http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/king kong http://kotaku.com/tag/king kong Major Nelson reports that five Xbox 360 games are getting online updates through Live. The titles are King Kong, Xbox 360 Arcade: Smash TV, Toryumon, Xbox 360 Arcade: Hardwood Hearts and Madden NFL 06. He didn't have any details on what the updates did, but I find it heartening that even launch titles like King Kong are still getting tweaks. More »
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I've been playing through King Kong on the Playstation Portable and it's been a surprisingly satisfying experience so far, albeit one with a few issues. More »
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UbiSoft's King Kong game has already had its price cut Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The price was hacked back to $29.99 for those versions. The Nintendo DS version remains $39.99 and the 360 is still standing guard at $59.99. More »
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I just finished Peter Jackson's King King for the Xbox 360. Not a bad game. And I didn't find it that hard or frustrating, as some have claimed the game to be. It took me about 20 hours, and I didn't rush through. The hardest aspect of the game was figuring out how to master using spears as weapons. Without extensive use of them, you have no hope of having enough ammo to finish levels. More »
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I like atmosphere as much as the next guy, but apparently UbiSoft is admitting that they went overboard and made King Kong for 360 so atmospheric - it's hard to play. By atmospheric I mean "dark" and by hard to play, I mean "really damn hard to play." Crecente didn't run into the darkness issues while forming his impressions of the game, but UbiSoft is recognizing that it is an issue. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=143093&view=rss&microfeed=true I finally got a chance to sit down a play King Kong for the 360 a bit. More »
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I liked the graphics in King Kong 360 so much I decided to take some more screenshots showing close-ups of some of the characters and some water and fire effects. You can't tell in this picture, but the fire actually has a slight heat shimmer around it. Sweet. More »
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I just received a two-level demo of King Kong for the 360. The official game won't be available for review until next week. More »
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Just received a second batch of 360 titles. This wave includes Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06, Madden NFL 06, NBA Live 06 and the first two levels of King Kong. I'll try to get the reviews up as soon as I can, but I still have to play all but Madden, so it might be a day or two. More »
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One of the genuine pleasures of the Osaka Games Festa was getting tons of playtime with Peter Jackson's King Kong. While movies based on games usually royally suck, Kong once again proves the reverse untrue. Peter Jackson and his WETA Studios provide backgrounds, and the film's talent lends their voices. I haven't seen the film yet, but the 360 title (and the PS 2 one) seem to be worthy companions. More »
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"The Official Cereal of the Game of the Movie." I only wish this was real, 'cos I'd actually buy it. And eat it. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=137536&view=rss&microfeed=true A column over at MSN has Ubisoft producter Xavier Poix talk about creating emotional resonance in the game adapation of Peter Jackson's King Kong. Poix wants gamers to be shaken when Kong rumbles across the screen for the first time, but he also wants gamers to cry at the game's conclusion. A Dashboard Confessional song would probably help Poix meet that goal. More »
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King Kong and its upcoming video game article piqued the interest of The New York Times, the article concerns the continuing blur between video games and film. Director Peter Jackson (who is also working on the Halo movie) wants the game to seem as authentic as the movie (as authentic as a movie about a huge gorilla can be, I suppose). More »
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Just got off the Nintendo Van, man that's always an experience. More »
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This final batch of pics ala The Weazul show some nice images of the many screens that can be brought up with the 360. The above image shows what happens afer you hold down the Xbox button (that's the middle one) on a 360 controller for about five seconds. Pretty sweet, though a little too Windows-esque for my taste. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=132644&view=rss&microfeed=true The stealth Nintendo Van will be hitting casa Crecente in about four hours. I'll make sure to jump back online and post some quick impressions as soon as I can. It sounds like there's a chance that although King Kong will be on the van, it may not be shown. Apparently it might not be the latest version. Doh, at least I will be able to get my WiFi Mario Kart on still. More »
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One of my favorite publishers, Ubisoft, is getting a bit of a send off by the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Read Theater. The New York film society is hosting a live multimedia program that features in-game and CGI footage along with behind-the-scenes and making-of material. Semper Ubi: Ubisoft and the Art of Games is being held on Nov. 3 and include a chance to play King Kong in the Player's Lounge of the theater. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=132453&view=rss&microfeed=true The Nintendo van will be making its way by my house next week, bringing lots of GameCube, GBA and DS goodness to my driveway. As usual, I will try to pound out some quick impressions of everything I get a chance to tinker with. More »
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The wonderful folks over at Ubisoft are having a hyperbolerific contest for King Kong. They will be giving away 50 mugs, 80 plush toys, 100 key rings, four busts of King Kong and a "life-sized statue". What? Are you telling me that this thing is gonna be 50-feet tall? Cuz if he is I want two, one for my front yard and one to hang off the gold dome of the Capitol building in Denver. Sweet! More »
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More details are emerging on what is shaping to be the gaming event of the Summer. The Leipziger Game Developers Conference, which runs from Aug. 16 to the 21 in Germany, could well be host to a bunch of stunning announcements. First were the rumors that the Xbox 360's price and date would be announced, now comes word that Nintendo will be on hand to "expand the definition of gaming." More »
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