Wii owners, there will be no more Rock Band Network songs for you after January 18. Rock Band developer Harmonix said today that it will no longer be supporting Nintendo’s console with new releases. Harmonix’s Rock Band Network allowed bands to author their own tracks for use in Rock Band games, without the need to…
The man charged with killing six people and wounding 14 others in Tucson, Arizona last week once socialized online with a close-knit group of gamers, fans of online strategy game Earth Empires. His online interaction with that group has just been published in full. Jared Lee Loughner allegedly used the handle “Dare” when posting on…
Welcome… to Jurassic Park’s best bet for a quality video game. Its developer has promised “the ultimate cinematic adventure,” and judging by first shots of the new video game, it will be the prettiest Jurassic Park adventure yet. Game Informer has a first look at Telltale Games’ Jurassic Park, which is not just “another dinosaur…
Microsoft warned this week that getting your hands on a new Xbox 360 right now may be more difficult than normal. You can blame Kinect‘s eight million sales for part of that, says Microsoft. This is essentially Microsoft saying “Bad news, guys: we had a totally awesome Christmas. Sorry!” The Xbox maker boasted at CES…
Why did Sega’s beloved and ambitious Shenmue series fail to progress beyond its second game? Because Sega never really promoted one of Shenmue II’s most spectacular features: underground duck racing. From the man who brought you video game racing classics like Out Run and Super Hang-On comes Shenmue II’s duck racing mini-game, a component of…
I’ll be up to my plastic button eyes in LittleBigPlanet 2 this weekend, playing, creating, maybe even sharing a thing or two with Sackboy and friends. From what I’ve played of LittleBigPlanet 2 so far, mainly an hour long preview build of the game, I’m liking it much more than the first, which I lost…
The bodies of dead little boys, the impact of extinction, the vicious torture of two of video game’s least likable characters and hundreds of death by spike… these are, strangely, my most memorable video game moments of 2010. Some of them are even my favorites, despite how gloomy and violent they were. It’s a good…
Most of the time we talk about video games. Some of the time we don’t. Sometimes we talk about science, movies, pretty things and, in this post—an open thread—we talk about whatever. Speaking of movies, I was a little surprised by the reaction to the way Andrew Garfield fills out a Spider-Man suit. As a…
The hardware that can turn real instruments, from guitars to drums to keyboards, into Rock Band 3 controllers arrived a little later than some rhythm game fans were hoping for. And Mad Catz is sorry about that. The Wii and PlayStation 3 versions of the Rock Band 3 MIDI Pro Adapter are now available for…
Because you demanded it, Namco is finally bringing the 1980 arcade sensation Pac-Man to unscripted television. Think Wipeout (the pratfall-soaked game show) or the Amazing Race, not so much Jersey Shore, for Pac-Man’s “reality” TV outing. According to a report from Deadline, the Pac-Man television pitch will be a “big, crazy Wipeout-type event with a…
Without the use of the force, this hockey battle between Darth Vader and Master Chief could be pretty epic. Another creative piece by Tyler Edlin! Related Rampage: Chewbacca | Zelda | Commando Polar Bear Darth Vader & Master Chief Playing Hockey by Tyler Edlin (deviantART) Via: ianbrooks Need your daily fill of geek eye candy?…
Crysis 2 makers Crytek are, saying that they’ve created “a benchmark 3D implementation” with their upcoming sci-fi shooter, one they’re likening to James Cameron’s billion dollar blockbuster Avatar. But what does James Cameron think? According to an interview with Crytek’s Cevat Yerli in the Edge magazine, Cameron loves him some Crysis 2, having gotten a…
When a thousand freshly made Orcs—all on an even Level 1 playing field—get together for a scuffle in World of Warcraft it looks something like this, like well organized chaos. This (forgive me) epic battle at the Gurubashi Arena in Stranglethorn Vale is thankfully sped up to the point where the Orc swarm looks not…
The spectacular Spider-Man is swinging back to movie theaters in 2012, this time with actor Andrew Garfield donning the spider-suit and (500) Days of Summer director Mark Webb in the director’s chair. When Activision gets around to the video game adaptation of the Spider-Man reboot, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions developer Beenox may be handling development duties.…
The Monster Hunter dynasty continues its proud rein in Japan this week with the latest entry in Capcom’s beast slaying sensation managing to win over more PSP fans to its brand of hack and slash action. It may have had something to do with the fact that only one key release managed to sell well…
Please take this post and use it as your nightly open thread to talk about video games, cinema, news, music and everything else you’re interested in, but can’t find a smooth segue while commenting in a post about Mortal Kombat. We’re leaving the key with you tonight, so please turn the lights off when you’re…
BioWare is giving PlayStation 3 owners a chance to play Kotaku game of the year contender Mass Effect 2 next week, priming them for sci-fi excitement with a new launch trailer for the game. How does it compare? Specifically, how does it compare to the original Mass Effect 2 launch trailer for the Xbox 360…
The people who publish video games Red Faction, Saints Row, UFC Undisputed and, soon, Homefront are putting the old THQ out to pasture. At least, that’s where the logo is going. This is the new “THQ.” This type of re-branding is something we’ve seen a lot of recently, with companies like Starbucks, Myspace and the…
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