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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend’s another busy one at Kotaku Towers West, as we plan for the move to a larger facility, rummage through the office supplies looking for something to sell and finish playing through Sega’s Let’s Tap for the Wii. Yes, my fingers and the cardboard box for EA Sports Active have been grinding through Sega…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009 -
Hollywood Attempting Video Game Comedy With ‘Alt-Delete’
The list of Hollywood attempts at trying to create serious and horrific video game themed movies seems to be increasing—see Gamer, Stay Alive—but one genre it may soon be tackling is comedy. According to a report from Variety, Warner Bros. is pursuing a sci-fi-comedy called Alt-Delete “in which two guys working for a publishing company…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009 -
America’s Army 3 Devs Let Go Day After Launch
The Emeryville, California based development studio responsible for America’s Army 3 has been shut down, according to details forwarded to Kotaku by former staffers. That closing comes one day after the U.S. Army funded simulation officially shipped. According to ex-AA3 developers, the contract studio responsible for the latest America’s Army entry was shuttered due to…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009 -
Microsoft: There Will Be “No New Console”
Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer indicated that the company would be releasing a new Xbox 360 in 2010, one featuring a built-in camera. That seemingly confirmed a new hardware configuration with the company’s Project Natal built-in. Microsoft’s official word? While Ballmer’s casual mention of a new Xbox 360 hardware iteration at the Executive’s Club of…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009 -
PlayStation Store Update: Metal Gear Solid
Solid Snake sneaks into the North American PlayStation Store this week, as Metal Gear Solid for the original PlayStation becomes a PS One Classic. And… uh… Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is cheaper. Yes, it’s a slow week. Oh, there’s a demo for NCAA Football 10. And there’s a batch of Spinal Tap downloadable tracks for…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009 -
Nintendo Explain How MotionPlus Thing Go Into Remote Thing
You know how Wii MotionPlus go in Wii Remote? Nintendo know. Nintendo show you. It show you with video. Video show how MotionPlus go in Wii Remote! You watch. Then you know. Then you have Wii MotionPlus in Wii Remote!! Destructoid have video. Video show how it go in. Watch! Or else rubber jacket get…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009 -
Japanese Software Chart Has DS Games Thrown Upon It
The Nintendo DS tops software charts this week with the arrival of PlatinumGames’ second title published by Sega, Infinite Space. The spacey role-playing game knocks Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days out of its first place spot. Infinite Space leads a top ten Media Create game sales chart that’s Nintendo DS top heavy, as Level…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009 -
Report: Microsoft CEO Says New Xbox Arriving In 2010
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the Executive’s Club of Chicago today, reportedly informing attendees that a new Xbox 360 will arrive in 2010, one equipped with a “natural interface” and built-in camera. Sound familiar? According to TG Daily‘s recount of Ballmer’s talk, in which he discussed “the role of innovation in changing economic times,”…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009 -
Activision Puts Higher Price On DJ Hero, Band Hero
The latest rhythm game ventures from Guitar Hero publisher Activision appear to have had their prices locked down, as online retailers are listing DJ Hero for $120 and the younger-skewing Band Hero for $200, higher asking prices than their predecessors. Activision’s upcoming DJ Hero, when bundled with its proprietary turntable controller, will apparently set you…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009 -
Microsoft Officially Doubling Xbox 360 Arcade Storage
The Xbox 360 Arcade is becoming a slightly more sensible purchase, as Microsoft is officially doubling the built-in flash memory for the console to 512MB, confirming a rumored hardware revision uncovered by members of the XboxHacker forums. We contacted Microsoft to double-check on the increase and received the following statement. “We are doubling the size…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009 -
GameStop Easing Off On Used Games Push?
Used games sales are the lifeblood of GameStop’s revenue, so previously owned titles aren’t going anywhere. But according to new internal communications, the push to put a used game in the hands of someone seeking a new game may soften. According to a GameStop manager who forwarded us details of that internal e-mail, the company…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009 -
SOCOM, Ghostbusters Move Into Home This Week
It’s moving day over at PlayStation Home tomorrow, as the PlayStation 3 virtual hang out space welcomes some high profile new additions: SOCOM: Confrontation and Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Both are functional and fun! The SOCOM-themed space, dubbed the SOCOM Tactical Operations Center, not only gives fans of the tactical military shooter series special things…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009 -
Let’s Tap Arrives, Sans Dedicated Tapping Peripheral
Sega and Prope’s Let’s Tap has shipped for the Wii, a mini-game compilation that requires players to lightly tap or firmly rap whatever surface the Wii Remote rests upon. Sadly, Sega did not provide North American consumers with cardboard boxes. They’re still on the cover, mind you, taunting us with their gorgeously orange hexahedral shapes,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009 -
New Xbox 360 Arcade Units Appear With Double The Built-In Storage
Microsoft may have stealthily released a new Xbox 360 Arcade configuration this Spring, as members of the XboxHacker forum point to a new “Jasper” model shipping with a built-in Memory Unit with double the storage capacity. By way of Xbox Scene, the new-ish Xbox 360 motherboard, sporting an April 2009 manufacturing date, features the more…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009 -
Marvelous Entertainment On Wii Game Sales: T_T
The Wii may be king of the console market, but some publishers, like Marvelous Entertainment of Japan, are having a hard time recouping their costs to the point of tears. Huh?! There’s no crying in video game publishing! Marvelous isn’t necessarily publishing the kind of Wii fare that targets the “blue ocean” consumer. Instead, the…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009 -
Does Ghostbusters: The Video Game Look Better On Xbox 360?
Online head-to-head comparisons of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Atari’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game indicate that one of those high-def consoles is offering a less “feel good” experience. Game blog Lens of Truth put both the PS3 and 360 versions of the game under the their… lens of truth, achieving results that…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009 -
Left 4 Dead 2 Box Art Digital Gore Dialed Down To Appease ESRB
Thanks to the official Left 4 Dead blog, we now know the ESRB’s rules for how many gnawed of human fingers one can highlight on a video game box: exactly one. According to an update to the official blog, courtesy of “L4D Team,” the Entertainment Software Ratings Board apparently thought that having a chewed off…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009 -
Sony’s Magic EyeToy Wand, When It Was For The PS2
Sony and Microsoft both spent ample time during their respective E3 2009 press conferences to wow us with camera-based motion control, courtesy of the PlayStation Eye and Project Natal. But Sony’s “magic wand” tech isn’t exactly new. Dr. Richard Marks, creator of the EyeToy, illustrated much of the same technology during the PlayStation 2 era,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009 -
Worms 2: Armageddon Trailer Full Of Armageddonness
Even more classic Worms-style gameplay is coming to Xbox Live Arcade with Worms 2: Armageddon, a proper numerical sequel to Team17’s 1999 classic turn-based strategy game Worms Armageddon. Worms 2: Armageddon‘s trailer highlights the changes coming to the XBLA version—and eventually to the PC and Mac—including new vertical levels and other landscape types, all-new weapons…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009 -
Thing, Hulk Spend Quality Clobberin’ Time With Punch-Out!!
As seen on Gamervision.
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2009
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