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The iPhone’s Prettiest Game Was Meant For Kinect
Infinity Blade is easily the best-looking game on the iPhone. Originally, though, it would have just been average-looking, as it wasn’t destined for Apple’s handheld at all. Instead, it was first drawn up as a game for Microsoft’s Kinect. “We always have some cool ideas on deck, and kind of the inception of Infinity Blade…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
UncategorizedWant To See A Muppet Play Halo?
This may be the sweetest wedding proposal I’ve ever seen. Sid Ceaser, Muppet fan, had two puppets made, one in his likeness, the other, his girlfriend’s. Then he made a movie with them. Then he had the clip played at the movies. Sitting in the crowd, Sid’s girlfriend Sara instantly saw the likeness, and at…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Deus Ex Delayed, Not Ready For Revolution
Upcoming action role-playing game Deus Ex: Human Revolution was supposed to be out before the end of next March. That’s not going to happen. Nope. Square Enix, the game’s publisher, is moving the game to the next fiscal year, which begins in April 2011. The company explained the move in a written statement: With weak…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
UncategorizedAll That Glitters Is This Crystal-Covered Kinect
With Kinect, you are the controller. But with this Swarovski crystal-encrusted Kinect, you are tacky. Priced at USD$632, over 5,000 Swarovski crystal cover this glittery Kinect. That is 5,000 too many. Then again, if you are someone who craps on a golden potty and blows your nose with silk tissues, then this might be right…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Real World Is Not As Easy As A Video Game
Continuing their run of excellent shows about bringing games into the real world, Rooster Teeth’s latest episode of Immersion looks at how well we’d fare if we had to live our lives in 2D. Using an impressive array of gadgetry, the team are able to rig up a pair of glasses that show a person…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
UncategorizedJapan’s Biggest Pop Diva Returns To Video Games
Selling over 50 million albums in Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki is one of Asia’s biggest popstars, posting a number one single every year since she debuted in 1998. Now she’s bringing her music to one of Japan’s biggest role-playing franchises During the mid-1990s, she co-hosted a music program that was broadcasted on Nintendo Satellaview, which was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Just What Are You Doing With Your Video Game Consoles?
Easy answer would be “play games, stupid”. But as our consoles do more and more besides just play games, it’s interesting to see exactly what we’re doing with them (and for how long) when we’re not killing/racing/solving something. Research firm Nielsen conducted a nation-wide survey in October, aimed at determining what percentage of time people…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
iPhone’s “Modern Combat” Comes To PlayStation Move
Gameloft’s Modern Combat series, which debuted on the iPhone last year, will move to Move in January with Modern Combat: Domination, a downloadable multiplayer shooter on the PS3. As the name is highly derivative of current combat shooters that will go unmentioned, the structure of the game is as well, the difference is you’ll be…
By Owen Good Published December 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Seems The Xbox 360’s Indie Uprising Was More Of A Mild Wag Of The Finger
Sick of being neglected by MIcrosoft and ignored by most consumers, developers of indie games for Xbox Live Arcade went and had a little uprising. So was it a success? Well… The original plan was to have 14 games released during the early days of December, a smorgasbord of independent talent that was supposed to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Which Platform Has The Most Pirated Games On The Internet?
Let’s take a look, courtesy of a report from online piracy specialists TorrentFreak! Having examined “(nearly) all torrents that can be downloaded from public torrent sites today”, they’ve been able to obtain a list of the most popular gaming platforms among online pirates. Unsurprisingly, given its age and the ease with which games can be…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
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Faked Black Ops Ad Plagiarizes Obama [Corrected]
If Kobe Bryant playing pretend soldier offended some, then this – said to be Call of Duty: Black Ops’ next TV spot – would rile them further. Update: Treyarch says this video is not a Black Ops ad. We’ve contacted Activision representatives to ask about the authenticity of this video, which is on YouTube under…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
On Me In Three, Two…
Hola amigos, I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya, but things have been pretty crazy at Kotaku Towers West (South). So why don’t we catch up with an off-topic thread? Cool? Is everyone caught up on their Christmas shopping or whatever excuse it is you’ll use to give gifts next…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedJesus Christ, Fight Night Has Guns?
In a cutscene, but if Fight Night Champion’s gonna get an M-rating, it won’t be sending Andre Bishop to the slammer for stealing cable TV. This sequence looks like something out of Mafia II, almost. With better brawling, one hopes. EA Sports sent out that trailer yesterday as a further means of introducing you to…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Back To The Future Sets Coordinates For Dec. 22
Telltale Games’ episodic video game take on Back to the Future fires up the Mr. Fusion on December 22 on PC and Mac. Buy it from Telltale Games and get a special DVD when the first season wraps up. [Telltale Blog]
By Michael McWhertor Published December 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Faceplates Were a Failure, Says Microsoft
Swappable faceplates on the Xbox 360 wasn’t a bad idea, says the console’s marketing boss but, looking back, it came in a little late, especially for a fad based on mobile phones. “We don’t ever create an accessory with the intent of having it fail”, Albert Penello told Official Xbox Magazine. “The idea wasn’t bad…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Studio Ghibli Game Takes 2nd To Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
Level 5 and Studio Ghibli collaboration Ni no Kuni hit the Nintendo DS in Japan this week. It appears to have done many favors for the DS overseas, but it was still Monster Hunter Portable 3rd in first place. The latest Monster Hunter for the PlayStation Portable moved nearly 630,000 copies in Japan, moving the…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
The End Of The World, As MotorStorm Knows It
Getchaself a good look at the gameplay in MotorStorm: Apocalypse, in which those fortunate enough to have working vehicles choose not to flee their city’s imminent destruction, but rather have badass races before all the buildings collapse. Or during them. SCEA reminds us that the game will feature a playable demo before its early 2011…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Little Bit From Tron In Papercraft Form
Print & build your own TRON “Bit” models courtesy of Tektonten Papercraft! Make sure you also check out the Full Size TRON Helmet & Sam’s Identity Disc. Just in time for the movie premiere this week. TRON Papercraft – Bit by Tektonten Papercraft (Facebook) Via: laughingsquid | Makezine.com Need your daily fill of geek eye…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedDead Space Aftermath Piles On The Cartoon Gore
January offers double the Dead Space, with the sequel to Visceral Games’ sci-fi horror hit landing on the 25th and the similarly gory animated spin-off, Dead Space Aftermath, arriving the same day. EA expands the Dead Space universe even further with Aftermath, a bloody animated film that follows up on the events of the original…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
VGAs’ Overall Television Ratings Slide For Fourth Straight Year
The Video Game Awards are a high-profile event, but trade mainstream exposure for a production some gamers find cheaply stereotypical. That bargain still hasn’t conclusively paid off; overall ratings declined for a third straight year, but gained in some demographics. Variety reports that Saturday’s production delivered 627,000 viewers to Spike, a 3 percent drop from…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2010