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Gran Turismo 5, Monster Hunter Are Very Kind To PlayStation Hardware
The release of Gran Turismo 5 in Japan and the build up to Monster Hunter Portable 3rd give the PlayStation family a week to completely dominate overseas. Just how helpful were GT5 and the latest Monster Hunter? Well, the PSP was actually down from its spectacular sales from the week prior, with the PlayStation 3…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
Isaac Clarke Vs. the Necromorphs of the Mushroom Kingdom
Artist Sheridan Johns puts Donkey Kong, Yoshi and a flock of Goombas through a warp pipe and onto the USG Ishimura for an unexpected and awesome video game mash-up entry in this deviantArt contest. Even scarier than Dead Space? Maybe. DEAD SPACE BROS [deviantArt via RampagedReality]
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
FarmVille Takes Root In Japan, Vegetable Hats Worn
Social gaming smash hit FarmVille officially goes to Japan, signing on with the country’s biggest social network, mixi, and resulting in the best Zynga photo op possible. Over there, they call it FarmVillage and telecom powerhouse SoftBank is helping to spread the cow-clicking obsession. [GameWatch]
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
Protect Your Skull In Total Tron Luxury
The diehard Tron fan who prefers its 1982 aesthetic, rides a motorcycle (or scooter) and has heaps of disposable income should put in their pre-orders for Les Ateliers Ruby’s newest helmet now, lest Tron Guy snap them all up. True, they’re not cheap. Les Atelier Ruby‘s designer helmets run between $1200 and $1800 USD, for…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
Gran Turismo 5 Laps The Competition In Japan
PlayStation 3 real driving simulator Gran Turismo 5 is off to a great start in Japan, with first week sales topping 430,000 copies, knocking former champ Call of Duty: Black Ops down to sixth place. But it wasn’t just Gran Turismo 5 making big moves this week in Japan. The latest Super Robot Taisen title…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
Put A Pricey Pyramid Head From Silent Hill On Your Shelf
Iconic whatever-the-hell-he-is Pyramid Head from Konami’s horrific Silent Hill series is being immortalized in solid resin—along with a friend—for your video game statuette collection needs. But high quality Pyramid Heads don’t come cheap. Konami Style has released a 12.5″ version of the grisly Pyramid Head for 25,200 yen (about $300 USD) and will soon release…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
Kane and Lynch and Kain and Raziel and the Guardian of Light
Are career criminals Kane and Lynch finally going to appear in a great game? It would appear so, as the PC version of Tomb Raider spin-off Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is getting some unexpected playable characters. The stars of IO Interactive’s gritty but flawed Kane & Lynch series of action games will…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
The Uncharted Movie Doesn’t Sound Like Uncharted At All
Set aside your concerns about Mark Wahlberg portraying PlayStation 3 action hero Nathan Drake in the big screen adaptation of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, because it doesn’t sound like this movie is based on the video game at all. Uncharted director David O. Russell tells the LA Times that he sees Nathan Drake and his extended…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Splatterhouse Is Just Bloody Offal
Can Splatterhouse throw enough internal organs, flesh-ripping kills and liquid gore to keep players interested in a middling beat ’em up adventure that full of gristle and bloodshed, but little meat? Splatterhouse is a violent, excessively gory brawler, a mostly faithful retelling of Namco’s 1988 side-scrolling schlock horror game, that’s swimming in blood, guts and…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
Off Topic: The Next Generation
What’s that, you say? Only Tuesday?! *grumble grumble* Let’s make this week pass by faster with a little off-topic conversation, the nightly post where we talk about music, news, movies, sci-fi and a potpourri of reader-generated subjects. We’ll leave you with a few items to stoke the fires of conversation, but I have a question…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2010 -
The Most WTF Box Art Of 2010?
It may belong to the Nintendo DS game based on Japanese science program “Tobidase! Kagaku-kun,” starring the skinless Mr. Science, famous geek spokesperson Shoko Nakagawa and comedian Naoki Tanaka, who hunt animals for scientific purposes and make amazing box art.
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2010 -
Kotaku’s 2010 Video Game Gift Guide Round-Up
What video games should you give this year? What 2010 highlights should you bring to Santa’s attention in your harshly worded letter to him this year? Let Kotaku help you choose the best of the best video game gifts. Whether you’re a console gamer, a PC enthusiast or the type that prefers to game on…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2010 -
Go Out Of Bounds With Halo: Reach’s Noble Map Pack
Halo: Reach got a fresh injection of new maps earlier today courtesy of the Noble Map Pack. Why many of us are content to play within the confines of Bungie’s three new maps, others would prefer to explore. YouTube user and Halo: Reach superfan TheMightyPnut takes us on a trip beyond the bounds of normal…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2010 -
These Are Kotaku Readers’ Least Desirable, Most Fruitcake-y Game Gifts
Yesterday, we asked you, the Kotaku readership, to name the video games that might make the least thrilling gifts to find under the Christmas tree this season, metaphorically, the fruitcake or the Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge of gaming gifts. And while we couldn’t come to a consensus—nor could we agree whether fruitcake was a delicious…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2010 -
The Inception Video Game Is (Still) Happening
Just a few months ago, the director of The Dark Knight and Memento, Christopher Nolan, said he was “looking at” developing a video game based in the world of blockbuster hit Inception. Now he sounds more serious about it. Nolan tells Entertainment Weekly that the layered universe of Inception is “a world where a lot…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2010 -
PlayStation Store Update: Dead Nation Is Live
The North American PlayStation Store is the one thing lighter this week after the Thanksgiving holiday, with Dead Nation leading the short pack of newly playable and downloadable games for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. Joining Housemarque’s excellent top-down zombie shooter is Funky Lab Rat and a pair of PlayStation One imports. But the biggest…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2010 -
Monday Night Combat’s New ‘Spunky Cola’ Refreshes In December
Xbox Live Arcade hit Monday Night Combat quenches your thirst for new ways to play—without having to pay—tomorrow, December 1, when the “Spunky Cola” add-on comes to the team-based shooter with a little tower defense flavor. What does one get with the Spunky Cola downloadable content? The new Survivitol Arena and Spunky Cola Arenas, for…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2010 -
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Goes To Vietnam For Christmas
December will be very generous to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 players, as EA and developer DICE will release all-new ways to play the excellent first-person shooter, including the promised tour of duty in Vietnam. Battlefield: Bad Company 2’s “VIP Map Pack 7” will kick off December (tomorrow!) with the release of four new maps: Oasis,…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2010 -
There Is No Try…
What a bummer of a way to start the week. Maybe we can take consolation in chit-chat about happy things, not necessarily video game related things, in this nightly open thread. I’m going to go cheer myself up with some beer (a Mothership Wit), finally finishing the not-very-good Splatterhouse and watching The Empire Strikes Back…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 29, 2010 -
What Is This Season’s Video Game ‘Fruitcake’?
Many of you are about to be on the receiving end of gifts this holiday season, many of those gifts being video games. Unfortunately, for some unlucky giftees, you’ll be getting the video game equivalent of a fruitcake. For instance, you may find a copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen or James Cameron’s Avatar: The…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 29, 2010
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