Kotaku: Platinum

Revengeance is a Stupid Word, But It's Also One the Klan Used

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:00:00 EST

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. It's a name Square Enix would be proud of, but before you go thinking some Japanese guy made it up by combining "Revenge" and "Vengeance" and nobody had the sense to tell him it was a stupid name, know that it's a word that's been used before. More »

How'd You Like to Play Angry Birds on an $8M iPhone 4?

Brian Crecente — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Ever want to play games on a gold and diamond iPhone 4? More »

PS3 Bayonetta Not Looking So Good

Mike Fahey — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EDT

At an event held in Tokyo over the weekend, Sega invited gamers to come and witness the debut of Bayonetta on the PlayStation 3 in all its blurry, stuttering glory. More »

PS3 Platinum Range Detailed For PAL Regions

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDT

More news from Sony's secret, PAL-only event in Santa Monica: the region's "Platinum" games range for the PS3 have a release date, as well as pricing info. The first batch of Platinum games will be appearing on August 1, and titles mentioned specifically included MotorStorm, Resistance, Uncharted, Assassin's Creed and Virtua Tennis 3 (with Heavenly Sword and Ratchet & Clank surely there as well). As for pricing, they'll be *deep breath* €30/£20/AUD$50/NZD$60. More »

Box Art Time: Europe's PS3 Platinum Range?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:20:00 EDT

There are of course different names for them in the US and Japan, but in Europe and Australia, when games for a Sony console are re-released in a budget line, they're called Platinum games. We've had a fair idea of the titles that would make up the first batch of releases for a few months now, but were missing the most important piece of information: what the box art looked like. It's a delicate thing for these kind of releases! Too classy and you're not drawing the eye to the fact it's budget. Too budget and picky consumers won't keep the cases on their game shelves. So where, dear reader, do these (unconfirmed, but terribly legit-looking) PS3 boxes fit on that scale? More »

More Cheap(er) Xbox 360 Games Coming

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:00:44 EST

Xbox Japan rattled the rusty Kotaku mailbox with news that its discount "Platinum Series" would be getting four new games. They are: More »