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For $35,000, You Can Make Your Own PS1 Games
Website PlayStation Museum has a complete PS1 development kit, including everything you need to make a game, from coding it to burning master discs. And now it can all be yours. The site is selling this obscure and yet amazing collection of hardware, which includes dozens of pieces of equipment as well as software and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of a Boy Band
Europe gets Robin Williams and his daughter. Japan gets boy band Arashi. In Japan, Arashi have been Nintendo pitchmen of sorts, selling titles like Wii Party and even the Nintendo 3DS. The group is appearing in recent television and print spots for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the 3DS. Arashi are one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm’s 4.2 Trailer Burns the House Down
You know a game is big when its patches get big fancy trailers. Rage of the Firelands, an update to the expansion Cataclysm, brings new raids, new massive bad guys, new quest hubs and more
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedPikachu, in Wonderfully Disturbing Song Form
I shouldn’t like this. I should think this is stupid. It’s not, and I don’t. For some reason, I cannot stop watching this. “Singachu” was written and performed by A.J. Pinkerton. He also has a Sonic musical showtune. Likewise, I like it, but I don’t know why!
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedIt’s a 2D Multiplayer Shooter…Thingy
Take Arms is a 2D multiplayer side-scrolling combat game destined for the Xbox Live Indie Games Channel. And it looks pretty great. With two teams, selectable classes, bots, three maps and three game modes, you’re getting a lot for the $3 developers Discord Games will be asking for the game. And yes, before you ask,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
BioWare Hacked, 18,000 Accounts Compromised
BioWare, the creator of Mass Effect and Dragon Age, has had its servers raided by hackers and the account details of around 18,000 customers have potentially been lifted. BioWare’s Aaryn Flynn writes on the company forums: Yesterday (June 14), we learned that a hacker gained unauthorized access to the decade-old BioWare community server system associated…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedI Don’t Know About This Neon Genesis Evangelion Game…
Grasshopper Manufacture is making a Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Akira Yamaoka, best known for Silent Hill, is handling the sound and remixing. Cool! The game’s debut trailer is less so. It’s all so underwhelming, so blergh. Maybe it plays better than it looks.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Devil May Cry Series Getting HD Re-Releases [Update]
This year is the 10th anniversary of the Devil May Cry series, and to commemorate the occasion, it looks like Capcom will be releasing a collection of three games, all of them remastered in high definition. Those games are Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2 and Devil May Cry 3, the collection outed not…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
When All Else Fails, Use Final Fantasy to Sell 3D
As you may or may not be able to tell, this is Final Fantasy XIII running on a glasses-free Toshiba television. The game’s trailer was on non-stop loop at an Osaka electronics shop. Interesting choice! For those who have seen glasses-free 3D televisions, you’ll know how the effect is lost once you leave the screen’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Struggles of a Gay XCOM Scientist
It’s hard enough finding enough major characters who aren’t white in games, let alone people who aren’t straight. So it’s interesting to see how 2K is handling the inclusion of a homosexual character in upcoming shooter XCOM As is becoming customary at the Canberra studio where XCOM is in development, 2K Marin Australia have snuck…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Japanese Gaming’s Greatest Ambassador
It’s over. That’s what people say about Japanese gaming. While there are bright spots in Japan, Western games (and gamers) now rule the roost. It’s easy to forget just how great Japanese games used to be. One man is here to remind you of that. His name is Shinya Arino. Shinya Arino is the host…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhat the Fuck is Bobby Kotick Doing in This Brad Pitt Movie?
This is a trailer for an upcoming Brad Pitt movie called Moneyball. It’s about baseball. And at 0:58, you can see that the owner of the Oakland A’s baseball team is being played by none other than Activision boss Bobby Kotick. Remember, this is a movie about baseball. Not video games. And while it could…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 -
UncategorizedAbout Time Somebody Thought to Remaster Old Trailers In HD
Reader Gray, with a little help from actress Jennymarie Jemison and Zane Rutledge, one of the original Alice’s CG artists, has sent us two clips fans of American McGee’s and EA’s series might be interested in. One is a live-action homage to the new game, Alice: Madness Returns. The other, and this is really cool,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
If Only Jimmy Fallon Was This Cool Every Night
All this week, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is showing off big video games. To honour this special (marketing) event, the show has put together a new intro that’ll only run this week. Isn’t it great? I like the existing intro, but they should keep this one, run it every night. Chiptunes and all. Every…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallJapan, What the Hell Did You do to This Classic PC Adventure Game?
There are few more storied franchises in adventure gaming than Sierra’s Police Quest series, which in the late 80’s and early 90’s was home to some of the grittiest, most realistic and yet most rewarding games around. Oh, I’m sorry, did I say gritty? Because that only applies to the Western version of the game.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is the Third Black Ops Map Pack Coming at the End of June?
A tipster sends along that picture of that GameStop poster, advertising Call of Duty: Black Ops‘ third map pack, titled “Annihilation.” June 28 appears to be the release date. The maps are Hangar, Hazard, Silo, Drive-In and another Zombie map. We’ve been hearing that GameStop is taking preorders for the pack. I called mine here…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Speak Clearly and Carry a Golf Stick in Kinect Sports
“Xbox,” I say, “Streak 20,” and the huddle breaks. My quarterback trots up to the line. I instinctively half-squat and reach out my hands, placing them under the giant rear end of an invisible lineman. “Hike!” There is a slight delay between command and action, and sometimes I’m not sure if Kinect Sports: Season 2…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Summer Breakin’
We’re just a week away from the start of summer, but I’m already feelin’ it. Are you? Have you mentally checked into the next season, Kotaku readers? Tonight’s open thread might be a good place to discuss your summer plans. Mine involve work, for the most part, and plenty of travel. I’ll be going to…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Owner of halo4.com Probably Made a Lot of Money, but He Isn’t Saying
Microsoft last week announced Halo 4, not that it owed the halo4.com domain or anything. They cleared up that little detail after the fact, acquiring the name today, reports Fusible. The domain’s original owner isn’t saying anything about what convinced him to let go of it. Yes, I’m assuming it was money, as opposed to…
By Owen Good Published June 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Report: Developers Working With ‘Underclocked’ Wii U Hardware
There’s a good reason that Nintendo showed off video game footage culled from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of third-party games, not the Wii U, at last week’s E3 unveiling of the console. According to a new report, Wii U games just weren’t looking so hot on current hardware. Not surprising, given that…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 15, 2011