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Scott Pilgrim vs Some Badass Animated Gifs
The super-talented Paul Robertson was one of the main men to thank for Scott Pilgrim being one of the best-looking games we’ve seen so far this year. Here, we take a look at some of the reasons why that is. Robertson has posted several examples of his work for the game on his personal site,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2010 -
New Batman Game Lets You Use Your DS On The Wii
The upcoming Batman: The Brave and the Bold will be doing something too few games have done so far this hardware generation: feature cross-play compatibility between the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. The game will be available on both systems, and if someone is playing the Wii version alongside someone on the DS, the person…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2010 -
Zoey Goes Ninja While The Engineer Does The Robot
Using sparse backgrounds, 3DS Max and the power of C&C Music Factory, Lionhead animator James Benson has for the last month been taking some of Valve’s best characters and breathing a little extra life into them. In the clip above, Left 4 Dead’s Zoey breaks free from the confines of a first-person perspective and figures…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2010 -
What Came First, The XCOM Or The Game?
I paid a visit to 2K Marin’s Canberra offices last week to have a chat with the developers of the upcoming XCOM reboot for the 360 and PC. And there was really only one question I wanted to ask. As a big fan of the old series, and someone more than a little disappointed to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 16, 2010 -
Lemonade Tycoon
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Gamescom Spectacular Days Away My neighbor’s kids visit him every other weekend. Today they set up a lemonade stand. We’re not on a high traffic street. I just know I’m gonna buy two cups of lemonade when I go to the gym and when I come back, pay them $1…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
A Few Notes of Elton John in Mega Man 2’s Soundtrack
Reader Andrew G. has, since he was six, always thought that the theme for Dr. Wily’s Castle from Mega Man 2 sounded like Elton John’s “I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That.” Both were released in 1988. So, this is what it’s come to this weekend. Alright. Well, enjoy watching Mega Man rock…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
Hey — Why Aren’t There Any Ladders In Fallout?
Answer: “We’re game development pussies,” Bethesda’s Todd Howard said at a QuakeCon panel on Friday. No really, the engine in Fallout and Elder Scrolls runs into AI problems if ladders are introduced, and the developer just works around them. “One day, we tried to figure out why we wanted ladders so bad because we don’t…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
The Week in Games: The Dog Days of August
Square Enix owns the week as Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days releases on Tuesday, with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light coming to Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday. Sunday, Aug. 15 Battle vs. Chess (PC) House M.D. (Mac, PC) Tuesday, Aug. 17 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (PC, PS3, 360) – In…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
Kotaku’s Top Five List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The 50 Greatest Video Game Race Tracks [Breakdown Cover] With 50 tracks and videos for all of them, they’ve really done their homework on this…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
Medal of Honor’s Singleplayer Will Present ‘Two Different Sides’
Perhaps I spoke too soon about Medal of Honor’s singleplayer. In this look at the campaign, executive producer Greg Goodrich says the story will be told “from two different sides.” This video shows two singleplayer missions, including one in which players head into town to gather intel on al Qaida. It seems unlikely the singleplayer…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
Inevitably, Someone’s Mad That You Can Be The Taliban In Medal of Honor
I must be inside the bubble, because the idea of playing as the Taliban in Medal of Honor multiplayer didn’t hit me as particularly controversial. Fox News noticed. Though it did treat the subject reasonably, the woman they interviewed doesn’t. This segment aired on Fox & Friends yesterday and, despite the network’s poor rep with…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
Three Minutes of Zealotry in Halo: Reach
Three maps, not part of the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta, were recently confirmed. We saw Reflection on Friday. Here’s Zealot, which has low-gravity features that seem very useful for … jumping right into a melee to the face. There’s a gravity lift at the center of the map (should be a popular camping spot, hm?)…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Bored to Death
This piece of original art, which appeared in Gizmodo this past week, is our exploitable inspiration for the latest Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. Big thanks to Sam Spratt for his permission for you to use this original drawing to make a witty, visual one-liner about … what? A boring game? Vaporware? Load times? Or maybe you…
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
You know, that guy breaking the big news does look a little like McWhertor. Today’s winner in the #taypics derby is TERROR-HORROR. Enjoy, while you talk about video games! Submit your TAY pic to #TAYpics Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Owen Good Published August 15, 2010 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Munchies Winners
We were so Pringles with last week’s ‘Shop challenge – give the world a new game-themed snack food to rival the Madden-flavored Doritos. We have 20 winners in side – get them a curly mustache! Yep, the7k, drawing on a bit of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 lingo, did up some nice cans of “potato crisps”…
By Owen Good Published August 14, 2010 -
Is “Red Factions: Battlegrounds” The Series’ Arcade-Size Title?
THQ, publisher of the Red Faction series, recently registered a domain for Red Faction Battlegrounds. That, plus word the publisher is working on a Red Faction game for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, equals a rumor. The series’ next title, Red Faction: Armageddon, is due out next year, and reports have the publisher cranking…
By Owen Good Published August 14, 2010 -
Literal Lyrics For The Halo: Reach Trailer
This goof would seem to be played out by now, but Tobuscus is back at it again, singing it like he sees it in the Halo: Reach Trailer. Why wasn’t the gun already turned forward? Now you’re dead. Halo: Reach LITERAL Trailer [Thanks, Brent!]
By Owen Good Published August 14, 2010 -
H.A.W.X. 2 Gets a D.E.M.O. Next W.E.E.K.
Hey, if you like your warfighting served up with jetflying and jargonspeaking, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 will drop a demo on Monday and Tuesday. Xbox 360 gets the demo on Aug. 16; PS3 gets it on Aug. 17. It’ll pack two singleplayer missions. Interception Course: Take to the air as a Russian pilot sent to…
By Owen Good Published August 14, 2010