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Red Faction SyFy Movie Releasing May, Not March
The Red Faction movie to air on SyFy will begin shooting in January and air in May, concurrent with the release of Red Faction: Armageddon, says the publisher. THQ’s Danny Bilson, the company’s president for core games publishing spread the word over his Twitter account The one-shot TV movie, originally scheduled to air in March,…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Scads Of Gameplay In This Bionic Commando 2: Rearmed Video
Gametrailers got a three-minute look at Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 due early next year from Capcom. Packed with gameplay, fans should get a good idea of the game’s innovative new features which, of course, include jumping. Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 will release sometime before the end of march on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
End Of The Line For Marvel Ultimate Alliance DLC [Corrected]
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2’s Character & Sim Mission Pack, which returned in July after being taken off both console download services for six months, is going, going gone once again. The DLC’s getting yanked at the end of the year. Activision’s social media manager tweeted the news that it’s gone once the Big Ball drops…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Sports Video Games Of The Year
Sports games are sometimes perceived as an outlier to the rest of the hardcore video gaming community. Still, an uncommon diversity of their offerings supports a class of awards unique to the genre. These are Stick Jockey’s Sports Video Games of the Year. This year’s list added honorable mentions for some categories. Akin to a…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get A New Angry Birds Level Every Day Until Christmas
Angry Birds Halloween has morphed to a new holidays-themed offering – Angry Birds Seasons – whose latest pack unlocks a new level every day until Christmas, Advent-calendar style. Seasons, which includes the original Angry Birds Halloween and its 45 levels, is still a buck for the iPhone and free (but ad-supported) on the Android. The…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Survey Solicits What You’d Like To See In Assassin’s Creed 3
Ubisoft is considering cooperative online multiplayer, a crafting system for bombs, and improved Eagle Vision in the next Assassin’s Creed sequel, according to a U.K. marketing survey currently being taken. The survey, I suppose, stands as some confirmation of a sequel to Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Ubisoft’s CEO has said there will be “something around Assassin’s”…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Box Scores: A Bitter Beginning, But Not The End
If ever there was a time where dashboard-quitting a multiplayer game would be justified, it would be fumbling your first three kickoff returns in Madden NFL 11. Reader Pd771 stuck with it though, pulling off a righteously satisfying comeback. Picking the Packers right after their agonizing loss to the Falcons on Sunday, Pd771 saw no…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedTry Out Two-Player Canabalt — If You’re In Winnipeg
Canabalt, the flash smash and iPhone indie hit, got a special two-player version from the game’s creator and it will be showcased in the Winnitron, a touring arcade cabinet featuring several top-notch indie hits. This badass trailer was created for both. The Winnitron 1000, according to its site, “was made from a refurbished 80’s arcade…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Moneysaver: Good Luck. We’re All Counting On You
Hollywood lost one of its most quotable comedic actors this week when Leslie Nielsen, 84, passed away at a Fort Lauderdale hospital. It’s a big building with patients, but that’s not important right now. Hardware • New Xbox 360 4GB bundle with Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect 2 games + LIVE 3 month & 1600…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Week In Review: Know When To Fold ‘Em
Electronic Arts’ CEO described a nail-biting 150-hour finish for NBA Elite 11, and the choice he made to cancel the game outright. “There aren’t many decisions that are essentially squarely on my desk,” John Riccitiello told Kotaku. “This was one.” Riccitiello, in an extensive interview with Stephen Totilo this week, candidly assessed the lay of…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Lovely (And Manly) Pin-Ups Of Mass Effect 2
Ukrainian artist Protsenko Pavel has a thing for Mass Effect 2, leaving us with this..interesting gallery, where men look like fire-proof war machines while women look like sexy little pin-up models. Pavel appears to be compositing different elements of screenshots and actual photographs together, which explains why in some cases the character’s joints look…wrong. Still,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Civilization IV’s Opening Theme A Finalist For Grammy
The opening theme for Civilization IV is the first original composition associated with a video game to be a finalist nominee for a Grammy. The track, “Baba Yetu,” is in the “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists” category. “Baba Yetu” represents one of two Grammy nominations for composer Christopher Tin. He originally created the track for…
By Owen Good Published December 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedLooks Like We’re Getting Another Prototype Game
A second Prototype game? How many people actually want this? I ask sincerely, because while the first game was OK, it wasn’t the kind of thing you’d expect to see a sequel for, especially in a genre where games are so difficult/expensive to make and which is so dominated by the Grand Theft Auto series…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Doot-De-Doo
You know what you call the tube in the middle of the toilet paper roll? The doot-de-doo. Because, when you’re on the john and run out, you trumpet “doot-de-doo!” with it for someone to bring a fresh roll. I taught this to my friends’ two daughters a couple weeks ago: one is seven, the other…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Guess Which Team’s Most Played Online In Madden. Guess.
Hint: They’re 3-8, have no hope of making the playoffs and fired their coach. But Tony Romo doesn’t have a busted collarbone in cyberspace either, and the Dallas Cowboys are still the preferred side for thousands. The Miami Heat are No. 1 in NBA 2K11, according to a nifty chart compiled by writer Patrick Hruby…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedXbox Live Indie Clips: Space Police On Super Highway 9
In this week’s installment of Xbox Live Indie Clips, I take to the space road with Haiku Interactive’s Space Police on Super Highway 9. Are space police better than regular police? I suppose the answer to that question depends on who is playing Space Police on Highway 9. The courteous space police officer uses his…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This Kotaku editor is strapping on the space marine armor for the first time in a long time, ready to rip through Halo: Reach. Why play this Xbox 360 game now? It’s December, of course! More clearly, since “Game of the Year” talk is happening at Kotaku right now, it’s time to catch up on…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
GT5’s Top End Steering Wheel Will Set You Back $500
Pictures have circulated of the new Thrustmaster T500RS, a high-end racing wheel for for Gran Turismo 5, but nothing’s official yet and no one was clear on what it cost, until GT’s creator piped up over Twitter. Five hundred bucks, said Kazunori Yamauchi to GTPlanet. It’ll feature three pedals, a high power motor, backlash-free belt…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Poster-Size Meat Boy Guide Fit For Any Bedroom Wall
Super Meat Boy is a savagely difficult platformer, and those old-school bonafides gave artist TheInfamousTheft the inspiration for this rad Nintendo Power-style beat guide to The Guy’s three levels, which unlock The Kid. Spoilers? Maybe. Big size on the jump. Super Meat Boy: The Guy Guide [TheInfamousTheft on DeviantArt, thanks Bryce F.]
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010