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Kotaku Off Topic: Happy America
Man, who could use a little independence? Good thing this pre-Fourth of July edition of Kotaku Off Topic is now serving up all you can eat American pride! Let’s fatten up on some patriotism! Hey, when did Captain America start carrying a gun? Nevermind. That’s kind of a silly question. A better question is: what…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2010 -
Super Mario Bros. Finally, Faithfully Ported To Sega Genesis
With Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario enjoying a comfortable friendship these days, a port of Super Mario Bros. to its 16-bit rival console doesn’t seem that strange anymore. What’s somewhat more surprising is how solid of a port it is. It looks and almost sounds exactly like the NES original Super Mario Bros., a game…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2010 -
Ratchet & Clank Creators Won’t Work On HD Update Of PS2 Games, But…
The Ratchet & Clank and Resistance developer is moving on to greener, multiplatform pastures, perhaps the reason Insomniac Games doesn’t appear too interested in developing an HD remake of its PlayStation 2 games for the PS3. But that doesn’t mean it’s not interested in seeing it happen. The Burbank-based dev said on its Twitter account…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2010 -
Team Fortress 2’s Engineer Goes Golden, May Build Not-Dyin’ Machine
Brace yourself for the long awaited, sure to be slowly deployed Engineer update for Team Fortress 2. Valve’s kicking anticipation off for the final (for now) class update by giving the sentry-buildin’ Engie a golden wrench and… something else. What clues await us in the newest TF2 comic? More information about the long running BLU…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2010 -
New Infamous 2 Gameplay Is Over Over The Top
Sucker Punch will apparently not be supporting subtlety in inFamous 2, the PlayStation 3 sequel to its lightning charged superhero/anti-hero game. Instead, inFamous 2 makes way for more explosions, more limo chases and even more in-powerline-skating. Enjoy.
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2010 -
The Eye of Judgment Is Closing (Its Online Servers)
Sony’s card-based, PlayStation Eye-powered strategy game The Eye of Judgment is going offline forever this September, losing its online multiplayer component, arguably its best feature. A moderator writes on the official Eye of Judgment forums “The online battle service for this product will terminate on 30 September 2010. Offline play will remain available even after…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2010 -
This Is The More Diablo-like Version Of The Grinder
The Conduit developer High Voltage Software is making two games that share the same name. The Grinder is both a first-person shooter (on the Wii) and a top-down shooter (on everything else). This is The Grinder in motion. This version of High Voltage’s horrific shoot ’em up is more Diablo-like in its perspective, but plays…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2010 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This extended holiday weekend, a slime will appear many times and I’ll issue successive commands to deal with those slimes in Dragon Quest IX, a Nintendo DS game that (fingers crossed!) will appear at Kotaku Towers West. I’ll just say that it’s been a while since my last Dragon Quest encounter, but I’m looking forward…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2010 -
Nintendo Doing XL Sales In Weekly Japanese Console War
Just like last week, the cheaper, re-colored Nintendo DSi XL is killing it in the sales department, enjoying a comfortable lead against the PlayStation and Xbox competition. The Nintendo DS family benefited from more than just a recent price cut. Strong sales of games like Love Plus+ and Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 3rd Story also…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: I, For One, Welcome Our New Spider-Man
In Kotaku Off Topic, action is our reward. That and stimulating conversation about everything from games to comic books to movies to hey I’m eating a burrito right now. Join us. First topic of discussion? That guy. That guy, Andrew Garfield, will replace Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, the spectacular Spider-man of the big screen.…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Portal 2’s New ‘Gel’ Gives You That Wet Look
Valve’s sequel to first-person puzzler hit Portal has more than just portals, cubes and more portals. In addition to Aerial Faith Plates, Excursion Funnels, Pneumatic Diversity Tubes and Thermal Discouragement Beams, there’s… gel. Specifically, the Repulsion Gel, which is a fancier term for a gooey trampoline, and the Propulsion Gel, which will rocket Chell and…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Disney Has Its Tap Tap Revenge
The maker of Justin Bieber Revenge, Lady Gaga Revenge and even plain old Tap Tap Revenge has a new and magical owner. Disney has snapped up Tapulous, the developer of iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch megahits. Obviously, that means Disney is investing (once again) in its video games endeavors. Tapulous is now part of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Sony Hears You On Those Ico, Shadow of the Colossus HD Remakes
While Team Ico’s The Last Guardian was distressingly absent from E3 2010 and speculation around high-definition remakes of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus is sadly just speculation at this point, Sony is “very aware” of fans’ expectations. The man in charge of Sony’s worldwide development studios, Shuhei Yoshida, tells Joystiq that, as far as…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
It’s Dangerous To Go Alone… Take These Condoms
Ben Marsh’s Play Condoms packaging, which aims to “create a desire to purchase the product for aesthetic reasons, rather than the necessity of condoms,” promoting safe sex. Make sure to read the NSFW instruction manual. Seen via TinyCartridge
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Xbox 360, Virtual Girlfriend Games Are So Hot In Japan Right Now
Wha…? An Xbox 360 game at the top of the Japanese sales charts? Sounds a bit kooky, right until we specify that that Xbox 360 game is a Monster Hunter title, the only game powerful enough to defeat Love Plus+. Yes, Monster Hunter Frontier did big numbers in its debut week in Japan, moving more…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Tokyo Game Show To Host Cosplay Battles, Fighting Tournaments
The people who make the annual Tokyo Game Show happen are pulling out all the stops to boost attendance for the geeky game gathering. The latest tactic to draw more attendees? Even more cosplay and official fighting game tournaments. TGS is no stranger to hardcore video game and anime cosplayers. They’re some of the best…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
The Bad News About Heavy Rain’s Move Support
The good news is that Quantic Dream’s moody adventure game for the PlayStation 3, Heavy Rain, is going to fully support the PlayStation Move motion controller when it launches later this year. The bad news is that decision’s impact. Quantic Dream CEO David Cage says that the three individual hour-long episodes planned for the game…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
The Super Smash Bros. Secret That Took 7 Years To Unlock
Seven years and seven million copies later, a previously unplayable Super Smash Bros. Melee character was made playable, a glitch that sounds like schoolyard myth but has since been proven to be fact. For the hardcore Super Smash Bros. player that may not already know that the game’s boss, Master Hand, is a playable character,…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010
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