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Reminder: Alan Wake Creators Live On Kotaku Talk Radio On Wednesday
Kotaku Talk Radio will be recording live on Wednesday. 11am Kotaku Time. 1pm ET. 10am PT. Host: Me. Guests: Matias Myllyrinne and Oskari Häkkinen of Alan Wake studio Remedy Entertainment. Call-in and live-streaming details will be on Kotaku at showtime.
By Stephen Totilo Published May 18, 2010 -
Unofficial Super Mario Sequel Out Now
Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be out for Nintendo Wiis in America this weekend, but why wait several days to play a new Mario game? Super Mario Star Scramble 2 is out now, for now. The new Mario game is a side-scrolling Mario adventure from Dutch developer Kenney Vleugels, a Nintendo fan who has already…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 18, 2010 -
iTunes Chart Toppers: Zombie Infestations
It looks like Resident Evil, but it’s not Resident Evil. And it joins the other zombie games that are big on iPhones and iPads on this week’s charts. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews iPhone…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2010 -
Lessons Of The Mario Kart Cheaters
The more people play Mario Kart online with their friends, the less often they cheat — at least under their own name. That’s the finding of an expert on the psychology of games and the group tracking online Mario Kart. Last week I spoke to Jamie Madigan, a blogger and gamer with a PhD in…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2010 -
In Ghost Trick, First You Die – Then You Have Fun
You can have your Gran Turismos. The GT that I’ve been anticipating playing again since I first tried it last week is Ghost Trick. The new DS game comes from Shu Takumi, the creator of the Ace Attorney games, Capcom’s chatty and funny courtroom dramas. Our boss Brian Crecente already played it, in Hawaii last…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2010 -
Microsoft Calls Natal Pricing “Pure Speculation”
A Swedish retailer priced Microsoft’s codenamed Project Natal body-control sensor system at $200. But, today, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 director of product management, Aaron Greenberg shot down any pricing reports, via Twitter: “Retailers are not yet aware of pricing details for Project Natal & pre-order pricing is pure speculation.” The Xbox 360 maker is, of course,…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2010 -
Wii Games Will Sport American Heart Association Seal of Approval
Like a box of Cheerios, boxes for Wii, Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort will soon feature a seal of approval from The American Heart Association. That means, really, truly, these video games could be good for you. Nintendo and the American Heart Association leaders told reporters today in New York City that their…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2010 -
The Reject Pile Of Spring 2010
It was time for spring cleaning in my household, so I am getting rid of these games. I try to possess as few video games as possible, because it is my dream to only own masterpieces. I haven’t achieved this dream yet — hey, I can’t bring myself to get rid of Geist, okay? But…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2010 -
The Helmet Question
In Mass Effect 2, your space-faring hero can wear a helmet. It’s not mandatory. I choose to have my character not wear a helmet. What’s that signify? Wearing a helmet provides statistical advantages which can make a tough fight easier or a resistant conversationalist pliable. Should Commander Shepard don the Breather Helmet, she’ll enjoy 5%…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 16, 2010 -
This Week In Comics
They sort of killed Batman last year. This week, they sort of brought him back. Batman was never actually dead, even though in last year’s Final Crisis, Superman thought he had a Batman corpse in his arms. I don’t recall publisher DC Comics even pretending Batman was dead. Who would believe that Bruce Wayne got…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
Amazon Names Next Scribblenauts?
We already know that the DS sequel to 2009 hit Scribblenauts will not be called Scribblenauts 2. A now-dead link on Amazon suggests it will be called Super Scribblenauts. No comment from the game’s publisher, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment. Go Nintendo did dig up a website domain registration for superscribblenauts.com assigned to Warner Bros. that…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
Video Game’s Finest Pay Tribute To Artist Frank Frazetta
Legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta died on Monday. Today, the gaming industry pays tribute with a series of sketches and illustrations posted here, exclusively, to honor an influential man and a vision that shaped countless video games. Frazetta’s famous paintings of bad-ass berzerker warriors and the scantily clad women who pose before them set afire…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
Pitching Perfection In Video Game Baseball Finally More Profitable Than In Real Life
In the last couple of months, both Wade McGilberry and Dallas Braden pitched perfect baseball games. Only Braden is a pro athlete. But McGilberry makes a lot more money. McGilberry won $1,000,000 for pitching his perfect game in early March. His feat that occurred in MLB 2K10 in early March. The money came via a…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
What Was Call of Duty: Devil’s Brigade?
We’ve got a sighting of what may be a World War II Call of Duty game that was built for the Xbox 360. The website for visual artist Terry Allen shows three brief clips from what Allen refers to as a ” a COD game called Devil’s Brigade set in Italy in WWII.” The clips…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
21 Stars Into Super Mario Galaxy 2, A Few Thoughts Come To Mind
You don’t want me to try to describe the surreal galaxies of the first three worlds of Super Mario Galaxy 2, so how about some more abstract impressions? I’ve spent one evening playing Nintendo’s next Mario game, collecting 21 stars across three of Super Mario Galaxy 2’s world maps. Each map contains several galaxies, which…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Here at TAY labs we lament that we were never able to get that fast-Mario music to play when you become a starred commenter. Nevertheless, please comment here about video games. Thanks. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010
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