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Sony is Helping out Devs Affected by PSN Downtime
While customers wait to hear, well, anything of substance from Sony regarding the continued PlayStation Network downtime, at least somebody is hearing from the company, and that’s developers affected by the prolonged outage. Mad Blocker Alpha is a game that was supposed to have been released on the PSN last week, but because of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2011 -
UncategorizedSee Some Actual LA Noire Gameplay Footage
LA Noire was shown off behind closed doors earlier tonight at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was a strictly no-cameras kind of event, something YouTube user Darkskater7991 seems to have overlooked. See it before it’s gone! And if it’s gone by the time you’re reading this, well…the sun will come up tomorrow. Tomorrow.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why Is Nintendo Releasing a New Console?
Well, besides the fact that Wii sales are on a downward slide, Wii games don’t look good on HD televisions and the console is starting to show its age. Besides all that, there must be a reason. “It’s become hard for software makers to surprise customers with the current Wii,” Nintendo honcho president recently told…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2011 - Uncategorized
What New Nintendo Games Can We Expect in 2011?
It’s April. Soon it will be May. And to fill out the rest of 2011, Nintendo is going to release games. Most of them have already been revealed, but here’s a handy list of titles Nintendo plans out putting out in 2011. Here’s a rundown, courtesy of Nintendo. Some titles, such as Paper Mario, are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2011 - Uncategorized
Goodbye, Blue Screen Of Death!
It’s been a hallmark of PC gaming (and, well, PC using) for years now: when Windows really does something wrong, users have been greeted by the dreaded “blue screen of death”, crashing their system. No more! Instead, it appears as though the next version of Microsoft’s operating system, Windows 8, does something similar to the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2011 -
UncategorizedNaughty No More Heroes Gets a Naughty Trailer
In Japan, No More Heroes is going adults-only with No More Heroes: Red Zone, a Move-enabled PS3 port of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise. This is the game’s debut trailer. The trailer runs through what makes the game different: adult content, online rankings, five popular characters from No More Heroes 2, ten missions that were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mario Kart 3DS Isn’t as Far Off as You May Think
Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto is in Paris at the moment on a 3DS press tour, and in between pressing the flesh and answering questions about his hobbies and pastimes, he’s dropping hints about Mario Kart 3DS Despite the fact we’ve seen little but a glorified tech demo of the latest and inevitable version…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2011 - Uncategorized
You’ll Never Guess How Much These Drawings Cost
During the days that followed March’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, game companies donated money and musicians donated songs. And illustrators? Why, they drew pictures. Japan’s most famous adult game and character illustrators put original drawings on online auction sites, hoping to attract sizable bids for quake relief donations. Contributions include drawings by visual novel…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony’s S2 PlayStation Tablet Looks Familiar
Sony’s S1 tablet looks like a beautiful piece of gear. We’re really digging the tapered, magazine-like edge to it. The S2, though? With the dual screens and touch interface? It looks like a fan mock-up of a 3DS Lite, albeit a very pretty one.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony’s New PlayStation Tablet is a Sexy Beast
Today in Tokyo, Sony revealed that its latest PlayStation hardware, the 9.4 inch Sony S1. It’s the first tablet that is (officially) capable of playing PlayStation games, such as PlayStation 1 games or Sony-approved titles for mobile platforms. It is the first Sony tablet to carry the “PlayStation Certified” logo. The S1 is slated for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony Has Two New PlayStation Tablet Devices
Following hot on the heels of the first PlayStation Phone, Sony has today unveiled its first tablet devices that will be capable of (officially) playing PlayStation games. The S1 tablet, which is a Tegra-powered device and is tapered on one end “like holding a magazine”, will be the first Sony tablet device to carry the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Town That Banned Pac-Man
Arcade games may have been a source of great joy and entertainment for millions across the world in the 1980s, but for the small town of Marshfield, Massachusetts they were nothing but trouble. Fearful of the effects arcade video games would have on Marshfield and its inhabitants, in 1982 the town outlawed the use of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2011 - Uncategorized
Off Topic, On Topic
Welcome back, Kotaku readers. Here we go. Again. Yes, maybe I do have a case of the Mundays, in part because I didn’t get to post about Phantasy Star Online 2 earlier today. Boy do I have fond memories of playing PSO on the Dreamcast, commandeering my roommate’s phone line in order to take my…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Network Shoplifting May Have Taken PS3 Offline & Other Less Believable Theories
Why is the PlayStation Network still offline? Sony Computer Entertainment America will only cop to an unnervingly vague “external intrusion on our system,” leading those affected by and those taking delight in PSN’s problems to generate their own theories about the disruption that’s now six days old. Perhaps the best? That custom firmware for the…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sexed-Up No More Heroes 2 Figures Are Finally Here
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle’s Sylvia Christel can soon straddle a beam katana on your toy shelf, thanks to the sculpting talents of master toymaker Mitsumasa Yoshizawa who brings the Grasshopper Manufacture creation to life in pricey polyvinyl chloride form. Ready the wallet! The “Sylvia Christel Complete Figure” from Yamato’s Creator’s Labo line is…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Android Dogfighting Sim That Even Michael Vick Disagrees With
A recently released video game for Google’s Android platform has drawn the ire of the Humane Society for its violent content that includes the ability to train, electrocute and fight virtual dogs. Kage Games‘ Dog Wars (not pictured) has even been frowned upon by former dogfighting enthusiast Michael Vick. The ex-con, Philadelphia Eagles QB and…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
L.A. Tribeca Noire
TRIBECA | NEW YORK, NY: A glimpse of the press swag bag handed out at the Tribeca L.A. Noire “screening” in Manhattan tonight. (Photo by Stephen Totilo) Play A Game For Social Change America may not be headed toward a future of citizens tracked with implanted chips, pacified by drugs and tightly segregated, but creating…
By Brian Crecente Published April 25, 2011
