The PlayStation 3 may have killed it in the hardware contest last month, but Xbox 360 software reigned supreme this September, thanks to Bungie’s Halo 3: ODST. The game dropped more than 1.5 million copies in its debut month. That makes Halo 3: ODST the bestselling game in the United States by a wide margin,…
The newer, slimmer, cheaper PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 and Wii during the month of September, according to new data from the NPD Group, the first time the console has bested both of its console rivals in the U.S. Sony’s recent price drop was in effect for the full month of September, more than…
In part three of our appearance on GameTrailers’ Bonus Round, the panel of video game industry know-it-alls talks more about this season’s biggest games, including Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony and Borderlands. Obviously, this episode was filmed before I marathon played Borderlands for today’s review of the Gearbox Software developed game, and…
Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey developer Mistwalker are hard at work on something new, something unannounced, something that’s apparently entering the “‘finishing’ stage” according to mustachioed founder Hironobu Sakaguchi. Unfortunately, that something is probably not a LEGO surfing RPG. Sakaguchi notes in his latest Mistwalker update that he is “working hard on a new project”…
Turn-based World War II strategy is in the cards for this week’s Xbox Live Arcade update, as the Panzer General series gets digitally distributed to Xbox 360 owners. Oh, and there’s Tower Bloxx Deluxe too. Panzer General: Allied Assault brings strategic, card-based WWII gameplay to Live Arcade, with two-player Axis versus Allies fun for a…
Microsoft’s multi-touch Surface table may not seem like an efficient use of one’s cash, but if this Dungeons & Dragons demo from the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University moves beyond “proof of concept” we’ll start considering a purchase. As clearly noted in the below video, this is a work in progress tech demo…
Remember the fan-created Alamo Draft House Left 4 Dead map built for that theater’s zombie filmfest, previously featured on Kotaku? If not, here’s the elevator pitch: zombie film festival begets Left 4 Dead map, modeled with impressive detail. That map, known as “Dismember The Alamo,” has just been released for your enjoyment, letting you engage…
Gearbox Software’s Borderlands is part first-person shoot ’em up, part role-playing game, a dusty slog across the planet Pandora in search of the legendary treasures of the Vault. Along the way, from the bus that drops your player off at the nearly deserted town of Fyrestone to the final showdown at the secretive Vault, a…
Retailer Fry’s may be the first chain to start offering the PSPgo at more reasonable prices, dropping $50 from the new portable’s price for a limited time. Don’t have a Fry’s nearby? Call in a favor from a friend! Because, unfortunately, it appears that the deal is in-store only. And if you’ve ever been to…
Alt porn outlet SuicideGirls is getting into the dating sim game, bringing its brand of “naughty, internet, art-sleaze superstars” (read: naked girls) to the iPhone with the app Seduce A SuicideGirl. It may be shallow, but it may also be brilliant. The official announcement may call it “our version of those old choose your own…
The combination of carbon fiber styling and giant red radioactive warning symbol can only mean one thing: GameStop and Microsoft have partnered for a limited edition Xbox 360 controller? Does that sound right? Well, they have—officially this time—putting a wireless Xbox 360 controller with… unique styling inside an impenetrable plastic shell along with one of…
As promised, closed beta invites for Realtime Worlds‘ massively multiplayer online cops and crooks game APB have been distributed to the registered masses. That means? Check your email! According to beta invites going out to accepted users, beta playtesting times appear to be limited, but you get what you pay for. If you got in,…
After news that dozens of capable game developers have lost their jobs, a LOL-tastic video game mash-up—in this case, Mortal Kombat vs. Donkey Kong—can cheer us up. Oh, Scorpion! You ham! (Yes, this is another impressively succcessful video bite from the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Pac-man and Contra vs. Duck Hunt. I’d say…
Slipgate Ironworks, the game development company founded by ex-id Software, ex-Ion Storm designer John Romero, has been pared down by parent company Gazillion, Kotaku has learned, with the start up’s unnamed MMO still in development with a “smaller core team.” Word of the San Mateo, California based developer being hit with layoffs came earlier today…
This week’s report from Japanese sales tracker Media Create shows that recent price drops on Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s PlayStation 3 are having nearly equal impact on sales of each console, a slight edge going to the PS3. A curious tie, we suppose, as Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Plus continue to sell better…
Nintendo shows this week’s Japanese software chart its Pokemons, once again proudly displaying them atop Media Create‘s list of bestselling video games overseas. It’s nearest competitor? Once again, Wii Fit Plus. The only new video game release that came close to threatening Nintendo’s software domination this week was Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. The Nintendo…
The Blu-ray disc combo release of God of War and God of War II is out… hey, next month! As if you weren’t going to get the hi-def God of War Collection for your PS3 anyway, here’s a new trailer. Is it convincing enough? Lower resolution though it may be, the God of War Collection…
This weekend, I’ll be spinning my wheels with the review build of Forza Motorsport 3, a game I’ve had for some time, but have only recently found the opportunity to play for an upcoming review. While I’ve not spent enough time to weigh in on it yet — I’m only about a dozen races in…
Bethesda Softwork’s recently released “Game of the Year” edition of post-apocalyptic adventure Fallout 3 may have a little problem. Some owners of the Fallout 3: GOTY say the game won’t recognize their hard-earned game saves from the original Fallout 3. According to reports from Kotaku tipsters affected by the save and posters on Bethsoft’s official…
Are you one of the millions of gamers who didn’t play Wolfenstein when it hit the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3? Perhaps you’d like to try the PC version on for size? Of course, you can also contribute to the game’s underperformance by downloading the Wolfenstein PC demo, yours for the sampling. It’s available wherever…
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