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Xbox Live’s Achievement Numbers Are Slightly Terrifying
Achievements. Almost every major platform has them now in some shape or form, but they started on the Xbox 360 back in 2005. Have you ever wondered how many have been unlocked in that time? While writing an upcoming story on Xbox Live, I got hold of these numbers related to the service, which I…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
Imminent NFL Lockout Does Not Threaten Madden 12‘s Release
Though the NFL’s ownership is expected to lock players out, following a breakdown in negotiations with the players’ union, EA Sports repeated reassurances that will have no impact on Madden NFL 12’s release or its rosters. While the NFLPA has decertified, evidently its agreement with EA Sports still provides for the use of the group…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedMLB 11 The Show Gets In a Dig at MLB 2K11‘s Cover Boy
MLB 11 The Show’s third-wheel analyst, Eric Karros, completely telegraphs this burn of Roy Halladay, who graces the cover of Major League Baseball 2K11. If it’s any consolation to 2K Sports, I doubt many people will hear this. You can mute individual announcers in the competing product, and Karros was buh-bye on day one for…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Yesterday Was a Great Time for a Japanese Politician to Say He’ll Ban Games
On Thursday, this guy, the current governor of Kanagawa prefecture in Japan, wagged his finger at violent video games and said he’d ban them as well if he’s elected governor of Tokyo. About 12 hours later, a tsunami smashed into northeast Japan. As the Tōhoku region is digging out, facing a rising death toll and,…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K11 Gets a New Voice in the Booth
Kevin Harlan, the play-by-play voice of NBA 2K, told KNBR-AM’s Damon Bruce (also a voice in the game) that former NBA executive and player Steve Kerr will join the series as analyst next year. Kerr will replace Clark Kellogg; he was formerly the analyst in EA Sports’ NBA Live series.
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Else Is There To Say?
Greetings, Kotaku readers from around the world. Let’s put this Friday to bed with some off-topic conversation. That is, if you’re feeling up to it after today’s roller coaster day. Reading news reports of the latest developments in northern Japan, it’s hard to feel too upbeat going into this weekend. At least I’ve got some…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedYeah, Pretty Sure This Cheat Code Doesn’t Work
I’ve tried it repeatedly and can’t get the damn thing to work. Maybe this is only for the PAL version of the game? For those who want an NES controller wallet like that one, let me Google that for you. Or make one for yourself. The Nintendo Wallet Secret [DtotheAimo, YouTube]
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Just Fine, Thanks for Asking
Nintendo’s Japanese headquarters are in Kyoto, some 300 miles from the devastation of yesterday’s tsunami. Still, many have asked if the 8.9 magnitude earthquake caused any damage. Nintendo tweets: “Thanks for your concern! During the earthquake no one at Nintendo in Japan was injured and there was no apparent structural damage.”
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedAnother Look At The Perspective Changing Fez, Just In Time For PAX
The lovely looking Fez is (we really, really hope) coming to Xbox Live Arcade some time in 2011, according to its creators at Polytron. The fact that it’s playable at PAX East this weekend is hopefully a good sign. Regardless of Fez’s release plans, the Polytron folks released one more trailer for the perspective swapping…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedLEGO Wizards Don’t Stop the Motion in Their Third Games Tribute
Ninja Moped, the Swedish artists behind a series of eye-popping stop-motion LEGO animations depicting classic video games, have released another stunning video, following up these and 2009’s seminal “8-Bit Trip” The Top Gun sequence probably gets my vote for most awesome; appearances by Jeopardy, Castlevania and a really old school stumper, the last one at…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedWii Modchip Case Goes All The Way To… The People’s Court
A daytime television legal precedent was set earlier this year in a landmark case involving Wii mod chip shenanigans. More interesting than plaintiff Joseff Ben David suing defendant Eyal Levinshtein for gouging him on mod chip installation fees are the blatant displays of piracy and ignorance broadcast on syndicated TV. In the episode, which originally…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Can Contribute to the First Major Study of Sports Video Gamers
The games development research lab GAMBIT, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has launched a study of sports video gamers, one a researcher believes will be the first comprehensive, independent examination of a very large video game segment, but one often seen as an outlier to the wider culture. The researchers are seeking respondents to…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Next Game From Bethesda Softworks Is… Prey 2?
Looks like Bethesda Softworks is set to officially reveal Prey 2, sequel to the 2006 first-person shooter that was heavy on gravity-flipping gameplay, Native American lore and alien killin’. French gaming magazine Joystick may give our first look at the Bethesda-published game. The existence of another Prey game is certainly no secret. Developer Human Head…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Is BioShock Infinite, How It Used To Look, And How Impressively It Should Play
At PAX East today, the makers of BioShock Infinite, the big 2012 sequel from Irrational Games, shared what they said would be their cutting-room-floor material. They showed what won’t go into BioShock Infinite, but that will help shape the game. Of course, their cutting room floor material is fascinating. So stop looking at this already-released…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Live from the Penny Arcade Expo
The Penny Arcade Expo East is shaping up to be the everyman’s E3: An enormous expo dedicated to all things video game. This year sees the likes of Duke Nukem, Gears of War 3, Portal 2, Bioshock Infinite, L.A. Noire and many others, all with their own booths, many playable. Of course there’s also endless…
By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
This SportsCenter Anchor is Dedicated to The Show
Some ESPN personalities are known, and chided, for making product endorsements. Steve Berthiaume isn’t in that crowd. Writing a 2,500-word guide on how to create, in MLB The Show, painstakingly accurate journeymen players from the 1970s is not being a lip-service pitchman. That is a bona fide roster editor. Berthiaume, 45, a SportsCenter anchor and…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Player Banned From Dragon Age II Over Calling EA ‘The Devil’ Was A ‘Glitch,’ Says BioWare
One Dragon Age II player recently found himself unable to play the game he’d purchased from EA for an unusual reason. He’d called publisher Electronic Arts “the devil” on the game’s official forum, leading to a ban from that message board and his copy of Dragon Age II. BioWare says that was an “error.” Responding…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedSpeed Is Most Definitely A Necessity In Crysis 2
Stealth and strength are great when it comes to plowing through difficult situations, but with speed and agility you can avoid them altogether. Crysis 2’s “Be Fast” trailer demonstrates the benefits of speedy delivery. Streaking and leaping through the damaged wilds of New York City, Alcatraz’s moves are so impressive I can almost ignore the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedFour Minutes That Prove Child Of Eden Is The Prettiest Kinect Game
Child of Eden, spiritual successor to Dreamcast classic Rez is the most colorful, trippy Xbox 360 Kinect game I’ve ever seen. It’ll be out on June 14. Coming to PS3 too. Here it is, played live, at PAX East.
By Stephen Totilo Published March 11, 2011