Disney’s new Mickey Mouse adventure already looks spectacular, but some discriminating video game fans would rather see Epic Mickey running on something more powerful than the Wii. Thankfully, the Dolphin emulator can give us a taste of Mickey in HD. It appears that some lucky gamers have gotten their hands on Disney Epic Mickey before…
The Ogre Battle series has still got it in Japan, with the latest entry in Square Enix’s tactical role-playing game series getting a great start on the PSP. Tactics Ogre: Unmei no Wa—or Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fortune, if you prefer—moved a damn good 176,000 copies in its first week on sale in Japan, outselling…
Gaming on the Mac improves later this year when Gearbox Software’s shoot ‘n’ loot hit Borderlands comes to Apple computers courtesy of publisher Feral Interactive, shipping complete with everything a Vault hunter would need. This is the “Game of the Year Edition” of Borderlands, which includes add-ons The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Mad Moxxiʼs…
Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space, waiting to engage you in off-topic conversation. Would you like to talk about movies, music or things that aren’t video games? What about video games? We got those too. I’m going to go eat hamburgers and finish up Donkey Kong Country Returns, so, please talk amongst yourselves.…
The BioWare project teased earlier today by Spike TV’s Video Game Awards is not an early look at Mass Effect 3, according to a development source, but the multiplayer-focused Mass Effect spin-off currently in the works at BioWare Montreal. That Mass Effect game is not a massively multiplayer online version of BioWare’s sci-fi RPG series,…
THQ’s Homefront, the game that might anger some Americans, will come to PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on March 8, 2011 in the U.S., according to the game’s official Twitter account. Australia gets it March 10, Europe one day later.
The power of the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Network will bring you a brand new Tetris later this year, thanks to Electronic Arts, a high-def version of the frantic puzzle classic stuffed with new ways to play. Tetris for PlayStation Network brings “crisp 1080p high-definition (HD) graphics, high-quality 5.1 surround sound audio” and a…
Game retailer GameStop has listed (and since yanked) the Dreamcast Collection, a compilation coming to the Xbox 360 early next year. What could it be? Given that the Dreamcast Collection was listed at a budget conscious $29.99 USD, we wouldn’t expect too much beyond the Dreamcast games already announced and released for Xbox Live Arcade,…
The creators of Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers are going to need a bit more time with their third game, BattleBlock Theater, an Xbox 360 title that is “becoming so much more than we ever expected,” says developer The Behemoth. Not necessarily known for their speediness, but more for their fun, expertly animated downloadable games,…
How does a video game movie inspire high end fashion? The new Tron Legacy collection from Opening Ceremony shows us, in the form of light cycle inspired cargo pants, handbags modeled after identity discs and laser cut dresses. Opening Ceremony’s Tron-inspired line, a collaboration with Disney Consumer Products, features neoprene sock boots, bodice tanks and…
The oft-rumored PlayStation Portable 2 may have just been photographed in the wild—or at least an early version of the device’s development kit has. Early spy shots of the PSP2 appear to confirm many of its new features. VG247 has what it claims are pictures of the PSP2’s dev kit, appropriately grainy shots that show…
Hey, Kotaku. You want to engage in a little off-topic conversation to close out the night? Sadly, I won’t be joining you. I’m calling in sick. I’ve been feverish and achy all day—and not just from strenuous sessions with PlayStation Move game The Fight: Lights Out—and it’s time for me to check out. I’m going…
It may not be the most efficient way, but this demonstration of how to play the Game Boy Advance version of Rhythm Heaven with a laser and a Japanese sword is definitely the most impressive. Originally uploaded to Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga earlier this year, this video of a man playing mini-game “Samurai…
The Steam version of brutal platformer Super Meat Boy has been infested with Half-Life Headcrabs, the latest addition to the list of playable cameos in Team Meat’s guest star-rich video game. The alien spawn that makes men into zombies in Valve’s Half-Life series replaces Gish as the first unlockable character in the Steam version of…
Super Mario Bros. The Movie may be one of the worst video game film adaptations of all time, but for those who love to revel in its awfulness, perhaps this King Koopa costume should be part of your collection. Movie memorabilia auction house Julien’s Live is offering bidders the chance to take home this, one…
Good. Goooood. I can feel three decades worth of your Ewok anger. Take your copy of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and electrocute those Endor teddy bears and your journey towards the dark side will be complete! LucasArts may be making up for the so-so Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II by sending series…
Could this be one of the best weeks ever for the PlayStation Store? I mean, it does have a fresh serving of Peggle in it, so it starts with that advantage. What else have we got? As the headline suggests, PSN ports of Dreamcast game Crazy Taxi and PlayStation 2 game Prince of Persia: The…
Atari is reviving the Atari 2600 space shooter Yars’ Revenge as a downloadable game next year which, so far, seems devoid of giant chromed flies and filled with anime-inspired mech girls. According to Big Download, the new Yars’ Revenge will release on the original game’s 29th anniversary, telling the tale of a “nameless Yar who…
Bizarre Creations isn’t the only video game developer dealing with hard times right now. Two more developers appear to have been affected by holiday layoffs, including Star Wars game dev LucasArts and Guitar Hero studio Budcat Creations. Sources close to LucasArts say the studio has gone through another round of layoffs today, but numbers were…
If the video game console wars were fought not with billions of dollars spent on marketing and exclusives, but with Power Bombs, Biggoron, and Spark Shocks—and an Evil Wall with Bill Gates’ face—it might look something like this. “Firewall” is the latest creation from Doctor Octoroc, the talent behind Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog: The…
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