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Hellboy Director’s ‘Lovecraftian’ Horror Game Debuts On VGAs Next Month
Mexican movie director Guillermo del Toro is making a game with publisher THQ—according to del Toro, anyway—a project that we’ll see next month when the “truly strange, geeky mix” of a horror game is revealed. THQ’s Danny Bilson reportedly let slip that Del Toro’s project will be one of those games that gets screen time…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
Fallout: New Vegas ‘Mininuke Minigun’ Mod Defines Overkill
What’s better than a gun that launches wee nuclear bombs? How about one that fires a few thousand per minute? One enterprising Fallout: New Vegas modder created the Mininuke Minigun to see just how fast a nuclear holocaust can happen. As you can see in the above video, via Reddit, firing a few hundred rounds…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
Rage For iPhone Is A Mutant Bash Game Show
The creators of Doom and Quake are bringing their latest creation, Rage, to the Xbox 360, PC, Mac and PlayStation 3 next year. They’re also bringing it to the iPhone (and Android?) as Mutant Bash TV. Touch Arcade has in its hands the portable version of Rage id co-founder John Carmack first showed off at…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
Ice T Unboxes, Huffs Fresh Call of Duty: Black Ops
Body Count singer and star of Law & Order SVU, Ice-T, is one of the first to legitimately get his hands on a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops. What does the rapper think of Black Ops’ smell? It sure sounds like he enjoys that new Call of Duty scent. Mr. T performs unboxing…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
A Visual Guide to Call of Duty: Black Ops
Black Ops is a surprisingly gory game at times. You can play Black Ops Zombie mode without having to beat the game this time around. Dead Ops is an arcade game hidden away in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Call of Duty: Black Ops is packed with modes, maps and weapons.
By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2010 -
Six Years, A Bazillion Stories
To: Ash From: Crecente Six years ago today I wrote my first story for Kotaku. Way back then Kotaku was a bit more than a month old and I was the only writer, the only editor, the only anything. At the time I spent my nights as the Rocky Mountain News’ night cops reporter and…
By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2010 -
The iPhone Will Go 3D Next Year
Your View-Master disks have just been rendered obsolete. Hasbro is planning to release an add-on device for the iPhone and iPod touch next year that will bring stereoscopic 3D visuals to Apple’s iOS devices. The Associated Press reports that Hasbro will unveil the My3D attachment this week, designed to bring stereoscopic 3D “gaming, virtual travel…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
Mario Gets Serious Street Cred In Spain
Proud Italian plumber/princess savior Mario gets super excited at the christening of Avenida de Super Mario Bros, the first street to officially bear his name. The Spanish suburb of Zaragoza also has plans for streets named after Space Invaders, Sonic and Zelda. [CNN]
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
World Of Warcraft’s Greatest Fan Sings
Witness a musical celebration of the life of Falstad Wildhammer, courtesy of Twenty First Records and the world’s greatest World of Warcraft fan. What began as the tale of an over-excited, nervous, and extremely observant World of Warcraft fan at BlizzCon 2010 becomes a legendary tale of good triumphing over evil in the inevitable auto-tune…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2010 -
5 Things Microsoft Needs To Do To Improve Kinect
The Kinect is pretty good, but who is satisfied with “pretty good”? Having spent many days with Kinect, I’ve got five requests for how Microsoft could improve this thing. 1. More Than 25% Kinect In My Dashboard, Please I’ve raved about the Kinect’s support for voice control. I love talking to my TV and actually…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 8, 2010 -
See Tekken Tag Tournament 2 In 2-On-2 Action
The finer points of the next Tekken were explained in-depth by producer Katsuhiro Harada this weekend, revealing a handful of returning characters and all-new ways to beat the crap out of people wearing exotic cat masks. Harada and translator Michael Murray explain new team-based throws, escapes, wall dizzies and the other two-versus-two features of Tekken…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
A Space Giraffe Meets Its Maker
Space Giraffe creator and Llamasoft founder Jeff Minter poses with what we can only assume is some sort of space giraffe at the 2010 R3play retro gaming show in England over the weekend, as seen on Gemz_photography’s Flickr stream Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2010 -
To-Do In New York: Play Gran Turismo 5 In Style
There are more things to do in New York City than go to the Nintendo store to watch speedruns. Starting tomorrow, you can go to the revamped PlayStation store. All we need after that is a Dreamcast store, right? The official PlayStation blog teases the following stuff in this new PlayStation lounge which opens on…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 8, 2010 -
The Choicest Cuts Of Bowser, Ganon, Yoshi & Chocobo
What’s the sweetest meat of Mario’s eternal rival, Bowser? Artist Jude Buffum breaks down the choicest cuts of Nintendo villains Bowser, Ganon, Blooper and more in a new series of meat diagrams that video game butchers would swear by. Buffum answers the questions we never really wanted answers to, like “What’s the best way to…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010 -
Battlestar Galactica Online Rockets Into Closed Beta
The battle for the future of humanity is joined, as MMO developer Bigpoint reveals the launch of the closed beta test for browser-based MMO Battlestar Galactica Online. Get a peek at what fashionable humans and Cylons will be wearing this fall. Players from across Europe and the U.S. are now flying the unfriendly space lanes…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2010 -
Super Mario Bros. World 8-Cake
The Sunday celebration in New York City for Super Mario Bros.’ 25th anniversary included cake, Super Mario cake. At the Nintendo World Store near Rockefeller Center, Nintendo’s lead game designer and Super Mario creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, cut the cake alongside Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime (pictured left in the photo below.) Let’s look at…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 8, 2010 -
Playing With Your Children Can Save Their Mental Health
Using the television or video game console to babysit your child might be more detrimental than you think. The results of a two decade study show that actively participating in your child’s life could save them from severe personality disorder. While psychologists have pinpointed many of the adverse elements that go into a child growing…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2010 -
The iPad’s Best Free Games Right Now
You spent enough money on that shiny new iPad. You shouldn’t have to pay for games as well. Here’s a selection of the finest free gaming the iPad has to offer. There’s a tremendous amount of free video game content available for the iPad some seven months after launch, but how do you weed through…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2010 -
For Some Reason, Sony Believes Now Is The Time To Hype Move
With the Xbox 360 Kinect selling like gangbusters, Sony releases this infographic to demonstrate how its take on motion gaming is picking up speed. Are you convinced? The infographic uses up a lot of real estate discussing people interested in buying a PlayStation Move controller. Intending to buy and purchase intent weigh heavily, but those…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2010