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And Now a Very Bloody Message from Call of Duty Zombie Labs

Mike Fahey — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:05:39 EDT

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At Call of Duty Zombie Labs, the worlds' top scientists are working around the clock to familiarize themselves with the undead inside and out. And inside-out. Ew. More »

What's America's Fetish This Week? Guns

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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In approximately 90 days, walk into any bar in the State of Ohio. If there aren't any signs stating otherwise, feel free to carry your concealed weapon in that watering hole. But don't order a round. You can't legally drink if you are packing heat. More »

Still Not Sure What To Make Of Bodycount

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:30:00 EST

Codemasters' Bodycount, the first-person shooter that was at one point headed by Black creator Stuart Black, but no longer, is a curious thing. It's part inspired by Lady Gaga and all about "the bullet and its impact on the world." More »

What The World Needs Is A Lady Gaga Kind of First Person Shooter

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Stuart Black was going to make a typically dreary first person shooter. Then he went to see a Lady Gaga concert. More »

Video Games Bid Adieu to World War II

Brian Crecente — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Sixty five years after the end of World War II, the second world war seems to have lost its attraction for video game developers. More »

First Look At Bodycount, An "Orgy Of Bullets & Destruction"

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 EST

From the co-creator and designer of Black comes Bodycount, Codemasters' newest shot at "genre-defining gun play" for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, a game you might have already heard a few peeps about. More »

Meet Bodycount, From The Creator Of Black

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 EST

No, not that Body Count. The cover of the upcoming Official Xbox Magazine reveals Bodycount, the new shooter from the creators of first-person stylized shooter Black. More »

Black Creator To Shoot For FPS Heights Again At Codemasters

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:00 EST

Criterion's much hyped and ultimately pretty OK first-person shooter Black may not be getting a sequel from its original creators soon—they're busy making Burnout and Need For Speed—but its original designer is getting back into the FPS game. More »

Black Wii Remote and Nunchuk Price For U.S.

Brian Crecente — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:06:24 EDT

Black versions of the Wii remote and nunchuk will go on sale on Nov. 16, Nintendo announced this morning. More »

Update: Electronic Arts Holding Black Box Meeting Today

Brian Crecente — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

Electronic Arts is holding a Town Hall meeting today at EA Canada to discuss the industry and perhaps detail more layoff news at the publisher's studio there, according to memos obtained by Kotaku. More »

Xbox Originals Adds Pirates, Ninjas Next Week

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:40:00 EST

A trio of new oldies will make their way to the Xbox Live Marketplace next week, as Microsoft plans to add Sid Meier's Pirates!, Black and Ninja Gaiden Black to the Xbox Originals line-up. All three will arrive on February 11 for 1200 Microsoft Points—$15 in genuine US dollars. If scurvy, explosions and decapitations are your thing, clear some space on your hard drive for next Monday. More »

Cobalt Blue and Black DS Lite On the Way?

fdemarco — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST

Rumors have been flying about for some time that we here in the US would be getting a cobalt blue DS and it looks like they might well turn out to be true. GoNintendo reported seeing a pre-order page on CircuitCity.com displaying a cobalt and black DS Lite similar in style to the red and black that came out not too long ago. The listing has since been removed but the memory of it has DS color junkies champing at the bit. Word on the tubes is that the new color will be landing in the US sometime in the first part of February. Rumor? Fact? Cruel joke? Only time will tell! More »

Don't Say "Beat." Just Don't!

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00:32 EST

MTV's Stephen Totilo dropped word of an interview he did at DICE with Criterion's creative director Alex Ward. Criterion recently produced Black, a shooter that Ward claims is injected with deeper, political substance. More »

Rumor: Red, Black Wii Coming

Brian Crecente — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:47:29 EST

GameDrift writes that an anonymous Nintendo Rep told them that at least two new colors are coming to the Wii: Red and Black. Red? More »

Sims 3, Wii/PS3 Sims and Other EA Titles Confirmed

Brian Crecente — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:03:20 EST

The might Tor, God of Tunder over on GameSpot, points out that Electronic Arts earnings report has some interesting game tidbits buried in it. More »

Matte Black DS Lite

kotaku.com — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:40:29 EDT

Remember the Matte Black DS Lite? It was created by a depraved mind who took a nail file to his DS to deglossify it. We all reacted with horror, but the results? Not bad. More »

Black & Pink DS Lites Go Stateside

kotaku.com — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:53:18 EDT

Ask and ye shall receive... a couple months after the Euros and the Japanese. The Black ("Onyx") and Pink ("Coral") DS Lites are coming to the States on September 13th. Hit the jump for the press release. Florian Eckhardt More »

Nintendo Coy About Black DS Lites

egauger — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:40:39 EDT

Faithful reader Erik has been corresponding with wily Nintendo over the possibility of a DS Lite release in delicious black. He's really kept at it but they remain non committal, saying maybe we'll get one and maybe we won't, but just don't bet on it (subtext: just buy a white one now, fanboy, and when we release the black in three months, buy that one too): More »

First Pic of Wii Debug Unit?

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 07:22:02 EDT

For those that get excited about things like different colors, this post is for you. A photo of an actual black Wii console for consumer consumption or more likely a debug unit (which are usually black) has hit the internet. Real or not, expect Nintendo to release the Wii in every shade short of baby-shit green. Brian Ashcraft More »

Black Not Coming to Xbox 360

Brian Crecente — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:00:38 EST

Criterion confirmed that Black will not be coming to the Xbox 360 afterall. The studio's Alex Ward said the only time gamers will see Black on the 360 is in a few years when Black 2 hits. More »

Games of the Week: Black, Princess Peach Whimper to Retail

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:25:43 EST

Why, oh why, must I be so poor? Is it the constant expenditures on alcohol and overpriced clothing? Probably. Fortunately, less than stellar reviews of Black, the hyper-emasculation of Super Princess Peach, and my pledge to buy Exit next keep me from picking up any of this week's big games. Here are some of the notable releases that will close out February. More »

No BLACK on 360 But...

lsmith — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:30:54 EST

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BLACK 2 will find it's way to next-gen hardware according to comments made by Criterion's Alex Ward to Eurogamer. Game hasn't shipped yet and Criterion's thinking sequel. At least they're optimistic. More »

EA Current-Gen Price Cut Extends Further

lsmith — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:43:54 EST

We reported in January that EA was cutting the price on current generation games, but GameDaily Biz pointed out that these price cuts extended deeper than the Madden and Medal of Honor games that were originally among the reduced price titles. What else? How about EA's first person shooter Black due Feb. 28 and The Godfather both hitting shelves for $39.99? Sounds good. More »

Black Locked, Loaded, Golden

lsmith — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:40:22 EST

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Criterion and EA's run and gun Black is gold. The shooter, heading to Xbox and PlayStation 2 at the end of the month, has some of the slickest visuals imagineable on the PS2 and Xbox. With the Criterion team (Burnout makers) behind the FPS, I actually believe the hype when they say "taking it to the limit" rather than simply writing it off as PR tongues flapping. More »

Hop on Board the Black Hype Train

lsmith — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:40:35 EST

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Mike at A+E Interactive stirs up more interest in EA's first person shooter, Black by posting a few notes about the game after wading through the PS2 demo. From everything we've seen so far, it looks like the hype is warranted. More »

EA Plans to Ship Black in February

lsmith — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:40:03 EST

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GameSpot reports that EA's Black is being prepped to ship on Feb. 28 of 2006 for Xbox and PS2. The game takes the over-the-top explosions and destruction of the Burnout games and puts it in an FPS. Everything I've seen looks pretty impressive, but how well the game holds up beyond "breaking stuff" remains to be seen. At least now I know I'll be seeing it in February. More »

IGN shines some light on Black

lsmith — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:05:33 EDT

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IGN has an exclusive video of Criterion's upcoming FPS Black. The clip is little more than gun porn, but God, it's hot. Environments blow apart like action movie sets, the guns spit bullet shells everywhere and it sounds like a warzone. More »