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Nintendo Wanted To Drown Game Stores In Puppy Games
There are three different versions of DS pet simulator Nintendogs: Dachshund, Lab and Chihuahua (later a Dalmatian version was released). But initially, Nintendo wanted more than three versions. Many more. “I think we internally began by discussing 12 versions,” says Nintendogs producer Hideki Konno. “No, it was 16 at first,” corrects Mario producer Shigeru Miyamoto…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThese Games Had 2010’s Most Amazing Visuals (And Trailers!)
Earlier this month, the Visual Effects Society honoured the winners of the 9th annual VES Awards, meant to recognise the best achievements in special effects and visuals for movies, commercials, TV, animation and, yes, video games. While Inception was the big winner on the night, taking home four awards, we’re more interested in who won…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedJapanese Cosplay Once Again Titillates, Surprises And Shocks
Over the weekend, collectible figure event Wonder Festival steamrolled through Japan. We’ve already seen the figures. Now, let’s have a look at the cosplay. These are figurines, real-life ones. There are a wide array of gaming related cosplay, like Metal Gear Solid and Pokémon as well as movie, anime and manga characters. At events like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rival Company Wants The PS3 Taken Off Store Shelves
Consumer electronics giant LG has asked the International Trade Commission to block the sale of PlayStation 3 consoles in the United States as part of a patent dispute. LG, who is itself facing similar charges from Sony, claims that several Sony Bravia television sets and Blu-Ray players — including the PlayStation 3 — infringe on…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are PS3 Games Getting Serial Numbers? We Sincerely Hope Not
Sony is currently embroiled in a lawsuit against hackers who have managed to completely circumvent the PS3’s security system. While that could be bad news for them, there could also be bad news in store for all of us According to sources speaking with Dutch site PS3-Sense, Sony is preparing to implement a “serial code”…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Xbox 360 Game Bundled With A Vibrating Wand
Some people play video games to relax. Other people do other things to relax — like get a massage. A new Japanese Xbox 360 game is combining both. The limited edition version of CROSS†CHANNEL comes packed with pocket-sized massager. Larger versions of these massagers are used to loosen stiff backs as well as loosen other…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedNorth Korea May Be Japan’s Forbidden Bad Guys
One of the last year’s most uncomfortable experiences was sitting in a room full of Japanese press and watching as North and South Korea united and then overran Japan. That experience, however, is now lost to time, and the game, first person shooter Homefront, is all the less interesting because of it. Homefront was written…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Theme Park Is Like Disneyland For Starcraft, WoW Fans
Joyland, a Chinese theme park due to open its doors in May this year, looks to be at least partly inspired by the games of Blizzard Entertainment. The park, located in Changzhou, is built around the idea of taking “key scenery in cyber-games and [rebuilding] them into reality, enabling visitors to interact between the real…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe New Elder Scrolls Can Actually Make Humans Look Attractive
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was famous for two things: wide open spaces and ugly people. Looks like the upcoming sequel has fixed the ugly people part. Yes, while the limitations of the old Gamebryo engine resulted in Oblivion being full of gnomes with plastic faces, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s new engine is capable of…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Finest Cast Ever Assembled For A Video Game
In 1996, a PC adventure game was released that has been all but forgotten. Which is strange, seeing as it features probably the greatest ensemble of actors ever assembled for a video game. While many contemporary games boast the names of impressive stars on the back of their box, those are generally restricted to voice-over…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dood, What The Heck Are You Wearing?
NIS America’s peg-legged penguin mascot Prinny gets all dressed up for an upcoming announcement. Ready your best guesses in the comments, then watch this space later this week for an interesting game reveal.
By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Growing Pains, Season Five
Hey, Kotaku. Rough day? Yeah, man, you don’t know the half of it. On hard Mondays like this, I turn to the Growing Pains theme song. Show me that smile again. Don’t waste another minute on your crying. We’re nowhere near the end. The best is ready to begin. And so is the off-topic conversation.…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011 -
ReviewsMindJack Fails To Execute Its Brilliant Plan
Every once in a while a game concept comes along with the potential to change the way we fight our online multiplayer battles. Hopefully next time the developers won’t drop the ball as badly as developer feelplus did with MindJack. MindJack is a third-person shooter with a mind-bending twist. In the not-so-distant future, mankind has…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011 -
Uncategorized‘Smuggle Truck’ Makes Crossing The U.S.-Mexican Border Fun, Advocacy Groups Irate
A game designed over the course of a weekend as part of a summer “Game Jam” has raised the ire of immigration advocacy groups. Maybe because iPhone game Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration looks like fun? Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration, a side-scrolling, physics based driving game, lets players drive a rickety, rusty pick-up truck across obstacles…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
These Might Be The Great New Features of Dance Central 2
Dance Central, arguably the most killer of apps for Microsoft’s Kinect controller, is bound for a sequel. What will developer Harmonix bring to the follow-up? Potentially a very long list of improvements, based on an early survey. While Dance Central was one of the brightest spots in the Kinect launch line-up, its presentation was thin—light…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
He Knows The Score, He Gets The Women, He Kills The Zerg
Mr. Machete (Danny Trejo) geared up and is now rocking a StarCraft Marine suit! Check out the full / finished (NSFW) wallpaper version HERE The Marine Danny Trejo- -+ by Wu Shuang / azazel1944 (deviantART) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis is Where I’ll Be Playing Duke Nukem Forever
I’m here in Vegas, not just for the DICE summit, but for Duke Nukem Forever. I get to play that now — and write about it later. What You May Have Missed How The Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Galactus Fight Goes Down: Last Monday we saw footage of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 end boss Galactus…
By Brian Crecente Published February 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Get An Eyeful of Dead Space 2’s New Add-on ‘Severed’
Necromorph slayers looking for more dismemberment will want to keep an eye out for the new Dead Space 2 expansion, Severed, coming (only) to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network soon. Let’s see half of Dead Space 2: Severed’s stars in action. Those stars are Gabe Weller and Lexine Murdock, the folks from the on-rails shooter…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011