Kotaku: Hero

The Game May Be Dead, But the Awesome Helicopter-Fighting Art Lives On

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:00:00 EST

Tae Young Choi used to work at Midway Games. Before Midway went belly-up, they were working on an open-world superhero game called Hero. More »

See Midway's Dead 'Hero' & Its Super-powered Mutant Spawn

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:00:00 EST

Before the collapse of video game publisher Midway, the company's Chicago studio was working on a game known simply as Hero, an ambitious open-world superhuman project that was ultimately killed. But like most superheroes, Hero may cheat death. [Updated!] More »

Company Of Heroes Dev Gave His Life To Save His Family

Mike Fahey — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:40:00 EDT

Further information regarding the tragic death of Relic Entertainment's Brian R. Wood in an automobile accident Friday night reveals that the developer's final act saved the life of his wife and their unborn child. More »

The Band Hero DS Drum Peripheral Revealed

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:00:52 EDT

This fall, Band Hero DS will allow four DS systems to link up for guitar-bass-vocals-drum gameplay. And for optimal drumming, the game comes bundled with a "drum grip" revealed here. More »

Microsoft's E3 Promises, One Year Later

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:00:11 EDT

Join us in reliving the hype of last year's Microsoft E3 press conference with the know-it-all hindsight of what did and didn't come true. Sorry, Microsoft, but you were not perfect in predicting the future... More »

Guiness...

SSJPabs — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:30:27 EDT

Guiness Certifies Minnesota Teen as World's Best at Guitar Hero Guiness...">More »

Gamer Risks Death To Save Nephew

Mike Fahey — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:40:09 EST

On September 4th of last year, firefighter Jeff Diederich came home from work to discover his year-old son Aiden lying strangely still in his crib, grey and yellowed from Jaundice. He and his wife Heather rushed to the hospital only to discover that Aiden needed a liver transplant, and was no way the always crowded National Donor List route would save him in time. Their only option was a living transplant, where a portion of a living donor's liver is transplanted into the recipient. The father offered to undergo the procedure, but his family changed his mind. The 40% risk of donor death meant that Heather would be left alone with two children, so they had to look elsewhere. Enter Aiden's Uncle, Jeff Shoemaker. More »

Guitar Hero III Tournament: Win A Car!

geoff — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:40:00 EST

Think you're the world's best Guitar Hero III player? Activision has just announced that your skills on the colored keys might net you a Pontiac G5. The only problem? You have to go to a Hot Topic store to enter the competition. Seriously. The song you have to play is undisclosed, and child prodigy Guitar Hero fans need not apply. (You have to be 16 or older, which makes sense given that they are giving away a car). If you want the schedule, put on your best emo rock band shirt and read the details after the jump. More »

Guitar Hero 3 DLC Leaked?

Mark Wilson — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:20:46 EDT

One good soul playing close attention to the leaderboards has noticed a few songs that aren't in the standard Guitar Hero III track list. So what's this mean? DLC for everyone*!! Specifically, users have spotted three more songs from both the Foo Fighters and Velvet Revolver. But the biggest surprise may be that boss battle tracks are listed as well, so it will be interesting to see how the content is dealt with from a purchaser's standpoint. Hit the jump for a complete list. More »

Gamer Hero Released from Hospital

Brian Crecente — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:00:00 EDT

Adam Mapleson, the British gamer who took a bullet helping a security guard being robbed at gunpoint by two masked men, was released from the hospital today. More »

Name That Hero

fdemarco — Sun, 20 May 2007 17:00:00 EDT

One of the thing I liked about the original Fable was the ability to purchase different titles for yourself. Once your title was bought, the townsfolk would start calling you by that name every time you strolled into town. That same mechanic is going to be used in Fable 2 and Lionhead Studios is letting their forum members pick one of the names. More »

Marvel Ultimate Alliance DLC: Better Late Than Never

Brian Crecente — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:00:54 EDT

I had to write this post because Fahey would probably go all Bruce Banner about this. More »

Gamecock's Five Games

Brian Crecente — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:03:04 EST

What Are You Playing This Easter Weekend?

brownlee — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:40:04 EDT

It's Easter Weekend and in the time honored tradition of the Christian faith all of us are off work and school for the next three days, celebrating one of the most fundamental moments of the history of Western Civilization, a mystical religious event which shaped the world for millennia to come. I refer, of course, to the crucification and eventual resurrection of our Leponidae and Savior, the Easter Bunny. More »