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Sony Bringing A Buttload of New PS Vita Games to the Tokyo Game Show
The Tokyo Game Show hasn’t kicked off yet, but if Sony’s unannounced line-up is any indication, you might as well call the show the PS Vita Game Show. Sony is bringing a bunch of titles to TGS, which isn’t that absurd. The Sony booth is always packed with games. What is worth noting is there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Was the Sony Takedown Looting Rioters or Professional Crooks?
In early August, as riots raged through north London, the Sony Enfield distribution center burned. Three million CDs and tens of thousand DVDs were lost in the fire. At the time, it was said looters made off with game consoles. According to the Telegraph, evidence suggest that this wasn’t mere looting. This was a heist,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Gears of War Universe Explained In 1:17
If you’ve missed the first two games in the series, and don’t have time to catch up on large necks and dead wives and giant worms, this new trailer for Gears of War 3 gets you instantly up to speed on humanity’s war against the Locust. It’s short. So short, in fact, you get to…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Manhandling the Sony Tablet and Explaining Its Fake Buttons
Sony’s first new PlayStation tablet is going on sale later this month. To hold you over until then, how about some photos of the tablet and its clamshell cousin, in the flesh? Website Game Watch Impress got up and close with both tablets: the tablet-looking Tablet S and the DS-looking Tablet P. Both are PlayStation…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony’s First PlayStation Tablet Out This Month, Costs $500
To go with its PlayStation Phone, Sony will soon be releasing a pair of wild and wacky PlayStation-certified tablet computers as well. Which, as of today, have most of their release info locked down. The S1, which is the more traditional tablet of the two, will go on sale later this month for $500. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
He Wanted to Burn Them. Burn Them All Dead.
Nico Nico Douga is one of Japan’s most popular video sites. Users broadcast livefeeds of everything from gaming events, underage dancing, to stupidity. But what went down last night in Tokyo’s Shibuya during a “Nico Live” event was terrifying. Named after the famous New York City landmark, Shibuya’s Chelsea Hotel is not a hotel, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 3 Screenshots Don’t Take Shit from Mechs or Evil Space Robots
So I saw Mass Effect 3 the other day in Germany, and wasn’t allowed to take pictures. No matter. Here are pictures of some of the stuff I saw, complete with giant MASS EFFECT 3 watermarks on them. Just in case you forgot what game we were talking about here. You can contact Luke Plunkett,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
The End is Nigh For LA Noire’s Developers
Despite (finally) shipping a successful product, it seems allegations of shoddy work practices and claims that no major publisher would work with the team has brought about the end of LA Noire developers Team Bondi. A report on Australian business site Smart Company, citing Australian Securities and Investments Commission documents, says that the developers have…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
He Put Minecraft in Minecraft So You Can Play Minecraft While You Play Minecraft
Hans Lemurson builds redstone computers in Minecraft, which led to the joking question of whether he could build one that plays Minecraft. Well, the answer is yes, sort of. This is a very crude 2D platformer that allows you to move around and modify terrain. “It’s not truly Minecraft, but it’s about as close as…
By Owen Good Published September 1, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallWhat Makes the Mother Series so Great?
They may not be chart-toppers – indeed, the third game has never even been officially released in the West – but the Mother/Earthbound series of role-playing games are some of the most revered and cherished of all Nintendo games (at least among certain cliques). There’s a very good reason why this is. And it has…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Meet The Most Beautiful PS3 Of Them All
Level-5 and Studio Ghibli’s Ni no Kuni may well be one of the prettiest games on the PS3 when it’s released, so it’s only fitting that its special edition console is just as easy on the eyes. This limited edition machine, which will be out on November 17 in Japan, will include a 160GB HDD…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedSure, It’s Hype, but NBA 2K12‘s Latest Trailer is Still Pretty Badass
This is all marketing, OK? This is a sizzle trailer, even if it is two-and-a-half minutes long and packed with gameplay (and one outstanding choice of music). But in addition to hyping the living hell out of NBA 2K12 it does offer a few things of value: One, a look at the presentation of old-time…
By Owen Good Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Screaming Trees
Greetings, Kotaku readers. You’re welcome to join us in tonight’s open thread, where conversation not just about video games happens. But you can talk about video games if you’d like. We’re not going to rap your knuckles. This weekend’s going to be a little crazy for me, with Call of Duty XP happening nearby. There’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Well, Of Course the Latest Monster Hunter Is Killing It In Japan
Japan loves it some Monster Hunter. Take the latest version, the PSP to PlayStation 3 port—or if you prefer “PSP Remaster”—Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Version. It’s Japan’s hottest game right now. The PS3 update of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd sold more than a quarter million copies in its debut week in Japan. Quite good.…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedUnder No Circumstances Should You Use This Dirty Password on Metroid for Nintendo 3DS
Wait! Before you fire up that 3DS Ambassador copy of NES classic Metroid on your Nintendo 3DS—you know those games are available for download already, right 3DS owners?—do not put in the following password. It’ll crash your 3DS! The password I am referring to, of course, that you should never, ever put into your copy…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Doom No Longer Regulated Like Porn in Germany
When they were released in Germany, Doom and Doom 2 were immediately “indexed” into a government regulated category that includes porn. A successful appeal of that decision has them now rated for older teenagers to buy, Joystiq reports. Bethesda’s Pete Hines told Joystiq that when the publisher’s parent company acquired id Software in 2009, they…
By Owen Good Published August 31, 2011 - Uncategorized
Might This be a Sign of a Coming Mass Effect Facebook Game?
Inside Social Games reports that BioWare San Francisco (formerly EA’s EA2D studio) has posted a want-ad for a producer to lead a new social gaming project. Given the timing and the success of the company’s Dragon Age: Legends tie-in game, it’s certainly possible that the studio is planning the launch of a social game set…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Franchise Star Anchors the Newest Madden
Previewed this spring, the list of Madden NFL 12‘s improvements to its Franchise campaign read like a letter to Santa written by the hardcore football fan. Wished-for features like draft-pick trades, custom playbooks and training camp cut days join new concepts like a fast-paced free agency period under the hood of Madden’s most popular mode.…
By Owen Good Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedTearing a 3D Handheld Apart is Prettier Than You’d Think
A fan of the game as a kid, Chris Stokes thought it’d be fun to dismantle an old Sky Attack (a primitive 3D shooter) handheld from Tomytronic and make a music video out of it. Works for me! The music was made by a group called Creeping Jaw Society, who used only sounds (albeit including…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Thursday Retro Game Master Takes On The Wing of Madoola
This week on Retro Game Master the Kacho takes on The Wing of Madoola Released in 1986 for the Nintendo Famicom,The Wing of Madoola is a side-scrolling action adventure tale of the Kingdom of Badham (nothing more dangerous than bad ham) and a magical statue that can bring peace to the world. So of course…
By Joel Johnson Published August 31, 2011