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China’s Team Fortress 2 Rip-off Sexes Up ‘Meet The Sniper’
Chinese shooter Final Combat, an unsubtle, shameless swipe of two other free-to-play games—Valve’s Team Fortress 2 and EA’s Battlefield Heroes—has a new playable class it would like to introduce: the Sniper. The sexy, short-skirted, probably-does-not-urinate-in-jars Sniper. See, where Xunlei’s Final Combat distinguishes itself from Valve’s team-based shooter is in the fact that two of its…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2011 -
The Classic Klonoa May Be Your Next PSone Classic
PlayStation game Klonoa: Door to Phantomile was recently re-rated by the ESRB for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. That means the 1998 original is a very likely candidate for a digital PSone Classics re-release. 🙂
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2011 -
Plush Life
Cutters – Cut The Rope plushes mint in box, as seen at an Electronic Arts held event in New York City today. (Photo by Brian Crecente) MapleStory: Thief Edition is a Two-Dimensional Adventure MapleStory, the blockbuster Korean MMO game, has turned up on more platforms than just the PC. It’s on the Nintendo DS, for…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2011 -
Spartans Vs. Predators – Whoever Wins, We Win
Master Chief becomes an unstoppable force with his new Predator upgrades! Master Chief Predator by friend of ShrubbyTreeBush Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission. Master Chief Predator by ShrubbyTreeBush
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2011 -
PlayStation Store Update: Everybody Limbo
PlayStation 3 owners, you are now cleared to download last year’s excellent puzzle platformer Limbo, one of the dark highlights of this week’s North American PlayStation Store update. Already played that? Well, there’s a lot more. One PlayStation Move downloadable game (Fast Draw Showdown) and one undead tower defense game (Dead Block) are also new…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2011 -
The Darkness II Slips From Crowded Fall to Early (Still Crowded) 2012
The thinning of the fall and winter 2011 video game herd claims a victim today, as 2K Games delays Digital Extremes’ The Darkness II. Originally on the books for an October release, 2K is now aiming the first-person shooter for February 2012. 2K updated the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game’s release date today…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2011 -
More Waiting for Nintendo 3DS Games As Sega Delays Two
Sega’s side-scrolling ninja game Shinobi and puzzler CRUSH3D, both originally due in September have been pushed. Griptonite’s Shinobi is now a November 15 release in North America, with CRUSH3D moving way out to February 21 of next year.
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2011 -
GoldenEye 007 Reloaded Is Real, Coming to PS3 and Xbox 360
Activision will be tightening up the graphics on 2010’s GoldeneEye 007 for the Wii—the re-imagining of the 1997 Nintendo 64 game of the same name—bringing it to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as GoldenEye 007 Reloaded. See? Reloaded, expected to be officially unveiled at the San Diego Comic-Con this week, appears to be a…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2011 -
New Uncharted Movie Director Is ‘Starting From Scratch,’ Fully Aware Nathan Fillion Exists
The new man in charge of the Hollywood adaptation of PS3 game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Neil Burger, says he’s starting the film over from scratch, “going back to the videogame.” His choice for Drake is still undecided. [Crave Online]
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Some Assembly Required
Welcome back to the week, Kotaku readers. Can we get you some off topic conversation? Excellent! Then just sit right there while we prepare some for you in the comments. We can talk about Batman, South Park, The Dark Tower… whatever! Did anyone happen to catch that trailer for The Avengers this weekend? That looked…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Mortal Kombat Brings Two Premieres To Comic-Con
Mortal Kombat fans have double the finale to look forward to at this week’s San Diego Comic-Con. One is the final episode of Kevin Tancharoen’s live action Mortal Kombat Legacy and, immediately following, the reveal of a new Mortal Kombat character. NetherRealm Studios will reveal the fourth (and final?) downloadable character coming to Mortal Kombat…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
The Pros and Cons of a Portly Plumber Ingesting a Super Mushroom
Mario may have forgotten his flexible apparel when eating that mushroom, but he gained a massive present for Princess! Hilarious comic by Chris Gerringer. Related Rampages: Pika Yoshi | DEF STAR Wallpapers (More) Big Mario by Chris Gerringer (Tumblr) (Facebook)(deviantART) Via: pixelbeatsscissors Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
You Could Own This Copy of Tetris for Only $1,000,000
Did you know that the Sega Genesis (nee Mega Drive) version of Alexey Pajitnov’s Tetris is exceedingly rare? That there are reportedly only about ten copies of this cartridge in the wild? Then you’re probably not in the market for a million dollar copy of Tetris What could possibly command such an outlandish price? This…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Battlefield 3 Is Also Coming to the Book Platform
If more story is what you crave from DICE’s big first-person shooter due in the fall, you’ll have to crack a book. Battlefield 3 is coming to paper and e-books, courtesy of writer Andy McNab, who’s penning the first-person shooter inspired novel. McNab, a former SAS operative and author of numerous non-fiction and fiction books,…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
El Shaddai To Ascend Later Than Originally Prophesied
Fashionable action game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron was supposed to hit the PS3 and Xbox 360 next week in North America. Now it’s due August 16, September 9 in Europe. “Don’t worry,” says publisher UTV Ignition. “Everything’s fine.”
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Comes To America in January MMXII (And It’s Playable at Comic-Con)
Square Enix will start off the new year with the release of Final Fantasy XIII-2 in North America. The publisher of all things Final Fantasy has nailed down January 2012—2011-2, if they could get away with it—for the continuing adventures of the lady Lighting and her party. Final Fantasy XIII-2 for the PlayStation 3 and…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Go, Voltron: Defender of the Universe Trailer!
Five-player co-op? Of course the forthcoming video game based on Voltron: will have five-player co-op, with each player controlling the mechanical lion of their choice, each player working together to wield Voltron’s Blazing Sword to dispatch some big bad guy in 30 seconds or less. Voltron: Defender of the Universe is THQ’s first video game…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Child of Eden Makes Beautiful Music on PS3 this September
Q Entertainment’s spiritual successor to classic musical shooter Rez, Child of Eden, already released on the Xbox 360, will come to the PlayStation 3 on September 20 in North America, September 23 in Europe.
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Goodbye, Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta, You Taught Me Plenty
Naughty Dog pulled the plug on the Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception multiplayer beta this Friday. I was online, jumping from one round of Team Objective to another when those multiplayer servers went dark. I’ll miss you, Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta, because I learned a lot during our three weeks together. Having already fooled around with…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2011 -
Meet Soulcalibur V‘s New Ninja Girl
The man in charge of Soulcalibur V, the entry in Namco’s weapons-based fighting game series, has promised us at least two new characters for next week’s San Diego Comic-Con. One has been semi-revealed and she looks vaguely familiar. Project Soul’s Daishi Odashima took to Twitter today to offer a clear look at the next Soulcalibur…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2011
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