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Section 8 Still Headed For The PS3
Timegate’s Section 8, one of last year’s more interesting efforts in the multiplayer shooter space, is available on PC and Xbox 360. For some reason, it’s also coming out on PlayStation 3. You get the feeling Timegate missed the boat on this one; had a PS3 version launched alongside the 360 and PC copies, people…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2010 -
Mel Brooks, Chevy Chase & Superman Sound Off On Video Games
Gaming academic (and Kotaku guest editor) Ian Bogost shares with the world this scan from a 1982 issue of Videogaming Illustrated, in which 1982 celebrities share their thoughts on the video games. Being 1982, we’ve got a stellar lineup, including comedian Mel Brooks, Superman’s Christopher Reeve, and another comedian, Chevy Chase. And remember, this is…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2010 -
Excitebike’s Exciting (And Expensive) T-Shirt Collection
Long-time Kotaku Tower darlings King of Games are hitting 2010 running, announcing a new line of shirts based on classic NES title Excitebike, along with sneak peeks at an upcoming Zelda range. These two Excitebike shirts go on sale this Saturday, one short-sleeved, one a 3/4-sleeved retro football shirt. They’re ¥6000 & ¥7140 respectively (USD$66…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2010 -
How 3D Actually Works
3D is, if the television, film and game industries are to be believed, the future. Whether they’re right or not is still up for discussion, but just in case they are, you may as well know how it all works. Here’s how the three main types of displaying 3D images in the modern era work.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2010 -
Hey, Scribblenauts Did OK
While Scribblenauts ultimately failed to live up to many people’s (perhaps unfairly lofty) expectations, it was still an admirable piece of work. So it’s nice to see that it’s punched well above its weight in terms of sales. The NPD Group has quietly released statistics on the five best-selling Nintendo DS games of 2009, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2010 -
Yibbedah Yibbedah, That’s Team Fortress 2, Folks
Andrew Kepple put this Team Fortress 2 animation together. It’s not machinima. It’s not a comic. It’s what would happen if TF2 had come out in the 50’s, and been jointly produced by Looney Tunes and John Kricfalusi. It’s a story of love, war and…sexual metaphors played out via Garry’s Mod.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2010 -
Uncharted 2’s DLC Screens Look Strangely Familiar
It’s time to get reacquainted with some awfully British-Empire-sounding places like “The Customs House”, in these screenshots for Uncharted 2’s latest downloadable content pack. To recap, there’ll be two new multiplayer maps and some new multiplayer skins made available, all based on levels and characters from the first Uncharted game. Sadly, neither of the levels…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2010 -
We Now Know How Many Of You Have A HD Television
Last week, I asked you to let us know how many of you owned a high definition television set. Your answers are now in. Let’s take a look! I posed the question because, in the wake of comments from Epic’s Mark Rein and the continuing discussion over games which cater to owners of HDTVs, I…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 -
Microsoft To Unveil Xbox Live Mobile Today
While we at Kotaku have known Xbox Live has been coming to Windows Mobile for a while now, it appears that later today, Microsoft will finally get around to officially unveiling the project. Some lazy security at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona (due to open later today) has allowed these shots to get out,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 -
Project Natal Meets Superman (Well…Superman’s Supporting Cast)
In case you missed it – and let’s face it, you probably did – over the weekend, Microsoft decided that the perfect place to promote Project Natal was…on TV show Smallville. Here it is, complete with French subtitles, which make it look a lot sexier than it actually is. What’s best about it is not…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 -
THQ & Sci-Fi Channel Team Up, de Blob Cartoon On The Way
THQ and the Sci-Fi Channel (I refuse to call them Syfy) announced last week a new deal where the two companies will cooperate on various ventures. One of them is a cartoon based on de Blob. Sci-Fi will soon be launching a “kids brand” aimed at little ones, and the colorful blobs – created by…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 -
Final Fantasy I & II, Running On The iPhone
As we told you last month, the first two games in the Final Fantasy series are on their way to the iPhone. Here, in Square Enix’s patented iPhone-o-vision, is a trailer for the pair of classic re-releases. Still no release date, sadly; all we get is a “available soon” at the end of the clip.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 -
Two Turntables And A Planetary Scanner
Mass Effect 2’s soundtrack is pretty great, but you know what makes it better? Fan-made Hip-hop tracks devoted entirely to that most badass of pursuits: scanning a planet for minerals. This is “Those Minerals”, by Kabuto the Python, available for free on community music site Tindeck. Depending on your tastes, the rapping may be a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIII’s Xbox-Only NBA Commercial
That Final Fantasy sponsorship of the NBA All-Star weekend came with some strings attached, it seems; namely, that there’d be ads running depicting the game as available on the Xbox 360, with nary a PS3 logo in sight. Reader Christian points us towards this Microsoft-sponsored clip that ran during ESPN’s broadcast, complete with Leona Lewis…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 -
X10: Microsoft Shows Its Hand For 2010
Yesterday, Microsoft drew a green line in the sand, showing off much (but not all!) of the platform holder’s lineup for the remainder of the year. There were screenshots, trailers, even interviews. Here’s the pick of it all. What most excited you? For me, it certainly wasn’t Peter Molyneux’s promises. While I admire what the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2010 -
“Free” Copies Of Red Faction Going Out To Early Darksiders Purchasers
If you were among the first people to pick up THQ’s Darksiders, you will have noticed a coupon inside the box, with a code on it and instructions to hang onto it. Hope you did. Because the publisher finally got around to finding a use for them today, announcing that those who still have a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2010 -
Alan Wake Won’t Be Shining A Torch On The PC
Once upon a time, Alan Wake was a game coming for both the PC and Xbox 360. Then mention of the PC version began to simply disappear, culminating in the final announcement yesterday that the game’s for the 360 only. A statement from Microsoft reads: Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2010 -
Reviews
Sins Of A Solar Empire: Diplomacy Micro-Review: Talk Is Cheap
Developer Ironclad doesn’t call Diplomacy, the second add-on to its popular PC space strategy title Sins of a Solar Empire, an expansion. It’s called, fittingly, a “micro-expansion.” Rather than add a host of things that “clip on” to the existing title – new races, etc. – Sins Of A Solar Empire: Diplomacy instead seeks to…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2010
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