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Konami Considering Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker For The PS3?
Hideo Kojima’s next major Metal Gear game is coming to the PSP this summer. According to one report, it sounds like Konami might interested in bringing that game to the PlayStation 3 as well. Gamepro writes of a recent Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker event at which Konami reps were gauging interest in a PlayStation…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: Rage
Who else has a case of the Mondays? Well get into this nerve-calming edition of Kotaku Off Topic and let’s work out our differences together with a little conversation. I’m going to keep it short and sweet. You do the driving, because I’ve got embargoed stories to write for the early morning and a trip…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
Reviews
Picross 3D Review: Block The Monkey
The follow-up to the incredibly addictive puzzle game Picross DS, Picross 3D moves the picture finding gameplay into the next dimension, a game of block breaking and brain teasing that’s also one of the best Nintendo DS games of the year. Instead of presenting the player with a blank canvas and numbered clues with which…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
Consider This Further Notice: Game Room Back On Schedule
After a brief delay (and scary sounding update) in the flow of updates to Microsoft’s Game Room virtual arcade for Xbox 360 and Games For Windows, things appear to be officially hunky-dory. Microsoft spokesman Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb brings good Game Room tidings over Twitter, writing “We’re happy to report the newest #XboxLIVE Game Room…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
EA’s Secret ‘Project Red’ Already Rated
What is EA’s “Project Red,” the mysterious game that was just rated by Australia’s ratings board? It could be the game also known as “Project RedLime” the game also widely believed to be a new Syndicate. The new OFLC rating for the game known as “Project Red” doesn’t tell us much—as OFLC ratings are wont…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
Stolen Copy of Assassin’s Creed Costs Man $25,000
One man’s efforts to give away the original Assassin’s Creed to pirates for free will ultimately cost him $25,000 and three months in a halfway house. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Christopher Anzalone of Charlotte, North Carolina pleaded guilty to swiping a copy of Assassin’s Creed from a manufacturing plant and…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
Zeno Clash, Raystorm HD Are Your Arcade Games of the Week
Ready the Microsoft Points, Xbox 360 owner, for this week’s Xbox Live Arcade update promises to be a big one, with first-person brawler Zeno Clash and top-down shoot ’em up Raystorm HD arriving this Wednesday. ACE Team’s quirky Zeno Clash gets its “Ultimate Edition” after a brief delay. The Xbox Live Arcade release brings with…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
What Is Ivy The Kiwi? A New Game With A Sonic The Hedgehog Pedigree
Former Sonic the Hedgehog producer Yuji Naka has moved on from Sega to Prope, with his latest creation, Ivy the Kiwi?, coming to the Wii and Nintendo DS this summer, courtesy of XSEED. Prope’s Ivy the Kiwi? puts player in control of vines that help guide the eponymous lady bird to safety and to her…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
First Team Fortress Collectibles Up For Sale, Brace For Sticker Shock
The first offering in Valve’s new line of collectibles, Team Fortress 2’s the Heavy, is now up for pre-order. These lovely limited edition statues can soon be yours, provided you’ve got the scratch to afford it. Gaming Heads is now taking orders for four separate versions of the Heavy. The RED Heavy and BLU Heavy…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
There’s A New (Old) Syphon Filter Coming To The PS2
It’s rare that Sony makes announcements about new PlayStation 2 games, but not too surprising when that game is Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow, the latest PSP game to come to the company’s last-generation console. The portable Syphon Filter, originally released in 2007—garnering “Game of the Year” accolades from at least one outlet—will make the leap…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
K Monthly – April 2010
Welcome to the April 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more from Kotaku. We kicked off the month with our week-long look at the role religion plays in video games, from nuns to zombies to being a god ourselves,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: The Mighty Thor
What is this, io9? What’s with all the super heroes? Well, it’s just the kind of thing we like to chat about during our special Kotaku Off Topic posts, where pretty much anything goes—like, discussing The Mighty Thor. Marvel released the first shot of Thor in the upcoming Kenneth Branagh-directed film and I’m liking what…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 30, 2010 -
Rumor: Guitar Hero: Red Hot Chili Peppers In The Works
Guitar Hero publisher Activision may be scaling back its plans for the music game in 2010, but it may have at least one more band-centric effort in the works—Guitar Hero: Red Hot Chili Peppers. According to details from a survey forwarded to Kotaku, Activision appears to be gauging interest in a Guitar Hero: Red Hot…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 30, 2010 -
Test Drive Unlimited 2: My God It’s Full of Cars
The Test Drive series may not have as rabid a fan base as does Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport, but do either of those games have bikinis? No, I didn’t think so! Fortunately, Test Drive Unlimited 2 does. Test Drive Unlimited 2, like the previous game, appears to put an emphasis more on driving through…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 30, 2010 -
Left 4 Dead 2 Kicks Off ‘Bleed Out,’ Adds Game Changing Vote
This weekend, things are going to get even harder for the poor Survivors from Left 4 Dead 2, thanks to the game’s latest rule-changing “Mutation.” And one Mutation is up for permanent, not weekly, contention. “Bleed Out” the second gameplay variation added to the rotation to those who have upgraded to Left 4 Dead 2’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 30, 2010 -
Review Round Up: A Well Oiled Machine
This week, Kotaku’s reviews took the fight to the streets and to the skies. They fought battles in the Old West and feudal Japan. And they involved one unsightly beanbag, nearly capable of launching a kitty cat into the stratosphere. 3D Dot Game Heroes Review: Connecting The Dots To The Past In which Mike Fahey…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 30, 2010 -
Fallout: New Vegas Adds Hardcore Mode, Weapon Mods & More
If you’ve already spent hundreds of hours combing the wastelands of Washington D.C., Pittsburgh and Anchorage, Alaska in Fallout 3, what might convince you to revisit the post-nuclear version of Sin City in Fallout: New Vegas? Developer Obsidian Entertainment is taking over for Bethesda Softworks for the follow-up to Fallout 3, set three years after…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 30, 2010 -
Japan’s Console War: It’s Officially A Stalemate
Look, there’s really no way to sex up this week’s hardware contest in Japan. The battle between Sony and Nintendo is still too close to call, just as it has been for the past few weeks. The PlayStation family is slightly ahead of its biggest competitor, the Wii and DS line of products, with the…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 30, 2010 -
Rumor: Castlevania HD Whips Up Six Player Vampire Slaying
Fans of the 2D brand of Castlevania adventuring may get the “HD” game they’ve been clamoring for with Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, which publisher Konami trademarked earlier this month. According to a since-pulled report on Castlevania: Harmony of Despair at never know tech, Harmony of Despair is a multiplayer “Metroidvania”-style side-scrolling adventure, one that borrows…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 30, 2010 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Now that the obligatory window of time between PC and Mac releases has passed—meaning the StarCraft II multiplayer beta is now playable on this here iMac—I’ll be working on my Terran game this weekend. It’s been many years since I’ve attempted a multiplayer StarCraft skirmish, so I fully expect a trouncing on Battle.net from my…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 30, 2010
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