• Reviews

  The Flex-Fire Is PlayStation Move Shooting, But with a Bender

  We are about a year into hardcore shooter gaming played with the PlayStation Move—an experience that, from day one, is assumed to demand one play it with something that resembles a rifle, without ever asking if we really should. This is partly because of how different turning, looking, and aiming become when using a rifle…

  By Owen Good Published September 9, 2011
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  3DS Sales Up 260 Percent in U.S.

  Nintendo says they sold more than 235,000 3DS in August. The portable received a hefty price drop to $170 on Aug. 12.

  By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  A diplomatic intervention isn’t always enough. Sometimes you have to fight for your right to talk amongst yourselves. Not this time. Go crazy. Special thanks to SphessMahreen for setting back diplomacy several hundred years. Want to have your TAYpic featured here? If you think you’ve got what it takes, or even if you don’t, here’s…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2011
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  Max Payne 3’s New Poster Looks Like it Has the Shakes

  Next Wednesday, at noon Eastern, Rockstar plans to release their first trailer for Max Payne 3. Until then you’re going to have to make do with this poster that confirms that Payne has hair and is a sweaty drunk…. or maybe he just has malaria.

  By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2011
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  Make Your Own Awesomely Terrible (Or Just Plain Awesome) Music Videos With VidRhythm

  VidRhythm isn’t a game per se; it’s an app that allows users to quickly assemble custom-made music videos. But given that it’s made by Harmonix, the creators of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, we’re gonna go ahead and call it a game just so we can write about it. One of my favorite things about…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 9, 2011
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  He’s Batman

  Dark Nights | LONDON, UK – The caped crusader takes to the London stage. (Photo: Joel Ryan | AP) If Kinect Were an Action Figure, It Would Be This. Being a child of the 1980s, action figures were a part of growing up. Posing them was intuitive and second nature. Kids today still play with…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011
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  Nine Minutes of Stunning Uncharted Sand Art

  What better way to get players in the mood for the Arabian desert setting of Uncharted 3 than sand. In this 9 minute clip, an artist brings the game to life through sand painting. The artist’s name is Natalya Netselya, and she’s been working with sand for the past five years. “It was fun for…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011
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  Nintendo Launching New DSi XL Color

  Today, Nintendo revealed that it will release a new DSi XL color—Metallic Rose. Nintendo described it as “eye-catching shade of pink with a luminous modern sheen”. How fetching. The portable goes on sale September 18 and is priced at US$169.99. It joins other Nintendo DSi XL colors Bronze, Midnight Blue, and Burgundy. The “Metallic Rose”…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011
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  Give These Beautiful HD Remasters a Hand

  To promote the upcoming HD re-release of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, Sony is rolling out new television ads that put the emphasis on hands. The spots are short, sweet, and elegant. 【PS3】HDリマスター版『ICO』＆『ワンダと巨像』TVCM「手篇」が公開 [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011
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  Rumor: Harvest Moon and Little King’s Story Creators Left Grasshopper

  Yasuhiro Wada (Harvest Moon) and Yoshiro Kimura (Little King’s Story) joined the No More Heroes developer about a year ago. Now, they’ve apparently left. Kotaku‘s following up. [Siliconera]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011
• Culture

  The Art of BioShock 2, and Dead Space 2, and Dragon Age, and Silent Hill, and…

  You may know artist Jason Chan as the chap who helped design us a lovely t-shirt. Or who drew rad pictures of kids fighting zombies You should know him, though, as a video game concept artist who’s worked on games like BioShock 2, Dead Space 2, and Dragon Age: Origins Chan works at Massive Black,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011
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  Europe, Australia Getting White PS3

  The White version of the PlayStation 3, long available in Japan but not in the West, will in November go on sale in Europe and Australia. It’ll include a 320GB HDD, two controllers and will sell for €300/AUD$448/£250.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011
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  Science Determines the Xbox 360’s Scariest Video Game

  Lots of video games claim to be scary. Amnesia, Dead Space, you name it, if it’s dark and things jump out of closets at you, it’s “scary”. Don’t let video game developers tell you what’s scary. Let science User experience studio Vertical Slice has conducted research into scary games, using a 500-person psychological database, six…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011
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  Nintendo Having Serious Problems Getting the Wii U Working?

  Since French site 01Net has proven itself somewhat reliable when it comes to Nintendo leaks of late, it’s worth going back and looking at some of its other reports on the company’s happenings over the past month. Like this one, that the Kyoto-based company is having problems getting the Wii U up and running. Big…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011
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  Final Fantasy Type-Pretty PSP Bundle

  If you are planning on buying PSP title Final Fantasy Type-O and if you really, really love FF, do yourself a favor. Buy this. This being a limited edition FF Type-0 box set sold through Square Enix’s online shop. It’s pricey (¥12,760 or US$165), but comes in a beautiful box. It’s packed with a copy…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011
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  Liberty City Becomes a Beautiful New York City In This Stunning GTA Mod

  Impressive Grand Theft Auto IV mods are nothing new, but this one—which turns the fictional Liberty City into a very real, very beautiful New York City—is really impressive. OK, so here’s what it does: First up, it replaces advertising and store signs with ones you’d actually find in the Big Apple. But it also greatly…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011
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  These Might be the Creepiest Fingers On the PlayStation Move

  A video popped up overnight showing a disembodied hand feeling stuff in the middle of a forest. It’s a little creepy. But a little less so when you consider it might just be a strange new project for the PlayStation Move motion controller. The video is labelled “Odd Forest”, and there’s speculation it’s from Plastic,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011
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  She’s Got a Bikini and a Cowboy Hat. We’ve Got Screens.

  Onechanbara, those cowgirl in a bikini hack-and-slash games, are returning once again to hack-and-slash things to bits. The new game is dubbed Onechanbara Z Kagura. It stars new cowgal heroines, Kagura and her sister Saya, as they battle baddies. Onechanbara Z Kagura will be out this winter. Watch the game’s trailer here 4Gamer.net – 「お姉チャンバラZ…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011
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  Metal Gear’s Studio Has a Circle Pad Peripheral Now Too

  While all the initial buzz around Nintendo’s new “Slide Pad” peripheral was with Capcom, they’re not the only third-party publisher with access to it. Seems Konami have at least one in the house as well. Speaking on the latest Kojima Productions podcast, members of the Metal Gear team went on record with their thoughts on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011
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  You Might Be Able To Finish High School in Just a Single Year

  Sounds like an email spam subject line, I know, but it’s actually a claim made by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. Speaking at the Cloud Gaming Conference USA, Bushnell—who also founded Chuck. E Cheese’s—said he’s been working for the past decade on a computer education project that takes place in the “cloud”, and that during a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011