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BioShock 2 PC DLC Uncanceled
Looks like someone at 2K Games had a little leftover resurrection potion from whatever they used on Duke Nukem Forever because the formerly dead downloadable content for BioShock 2 on PC is alive. It’s coming. Viva PC Gaming Week! Over on the 2K forums, 2K Elizabeth spreads the news that BioShock 2’s PC patch as…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2010 -
Lots Of New Looks At Dissidia 012[Duodecim]
Character art. Screen shot galores. Pre-rendered scenes. If you were feeling wistful about Final Fantasy fighting game Dissidia 012[Duodeicm], fret not. You can see a lot of the 2011 PSP game, with new images from the house of Final Fantasy, Square-Enix.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2010 -
After Windows, After Xbox, Kinect Is Microsoft’s Next Planned World-Changer
Microsoft says its next generation video game console is backed by a half-billion dollar ad campaign and packs in technology ripped from the fantasy world of Minority Report. It’s also already sitting in more than 40 million living rooms. It’s not a new version of Microsoft’s Xbox, but the five-year-old Xbox 360 paired with an…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 27, 2010 -
Court Bans Accused PAX Code Thief From Xbox Live, Takes His PC
Accused Penny Arcade Expo code thief Justin D. May was placed on a pre-trial probation this week which includes conditions that he stay in school, forfeit his computer and stay off Xbox Live, court officials tell Kotaku. May, 21, was arrested on Sunday, March 28, after representatives from developer Atomic Games say they caught him…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2010 -
The People Who Made GoldenEye Were Almost Purchased By The People Who Are Making GoldenEye
Rare owned by Activision? Could have been! Giant video game company Activision, who are publishing a Wii homage to GoldenEye next month, were thisclose back in the day to buying Rare, the studio behind the original 1997 Nintendo 64 first-person shooter, according to an interview in Develop. Former Microsoft executive Ed Fries, who was instrumental…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2010 -
This Nintendo Chair Would Have Improved My Childhood
I had as joyful a youth as anyone could have. My childhood included a Nintendo Entertainment System. But, man, imagine if my childhood included this Nintendo Super chair. Surely, the Nintendo Chair would have enhanced my experience of Nintendo’s classic games? Surely, this is not the most sturdy video game peripheral ever designed. Who cares?…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2010 -
The Wii Game That Was Briefly Mistaken For An Xbox 360 Game
The sharp-eyed gamer, the jaded gamer and the snob gamer will not mistake the screenshot of Conduit 2 atop this story as an image of an Xbox 360 game. “That’s a Wii game?” they will sneer. “Figures.” You can sneer at Conduit 2. You can roll your eyes. It is one of those Wii game…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2010 -
These Animal Crossing Cards Are Lovely
Japan’s Club Nintendo members do really get the coolest stuff. Takes these Animal Crossing cards, for example. This is “karuta”, which is a Japanese card game that is typically played during the New Year’s holidays. As one of the cards is read, players try to grab the corresponding card. The person who does it the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 -
Ascent Of The D.I.Y. Figurine
For better or worse, a fan made an El Shaddai toy. As seen on はちま起稿
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 -
A Look at Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II’s Most Yoda, Least Worthwhile Level
I was harsh, you might think too harsh, about the Dagobah level in my review of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. I said it added nothing, that there was no gameplay, no significant plot points, nothing but a slick looking cut-scene wrapped in two minutes of walking. That can’t be true, right? See for…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2010 -
Playstation Rewards Fans With New Loyalty Program
It pays to be a Playstation fan, or at least it will starting in April when Sony Computer Entertainment of America kicks off their new loyalty program, Playstation Rewards. Under the new program gamers will be rewarded for not only their purchases, but also the amount of time they spend interacting with the Playstation, Susan…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2010 -
The Future of PC Gaming, According To The Lead Creator Of Crysis
For PC Gaming Week, Kotaku has invited top creators to predict the future of computer gaming. Today, Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek, makers of legendary PC-only first-person shooter Crysis and 2011’s PC and console Crysis 2. PC Gaming in the Future. When I started developing games for the PC nearly 20 years ago, both the…
Cevat Yerli, Crytek Published October 27, 2010 -
Load “Talk Amongst Yourselves” ,8,1
You can talk about video games right here, folks, as you can in Talk Amongst Yourselves every day. You can even talk about games that weren’t on the Commodore 64, if you insist. Reader KindaGamey is responsible for today’s image. Submit yours to #TAYpics
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2010 -
AMD Radeon HD 6870 Review
AMD has enjoyed a terrific run with the Radeon HD 5000 series as it took Nvidia no less than six months to counter with its initial Fermi products. It’s been a year since we reviewed the Radeon HD 5870, calling it a “real winner, and possibly one the best graphics cards we have ever reviewed…
Steven Walton Published October 27, 2010 -
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By Peter super Published October 27, 2010 -
Stuff I Put On My Rice
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Halloween Approaches Mentaiko! So good. What you missed last night The World’s Greatest World Of Warcraft Fan God Of War Developer Wonders Why People Make PSP Games All The Better To Eat You With, Diablo Fans Apple Tried To Buy Halo’s Creators Review: Costume Quest
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 -
A Visual Guide To Super Meat Boy
This is one of the easier levels. Things can only get harder from here! And they do. The boss fights are big — just like boss fights should be. This particular boss might look like he’s all smiles. Looks can be deceiving! In this stage, touch that salt and you die. Neat. Here is one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 -
A Music Video Made Entirely In A Video Game [Update]
In 1985, British band Dire Straits released the first music video made with computer graphics. In 2010, Dutch electronica artist released a music video made entirely in a game. DJ Hero 2 publisher Activision claim that this is the first video game made entirely of video game footage. Surely, there must be other music videos…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 -
PC Gaming Week Confessional, Bashcraft Edition
We are all over PC gaming this week , but what do we know about PC gaming? Each day, one Kotaku editor will reveal their PC gaming knowledge and share some memories. Yesterday you read about Crecente’s experiences, and now? Now you can read about mine. Are you a PC gamer? For several Texas summers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010