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Capcom Likes Dead Rising 2 Dev So Much They Bought Them
Capcom this morning said they plan to purchase Dead Rising 2 developer Blue Castle Games. The two studios will work together to create a new studio called Capcom Games Vancouver, said Keiji Inafune, designer of Dead Rising and Mega-Man. With the Vancouver developer becoming a Capcom studio, I wonder what will happen to Blue Castle…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 -
Sony Gives Us Six Reasons To Pre-Order God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Developed by the folks behind perhaps one of the greatest games to ever hit the Playstation Portable, God of War: Ghost of Sparta hits in just two months. And Playstation has half a dozen reasons why you should pre-order it. The game’s pre-order bonuses will each be detailed on the Playstation Blog over the coming…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 -
Gamers Unite to Help Grieving Widow
In her darkest days, Erin Wood says she found some solace in the kindness of strangers, of gamers, of you. Brian Wood, the lead designer of Company of Heroes Online, was driving his pregnant wife, Erin Wood, to their family home on Whidbey Island in Washington State on Sept. 3 when an out-of-control Chevy Blazer…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 -
Let’s Play Halo: Reach
It’s time. Let’s play some Halo: Reach together. We’re going to keep things pretty simple. Dump your gamertags in here for others to find and also try to join games with one of our gamertags. Crecente: Crecente Fahey: Bspatial I’m hoping to cycle through Firefight, standard multiplayer matches and invasion. Just want to watch? Tune…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
Play Date
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: So, We Are In Chiba, And… We’re having a play date tonight! Not for Tristan, but for everyone. Well, everyone who likes to play Halo: Reach. At 7 p.m. Kotaku time we’re going to be trying to get all interested Kotakuites to swarm Halo: Reach and play with each other….…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
The Dead Rising 2 Hydraulic Zombie Shovler in Action
Dead Rising 2 is all about killing zombies creatively . Thanks to the inclusion of duct tape in the action game, that’s not a problem. In this video we see what happens when you duct tape a shovel to an electric hammer chisel, aka the poor man’s jackhammer. Not exactly effective unless the zombie you’re…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
A Metal Goodbye to Halo 3
Halo: Reach, as much as I loved it, also brings with it some bad tidings. Eventually, one day, the success of Reach will mean the death of Halo 3. Let’s take a moment to say goodbye to a Halo we loved to play with this video montage from Machinima.Com.
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
Kotaku Play Date: Halo: Reach
We like playing video games. You like playing video games. Don’t you think we should try playing together sometime? Why not, other than the absurdly high hurdles presented by technology and a crazy ratio that is approaching 1 million readers for every Kotaku staffer. But hey, it’s worth a try right? For our first ever…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
Capcom’s Marvelous Tokyo Game Show Swag
With the Tokyo Game Show just days away developers and publishers are starting to prep for the big show, creating websites for their news, rolling out new views and, of course, unveiling the goodies they’ll be giving away. Here’s a look at the freebies you can get at Capcom’s booth. Capcom TGS
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
Hands-On with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
Those tiny wind-up Marios are at it again, this time they’re out to save mini Pauline from a Donkey Kong hiding out in Mario’s third theme park. The fourth game in the series, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, still has you tapping toy Marios to have them march across a vertical landscape collecting items…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
New Commenting Tools Add Scolding, Teleporter, Dunce Cap to Banhammer
We’ve always said that the community and their inciteful and insightful comments are one of the best things about Kotaku, and we mean it. That’s why our wonderful tech folks are always working to improve how comments work. Starting today we’ve been giving a few more options to help moderate comments, making sure we can…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV Opening Cinematic
I absolutely adore Final Fantasy’s animated cut-scenes. They are a wonder to behold. Too bad the games don’t ever seem to live up to them. Here’s a look at Final Fantasy XIV’s official opening cinematic, which is just stunning.
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
Malaysia Gets Its Halo: Reach On
You may be prepping to go stand in a line somewhere, but some international gamers already got their copy of Halo: Reach. Take Malaysia and these folks at Gamer’s Hideout in the Tropicana City Mall in Petaling Jaya. See more here. [Thanks Chapree]
By Brian Crecente Published September 13, 2010 -
Missing Tokyo
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: We Have Arrived In Tokyo Man, I miss going to Tokyo this year. It was my call, and likely the right one. I’ve been traveling way too much lately and the house remains on the market. But still, a nice Japan visit could have been fun. Are you guys planning…
By Brian Crecente Published September 13, 2010 -
Remember the Halo: Reach Launch Parties
People were already starting to line-up this morning in New York’s Times Square for the official launch of Bungie’s Halo: Reach. Halo fans in New York will be treated to a live performance by hip-hop’s Kid Cudi at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square. That even will also be broadcast live in HD on…
By Brian Crecente Published September 13, 2010 -
Red Faction Armageddon Hits in May, Saints Row 3 Next Fall
THQ today detailed their release plans for a half-dozen games, including Red Faction Armageddon which is now planned for a May 2011 release day. MX vs. ATV Alive is meant to hit during the spring of 2011, while Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is set for a summer 2011 release. Saints Row 3 and a new…
By Brian Crecente Published September 13, 2010 -
A Kid With a Gun! A Teddy Bear With a Gun! A Party With Lots of Guns!!!
How did nobody get pistol-whipped at Capcom’s Dead Rising 2 Los Angeles party? I figure you leave that much duct tape, axes and pistols lying around in downtown LA, something bad is bound to happen. I figured wrong. Thanks to reader itsjono for going to the big event and videoing the whole thing.
By Brian Crecente Published September 13, 2010
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