Michael McWhertor

The PSP Is Still Tops In Japan, Thanks To EDF

Giant insect slaying on the go is Japan’s favorite flavor of the week, with PSP game Earth Defense Force 2 Portable managing to outsell everything else this (slow) week. PSP hardware also managed to stay on top, again outselling the Nintendo 3DS. There was little excitement on this week’s software chart, with the previous week’s…

Now It’s Time For Ice Cream

STOP FOR CHILDREN | Sweet Tooth’s ice cream truck, as seen at this week’s Twisted Metal event. (Photo: Michael McWhertor) Bedtime Stories Everything You Need To See In The Gears of War 3 Beta Some of us here at Kotaku are in the beta already, so we’ve captured footage and are taking you on a…

Rumor: Wii Price Cut Hits Monday At Target

We were expecting Nintendo to (perhaps) slash the price of its current console next month. But we may see a cheaper Wii in North America as soon as Monday, if reports from retailer Target are accurate. GenGame claims to have evidence of a price drop for the Wii coming to Target stores, which will purportedly…

See The All-New Twisted Metal In All-New Gameplay

Want to see what the new Twisted Metal looks like? Would more than six minutes of gameplay from the PlayStation 3 game do the trick? Well, here you go, plenty of time to ogle the all-new Twisted Metal. This newly released gameplay footage—with some Twisted Metal 2 music added by me for nostalgia purposes—shows off…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

I really want to play Portal 2 this weekend. I hope the combined computing powers of Steam players and/or the FedEx man make that a possibility. I’m rooting for both parties, because I’d really like to shoot some portals at stuff! Since every publisher decided to release every video game all at once, I’ll probably…

The Blindingly Obvious Improvements We Want in Wii 2

A thinning Wii release list, a rumored impending price drop, and reports that Nintendo is about to reveal its next console all seemingly point to one thing: Nintendo is about to reveal its next console Game Informer says the successor to the Wii—Wii 2, Nintendo HD, Super Wii, GameCube 3, whatever you want to call…

Pikachu Just Felt Like Destroying Something Beautiful

Kevin Bolk pulled out all of the stops when creating this “Poke-Fight Club” illustration. Meowth is collecting all of those pika-punches! Related Rampages: Wrath of Conan | Weegie Doctor (More) Poke-Fight Club by Kevin Bolk (deviantART) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and…

Twisted Metal Hands-on, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ‘Nuke’ Mode

David Jaffe, co-creator of the 16-year-old Twisted Metal series, has an entertaining way of describing the things about his new game, a new Twisted Metal for the PlayStation 3. One was his description of the game’s new Juggernaut vehicle, a semi-truck that can load teammates into its armored bed “Spy Hunter or Knight Rider style.”…

A Longer Look At The New, More Twisted Twisted Metal

You may have already seen some of this footage of the new Twisted Metal for PlayStation 3, a trailer that highlights the live action cinematics, the vehicles, the violence and the warring factions in Eat Sleep Play’s new vehicular combat game. But you might not have seen it… this long There are a few key…

Portal 2‘s Steam Connection To The PS3 Explained

Developer Valve calls the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 “the best console version of the game,” for various reasons. For one, buying that version gets you a copy of the game for Steam too. But more important, to Valve at least, is that it brings the Steam platform to Sony’s console. Valve marketing man…

Tread The Dangerous Waters Of Resistance 3‘s Flooded City

This is the boat level from Resistance 3, a level we at Kotaku have seen and played before. But maybe you haven’t and maybe you have eight minutes to spare to see what Resistance 3 is doing new in terms of weapons, enemies and presentation. Watch as new Resistance star Joseph Capelli takes on Grims,…

The Breathtaking Concept Art of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One

While the next Ratchet & Clank game looks handsome enough in those new bright and cheery screen shots, the PlayStation 3 exclusive had a gorgeous base on which to build. This is a sampling of that concept art from Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. Cute, menacing, atmospheric, it’s all here. Some of…

Dead Or Alive Dimensions Kicks Off On May 24

Punching, kicking, throwing and jiggling, Dead or Alive style, comes to the Nintendo 3DS on May 24 in North America, Tecmo Koei announced today, nailing down the previously vague release date for Dead or Alive: Dimensions. This is the Dead or Alive that features every character to ever appear in the series, telling a story…

The Chimera Have Won The War In Resistance 3 (And, Great, Now They Have Invisible Snipers)

Joseph Capelli’s trip across the war torn, alien occupied America in Resistance 3 will make a stop in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania where Chimeran forces will hunt him down. Here, Capelli will be pursued by the spotlights and the near-invisible snipers of that alien force. The Chimera have deployed a new threat in the third Resistance…

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Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Gives Me Warm Feelings Of Toobin’, Gauntlet And Pixar

Yesterday, we got a new look at Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, a sneak peek that started with series heroes Ratchet and Clank speaking with a plucky little munchkin, the kind one might see chubby cheeked and adorably voiced in a Pixar movie. Our heroes, Ratchet and Clank, along with the far…

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Screen Shots

What Are You Listening To?

Welcome to a themed Tuesday open thread. While I may be reading the above collection, this one’s about the music, podcasts, audiobooks or whatever it is you’re listening to these days. Please, share with the group. I’m still looking to expand my podcast horizons, so further suggestions on high quality, well produced and interesting (non-rambling)…

Wii Price Drop Due Next Month, Says Report

The Wii may be as cheap as $150 USD next month, according to a report from Engadget, which cites a “trusted source” that says the console will become fifty bucks cheaper by May 15. If accurate, it would be the second price drop Nintendo has issued for the four-year-old platform. The Wii dropped from its…

New NeverDead Screens Are Under Construction

Konami offers a new look at the dismemberment-focused action adventure NeverDead today, this time featuring a level that looks a little brighter, a little unfinished. Look at all those tarps and that scaffolding! NeverDead is currently in development at Konami and Rebellion Developments. If you don’t know that about this PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360…