Having developed four Halo titles to date, Halo Reach will be Bungie’s last game in the series for the foreseeable future. But is it their last game ever in the series? Never say never. “You know, it might be premature to say we’ll never ever, ever make a Halo game again” Bungie’s Brian Jarrard told…
Lionhead quietly released a single new screenshot for Fable III, showing the “cranky” version of the game’s hero dragging some poor sod off to the dungeon. Where he’ll no doubt be spat at in the face. The lucky, lucky bastard. What wouldn’t I give to be spat at in the face. You can catch the…
It had to happen eventually. Having wowed people ceaselessly since E3 with a a succession of explosive trailers, Just Cause 2 has finally put a foot wrong. And as far as the PC crowd is concerned, it’s a big foot. It’s been revealed that the game won’t run on Windows XP. Why? Because it’s DirectX10…
So, Steam finally has a new style. And it’s a good one. Very clean, nice and modern. Let’s take a closer look. You’ll see that outside of an improved friends feature most of the updates at this stage are visual ones, with most of Steam’s core functionality remaining the same, meaning you can jump in…
All week long, Nintendo will be holding media conferences around the world, outlining some of the company’s plans for 2010. The first of these went down in Australia today, and Kotaku Australia was there. The biggest news coming out of the event was that Nintendo’s two biggest “core” releases of the year – Super Mario…
You may remember reader Mark, who sent us his awesome, custom Half-Life 2 figure. Well, Mark’s back, with this amazing custom Metal Gear Solid 3 figure. This custom job goes beyond the usual trend of taking an existing action figure and painting over some slight additions. Mark sculpted an all-new head entirely by hand, cannibalised…
You’ve seen what it looks like to control The Sims, but have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Sim? This graduate thesis project looks pretty close to us. The work of student Julia Yu Tsao, this is called “Curious Displays”, a network of “½ inch display blocks” that, if ever…
For those under the age of 25, all you need to know is this: Jungle Strike is one of the best things to happen to both the Genesis/Mega Drive and its publisher, Electronic Arts. It also had a great intro. An intro that’s been faithfully reproduced here. With real people and everything. Carlos is pretty…
Looking to lock down one of the most promising developers in the business, Warner Bros. has purchased a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, the developers behind Batman: Arkham Asylum. Warner lent a hand on the first Batman, and will be publishing the sequel, but that obviously wasn’t enough for the film studio, which in recent…
EA’s “Project Ten Dollar” (or, “Project $15 dollar”) seems like a good idea to combat the retail industry’s reliance on used game sales. But some retailers have pointed out it’s not all beneficial to the publisher. “EA’s Project Ten Dollar move is aiming to stifle pre-owned games sales, but what they don’t factor in is…
Sure, it wasn’t the greatest of Star Wars games, but The Force Unleashed didn’t suck. Which in terms of recent Star Wars releases, made it special. So special it’s sold a ton. Lucasarts announced today that since going on sale almost 18 months ago, the game has sold over seven million units worldwide. I only…
Five games were nominated by the Writers Guild of America for the award of “Best Video Game Writing”. Only one could win. And no, it wasn’t Modern Warfare 2. Even though Activision’s shooter was nominated (perhaps based on the quantity rather than quality of the game’s writing), along with Assassin’s Creed II…X-Men Origins and…Wet, the…
Steamed that 2K screwed up BioShock’s PC widescreen not once, but twice? S’OK, PC users, a patch will soon be with you. 2K will release tomorrow an update for the game that will fix the burning issue of mouse clicking in multiplayer matches. Oh, and also the game’s widescreen problem, which again has seen the…
When Street Fighter IV lands on the iPhone in March, it won’t be as full-featured as 2009’s console versions. Then again, it won’t cost $50, either. Capcom confirmed today that there will only be eight fighters available in the handheld version of the game, those being Ryu, Ken, Guile, Blanka, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, M. Bison and…
While the lack of an adults-only rating for video games hogs all the headlines when it comes to gaming and Australia, there’s a far more sinister threat lurking on the horizon: internet censorship. But how does this affect gaming? Proposals currently working their way through the system (it’s important to note these aren’t law yet,…
Sony has confirmed this morning that Heavy Rain, one of the biggest exclusives of the year for the PlayStation 3, has been banned in the United Arab Emirates. Following a report on Middle Eastern gaming site megamers, we contacted Sony, who provided this statement released by their local branch: The UAE’s National Media Council (NMC)…
Vikings DE Jared Allen is one of three candidates to appear on the cover of Madden 11. You’d think that behind the Super Bowl MVP and a flashy WR he’s the underdog. But he has a secret weapon. His mullet. “Everyone at some point in their lives has either had a mullet or known somebody…
While us Westerners get ready to play Yakuza 3, Japan is about to start playing Yakuza 4. Here it is in action, with new face-punching, vespa-swinging and pachinko-playing action on display.
Outcast was one of those games that was so amazing most people never even got to play it. It just…shone too damn brightly. So much so that this 2010 remake of a 1999 game may well get more exposure. Open Outcast is a fan-made mod for Crysis Wars, which seeks to recreate Appeal’s brilliant open…
As I covered in the feature on box art and game logos I did last week, putting together a game’s cover isn’t as easy as you’d think it is. Especially when you take a look at a work in progress. Rokkan, the company I spoke with putting the piece together, were kind enough to share…
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