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QuakeCon’s Steam Sale Prices Are Insane
Where can you get 27 different id Software and Bethesda Softworks titles for only $70? At the Steam QuakeCon 2010 Sale, along with daily specials on the best games the two companies have to offer. Buying the 27 games included in Steam’s QuakeCon pack individually would run you $233.25, which is a fair price to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
id Unleashes Impressive Rage On The iPhone [UPDATE]
During his keynote speech at QuakeCon 2010, id Software’s John Carmack demonstrated Rage on the iPhone, running at 60 frames-per-second and able to “kill anything done on the Xbox or PlayStation 2.” Carmack’s demonstration, using the id Tech 5 engine, could possibly be the most impressive tech we’ve seen on the iPhone. Running on the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
Bethesda Snaps Up Another Developer, Arkane Studios
Bethesda Softworks’ Pete Hines just revealed at QuakeCon 2010 that its parent company Zenimax Media has welcomed another developer into its fold. Zenimax, which acquired Quake developer id Software last year, is also the new home of Arkane Studios. Arkane Studios may be best known for its role-playing game Arx Fatalis, its level design contributions…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 12, 2010 -
Aion’s Assault On Balaurea Bonus Pets Are Functional As Well As Ornamental
Picking up Aion’s free Assault On Balaurea expansion at retail has its benefits, including one of several retailer-exclusive pets, each with a special benefit for players possessing it. Dibs on the odd-looking squirrel thing! Assault On Balaurea, due out on September 7 in North America, adds pets to NCsoft’s MMO, but not the useless cosmetic…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
Israel’s Lottery Balls Are Raving, Rabid
Unless Ubisoft has been holding out Rayman’s Raving Israeli Lottery Balls on us, the company responsible for these Israeli lottery commercials has some explaining to do. Reader Ido sends us these two YouTube videos of commercials currently airing for the Israeli lottery, featuring an extremely familiar set of animated lottery balls. The spots depict people…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
BioShock Infinite Goes Beyond The Sea & Into The Skies
The trailer teased a return to the underwater failed Utopia of Rapture, first seen in 2007’s BioShock. But last night, we saw BioShock Infinite in action, a live demo. This next big thing from Ken Levine’s Irrational Games is something different. This is the BioShock of a floating city, of America in 1912, of a…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 12, 2010 -
New Uncharted 2 DLC Skins Drake’s Sidekicks
You say you want more sidekick characters in your Uncharted 2: Among Thieves online multiplayer? How about three Sullivans, two Chloes, and an Elena? The Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Sidekick Skins pack answers players desperate need for more sidekick action, with multiple skins for three of Drake’s best buddies, plus Dillon and Mac from the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
The Magnificent Mustachioed Gaming Heroes
From the man who brought you the bearded faces of gaming’s most beloved characters comes this look at some manly faces covered in macho mustaches… and one bereft of his. My favorite of the much has to be Donkey Kong sporting not only a magnificent handlebar mustach, but also a crazy pompadour. Who’s your stylist?…
By Brian Crecente Published August 12, 2010 -
Global Agenda Gets A Facelift
This dynamic new login screen will greet Global Agenda players this afternoon, heralding the completion of the Sandstorm update, bringing sweeping changes to the game’s Agency-Vs.-Agency PVP. Want to see the login screen that didn’t make the cut? Today developer Hi-Rez Studios finally completes the Sandstorm game update for Global Agenda that started rolling out…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
Nerdy Real Life Superheroes to Keep City Safe from Bullies, Jocks
They walk among us—average citizens who don capes and masks at night to battle evil-doers. They call themselves Real Life Superheroes, and they are, of course, deeply nerdy. A visit to the World Superhero Registry – the apparent home of this movement on the web – reveals images of adult men and women in full-on…
By Frank Cozzarelli Published August 12, 2010 -
Disney’s World Of Cars Online Won’t Let Me Be Car 69
Yesterday Disney debuted its latest virtual world, Disney-Pixar World of Cars Online, with parental controls so strict I couldn’t number my car 69 for some odd reason. Create a car with eyeballs and drive yourself to distraction in the family-friendly browser-based online game based on Pixar’s award winning movie. Use the mouse to maneuver your…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
Call Of Duty’s RC-XD, Ready For Deployment
If you can have this much fun with Call of Duty: Black Ops’ remote-controlled vehicle in-game, imagine how much fun you’ll have with the real version included in the game’s newly-revealed Prestige Edition What young boy hasn’t imagined strapping explosives to a remote-controlled car to take out his imagined enemies? Of course now we’re much…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
QuakeCon Begins, Keynote Later Today
Today is day one of QuakeCon in Dallas, Texas. The main event should be the show’s keynote address, which kicks off at 2:00pm in Dallas, which is 1pm Kotaku Time (aka MT). We’ll be liveblogging it. Last year’s keynote featured news about Quake Live, Xbox Live Arcade and iPhone releases from id software, more news…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 12, 2010 -
Apple Patent Turns Your Games Into Comic Books
Imagine finishing a video game like Mass Effect and then having a personalized comic book generated featuring the decisions and tactics you used while playing. Apple has already imagined it, and they’ve got the patent application to prove it. Apple Insider directs us to U.S. Patent Application number 20100203970, titled “Automatically Generating a Book Describing…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Special Edition Includes Video Surveillance Vehicle
Due out this November, the special edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops will include a tiny remote control “video surveillance vehicle” inspired by the game’s multiplayer. The remote control vehicle, inspired by the RC-XD found in the game’s multiplayer, has a range of about 200 feet and a fully-functioning remote camera that transmits both…
By Brian Crecente Published August 12, 2010 -
F.E.A.R. 3’s Brotherly, Bloody Discourse
Brotherly love, there’s nothing like it, and there’s certainly nothing like the particular brand of brotherly love found in upcoming shooter F.E.A.R. 3, as seen in this new cinematic trailer. FEAR is one of those series that I want to love but seem to instead oscillate between loving and being disinterested in. Hopefully this upcoming…
By Brian Crecente Published August 12, 2010