Michael McWhertor

New Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Costumes In Action

Tecmo recently updated the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 cast’s wardrobe, offering style savvy ninja masters new, sometimes inappropriate attire for Ryu, Momiji, Rachel and Ayane. If you didn’t download the pack, here’s a revealing look at what you’ve been missing. Frankly, I think the four bucks is a small price to pay to improve upon…

Ubisoft Says No Thank You To No More Heroes PS3, 360

The recently announced Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of Wii game No More Heroes is now on the hunt for a new North American publisher. Ubisoft says it’s passing. In a statement to G4, the French publisher said that unlike the original Wii game and its sequel No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, No More…

Haters Gonna Hate

To: Luke From: McWhertor Re: Funds Raised! Well, this week sure was capped with blustering nonsense! I can’t wait to drink away this work week’s worth of silliness, conclusion-jumping and finger-pointing, forgetting my troubles with a few games of Left 4 Dead 2 and whatever libation I choose to purchase from my local Vons. Look,…

A New Look At Borderlands’ The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned

Who’s excited about fresh Borderlands content? Even if it’s zombie-related? I know I am, planning on downloading The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned as soon as is humanly possible. Or within my window of laziness. Anyway… Gearbox Software released a batch of new media for the Borderlands expansion, content that looks like it would’ve been…

Left 4 Dead 2’s Midnight Riders, Ellis Take To YouTube, Facebook

Gamers looking for more story in their Left 4 Dead 2 experience may want to refocus their efforts on the web. Ellis, one of the game’s new Survivors, and his favorite fictional band, the Midnight Riders have YouTube accounts. Right now, there’s not much to the Midnight Riders’ YouTube channel, just like the web site…

Yes, Mass: We Pray Was More Dante’s Inferno Schtick

That Mass: We Pray trailer posted earlier this week? Totally Dante’s Inferno marketing. And well done too, as numerous sites both within and outside the video game coverage space posted it as genuine. But marketing it is, the latest in Electronic Arts‘ attempts to drum up interest in Visceral Games’ Dante’s Inferno, due early next…

Modern Warfare 2 Deployed To NASCAR Paint Job

Just as DJ Hero, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Guitar Hero have done before it, Modern Warfare 2 will grace the chassis of GameStop’s NASCAR Nationwide Series entry car. It’ll do so this weekend, too! Driver Joey Logano will go round and round in the Modern Warfare 2 themed stock car, moving at high…

Sackboy Gets Furried By Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog fans looking for something 2D and side-scrolling to tide them over until Sega’s “Project Needlemouse” pokes its way to consoles can spend some time with LittleBigPlanet’s Sackboy later this year, thanks to new Sonic-themed costumes. According to PlayStation.com’s Hong Kong presence, as spotted by Siliconera, LittleBigPlanet costumes that ape Sonic the Hedgehog,…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

I’m making this weekend a Demon’s Souls weekend. Now that the holiday review season is dying down, it’s time to play a little catch up. So into the Nexus I will go, armed with my Knight and a heavy dose of fear, as I harvest souls for the long-delayed Kotaku review of From Software’s PlayStation…

Left 4 Dead Campaigns Now (Unofficially) Work In Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2 fans longing not for Francis, Bill, Zoey and Louis but for Dead Air, No Mercy, Death Toll and Blood Harvest have one more reason to go for the PC version of the zombie apocalypse shooter. Industrious Left 4 Dead modders have devised a not-exactly-simple workaround to bring the original game’s four…

Borderlands The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned Screens

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Costumes

The Mortal Kombat That Should Have Been

Ex-Midway artist Vincent Proce went back to the drawing board for a pitched, but ultimately rejected visual reboot of the developer’s venerable Mortal Kombat franchise, posting the results of that back-to-basics design plan on his personal blog. Proce, who contributed to Midway’s final fighting game (Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe) before being snapped up by…

PlayStation Hardware Continues Pie Dominance In Japan

Avid readers of The Japanese Hardware Chart weekly updates won’t be surprised—especially after reading about the PlayStation family’s software dominance—that Sony hardware is selling better than the competition in Japan. No change this week. Scratch that. There was a slight change. PSP sales jumped up, PlayStation 3 sales dropped down and the two platforms switched…

GameStop’s Black Friday Deals Look Solid, Slightly Used

Video game retailer GameStop is planning some solid, if not spectacular deals for this year’s Black Friday shopping extravaganza, deals which appear to have made their way online. While the cuts may not be as deep as the ones that, say, Walmart for example, has planned, a few of them might make it worth getting…

Day Note: The Party Starts Now

To: Ashcraft From: McWhertor Re: Your Missing Night Note Not sure if you heard, way over there in Japanland, but Big Boss Crecente’s spending his evening at the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, looking to unload some loot and raise some money in the name of Child’s Play. Sounds like Kind Of A Big Deal, what with…

3D Dot Game Heroes Launch Trailer Explains It All

Atlus will be responsible for bringing the lush pixelized environments of 3D Dot Game Heroes to North American PlayStation 3‘s, publishing duties that we sincerely appreciate. So what is this game all about? The standard fantasy drama formula is lovingly applied to 3D Dot Game Heroes. Peaceful civilization thrives under the protection of some glowing…

PlayStation Store Update: Adhoc It To Me

Plenty to get excited about this week on the North American PlayStation Store, including the release of adhocParty, Peggle (with Peggle Nights!) and Assassin’s Creed for the PSP. PSP owners with a hunger for playing people over the internet via their PlayStation 3‘s should grab the adhocParty app, then show your interest in seeing more…

Tony Hawk Ride Gets Stood Upon By Giant Bomb

We’re still waiting on our own copy of Tony Hawk Ride for a Kotaku review, but the Giant Bomb crew bravely ventured out of doors to secure a copy, offering their trademark Quick Look at Activision’s new peripheral-based skateboarding game. Not only is it informative, giving curious Tony Hawk Ride investors a 20-plus minute video…

First No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise Screens Score A Touchdown

No More Heroes finds higher resolution with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of the original, now known as No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise. What does it look like? Like the Wii version, just a little prettier. Better textures, improved lighting, more pixels, less clothing on the female characters… it’s all here! And it…