Sony may have just one more PlayStation announcement pre-announced before its E3 showing, as retail sources are indicating that another “new” PlayStation 3 bundle is en route to Best Buy. That’s “new” in double quotes. Because this doesn’t sound like a new new hardware bundle for the PS3. Sorry, this retail listing is not “slim”…
Zombie apocalypse survivor Francis hates everything—vans, woods, boomers, kittens, sunshine. Now, in yet another Twitter/Left 4 Dead mash up, he can hate whatever you and the tweeting public hate. I Hate Vans taps into the hatred of the tedium, turning Left 4 Dead‘s tattooed sourpuss into an internet hating machine. You hate Mondays? Francis hates…
Thanks, Lisa Kudrow. You’re selfless shilling of Nintendo’s DS puzzler Professor Layton and the Curious Village may have guaranteed the American appearance of the sequel. Amazon.com is listing the second game for an August release. The online retailer is showing Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box as arriving on these shores on August 24th. Call…
After a week’s worth of largely entertaining Team Fortress 2 “Spy Vs. Sniper” updates, Valve has officially released new content for two of the game’s classes. But things aren’t exactly going as planned. As with most TF2 class updates, general whining ensues about how everything is ruined, how the developers have phoned the update in,…
The Wii is getting its first “haunted house simulator” this Fall with the North American release of Ju-On: The Grudge, based upon the Japanese horror film Ju-On, XSEED Games announced today. The game was announced for release in Japan just a few weeks ago, but plans to localize it for a pre-Halloween release in the…
The latest batch of nasty, devilish things to join the Diablo III bestiary are the “Fallen Ones,” a quintet of horned demons that feature some returning foes, with nary a hint of rainbow amongst them. Diablo II fans may recognize some of these terrors, including the rank and file Imp and Shaman, but the Hound,…
This week’s Japanese hardware contest wasn’t a proud one, with total hardware unit sales just barely cracking the 100,000 mark. Not good. But it was a winning week for the Nintendo DSi and Wii. Those two consoles won out against their PlayStation competition, holding on to first and third spots in the Media Create weekly…
My fellow Americans and I will be enjoying the pleasures of a three-day weekend, thanks to the arrival of Memorial Day. In shallow remembrance of our fallen servicemen, I’ll be playing Rock Band Unplugged. Probably not the most fitting tribute, I’ll concede, but I hope to make up for it by patriotically consuming large volumes…
What riches await patient Metal Gear Solid fans at the end of Kojima Productions’ days long countdown, now that the teaser timer has reached the zero hour? Why, more waiting of course! Kojima Productions, in a completely unexpected move, revealed another countdown today, this one an impressive 120 hours in length. Clearly, Hideo Kojima and…
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reminded attendees of the company’s financial results briefing that it does not employ a powerful deity, as famed Nintendo game designer is not, in reality, a god walking the Earth. Iwata was forced to remind the crowd of Miyamoto’s non-divine status when questioned about a few of Nintendo’s more recent stumbles.…
The Batman: Arkham Asylum is co-ed facility, housing many of the caped crusader’s most legendary adversaries, including the Joker and Bane, as well as more feminine foes, like Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. Our first look at Poison Ivy in motion offers a peek at how Eidos and Batman: Arkham Asylum developer Rocksteady have interpreted…
Eager for any morsel you can get from Modern Warfare 2 and Heavy Rain? Then you’d best tune in to tonight’s episode of GameTrailers TV, as both games will be featured. Expect less Modern Warfare 2 than Heavy Rain though, as the next full video reveal of Infinity Ward’s follow up to Call of Duty…
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update packs in demos and downloadables, including what might be your first chance to play inFamous for the PlayStation 3. Plenty of downloadable content for LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band and Guitar Hero join new PS one Classics and loads of video game trailers. Well, you’ll see. There’s a full list…
Regular followers of the works of actor Matthew Perry, of Friends fame, know that the man is deadly serious about Fallout 3. He claims to have played it so much, that he required medical attention. But he’s also a dedicated Klonoa fan, apparently, seemingly one of the few Wii owners who has bothered to pick…
Not to be outdone by distinguished competitor Game Informer’s cover reveal of BioShock 2‘s Big Sister, GamePro has given us our first third-person look at the star of the sequel, the new Big Daddy. The July issue of the mag touts a deep dive into 2K Games’ sequel to the original BioShock, offering “first *real*…
Power on the PlayStation 3, dear reader, as a new demo for Sucker Punch’s inFamous will be available for you to download as of today. European PS3 owners already have it—we’re getting it soon. North American PlayStation faithful should get their shot at the game today when the PlayStation Store update hits. inFamous is slated…
Metal Gear makers Kojima Productions are just hours away from revealing… something, as the developer’s teaser page countdown clock is set to expire today. Who knows what Kojima and crew are planning? Famitsu might know. According to a solicitation for the next issue of the Japanese gaming mag’s PSP and PlayStation 3 edition, as listed…
Japanese gamers don’t seem to have cooled on manga-licensed fighting games, as Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 tops this week’s Japanese sales chart, the sixth entry in the 3D fighter in just over four years. According to Media Create, the PSP game based on the works of Tite Kubo bested all software newcomers, selling 42,000…
Thanks to the doubly good update for the Spy and Sniper classes, Team Fortress 2 will be playable for free this weekend to Steam users who for some bizarre reason wouldn’t already have the game. Put in enough effort this weekend, TF2 noobs, and you too could be throwing mason jars filled with urine, shooting…
The Kotaku crew is headed to E3 2009 in just ten days. As we do every year, we’re throwing a little get together on the eve of E3. And you’re invited, dear reader! The Kotaku crew is once again heading to the lovely and historic Golden Gopher in downtown Los Angeles for a night of…
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