Michael McWhertor

Playing Rock Band 3’s New Keyboard, 102 Button Guitar Controller

The next Rock Band may actually live up to its promise and teach you how to play music—or at the very least, learn how to play selected songs from the Rock Band 3 soundtrack. Thanks to Rock Band 3’s new Pro mode for guitar, drums and, yes, keyboard, every single note on the game’s song…

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Kotaku Off Topic: Killer Clowns

Hey, Kotaku Off Topic readers, you know you can still talk about video games in this open thread if you so choose! Because I’m about to… First, I was personally pretty excited to see that new Mortal Kombat trailer today. Sure, I was maybe hoping that the MK movie pitch version might become the setting…

Your Wii MotionPlus Will Work With Conduit 2

The Wii MotionPlus-compatible game list increases by one, thanks to High Voltage Software’s Conduit 2, which optionally supports the Wii Remote add-on. Sega confirms it!

This Is The Resistance That Could Have Been

Insomniac Games, developers of Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, takes another look back at a game that never was. In this case, it’s the original vision for Resistance: Fall of Man, formerly a time-traveling World War I shooter. Insomniac CEO Ted Price and crew talk about the PlayStation 3 launch title’s origins, a sci-fi shooter…

Sega, These Are The Next Dreamcast Games We Want

Today, Sega confirmed the good news that has been leaking for months, revealing that it would bring two Dreamcast classics to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. It’s a good first step, but where should it go from here? The Dreamcast library was varied and strong, and many of the games that made us adore…

Mario’s Sales Still Super In Japan

Nintendo’s newest Mario adventure floats comfortably atop Japan’s bestsellers list, with Super Mario Galaxy 2 selling another 100,000-plus copies to Wii owners, according to latest figures. For the second week in a row, Mario had little competition for the first place spot. This week, Konami’s Fairy Tail: Portable Guild for the PSP came closest. When…

Team Fortress 2 Deployed To Mac, Earbuds For Everyone*!

Mac versus PC. The cross platform war is officially on, Team Fortress 2 style. Slip in your earbuds, Mac owners, because the team-based multiplayer shooter is now available for download. For free. Valve is kicking off Team Fortress 2’s war between the latte sipping Mac snobs who spent way too much on their computers and…

Kotaku Off Topic: Merry Wednesday

I’m so excited, I think I’ll barely sleep a wink tonight, fellow off topic contributors. Tomorrow should be like Christmas Day, what with all the Team Fortress 2 games that shall be played and the embargoes that shall expire! I’d prefer not to overhype, but do make sure to turn on your internets tomorrow evening…

Sony Shows Its Faith In 3D

The people behind the PlayStation have been proudly promoting their 3D wares throughout the year, but today at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, Sony brought some of its biggest guns, as executives presented its new technology push. Top Sony executives Sir Howard Stringer (CEO and President), Stan Glasgow, (Chief Operating Officer), Michael Fasulo,…

Second Life Maker Laying Off 30%

Virtual world creator Linden Labs is restructuring in an effort to “generate efficiencies and support investment in new platforms.” The quick translation on that into English is that the Second Life maker is canning 30% of its workers. According to the company, that restructuring will mean a consolidation of some internal divisions and a Second…

Dead Nation, When Left 4 Dead Goes Super Stardust

Click to viewSuper Stardust HD developers Housemarque know twin-stick shooters. And there isn’t a target more ideal than walking rotting flesh. Hence, Dead Nation, a PlayStation 3 exclusive that had better be at E3 2010. Dead Nation was originally unearthed at last summer’s Gamescom, but Housemarque and Sony have been a bit quiet on its…

Finally, Team Fortress 2 For The Mac (Tomorrow)

Portal 2 isn’t the only game being affected by the curious properties of Valve Time. While promised Wednesday updates to Steam for Mac have been late (or nonexistent), Valve is about to make up for it with Team Fortress 2. Faithful followers of Team Fortress 2 won’t be surprised by Valve’s next choice. TF2 has…

E3 2010 Preview: These Are the Big RPGs, We Think

What role will role-playing games play at this year’s E3 expo? A big one, whether you’re a fan of the old-school turn-based brand or the massively multiplayer online way of doing things. Whether you prefer your role-playing experience to be traditionally medieval, brilliantly futuristic, gloomy and post apocalyptic or somewhere in-between, with shooter mechanics or…

Kotaku Off Topic: Reader’s Choice

You want to talk about things that aren’t video game related? Get into this post, which is wide open, off topic and all yours to control. We won’t even pollute your clear minds with pre-determined subjects! This one is all you. Just make sure you share fascinating news, events, anecdotes and opinions in the comments.…

Report: Hulu May Be Expanding To Xbox 360, iPad

Looks like previous reports that peg streaming video service Hulu for the next big addition to the Xbox 360 may be right. Reuters is reporting today that Hulu plans to expand its service to multiple devices, including Microsoft’s console. That could mean that new television and movie programming from companies like Fox, NBC Universal and…

Jurassic Park Reopens In Surprising Video Game Form

Rampaging dinosaur thrills return with a series of all-new episodic Jurassic Park games, according to news from the latest issue of Game Informer magazine. The current masters of episodic gaming, Telltale Games, is on the job. The developers of the similarly episodic Sam & Max, Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People and Tales of…

Games On Demand for Windows, Now With Less Painful Waiting

Microsoft is getting serious about on-demand Games For Windows, convincing publishers like Capcom, Rockstar, Ubisoft and others to bring their PC wares to Games on Demand “day-and-date” with their release in stores. There’s better news. For PC gamers who prefer their digital content delivered by Games on Demand for Windows, Microsoft will deliver weekly updates…

Sony’s Lessons Learned From The PSPgo

At last year’s E3, Sony introduced us to the PSPgo, the digital download only version of its PlayStation Portable. What did Sony learn from the release of the device? Well, “consumers like their packaged media library” for one. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House tells MCV that the PSPgo was, in part, something of…

How Heavenly Is Enslaved’s E3 Trailer?

Ninja Theory’s lush post-apocalyptic game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is just one of the many action-adventure offerings we’re looking forward to at this year’s E3. This new look at the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game further cements that.