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BioShock 2, Red Faction Cosplay For Your 360 Avatar
If your 360 avatar is in need of some over-priced, officially-licensed attire to help ring in St. Valentine’s Day, Microsoft, 2K and THQ have you covered with some BioShock 2 and Red Faction: Guerilla clothing purchases. They’re your standard fare, a mix of game-themed t-shirts and replica costumes from the titles themselves. I still don’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010 -
Windows 7 Overtakes Vista For Hardcore PC Users
Well, here’s something we didn’t notice last time we checked; it seems Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system has already overtaken Windows Vista as a hardcore PC gamer’s operating system of choice. 28.53% of Steam users report Windows 7 as their operating system, while Vista users represent 27.91% of the platform’s userbase (the remainder, of course,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010 -
Electronic Arts’ “Project Ten Dollar” Isn’t As Ominous As It Sounds
You may have noticed that in the past few months, EA has begun to provide content that’s free to purchasers of new games, but costs serious money for those buying second-hand. It’s no co-incidence. It’s called “Project Ten Dollar”. As part of the company’s attempts to combat the sale of pre-owned games – where profits…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010 -
Developer: Not Many People Hook Their PSP Up To The PSN
Dylan Cuthbert, boss of PixelJunk creators Q Games, has told G4 that few gamers bother hooking their PSPs up to the PlayStation Store. “At this time, we have no plans for more stuff on the PSP”, he told the station’s blog. “I don’t think it’s piracy that has deflated sales, I just don’t think many…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010 -
Hey, Little Sister
I’ve been playing BioShock 2 all week, and while I’m not enjoying it as much as Mike did, I did enjoy something 2K threw in with my copy: this Little Sister figure. Announced last year, the figure isn’t too big – she only stands about as tall as my index finger – but what she…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010 -
Dead Space 2 (Probably) Won’t Be Scaring The PC
Over the past few years, EA has been quite kind to PC gamers, bringing the platform ports of games like Mirror’s Edge and Dead Space that other publishers wouldn’t have bothered with. Looks like that benevolent spell is over. During EA’s financial results reporting earlier in the week, Dead Space 2 was listed as a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010 -
Left 4 Dead: The Movie Is A Dominican Republic Exclusive
Reader Miguel, from the Dominican Republic, was at work the other day when he was confronted by a man selling pirated movies. Normally, no big deal, Miguel says, happens all the time. But this time was special. “The guy told me it’s a cool movie”, he says, showing us the film’s cover, which is a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010 -
Forza 3 Sells 2 Million, Celebrates With New Track DLC
To celebrate the fact the game has now sold over two million copies, Microsoft and Turn 10 today announced a new range of downloadable content for Forza 3, focusing again on the world’s most iconic race track, the NĆ¼rburgring. What some may know as one of the greatest race courses in the world, others may…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010 -
Report: US Army Tried To Buy 360s For Training, Was Turned Down
Back in 2006, the US Army approached Microsoft with a lucrative contract offer: supply a ton of Xbox 360 consoles to the Army for the purposes of training soldiers. Microsoft’s answer? No, thank you. Roger Smith, the man responsible for buying the Army’s training gear, says that four years ago – despite the promise of…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010 -
World Of Warcraft Facing More Problems In China
World of Warcraft has been having some serious problems in China lately, both because of its content and because of local political infighting. It’s now having some more problems, thanks to expansion pack The Burning Crusade. NetEase, the company which operates the game in China, has blocked new users from registering while it applies for…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
Final Fantasy’s Angry Australian Motorbike
Final Fantasy is a very delicate series. Effeminate, even. So you’d expect any marketing tie-ins with the game to feature delicate things. Books, clothing, artwork, etc. Not in Australia. No, to celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy XIII in Australia, EB Games and Ubisoft (the game’s distributor down under) will be giving away a motorcycle.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
The Sims 3 Simming To A Console Near You
The Sims 3 is headed to consoles. And handhelds. What’s surprising here isn’t the fact the game is making the move, but why it’s taken so long. The game is listed as part of EA’s financial results report from earlier today, with the placeholder title “The Sims 3 on Console Title”. Catchy. It’s scheduled for…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
Ubisoft Unveils New Ghost Recon Title
Ubisoft Paris announced this morning that it’s working on a new entry in the Ghost Recon series, titled Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. And yes, you’ve heard that name before. It’ll feature both singleplayer and multiplayer modes, while the publisher also promises beta access to anyone buying Splinter Cell Conviction on the Xbox 360 later this…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
Netflix Streaming Goes 1080p, 5.1
AV aficionados looking for a little more shine from their Netflix titles streamed over 360 or PS3 are in luck, as the film rental company announced today plans to beam its movies to your TV in “full” HD. That means a 1080p video signal and 5.1 surround sound, just like the PS3 and Xbox video…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
EA Claims Title Of “Number 1 Packaged Goods Publisher” In Western World
For a while now, Activision Blizzard has held the title of #1 publisher in North America. It’s a title it wrestled from EA. And EA will stop at nothing, fancy nomenclature included, to reclaim the title. During the company’s financial results report from earlier today, EA claim that from April 2009 to December 2009, it…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
Finding The State Of The HD Generation
You know, for all the talk of this being the “HD generation”, we’ve got our suspicions that many of you are still toiling away on standard definition TV sets. It’s time to turn those suspicions into science. Below you’ll find some polls. The second allows you to select multiple options, since there may be more…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
There Will Never Be Another Final Fantasy Game Like FFXIII
Final Fantasy XIII has been in development for over five years, has involved hundreds of staff and has cost the publisher a ton of money. So you can see why there’ll never be another Final Fantasy game like it! Speaking with Sony on the official European PlayStation blog, the game’s producer Yoshinori Kitase and director…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
Pirate Ordered To Pay Nintendo $1.5 Million
Nintendo sent out a press release today triumphantly boasting of victory in an Australian court over a man accused of pirating New Super Mario Bros. Wii. And how this single man now owes the mega-rich company $1.5 million. Last November, Nintendo says it was able to “employ the use of sophisticated technological forensics” to catch…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
Wonder Festival Brings New Toys For Tales, Muramasa, Yakuza & More
Wonder Festival 2010 Winter was held over the weekend in Japan, and featured loads of cosplayers. It also featured loads of new video game toys. While we’ve shown you some of the figures on display ahead of time, many more made public debuts at the show, like these guys: Jack Frost from Persona, Muramasa’s Momohime,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
The Best PC Mods For 2009 Were…
Mod DB, the central hub for all things mod-related on the PC, released over the weekend their editors’ and readers’ picks for the best mods of 2009. You may have seen some of these – like Galactic Warfare and NeoTokyo – featured previously on Kotaku. Others may be entirely new to you (and us!). Regardless,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2010
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