Gears of War’s success was built on broken promises and the neglected developers who helped fund the creation of that game, a 2007 suit from the developer of the disappointing Too Human alleges. According to documents obtained by Kotaku, that long-simmering legal feud between game maker Silicon Knights and Gears of War developer Epic Games…
The absolutely stunning Hawken looked almost too good be true when we saw its first trailer. Surely, nine guys couldn’t create a first-person mech shooter that looks this sharp, could they? With Hawken’s newest trailer, this one with actual gameplay, I’m starting to believe. Adhesive Games, the independent developer of Hawken, calls this latest look…
The not-so-hot-looking Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions for the Nintendo 3DS is more than originally meets the eye. The 3D game will also include versions of Pac-Man Championship Edition, Galaga Legions as well as the original Pac-Man and Galaga, both tweaked with stereoscopic visual tricks. [Andriasang]
Artist Jason Freeny peels back to cloth to see what the inside of LittleBigPlanet’s Sackboy looks like, bones and all, modifying an official vinyl toy and having his anatomical way with the star of Media Molecule’s game. Freeny is expert at crafting anatomical tweaks to cute and cuddly characters, from Mario to Hello Kitty to…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Rockstar Games and Max Payne 3, a game that’s still without a release date. But Rockstar promised it’s “still working hard on Max” and to deliver “news in the coming months” late last year. Looks like we may actually hear more about Max Payne 3 soon, as…
Mortal Kombat publisher Warner Bros. wants to encourage fighting game fans to buy new (or pay to play online) by implementing an “online pass” scheme for the upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game. That’s according to a report from Joystiq, which says that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will borrow a page from EA and…
PlayStation 3 shooter Resistance 3 will support Sony’s PlayStation Move motion controller and the Sharpshooter gun controller, Insomniac Games announced today at its Hollywood community event. It also confirmed stereoscopic 3D support, following in the footsteps of the recently released Killzone 3. For those PS3 owners without a 3D-ready television and active shutter lenses, it…
Insomniac Games, creators of PlayStation staples Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, say they’ll continue to stick to console games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but not the next PlayStation Portable, Sony’s NGP At the developer’s community day in Hollywood, California today, Insomniac senior community manager James Stevenson told fans that the game maker…
There’s plenty of nostalgia on tap in this week’s North American PlayStation Store update with Moon Diver, the new game from the designer of Strider, plus a new Rush’N Attack game, a fresh Back to the Future episode and one very old Sonic the Hedgehog game. Other new old things include a demo for MAG,…
Last week, game developer and virtual hatter Valve put three new hats up for sale in Team Fortress 2, with the proceeds going to Japan disaster relief. Days later, more than $300,000 has been raised by charitable/fashion-conscious TF2ers. Damn. They should do this more often.
Now’s the time to strike on select Xbox Live games and add-ons, as Microsoft is offering deals through its “Extreme Shopping” promotion. You could get a copy of After Burner Climax, Costume Quest or Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare cheap! The following deals run until April 4, with Xbox.com warning that “special one day only…
This may be the best whack job from IO Interactive’s Hitman: Blood Money, as played by TheAuZZieGamer. For those unfamiliar with this particular Hitman mission, it involves the assassination of Vinnie “Slugger” Sinistra, an FBI informant in the Witness Protection Program. There’s some salty, Australian accented language in here, so perhaps watch with headphones. Seen…
Are you in the greater Los Angeles area today? Then you might be able to get your hands on Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank All 4 One early at Insomniac Games’ Community Day. (If not, we’ll be there and tell you how it all goes.) Full details at Insomniac
The pint-sized ceramic co-star of Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 may be deserving of his own video game, as evidenced by the trailer for the sadly nonexistent Gnome Chompski: The Game. Expertly crafted in Garry’s Mod by the folk(s) at Fine Leather Jackets, Gnome Chompski: The Game has everything we now demand of our video…
Wow, today has been a busy one! Not only did a Nintendo 3DS show up at Kotaku Towers West—as promised by Amazon.com—we booked a ton of video game previews for the next few weeks. (Oh, this is an open thread, by the way. Not sure if the video game talk distracted you.) There’s a lot…
The third Saints Row video game clearly won’t take itself too seriously, judging by newly released media from Saints Row: The Third. The evidence? Screen shots featuring streetwalkers in bikinis fleeing from exploding cop cars and luchadore mask-wearing thugs on the business end of a huge purple phallus. Game Informer has our first online look…
Sony’s plans to reward its most devoted video game-loving customers with the PlayStation Rewards program appear to have changed. According to an e-mail sent to participants in the PlayStation Rewards beta, the customer loyalty program won’t launch next month as planned. And, suggested by the wording of that e-mail, it may not launch ever. PlayStation…
In the wake of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, publisher Irem canceled its catastrophe survival adventure Disaster Report 4, a game that was due to hit Japanese PlayStation 3s this Spring. Now it’s halting production of every other Disaster Report game. Andriasang, citing Japanese retailer Famicom Plaza, reports that the PlayStation 2 and PSP releases…
The amazing mash up that blended Grand Theft Auto’s cinematic violence with Super Mario Bros. lore, The Brothers Mario, has spawned a sequel. This time, in The Brothers Mario 2, the fight goes to Donkey Kong Country. The Brothers Mario 2: Kong Country pits a more streetwise and strapped Mario, Luigi, Toad and Yoshi against…
Tomorrow, March 29 brings Mass Effect 2‘s final batch of downloadable content, Arrival, for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Whip yourself into an anticipation lather by watching its launch trailer right here, right now. Arrival is said to set the stage for BioWare’s next big role-playing game, Mass Effect 3, slated for release…
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