The fact that someone from Nintendo is currently in sole possession of a video of a Kotaku writer playing Birdseye Bullseye has nothing to do with our willingness to publish the following post. Almost as an afterthought I agreed to sample Wii Fit Plus last night during my visit with Nintendo reps in New York…
Nintendo’s sequel to a game nobody thought needed a sequel is out next month, is impressive and could be the best thing for hardcore gamers on the Wii since, what, Metroid? Away from the chaos of E3, we’ve gotten a chance to swing a MotionPlus-appended Wii Remote to control Wii Sports Resort, the showcase game…
It was E3 in New York last night as Nintendo re-booked the highest floor we’ve ever played games in, to showcase a fall line-up headlined by New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Some observations from a four-player session. Crecente has already previewed Nintendo’s holiday-slated return of side-scrolling Mario to the Wii. He played it at E3…
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Like the King Kong Vs Godzilla movie, the MX vs ATV gaming series cannot provide a satisfying answer about who or what would win in its titular contest, but the newest installment, Reflex, at least has a few very good ideas in it. Few dirt bikes or ATVs are driven in close proximity to Kotaku’s…
Video games arguably have not had their Citizen Kane. Less debatable is the absence of a video game Seinfeld or Mel Brooks movie. Enter Ghostbusters, the rare game with a Jewish joke. A writer from the online magazine of Jewish news and culture, Tablet, reports delight at playing enough of the new Ghostbusters game to…
No official portable Xbox is on the horizon, but that can’t stop people from dreaming. The latest mock-up comes from a reader in Vancouver who has some creative ideas for advanced portable gaming. Vancouver-based Video game artist David Delisle is building his portfolio and looking for feedback. He writes to Kotaku that he’s not a…
The first game we’ve ever been told will include a “badass door” is also scheduled to be the first game released in 2010. And so much of it seems so familiar. Pay no attention to the 2010 release dates for the next of mythical action champ God of War and the game already occupying the…
It’s officially summer. What games are you going to have fun, fun, fun with till your daddy takes the console away? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
Unlike E3, there were no stars of adult movies to distract us from focusing on Dirt 2 when the game showed up in New York this week. It’s muddy racing with some unexpected narrative touches. The developers had to make some big changes to the second Dirt, for both gameplay’s sake and due to real-life…
Sometimes we move homes. Sometimes we change jobs. Sometimes we leave MTV for Kotaku and leave behind some gems for our successor. And they film the leftovers. Yes, MTV Multiplayer‘s Russ Frushtick, my superb successor at the MTV Multiplayer blog, has taken a break from writing posts to raid my many-times-raided-already cabinet of games I…
Before they made E3 critical darling Scribblenauts, a group of developers made Drawn To Life, a DS game with a user-illustrated hero. Now another team is bringing a sequel to the Wii. The introduction of the Wii remote has birthed far fewer games that involve writing and drawing than we all might have expected when…
Today ends our weeklong Chain Interview, with EA’s chief defending his choice in cars and Nintendo’s president in the U.S. asking you a question. The previous chapter of this Chain Interview had concluded with a question EA Sports chief Peter Moore gave me during our Wednesday afternoon interview during E3 week in L.A. [This post…
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In yesterday’s Chain Interview installment, Sony’s Scott Rohde wanted Microsoft’s Shane Kim to say if Microsoft would get back into making sports games. Kim answered. Then things got…interesting. [This post is the fourth in a series that recounts the chain of questions and answers I solicited from the people I interviewed during E3. I asked…
After witnessing a demo of THQ’s January 1, 2010 developer-coined “badass-Zelda” in New York City today, Kotaku was presented this limited edition cloth map for the game. The map won’t be sold with every copy of the game, but THQ is considering making it available as a gift with purchase at a specific retailer to…
For the second time in three years, the man who led the E3 briefing for the Xbox 360 has left Microsoft to take a job at Electronic Arts. Microsoft’s John Schappert will once again become EA’s John Schappert when the founder of EA’s football giant Tiburon returns to the company as its Chief Operation Officer…
Hands-on time with Marvel’s new kid-friendly co-op brawler doesn’t just present a Lego-game alternative but suggests that Wolverine can wipe the floor with the Incredible Hulk. Not to be confused with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, the Marvel action-RPG coming this fall from Activision, Marvel Super-Hero Squad was shown in New York to be a lighter-weight…
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We have dutifully inquired about the whereabouts of one Mai Shiranui in SNK Playmore’s The King of Fighters XII and halted an analogy to ripening fruit. While it’s been established that I know little about The King of Fighters series, I am not without a sense of reportorial obligation to cover the series well. So…
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