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Valve Release Left 4 Dead Mod Tools
Those wanting to build their own take on the zombie apocalypse are being well looked after today, with Valve announcing an open beta for Left 4 Dead’s software development kit. If you jump to the “tools” tab in Steam, you’ll see it available for download. Contained within are “modified versions of the same tools” used…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 -
Your Favorite Red Picture Is…
Kotakuland has spoken and picked its favorite red picture for our Red Faction contest. But which photo was the winner? (Hint: It’s a picture with red in it.) For this contest we asked folks to send us read photos, and we got extremely impressive entries. Much love to everyone who entered. But sadly we only…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 -
Broken Window Theory: Invaders Reckless Abandon
As seen on Abandoned Places.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009 -
Call of Duty: World At War, MadWorld Go Cheap
Looking for some piping hot deals this weekend? Then look no further than… however far Call of Duty: World At War and MadWorld are. Both are newly cheap, thanks to fresh price breaks. Treyarch’s return to World War II is the latest Steam Weekend Deal, marked down 50% on Valve’s digital distribution service. That translates…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009 -
New Tony Hawk Peripheral “Responds Like A Real Skateboard”
Whether you think the new Tony Hawk skateboard controller is a disaster-in-waiting or a stroke of mould-injected genius, you’ll want to know how it works. And Tony Hawk himself has offered some clues. “The board controller is a marvel of new technology”, he says in full-blown PR mode, before continuing. “[It] responds like a real…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 -
Adventure Quest Brings 80s Gaming To The Stage
This summer The Brick Theater in Brooklyn, New York will debut Adventure Quest – a play built around PC adventure gaming of the 80s and early 90s. The production projects vintage game graphics onto the stage, uses 8-bit era music and an EGA color palette theme for set pieces and costumes. The story is about…
By AJ Glasser Published May 15, 2009 -
EA Adds First-Person Punching To NHL 10
Get ready to experience what it’s really like to punch Canadians and Eastern Europeans in the face when NHL 10 ships this September. Electronic Arts has added first-person view brawling to the professional hockey sim. First person brawlers are few and far between—only a handful, like Condemned, Breakdown and Zeno Clash, have found some degree…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009 -
Mega Man Losing To The French In Robot Hall Of Fame Race
Mega Man is a man among robots, but is he spiffy enough to top a French robot built in 1810 that writes poetry for a spot in the Robot Hall of Fame? Capcom isn’t completely sure and that’s why they’re asking their blog readers to go support their iconic blue-clad hero by voting for him…
By AJ Glasser Published May 15, 2009 -
E3 Cometh
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: The Most Important Live Blog of The Day Micro-Ash crawling. Congrats man, pretty cool and we were IMing when it happened, so it’s almost like I was there. We kicked off our contest today to fly a reader out to E3 to help us cover the big show, press pass…
By Brian Crecente Published May 15, 2009 -
Reminder: BlizzCon Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow
Don’t forget! Tomorrow, the first batch of tickets for BlizzCon 2009 go on sale at the official Blizzard online store at 10 A.M. Pacific Time sharp. Let’s hope Blizzard’s web infrastructure can hold up. Given my close proximity to Irvine, I’d hate to see anyone bad happen, like Blizzard’s web servers going nuclear. But it’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009 -
MX VS. ATV Re-re-reflex First Look
MX Vs. ATV Reflex will allow gamers to control the driver and vehicle separately with a controller’s two thumbsticks. During a brief demonstration last week, developers showed onlookers how the “rider reflex” controls can affect stunts and maneuverability. By shifting your riders weight around while driving you can actually put weight on different tires, allowing…
By Brian Crecente Published May 15, 2009 -
What’s Tecmo Bringing To E3? Ninja Gaiden Models, For One
Publisher Tecmo is heading to E3, armed with a septet of games, three of them still currently unannounced. What will Tecmo be bringing, beyond a playable Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2? And “Ninja Gaiden models”? A lineup that’s heavy on the PlayStation, with Quantum for the PlayStation 3 and Undead Knights for the PSP. Quantum, for…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009 -
Japanese Console War Returns To Normal
The battle for Japanese hardware supremacy has been in a bit of flux for the past few months, with the once dominant Wii giving ground to the PlayStation 3. Not anymore. Nintendo hardware outsold its Sony (and Microsoft) competition in Japan last week, with the DSi and Wii swapping positions on the Media Create sales…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009 -
Street Fighter IV Hyper Turbo PC Specs
Is your computer tough enough to go toe to toe with the world warriors of Street Fighter IV? Capcom’s official recommended PC specs hold the answer. As you can imagine, rendering frantic fighting action isn’t a job for a low-end PC. According to Capcom, you’re going to need at least an Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz…
By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2009 -
Guitar Hero 5: Four of Anything
Guitar Hero 5 will let up to four players rock out on the same instrument at the same time. That’s four guitarists or four microphones and yes, even four drummers. The game will also let you mix and match willy nilly what instruments you want to play as a group, so you can set up…
By Brian Crecente Published May 15, 2009 -
April NPD-PDs: For Better Arguing
The experiment continues. In a quest to give people apples-to-apples sales comparisons, here are the Kotaku-coined NPD-PDs for April. That’s NPDs “per day.” Every month, the NPD group releases video game sales figures for the U.S. market, covering the past month. But the “months” that NPD uses vary in length and don’t align with the…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2009 -
Surprise! Team Fortress 2 Spy Class Is Also Getting An Update
The Sniper class from Team Fortress 2 isn’t the only one getting new tricks. The Spy’s getting some too. And he’s taking over the latest batch of TF2 update news with two new crafty items. As stealthily alluded to in yesterday’s Sniper update, the Spy is coming out of hiding, stabbing the poor headshotting Aussie…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009 -
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Pre-Order Bonus Is Golden
Activision, which really needs to learn how to space out its Transformers news, is granting fans who pre-order Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen access to golden versions of Optimus Prime and Megatron. An exclusive pre-order bonus for those who put their money down at GameStop, a special code to unlock the golden versions of the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2009 -
Post-Lawsuit, Old Teams Absent From Next Maddens
Hall of Famers are playable in the next Madden, but the recent PlayStation 2 inclusion of legacy teams is gone — not because of legal action but in the interest of feature parity, says EA. Last November, retired NFL players won a $28 million judgment against the NFL Players Union in a lawsuit regarding the…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2009 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend, my Wii will be getting a workout as I jab my way through the rest of the World Circuit in Nintendo’s Punch-Out!! re-whatever we’re calling this game. Is it a remake? Re-imagining? That’s hardly a concern. What is a concern is how terribly I’m performing against Irish stereotype Aran Ryan. Having never really…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 15, 2009