<![CDATA[Kotaku: Smack Talk]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Smack Talk]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/smack talk http://kotaku.com/tag/smack talk <![CDATA[Bayonetta Designer Concedes He Is Bald, But Not Gay (Squabbles With Itagaki?!)]]> M'kay... We're not sure why it matters how much hair covers his head and where he dips his candlestick, but Bayonetta designer Hideki Kamiya brought his hairless noggin and heterosexuality into a recent interview — among other things. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5379284&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Itagaki Bayonetta Creator Hate May Provide Game Clues]]> Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki has left Tecmo's Team Ninja. He's been away, but has returned with a new start-up, unofficially dubbed the Tokyo Vikings. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5282784&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Calls Out Starcraft]]> You know, I'm not gonna try to guess the viral marketing policies or in-house/contractor authorizations of Electronic Arts to determine if this really does constitute EA taking potshots at Blizzard. But that is undeniably the actors J.K. Simmons (President Ackerman) and Jonathan Pryce (Field Marshall Bingham, on the jump) and they're calling out other RTSes, specifically ones set in space, so, sounds to me like Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is talking shit to StarCraft players, perhaps Star Trek: Online. These are part of a series of videos (one above, two more on the jump that have been posted as replies to other videos on YouTube, in some cases unrelated, so there's your viral aspect. The uploaders, RedWhiteBlueAlert and ThrowingStarz both joined in the past week, so, likely viral. And remember that Battlefield: Bad Company, also an EA title, took a few swings at its competition too. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5052818&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony: PAL PS3 to Beat 360 By Summer]]> While the PS3 may have been late out of the gate, David Reeves, President/CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, claims that the console is quickly gaining momentum in the European market. And while we have no specific numbers to report, Reeves has plenty of smack to talk all the same:
We don't often mention the competition, but I will give you some interesting data: In terms of installed base in some of our major markets, such as France, Spain, Germany and Italy - plus some distributor territories in smaller markets like Switzerland - our current cumulative installed base is now higher than Xbox 360.
As for the UK... More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=348500&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[John Romero Dishes on "Bitch Ad"]]> Doom co-creator John Romero and Gamecock's Mike Wilson go way back. Before he founded Gamecock, Mike Wilson was the CEO of Ion Storm, a company Romero founded. In less than a year, he was pushed out. (The company churned out the acclaimed Deus Ex and the not-so acclaimed Daikatana.) But Wilson's gone on to set up Gamecock, which he describes as an "independent film company for small developers." After reading the Gamecock's release schedule right here on Kotaku, Romero blogged this about his former colleague:
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=345386&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hackers Join Next-Gen HD Format Wars]]> In a sense, the next-generation HD battle of blu-ray versus HD DVD closely parallels the current generation console battle between Sony and Microsoft. Both have clear advantages and disadvantages over the other, and every time I try to choose between the two, something happens to cloud my judgment. Transformers on HD DVD. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Over the holiday season the battle grew more heated, as both formats tried to out special deal the other and forums broke out into the verbal equivalent of fisticuffs, escalating to the point where hackers threw their hat into the ring, redirecting visitors to Blue-raydisc.com to HD DVD's "The Look and Sound of Perfect" website. Nasty! The hack was quickly fixed, but the message is clear. This is still very much a war, and perhaps "Hack the Planet!" Makes you wonder if all industries have fights like this, and somewhere on a craft site a knitter is calling a crocheter a little bitch. F***ing crocheters. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=338266&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[NCSoft: Home Could Be Good, Won't Move PS3s]]> PSHome looks like it could be the PS3's underestimated weapon in recapturing public interest in a brand that's taken its share of bruises this time around. But NCSoft's Thomas Bidaux sees the platform's potential a little differently:
I think Home is very interesting, but I want to see how people use it. Again - content. If there is an incentive for people to go into Home, beyond just customising their avatar, then it will be very, very good. If there is no incentive, then it will remain quite limited.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=312013&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Outsider is Next Gen, Halo 3 and Bioshock Aren't]]> Frontier Developments' boss David Braben is feeling really confident about his upcoming game, The Outsider (for PS3 and Xbox 360). Players take control of an ex-CIA agent framed for the assassination of the President in what looks to be a good, "high octane" time. But like we said, he's feeling really confident about it.
I loved the 1930s-1950s atmosphere of BioShock...but the gameplay itself was not 'next-gen'...I found Halo 3 great fun, too, but also a little disappointing - as although there were a few nice touches and improved graphical fidelity, it hadn't really moved on much from Halo 2 in terms of the gameplay.
His game on the other hand, is going to be fantastic: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=309259&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Crytek: Bioshock Pwns Halo 3, But Both Drool and PCs Rule]]> Crytek head Cevat Yerli must be feeling pretty good about Crysis. Because even though he's trying not to talk smack, it's pouring from his mouth anyway.
I don't want to talk bad about [Halo 3]. The trailer looked great. I know there are millions of people who love it.
C'mon, let the poison out. You're amongst friends. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=307709&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Eggebrecht: Wii Games Should Look Better]]> Factor Five's Julian Eggebrecht may have taken some knocks on the chin for Lair's gameplay, but not many were complaining about the unquestionably stellar graphics of the title. And that's pretty much enough for me to name him an unquestionable authority on every platform's individual graphical nuances (and anything else necessary for this article to be extremely important). Right now, Eggebrecht's questioning an industry that's all but given up on the Wii ever making pretty games:
If you connect you can get a lot of shader effects which would've been on the 360 or the PS3...it's got so much more power compared to the GameCube. If even with the extremely similar shader hardware, the system clockrate is so much higher, you can do so much more advanced things.
So why does he think games aren't looking better? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=298645&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Space Giraffe is Rubbish, The Shirt]]> I'll be honest. I haven't played Space Giraffe, because my Xbox 360 is still in the intense care unit. (Have you? You like it?) Paper mag Official Xbox Magazine didn't dig the game much at all, giving it a 2/10. Over at Something Awful, Space Giraffe creator and head yak Jeff Minter called the review "the most extraordinary example of egregious fuckwittery" he's ever seen. Right or wrong, the magazine is certainly entitled to its opinion! Just as Minter is entitled to make t-shirts lampooning that review. They're available for purchase, too. Buy one if you like. Wear it, too. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=296475&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Splinter Cell Producer Trashes PS3's AI Capabilities]]> In a recent interview with Gameplayer, one Splinter Cell: Conviction producer "Danny" adamantly declared:
It's NEVER gonna come out on the PS3 or the Wii.
Why? The Wii is self-explanatory, but he also said the Xbox 360 handles AI better than the PS3. That seems to be a bit overreaching, and maybe the real answer is that Splinter Cell's software architecture would make it difficult to bring to the PS3. But what do I know? Any real devs in the audience want to clarify for the group? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=288817&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mark Rein - Halo 3 Shouldn't Have Shown at E3]]> Epic head Mark Rein, though a huge Halo fan, has been dissing Bungie's/Microsoft's decision to show Halo 3 at E3. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283257&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA["Hardware With Pokemon Wins"]]> The console wars decided by Final Fantasy? Pffft, what-ever! Tsunekazu Ishihara, CEO of Nintendo affiliate The Pokémon Company, says the hardware with Poké will win. Yes, that's almost EXACTLY what he says. Here's the direct quote: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=267589&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Clip: Smash Talk vs. Trash Talk]]>
CheapyD from CheapAssGamer is back, in need of a shave and reviewing the Trash Talk for the Xbox 360. We featured the Smack Talk a while back, but Cheapy gives a quick run done on how the Trash Talk works and offers his two cents on which is a better buy. The peripheral seems pretty annoying, actually. Then again, that is the point! Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=247968&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA: "Gears of War? Zero Innovation."]]>
Oh snap! Oh. Oh it's ON now. Electronic Arts Montreal general manager Alain Tascan laid a little smack down on the competition. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=213810&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft Blogger Says PS3 Online "Likely Underwelming"]]>
With PLAYSTATION 3 Online getting propped up by Xfire, Microsoft blogger Ozymandias weighs in for the requisite thunder stealing. Sony mentioned that Xfire is not replacing SCE's PlayStation Network Platform, but simply be "complementary" in that it will provide additional features and connectivity with the Xfire network. Cool, huh? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=206992&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Improve Your Smack Talk]]>
Meet smack talk Version 2.0. With the GameDR Smack Talk, press one of five buttons to taunt your Xbox Live foe with a movie one-liner ("Go ahead, make my day"), a music clip ("We Are the Champions") and any other customized sound bite. Here's how it works: Plug the pint-sized accessory into the Xbox 360 controller's bottom and the headset jack. There are five preset sounds that run the gamut of evil laugh to crowd applause, which can be replaced. The clips can run up to five seconds in length, stored on Flash memory. Drops this October for US $29.99 and will hopefully lead to more creative smack talk. Until then continue with the "I pwn noobs" and the f-bombs. Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=203482&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Xbox Australia Slams Sony Delay]]>
Kicking a dog when its down, Xbox Australia's honcho David McLean added his two cents to the PLAYSTATION 3 PAL region delay, which has pushed back the console from November 2006 to March 2007. Before going on to flatter the Wii, McLean said: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=199942&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[VoIP Headset for the DS]]>
Well, this is rather nifty. At a recent retail product fair in Japan, Nintendo announced a VoIP headset for the DS and DS Lite. It's set to go on sale in Japan around September 14th. Price? Only about $10, surprisingly. It's designed to allow you to engage in more comfortable, lower volume smack talk with your Metroid Prime: Hunters or Pokemon buddies. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=187054&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Tutorial in Xbox Live Smack Talk]]> A nine point guide to learning how to talk like a foul-mouthed thirteen year-old. This is why "mute" was invented, you friggin' noob punk. Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=179218&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How To Become A Frag Doll]]> A pinch of jiggle, a loving spoonful of silicon, a cursory talent in playing games and a complete lack of self-respect. Sure, those are some of the ingredients, but what else is necessary to be a Frag Doll — that elite group of "gaming grrls" marketed by Ubisoft straight to your crotch? More »
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