how much money…
By Brian Crecente Published January 6, 2011 -
One Valid Excuse For Sucking At Fighting Games
Do you suck at fighting games? So does Kotaku commenter Masterage, but he actually has a valid excuse. Feel free to borrow it! I love fighters, but they don’t love me. I’ve just been told that my dyscalculia could actually be stopping me from correctly remembering complex combo chains. Would explain a lot, actually, as…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2011 -
An iPad Game Played While Wearing A Fake Minotaur’s Head, Of Course
Hall of fame video game create Jeff Minter doesn’t make bland games. They’re a festival of old-school graphics and techno music. And he demonstrates his latest, Minotaur Rescue, while wearing a minotaur mask. This one’s 99 cents. Haven’t tried it yet, but it looks like classic Minter. From Gridrunner to Tempest 2000 and beyond, his…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 6, 2011 -
CES 2011 Can Only Get More Impressive After This
As we trudge through the myriad of gadgets, gizmos, reasons to spend, reasons to weep for humanity, we keep coming across these head-scratchers. Yesterday it was the EN-V doing deep, squat-thrusts in an empty parking lot. Today? Today, it’s this trio of performers paid to stand still and occasionally move slowly. C! E! S! Kotaku…
By Brian Crecente Published January 6, 2011 -
They’re Selling Comics On The iPad The Wrong Way
I primarily use my iPad for video games, but I realized recently that it could be perfect for reading comics, something I enjoy doing. But then I tried to buy some. Comics have been for sale on the iPad since Apple’s tablet first went on sale half a year ago. I remember the Marvel Comics…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 6, 2011 -
The History Of The House That Built Guild Wars
Guild Wars’ developer started out with three former Blizzard employees working out of a spare bedroom. See how far they’ve come in this video retrospective celebrating ten years of ArenaNet. With the eagerly anticipated Guild Wars 2 on the horizon, ArenaNet could become bigger than it’s three founders ever imaged. It’s astonishing to think that…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2011 -
Flying Hamster Teaches Us about The Beer And The Bees
If you missed out on The Game Atelier’s fur-flinging shooter Flying Hamster when it came out as a PSP mini, the iPhone brings you closer to the heroic tale of beer, bees and bullets than ever before. Flying Hamster has its sense of humor in the right place. One moment it’s simply colorful and cute,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2011