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While Jeff Freeman's look at ELF Online was an instant classic as far as I was concerned, perhaps even better is an actual press release from Happy MMO. Nothing special seems to be happening (other than announcing that girls like the game), but there's never a bad time for a deliciously awful Chinese MMO company press release — and what better way to drum up support for your wacky MMO than with an equally bizarre press release. Xin nian kuai le, indeed. Full release in all its Engrish glory after the jump. More »
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It's just press release Saturday here at Kotaku! GRAVITY Co., the studio behind Ragnorok, has opened up a new US studio under the name of L5 Games, and has hired former Blizzard North employees to make games targeting the North American market. What kind of games remains to be seen, as the press release is pretty scant on information. L5 will be based in San Mateo, CA and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GRAVITY: More »
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On December 13th, China (and the rest of Asia, apparently, excluding Japan) will be treated to the dual release of a big-budget movie (starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, and Takeshi Kaneshiro) and an MMO version of the film, both entitled The Warlords [投名狀]. My ears perked up at all of this for two reasons: (1) the setting is the Taiping Rebellion, during the waning years of the Qing dynasty (and one of my favorite subjects) and (2) announcements about impending MMO releases equal one thing in China: fantastically bad press releases. And indeed, NetDragon and the Central Motion Picture Corporation don't disappoint ('night-errant' culture?). The Warlords is apparently only the beginning - the NetDragon CEO makes references to even more games based on movies (and TV shows and books and ...). Full release after the jump, and lots more info at the game's website (in Chinese). More »
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To coincide with their pre-TGS presser, which our very own Ashcraft so nicely liveblogged for you, Microsoft have released the mother of all press releases. It pretty much details their entire Xbox 360 strategy for the coming months, from new games to Xbox Live. How did Castle Shikigami III slip by me? It's going to be one hell of a holiday season in Japan for Xbox 360 owners, and with the lineup they've got planned there just might be a few more KFC-greased 360 controllers sitting by Japanese televisions come Christmas time. Hit the jump for an epic tale of public relations and marketing. More »
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News that the Samurai slaughtering game that has been available in Japan since last year is finally making its way over to PAL-loving video game owners. Majesco has announced that they will be making Kengo Zero for the Xbox 360 available to Europe this fall. Unfortunately, looking at the Majesco US site, there isn't information about the game coming over to the States. Don't let this discourage you from putting your hair in a front ponytail and wearing a large bathrobe around the house. It will let the game publishers know you're interested. Kim Phu More »
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And thus were the rumors proven true. First BB over at 1P Start posted a scan of the game from the latest issue of PSM, and now the press release comes as THQ officially announces their gangbangin' GTA homage Saints Row for the PlayStation 3. Sadly there is no release date in the press release, but I feel confident enough to guess it will be sometime before the year 3000. More »
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It might be even harder to get a Wii by Christmas. In a press release Nintendo released last night, the company congratulated itself for selling over 2 million pieces of hardware during the month of November. Admittedly, pretty impressive. More »
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After just eight days, a minimum of 600,000 Wiis are out there in gamers hot little hands. (But not my hands. I still can't find one. I appreciate the outpouring of support from various readers throughout the week, but I have to deal with this grief on my own terms.) More »
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After some none too subtle hints earlier this week, Electronic Arts has gone ahead and just plain announced the mouthful Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 expansion, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth 2, The Rise of the Witch King. A new faction, new units, a new single-player campaign and an entirely new setting are the highlight features... standard expansion fare. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=190462&view=rss&microfeed=true Here at Kotaku Tower, we're pretty stoked about Team Fortress 2. So much so that we're willing to fling actual news to the side (This Just In! Reader sends us another picture of a Mario mushroom tattooed on the side of a ghetto in Harlem!) just to post Valve's press release about the game. More »
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Finally... a console more expensive than the PS3! Envizions Computer Entertainment sent us the press release, announcing Evo: Phase One, a 'next generation media hub' that "allows customers to pause, rewind and record live TV, store family photos, play 3D PC games, and access console like applications." Stats? More »
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