The tree of video game webcomics must be refreshed from time to time with new blood. More »
Last week, you had your say on the future of Kotaku – and while I’ll only be here for a few weeks, I vowed to try out new things based on your suggestions. The beauty of it is, if it’s successful, it can stay. If it’s not, you can just blame it on the ol’ Jungster.
So, what sort of new things can you expect? More »
Last week I mentioned that Kotaku readers in New York City would have the opportunity to go to a local game development studio, play a new game and tell the developers what you thought. Some of you did that. More »
For those keen on a more visceral gaming experience, there is the 3rd Space FPS Vest. The vest features pneumatic cells that deliver a body impact when you take shots in a game. Compatibility has so far been focused on FPS titles, like Crysis, Quake 4, Quake Wars, Doom 3, and Half-Life 2 Episodes. But now word has emerged that the vest is compatible with the world’s favourite MMO, World of Warcraft. So if you want to add some sting to your arena efforts, you might want to order one of these vests — though they’re currently listed out of stock. Just don’t pretend that physical force feedback equates to physical exercise.
3rd Space Vest works with World of Warcraft [Ubergizmo] More »
Update: Fixed a few broken links.
The program, called “Feedback”, is a chart editor for Activision’s Guitar Hero series. With it, you can add your own songs to the finger-flexing music title, like Master of Puppets demonstrated here.
Now, you may have heard of Feedback before. But what you probably didn’t know is that it’s made by two Aussie developers – one from Pandemic and the other Krome Studios. The pair has just released to the tool for free, and you can download it from the official website.
The site also has comprehensive instructions on how to use the utility, which requires a PC running Windows 2000, XP or Vista. The latest version of DirectX 9 is a must as well.
There’s a press release and a screenshot after the jump, if you feel like taking a squiz. More »
