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Bring On The Price Drop Wars
To: Bashcraft From: Crecente Lots of interesting things shaking off of the news of the Xbox 360 Elite price drop early this morning. I wonder if this could lead to some movement from Nintendo? The pressure from investors has GOT to be there. What you missed: PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite: Tale of the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
Introducing Halo 3: ODST Firefight’s Black Eye
The latest video documentary from the folks at Bungie give us a look at Halo 3: ODST‘s multiplayer coop firefight mode. Chockful of alien bastards and achievement opportunity, the coop sessions include a number of modes such as the grenade-happy Catch mode and Black Eye, which forces you to melee an alien to get health.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
Wet’s “Sick and Sexy” Seventies Soundtrack
Experimental, edgy, sick, face-melting, musical debauchery: And that’s just about the soundtrack. This short video gives us a taste of how and why the developers decided to go with seventies music for the soundtrack of Bethesda’s upcoming action shooter Wet. Don’t forget, you need to be at least 18 to click that play button or…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
Microsoft Taking Action Against Those Who Buy and Play Halo 3: ODST Early [Update]
Microsoft is investigating how copies of next month’s Halo 3: ODST went up for sale at a French retail store, officials told Kotaku. “We are investigating a very small breach in our distribution process around the early delivery of ‘Halo 3: ODST’ units,” a Microsoft spokesman told Kotaku. “We are also investigating Xbox LIVE accounts…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
Brutal Legend Trophies and Achievements Deliver Heavy Metal Flu
Brutal Legend is a metal game. So it’s achievements and trophies? Also metal. Take for instance the game’s version of Heavy Metal Flu: Six Degrees of Schafer. “The “Six Degrees of Schafer” Achievement/Trophy is rewarded when you play with or against Tim Schafer in Brutal Legend’s epic multiplayer mode. The achievement is also viral, meaning…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
Now You’re Playing With Power
The Schackelford wedding, as seen on Go Nintendo [Via Bitmob]
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
A First Look At Two of The PS3’s Newer, Funnier Ads
As we mentioned yesterday, Sony is on the cusp of launching a brand new ad campaign for their brand new, slimmer, less expensive Playstation 3. What we didn’t mention is how funny they are. Could this be a return to commercials from Sony that not only make sense, but are fun to watch? Check out…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
Xbox 360 Not Even At Halfway Point, No Slim Planned
There are no plans for a slimmed down version of the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg told Kotaku. “We feel like our system has done very well for us in the current form,” said Greenberg, director of product management for the Xbox 360. “We have no plans for a slim.” Instead of reinventing the outside…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
More Gran Turismo 5 Gameplay Footage
Digging through the remnants from our coverage of Gamescom last night, I stumbled upon this short video I shot of a reader playing Gran Turismo 5 on the show floor. Sit back, enjoy and see if you can spot the damage modeling.
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite: Tale of the Tape
For the first time in the history of the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 console wars, gamers have a chance to pay the same cash for very similar hardware. For $299 a happy gamer can land themselves a PS3 Slim or an Xbox 360 Elite. Let’s go to the numbers to see how they compare. PS3…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Price Drop, Denies Slim 360 Rumors
Microsoft’s priciest version of the Xbox 360 is getting a $100 price drop this Friday, the publisher told Kotaku, and its top selling model of the console is being phased out. The 120GB Xbox 360 Elite will sell for $299.99, while the popular 60GB Xbox 360 Pro will be cut to $249.99. Despite being Microsoft’s…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 -
New Slim Ads Roll Out Sony’s “Director of Rumor Confirmation”
Hot on the tail of official confirmation of the much-rumored Playstation 3 Slim and price drop, comes a new U.S. marketing strategy from Sony that employees much tongue in much cheek. The ads will be similar to the ones rolled out by Sony for MLB ’09 The Show with Red Sox’s Dustin Pedroia arguing with…
By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2009 -
Blizzcon, Gamescom: More Stories Than You Can Read
To: Ashcraft From: Crecente Re: This Meat Is So Raw, So Red And Oh So Meaty And that’s a wrap. It looks like we’ve finally run through all of the reporting, previews, impressions, pictures and videos from Gamescom and BlizzCon today. Though I think McWhertor told me he might have one more for Friday. If…
By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2009 -
The Mario Scape Pepsi Built
Witness the spectacular aftermath of a Coke versus Pepsi “display war” in a California grocery store. Reader Chris writes that his sister snapped a photo of what she described as a huge 8-bit Mario display Pepsi built out of cases of their drinks at the Safeway in Rohnert Park, California. Keep in mind this isn’t…
By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2009 -
Raven Hit By Layoffs, Some Point to Lackluster Wolfenstein Sales
Raven Software, developers of recently released Wolfenstein and soon to be released Singluarlity, let 30 to 35 go from their Wisconsin studios, sources tell Kotaku. In a prepared statement released to Kotaku today, Activision confirmed that Raven, a subsidiary of the company, had laid people off today, but declined to confirm or deny the number…
By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2009 -
The Pictures, Still and Moving, Of Gamescom
Gamescom was a massive event, both in scale and attendance with a quarter of a million people packing 1.3 million square feet over a week. There were plenty of things to do and even more to see. If you missed our exhaustive coverage, and aren’t really into reading, you should take the time to pick…
By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2009 -
Tune In, Call Up, Talk Back: It’s Time For Kotaku Talk Radio
In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about Blizzcon, used game sales, World of Warcraft‘s latest expansion, why some people need to stop complaining about Playstation 3 Slim and a taste of an upcoming chip tune concert in San Francisco. To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can…
By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2009 -
Diablo III’s Witch Doctor Conjures Up Memories, Concerns
Played for a bit at last week’s Gamescom, I found my short time with Diablo III’s Witch Doctor initially exhilarating, but over time it left me questioning what exactly I liked about Blizzard’s famed franchise. The Witch Doctor, Blizzard tells us, dispatches opponents with “terrifying precision, assaulting his victim’s mind and body with elixirs and…
By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2009 -
Cosplay Shodown: Gamescom Vs. BlizzCon
August was packed to the gills with conventions. And conventions mean cosplay. But who had the best in August? BlizzCon’s “purple girl” seems to be leading the charge for all things Warcraft, while in Germany the all-female cast of Metal Gear Solid were rocking Gamescom. Here’s your chance to decide which of the gatherings brought…
By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2009 -
Death By Fire Alarm
To: Bash From: Crecente Last night, still a bit sleep deprived from my international travel and in a deep, deep, deep sleep, I was jolted awake by the sound of not one, but two fire alarms going off in the house. And these were those testing sounds, this was a full blown fire alarm. Needless…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2009
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