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Many Winners, One Loser In Japan’s Weekly Console Battle
The Japanese video game enthusiast went shopping this week, buying more hardware than last week. There were no major shake-ups, but at least the PSPgo is selling back in the thousands. Well, the thousand. After dipping below the 1K mark for a couple weeks, the PlayStation Portable is selling almost as well as the PlayStation…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2010 -
Report: Xbox 360’s Joy Ride Is Now A Project Natal Game
Microsoft’s free-to-play Avatar racing game Joy Ride is reportedly getting a major motion-controlled tune-up. The BigPark-developed racer is now planned as a Project Natal launch title, CVG reports, and may no longer be free. CVG cites a “senior retail source” in its report, who says Joy Ride will “no longer be free to play, but…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2010 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Goodbye, four day work week. It’s time to move on to greener weekend pastures, filled with non-obligation gaming, sleeping in and other delightful hobbyist pursuits. This weekend, I’ve got a build-up of things to play, including new iPhone game release Sigma, for some match three thrills, and Art Style: Light Trax, for conjuring fond memories…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2010 -
Reviews
Blur Review: Rainbow Road Kill
Bizarre Creations combines the street racing thrills of its Project Gotham Racing series with the neon glow of its Geometry Wars games, throws in a little WipEout and Mario Kart and winds up with Blur. The realism of real world cars and tracks blends with the explosive audacity of Mario Kart-esque power ups—almost every power…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2010 -
Play Dragon Quest IX The Proper Way, On A Slime
Hori’s very necessary Dragon Quest Slime Speaker Stand heads stateside, just after the North American release date of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. Support your Nintendo DS with a slime for just $49.99—whatta bargain! [Amazon via GoNintendo]
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: Thank You For Being A Friend
What happened in the world today? The real world, I mean, things that didn’t have to do with video games, Radiohead or my copy of Adobe Illustrator. We should catch up in this Kotaku Off Topic. Sadly, I’ll have to keep it on topic to explain why you’re steering the ship tonight. I’m putting the…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
PlayStation 3 HDMI Bundle Goes Wide On Father’s Day
Sony’s new PS3 bundle, packing in a copy of LittleBigPlanet’s “Game of the Year” edition and an honest to goodness HDMI cable, will be available at retailers far and wide starting this weekend. Electronics retailer Fry’s already has the 250 GB PlayStation 3 bundle with premium cables packed in, just the way Dad likes ’em,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
Ninety Nine Nights II Falls In June, Looks Like This
Konami has set June 29 as the official date for Ninety Nine Nights II’s release on the Xbox 360 in North America, a big, bright hack-and-slash sequel from developers Feelplus and Q Entertainment. Any takers?
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
Skip Alpha Protocol’s Foreplay, Go Right To The Sex
Don’t feel like playing through Sega’s new espionage role-playing game, Alpha Protocol, to get to The Good Stuff? You might be better off that way, getting your Alpha Protocol satisfaction by enjoying its naughtier bits through YouTube. Not only does this interactive cut scene from Alpha Protocol give you a taste of the kind of…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
Radiohead Has Good Taste In Video Games
Radiohead guitarists—they’re just like us! They enjoy a good game of Ico, Cave Story and sometimes “marvel” at Red Dead Redemption. If you’ve ever wondered about the game playing habits of Radiohead, get ready to satisfy your curiosity. Jonny Greenwood, the other guy from Radiohead that you know who isn’t Thom Yorke, trots out his…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
Contra Returns Without The Contra Name
Konami is giving its side-scrolling shoot ’em up classic Contra a makeover and it’s doing so with Guilty Gear and BlazBlue makers Arc System Works, resulting in the downloadable game Hard Corps: Uprising. It doesn’t bear the Contra name, but the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade game is apparently “spiritual sequel” to Contra: Hard…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
Every Day The Same Dream, An Unexpected Video Game Movie
Previously featured Flash game-like thing Every Day The Same Dream, a delightfully depressing drudgery simulator, spawns a fan-made film with a slightly different perspective. If you haven’t already played Molleindustria’s game, do so, then bum yourself out further by watching. Every Day The Same Dream [Vimeo via BoingBoing]
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
Dead Space Extraction Guiding Its Way To PS3, Xbox 360?
Visceral Games’ sci-fi horror experience Dead Space Extraction appears (again) to be making the leap from critically successful, commercially disappointing Wii game to high-definition do-over, thanks to EA Montreal. Dead Space Extraction was outed as a PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade candidate earlier this year, when we reported on publisher EA’s interest in bringing…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Takes Off In Japan
It was a super week for Super Mario in Japan, with Super Mario Galaxy 2 seeing super sales. The sequel to Super Mario Galaxy out-supered its nearest competitor, Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin – The Lord of Elemental. The latest figures from Japanese sales tracker Media Create put Super Mario Galaxy 2 at…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 3, 2010 -
Rumor: Sonic Free Riders Is Sega’s Natal Mascot Racer
Sonic the Hedgehog will be a busy mascot in 2010, with Sonic Colors and Sonic the Hedgehog 4 coming to consoles. Sega may have another Sonic-starring game in store, Sonic Free Riders for Microsoft’s Project Natal. Joystiq cites an anonymous source in naming Sonic Free Riders as an Xbox Live Arcade game that’s played with…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: Thundercats Are Ho!
Along with today’s announcement that Warner Bros. is bringing back Thundercats, we’d like to announce that we’re bringing back Kotaku Off Topic, the open thread post that you fondly remember from Tuesday. Ho!!! I watched quite a bit of Thundercats in my day, along with He-Man, Silverhawks, C.O.P.S. and Robotech, but it didn’t have a…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 -
How Two Fake Bands From ‘Lost’ Wound Up In Rock Band
Lost is over. But Lost devotees can still experience the drug-addled, pop rock thrills of its fictional band Drive Shaft and the show’s in-joke act Geronimo Jackson, thanks to Rock Band and the efforts of a dedicated Harmonix employee. G4 chronicles the efforts of Harmonix manager of communications John Drake to bring Drive Shaft’s “You…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 -
Brits Get Their Free Dr. Who Adventures Early
The first episode of BBC’s Dr. Who adventure games is out and already being enjoyed by our British sci-fi-loving nerd brethren overseas. Apparently “it rocks,” or so says Kotaku tipster Dan2593. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games kicks off with “City Of The Daleks” today, a few days earlier than expected, a free download for PC…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010
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