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Who Killed the Solar Console?
Three years ago someone built a solar-powered video game console. It was a novelty. You couldn’t really say it was ahead of its time, because that assumes such a time will come. Built like the love child of the Zaxxon robot and a leaf blower, the unit – a solar-powered Wii – sacrificed plenty of…
By Owen Good Published July 21, 2010 -
Ubisoft and DC Team Up for Driver Comic
Ubisoft and DC Comics’ WildStorm Productions are teaming up to produce a comic set in the Driver video game series universe, with a preview comic to be given away at Comic-Con this week. The comic itself, illustrated by Greg Scott and written by David Lapham, takes place after the events of Driv3r and ends just…
By Amber Nichols Published July 21, 2010 -
Kerrigan Returns To Finish The Job In StarCraft II: Ghosts Of The Past
The final unlock from Blizzard’s Join the Dominion StarCraft II website is this amazing trailer, furthering our belief that Blizzard should stop making games and start making movies. Reader Robert directed us to the movie, revealed today on the Join the Dominion website, likely the last trailer we’ll get for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2010 -
Lagoa Demonstrates The Sweet Science Of Physics
Now here’s a little science we can all get behind. Check out this gorgeous particle physics demonstration, courtesy of special effects artist Thiago Costa’s Lagoa Multiphysics. Thiago Costa has worked on the Assassin’s Creed Lineage series at Ubisoft, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra with CafeFX, and a whole lot more. His body of work…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2010 -
Jose Gonzalez Records Acoustic Performance at Rockstar
Jose Gonzalez recently dropped in to Rockstar Games’ New York offices to record an acoustic version of his song “Far Away,” featured on the Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack. On their roof no less! The song can be heard in-game during John Marston’s ride to Mexico on horseback. [Thanks oldage]
By Kate Finegan Published July 21, 2010 -
The Facebook Game That Makes Fun of Facebook Games
Ian Bogost – video game academic, designer and one-time Kotaku guest editor – has just released the Shaun of the Dead of Facebook games. No, it’s not about zombies. Or cricket bats. Instead, Cow Clicker is about…cows. But it does to Facebook games what Shaun did for zombie movies: as Bogost puts it, Cow Clicker…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010 -
Rockstar Has Low-Down Dirty Red Dead Redemption Cheaters In Its Sights
Just because the Old West was full of no-good cheatin’ scoundrels doesn’t mean Red Dead Redemption’s online multiplayer has to be. Rockstar plans to roll out a title update that will end cheating and griefing once and for all. Red Dead Redemption is a hell of a lot of fun to play online, at least…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2010 -
The Beauty Of The Video Game Summer Job
In the summers of my school years I delivered flowers, taught karate and once had a lemonade stand. But I never had a video game summer job. If I did, maybe I’d have imitated 14-year-old Giovanni Holmes. Giovanni is running a video game website this summer. He’s trying to turn it into a social network.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2010 -
inFamous 2 Is a “Comic Book Come to Life”
The folks behind upcoming Playstation 3 action title inFamous 2 are getting psyched up for their upcoming San Diego Comic-Con panel about their upcoming game. Their panel, From Origins to Evolution, will walk fans through the game that developer Sucker Punch describe as a comic book come to life. If you’re going to be at…
By Brian Crecente Published July 21, 2010 -
I Am Way More Than 8-Bit
I Am 8-Bit started out as an art show about video games, but that doesn’t mean I Am 8-Bit is only an art show. It’s more, far more. The gallery put I Am 8-Bit on the map, but from the moment it did, the show’s 27-year-old founder, Jon M. Gibson, was intent on exploring every…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2010 -
Dead Space Ignition’s Puzzles and Comics
This closer look at Dead Space Ignition gives us a better sense of the art style that will be found in the stage-setter for Dead Space 2. The downloadable PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 title, due out this coming January, has you hacking your way through an interactive comic. As we’ve reported before, the game…
By Brian Crecente Published July 21, 2010 -
Games Within Games: Making Asteroids, Final Fantasy and Metal Slug in Starcraft II
Starcraft II looks to be an amazing game in its own right, but it’s also an incredible tool for making your own games. When Blizzard took to the stage last year to show off the game editor for Starcraft II they were sure to bring with them examples of some incredible mods they had already…
By Brian Crecente Published July 21, 2010 -
My Spidey Senses Are Tingling, Comic-Con Must Be Afoot
Tonight is preview night at the San Diego Comic-Con. So let’s talk comics and games and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. Shattered Dimensions game designer Francois Taddei will be on hand to talk about everyone’s favorite neighborhood hero — make that, heroes. The game features Spidey from various dimensions and then shatters them! Totilo will also be…
By Brian Crecente Published July 21, 2010 -
Mark Hamill And Kevin Conroy Give Voice To DC Universe Online
The struggle between madness and sanity continues in DC Universe Online, with Mark Hamill voicing the Joker and Kevin Conroy reprising his role as Batman, headlining an all-star cast that includes Adam Baldwin and Gina Torres of Firefly fame. Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy are the Joker and Batman for an entire generation, and their…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2010 -
Craigslist Is Not A Safe Place To Buy Consumer Electronics
A group of three men in Stafford County, Virginia attempting to rob people responding to ads advertising a PlayStation 3 and an iPhone have authorities warning residents about the dangers of buying electronics through Craigslist. I’d like to think that people wouldn’t need a warning about buying things off of Craigslist. It’s an excellent way…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2010
