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The Uncharted Movie Grabs A Burger To Write and Direct
We’ve been spared director David O. Russell‘s unique vision for Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series, but Sony is reportedly soldiering on with an all-new director and writer for the silver screen adaptation of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune—Neil Burger. Who? He’s the guy responsible for penning and directing two films you might have heard of, Bradley Cooper superdrug…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 7, 2011 -
Risk Factions Invading Facebook with Donkey Cannons and Mermaids on Segways
Risk Factions, EA’s mutation of the classic board game of world domination, is coming to Facebook, bringing the war between humans, zombies, cats, yetis and robots to your social circle. Spencer Brooks, creative designer on the browser-based port of Risk Factions, which was first released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2010, says…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 7, 2011 -
The Next Burnout Game is Part Pinball, Part Game Show, Part WTF?
Remember that bizarre, leaked Burnout game that added lobster monsters and UFOs to the crashtastic street racing formula? Electronic Arts and developer Criterion Games just made it official, unveiling Burnout CRASH! for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. The official announcement says that CRASH! will bring Burnout‘s “fan-favorite Crash mode to the forefront” and “a…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 7, 2011 -
Spirit for iPhone & Android Looks Like Geometry Wars, But Plays More Peacefully
Marco Mazzoli’s Spirit, a frenetic arcade style app for the iPhone, iPad and Android platforms, may remind you visually of the addictive 2D shooter Geometry Wars at first glance, thanks to its neon fireworks and simple graphics. It’s not a clone, but something akin to a touchscreen adaptation, perhaps, a game inspired by Bizarre Creations’…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 7, 2011 -
Things We Got In The Mail
Happy Wednesday, folks. Today’s been a good day, at least in terms of things that have shipped to my house. We’ll talk about these things in tonight’s open thread, where anything goes. What showed up today? Well, one set of Animal Crossing playing cards and a Nintendo DS game and stylus case, the fruits of…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2011 -
Hey! Don’t Forget to Download Your Free Copy of Excitebike for Nintendo 3DS!
Nintendo 3DS owners in North America, here’s your reminder to grab the handheld’s June eShop system update, which nets you a free download of the 3D remake of NES classic Excitebike. That free download offer expires July 7.
By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2011 -
Rest In Peace, Digital Comics for PSP
Enjoy today’s update to the Digital Comics store for the PSP. It will be the last, Sony says, putting an end to the 18-month-old service that offered downloadable comics from Marvel, DC Comics, Devil’s Due, IDW Publishing and more. The PSP comics store will tap out with more than 4,000 titles, comics that Sony says…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2011 -
Rock Band and Dance Central Creators Getting Down to Vidrhythm
Harmonix recently trademarked Vidrhythm, which as it turns out is one of the Rock Band and Dance Central developer’s new projects. I’m guessing “rhythm game” and “occasionally confused with that new, weird Final Fantasy music game.”
By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2011 -
The Nintendo 3DS is Back on Top in Japan, Thanks to Tales of the Abyss
Remakes! Japanese gamers love ’em, with further evidence to prove that theory in the form of Namco Bandai’s Tales of the Abyss. That Nintendo 3DS remake of the PlayStation 2 title is currently Japan’s bestselling game. The 3DS role-playing game managed to scare up nearly 75,000 sales in its first week on the market, beating…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2011 -
Urban Champion Is the Next Nintendo 3DS *Ahem* ‘3D Classic’
Nintendo is mining its back catalog of 8-bit hits for re-release on the Nintendo 3DS. Two games, Excitebike and Xevious have been released—the latter only in Japan—as part of Nintendo’s 3D Classics line. After that… Urban Champion If the name Urban Champion isn’t ringing any bells, it’s a Famicom/NES head-to-head beat ’em up dating back…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2011 -
Sony Confirms ‘PSN Pass’ Program, Required for Resistance 3‘s Online Modes
Sony will bring single-use registration codes that grant access to online modes to the PlayStation 3 later this year in the form of the unofficially named “PSN Pass,” the company confirmed today. As rumored, starting with Insomniac Games’ Resistance 3, PS3 owners will need to buy online-enabled games new if they want to play online,…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2011 -
Up In Smoke
Welcome back, Kotaku readers. Did you have a good/festive/drunken 4th of July? Or was it just another day to you, as you celebrate your independence on a different schedule? Well, we take all walks of life in our open thread, so… welcome. Mine was great, thanks for asking. I gorged on sliders, hot dogs, guacamole,…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 5, 2011 -
These Mystery Fighters Are Your Next Two Soulcalibur V Characters
At least two more souls will be revealed later this month at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, promises Soulcalibur V director Daishi Odashima. But since Comic-Con doesn’t hit San Diego for another fortnight, all we get now are silhouettes. Odashima tweeted the above teasers today, saying that the pair would be unveiled at the con.…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 5, 2011 -
Discoverer Is An Unreal Engine Powered iPhone Game from the ex-Sonic Team at Prope
Former Sonic Team lead Yuji Naka and his Prope studio aren’t solely focused on bringing new fishing games to the Wii. They have plenty of iPhone and iPad projects under their belt, including the newly released, Unreal-powered Discoverer Prope’s Discoverer, released on iTunes last week, looks similar to the also Unreal Engine-powered tech demo Epic…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 5, 2011 -
A Beautiful New Perspective on Grand Theft Auto‘s Liberty City
Thanks to PC mods, people can still impress us with the beauty of 2008’s Grand Theft Auto IV. Lighting and weather effects can go a long, long way in making Rockstar Games’ crime epic very, very pretty. It’s even prettier as a postcard. The screenshot-snapping artistry that is Dead End Thrills—previously featured on Kotaku—recently refocused…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 5, 2011 -
Ms. Splosion Man Priced Reasonably, Maybe Coming to Steam
Two things we’re quite sure of regarding Ms. Splosion Man, the next game from Twisted Pixel and semi-sequel to Xbox Live Arcade game ‘Splosion Man: it is coming to Xbox 360 this Wednesday, July 13 for 800 Microsoft Points. That’s straight from the developer’s press release on the matter. The other thing we’re not so…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 5, 2011 -
PlayStation Store Update: Apes on the Move and An Idyllic Price For Burnout Paradise
What new digital goods await North American PlayStation 3 owners The downloadable PlayStation Move Ape Escape, for one, offering monkey-snatching motion control fun. But that’s not all. A new opportunity to play Uncharted 3 or a cheaper way to play Burnout Paradise are also here. The Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception multiplayer beta goes wide via…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 5, 2011 -
Rumor: Sony To Introduce ‘PSN Pass’ for PlayStation Network, May Hit With Resistance 3
Is Sony following the trail blazed by Electronic Arts and other third-party publishers by limiting who has access to its online multiplayer? That’s our best guess for what the new, still-unannounced PSN Pass is, a feature rumored to have made its first appearance on the Resistance 3 PS3 bundle. The unconfirmed PSN Pass was spotted…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 5, 2011 -
Now Four Eyes Can Look Cool In 8-Bit Glasses
For the glasses wearer looking to lower the resolution of their frames, designer Dzmitry Samal offers pairs of retro-futuristic pixelated glasses, inspired by late ’80s video games and “society’s fascination with an ‘informational aesthetic.'” Samal is selling two styles of 8-bit frames, the 6dpi and 5dpi, each hand-made pair running a cool 198 euro (about…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 5, 2011 -
The First of July
Kotaku readers, we leave you this Friday with an open thread for your enjoyment. You’re steering the ship tonight, so please make pleasant conversation and offer links of interest to your fellow Kotaku readers so that we can have a healthy, productive off-topic post. If you’re celebrating your independence this extended holiday weekend, please do…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2011
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