The Periodic Table of Video Game Characters Comment by: Ghede Nominated by: Abad Sonic should be under the radioactives. It has a half-life of seven years.” A Week In Comments Comment by: 超外人 Nominated by: 天 I was put off by that comment as well, since the statement is basically hypocritical in my eyes from…
Resident Evil 5 has three new multi-player modes, which will be available via paid DLC. The new Versus modes are called Slayer and Survivor. The US$4.99 PSN/400 MS Points patch does not add weapons or characters, so it’s unclear what it actually does. According to Capcom, however, the patch doesn’t simply unlock already in-game content.…
F-R-I-D-A-Y! Time for Tell Us Dammit — no, make that TELL US DAMMIT. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: GDC Cometh So, very soon, Micro-Bash will be four months old. Man, it’s cliched as hell, but time does fly — and that’s both good and scary. (Scarily good?) Besides his normal smiling, giggling, pooping, sleeping, eating and crying, baby has started rolling over, which is exciting. Next he’ll be…
Very young, Japanese “talent” Hikari Takada filmed the Street Fighter IV TV ads. The 12-year-old played SFIV character Sakura in the spots, making her younger than the 16-year-old game character. Above is the television ad, complete with obscured high-kicks.
Another bullet hell shooting game, another Xbox 360 port. Vertical arcade shoot-’em-up Mamoru-kun wa Norowareteshimatta! is the latest to Japanese shooter to be announced for Microsoft’s home console. Translated to “Mamoru-kun Has Been Cursed!” in English, Mamoru-kun wa Norowareteshimatta! was developed by G.rev and Gulti. (Gulti is a studio made up with former staffers of…
That’s Jun Takeuchi. He’s the producer of Resident Evil 5. You can meet him. Today, even. From 2:30pm to 4:00pm, Takeuchi will be appearing at the Redmond Town Center Gamestop in Redmond, Washington. He will be signing copies of Resident Evil 5, which launches tomorrow in North America and PAL territories. Thanks for the tip,…
With the regular Wii-mote, you can sit on the sofa and play Wii Sports with the flick of your wrist. Not true with Wii MotionPlus. Still unreleased, Wii MotionPlus is an add-on for the Wii Remote that helps the Wii locate it better in space. EA Sports exec Peter Moore recounts his experience with Wii…
The bill from former lawyer Jack Thompson passed by a landslide the Utah House of Representatives earlier this month. It has now also passed in the Utah Senate. The bill, HB 353, imposes even stiffer fines on video game retailers and movie theaters should they provide M- or R-rated products to minors in direct violation…
Japan is getting three new colors for the DSi: Pink, Lime Green and Metallic Blue. Manzai group Audrey is back again to sell ’em. “Manzai” is a type of comedy where one member is the straight man, and the other is funny man. Here, the straight man, Masayasu Wakabayashi, has the colorful DSi handhelds in…
It’s a well-established fact that a watched pot never boils, Kotakuite Neo Deus tells us. “So I figured a solid racing stripe should solve the dilemma by making the water boil faster. Unfortunately, my initial math didn’t work out, as I soon learned that NEVER x FASTER = NEVER (still). This makes me a sad…
Alchemist role-playing series Atelier is making the leap to the PS3. According to the latest issue of Japanese Dengeki PlayStation, new title Atelier Rorona is on the PS3. The Japanese franchise commenced in 1997 with PlayStation title Atelier Marie ~The Alchemist of Salburg~. The games, best known for their alchemy mechanics, have largely appeared on…
Tennis legend John McEnroe, winner of seven Grand Slams and thrower of tantrums, will be featured in EA Sport’s upcoming Wii title Grand Slam Tennis. You cannot be serious! Oh, but we are. “It’s great that EA SPORTS has embraced tennis into its family of games. I think it’s a solid sign the sport is…
To promote Resident Evil 5‘s launch, phony body parts were strew around London’s Trafalgar Square. Apparently it was a success, save for one problem. Not all the body parts were returned. Some parts were taken from their hiding place, but never returned once the grisly scavenger hunt was over. Warns Capcom: The body parts are…
Professional gaming is big in Korea. How big? Over four hundred thousand smackeroos big. Player Jae Ho ‘Moon’ Jang has signed a contract for US$473,037 to play WarCraft III. Signing a contract to play for WeMade FOX team for 700 million Korean won, the 22-year-old is currently the highest paid player in the Korean e-Sports…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Wedbush Reveals Do you have a library card? I sure don’t. The last time I went to the library was college. Kinda have a hankering to go back, dunno why. This weekend, I plan on going to the library and making a library card. According to the library’s website, the…
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett calls Guitar Hero: Metallica calls the game collaboration a “no brainer” and a “match made in heaven.” We know Hammett has played the real guitar, but Guitar Hero? Once, he has played Guitar Hero once. The reason for this is that he was once “addicted to video games.” Hammett adds, “At…
When Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is not winning gold medals, he is doing other things. Those recreational activities include playing video games among other things to help him chill out. The 14-career-gold-medal holder Twittered his favorite three NES games: Top 3 original NES games: 1. The Legend of Zelda 2. Super Mario Bros. 1 3.…
Being regular just got faster. Reader Lisa sends this, writing: my brother-in-law and i have a twisted sense of humor. For some reason my husband wasn’t nearly as amused as we were. We are TOTALLY amused. What’s going on? We’re giving away a copy of Xbox 360 game Race Pro. Racing stripes make race cars…
If you are renting-to-own, you need to pay up. Or else. A Minnesota man is being charged with failing to make Nintendo Wii payments. He’s, however, not your typical Minnesota man. Brown has had run-ins with authorities before. He was put on probation in January after being convicted of check forgery and “theft by swindle”.…
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