Kotaku: Majesco

Today's Punishment: Camping Mama's Sing-Along Trailer

Owen Good — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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Punishment was a concept I tried out in 2009 and it didn't last long, because there weren't enough mortifying, teeth-grating, or sickeningly sweet videos to publish one per week. But I thought of it when I saw this Camping Mama trailer. And you guys have gone a long time without saying your hail marios. More »

They've Taken Twister and Made It Not Twister

Mike Fahey — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:00:00 EDT

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Yesterday when I posted the news that Majesco was bringing the classic full-body board game Twister to the Xbox 360 Kinect, I figured it would at least maintain some resemblance of the original product. Then came the first screens for Twister Mania. More »

Video Game Version of Twister Offers Fewer Flirting Opportunities

Mike Fahey — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:20:00 EDT

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In the old days, playing Twister involved a group of (hopefully drunk) friends of mixed sex, a plastic play mat, and a spinner. In November, thanks to the video game magicians at Majesco, all you'll need it a $200 to $300 video game console, a $150 add-on, and a $50 video game. More »

The Hidden is the Strange Lovechild of Face Raiders and Ghostbusters, Living in Foursquare's Foster Home

Joshua Rivera — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:40:00 EDT

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At first glance, The Hidden looks an awful lot like Face Raiders, one of the free augmented reality games pre-installed on every 3DS. Like Face Raiders, The Hiddenis a shooter that uses the 3DS' camera to superimpose things for you to shoot in your real world environment, turning whatever room you're in into a shooting gallery with ghosts coming in from all directions. More »

How Many Interns Does it Take to Cover a Press Event?

Jen Schiller and Joshua Rivera — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:20:00 EDT

Last week, ace Kotaku Interns Jen Schiller and Joshua Rivera underwent a vital video game journalism rite of passage: their first publisher Press Event. At the suggestion of their mentor and spiritual guide Stephen Totilo, the two met up afterward via the magic of the internet to discuss their thoughts on the proceedings. More »

Psychonauts is Back Where it Belongs

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:30:00 EDT

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Having been the property of companies like THQ and Majesco, the publishing rights to cult platformer Psychonauts are now back where they belong: with Double Fine, the people who actually made the game. More »

The Wii Jaws Game is for Kids, the 3DS One Isn't

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:20:00 EDT

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This fall's Jaws: Ultimate Predator will be released on the Wii and 3DS and, in it, you'll play as a shark. No surprise there. That's how it worked in 2007's Jaws Unleashed. More »

The Single Sexiest Thing in BloodRayne Betrayal

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:30:00 EDT

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The developers at Way Forward, veterans of recent 3D remakes and sequels to games like Contra and A Boy and His Blob are turning BloodRayne, a 3D action game series about a sexy lady vampire that launched nine years ago, into a 2D action brawler. More »

Hulk Hogan's Kinect Game Teaches the Fine Art of Wrestling Showmanship

Mike Fahey — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:30:00 EDT

Being a successful professional wrestler takes more than having the right moves in the ring, and no one knows that better than the legendary Hulk Hogan. That's why the Kinect-powered Hulk Hogan's Main Event focuses as much on winning the crowd as it does winning the match. More »

Cooking Mama Barges Into Café World's Kitchen

Mike Fahey — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:40:00 EST

Every day thousands of players flock to Zynga's Café World, clicking on food and serving it to the virtual masses for experience points and in-game coinage. That's some sweet action right there, and Cooking Mama wants a piece of it. More »

Stuffing A Wii Remote Into A Baby Looks As Awful As It Sounds

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:30:00 EDT

I maintain this isn't a "real" game. I think somebody, somewhere was taking the piss until publisher Majesco actually took the bait, is actually releasing it, and now it's all gotten a little awkward. More »

Swords Review: It Slices, It Dices, It Sucks

Brian Crecente — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Of all the ways to play using motion-detecting video games, swordplay seems to offer the most potential for fun. More »

How Activision Pissed Off Pro Paintballer Greg Hastings

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Activision has lost a fan in Greg Hastings, the paintball playing pro who lent his name to two Activision-published games. According to Mr. Hastings, the mega publisher not only tried to "steal" his franchise, but also his identity. More »

Stuff Your Wii Remote Inside A Baby

Mike Fahey — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:20:00 EDT

I'm not sure what's more disturbing; the fact that Majesco's Babysitting Mama has you stuffing your Wii remote into the plush equivalent of a tiny human child, or the fact that it uses the nunchuck as well. More »

Swords: Like Punch-Out!! But With Swords

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:40:00 EDT

Majesco offers the Wii owner another chance to use the rarely exploited Wii MotionPlus add-on with its new, to-the-point Swords, a game that is about swords, time traveling, and swords. More »

Cooking Mama In Trouble As Martha Stewart Enters The Video Game Business

Mike Fahey — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:40:00 EDT

Is there room for two cooking, crafting and gardening experts at Majesco? The U.S. publisher of the Cooking Mama series has signed a deal to produce video games based on America's favorite ex-convict, Martha Stewart. I smell a cat fight. More »

Cooking Mama Inevitably Turns To Crafting

Mike Fahey — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST

A year after we discovered a trademark registration for it, Majesco is finally ready to make Crafting Mama official. The woman with the most free time in the world returns this fall with a whole new bag of domestic tricks. More »

Majesco Faces NASDAQ Delisting — Again

Owen Good — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST

Majesco's share price has again wandered south of Wall Street's Mendoza line, prompting NASDAQ to tell the maker of Cooking Mama to get it back north of $1 or face delisting from the exchange. More »

Majesco Brings 3D Movies To The Wii, Sort Of

Mike Fahey — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:40:00 EST

Majesco puts players in the movies this Spring with Attack of the Movies 3D, a 3D shooter for the Wii that drops players into classic action movie environments armed with four sets of 3D glasses. More »

Boys Can't Play Majesco's Dance Sensation!

Mike Fahey — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:40:00 EST

Young girls can live out their dance fantasies in their living room with Majesco's Dance Sensation! for the Nintendo Wii. Young boys will just have to keep hiding their passion for creative movement from a world that just wouldn't understand. More »

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Pizza Delivery Boy

Mike Fahey — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST

When a string of successful pizza restaurants starts to go under, only on boy can step in and save the day - Pizza Delivery Boy. Guess which platform Majesco's latest is an exclusive on? More »

Majesco Brings Ghostwire To The DSi Next Year

Mike Fahey — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Majesco has snatched up publishing rights to augmented reality ghost hunting game Ghostwire for the Nintendo DSi, bringing it stateside in late 2010 as Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal. More »

A Boy And His Blob Review: The Zero Nostalgia Version

Mike Fahey — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EDT

WayForward Technologies and Majesco bring us A Boy and His Blob for the Nintendo Wii, a re-creation of the beloved 1989 NES title, which I incidentally have never played. More »

Are You Bad Enough For Data East Arcade Classics?

Mike Fahey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Fifteen classic arcade games are heading to the Wii early next year, courtesy of Majesco and the Data East Arcade Classics collection. Are you a bad enough dude? More »

A Boy And His Blob Get Their Own Month

Mike Fahey — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Majesco reveals new concept art and the cover to the Wii reimagining of NES classic A Boy and His Blob as part of Blob Month, a celebration leading up to the game's October 6th release. More »

Go Play Lumberjacks So You Don't Have To

Mike Fahey — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT

It's been quite awhile, but now we're back, playing the Nintendo Wii family party game Go Play Lumberjacks, so you don't have to. More »

A Boy And His Blob Preview: You Will Fail

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:53 EDT

Prepare for very nice graphics. And prepare to die. More »

Hear Your Words In Serious Sam HD

Mike Fahey — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:20:00 EDT

CDV Software and Majesco are giving players a chance to put their words in Serious Sam's mouth, with the Serious Tweet contest. More »

A Boy And His Home-Made Blob

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:30:00 EDT

The best part of the upcoming reimagining of A Boy & His Blob isn't the fact the game's being reimagined. It's that gorgeous storybook art style, which these home-made figures capture perfectly. More »

Serious Sam Reborn In HD For Xbox Live Arcade

Mike Fahey — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Developer Croteam has worked up a new version of its CroTech Engine in order to deliver Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD to the Xbox Live Arcade. More »

Majesco Flips At E3

Mike Fahey — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Majesco is bending the very fabric of space to bring us Flip's Twisted World, an upside-down platformer for the Nintendo Wii, which they'll be showing off next week at E3 2009. More »

Cooking Mama Dishes Dirt On Science Papa

Mike Fahey — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Yesterday we pinged Majesco for a comment on Activision's newly announced Science Papa title for the Wii and DS, only to have Cooking Mama herself reveal her sordid past with the science geek. More »

Majesco, Jillian Michaels Issue New Fitness Ultimatums To Wii Owners

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:20:00 EDT

Publisher Majesco is once again partnering with the professionally in-shape Jillian Michaels, announcing Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2010 for the Wii and Jillian Michaels' Pocket Trainer 2010 for Nintendo DS. Ultimatum issued! Again! More »

Cooking Mama Sells Four Million...Domestically

Mike Fahey — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Majesco proudly announces that the mini-game powered Cooking Mama series has sold more than 4 million units domestically. How else would a cooking franchise sell? More »

Mad Dog McCree Ushering In Laserdisc Games For The Wii?

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:20:18 EDT

Looks like publisher Majesco may be bringing 1990's laserdisc western shooter Mad Dog McCree to the Wii, according to a listing from online rental service GameFly. Why would we consider that a good thing? More »

Crafting Mama Trademark Reveals Mama's Post Gardening Plans

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:40:42 EDT

On the same day that publisher Majesco dated Gardening Mama for the Nintendo DS, the character's trademark holders put in for a new pastime for Mama. Keep your eyes peeled for Crafting Mama. More »

More Jillian Michaels Fitness

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EDT

Wii Balance Board game Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 is a big hit, selling 500,000 copies. That means one thing: a no brain sequel. More »

Plant Your Seeds In Gardening Mama This Month

Mike Fahey — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:20:00 EDT

Be prepared to plant your seed, sow the fields, and work that hoe, as Majesco announces a late-March release date for Gardening Mama on the Nintendo DS. More »

Majesco Is Making Gobs Of Money

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:00:00 EDT

The global economy is imploding. It's so bad that even economic powerhouse Nintendo has revised its forecasts. Everyone is bleeding money. Everyone except Majesco. More »

A Boy And His Blob Looks Swell In Motion Too

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:40:10 EST

Scans and screen shots may not get the job done, especially when it comes to hand-animated games like the newly announced A Boy And His Blob. Thank goodness new video of the Wii game exists. More »