There’s the odd pirate reference here and there in Valve’s DOTA 2, but that wasn’t enough for this mod. No, the creators of the STS Pirate Language Pack wanted to essentially re-localise the game, so it could be understood by toothless nautical bandits of the 17th century. Serving as a “complete rewrite of the entire…
This is a poster that’s being given away at this year’s PAX. If Sony and the artist were hoping I’d stop associating this game with Day of the Triffids, they’re going to be very disappointed. Not that this is a bad thing. The last game that got me thinking of the classic British sci-fi novel…
The Witcher 2 is getting mod tools. We previously knew…that fact and that fact alone, but at GamesCom last week developers CD Projekt showed off the game’s upcoming REDkit, and it’s looking terrific. Far from being just a simple level editor or means of sliding mods into the game, REDkit looks to be one step…
Pandemic is a Half-Life 2 movie made by anklove. While it’s got its fair share of effects, this isn’t some attempt at a blockbuster action flick. Instead, it does what Eastern European movies do best: turn the screws on a desolate, bleak landscape. So, yeah, this isn’t a feel-good project. At the end of four…
Sony has today revealed re-iterated which PS1 games will be available, and compatible, for direct download and play on the PlayStation Vita when the handheld’s big 1.80 firmware update hits tomorrow. Things start out so well! Sony’s Don Mesa says “We are working hard to ensure that all of your favorite PS one Classics titles…
After nearly five years with an iPhone in my pocket, I bought an Android phone last week. A HTC One XL. It’s a glorious phone, and I had been looking forward to providing a little more Android coverage on GAOTD, but seeing as I’ve gotten side-tracked playing old Lucasarts adventure games on the thing, I…
Epic has uploaded a .pdf including technical details and new screenshots for its upcoming Unreal Engine 4.
While Kinect developers struggle to wrangle a decent non-dancing game experience out of Microsoft’s peripheral, indie PC studio Indomitus Games are working on a PC game where you need a microphone. Because your voice will be the only way you can get stuff done. In Verbis Virtus is an upcoming fantasy title where you play…
Things you will see in this week’s round-up of the best in cosplay: comeone dressed as TF2’s Tentaspy. Two Mass Effect ladies. Two Warhammer 40K outfits. Raiden from Metal Gear Rising. A disturbingly life-like Connor from Assassin’s Creed III. And not one, or two, or even three, but eight Monster Hunters. While this is an…
Kotaku reader Ben and his special someone Bethany were recently married in Indianapolis, and as you can probably tell by the fact I’m writing about this on the site, they didn’t just have a normal wedding. Their ceremony was one catered a little more to our interests, as it included a SNES wedding cake (complete…
That way we can share the experience. I know that as far as back as Day of the Tentacle I’ve been interested in seeing the effects of putting things in a microwave that are not designed to go in a microwave, but have been too cowardly (or…health-conscious) to do it. Thanks heavens for the internet,…
That old Ben Kenobi really was a damn fool. Mos Eisley wasn’t the galaxy’s most wretched hive of scum and villainy. It wasn’t even Tatooine’s (um, Jabba’s Palace?)! No, you want scummy villains, you head to the planet where all the action is: Coruscant. This concept art from the upcoming Star Wars 1313 revels in…
It’s 2012. We take stuff like the transfer of data for granted. But back in the day, for kids, trading Pokémon between Game Boys seemed like a little big of magic. Magic that’s explained, in great detail, above. It’s the Link. Cable. puraspokeweas [via Tiny Cartridge]
I’ve got an arcade stick. Fancy Hori one. I had thought, up until this very moment, it was the bee’s knees. Turns out it’s not even the bee’s ankles. So thanks, Shadaloo, for the Monday morning downer. Shadaloo make custom fight sticks. Users can choose their components (serious arcade/fight fans being picky about their brands…
Nintendo has a reputation for – the odd dodgy hinge aside – building sturdy, reliable hardware. As you’d expect, given the battery of tests they put their handheld systems through But that’s lab science. What about the real world? This series of tests, dropping a retail 3DS onto concrete from various heights, sets out to…
Artist Mike Sekowski takes the idea of fan fiction and drags it somewhere even Garry’s Mod would struggle to keep up with. A glorious image, to be sure, but just how much use would Mario be in a real fight? I’m imagining scenarios involving head-stomping and mushroom-swallowing are somewhat limited on the modern battlefield. Then…
When compared to a $6000, life-sized statue of the man, a $375 statue of Old Republic’s Darth Malgus suddenly doesn’t seem as expensive, does it? The Sith Lord “Premium Format Figure” (but actually a statue) by Sideshow goes on sale in March 2013. At 20″ tall and with a real fabric cape, you can pre-order…
Adding to the ranks of people who worked on the Mass Effect series that we’ve featured here on Fine Art, tonight we turn the spotlight on Finnish artist Mikko Kinnunen. Though focusing solely on his Mass Effect work, amazing as it is, would be selling him short. Having also worked for companies like Paramount Pictures…
Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel might be the most unnecessary sequel of this console generation. Who asked for this? Did you? You? What about you? It sure as hell wasn’t me. As snooze-inducing as the game may end up being, though, at least this clip associated with it is worth a watch. It was…
Not that this is a new idea – it’s where a lot of the appeal of AAA devs going indie lies – but it’s nice to remember that as annoying as the endless stream of Kickstarter projects are, and as big as the risks are for both developers and consumers, there’s an upshoot to the…
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