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‘Nintendo Selects’ Box Art, Mario Kart Wii Bundle and More Budget Friendly Wii Details Emerge
Yesterday, Kotaku reported that Nintendo would launch a newly branded budget line of Wii software in May, re-releases of games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess at just $19.99 USD. Today, we have box art of the new “Nintendo Selects” line. Nintendo World Report has published new, unofficially confirmed…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2011 -
Metro 2033: Last Light, uDraw HD and Other Highlights From the People at THQ
Publisher THQ had some good news and bad news to deliver today, starting with the not-so-great results from its last financial year. The publisher lost a cool $136 million USD. But it had some good news for fans of Metro 2033, Homefront and the very successful uDraw gaming tablet that hit the Wii last year.…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2011 -
Buy an Xbox 360 At Amazon, Get Free Microsoft Points and Credit
Amazon.com is currently offering a free 1600 Microsoft Points card and $50 USD credit for a future purchase on these Xbox 360 console and Kinect purchases. That’s like an extra 70 bucks in your pocket, frugal video game shoppers.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2011 -
Here’s How To Get That Rainbow-Shitting Unicorn in Red Faction: Armageddon
Remember when we told you that Mr. Toots, a wee unicorn with a powerful, rainbow-spraying ass, would come to Red Faction: Armageddon? Well, here’s your official confirmation from THQ who also reveals how we’ll get our hands on Mr. Toots incredibly destructive rectum. It’s going to take a million downloads of the game’s demo, according…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2011 -
Getting Records in the Mail
You got something you want to talk about that doesn’t even come close to being video game related? Here you go. This is the open thread reserved for that kind of discussion. Welcome back to the work week, Kotaku open thread readers! I was pleasantly surprised to receive my copy of Jim Guthrie’s Sword &…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Red Faction: Origins Trailer Transports Us to Made-For-TV Mars
THQ and SyFy have teamed up to produce Red Faction: Origins, a made for television movie that spans the time period between 2009’s Red Faction: Guerrilla and 2011’s Red Faction: Armageddon No longer do you have to settle for simple stills of this Red Faction origin story, as THQ released the trailer for the June-due…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
And So We Enter the Wii Budget Age with the Arrival of ‘Nintendo Selects’ [Updated]
Nintendo will drop the price of the Wii to $149 in North America this month, according to details forwarded to Kotaku by retail sources. That price drop, first reported in April, will also coincide with a new budget friendly line of Wii software dubbed “Nintendo Selects.” Update: The official name of that budget line is…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Of Course Japan Would Pioneer the Kissing Controller
Not content with cruder simulations of physical affection like the love pillow or mousepads with soft, wrist-comforting cleavage, researchers at Tokyo’s Kajimoto Laboratory at the University of Electro-Communications have developed a kissing transmitter that aims to deliver the sensation of making out with someone over the internet. Or, at least, making out with the business…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Portal 2‘s GLaDOS Takes On Her Slinky, Creepy Lady Form
GLaDOS gets a new human form to pester Chell in thanks to artist Heather Campbell and her awesome Portal themed illustration. You Win by Heather Campbell / makani (deviantART) 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.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
It’s Time for Chrono Trigger to Join the Wii’s Virtual Console
Looks like the original SNES version of Square Enix’s seminal role-playing game Chrono Trigger is bound for the Wii’s Virtual Console service. The ESRB recently rated Chrono Trigger for Nintendo’s platform, so expect the 16-bit version of that JRPG favorite to show up on a Wii Shop Channel near you. (The PlayStation port is also…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Get Your First Taste of Resistance 3 with the Battle Los Angeles Blu-ray
Resistance fans, you’ll be able to get your hands on this—the flooded town of Wrightsburg, Missouri—next month, when the first single-player demo for Resistance 3 goes public. It’ll do so in the upcoming Blu-ray release of 2011 explosion-fest Battle: Los Angeles Insomniac Games revealed via G4 that a playable version of the boat level from…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Kinect Getting Its Own Original ‘Core’ Shooter Thanks to New Microsoft Studio
Xbox 360 owners looking to use their Kinect controller to do some hands-free killing may want to pay attention to what young Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver is currently working on—a new “core AAA shooter experience using Kinect.” That’s the description of MGS Vancouver’s new game from one of its senior artists who says the developer,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Too Human Trilogy Will Be Finished, Says Silicon Knights
Silicon Knights, the creators of Xbox 360 game Too Human, says it still “intend[s] to finish the trilogy” despite meager sales, middling critical reception and a very long development cycle. Studio founder Denis Dyack tells Industry Gamers it has no further comment, noting “You know, there’s very public litigation around that.” We know!
By Michael McWhertor Published May 2, 2011 -
Buried Treasures
You know what a good way to start off one’s weekend is? Well, for you it might be stimulating conversation between you and fellow game-loving enthusiasts in this here very post. This open thread is all yours to do with what you please. Well, how I’m starting my weekend is with the good news that…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2011 -
This Portal 2 Cube Wizard Must Have Such A Supple Wrist
I’m fairly comfortable tossing a Weighted Pivot Cube or Companion Cube around an Aperture Science test chamber, but some Portal 2 players make cube-handling look like, well, a science. Some liberties are taken with the physics of the recently released Portal 2, specifically a “re-portaling technique” that offers a nice little velocity boost, but in…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2011 -
PlayStation Network Attack Now Has the Attention of U.S. Homeland Security
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has joined the FBI, Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general in investigating last week’s PlayStation Network breach. That “malicious intrusion” into Sony’s online network and its Qriocity service forced PlayStation owners offline and threatened the security of some 77 million accounts. Homeland Security says it is “aware…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2011 -
Duke Nukem: Glorious Bastard Sends Duke to WWII for His First Comic Book Series
If more story is what you’re looking for from infamous alpha dude Duke Nukem, you’re in luck. Duke’s getting his own comic book mini-series courtesy of IDW Publishing, the same folks responsible for Mr. Nukem’s four-color adventure in the Duke Nukem Forever “Balls of Steel” Edition Coming this July is Duke Nukem: Glorious Bastard, a…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2011 -
Shadows of the Damned Dev Diary Has The Best Dub Job Ever
Normally, I’m not one for watching “developer diary” videos, but when it comes to a game like Shadows of the Damned and developers like Shinji Mikami and Goichi “Suda 51” Suda, consider me interested. Plus, when a developer is dubbed this spectacularly, it makes watching worthwhile. This four-minute-long look at June’s Shadows of the Damned…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2011 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
I shall get my Motorstorm Apocalypse on this weekend, giving the natural disaster racing game a little more attention. Just for fun, mind you, not necessarily for work. But what else is on the gaming menu? Recent releases like Mortal Kombat and Portal 2 will get a little more time, as I’ve barely scratched the…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2011 -
ReviewsThe New Mortal Kombat Does More Than Just Gore In Its Killer Celebration Of The Franchise
The ninth major Mortal Kombat does more than just offer a clean slate for the nearly 20-year-old series, famous for its over-the-top blood and gore. NetherRealm Studios’ reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise sets a new bar for what a fighting game should offer its fans. The new Mortal Kombat returns the series to its…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2011
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