Brian Crecente

N.O.V.A. 2 Looks Amazing

Here a look at upcoming iPhone game N.O.V.A. 2 in action. The graphics look unbelievable, but I wonder if they’ve tweaked the controls at all. I’m starting to think the auto-fire method is the best way to go on iPhone shooters.

Dead Rising is coming to the iPhone

Dead Rising is headed to the iPhone for the holidays, bringing with it the ability to beat up zombies with a wide assortment of objects, but not, it seems, the ability to separate zombie limb from zombie body. Slide to Play says the game won’t have boss fights, escort missions, photography, costumes or driving vehicles.…

Dead Rising 2 Visual History

Dead Rising: Case Zero introduced gamers not only protagonist Chuck Greene and his cute-as-a-zombie-button daughter, but also the game’s love of alcohol, vomit and funny, but crass humor. Case Zero also gave Xbox 360 owners a chance to check out the new gunplay mechanic for the game. Dead Rising 2 isn’t just about wading through…

I Should Read That

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: About The Time I Left Tokyo Vice On An Airplane I keep almost buying that book. Maybe one day. Right now I’m reading the latest Gears of War book and Infinite Jest. Fall has fallen in more way then one. Today was the last day of mildly warm weather in…

Military Bases Will Still Not Sell Medal of Honor Despite Changes

Despite Electronic Arts’ decision to remove the playable Taliban in upcoming shooter Medal of Honor, the Army and Air Force base stores around the world will still not sell the game. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s position concerning stocking the newest Medal of Honor video game remains unchanged as its facilities have no…

Linux Could Be A Problem For MMO Handheld The Jungle

Panasonic’s recently unveiled portable massively multiplayer online gaming platform won’t be a success, can’t be a success if there are no games to play on it. And since The Jungle will run Linux that could be a problem. Why? According to at least one massively mulitplayer online developer, Linux isn’t exactly a great system to…

Kotaku Brasil Now With More Arkanoid

Kotaku Brasil is live with a countdown clock and a playable game of Arkanoid. The official site still won’t be launching until November, but until then you can play a bit of browser-based Arkaniod, like the site on Facebook and read the occasional Kotaku article in Portuguese. Kotaku Brasil

A Look At One of the Largest LEGO Libraries in the World

I spent yesterday hanging out at NetDevil with Tristan checking out their soon-to-be-released massively multiplayer online game LEGO Universe. Between interviews and presentations we had a chance to wander around the absurdly-large studio and check out some of the LEGO creations and the studio’s LEGO library, one of the five largest in the world. The…

When Minecraft Meets Halo: Reach

The day Halo: Reach hit stores Elpresador recorded a live video showing his thoughtful take on the Bungie shooter. It was not positive. Earlier this week someone took that audio and applied it to Minecraft. Remember, as you watch the video, that the audio is really about Halo: Reach, but it fits this Minecraft play…

Panasonic’s New “Gaming Console” Mistaken For a Pager On MTV

Last night Panasonic’s dubious new gaming console, the Jungle, made a guest appearance on Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory. Dyrdek was asked to create a jingle for the portable MMO gaming device during his show. The best part of the whole process was when Dyrdek proudly unveils the Jungle to one of his cohort, who mistakes…

LEGO TOUR

LEGO TOUR

iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry Birds Have Taken Over My Home

Last week I made the mistake of gifting Angry Birds to my wife’s iPhone. She hasn’t stopped playing since. Please help… Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 21 1 2 Super Monkey Ball 2 (Sega) $.99 1 — 3 Call…

Unreal Engine Powers Upcoming Tower Defense of the Ancients iPhone, iPad Game

Surprise! Dungeon Defenders, which seems to combine the best of tower defense games with the combat of Defense of the Ancients, is also coming to mobile platforms. Due out later this year on Xbox Live Arcade, the Playstation Network and PC, this video shows Dungeon Defenders being played on two iPhone 4s, an iPad and…

Modern Games Struggle With Modern Warfare

Last week Electronic Arts found out the hard way that video games’ latest four letter word is actually seven letters long. News that the publisher’s upcoming modern military first-person shooter was going to be set in the ongoing war in Afghanistan, based on real engagements that pitted U.S. soldiers against Taliban fighters, hit without raising…

Netflix Streaming Erratic

It appears that Netflix‘ streaming service for the iPhone, PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 has been running into on and off issues this evening. Apparently some of Netflix streaming servers crashed. Hopefully they’ll get this fixed soon. I need my Arrested Development.

@Limality about our new reviews: We’re still getting used to the water. 😉 I’ll be writing something up next week about the system, why we changed to it and what it means. But a couple of quick things, Warofart was dead on when he said we weren’t fans of people just counting the red and…

Playable Taliban Jeopardized U.S. Army’s Support For Medal Of Honor

Electronic Arts’ military shooter set during the modern war in Afghanistan could have lost its official U.S. Army support over the inclusion of Taliban fighters as playable characters in the game’s online mode, military officials told Kotaku. The U.S. Army, which officially supported the development of Medal of Honor, didn’t find out about the inclusion…

Online Move Versus Dualshock Play in Killzone 3 Still Undecided

In this video Guerrilla Games’ Steven Ter Heide walks us through what it’s like to play Killzone 3 with the PS3’s Move controller. He also talks us through some of the design decisions for the motion-control option. Of course, if you’d rather play through the game using your Dualshock, that’s supported too. What Guerrilla Games…

Multiplayer Customization in Action in Call of Duty: Black Ops

In this latest Call of Duty: Black Ops video we get an in-depth look at the customization of multiplayer in the game, in particular we learn all about the importance of in-game currency and horses that can shoot guns. Customization and personalization are two very important design agendas for the makers of Call of Duty:…