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Xbox 360’s Aaron Greenberg Joins Us For The Biggest Kotaku Podcast Of 2010
This Wednesday, the director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, Aaron Greenberg joins us for our weekly podcast. Just how big can this podcast get? You’ll have to ask Aaron. The man who claims that Halo: Reach will be the biggest game of 2010, the same year that will be the biggest…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 17, 2010 -
Kotaku Off-Topic: At The Movies
Last night’s Kotaku Off Topic was a little early, tonight’s is a little late. That’s definitely a thumbs down for this episode of non necessarily video game related conversation. But things are looking up! You know, regardless of your feelings on Roger Ebert and his thoughts on video games as art, he’s an entertaining critic.…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 -
The Past, Platforms And Future Of Final Fantasy XIII, Agito And Versus
Final Fantasy XIII is just a few weeks away for gamers in North America, Europe and Australia, the debut game in Square Enix’s grand Fabula Nova Crystallis project. What does the future hold for the trio of Final Fantasy XIII games? Let’s first talk about the past, when Final Fantasy XIII began life as a…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 -
A New Eternal Darkness Trademark? What’s That About?
Silicon Knights’ psychological horror game Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem was one of the bright spots in the GameCube library, so Nintendo’s new refiling of the Eternal Darkness trademark warrants at least a modicum of excitement. Or does it? Nintendo of America re-upped the trademark earlier this week, after canceling the previous mark in December, leaving…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 -
EA Takes Nine More Games Offline
Achievement hunters, beware! Electronic Arts is pulling the plug on nine more games with online components, titles like The Godfather, Def Jam: Icon and The Simpsons Game, which will go offline forever starting in March. Some of those titles are going offline in certain regions only—Asia loses Army of Two on the PS3 in April—and…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 -
The Official StarCraft II Beta FAQ Answers Your Every Question*
*Well, almost every question, as the final StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty release date and the system specs required to play the StarCraft II multiplayer beta on PC are missing. But if you have other questions, Blizzard’s FAQ has answers. Almost everything you’ll need to know about the StarCraft II beta, arriving this month, and…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 -
Halo Legends Hits Blu-ray, DVD Today… Who’s Getting It?
Microsoft’s foray into the animated adventures of Halo is now officially available at your local retailer of fine DVDs and Blu-rays, offering Master Chief fans seven short films based on the popular Xbox shooter. Anyone getting it? If you have plans to do so, Halo Legends should be available now in physical format on DVD…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIII Creators On The Influence of Call of Duty, Card Games & The Toyota Prius
Square Enix’s long in the making Final Fantasy XIII finally comes to North America in March, a game that is less like a traditional Japanese role-playing game, its creators say, and more like a first-person shooter like Call of Duty. That is how Final Fantasy XIII designer and writer Motomu Toriyama describes the latest game…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 -
First Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Screens, Gameplay Videos Leak
The announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4—Sega’s episodic, downloadable return to 2D hedgehog platforming for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare—was exciting, but lacking in both screen shots and video. That’s why we have leaks. 1UP has received a handful of screens and one poorly filmed off-screen gameplay video of the next Sonic the…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 -
Sony “Introducing” PS3 Motion Controller To Devs At GDC
This year’s Game Developers Conference will see the introduction of the PlayStation Motion Controller and our newest peek at the PlayStation 3 peripheral, the subject a newly added session at the annual gathering of developers. The Sony-sponsored lecture will be our first new look at the hardware since Tokyo Game Show, when Sony showed off…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 -
A Peek Inside A Noby Noby Boy Meeting Reveals So Much
Who knew that the creation of the iPhone and iPod Touch version of Keita Takahashi’s Noby Noby Boy was the outcome of product meetings, focused consumer research and plush executives chanting “iPhone! iPod Touch! iPod Touch! iPhone! iPod Touch! iPhone!!” That’s the cold, profit-driven reality behind Noby Noby Boy’s journey to the iPhone, sadly. A…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 -
Black Creator To Shoot For FPS Heights Again At Codemasters
Criterion’s much hyped and ultimately pretty OK first-person shooter Black may not be getting a sequel from its original creators soon—they’re busy making Burnout and Need For Speed—but its original designer is getting back into the FPS game. Stuart Black, senior design on that PlayStation 2 and Xbox shooter, has landed at developer Codemasters, reports…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: Early Edition
Welcome to a slightly early edition of Kotaku Off Topic, the not necessarily video game related center of discussion that isn’t Talk Amongst Yourselves. What will we do with all this extra time? Well, we’ll talk about whatever we like, perhaps while I raise my heart rate on the exercise bike, all part of a…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 -
First L.A. Noire Screens Are Real… Are They Spectacular?
Team Bondi’s detective adventure L.A. Noire is coming in 2010 and the first in-game screens to prove that it actually exists—enough to generate some screen shots—are finally here. Well, not here, but there. Game Informer has the first real shots of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game from Rockstar and Team Bondi, a quintet…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 -
Report: Microsoft May Drop $200 Mil On Facebook Game Dev
Microsoft could be the next company to drop big cash on a Facebook game maker. Bloomberg reported last week that the Xbox 360 maker is one of the companies in talks to buy CrowdStar, supposedly valued at $200 million. Who is CrowdStar? And why would they command a $200 million buyout? They make Happy Aquarium,…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 -
NPD Top 20 Shows How MAG, Bayonetta Fared In January
Well-read sales analysis enthusiasts are already well aware that some of January’s most anticipated games did not become January’s bestselling games. While some new properties, like THQ’s Darksiders, managed a top ten showing, some settled for the top 20. Gamasutra‘s monthly, more in-depth and less instant analysis of the month’s bestselling games shows that two…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 -
Tekken The Movie Definitely Looks Like A Tekken Movie
You’ve already seen the first trailer for the live action Tekken movie. Now how about some stills to pick over, perfect for studying just how literal the big screen adaptation of Namco Bandai’s fighter will be. The Dwight Little-directed beat ’em up cinematic tour de force looks less adapted than it does copied and pasted…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 -
What’s Hideo Kojima Eating Right Now? Check Twitter!!
Metal Gear makers Kojima Productions have been riding the Twitter bandwagon since September of last year, but the developer’s interest in providing 140 character length updates has been sporadic at best. No longer! The Konami subsidiary, ramping up enthusiasm for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP, has been on something of…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 -
P.B. Winterbottom Adventures To Xbox Live Arcade This Week
Indie developer The Odd Gentlemen offers something for the “thinking” Xbox Live Arcade gamer with the time-space perplexer The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom. The stylized pie-hunting puzzle-platformer will be available for 800 Microsoft Points this Wednesday. The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom features more than 75 paradox puzzles for players to solve, a little more…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 -
Gas Powered Announces Kings And Castles, Chris Taylor Bitten By Horse
The developers of Supreme Commander, Dungeon Siege and Demigod have announced their next project (despite Supreme Commander 2 still a few weeks off), the real-time strategy game Kings and Castles. First footage of Chris Taylor feeding a horse below! While Kings and Castles promises an “epic,” “one-of-a-kind experience” that will feature “the ability to zoom…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010
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