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The Next Wave Of Video Game Comics (And Stuff)
Each month, the Previews catalog from Diamond Comics showcases about 400 pages worth of upcoming comics, board games, statues and other stuff. A lot of it is video game-related. You can see the September issue’s items here. The catalog usually lists items that will be out two months after the catalog date, so expect a…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2010 -
No Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep For PSP Go Owners
Are you a big Kingdom Hearts fan? Did you trade in your normal PSP for a sleek and shiny PSP Go last year? Then you won’t be playing Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep any time soon. Amidst rumors that the latest entry in the Kingdom Hearts series, due for UMD release next month, would not…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 -
Time For A Zombie Role-Playing Game
To the gamers who say, “Enough with the zombie games already,” consider Dead State, an upcoming zombie role-playing game. The new game from development studio Doublebear got profiled over at Rock Paper Shotgun. In a detailed interview, lead developer Brian Mitsoda describes a game that seems to have many wonderful touchstones, from Fallout to X-Com…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2010 -
The Mushroom Kingdom’s World of Warcraft
Kotaku favorite game blending artist David Stonecipher is at it again, giving us a look at how the characters of Mario’s universe would look in World of Warcraft. Check out the full canvases over at Stonecipher’s site
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010 -
Experience Medal Of Honor With Fallen Angel
In part one of EA’s Medal of Honor experience video series, titled Fallen Angel, there’s a great deal of running, shooting, exploding, and colorful language. Last week at Gamescom, Crecente got to play through a level of Medal of Honor flying a gunship. Now EA lets us explore the more down-to-earth aspects of the title’s…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 -
And Another PAX Panel We Agreed To…
In one week I’ll be in Seattle at PAX. Will you be there too? If so, you could attend not one but two panels hosted by Kotaku. You already know about the first one. The second is more serious. The details: Sunday, 2:00 PM – 3:00PM, Serpent Theatre Can Publishers Add Value for Indie Developers?…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2010 -
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge: I’ve Seen This Before
You may want me as a coop partner in Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, because on day one, I’ll be very familiar with the dungeon crawler’s cooperative combat and puzzle solving. Bethesda’s playable demo of Hunted: The Demon’s Forge at Gamescom was but a smaller slice of a hands-off demo I’d seen before. It starts with…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 27, 2010 -
Burnout: Hot Pursuit
This is Burnout. That’s the first thing that crossed my mind in the middle of my race against a group of other writers. And why not? Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit and Burnout share a pedigree. Electronic Arts’ Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit promises to go back to the series roots with exotic cars and…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010 -
Capcom Ups The Ante With The Dead Rising 2 High Stakes Edition
If the North American special edition of Dead Rising 2 wasn’t good enough for you, you’ll likely love Capcom’s High Stakes Edition, packed with swag and available now for preorder via the Capcom Store while supplies last. This is the ultimate collector’s edition for Dead Rising 2 fans, and it’s only available in extremely limited…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 -
The PAX Nerd Orgy Needs Women
What could be more exciting than a Friday night nerd orgy at PAX next weekend in Seattle? How about a Friday night nerd orgy with actual females attending? A Seattle-area Craigslist ad is calling for “like-minded adults” to attend “a friendly adult party” in a hotel room at the Penny Arcade Expo next weekend. “A…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 -
Tampa Sheriff Calls Out Columbine Video Game
The arrest earlier this week of a teen accused of plotting a massacre at his school in Tampa has put computer game Super Columbine Massacre RPG back in the spotlight. Deputies investigating the case tell the Tampa Tribune they found a copy of a video game about the Columbine High School mass shooting in the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010 -
Becoming A Templar In The Secret World
Funcom has released a new trailer and screens showing players what it’s like to become a Templar, one of the three factions in the upcoming real-world supernatural massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Secret World. New York has the mysterious Illuminati, Seoul has the manipulative Dragons, and London gets the Templar, the most militaristic of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 -
Red Dead Redemption’s Liars And Cheats Pack Is Two Packs In One
Because platform networks have issues with giving things away, Rockstar rolls its planned free Free Roam pack into its Liars and Cheats Pack, releasing one massive chunk of new content for Red Dead Redemption on September 21. What’s inside? Rockstar originally planned four downloadable content packs for Red Dead Redemption: Legends and Killers, which has…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 -
A Closer Look At The Kinect Beta’s Avatars and Dashboards
With the official Kinect Beta flooding out to those select few whom Microsoft invited to test out their upcoming motion gaming add-on, the images are already starting to stream in. Here for your perusal is a closer look at both Kinect’s new dashboard and menu systems and the revamped avatars hitting the Xbox 360 when…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010 -
Did You Know It’s Friday?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Spying on Dogs Did you? I didn’t! Like I just found out. Like now. Like wow! What you missed last night Xbox 360 Voice Chat Being Upgraded Modern Warfare 3: The Book Of Corinthians Super Columbine Massacre Pops Up in School Shooting Scare? U. of Florida Adds Starcraft Studies
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010
