http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com http://kotaku.com This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. Kotaku-5126982 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:00:00 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126982&view=rss&microfeed=true Hilton Hotels — the PSP game. The Hilton Garden Inn developed an employee training tool called ULTIMATE TEAM PLAY (their caps, not ours.) Here's a description of the game: ULTIMATE TEAM PLAY... Kotaku-5127092 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5127092&view=rss&microfeed=true A government agent has accidentally leaked several gigs of personal, business and government files all over the internet, including business papers, possible insider schemes, horrid poems, pictures... Kotaku-5126885 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:40:00 MST Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126885&view=rss&microfeed=true New Resident Evil 5 Screens! That's the good news. The bad news is that there are five screens and not a single one shows a zombie riding a dirt bike. Sloppy, Capcom! galleryPost('res5jan', 4, ''); Kotaku-5126951 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:20:00 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126951&view=rss&microfeed=true If you're a new PlayStation 3 owner, don't look at this week's PlayStation Store update as the standard. We tend to get much better than this. Sure, there are new games, but it's light. There's... Kotaku-5127048 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:00:00 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5127048&view=rss&microfeed=true Popular Japanese idol Shoko Nakagawa has varied tastes: Playing Final Fantasy VII, cosplaying Super Robot Taisen and putting her cat's head in her mouth. She's an otaku, but is she an otaku's otaku?... Kotaku-5127013 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:30:00 MST Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5127013&view=rss&microfeed=true Blizzard are in a pickle! They've got two designs down on paper for the game's Protoss Dark Templar unit. And just can not decide which one to use in the game. So they want you to. For the next... Kotaku-5126971 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:00:00 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126971&view=rss&microfeed=true A Nintendo patent from March 2006 shows that the company originally intended a Wii-mote style device for the GameCube. A patent drawing shows how the Wii Remote could link with the GC. A... Kotaku-5127002 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:30:00 MST Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5127002&view=rss&microfeed=true Half-Life 2? Only one of the best games ever. Sadly, it's getting on in years. It's not ugly, by any stretch of the imagination, but in 2009, it can look better. Which is where the latest build of... Kotaku-5126959 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:00:00 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126959&view=rss&microfeed=true Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has crunched data for December sales, and tallied up the ten biggest games in Japan. Wonder what's number one with a bullet? Sure ya do! Here's the list for the December... Kotaku-5126996 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:30:00 MST Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126996&view=rss&microfeed=true Couple of new Killzone 2 clips from the CES showroom floor (so excuse the quality). The first one, showing the game's ragdoll death physics, is good for a chuckle. The second one? Shows some bugs. ... Kotaku-5126953 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:00:00 MST Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126953&view=rss&microfeed=true The holidays are all about eating, and Japan is no exception. During the extended holidays in The Land of The Rising Sun, people pig out. Nintendo knows this. Nintendo is no dummy. This ad reminds... Kotaku-5126841 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:30:00 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126841&view=rss&microfeed=true Radical and Activision brought a newly previewable build of the open world game Prototype to CES, showing it off in the THX booth. THX? Why? Well, Prototype is THX 7.1 certified on the Xbox 360.... Kotaku-5126874 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:00 MST Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126874&view=rss&microfeed=true As far as consumers go, I think Sony showed Home too early. Allowed it to build expectations for too long, to the point where the finished product was never going to meet said expectations. But hey,... Kotaku-5126902 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:40:00 MST AJ Glasser http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126902&view=rss&microfeed=true Now’s your chance to tell the FTC how you feel about Digital Rights Management technologies – the Commission has opened up a comment form to the public. “All timely and responsive public comments,... Kotaku-5126753 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:20:25 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126753&view=rss&microfeed=true Good news, girls. You're getting new pink things! Technology is moving forward for things that girls like and we have proof from this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Remember when all this stuff... Kotaku-5126886 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:00:00 MST AJ Glasser http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126886&view=rss&microfeed=true With CES going on, nobody’s got to time to check for new DLC – so Activision’s done it for us with a press release on the new Country Rock Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour. Details and sarcasm after... Kotaku-5126749 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:30:27 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126749&view=rss&microfeed=true Sony dedicated one of the PlayStation 3s at its CES booth this year to show off its new partnership with Electronic Arts. The publisher's newly announced space in Home, the EA Sports Complex, was... Kotaku-5126703 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:00:00 MST Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126703&view=rss&microfeed=true To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Here Is American Money, Grandma The Consumer Electronics Show officially kicked off last night. Today the thing is in full swing with both Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and... Kotaku-5126745 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:40:22 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126745&view=rss&microfeed=true Sony's not just focusing on electronic wizardry it can sell you now, it wants to get you pumped up for products it will sell in the future. Like playing games in three dimensions. The electronics... Kotaku-5126785 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:20:00 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126785&view=rss&microfeed=true Atlanta-based developer Hi-Rez Studios announce today that beta sign ups have begun for their upcoming Unreal Engine 3-based action MMO Global Agenda. Global Agenda pits rival player-created... Kotaku-5126448 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:00:00 MST Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126448&view=rss&microfeed=true A multiplayer beta for Relic's Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will be coming to Steam on Jan. 21, THQ announced today. The beta will be available exclusively to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War -... Kotaku-5126742 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:40:00 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126742&view=rss&microfeed=true Sony's CES booth holds promise for the wi-fi connected multimedia hound: a PSP that acts as a software remote for networked audio streams. While experimental and not yet confirmed for release, the... Kotaku-5126650 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:20:00 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126650&view=rss&microfeed=true The second game in Bioware's planned Mass Effect trilogy makes a special appearance at GDC in March, where the company will present a panel discussing the Iterative Level Design Process of Mass... Kotaku-5126614 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:00:00 MST Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126614&view=rss&microfeed=true The Brutal Art of Brutal Legend and rendering techniques of Killzone 2 will both be making an appearance at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco later this year. Michiel van der Leeuw and... Kotaku-5126447 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:40:00 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126447&view=rss&microfeed=true It's brother against brother as diabolical Street Fighter villain Akuma takes on his sibling in an all-out battle to the death in this brutal new trailer for Capcom's Street Fighter IV. Done in the... Kotaku-5126537 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:20:00 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126537&view=rss&microfeed=true In a rather pointed media alert distributed yesterday, Sony illustrates why they believe the PlayStation 3 is the most complete console entertainment experience, complete with a handy table to... Kotaku-5126652 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:00:00 MST Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126652&view=rss&microfeed=true Playstation 3s will be showing up in every suite of the new Yankee Stadium and in a gaming zone for non-rich folk, as part of a new agreement between the stadium and Sony Electronics. The plan will... Kotaku-5126557 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:40:37 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126557&view=rss&microfeed=true The exciting news that North American gamers will get Halo Wars a few days earlier than planned wasn't exactly news. It was a mistake. It's still landing on these shores March 3rd. Yes, Microsoft's... Kotaku-5126173 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:20:00 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126173&view=rss&microfeed=true Square Enix continues to further their global agenda today as they announce an agreement with Ubisoft to distribute the French publisher's titles throughout Japan. The agreement with Ubisoft marks... Kotaku-5126497 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:00:00 MST Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126497&view=rss&microfeed=true The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show officially kicked off today and our very own Mike McWhertor is feet down, hands-on at the show with an eye towards gaming do-dads, announcements and goodies. Even... Kotaku-5126550 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:30:00 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126550&view=rss&microfeed=true Here's the trailer to go along with EA's official announcement of their first venture into PlayStation Home support, the activity-filled EA Sports Complex. My first reaction to the news that EA was... Kotaku-5126402 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:00:51 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126402&view=rss&microfeed=true Razer, maker of all things gaming, shiny and precision-oriented, have a couple of new wares readied for CES 2009 — the Razer Mamba gaming mouse and Razer Carcharias a "circumaural" headset. Oh... Kotaku-5126435 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:40:00 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126435&view=rss&microfeed=true Sure, video games are raising our children and you can't vote with a Wii remote. Now that the voting is over, President-elect Obama finds time to kick back with a little Wii Sports bowling. In an... Kotaku-5126434 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:30:31 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126434&view=rss&microfeed=true Sony announced at its CES keynote today that the PlayStation Network will get a big boost from MTV. The network is bringing 2,000 hours of quality* programming to Sony's video service in February.... Kotaku-5126436 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:20:00 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126436&view=rss&microfeed=true Electronic Arts has the keys to Home. SCE head honcho Kaz Hirai announced the mega-publisher's support of the PlayStation 3 virtual space at Sony's CES keynote, with EA backing 'em up with a formal... Kotaku-5126304 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:10:00 MST Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126304&view=rss&microfeed=true Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai had some fresh PlayStation data for the CES crowd today. Probably most important to Sony's PlayStation 3 fortunes are LittleBigPlanet sales, which Kaz says... Kotaku-5126230 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:00:00 MST Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126230&view=rss&microfeed=true Earlier today Lionhead Studios announced that Knothole Island is coming to the Xbox 360 on Jan. 13 for $10. Here's a chance to check out all of the hardwork that goes into earning your two fins. Kotaku-5126333 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:40:00 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126333&view=rss&microfeed=true CCP draws back the curtain today on EVE Online: Apocrypha, the 10th free expansion for their popular space MMORPG, delivering whole new regions of the universe to explore. Using the tried and true... Kotaku-5126326 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:20:00 MST Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126326&view=rss&microfeed=true GameStop stands proudly in the snow, one foot atop the neatly decapitated recession monster as it proudly proclaims its triumph over the failing economy, with holiday sales up 22% over last year. ... Kotaku-5126232 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:00:00 MST Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126232&view=rss&microfeed=true Nintendo is giving one gamer a chance to take on Australian Open Champion, and third best tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic in a game of Wii Tennis. But wait, there's quite a catch. To be...