<![CDATA[Kotaku: Comic Con 07]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Comic Con 07]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/comic con 07 http://kotaku.com/tag/comic con 07 <![CDATA[Power Rangers: Super Legends Hands-On Impressions]]> Tired of answering the question "You were at Comic Con? What did you think of Power Rangers: Super Legends?!" upon my return from San Diego, I decided that the best way to avoid recounting my experience again and again was to post hands-on impressions of the PlayStation 2 game from Disney Interactive—also publishing Turok, another potential sleeper hit from a Canadian developer—on Kotaku. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=284026&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Halo Laser Pursuit Weapons Photographed, Explained]]> As previously mentioned, Jasman Toys has found an unoccupied seat on the Halo merchandising bandwagon, bringing replicas of the Covenant plasma rifle and Pistol to a Hot Topic near you this fall. A Covenant energy sword replica will also be available sometime in 2008. The details were clearly spelled out in our previous update on the subject, but a recent Q&A with Jasman Toys reveals more about the guns and their laser tag gameplay. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=284156&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Star Wars Battlefront II Action Figures? Why Not?]]> I suppose that the team at Hasbro has a real rough go of it, grunting out new sculpts of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Darth Vader—now with Force choke pinch!—year after year. The marketing department must therefore shudder with glee every time a no-brainer like releasing a pair of Star Wars Battlefront II specific multi-packs gets tossed their way. Timed to coincide with the release of the Lucasarts PSP game Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, the dual six packs will come in two flavors, a Battle Droid pack and a Clone Trooper pack, each for $29.99. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=284028&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Meet Ken Penders!]]> He's the artist for Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic book and he made his only public convention appearance at the San Diego International Comic Con this weekend. Ken was selling Sonic the Hedgehog stuff and ONLY Sonic the Hedgehog stuff, including limited edition art prints, signed Sonic the Hedgehog comic books, Sonic the Hedgehog toys and original Sonic the Hedgehog comic book artwork. Ken was even wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog t-shirt based on his painting for the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon DVD collector's set. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283662&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Littlest Chocobo]]> Busty Booth Babes vs homemade costumes aside, I think even Mr. Mc Whertor will have to agree that this is just about the cutest thing seen on the Comic Con floor. No doubt this is a store bought costume, but it doesn't take any points of the cuteness factor. Chocobo costume + baby=WIN! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283655&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Comic Con Cosplay Cornucopia]]> Y'know, Flynn, i was just kidding about those Sony Online Entertainment booth babes winning the cosplay-off of Comic Con this year. There were plenty of contenders, but I'm not ready to reward anyone yet with the coveted Kotaku No-Prize For Achievements In Outstanding Cosplay and those two were clearly disqualified for not having made their own outfits. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283657&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Valkyrie Profile Lenneth Figure]]> On the Comic Con floor, Square Enix rolled out the first of the merchandise that will be soon be available on their upcoming U.S. online store, some for sale, some for preview. There were plenty of Kingdom Hearts figures to be seen and of course, any Final Fantasy character you could think of ranging in price from fairly cheap to you-better-take-out-a-bank-loan. This particular one from Valkyrie Profile really caught my eye because of the amount of detail involved. It's not just a figure, it's an entire scene. Something about the ones like this always make me giddy. I certainly could never afford it and I'm not even sure that it's something I'd particularly want to own, but it sure is pretty to look at. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283652&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Counter-Counter-Point: What Makes Good Cosplay]]> Yesterday I posted what I thought to be the best game related cosplay at Comic Con, which were the awesome Lego Star Wars costumes. Later in the day my esteemed colleague Mr. Mc Whertor posted an image of these booth babes dressed as a pirate and a gorgon. While I agree that these are both fine costumes, I must respectfully disagree with his assessment of them being the best cosplay. These ladies, lovely as they may be, were being paid to appear at the event in costumes that while they may be nice, were provided to them by Sony Online and were made professionally. In my mind, true cosplay is created by dedicated fans with a lot of hard work and done for the love of of costuming and not for a paycheck. So bearing that in mind I still stick with my original vote and say that costumed booth babes may be nice to look at, but cosplay is for the fans. Feel free to argue this point ad nauseum in the comments. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283612&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Gametap Yacht Party]]> Friday night I had the good fortune to be invited to Gametap's Comic Con party which took place on a very nice yacht docked behind the San Diego Convention center. Gametap, of course, is the online game download service that works along the lines of XBLA or the Virtual Console except you pay a monthly fee and you can download any of their library of games at any time. Their booth at Comic Con featured some stations with the service plus a big push for their new project, ReVisioned which features popular game franchises re-imagined by various famous illustrators and animators. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283597&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Counter-Point: This Is The Best Cosplay At Comic Con]]> Sorry, Flynn, but I'm going to have to disagree with you that LEGO Star Wars versions of Darth Maul and Princess Leia win the prize for "Best Game Related Cosplay" as you wrote earlier. I'm going to have to issue that award to the lovely costumed booth babes at Sony Online Entertainment's booth. These two receive the Comic Con cosplay award, as far as I'm concerned. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283592&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Konami Gives American Gamers Hope For Metal Gear 20th Anniversary Package]]> Speaking with Konami reps at Comic Con today, I pestered marketing VP Anthony Crouts about Konami USA bringing over the Metal Gear 20th Anniversary Collection. Crouts confirmed that they're "considering it" with the sales team talking to retailers about potential interest in selling such a package. "Would it be the same package?" I asked. "Very similar," he responded. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283590&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Halo Product Madness Won't Stop]]> Halo fans with a little walkin' around money will need to start talking to building contractors, like, yesterday, as the amount of Halo, Halo 2 and Halo 3 licensed everything is going to require it's own room. At Comic Con, Kotobukiya, Wizkids, McFarlane Toys and Gentle Giant showed off a ridiculous amount of Master Chief stuff coming this year and the next. Pics of nearly everything in the gallery below. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283554&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Best Game Related Cosplay]]> I just got back from roaming the Comic Con floor, saying hello to Gabe and Tycho from Penny Arcade and the guys from Red vs. Blue when i noticed an odd phenomenon There seems to be a surprising lack of cos-play at this year's event, not that there isn't any, but certainly not as much as I was expecting, even with my buddy David and I adding to the fray as The Venture Bros. In our journeys so far we've ran into two Dr. Girlfriends, The Monarch, Dr. Venture and The Manic Eight Ball . (embarrassing photos to follow) More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283588&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Kratos, Croft and Creed]]> NECA doesn't just make crappy Castlevania figures, they also have a large assortment of some pretty amazing work as well. This shelf was particularly impressive featuring her ladyship Lara Croft, the soon to be released Assassin from Assassin's Creed and of course, taking center stage, God of War's Kratos in his Ares armor. Unfortunately, this photo doesn't half do these pieces of art justice, but trust me when I say that live and in person they are some of the most finely detailed statues I've seen on the show floor. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283584&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Marvel Fighting Won't Be Def Jam ICON With Spandex]]> At Comic Con today, executive producer Kudo Tsunoda from EA's Chicago studio shined a bit more light on his team's just announced, still untitled Marvel fighting game. After Tsunoda took the opportunity to make a few lighthearted jabs at EA's coolly received Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects, the man partially responsible for Fight Night Round 3 and Def Jam ICON vowed that the team would do its best to break the fighting game mold with their head-to-head brawler. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283500&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jaffe Speaks About Eat Sleep Play]]> David Jaffe's big news wasn't as shocking as some might have been expecting, possibly even disappointing when you consider his new dev studio is first tasked with porting a PSP game to the PlayStation 2. At the very least, I'm happy David's happy. It's clear that Jaffe won't be going back to work on God of War III, defining his relationship with the franchise as "severed." I personally enjoyed Calling All Cars, so I look forward to the new team's future work. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283490&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Square-Enix Sets Up Shop At Comic Con]]> Square-Enix's Comic Con store is open for business, ready to push attendee credit cards to their limit (break). Much of the wares for sale at Comic Con 07 were on display at the company's E3 booth, but now you can finally buy all this high quality fan service. Keyblades, statues, super deformed action figures, jewelry, $400 Sephiroths and even plush Cactuars are all on-hand, waiting to be carried home in an oversized PlayStation bag. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283046&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How To Get A Job In The Games Industry]]> I sat in on a panel at Comic Con titled "FTW!: Breaking Into The Video Game Industry" featuring Foundation 9's Chris Charla, Christian Svensson of Capcom, Jon Middleton of Mad Catz, Mark Vitello at Sony and journalist Gary Whitta. They had great insight and amusing anecdotes about getting into the gaming industry. It spanned the course of an hour, but I'll give you the whole thing in a one-minute read. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283073&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bungie's Comic Con Shhhhhedule]]> I know Comic-Con officially started a day and three hours ago, but Bungie just posted up their showing at the event, and I suspect there are some of you who would like to know what sort of Halo goodies will be on hand. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283261&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA Chicago Working On Marvel Fighter]]> From the "pretty sure we already knew this but here's a press release" department, Electronic Arts has officially announced that their EA Chicago team is hard at work on a new Marvel Super Hero fighting game for the PS3 and Xbox 360, due out next year. The Chicago branch of EA is best known for its fighting games, having created Def Jam: Icon as well as the Fight Night series. Hopefully they'll be doing a much better job than Nihilistic did on EA's first marvel fighter, Rise of the Imperfects, the name of which is an ironic statement about the game's release.
"We looked at past comic-based games to find out what was missing and what was needed to successfully translate the intensity, excitement and fiction from comics into fighting games," said Kudo Tsunoda, General Manager and Vice President, EA Chicago. "We're challenging ourselves to make a game that delivers on the Super Hero promises of past top-tier fighting games."
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283162&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[NECA's Castlevania Figs That *Don't* Suck]]> The 8-bit take on Castlevania's Simon Belmont was so bad, some made concessions for it, thinking it was made of delicious milk chocolate. Not true. This series of Castlevania sculpts, leaning heavily toward Castlevania: Symphony of the Night helps to redeem NECA just a bit. In fact, the company's inclusion of a bare breasted succubus is good enough to maybe pull them out of the muck for their Comic Con exclusive mistake. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283042&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Every Single LucasArts Game Ever]]> I was pretty bummed out to discover that LucasArts was showing nothing new at Comic Con, as I'd heard a rumor that Force Unleashed was going to make a playable appearance. Sure, I still plan on going back to the booth and playing what is on hand—entirely E3 repeats—but I was most impressed with Lucasarts' display of (what appears to be) every single LucasArts game in the universe. And they're all *mint*. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283064&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fusion Fall, The Cartoon Network MMO Hands-On]]> The Cartoon Network decided to skip E3 2007, instead focusing on Comic Con to show off its massively multiplayer online game Fusion Fall. It brings the entirety of Cartoon Network intellectual property—from Ben 10, Power Puff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Megas XLR, et al—together in a fantasy world invaded by some green goo. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282995&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lost Debut Trailer]]>
Gamevideos has posted the first trailer for Ubisoft's Lost videogame that debuted earlier today at Comic Con, based off of the show that you all watch religiously unless you are some kind of blasphemous heretic. Being a blasphemous heretic myself, my only exposure to the show has been commercials, and yep...this certainly could pass for one. It has the requisite familiar faces, the appropriate setting and mood, and those damn peaking violins that just cry out, "Be in suspense, dammit!" As for show accuracy and such...well that's what we have a comments section for. So those of you who know more than we do can lord it over our heads. Knock yourselves out! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282991&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The PlayStation Controller Transformer]]> Fully realizing that Hasbro's Transformers has almost nothing to do with video gaming outside of a handful of games of varying quality, I ventured into the Hasbro booth at Comic Con 07 for purely personal reasons. I was pleasantly surprised to see this particular Autobot, who I think is named High Score 100, oddly enough, with obvious nods to the PlayStation's DualShock controller. No? Would you believe a Mad Catz controller? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283033&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Castlevania Simon Belmont Comic Con Exclusive Confirmed To Suck]]> After standing in line at the NECA booth to secure this painfully awful Simon Belmont... thing that's not only an eyesore to anyone with a modicum of respectable taste, but also a Comic Con 07 exclusive(!), I realized I was the only one of dozens to point at this ghastly monstrosity and semi-convincingly utter "I want that!" Confirming that my glass case poking was directed at this garish waste of ten dollars, the NECA booth girl handed it over. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283008&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[SOTA's Street Fighter & Darkstalker Toy Line-Up]]> SOTA is the current license holder for Capcom's 2D fighters Street Fighter and Darkstalkers and at this year's Comic Con, they company is showing off its latest gaming plasticware. Three exclusives are available for purchase at the show, a pink Felicia from Darkstalkers, an Evil Ryu statue and a blue Dan Hibiki, both from Street Fighter. Loads of shots of SOTA's 2007 and 2008 releases are available in our easy to navigate gallery below. Don't miss the giant-handed E. Honda! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282996&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Plague Of Nerds Save Comic Con '07 From Unspecified Threat]]> We're here! Meaning, I'm here. I touched down in the San Diego Convention Center parking lot in the wee hours of 10 AM for Comic Con '07 (aka Nerdvana). I've already run the floor a couple times, sat in on a session, bugged plenty of cosplayers for photos and officially confirmed the convention a resounding success. Of course, my success yardstick reads "Pick up some Madballs at the show" at the tip, so... mission accomplished. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282993&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Naughty Dog Founder Eyes Games Again]]>
Jason Rubin used to make video games. You may have heard of them, one was Crash Bandicoot, another was Jak & Daxter. Or maybe you know him as the founder of developer Naughty Dog. Or perhaps as the guy, who in his last public speech to the industry blamed publishers for weakening the industry by failing to appreciate and promote talent. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282916&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lost Game Coming First Quarter of 08]]> The Lost video game will be shipping for the Xbox 360, PC and Playstation 3 in the first quarter of next year, Ubisoft announced today at Comic Con.The game will put you in the shoes of a surviving passenger of Oceanic flight 815 working to unravel the mysteries of the island and confront your own dark past. The game will include locations and characters from the show and include puzzles, battles and "other challenges."Ubi plans to unveil the first official trailer for the game during the 5 p.m. Lost Season 4 panel at Comic-Con today. Hit the jump for the release. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282871&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ubi Confirms Heroes Game]]> Comic-Con's just underway and Ubisoft is already rolling out the big news, about 40 minutes ago they released the first-ever in-game clips and screens for Beowulf and now they're confirming what Variety broke days ago, they are indeed working on a video game based on the television show Heroes. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282864&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Beowulf Gameplay, Screens Unveiled]]> I've been hearing about, even checking out, Beowulf for months now. The game based on the movie based on the epic poem. Normally, that sort of media skipping would be like fingernails down a chalkboard for me, but so far I remain highly impressed with the tact that Ubisoft is taking in turning the tale of a blood-soaked Danish king to the console. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282593&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Day -1]]> 1Up points out that the first day at Comic Con is a night and it's not even a full night, it's only three hours. Each year show organizers open the doors for three hours the night before the show so you can roam around and check out how the show is coming together. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282739&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Comic-Con]]> Comic-Con 2007 is almost upon us and it looks like the annual comic convention in San Diego is going to end up having quite a bit of gaming news. Good thing we're sending Michael McWhertor to dip his toe into the effluence of comic culture in search of gaming goodies. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282562&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Comic-Con Set to Invade 360]]> Microsoft is pulling out all of the stops for their coverage of this week's Comic-Con. Not only are they going to be showing gaming panels, trailers and uploading demos to Xbox Live Marketplace, but they will be dumping new comic-themed movies, television shows and even themes to Live during the show. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282241&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Penny Arcade's Comic-Con Shhhhhhhedule]]> Penny Arcade will be back in booth 1237 at this week's Comic Con in San Diego. The event is really shaping up to have quite a video game showing. Along with a booth packed with shirts, books, posters and stickers, there will be a number of Penny-Arcade infused panels, including one about the comic's upcoming game. Hit the jump for their panel run-down. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=281884&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Unreal Tournament 3 Deathmatch]]> Hourly Unreal Tournament 3 deathmatches will make an appearance at this week's Comic Con. The game will be playable every hour during the show's Gaming University put on by Maximum PC and PC Gamer. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=281491&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[SOE's Comic Con Block Party]]> Sony Online Entertainment just sent word that they will be throwing a block party at this week's Comic Con in San Diego on Saturday. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=281379&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Foundation 9 Reveals Shhhhedule]]> Foundation 9 Entertainment will have five demos running on the Comic Con show floor this year, many of them playable. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=280353&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[D3 and Tomy's Shhhhedule]]> D3 and Tomy just sent over their plans for next week's Comic Con. The companies will have a lot to look at including Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire, Naruto: Path of the Ninja and Ed, Edd 'n Eddy. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=280382&view=rss&microfeed=true