Talking to VentureBeat about, fittingly, his new venture, Will Wright made it clear how he relates to the gaming industry these days — and provided clues as to what he will do next to entertain us. Wright tells reporter Dean Takahashi that his post-EA venture, the expanded Stupid Fun Club, is staffing up but staying…
Actress Eliza Dushku tells MTV News that she’s interested in a movie or TV role as Rubi, her “working-class Lara Croft” character from Bethesda and A2M’s Wet. She’s only provided voice to the character so far, but Dushku seems ready to get in front of the cameras for a live-action take on Wet. In the…
I’ll show you which nine games (and non-games) have gotten the most play time on my Nintendo console. Mind sharing yours? While pulling Wii gaming stats this month, I discovered a way to quickly see which games I’ve played the most on Nintendo’s home machine. You can find your records, too, by accessing the downloadable…
Some games explain every sword, every planet, and every character’s back story. Fewer games leave things to mystery. In recent months I asked two creators at BioWare and Team Ico about how much we gamers really need to know. In Seattle, last month, I talked to Mac Walters about this. He’s writing next year’s Mass…
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This week, Kotaku brings you the Sony and Nintendo-themed comics hitting shops this week. Plus Sonic. Always, plus Sonic. Click the thumbnails for more details. Free Realms #1 (of 12) Written by J.S. Lewis. Drawn by Jon Buran. Summary Via Publisher Wildstorm Entertainment: SONY teams with WildStorm and best-selling fantasy author J.S. Lewis (the Grey…
Are Continues in gaming archaic? For years, we’ve lost our virtual lives in games but had the sometimes limited option to Contninue. What if — as may be the case in the next Mario game — the Continues counted up? Back on Monday I described my opportunity to try New Super Mario Brothers on the…
We went over an hour today, spurred by your calls about the Modern Warfare 2 trailer and the PSPgo. Plus, we learned which game systems Crecente brings to bed. Download or stream the latest Kotalku Kotaku Talk Radio. Co-Hosts: Brian Crecente, Stephen Totilo Special Call-In Guests: Readers Like You! Download the show. Get it on…
Yesterday, you had a few options to watch Uncharted 2 get played. One was to use the spy camera you set up in my house. But I deactivated it. The other was to be at events like this. In the video you’re seeing a brief moment of multiplayer Uncharted 2 action as filmed at Sony’s…
Every month Kotaku tracks the games that get the most love, per user, on the Wii, but the stats are frozen this month. Not our fault! You’ll see the normal strong performance of Fire Emblem, the continued rise of Call of Duty and the crushing dominance of Super Smash Bros. The problem is that the…
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The Associated Press reports that the Venezuelan government’s attempts to ban violent video games such as Counter-Strike, is weeks away from passing, though it isn’t likely to affect widespread sale of pirated games. While the arguments for and against the ban of violent video games are familiar, they are set against a more violent state…
John Davison, former boss at What They Play and 1Up is in at GamePro. In the last week, significant personnel changes have also been made at 1up, Shacknews, G4 and Crispy Gamer. Tomorrow GamePro will officially announce that John Davison, who recently sold his start-up, parent-targeted gaming site What They Play to IGN, will assume…
Not content to just finally explain how New Super Mario Bros. Wii’s Super Guide works today, Nintendo also showed how the game really works. We here at Kotaku have also learned how not to ride a roller-coaster into lava. Finally, a month before it comes out, the biggest game of the Wii for the fall…
The mysteries about Nintendo’s experimental helper-mode (aka the “kind code”) are no more, as today Kotaku was finally able to see the innovative feature in action in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The assistance mode will be introduced in Nintendo’s marquee November title for the Wii and is officially called the Super Guide. Using it,…
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There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter’s notebook but didn’t turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? I have written all but one of the Tokyo Game Show posts I still needed to get to this week. I’ve had little time to report on much else. So,…
As seen at the press check-in area at a Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker event in Tokyo.
While talking to Level 5 about the studio’s next big role-playing game for the U.S., White Knight Chronicles, I inquired about the status of an old favorite, the Dark Cloud RPG series. “At this moment we don’t have a specific plan for a sequel in the Dark Cloud series,” Level 5’s Yoshiaki Kusuda told me…
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