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Old Favorites Return In GoldenEye 007
They can swap out Bonds and update the plot as much as they want, as long as Jaws, Oddjob, and Dr. No are available in GoldenEye: 007’s multiplayer I’m a happy camper. Daniel Craig is my favorite James Bond, but GoldenEye was always about Pierce Brosnan, so I’m a little uneasy about the swap. The…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 -
Tony Hawk Developer Robomodo Struck By Layoffs
A mere two weeks before the release of its second game, Tony Hawk: Shred developer Robomodo is hit by layoffs, with sources reporting 30 to 60 jobs being cut due to the loss of the Tony Hawk franchise. Formed in 2008, Robomodo is the Chicago-based development studio that Activision put in charge of the Tony…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 -
Capcom’s Fight Club Goes Down South
Capcom has completed testing its Fight Club events in the western and northern U.S. and is ready to bring Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 to where the real fighters live – Atlanta, Georgia. After getting a taste of what Chicago had to offer last month, Capcom takes the Fight Club show down south to my own…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 -
THQ Explores Mind-Body Medicine And Spirituality With Deepak Chopra
Renowned champion of new age spirituality and alternative medicine Dr. Deepak Chopra will soon be reaching a whole new audience, as THQ signs a multi-year licensing agreement to create games based on his teachings. Deepak Chopra is one of the biggest name in spiritual medicine. He’s authored more than 55 books on alternative medicine and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 -
She’s A Bad Mamma Jamma
It’s day 10 in the McGuire household, Kevin Butler is getting into the peanut butter, and not even vuvuzelas can stop the family’s matron from being one bad mamma jamma in Tiger Woods 11. Reader No Computers In Texas points us towards this latest feat of Kevin Butlery, as Sony’s VP of family showdowns adds…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 -
Sweeping World Of Warcraft Class Changes Detailed
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm preparation patch 4.0.1 is bringing significant changes to the way many of the game’s classes function. From the end of Soul Shards to making Death Knights viable tanks, Blizzard outlines some of Cataclysm’s biggest shake-ups. Cataclysm isn’t just transforming the face of Azeroth geographically. Many of the class mechanics players have…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 -
Dial C For DC Universe Online Character Creation
Future Lex Luthor’s ridiculous plan to seed humanity with super powers to avert a coming apocalypse culminates in this character creation trailer for DC Universe Online. Superman and Wonder Woman would have never allowed future Lex Luthor to seed the Earth’s atmosphere with tiny robots that give normal human beings super powers. Luckily for the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 -
The Original Secret Pokémon Returns
Pokémon and Nintendo celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pokémon Gold and Silver by releasing the original secret Pokémon into the wild for a limited time. Here’s what you need to do to score Mew. Game Freak programmer Shigeki Morimoto secretly programmed Mew into the Red and Blue versions of Pokémon prior to the release of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log Three: Strength In Numbers
Does the Final Fantasy XIV experience change greatly once you have a group of like-minded individuals to share the game with? Find out in this week’s installment of the Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log. Kotaku’s MMO reviews are a multi-part process. Rather than deliver day one reviews based on beta gameplay, we play the game…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
Xbox Live Indie Clips: Explosionade
When life gives you explosions, you make Explosionade. Someone gave Mommy’s Best Games a huge pile of explosions, and they made this. For a mere 80 Microsoft points, you too can have this much fun running around a mutant-infested warehouse with an extremely powerful prototype mech, collecting gold and kick ass. Explosionade is what we…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
A Tasty Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Easter Egg
What dark secret was worth this deceased knight’s life? He bears a message regarding the very nature of truth, as it pertains to certain comestibles. I speak no lie when I tell you there are spoilers ahead! Kotaku reader Kearneybobs was deep into the third chapter of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow when he stumbled upon…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
Free Lil Wayne With Def Jam Rapstar
Pick up a copy of Def Jam Rapstar for any platform between October 12 and October 19 at Best Buy and you’ll help Lil Wayne prove that he is not a human being. Def Jam Rapstar is out in stores now, and if you’ve not picked up your copy yet, you might want to steer…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
In Which A Koopa Gets A Gold Star
“Come on, jump on my shell! I dare you! I just waxed this s**t!” The funny folks at Dorkly ponder the impossible in this hilarious clip. From here on out, every Koopa Troopa I see shall be named Mark. Mark! Mark! Mark! Click to view
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
Ubisoft Unleashes Assassin Wars On Facebook
Ubisoft is calling it Project Legacy, but the newly launched Facebook training simulator for Templar front company Abstergo Industries is as Mafia Wars as they come. Use your action points to complete memories, earning experience points and money in the process. Some missions require items you can either buy or earn through other missions. Completing…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
Arc The Lad And Alundra Grace The PlayStation Network
A partnership between MonkeyPaw Games and Gaijinworks results in the PlayStation Network re-release of two of the best games released by Working Designs for the original PlayStation: Arc the Lad and Alundra. Working Designs was a company that championed the release of more obscure Japanese games in North America. Some of the most memorable (and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
The Nintendo Download: When Sonic Met Ivy
It’s something old, something new, something kiwi and something blue from game industry legend Yuji Naka, as two of his creations meet for the first time in this week’s Nintendo Download. Yuji Naka created Sonic the Hedgehog. More recently he created Ivy the Kiwi. Both of these creations appear in this week’s Nintendo Download, albeit…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
BlizzCon 2010 Closes Tenaciously
Blizzard couldn’t possibly top the live Ozzy Osbourne concert that closed out BlizzCon 2009, but a concert by Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D comes pretty damn close. As Kotaku’s official envoy to BlizzCon, I’m tingly all over that Jack Black and Kyle Gass, the duo otherwise known as Tenacious D, will be…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Sequel In The Works
With last week’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow pulling in pretty solid reviews, the composer of the game’s score outs a sequel already under construction at developer MercurySteam. Oscar Arujo composed the aggressive soundtrack for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Spanish developer MercurySteam’s 3D take on the long-running Konami franchise. Speaking to Spanish radio, the composer teased…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
Watch U-verse TV On Your Xbox 360 This Friday
Xbox 360 owners that subscribe to AT&T’s U-verse television service can return one of their set-top boxes this Friday, when the service goes live on Microsoft’s console. Would you pay $99 to turn your 360 into a cable receiver? Last Friday we posted information indicating that the U-verse experience would launch sometime next month. How…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010 -
EA Readies The Sims 3 And More For Windows Phone 7
Continuing its tradition of making a splash whenever a new gaming platform launches, EA is gearing up for the Windows Phone 7 launch with a suite of titles, including The Sims 3. Revealed during the Windows Phone 7 launch event in New York today, the Windows Phone 7 version of The Sims 3 doesn’t look…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2010