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Red Steel 2 Box a Work (of Art) in Progress
The pre-order pages for Red Steel 2 have either no art or unofficial art. Well we've got the "work-in-progress" art, from Ubisoft itself. They also send word that a preorder bonus will be announced "soon."
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By Owen GoodComment by (zombie) buddhathing: Looks great, as is. You have to admire Ubi's commitment to Red Steel, since the first one was a failure.... 19 Responses | Other threads
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Unknown Worlds Triumphantly Teases Natural Selection 2
The developers of popular Half-Life mod Natural Selection are preparing to release standalone sequel Natural Selection 2 this year via Steam, and we've got the exclusive teaser trailer to prove it. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Pombar: Yes. The original Natural Selection was the best time I had with competitive shooters pre-TF2 - and I still think... 18 Responses | Other threads
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When You Hear "Exclusive," Guess What It Means
The recent announcement of a PlayStation 3 release of Fallout 3 content that was previously announced as exclusive to Microsoft sent us searching for answers about what constitutes an "exclusive." More »
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Comment by D4RkNIKON: It is all bull crap. Nothing should be Exclusive only for a limited time. But I guess if any MS... 53 Responses | Other threads
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Zen Pinball Launching With Free PSN Demo
Zen's PlayStation Network pinball title is getting a try before you buy option, with a playable demo of Zen Pinball available alongside the full game this Thursday. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by CMcCon342: What?!?!?!? Sony is copying MS's approach? That is crazy talk. 10 Responses | Other threads
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Star Trek Online Screens Explore Strange New Worlds
Following the official announcement of Paramount's Star Trek D-A-C yesterday, Cryptic sent us a trio of exclusive Star Trek Online screens to remind fans that there's much more than a top-down shooter in the works. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Raziel66: I liked Faith of the Heart :( Enterprise was my second favorite Star Trek series, with TNG in first of course. 5 Responses | Other threads
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We're Slightly Afraid Of Amazon's Ghostbusters Slimer Edition
The most frightening thing about Amazon.com's exclusive Slimer Edition pack for Atari's Ghostbusters game is definitely the price tag. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by BubbleF**kingBuddy: You know what they should have? Some of those old KFC Ghostbusters toys that they gave out for years. Most... 5 Responses | Other threads
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InstantAction Brings Tribes To Your Web Browser
The original jetpack shooter returns, as InstantAction gets ready to debut their web-based version of Starsiege: Tribes at the Game Developers Conference next week. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Shachihoko: Wow... Look like something that you see on the N64. 30 Responses | Other threads
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The Extremely Limited Edition UK RE5 Watch
The creators of the limited-edition Metal Gear Solid 4 watch that UK fans went crazy over last year are back, with a Gamestation-exclusive limited-edition Resident Evil 5 timepiece. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by VengefulRonin: I like the box, but the watch itself barely has anything to do with RE other than the damn logo.... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Luc Bernard's Mecho Wars Due Out This Month
Luc Bernard dropped us a line today to deliver the latest information on Mecho Wars, the tactical prequel to Eternity's Child for the iPhone. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Neko (Mimi) Mode: Now this is the kinda things I wanna see in iDevelopment. Sure beats 1000s of fart apps, cheap ports, and... 8 Responses | Other threads
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WWE SmackDown vs. raw 2009
PS3 Snags Exclusive SmackDown VS. Raw 2009 CE
PlayStation 3 wrestling fans are getting special treatment from THQ next moth as the company announces a platform-exclusive collector's edition of the game for PS3 owners. Why just the PlayStation 3? Well shipping a game with a Blu-ray disc filled with a making-of video and two hours of wrestling footage from 2008 wrestling matches for the Xbox 360 would just be silly. The North American version will come in special steel cage packaging, while Europe and Asia will get a miniature wrestling ring. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by ThatShortGuy: A bit of perspective, my friends. In a majority of football formations, where does the quarterback place their hands to receive... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Exclusive peek into Lego Universe
Exclusive Lego Universe Video Offers First Game Glimpse
Lego Universe developer NetDevil has given us an exclusive peek into Lego Universe, the massive multiplayer online game where you can use bricks to collaboratively "build in real time", having adventures through maps that span across all Lego themes: from Space to City to Pirates to Ninjas to Underwater, everything will be in there. After creating the game tools, the game is now in the world design stage, where advanced Lego users are helping NetDevil to create the actual worlds. More »
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Listen To The Secret Tecmo Tape
Yesterday, we broke the news that the second round of oral arguments for Itagaki vs. Tecmo commenced in Tokyo. Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki is suing for unpaid DoA 4 wages. These were "special incentive" wages that Itagaki claims were agreed to by the former Tecmo president and the board of directors, but the current president is claiming these "special incentive" wages were made single-handedly by the former president and not approved by the Tecmo board. As we posted earlier, last month Itagaki left Tecmo and filed suit for unpaid bonuses. As Itagaki stated then, "President Yoshimi Yasuda chose not only to violate this agreement, but also turned defiant, telling me 'if you are dissatisfied with the decision not to pay the bonuses, either quit the company or sue it.'"
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Insider Describes the World of Sony's MAG
It's not hard to imagine that Sony knew Microsoft would choose E3 to make its curtain-call announcement of Final Fantasy XIII for the 360. It's likewise reasonable to believe they searched their catalog of works under development for the best candidate to generate any buzz. What we got was a mixed bag - the trailer of an incredibly expansive shooter, but it didn't even have a title. It was just MAG: Massive Action Game. It sounded tempting, but very incomplete. More » -
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Fallout 3 Getting Exclusive Downloadable Content For Xbox 360 And PC
At Microsoft's 2008 E3 press conference this morning, Bethesda announced that the eagerly anticipated next chapter in the Fallout series will feature extensive downloadable content that is exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game. No details on what the DLC will entail, but according to Bethesda's Todd Howard it will be "substantial."
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By Mike FaheyComment by stetsonblade: Bah, Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles are both "expansions". That's why they are on the PS3.The DLC stuff... 1 Responses | Other threads
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ESA Talks Problems, Perceptions, Promises
Over the past month the Entertainment Software Association has lost a number of high profile members, acknowledged that they spent more than $5 million to move E3 to Santa Monica for a year and taken heat for the role, or some say lack-thereof, that CEO Michael Gallagher has played in the industry since his appointment. More »
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Kojima Productions Responds to MGS4 NDA Complaints
There seems to be two discussions going on about Metal Gear Solid 4. One is about the game's actual reviews, and the other is about actually reviewing the game. Rumors swirled that reviewers weren't able to talk about MGS4 cutscenes and installs — rumors that were later confirmed in IGN UK's MGS4 review and by EGM's decision not to review the game. Konami and Kojima Productions were taken to task for this highly unusual NDA. But what was in this NDA? Kojima Productions' Assistant Producer Ryan Payton contacted Kotaku in hopes of setting the record straight and coming clean. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Raulimus: I like how in the defense class one, as soon as they swap to game footage and Gokuo fires the... more » | Other threads
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InstantAction.com's Rokkitball Trailer
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By Mike FaheyComment by dawimp523: Add me as a friend! I need to get a mouse for this, to use w/ my Vista laptop. more » | Other threads
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InstantAction.com Readies Rokkitball
GarageGames' labor of love, browser based action game portal InstantAction.com ads another title to their arsenal tomorrow with the introduction of Rokkitball. Rokkitball is a futuristic, team-based game that weaves together action and strategy to form a very compelling concept in browser-based gaming.Rokkitball brings a new level of multiplayer gaming to InstantAction, combining the frantic pace of a shooter with the team strategy of a real-world sport," said Alex Swanson, Rokkitball Producer and Designer. "We plan to provide an on-going flow of new content to players through InstantAction, with several additional stadiums and enhanced team customization options already in the works."
While we won't know much more until we actually get to play the game, there will be a live chat with developer Alex Swanson tomorrow at 3PM Pacific, the same time the game goes live, where he will be discussing the creation of Rokkitball and all that entails. For now, check out our exclusive screens from the new title, and head over to InstantAction.com for more web-based multiplayer goodness. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by pylon_trooper: @Witzbold: Hyperblade, Witz! God, that was a classic. I love this browser-based stuff! I don't know about anyone else,... more » | Other threads
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Weezer, DJ Shadow to Grace Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Soundtrack
The launch of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is coming up fast and Sony is announcing an action packed soundtrack to go along with. Leading the pack is an exclusive in-game remix of Weezer's "Automatic" and a special remix of Mars Volta's "Goliath." Also along for the ride exclusively in North America are Justice, SebastiAn, DJ Shadow, The Earaches and Pride Tiger. More » -
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Larry Niven Teams With Alchemic For Free Fall
Science fiction author Larry Niven, perhaps best known for his award-winning Ringworld series, has been creating worlds for readers to explore since the mid 1960's. Now, with the help of transmedia production company Alchemic Productions, he's creating a world for gamers to play in. Larry Niven's Free Fall isn't based on any of Niven's existing works. Desiring more involvement than simply handing over his books as source material, Niven is working with Alchemic to create an entirely new fiction for the game, which will center around a nation of miners and spacers that inhabit Earth's Moon, Mars, and the asteroid belt. You begin the game as newly immigrated Earther looking to get a fresh start as a miner who soon finds himself embroiled in miner revolution. I spoke extensively with Alchemic co-founder Rick Ernst about the project, touching on the concept, the technology, and the gameplay - which takes place entirely in zero-gravity. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by LeopoldKnujunkle: Larry Niven's 'Ringworld' is the first book in the series of the same name, check that out~! more » | Other threads
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Holy Crap, King of Fighters XII Is 100 Percent Hand Drawn
When SNK showed off The King of Fighters XII at arcade show AOU in Japan and industry event GDC in San Francisco, the unanimous reply was: Nice cell shading. That, or it's "just" hi-res 2D. Thing is, that's totally incorrect. And for SNK, who's been working on the game for the past three years, frustrating! Today, I checked out the game's latest build at SNK's Osaka office and saw a few stages that haven't been revealed. Screens weren't available, but there was a French stage, complete with fat, rich women and an Egyptian one that had loyal subjects worshiping before the Pharaoh. Colorful stuff and classic SNK. The company set out to make the ultimate 2D fighter — unparalleled by anything else out there, attempting not only to raise the bar, but snap it in half. KOFXII producer Masaaki Kukino tells Kotaku:
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IGA And ID Team For Free, Web-Based Quake Live
In-game advertising specialists IGA and id Software have partnered to bring you the next iteration of the classic Quake franchise, Quake Live, and it's definitely not your normal web-based, free-to-play game. Quake Live will deliver a full community experience, including stat tracking, friends lists, matchmaking, and sponsored tournaments, all within your standard web browser. Integrated with IGA's proprietary SDK, it is the first title in the company's "freemium category", offering premium gaming experiences for free thanks to integrated advertising."id Software is among the proverbial godfathers of modern gaming and we are thrilled to be working with them on their first title in our 'freemium' category," said Justin Townsend, CEO of IGA Worldwide. "This partnership is only the latest testament to the increasing acceptance of in-game as an effective, measurable advertising medium and a strategic revenue opportunity for publishers and developers."
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Wal-Mart Chooses Blu-ray
From CNN.Money comes the news that ubiquitous retailer Wal-Mart has decided to go exclusively Blu-ray. According to a statement by Wal-Mart's Senior Vice President of Home Entertainment Gary Severson, More » -
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The Rumor Returns - MGS4 On The 360
XboxFamily today reports that they have received word directly from a Konami distribution representative that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the Xbox 360 has been in development since early last year, with a release slated for 12-14 months after the PlayStation 3 version of the highly anticipated game. XboxFamily's Freeze felt so confident in his sources that he emailed Microsoft's John Porcaro for verification, receiving back a rather lengthy reply that touches on the more salient points of posting rumors before eventually devolving into a standard "no comment." More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Anthony Verrigni: metal gear is the greatest game ever made, only to be played on the greatest system ever made. the ps3... more » | Other threads
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PS3 Exclusive Haze IS Coming This Year...in December
Back at E3, Sony spent a lot of time hyping up two big third-party PlayStation 3 exclusives for this fall: Unreal Tournament III and Haze. Unreal Tournament III has slipped into 2008 according to Midway (or late December according to Epic), so that begs the question: What about Haze? At one point it was set for release in November, but now EB Games is reporting a launch in early December, with a December 4th release date. Sources close to Ubisoft tell me that the game is indeed coming this year (although I'm hearing December 11th), so it looks like Sony will at least get one third-party exclusive out the door. Still, I bet the house that Ken Kutaragi built is kicking itself that it didn't lock up Assassin's Creed as a PS3 exclusive, especially with early review scores like a 9.5 from Game Informer. (I've played the game but my thoughts can't be posted until Tuesday morning).
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EA Confirms EA Chicago is Closing
EA Chicago has gone down for the count. I can exclusively report that EA is closing the studio effective immediately. Word is that EA is working hard to place many of the 150+ employees at its other studios around the world. What does this mean for the future of the Def Jam fighting franchise and the forthcoming Marvel fighting game? I'm still looking into that, but it sure seems like those games won't be coming anytime soon.
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Target's GHIII PS2 Bundle
If you're one of the few PlayStation 2 stragglers who haven't already picked up a pair of Guitar Hero controllers via a previous installment of the game, you might want to hit up your local Target store on the 28th. They'll have a special exclusive Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle available for the PS2, including the game and two specially designed guitar controllers, along with the standard guitar strap and sticker combo package. The whole deal runs for $109.99, which considering one guitar controller adds $40 to the game's retail price ends up saving you $20 or so if you purchased the whole shebang separately. Seeing as I already have four guitar controllers in my living room, I'll pass on this one, but it's a hell of a good deal all things considered. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by _GABO_: @eXo: Yeah, but you can't use the RockBand Strat to play GH3. It's also been recently reported by those... more » | Other threads
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New Eternity's Child Character Revealed
In a world ravaged by global flooding, where the winged are hunted and killed by the wingless and murderous mechanical animals roam the land, who can an orphan with amputated wings look to for companionship as he journeys to find others like himself? Luc Bernard has revealed a new playable character for Eternity's Child, currently in development for the Wii. Angel will be joined on his quest by Rani, pictured above in the sketch sent to us by the artist himself. Rani is a boy who wants to be a girl, who joins up with the game's main protagonist Angel, helping each other reach their respective goals. Definitely a risky move on Bernard's part, but in a way it makes a certain thematic sense. A boy feeling out of place in the world and one feeling out of place in his body, both seeking a place to belong. Besides it's still relatively tame compared to his other project, The Rose Princess. Check out the gallery below for a larger view of the sketch, as well as a couple of new screens from the game showing off some of Angel's larger enemies. More »
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Square Closed Mega Theater Confirms FF XIII "PS3 Only"
During my foray to the Square Enix Closed Mega Theater presentation, I saw the Final Fantasy XIII trailer and at the end the words "For PS3 Only" flashed on to the screen. At first I thought maybe the wording was due to translation but it also seemed like it could have been a definitive. PS3 ONLY! The same phrase was also present at the end of the Final Fantasy XIII Versus trailer. So there you are, according to the trailers Final Fantasy XIII is a confirmed PS3 ONLY title. -
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Shigeru Miyamoto's Kotaku Talku
This year's show was the second time I've had a chance to have a one-on-one interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and, as always, it was a pleasure. Instead of talking to Miyamoto about the things he often is seen talking about (games), we decided to talk more about Nintendo philosophy, supply issues and the future of the company's hardware platforms. More »
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Comment by ShishirkanaMule: The mini-figs totally sound like ewoks. I hope they sound a little better when the game comes out. more » | Other threads
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