Luke Plunkett

Street Fighter IV Punching Above Its Weight On The 3DS

One advantage of the 3DS having similar horsepower but a smaller screen than the Wii is that you can get away with porting stuff you couldn’t otherwise on the home console. Like Street Fighter IV. This one may have a rough working title – Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – but at least it’s an…

Killzone 3 Box Art Does Battle With Snow, Logos

Killzone 3’s box art made flesh. It’s nice, but between this and the Kinect covers I’m getting a little sick of this logo overkill.

Infamous 2 E3 Trailer: Times Have Changed

I realise that Sucker Punch had to change the look of Infamous’ Cole. But did they really need to change it to this? Guy looks like he should be dealing cocaine out the back of an Ibiza club, circa 1997. Getting past that, though, other things have changed for the better, including the streets you’ll…

The “New” Link Doesn’t Look That New To Us

There’s a new Zelda game coming! And while at first glance it appears to be following in the artistic footsteps of its predecessor, Twilight Princess, first glances can be misleading. You quickly notice that Skyward, while superficially retaining the design style of Twilight, has a cartoony sheen, giving it an appearance that sits halfway between…

Flower Developer’s New Game Is A Multiplayer Adventure

thatgamecompany, the studio responsible for PSN titles Flower and Flow, have had their next game leaked a little early. Ah well. It still looks interesting! The game is called Journey, and in stark contrast to the solitary focus of their last two games, this is an “online adventure experience”, where players are out to explore…

Zelda Details: Link Is From Cloud City

At an E3 roundtable discussion earlier today, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma revealed a bit more information on the newest game in the Zelda series, Skyward Sword. CASTLE IN THE SKY – In a first for the franchise, Link isn’t raised in a village. At least, not one on the ground. He’s instead from…

Gran Turismo 5’s Collector’s Edition Is Reward For Your Patience

This is Gran Turismo 5’s collector’s edition, which will cost car lovers and GT fanboys $99. For that money, you’ll get the game, a 1:43 scale model by Kyosho of a 2009 Nissan GT-R Spec V, a 300-page “car-lover’s guide”, keychain, 5 downloadable bonus cars and an enormous box. $99 is steep, but then, this…

Nintendo Searching Back Catalogue For 3DS Reboots

The 3DS launch this morning was slightly confusing, because among the real games were several tech demos. One of those got a lot of people’s hopes up Rather than simply shrug the demos off as just that, though, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has instead said that they’re actively combing through their back catalogue, searching for existing…

Steel Yourselves! Our E3 Coverage Continues Through The Night!

Sleep? Nobody needs sleep during E3. Not when there’s a whole night’s worth of news, videos and screenshots to follow up a huge day’s worth of news, videos and screenshots. Yes, that’s right, those unable (or unwilling) to sleep – or those just rising to greet us – don’t worry, just because the sun has…

Sly Cooper’s PS2 Games Look Nicer On The PlayStation 3

Following in the footsteps of the God Of War Collection, Sly Cooper’s PS2 games are coming to the PlayStation 3, with new HD graphics and widescreen support. While the individual screenshots may range from “nice” to “why did Sony do this?”, it’s probably best to look at the direct comparison shots, admire the improvement, then…

Dead Rising 2 Prequel Gets All Serious On Us

I was originally sceptical of the need for a short “prequel” to the events of Dead Rising 2. This trailer, however, shows it might be worth a look. Not for the cheap perks it promises at the end, but for the emotional punch it delivers in the beginning. For a game that’s so far sold…

Twisted Metal PS3 Looks..Well, Yeah, It’s Twisted Metal

Sony and David Jaffe team up once again to bring us Twisted Metal, this time in an all-new game for the PlayStation 3. Here are some early screenshots for the game. Sorry if they’re a little blurry, but they’re from the short clip shown during Sony’s E3 press conference earlier today, not actual screenshots.

Zelda: Skyward Sword Is Inspired By…Dead French Painters?

Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto likes to base games on his interests and hobbies. Gardening led to Pikmin, for example. But what interest could possibly have inspired Zelda: Skyward Sword’s unique art style? Impressionism. Yes, Miyamoto tells Kotaku the 19th century art style, pioneered by French painters like Monet, is the inspiration behind the soft, warm…

Don’t Worry, Pikmin Is Still Coming

Nintendo’s E3 press conference came and went without a single mention of the Pikmin game we’d been promised. So where is it? Nintendo tells us it’s coming, just…not today. Speaking at an informal round-table discussion this afternoon, Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto said that while the game is still in development, the company chose not to…

Live From Nintendo’s E3 Briefing: More On Zelda, 3DS, Pikmin

We’re currently sitting in on Nintendo’s E3 briefing, an informal little get-together that’s becoming quite the E3 tradition. Last year’s brought us a Zelda Wii reveal; what will 2010’s bring? In attendance is legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of series such as Mario & Zelda, and 3DS director Hideki Konno, who during the session…

PilotWings Returns On The 3DS

This one’s a little bit PilotWings, a little bit Wii Sports Resort. But don’t worry. It’s mostly PilotWings. The classic Nintendo flight series makes a comeback on the 3DS with PilotWings resort, which has you flying around Wii Sports Resort’s Wahu Island in not just a plane, but stuff like hang gliders and jet packs…

Mario Kart Takes A Spin On The 3DS

It wouldn’t be a piece of Nintendo hardware without a Mario Kart game now, would it? While these are from a “concept demo”, and not an actual title, it’s Mario Kart. It’ll turn up on the system sooner or later.

Metroid: Other M’s E3 Trailer

This is Metroid: Other M’s E3 trailer, and if Team Ninja wanted to remind us of dark 80s sci-fi, they’re going about it the right way. Not with the clean, bright visuals, but with that synth track! So heavy. So dirty. Like Samus is going to turn a corner somewhere in the game and find…

An Old “Friend” Returns In Portal 2

How many times did you watch that amazing Portal 2 trailer? Enough to catch a glimpse of an old friend? Take a look behind the busted supports on the right side of the screen. I say “friend” because while you do form a bit of an attachment to the Companion Cube during the game, the…

Check Out The 3DS’ Specs

Nintendo’s new 3DS looks nice, but how does it measure up when we…measure it up? DIMENSIONS (when closed) 5.3 inches x 2.9 inches x 0.8 inches WEIGHT 8 ounces TOP SCREEN 3.52 inch widescreen display / 800×240 resolution (400 pixels for each eye during 3D gameplay) BOTTOM SCREEN 3.02 inch touch-screen display / 320×240 resolution…