A blend of live action and in-game graphics might seem ill-advised, as the transition to 20 seconds or so of gameplay in this new F.E.A.R. 3 trailer is a little jarring. But one has to consider live action exploding barrels. Cooperative live action exploding barrels, that is, as this cinematic trailer shows off that “divergent…
Konami’s side-scrolling opossum Sparkster makes his PlayStation Network debut in Rocket Knight, released alongside the latest Dragon Age: Origins expansion and a third game that’s more than 50 years old. That’d be The Price Is Right, one of a handful of new additions to the North American PlayStation Store. It joins Dragon Age: Origins –…
Show your Rebel pride, your Imperial allegiance or your carefree bounty hunter love with new The Empire Strikes Back-themed Avatar gear, adorable enough to force almost any Star Wars fan to drop Microsoft Points on virtual clothing. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, LucasArts is exploring new money making opportunities in…
Will Square Enix’s long-in-the-making Final Fantasy Versus XIII follow the lead of its predecessor and make the leap from the PS3 to the Xbox 360? Probably… err Square Enix is “looking into it,” according to the company’s president. Yoichi Wada told attendees at an investors meeting today in Tokyo that, despite claims that the more…
The future has been delayed, now that Ubisoft has pushed its next big Ghost Recon game into next year. Ubi’s big boss Yves Guillemot had bad news/good news today for anyone hoping to play Ghost Recon: Future Soldier this year. Citing “a very competitive environment,” Guillemot said that Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will miss its…
We’re just weeks away from getting our first official look at the Nintendo 3DS, promised to make its debut at E3. New trademarks could portend Nintendo 3DS related games that come along with it. Siliconera spotted recent trademarks for 3DSWare and 3DSPlay, registered by Nintendo, that aren’t surprising, but could be telling. As it did…
*Grumble Grumble* Oh, it’s Kotaku Off Topic time? I suppose we should get together and have some non-video game related discussion. It may make this Monday a little easier to forget. Perhaps we’re in need of those clean memory wiping services as fictionalized in movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Hell, I’ll even…
Ubisoft is giving Splinter Cell Conviction a surge of fresh Deniable Ops, pricing and dating the Xbox 360 and PC game’s first batch of downloadable content for next week. For 800 Microsoft Points or $9.99, Splinter Cell Conviction fans will get four new maps for their troubles set in locales ranging “from the docks of…
The intergalactic hunt for minerals may not be Mass Effect 2’s most marketable feature, but BioWare’s latest update to the Xbox 360 version of the sci-fi role-playing game has “optimized” its mundane planet scanning, resulting in many happy players. “Scanning for minerals has been optimized” may sound vague, but the small change has been met…
For another glimpse at Ignition’s El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game that could use a punchier title, come here. See how the unusual looking game with a Devil May Cry pedigree is shaping up. We’ll have to wait until E3 to get a more up close and personal…
Activision’s suiting up its Spider-man license again with the hopefully does not suck Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions. In one reality Spider-man’s stealthy. In another, he appears he may have been bitten by a radioactive Kratos. We’re still not clear on the alternate dimensions that old Spidey will find himself in—although the 2099 universe looks like a…
Sony may finally be ready to make a little more cash from its PlayStation Network, with rumors that the PlayStation 3 maker will introduce a “premium” option at this year’s E3 popping up weeks before the big video game expo. According to a report from VG247, one part of Sony’s E3 showing will focus on…
Get ready to enjoy two heavy doses of heavy metal shoot ’em up action on Xbox Live Arcade this week as Metal Slug XX and Aqua digitally ship for the platform this Wednesday. Metal Slug XX costs a cool 1200 Microsoft Points, but gives Metal Slug fans more of that side-scrolling heavy machine gunning they…
Not many racing games feature exploding silos that violently alter track layouts and redirect traffic onto an airstrip, requiring you to play chicken with a cargo plane apparently transporting fireballs. But Split/Second does. Why all the explosive destruction? Split/Second is pitched as a “dynamic new TV show” in which contestants compete in high-speed races made…
StarCraft II players currently on the free multiplayer gravy train are in for a bit of good news/bad news. First the bad: StarCraft II’s multiplayer beta is nearing its end and will shut down May 31. The good news? After a hiatus planned to last “several weeks while [Blizzard] make[s] some hardware and software configuration…
May get serious with its top line video game releases, including Red Dead Redemption (pictured), Alan Wake, a new Prince of Persia and one of the Nintendo DSi’s most interesting puzzle games. Monday, May 17 BIT.TRIP RUNNER (WiiWare) Looksley’s Line Up (DSiWare) Frogger Returns (DSiWare) Tuesday, May 18 Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360, PS3) –…
Artist Bill Mudron shipped out the first issue of The Nintendo History System this week, the first chapter in an 8-part series that offers a fun, historical look at the company’s rise from playing card manufacturer to video game giant. I ordered a copy of the prologue (which quickly sold out) and Mr. Mudron was…
What will the power of the PlayStation 3 add to the monkey-catching and pants-vacuuming gameplay of the lovable Ape Escape series? Way more monkeys with flashing lights on their heads, according to new art released to promote the series. The “official Twitter page for apeclub.com, which is the official website for Ape Escape” has been…
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