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Action Stations!
To: Crecente From: Luke My brain, it is mush. For my birthday last week, my lovely wife bought me the complete Battlestar Galactica box set on Blu-Ray. Every waking second I haven’t been working, we’ve been watching, this my second run-through of the show, and my wife’s first. It got me thinking about something I…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
Finally, A Mos Eisley Cantina Simulator
THQ has revealed a new Star Wars game in development for the iPhone, that forgoes the usual stiff like lightsaber duels and X-Wing dogfights in lieu of…simulating the experience of running the Mos Eisley Cantina. It’s called Star Wars Cantina, and is a light strategy game, which tasks you with matching the drinks you’re serving…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
Bulgarian Sacked For Milking Virtual Cow
What a way to start the morning, with news that a Bulgarian city official has been sacked for milking a virtual cow in popular Facebook title Farmville. During government meetings. Dimitar Kerin, a member of the Plovdiv city council in the country’s capital, Sofia, had been warned – along with several of his colleagues –…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
Yup, That Rain Sure Is Heavy
As seen on Reddit
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
Sonic 4 Gets The Blue Skies Right
Sega today released some new screenshots for its upcoming love-letter to Sonic fans, Sonic 4. Whether the game – the first console title to consist entirely of 2D side-scrolling since most of you were small children – is any good or not, we still don’t know. But I know one thing: they sure got that…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
Hey, EA Sports, Why Aren’t Basketball Games As Good As Football Games?
When you think football games, you think Madden. When you think football games, you think FIFA. When you think basketball, you think NBA Live, NBA 2K, and the fact neither of them is really that huge. Why is that, EA? “I’m not a programmer by any means, but I know enough to say there’s this…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
Street Fighter? Zombies? Zombie Street Fighters!
Zombies don’t just bite regular people. They bite World Warriors as well, meaning not only do these zombies know all kinds of crazy martial arts moves, they also know how to eat your face off. Formidable! And no, it’s not wrong to think Cammy is still easy on the eyes. It would be wrong to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
Mario Creator’s Priority Is Entertainment, Not Online
To say Nintendo lags behind Microsoft and Sony when it comes to online gaming is an understatement. Want to know why? It’s because the Japanese company’s priorities lie with entertaining everyone “It is often said that Nintendo was rather late in advancing into the network world”, Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto told The Economist. “Actually we…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
This Might Be The Best Game Trailer I’ve Ever Seen
Much like it did with Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft is making a short film to help promote the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. This isn’t a clip from that movie. It is, instead, simply a trailer for the game. As a piece of film, it’s pretty good. As an exercise in game promotion, however, it takes…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
Kotaku Census 2010: The Results
Last week, we ran a series of polls, asking you for your thoughts on everything from console ownership to piracy to your favourite gaming franchises. We now have the results. You’ll see the key findings represented here. It’s far from everything, I know, but this is the best stuff, presented in a way that won’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
Shenmue, Billy Hatcher, Meet The Xbox Live Avatars
I’m not saying this is worth paying for – no 360 avatar gear is worth paying for – but a Shenmue get-up for the little guys is certainly worth pining for. It’s part of a range of gear released to advertise Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing, and along with a bunch of other rubbish, there’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
First King Of Fighters XIII Footage (And It’s Tiny!)
There’s a new King of Fighters game coming. And yeah, it’s got Mai in it. Want to see what it looks like? Here’s some shaky-cam footage from the game’s public debut in Japan. It’s hardly high definition, I know (sorry!), but at this stage, it’s all we’ve got. Special thanks to Kotaku Japan for providing…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
I Like Mortal Kombat’s New Direction
As seen on Woot
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
The Master Sword, Now Safe For Children
Previous replica Master Swords we’ve seen have been, well, dangerous. Pointy. But this one? It’s soft. Widely available. And you can hit small children with it. It’s a new sword by toy company Nerf, and even a sideways glance will tell you that garish shade of pink’s primary purpose may well be to hold off…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
The Dirty Men Of The Wild West’s Last Days
You know, Red Dead Redemption could be the worst game of the year, and I think I’d still enjoy it. It’s predecessor, Red Dead Revolver was pretty awful, and I loved it. Why? Because Rockstar just “get” Westerns, that’s why. A good Western setting or story can get me past poor gameplay. And a good…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
“Wii HD” Device: Saviour, Or Snake Oil?
Unless you’re cheating and playing via an emulator on a PC, the Nintendo Wii can’t do high definition. One company, however, claims that by using its new device, it can VDIGI reckons that its new VD-W3 upscaler can take a Wii game, perform a little magic on it then display it in full, 1080p fidelity…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
The PSP Is Dead, Long Live The PSP
The PSP turned five today. For some, it was cause for celebration, but in light of other events taking place this week, I’m not in such a joyous mood. My mood is more…optimistic. Why? Because the PSP’s fifth birthday might also be one of its last. Nintendo’s continued dominance of the portable market outside Japan…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
Retro: See Mario & Starfox’s First Appearance On A 3D Portable
Fan site PlanetVB has posted what it claims to be the first ever online footage of two unreleased games for Nintendo’s first 3D system, 1995’s Virtual Boy. These two titles, Mario Land and Starfox, both of which were most likely never completed, were only shown at demonstration events all the way back in 1995. We’ve…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
Halo Creators Have Been Hitting The Mountain Dew
It’s understandable that game creators hold their franchises dear, and think the world of them. But Bungie’s hopes for the upcoming Halo: Reach might be going a little too far. Speaking with Industrygamers, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard has revealed he has some high hopes for the latest Halo game. High hopes indeed “Are there more stories…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2010 -
Modern Warfare 2 DLC Ad Takes Some Liberties
There’s something fishy about this commercial for the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 map pack. Namely, that these sure as hell aren’t the kind of people I run into playing the game. Compared to the community’s juvenile, angry, foul-mouthed status quo, these “mapathy sufferers” – who are capable of more emotions than just sarcasm and fury…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010
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