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bioware

"More" Dragon Age Revealed This Wednesday

You have plenty of time between now and the proposed release date of BioWare's role-playing game Dragon Age to stoke your enthusiasm. What might help are promised new details on the PC-bound RPG, which the official Dragon Age site says is due on July 9. That's just a mere two days from now. Normally, we'd expect to see a Flash-driven countdown clock to ratchet up the anticipation, but sadly we don't get one.

Hopefully, we'll get to play it at E3. Talons crossed!

Dragon Age [BioWare - thanks, Mystery Tipster!]

4:40 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Michael McWhertor
3,876 views, 52 comments

Latest by n/a: @okenny :): Well I generally can't stand the JRPG unless its A)Action RPG or B)Tactical RPG. more »

hype

Chrono Trigger Site Debuts in Japan

Hi everybody. Lots of you tipped us off to the countdown at Chrono Trigger's Japanese website. Technical difficulties over here, compounded by the short weekend, meant I couldn't get advance word out to you in time. But there's the screenshot above, with two seconds left, to prove I was watching!!!

The site has now transitioned to a flash movie introducing the various characters in the game. FYI, the North American Chrono Trigger DS site still has the clock ticking, but no countdown yet.

Chrono Trigger [Square Enix]

9:45 AM on Sun Jul 6 2008
By ogood
6,043 views, 95 comments

Latest by DaiMacculate: @Foxstar Sixtail: First off, you're reading far too much into 4 lines of text there. You should have seen the 3 comments I wrote and didn't post, because I thought they looked like an attack on the poster I was more »

blizzard

Blizzard Splashwatch: Final

What the hell, Blizzard? All of that teasing, all of those runes, and here it is, the Diablo III splash page. No fancy transition from the ice to this, just wham, bam, thank you fans. Oh well. At least we can still have fun figuring out what the penguin and Lost numbers signify.

I think the penguin stands for hope!

4:30 AM on Sat Jun 28 2008
By Mike Fahey
13,325 views, 69 comments

Latest by I can't think of a good name...: Lost Vikings will come anyway. more »

Prizefighter Contest

Vote For The Most Instupetuous Don King-Ism!

Alrighty! We've picked out favorite Don Kingisms (sorry, instupetuous is a real word) , and now it's your turn to pick your favorite. Here's how it works: In the comments section write the number of the Kingism you think should win — and only the number. Voting twice will cause both your votes to become null. The voting cut-off is tonight at midnight Kotaku Time. Hit the jump for the Don Kingisms! More »

9:30 PM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Luke Plunkett
3,520 views, 86 comments

Latest by headcase88: 7 He who votes last, votes best :) more »

Prizefighter Contest

Make Don King-Inspired Word, Win Don King Game

Don King is best known for 3 things: His hair, his fights, and his words. Contest time! Tonight!! While we can't get ya to rapidly grow out a Don King hairdo, we CAN get you to make up the best King-inspired words. Magnormous, Pompestuity, Irreprocacious! That's right, Kotaku Readers, invent a Don King inspired word and provide some contextual meaning to it, for example:

Paragantic - SO big, it's beyond gigantic. It's Paragantic!

Go ahead and fill up the comments section with your King creations. We will sort through the entries, post some of the best ones, and Kotakuland will vote for its favorite. The winning phrase will be announced and the creator will get a free copy of Don King Presents Prizefighter. Easy! Comment entries will no longer be accepted after 4pm tomorrow KOTAKU TIME.

10:00 PM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
2,301 views, 236 comments

Latest by Mista_vdubya: Kotakulosity- acting for the sake of gaming Punchtraffitisum - the moment in which we fight at the speed of traffic flowing Prohustlenomicious- the state of being brought on by applying the simple economics of hustling many before drawing attention to yourself Gameticularity- Being more »

lionhead studios

Fable 2 "Big-Ish"-Ton Next Week

If you're hankering for a hunk of Fable 2 news, you will want to carve out some internet time for yourself next week, as the official Lionhead Studios blog teases some big-like news. "A lot is happening" writes the official Lionhead dev blog, "if you are anxious to find out something new about Fable 2, I suggest you make sure you've got access to the internet, next week! Yes we are planning something (quite) big-ish."

Big-ish, eh? We know it's not the only big-ish thing happening next week, as we expect a respectable number of pre-E3 announcements throughout the week, but we have to wonder what Fable 2 secrets await us. Perhaps we'll see that ballyhooed acorn or learn more about in-game pregnancy! Who wants to make a guess? There's a no-prize in it for you!

Lost My Teeth! [Fable 2 Development]

3:20 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Michael McWhertor
3,894 views, 50 comments

hype

Mass Effect 2 Will Blow You Away

Earlier today, we heard that Mass Effect 2 is already confirmed for PCs. How nice. But that's too much news and not enough hype for my fanboy taste. So I'm grabbing the Mass Effect 2 Hypometer and cranking it up to 11...maybe even 12. Because when talking about the upcoming title, BioWare's Senior Manager Matt Atwood had this to say:

How will it correlate to Mass Effect, the original? There's a lot of really exciting answers to that question. I think that people are going to be blown away.
He continued: More »

11:40 AM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Mark Wilson
9,052 views, 77 comments

Latest by n/a: FULL FRONTAL - BAM, instead million seller!!!!!!!!!!!!! more »

hype

PlayStation 3 Super Game Coming in 2009?

BBC blogger Darren Waters got a sneak peek at some upcoming titles in London a few weeks ago. He thought Motorstorm 2 looked excellent, and that the Resistance 2 trailer was enticing. But what rocked his world the most?
...I was shown a trailer for a game not due out till 2009 but was sworn to absolute secrecy. Apparently, Sony just wanted to give a glimpse of what the console will be capable of.
We're listening. More »

1:00 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Mark Wilson
28,975 views, 294 comments

journalism

Crecente and Ashcraft... In Portuguese!

Hey Portuguese speakers! If you've ever wondered what I or Crecente sound like in your native tongue, you're in luck. Both of us are writing regular editorial columns for nice lookin' gaming culture mag Hype!. (No, we aren't writing in Portuguese, but rather, our columns are being translated into the language.) Anyway, if you live in Europe and can understand Portuguese, take a gander. And if you don't understand Portuguese, just look at the pictures.

9:00 PM on Mon Oct 22 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
1,395 views, 58 comments

hysteria

Brownback Blog Late To Handheld Dangers Party

With their candidate on the brink of no longer being a candidate, the unofficial Sam Brownback blog has found some time to try and generate some anti-gaming hysteria, dredging up two relatively ancient stories in the name of ruining Christmas for children across the country. The main gist of the article is the Nintendo DS as a tool for child molesters. It includes video of the news story I dissected back in February and some extremely entertaining propaganda speech.
Introduced in 2004, the Nintendo DS (for Dual Screen or Devil Screen), this game machine has sold some 700 million or so units. That's an epidemic. It's undeniable that it has been a "success" for its Japanese manufacturer, Nintendo (makers of Donkey Kong aka Monkey Donkey, a game in which a monkey kidnaps a young girl to satisfy his bestial desires). It's also been a tremendous success for pedophiles everywhere.
More »

8:40 AM on Fri Oct 19 2007
By Mike Fahey
6,816 views, 79 comments

Latest by Trackback: Recently GamePolitics reported on Blogs for Brownback, a conservative political site which referred to the Nintendo DS as an “abomination”. The site was ostensibly created to support the now-defunct presidential campaign of Sen. more »

capcomton

Capcom Teasing Megaton Bombshell News

Put your hype-proof jackets on, kids, because Capcom is ready to let loose with a number of news "bombshells" starting October 15. As with many gaming announcements, the official bomb drop date is next Monday, but leaks and the occasional Famitsu exclusive might see word from Capcom HQ much much sooner. The hype machine was pumped and primed when Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix producer Rey Jiminez posted on the official Capcom USA blog "Well, I can testify, that what's coming is a megaton bomb!", adding "You will not be dissappointed." More »

2:40 PM on Wed Oct 10 2007
By Michael McWhertor
16,156 views, 138 comments

Latest by krunkjuice: @BrainofJTD: I just didn't think it was a very good game is all. If you can't handle an opinion don't fucking read it. more »

hype

Has the DS Situation Normalized in Japan? (Not Really.)

2007-10-04-201.jpg Earlier this year, Japan was DS crazy. Getting your hands on a DS was hard at best, requiring customers to line-up for the latest shipments. And last year? Last year, Japan was BANANAS for the DS. Things got so bad that retailers began reimporting American DSes and selling them to hungry Japanese customers. The demand seem to have cooled off considerably. When the Crimson/Black DS Lite went on sale last week, there was little fanfare, and it was possible to walk into almost any store and pick one up. Folks didn't line up either! All the other colors are apparently available at most stores in Den-Den Town — though, I did notice the Enamel Navy and the Jet Black DS Lites sold out at couple Akihabara shops on Friday. Does everyone who wants a DS in Japan finally have one? Or is Nintendo finally meeting the demand?
Crimson on Sale [Ota Road Blog]

2:00 AM on Mon Oct 8 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,258 views, 28 comments

Latest by presto117: i remember earlier in the year (like february) it was pretty hard to find a DS Lite. actually, REALLY hard. i finally got lucky and ordered an onyx one from bestbuy.com, and they were only up for about 2 hours before more »

halo 3

The Biggest Entertainment Launch In History

Why does Halo 3 get so much coverage? For every one of you who complains about it there are a thousand more people buying it, that's why. According to a rather celebratory press release from Microsoft, Halo 3 is now officially the biggest entertainment launch in history, bringing in over $170 million in the U.S. alone during the first day of availability, beating out even the biggest movie opening day totals. Over a million players logged into Xbox live during the first 20 hours of release, and nearly all of them have killed me at least once at this point. Retailers are understandably overjoyed.
Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Merchandising for GameStop Corp commented that, "With consumer demand for Halo 3 and related products, we expect it to be the biggest video game title generator in GameStop's history."
So that's why you see so many Halo 3 posts. Now we just have to wonder where we go from here. What can top the insanity surrounding Halo 3's launch? We should ponder this while we hit the jump to read Microsoft loving itself. More »

4:00 PM on Wed Sep 26 2007
By Mike Fahey
9,131 views, 164 comments

Latest by Tonx: I also like the quote that Halo 3 has become a "pop-culture phenomenon". Everyone can say that about the Wii now, or Pokemon in 1999, or Sonic in 1991, or Mario and the NES in 1985. Then there's smaller pop-culture more »

halo 3

When Hype Gets Out of Hand

Halo 3 is undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated games of this year for many people. It is also true that the Halo 3 hype machine has been working overtime, injecting a bit of Halo into everything from beverages to cars. While this kind of marketing works on a lot levels, I can't help but think that in some ways it might be a detriment to the title. Not only does it make it difficult for the game to live up to everyone's expectations, it also leaves other people (some of whom might be fans) wishing they just didn't have to hear about it anymore. More »

2:00 PM on Sat Sep 15 2007
By fdemarco
15,864 views, 175 comments

Latest by n/a: Halo 3, did not crash for us at all. (Then again we always play the Xbox 360 in it's horizontal position, with a cooler). I will say i'm very disappointed. I liken Halo 3 to a vacuum cleaner enema. I mean, more »

transcendental

Ubisoft Snags Cameron's Avatar Rights

I may have never gotten my dream game based off of James Cameron's last epic film, 1997's Titanic, but Ubisoft has taken steps to make sure that the great writer / director's work isn't bypassed for game treatment again, having secured the rights to his 2009 film "Avatar". The movie follows the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself in a struggle for survival on an alien planet. The title refers to the main character's status as an Avatar - a human mind in an alien body. Certainly sounds like a video game plot, doesn't it? With a cast that includes Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana (rawr), and Sigourney Weaver and WETA on effects detail, "Avatar" could turn out to be the next big sci fi epic. More »

11:20 AM on Tue Jul 24 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,545 views, 24 comments

Latest by Bretthotep: Its James Cameron, its Sci Fi, and has Signourney Weaver. How can you go wrong. more »

halo hype

New Look At Halo 3 Campaign

The Halo 3 multiplayer beta may have underwhelmed some with its graphical chops, but I can't imagine anyone complaining about how the new, improved single player campaign Master Chief is looking these days. Bungie has added a single, sexy screen of the Spartan in his high fidelity mode. A 240 by 240 pixel squared shot can't do it justice, so I suggest heading over to Bungie and basking in the 720p glory.

Halo 3 Campaign Screenshot Inside [Bungie.net]

5:40 PM on Thu Jul 5 2007
By Michael McWhertor
6,923 views, 72 comments

rant

Bethesda Counts Down To "Please Stand By"

Thirty-four days ago, Bethesda began a countdown for its upcoming RPG Fallout 3. And what did this huge build up count down to? A screen that says "Stand By." Why? Probably a gazillion people clicking "refresh" in unison. More »

2:00 AM on Tue Jun 5 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
3,717 views, 65 comments

hype alert

Halo 3 Box Art?

The Final Fight stumbled upon what they believe to be the box art for the standard version of Halo 3. Seems pretty believable and Amazon is using it as their art for the game, so why not? That reminds me, I need to play some more Halo 3 tonight... and perhaps some Warhawk. Brian Crecente More »

4:00 PM on Fri Jun 1 2007
By Brian Crecente
6,877 views, 67 comments

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