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What Was Call of Duty: Devil’s Brigade?
We’ve got a sighting of what may be a World War II Call of Duty game that was built for the Xbox 360. The website for visual artist Terry Allen shows three brief clips from what Allen refers to as a ” a COD game called Devil’s Brigade set in Italy in WWII.” The clips…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
Lost Planet 2 Invaded By The Helghast
With Resident Evil, Gears of War, Monster Hunter, and Dead Rising already represented in cameo form in Capcom’s Lost Planet 2, where do we go from here? How about the ravaged surface of Killzone’s Helghan? The nightmarish Helghast from the Killzone series are the latest cameo characters to make an appearance in Lost Planet 2,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2010 -
Top Nine Videogame Reporters and Journalists
Journalists in video games are as diverse and wide ranging as journalists in the real world. Some are action reporters, others prefer to sit down with their subjects and chat. The common thread that ties them all together is their search for the truth. This truth depends on their skills as an observer and actions…
By Lauren Orsini Published May 14, 2010 -
Modern Warfare 2’s Resurgence Map Pack In Five Pictures
It’s hard to be angry about paying $15 for another mix of new and old maps in the Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence map pack when the Funhaus is staring you right in the face, now is it? Let’s visit the carnival! Sure, Vacant and Strike are rehashes of old Modern Warfare maps, but look at…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2010 -
Bette Midler, Howie Mandel, and that Guy From the Office on Text Addiction
Video game addiction, Internet addiction, Blackberry addiction: The more mainstream a bit of technology becomes the more people pop up who can’t seem to handle it appropriately. During last night’s episode of The Marriage Ref, viewers were introduced to a teacher who is so addicted to her Blackberry that she texts during sex. Let’s hope…
By Brian Crecente Published May 14, 2010 -
The Old Republic’s Advanced Class System Revealed
With only four classes for each of its two factions, BioWare’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic further mixes things up with the Advanced Class system, a talent system that splits each class right down the middle. The Advance Class system comes into play once your character in The Old Republic grows in power.…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2010 -
Building A Better Guybrush Threepwood
Rather than bury us in another flood of screenshots for Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge, LucasArts gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into bringing Guybrush Threepwood to life from 19-year-old sprites. For an iconic video game leading man, Guybrush Threepwood’s look is open to a lot of interpretation. LucasArts went through…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2010 -
21 Stars Into Super Mario Galaxy 2, A Few Thoughts Come To Mind
You don’t want me to try to describe the surreal galaxies of the first three worlds of Super Mario Galaxy 2, so how about some more abstract impressions? I’ve spent one evening playing Nintendo’s next Mario game, collecting 21 stars across three of Super Mario Galaxy 2’s world maps. Each map contains several galaxies, which…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
Stormtroopers Love Mario Kart, Tetris, Space Invaders
Stormtroopers 365 isn’t just a year-long photo project that wrapped up last month, it’s also proof that like you and I, Stormtroopers love to get their game on. Found among the 365 posed shots of mini Stormtroopers in the rain, guarding cameras and running from giant Darth Vader, are these shots of the tiny white…
By Brian Crecente Published May 14, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Here at TAY labs we lament that we were never able to get that fast-Mario music to play when you become a starred commenter. Nevertheless, please comment here about video games. Thanks. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
Too Big and Too Hard
Video games are too big, and too hard. Even for those of us that will argue against this notion until we’re blue in the face, there is an increasing amount of data that proves it. Here’s what seems to be going on in game development right now to address it. Since we rebooted GamePro at…
John Davison Published May 14, 2010 -
Man, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Is Great
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Today… My Son is a Gamer So great, so, so, so, so great. I’m not watching it right now — right now, I’m working. I’m listening to it. So, so great. What you missed last night Don’t Hate Crysis 2 Because It’s Beautiful Modern Warfare 2’s Next DLC Brings More…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
All The Super Mario Galaxy 2 Ads You Could Ever Watch
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is coming to the Nintendo Wii. Soon, even. Here are a bunch of ads. Better yet, a compendium That’s Kazunari Ninomiya and Masaki Aiba playing through the game. Aiba is a popstar and actor — ditto for Ninomiya; however, he’s known to Western audiences for his role in Letters from Iwo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
There’s More To This Game Than Virtual Upskirts
While some adult game developers would be content with virtual skirt lifting, Teatime is not just some game developer. As noted previously, Teatime has brought face tracking “T-Cam” tech to its games, allowing players to look at in-game heroines from various angles, including up their skirts. The developer’s latest game has virtual skirt lifting. Upcoming…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
Prince Of Persia, Chesty Sand
Prince of Persia. Prince of Persia has a new game coming out. New movie, too. It’s set in Persia, Persia has sand. All of which explains this giant Prince of Persia sand castle! It’s been built in London, and while it’s a shameless marketing ploy engineered in order to gain column space on video game…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010 -
Who Wants A Dragon Age…Letter Opener?
What is this, 1876? Who still writes letters? Not me, though that won’t stop me looking fondly at these Dragon Age letter openers, which fittingly are tiny replicas of Dragon Age swords. Distributed by Sideshow, there are two available, the Grey Warden’s “Render” and the Darkspawn’s “Greatersword”. While small – both are only 7″ tall…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010 -
Which Game Designer Do You Not Like? At all.
It may be early, but it’s still Friday. And Friday’s Friday. Know what that means? It’s time for Tell Us Dammit. So tell, us. Dammit! Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
The Real Reason Obama Can’t Work An Xbox
The controls? Too complex. As seen on Toby Toons
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010 -
Is There A Better Use For Street Fighter II Sound Effects?
Fighting game Street Fighter II is iconic. The opening theme for anime Doraemon is iconic as well. Will they mix? Someone on the Japanese internet decided to see if that was possible but attempting to use sound effects from Street Fighter II to reproduced the Doraemon opening theme, Doraemon no Uta (Doraemon’s Song). Doraemon is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
Bring Me The Head Of Master Chief
Master Chief is a big man, but he wasn’t always big. He was once a boy, called John! And when John was a boy – no, a baby – then maybe these Halo helmets would have fit him. Special effects house WETA, who at one stage were signed up to do the Peter Jackson Halo…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010