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Your Ninja Gaiden 3 Demands
There was a time when some Kotaku misreaders thought I had the power to make Dark Cloud 3. Now some of you think I’m the one developing Ninja Gaiden 3. You have asked me to implement a few features: Misreader #1 sent me this e-mail last Thursday, probably in reaction to a story I wrote…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 27, 2010 -
Tokyo Game Show Attendance Cracked 200K, Sort Of
Tokyo Game Show 2010 organizers declared today their big show attracted a “record high” 207,647 visitors. About 25K on each business day; about 80K each public day. Careful readers will note that the TGS people may have counted an individual four times.
By Stephen Totilo Published September 27, 2010 -
Flow Recreated In LittleBigPlanet 2
LittleBigPlanet 2 gamers will be able pretzel the recently-delayed game into the shape of many other games, including Street Fighter 2, Zone of the Enders and, seen here, relaxing 2007 downloadable PlayStation 3 game flOw. This is the work of one of the gamers playing LBP2 in beta. Sony pushes LBP2 as a platform for…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 27, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
How about you talk about video games here? Blame reader MrMrScott for today’s image, which I don’t think is based on work that first appeared at IGN. There are just a few days left to submit your greatest Photoshops of our September image. Do it in #TAYpics
By Stephen Totilo Published September 27, 2010 -
Nyko Says Their Controllers Work Fine With PS3
PlayStation 3 firmware 3.50 controller-compatibility update: A Nyko spokesperson tells Kotaku: “We have tested all of our past and present PS3 USB products and can confirm that this firmware issue does not affect any of Nyko’s products.”
By Stephen Totilo Published September 27, 2010 -
Angry Birds Plush Toys Spotted In Manhattan
These are Angry Birds plush toys spotted today on the sidewalks of New York City today. These stuffed birds seem too light to knock down any towers made of glass, brick or wood. They’re prototypes for the official product coming in 2011, a tipster tells Kotaku. For those without iPhones, Androids and whatnot, Angry Birds…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2010 -
Disney Game Boss Out Before Epic Mickey
Steven Wadsworth is out as head of interactive media and therefore head of Disney’s video games, The New York Times reports. We last ran into Wadsworth in February when he was hyping Club Penguin, then-upcoming Split/Second and still-upcoming Epic Mickey
By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2010 -
PS3 Update Has Killed Three Old Mad Catz Controllers
New controllers from major third-party game controller manufacturer Mad Catz won’t explode or otherwise malfunction when connected to PlayStation 3s running unofficial-controller-hating firmware, 3.50. They’re fine. But three old models won’t work. Mad Catz has tested its controllers on the 3.50 system and found that the following three don’t function with upgraded PS3s, company spokesman…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2010 -
The Old Role Playing Game The Kids Can’t Stand
Michael Abbott teaches undergraduates about the history of video games. They must play the old, ugly stuff. Defender? They can deal. Planetfall? It’s a struggle. But there’s this one game they just can’t take. Ultima IV. Historic, important, innovative, (no, I’ve never played it), legendary role-playing game Ultima IV. He gave them five days to…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2010 -
Triple Miyamoto
A pair of artists recently drew and painted Donkey Kong daddy and Mario maker Shigeru Miyamoto. Why did the candy turn into creepy Kirby? Why did they make Miyamoto creepy? (Click the triptych to enlarge.) The photo on the left was included in a 2004 interview between Miyamoto and Next Level games, during the pre-Wii…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2010 -
Let This Be The Lone Uncharted Kart Racer
Thanks to the PlayStation 3’s ModNation racers, game developers who might dream of detouring their best series into the Mario Kart genre can instead just make, say, an Uncharted ModNation track. The official Uncharted mods are now available for all. Developers from Uncharted studio Naughty Dog have made an official bundle of ModNation DLC: ModNation…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 23, 2010 -
Facebook Malfunction Spawns FarmVille Panic, Schadenfreude
Facebook is not working well right now. It’s down for a lot of folks. That means FarmVille crops may be dying. And that means some people are upset. Others are laughing. Let’s go to Twitter to survey the immediate reaction:
By Stephen Totilo Published September 23, 2010 -
Ninja Gaiden Developers Have A New Vision
Ninja Gaiden 3 is coming, under the direction of Yosuke Hayashi, a Team Ninja veteran who now heads the Japanese development studio responsible for that series and the latest Metroid. His team has a vision. This is it: In a new clip, partially screencapped here, Hayashi introduces fans to the new Team Ninja website. He…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 23, 2010 -
‘Replayability’ Might Be A Bad Word
I wish people would stop using the word “visceral” when they talk about video games. It conveys nothing to me. Writer Ben Abraham is enraged by a different word: “replayability.” In a recent essay his essay he tears into “replayability” a word, he says in a semi-ironically, is “what is fucking wrong with videogames.” He…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 23, 2010 -
I Rapped As Snoop Dogg For You
The self-conscious games reporter does not rap in public. He raps at home, with a preview build of Def Jam Rapstar, video-camera activated. But then, though he might regret it later, he shares the videos with you. During my vacation last week I agreed to test whether my enjoyment of rap music and my enjoyment…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 23, 2010 -
Your Kotaku Talk Radio Podcast Is Ready
If you don’t want the plot of last year’s Bionic Commando spoiled for you, do bail out of the latest Kotaku Talk Radio at the halfway point. Otherwise, you may now listen to an hour of Civ/Halo/Bionic-Commando/DMC chatter. … with a final, minor dose of Minecraft! One hour of Kotaku Talk Radio is ready for…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2010
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