Not sure how I feel about "web rush" having seen this latest trailer for
The Amazing Spider-Man. I'm sure everyone's going to call this a quicktime event mechanic, and that sequence where Spidey taps the stooge on the shoulder and then wraps him up does look scripted.
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Pancake, the Official Weiner Dog of
Borderlands 2, meet Cosplay Cat from
Journey. You two look so adorable, we know you're going to have a great time together in this week's edition of the Kotaku 'Shop Contest.
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Ubisoft has released a gameplay video for Far Cry 3 and it shows a burning building from which our protagonist and a girl have to escape. It looks like a first-person Uncharted, based on all the scripted events shown here.
EA Sports Canada recently announced the feature set for NHL 13, which is due for release on September 11 in North America and September 14 in Europe on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Among the more noteworthy features listed are the additions of "True Performance Skating" and "EA Sports Hockey I.Q."
True Performance Skating is the latest in EA Sports' apparent efforts to introduce physics-based engines to player movement. Much like FIFA 12's Player Impact Engine, True Performance Skating promises to deliver the "explosiveness, momentum and top end speed displayed by today's NHL players," while utilizing over a thousand new player animations. The result, according to the team, should allow for more realistic and creative player movement.
NHL 13 also features EA Sports Hockey I.Q., and unfortunately it isn't a sports-themed quiz show. EA Sports elaborated on the shortcomings of the computer A.I. in last year's game, saying that "players were only aware of skaters in their immediate proximity and goalies could only react to the player in control of the puck." EA Sports Hockey I.Q. is expected to encourage, you guessed it, more intelligent decisions by computer-controlled players, who will now "read the whole ice."
The series' Be a GM mode, traditionally a single-player feature, will allow players to pit their teams against one another in a full 30-team online league in NHL 13. EA Sports Canada says there will be a "companion mobile app" for players to connect to their online leagues as well.
EA Sports also listed details on collector's edition versions of the game, which mostly includes Hockey Ultimate Team card packs. Both the standard and collector's editions of the game are available to pre-order now from the Origin store.
Knuckle-puck time: NHL 13 slated for Sept. 11, collector's edition announced originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 19 May 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Time magazine's ridiculous breast-feeding cover was all the talk last week. On Mother's Day, Kotaku's legion of photoshoppers smoothed the last shovelful of dirt on this ridiculously desperate concept. We have 20 smart 'shoppers inside, plus overall winner DarkStar!
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Path of Exile (PC)
A gritty, free-to-play alternative to Blizzard's $60 dungeon crawler.
Those dying to play
Diablo 3 online don't need to sit by their PCs to see if the servers are up and running anymore. A
Diablo 3 server-checking app, aptly named "
Diablo 3 Server Checker," is now available for free (ad-supported) on Google Play for Android devices.
Developed by Eluamous, creator of other server-checking apps for games like
World of Warcraft, the app pulls status messages from US.Battle.net to view updates from
Diablo 3 servers in the US, Europe, and Asia. The app also includes a widget for use on the home screen of Android devices.
The app is in obvious response to the recent
server issues Blizzard has been dealing with.
Diablo 3 app for Android checks server status originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 19 May 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Assassin's Creed II (PC)
Up to 75% off on the series today only.
This clever
Grand Theft Auto mod is pretty funny for the first 1:45 then HOLY SHIT does this little droid turn into an engine of destruction. And if you think
that is hilarious, my God, turn off the annotations and wait until 3:43 for one hellacious surprise. Just cover your keyboard, or don't be drinking anything.
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Ron Gilbert releasing character concept art.
Under a Killing Moon (PC)
An eclectic batch of games that are full of potential.
Diablo III (PC)
Will instead launch to another wave of controversy May 29.
Game director says that main story will be solo.