A week on from its launch and there’s a new batch of comics for sale on the PSP comic store. Anyone up for some new Transformers, 2000AD or Fantastic Four, head on through. Both the North American and PAL stores have been updating, but licensing the way it is, the update isn’t universal. So we’ll…
There were plenty of things to be happy about in 2009! Uncharted 2, Batman, the return of E3 and a PS3 resurgence to name but a few. But you know what? 2009 also had its fair share of crushing disappointments. Things that should have been great, but were average. Things that should have been good,…
While some Western companies are down on the future prospects of the Japanese role-playing game, others – like Ubisoft – can’t wait to get a piece of the action. Speaking with Famitsu, Ubisoft’s Alain Corre has revealed that as part of the company’s push into the Japanese market, they’d one day like to release a…
There’s lots of things available as part of this week’s PlayStation Store update, but only one you should really care about. And it involves Mark Hamill. It’s not a Batman-related DLC pack. It’s not a Darksiders demo. It’s Wing Commander IV. Only downside is that it’s obviously the lesser PS1 port, but hey, Wing Commanders…
Jailbreaking an iPhone isn’t as necessary as it once was, but hey, some people still like to do it. And those people can now play some N64 on their iPhones. By all accounts it’s a bit of a mess but then, that’s what you get when you muck around with this kind of business. There’s…
Aliens vs Predator has a collector’s edition. This is it! No wearable blood-soaked Predator wrist-guards or Vasquez bandanas here, though; it’s all relatively tasteful. While announced earlier in the month for Europe, it’s only today been cleared for an American release. Called the “Hunter Edition”, it includes a facehugger model, four multiplayer maps, a “3d…
You’ve seen half of Mass Effect 2’s cinematic trailer; why not kick back and watch the entire thing. If you’re thinking of watching this at work, or with little ones around, be warned: there is an exploding space worm. Click to view
The holiday season is always a time for big savings. Steam is a place where big savings happen. Put the two together and you have some crazy Christmas bargains. Steam’s holiday sale has kicked off a little early this year, with all kinds of tempting deals. Like Mirror’s Edge for $5, GTAIV for $7.50 and…
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re playing catch-up here at Kotaku. Reviewing some games that were missed in the run-in to the holiday season. Which is great, because it means I get a chance to talk about Machinarium. Or, as I like to call it, the one game of 2009 that I managed to sneak…
Capcom’s Dark Void won’t just be appearing on the 360, PC and PS3; no, it’ll also be appearing on…the Nintendo DSi. In a marketing move for the main title, Capcom will be releasing Dark Void: Zero, an 8-bit interpretation of the game similar to the recent Mega Man 9 “demake”. It’ll hit the DSi Shop…
In the penultimate holiday season charts, there was only going to be one system dominating the top 40. And it’s not the Xbox 360. Not the PS3, either. No, it’s the Wii, which looks set to enjoy its fourth successive Christmas atop the British charts. Fourth. I mean, come on. Mario Kart in the top…
Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of the Gran Turismo series, has earlier this month completed a 25-hour endurance race at Thunder Hill Raceway, California. Yamauchi is of course no stranger to racing cars, but still. That’s quite an achievement. I get antsy driving for 25 minutes. He of course didn’t drive the entire 25 hours all by…
The latest issue of Wired has a great piece by Clive Thompson on the death of Duke Nukem Forever, and the development studio it took with it. There’s little real news in the piece – after all, the demise of both DNF and 3D Realms has been well-documented – but not everything has to be…
“Our community loves harvesting Tiberium”, enthuses C&C4 producer Raj Joshi in this 5-minute long gameplay demonstration. Do you, community? Really? Video Games | Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight | Exclusive Tiberium Developer Diary HD XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii
An employee at the GameStop store in Orange County, Florida, was shot earlier today during an armed robbery. Shortly after opening this morning an armed man entered the store, held the employee and a customer at gunpoint while waiting for a security timer on the store’s safe to expire, stole a Wii and several games…
I always like to think of the video game industry as being more like the car business than any other creative medium. There’s art, yes, and business, but also functionality to consider. Oh, and shows. Big, loud shows. Just like the automotive industry revels in glitzy trade shows and product reveals, so too do gaming…
Square Enix aren’t so preoccupied with the success of Final Fantasy XIII that they’ve forgotten about their other mega-bucks franchise, Dragon Quest IX, and how it’s also breaking sales records. In a statement issued yesterday by the company, it was revealed that sales of Dragon Quest IX on the DS have just pushed past the…
Just like the recent Star Trek movie had two Spocks in it, so too will the upcoming Star Trek MMO, with Zachary Quinto (new Spock) to be joined by Leonard Nimoy (old Spock). While Nimoy won’t be starring in the game, per se, he will be lending his voice to the intro, as well as…
I am daring to be excited by Transformers: War For Cybertron. Why? Because I love any Transformers not involving Michael Bay, and I especially love the War Within comic series. Which is kinda what this game is like! Though, sadly, not exactly like; as this artwork shows, cues have been taken from the fan-favourite prequel…
Valve have quietly been tinkering under Team Fortess 2’s hood for some time now, and today would like you to try and help them test something out: officially-sanctioned, AI-controlled “bots”. It’s to be noted that these guys are in the early stages of development, so don’t expecting them to go pushing carts or pulling off…
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