PC

I Was Impressed By Company Of Heroes 2′s Fire And Snow

The physical feature that most impressed players of the first great Company of Heroes real-time strategy game was the earth. In combat, under the impact of a grenade or tank shell, it cratered.


PlayStation

I’m Actually On The Bandwagon For A Vita Game Called PulzAR. Join Me?

The first time I saw the word PulzAR on a list of upcoming PlayStation-brand video games, I laughed. Or did I scoff? One of the two. PulzAR?? Really?


Nintendo

Batman Gets Top Billing, But This Might Be A Great Justice League Game

Let us begin Kotaku‘s Day of Video Game Preview (May 22 edition) with a caveat about the information we may bring you about Lego Batman 2: DC Super-Heroes. I can’t tell you if this game, which includes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Martian Manhunter, Cyborg and Green Lantern also includes Hawkman.


May 17, 2012
PlayStation

I Just Saw The Last Of Us In Action, And It Looks Amazing

I just watched two people from Naughty Dog play The Last of Us in Santa Monica. It was the best demo for a game I’ve seen since Assassin’s Creed III a few months ago.


May 4, 2012
PC

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s Call Of Duty Impersonation Is Pretty Good

If this month’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was a toddler and not a video game, I’d pat it on the head and compliment its Call of Duty costume.


April 27, 2012
Xbox

In Hybrid, Players Wage A New World War Every Couple Weeks

“Why call it Hybrid?” When I asked Hybrid producer Caleb Arseneaux that question, his response was vague. The game has a lot of hybrid qualities, he said. It’s a hybrid of familiar third-person shooter mechanics and new ideas, a hybrid of MMO-style map-conquest and instanced deathmatches…


PC

18 Things About Dishonored That You Should Know

Earlier this week, I received a wood-framed clock in the mail. It was a promotional tchotchke from the people making Dishonored, the kind of thing a big video game company sends a gaming reporter to make sure they remember their game exists — and perhaps to cultivate some favourable emotions about the game.


PC

Battlefield 3 Squeezed Into A Hallway? Not Bad!

This June legions of Battlefield fans, quite frankly, won’t be surprised in the least with the release of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters. The DLC title says it all. And the trailer released several weeks ago reveals everything you need to know.


April 25, 2012
PlayStation

It Took Us A While To Discover That This New Dragon Game Wasn’t Terrible

We’ve been sceptical about Capcom’s upcoming knights-and-magic game Dragon’s Dogma for about a year. And then Capcom sent me a near-final copy of the game so I could play it. My scepticism increased.


PC

The Big New Things In Crysis 3 Are Deadly Bows And Nano Domes

When one thinks of this industry’s true tech-driven developers, one doesn’t have to think too hard. Count them on one hand — id, Epic, DICE, Valve and Crytek. When these teams reveal their games, the titles often feel more like tech demos than game demos. Last night in San Francisco, Crytek debuted Crysis 3, and it was very much like seeing a tech demo.