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Talk Live With A Singularity Creator Today On Kotaku Talk Radio
Jeff Poffenbarger (not pictured above) is going to talk some Singularity live on Kotaku Talk Radio a little later today. Prepare your call-in questions. Poffenbarger is a producer at Singularity studio Raven Software. He worked on that team’s Wolverine game before that, which was pretty cool. Best movie game in a while, even. Singularity, the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2010 -
One Year Later, Did These Wii and DS Promises Come True?
Nintendo cannot escape our promise-checking. Last year the world’s top video game game company promised some cool stuff for the next year or so in gaming. What came true? Was any of their hype wrong? We are one day removed from checking Microsoft’s Xbox promises from E3 2009. Since than I have re-lived the entire…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s a new month for Talk Amongst Yourselves, which brings us new art. Here’s Der Spaziergang by Marc Chagall, as recommended by reader Diesel. I see top TAY potential. Go ahead and comment here about video games, will you? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2010 -
Kojima Gets His Orders
Hideo Kojima, taking the stage one year ago at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Xbox executives at his sides. These men were aided by teleprompters, one of which offered a perfect Metal-Gear-style prompt. (Noticed this while checking Microsoft’s E3 ’09 promises.)
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2010 -
To Do In NYC: CounterStrike With Water Guns, Plus Other Outdoor Games
The time to play a live-action version of an Atari classic is almost upon us. Players of CounterSquirt, prepare to assemble. The 2010 Come Out and Play Festival starts Friday in Brooklyn, New York. This annual event is all about games you can play outside among the public, games that might be just a bit…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2010 -
Bizarre, Fictional Rock Band Slaying
Super-hero comics that star such icons as Green Lantern and the Martain Manhunter are not always cheerful. Sometimes, they depict a family that plays Rock Band and is just a few riffs away from horrific murder. This scene is from DC Comics’ Brightest Day #2, which hit comics shops a couple of weeks ago and…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2010 -
One Year Later, Did These E3 Xbox 360 Promises Come True?
Let’s separate the Xbox hype from the Xbox reality. Every year’s massive E3 gaming event includes big press conferences that promise gamers awesome things. One year past last E3, let’s see what Microsoft and friends said would be in our Xbox future — and what did or didn’t come true. Repeating my foolish mission of…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2010 -
Hidden Xbox Games You Need To Know About
I play a lot of games, but I need to play more. Thankfully, Kotaku reader Kobun is covering one of my blind spots, Xbox Indie Games. Thanks to Kobun, I know about a milking game and the possible $1 RPGOTY. Kobun starts a review of Ninja Chop with this: I suspect Microsoft would have prevented…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 31, 2010 -
This Week In Comics
I recently read about a big change scheduled for a Superman comic. Superman won’t be in it. Lex Luthor will star. That raises a question you could ask for any medium: Can villains be the stars and still be villains? Luthor will be the lead guy in Action Comics starting in issue #890, which goes…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2010 -
Waiting For The Japanese Blockbusters, By The Numbers
The next Pokemon games will be released in the U.S. six months after they go on sale in Japan. Nintendo’s still not doing simultaneous worldwide Pokemon releases. Let’s see how trans-Pacific delays affect other games. These are some of the biggest Japanese games from the past year that were set for Japanese and U.S. release……
By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2010 -
Next Pokemon Games Slated For 2011 U.S. Release
Pokémon Black and Pokémon White are coming to America in Spring 2011, according to Nintendo. The paired games start a new generation of Pokemon and include Legendary Pokémon Reshiram on the Black cover, Zekrom on the White cover. Japan gets Black and White this fall.
By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2010 -
This Game Was Inspired By Super Mario Bros. 2
There are so many — too many? — games inspired by the original Super Mario Bros. Not FiNCK. It was inspired by the sequel. The one with the vegetables. Developer Nicklas (Nifflas) Nygren, who you may know as the creator of Knytt, told me he’s “experimenting with the gameplay mechanics of Super Mario Bros 2…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2010 -
Let’s Discuss The Ending Of Alan Wake – Now
Our latest Game Club ends today, as we’ve reached the final episode of Alan Wake. Let’s talk about it. But first! A couple of thank-yous are in order, to all of you who have contributed to the discussion for the past week and to Mikko Rautalahti, one of Remedy’s two writers of the game. As…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 27, 2010 -
Reviews
Metal Torrent Micro-Review: Not As Good As A Coinstar
The minute you start playing Metal Torrent, you’re almost done. But the brevity of Nintendo’s first DS shoot-em-up isn’t the worst of it. My local bank offers more entertaining ways to press buttons and hear jangling sounds. Metal Torrent is a $5 vertical shoot-em-up for the DSi from publisher Nintendo and development studio Arika, the…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 27, 2010 -
Load-Time-Shortening ModNation Racers Update In The Works
ModNation Racers on PlayStation 3 may be a fine racing game, but its frequent 30-plus-second load times are lamentable. Good thing one of the game’s producers told us a fix is coming. “That’s something we are aware of,” ModNation producer Dan Sochan told Kotaku on our latest edition of Kotaku Talk Radio when I mentioned…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 27, 2010
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