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We May Have a Whole Bunch of Wii 2 Specs
Courtesy of IGN, we’ve gotten our hands on some details about “Project Cafe” (Or Wii 2, if saying the codename makes you feel silly). IGN says they have intel on many aspects of the new console, ranging from the hard tech to console design. According to their report, Project Cafe will have the following: •…
By Mike Epstein Published April 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedFirst Licensed Sports Indie Game Is Now First Licensed Sports Indie Game With Fighting
NLL Lacrosse, which last year became the first fully-licensed sports game on the Xbox Live Indie Games channel, has released its second version. Though it features all 10 NLL teams and its 230 players, it’s not just a roster update. A completely new game engine, statistics compilation celebrations and fighting are all features debuting in…
By Owen Good Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Leaked Kinect Star Wars Doc Reveals Pod Racing, Rancor Stomping and Lightsaber Action
At last year’s E3 event, Microsoft and LucasArts showed us what a Star Wars game would look like when played with the Xbox 360’s Kinect motion controller. What was demonstrated at E3 2010 focused on a Jedi swinging his lightsaber in a battle against enemy droids and culminated in a showdown with Darth Vader. But…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedDiscover New Ways To Play In Hunted: The Demon’s Forge
“Hunted is running through dungeons and killing monsters with really cool swords, really cool weapons, and amazing spells,” says developer inXile’s president Matt Findley. That’s enough of a description for me. The rest of you should watch this behind-the-scenes trailer. It may look like just another hack-and-slash dungeon crawler, but Hunted: The Demon Forge has…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
PSPgo Not Dead In North America
Yesterday, Sony Japan said that the PSPgo, the disc-free variation of the PlayStation Portable was no longer in production. Dead. Done. Put to rest. Well, not in America. Clarifying news that broke on IGN, a Sony spokesperson in the U.S. told Kotaku today: “We are continuing production of PSPgo for North America. We will also…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Portal 2 Wasn’t Going To Include Portals, According To New iPad App
For five months in 2008, Valve Software was making a version of Portal 2 that wasn’t going to include Portals. And it was going to be a prequel, set in the ’50s. The game, based on an internal prototype called F-Stop, was built around a new gameplay mechanic that thrilled people at Valve. But the…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Outage Makes Some Capcom Games Unplayable Offline
The ongoing Playstation Network outage also makes a couple Capcom games unplayable, even offline. Capcom confirmed with Kotaku that Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 and the Final Fight/Magic Sword game pack are unplayable without an online connection. The issue is caused by Capcom’s use of a particular form of copy protection for the games which requires…
By Brian Crecente Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Girly Shoot ‘Em Up Otomedius Excellent Still Cute, Still Coming This Year
The side-scrolling shmup that’s part Gradius, part anime fetish fulfillment, Otomedius Excellent, is coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. Konami reassured fans of Gradius gameplay today that the brightly colored arcade shooter that features girls-as-spaceships is still on the cards with a handful of new screen shots. Otomedius Excellent features three-player online and…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedAksys Sees Catherine‘s Sexy And Raises Record Of Agarest War Zero
When Atlus put out a call for fans to appear in the next trailer for the sexy Persona spin-off Catherine, they probably never expected Record of Agarest War Zero publisher Aksys Games to respond. Thanks for sharing, Jeff!
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Is Japan’s Fetish This Week? Glasses
In game after game, comic book after comic book, manga after manga, there they are: characters with glasses. And Japan is totally gaga for them. Of course, glasses fetishism is not unique to Japan as it’s widespread in the West as well. Universally, glasses represent intelligence as well as authority, giving rise to stock characters…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedFather and Son Bonding Over Hateful Robots and Edgeless Cubes
In a darkened room filled with boxes, we sit side-by-side and play. We talk. We laugh. We think. Time spent with my son is always a joyful, bonding experience. Sometimes it’s outside, sometimes it’s over a book, and sometimes it’s with a game controller in our hands. We’ve played through every LEGO game together, we’ve…
By Brian Crecente Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Section 8: Prejudice Versus The Video Game Critics
Can TimeGate Studios possibly succeed with the downloadable sequel to a retail first-person shooter that nobody played in the first place? Find out in the Section 8: Prejudice Frankenreview. Release in the fall of 2009 for the Xbox 360 and PC (a downloadable PlayStation 3 version came later), Section 8 was a first-person shooter with…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
And Here Comes the Game of Thrones RTS
If Sunday’s Game of Thrones premiere has got you riled up into a fantasy-themed lather, then you might be interested in checking out these new screenshots of the upcoming Game of Thrones-themed RTS, A Game of Thrones – Genesis. Sure, the game may be cashing on the increased fanfare for the series from the HBO…
By Mike Epstein Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Gods Must Be Defending The Ancients In Hi-Rez’s Smite
Who would win in a fight, Zeus or Anubis? Hi-Rez Studios, the creators of Global Agenda and the upcoming Tribes: Ascend are taking a divine stab at the defense of the ancients genre with Smite, full-on arena battles between mythical gods. Hi-Rez sure has their hands full these days, between running their free-to-play MMO shooter…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Royal Wedding Is Much More Entertaining In The Sims 3
The royal wedding between Prince William and his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton on April 29 will be a lavish spectacle of celebrity and ceremony, a once-in-a-lifetime celebration that will be remembered for decades to come. That doesn’t mean it will be more entertaining than the Sims 3 version. Unless Prince William and Kate start making…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedHow TERA Online Plans To Step Up Your MMO Experience
When you’re the North American publisher of a Korean MMO like TERA Online, the biggest hurdle you have to face is convincing the western audience that your game isn’t just another pretty grindfest. Here’s En Masse Entertainment’s attempt. Developed in Seoul, Korea, by Bluehole Entertainment, TERA, also known as The Exiled Realm of Arborea, sets…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fresh Details About Wii 2’s Unusual Controller (And Why It Won’t Kill The Wii Remote)
In the week since reports about Nintendo’s next home console began appearing in the gaming press, several aspects of the controller of the system’s controller have become more clear. Its main controller, as rumored, will include a touchscreen, two analog sticks and a camera, we’ve confirmed with our own games industry sources who are familiar…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Stand Up And Be Counted, Video Game Cheaters
In today’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Phantomlink wants to know all about your deeply buried video game cheating past. Were you a cheater? Are you a cheater? Don’t be shy. Who here are cheaters? A pretty simple question. We’ve all had the temptation at one point or another, and everyone has given it…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedHelp Shape A Legend With Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version
Capcom is calling Mega Man Legends 3 for the Nintendo 3DS the first Capcom game to be co-developed by fans. That’s why there’ll be a prototype version of the game available for testing as soon as Nintendo opens up the 3DS eShop. That’s right, Capcom is releasing an unfinished version of a game still in…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2011
