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Microsoft’s E3 Expo Live Blog
It’s that time of year again! Join us as we bring you play-by-play coverage of Microsoft’s 2009 E3 press conference. Be there for the laughter, the tears, and whatever game and hardware announcements that haven’t already been leaked, and some that have! Be sure to stay for the whole thing, or at least come back…
By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2009 -
Square Enix’ NIER Unveiled
Square Enix had decided to jump on the pre-E3 game announcement bandwagon, making live their site for their recently announced game, NIER. Looking over the screens and the college art film trailer, it looks like the game will be Square’s answer to Bayonetta, which in turn was Platinum’s answer to Devil May Cry. The game…
By Brian Crecente Published May 30, 2009 -
Official PSP Go Shots Leaked
Eurogamer got their hands on what appears to be some high-resolution official shots of the PSP Go. Video, specs, games confirmed? If not it’s one hell of a hoax. Someone’s PSP GOing to Get Fired [Eurogamer] Someone’s PSP GOing to Get Fired [Eurogamer] Someone’s PSP GOing to Get Fired [Eurogamer] Someone’s PSP GOing to Get…
By Brian Crecente Published May 30, 2009 -
Microsoft’s 2009 E3 Press Conference Live Blog Coming Soon
Don’t forget to check out Kotaku bright and early Monday morning for our live coverage of Microsoft’s big announcements. We’ll have the entire team focused on the show and what’s coming for the Xbox 360. We may even give away some pizzas and who can say no to free pizza? If you’re thirsting for E3…
By Brian Crecente Published May 30, 2009 -
Tiny Ninja Fights Flatulence
Mini Ninjas‘ Hiro continues to impress in these latest screens of upcoming adventure Mini Ninjas from Io Interactive. Witness the diminutive hero… Hiro, taking on a slew of foes in these new screens for the game. My favorite bad guy from the batch? The flatulent samurai. Yes, seriously. Eidos’ Mini Ninjas will be coming to…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
The Final Countdown
To: Owen From: Crecente Man, today has been stressful what with all of the news breaking, still juggling E3 scheduling and the stories and interviews. I can’t wait to relax for a day before flitting off to LA to prepare for our E3 coverage. My in-laws are coming into town from Australia the day I…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
Sony Prepares An Army of Playstation Evangelists
Earlier this year Sony began quietly readying an army of evangelists to take to the front lines of the escalating console wars. The Experience Playstation Now program had a “beta test” of sorts earlier this month, with Sony employees well-versed in the ins and outs of the Playstation Portable and Playstation 3 setting up temporary…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
E3: The Great Walk-Off
Stephen Totilo and I have become quite enamored with Nintendo’s Personal Trainer: Walking. So enamored, in fact, that we’re forcing the entire E3 Kotaku crew to wear the pedometers next week to see which of us puts the most mileage on our soon to be aching feet. Barring someone tossing theirs on a paint mixing…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
DJ Z-Trip To Demo DJ Hero Live at E3
Famed mashup DJ Z-Trip will perform sets at E3 next week to help unveil DJ Hero. DJ Hero will also feature DJ Z-Trip as an in-game avatar, according to the artist’s press release. The game will include more than 100 songs spanning a wide variety of genres including hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock and electronica. So…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
Are Our Games Alive?
By John Gaudiosi Anyone who’s played through a game like Microsoft’s Fable II (who can forget your virtual dog?), BioWare’s Mass Effect (with its robust roster of non-playable characters) or seen Sony’s upcoming Heavy Rain (whose developer, Quantic Dream, promises a new type of relationship between player and character) may have wondered to themselves whether…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
Watch Totilo on Fox News, Ask Him Questions
Our very own Stephen Totilo will be spending an hour today in Fox News’ Strategy room talking about the gadgets, games and gizmos of E3. Hop on over to the site to lend your support and pepper him with show questions. The show goes live streaming at 2 p.m. EST. Strategy Room
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
Batman Coming Together Beautifully
Batman: Arkham Asylum is shaping up to be quite a game. After checking out the freeflow combat system and predator modes at the Game Developers Conference earlier this year, I had a chance to see how the two systems would work in the flow of the game. Turns out they work quite well together. “When…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
The Metamorphosis of Atari
A little more than a year ago Atari snatched up Sony’s Phil Harrison and went into a hibernation of sorts, cocooning itself away from the media as it and parent company Infogrames worked to reinvent itself. Today the two companies are now a single, more streamlined publisher and developer working to strike a balance between…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
Dante’s Inferno: Lust and Heresy
.html Dante’s Inferno is an interesting beast: A video game based on an epic poem written to attack the political foes of the author in the 14th Century. While the poem tells the story of Dante journey through hell, purgatory and heaven as an observer, the game has him get hands on with things, very…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
Tiger Woods PC and Mac Will No Longer Come On A Disc
Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online will bring golf to PC and Mac web browsers when it launches this fall, but it will also replace the disc-based versions of the game. The game will be entirely streamed to computers and require an internet connection to play. A price has not yet been announced, but Electronic Arts…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
T-Minus Three Days
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Mini-Bash’s Favorite TV Show Is… I can’t believe we’re only three days away from what is shaping up to be quite a spectacular E3. There’s so much news that it’s popping loose before the show even before it gets underway. I think all of the big three are going to…
By Brian Crecente Published May 28, 2009
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