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Should You Buy A Wii?
The Nintendo Wii exploded off store shelves when it first launched back in 2006. Is it too late to hop on the Wii bandwagon, or has Nintendo saved you a spot? UPDATED for the holidays.] Consider this guide our formal advice on whether you should buy a Wii or not, and if you do, which…
Team Kotaku Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
Ezio might have a few underlings helping him out in his second outing, but the the video game reviewers in the Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Frankenreview are legion. Ezio’s back and he’s heading to Rome to do some strategic killing in the name of all that isn’t Templar in the world, and he’s brought friends along…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Black Ops Is Making The Rolling Stones This Much Richer
That Call of Duty: Black Ops ad featuring Kobe Bryant and Jimmy Kimmel is selling more than just copies of Treyarch’s war game. It’s also bringing in cash for The Rolling Stones, thanks to the spot’s use of “Gimme Shelter.” Billboard runs the numbers of the Stones uptick in sales, noting that track sales of…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2010 - Reviews
This Week’s Kotaku Video Game Review Round-Up
In the past week, we’ve reviewed seven video games (and a bunch of Black Ops gear). Some were great. At least one was not. These are our bottom lines for seven notable games, with links to our full reviews. Review: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Improves With Age The Bottom Line: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Wii Is In The Red In Japan’s Hardware Chart
All it takes is a little red plastic to spur Wii sales in Japan. The Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary edition of Nintendo’s console went on sale overseas last week, tripling sales of the Wii. Japanese gamers weren’t just hungry for fresh red plastic. There’s a copy of Super Mario Bros. pre-installed on the hard…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedUnboxing OnLive’s Streaming PC Gaming Console
OnLive’s streaming PC game technology comes to gamers’ televisions when the OnLive Microconsole TV Adapters begin shipping early next month. Want to see what $99 buys you? OnLive’s Microconsole TV Adapter went on sale yesterday, with units expected to begin shipping the first week of December. It consists of a smallish black box that acts…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Secret Passageways In Kotaku
You can hang out in the main room of Kotaku, reading stories we write for you. But if you slide the bookcase or push a loose brick on the fireplace you can access the hidden halls of Kotaku’s tagpages. If you can a theme page on Kotaku, it can exist. All you need to do…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Me and Sonic the Hedgehog have some catching up to do, so I’ll be playing Sonic Colors almost exclusively all weekend. Wait. Didn’t I say the exact same thing last week? Indeed I did. But things don’t always work out as planned. Sonic Colors didn’t make it to Kotaku Towers West (South) last week, so…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
One Reason I Liked The New Assassin’s Creed
I enjoyed Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood for many reasons. One more: It’s the first game in years to compel me to bring out a notebook to solve a video game puzzle. (Solution censored for your enjoyment.) Memories of drawing the map for Metroid!
By Stephen Totilo Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Your Personal Jetpack Is Almost Ready For Purchase
Martin Aircraft Company’s “Segway for the sky” is about to go into production. Can anyone lend me $100,000? The long wait will soon be over, and in no time we’ll be able to add ‘rich jetpack owners plummeting from the sky’ to our list of pet peeves. And don’t think I’m calling it the Segway…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
What’s Next For id’s Mobile Rage
The big new iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch game from id Software will receive Game Center support and might even gain a feature a fan suggested on a message board, the game’s lead creator John Carmack told Kotaku yesterday. Support for Game Center, Apple’s game-networking service for iOS games, will be added back into the on-rails shooter. Id…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Totilo Talks The Top Games Of 2010 On Fox’s Strategy Room
Stephen Totilo has left the building, and is as we speak making a beeline for Fox News studios to talk the top games of 2010 in the Strategy Room. Who wants to watch? Does four appearances on Fox News’s Strategy Room make Totilo a regular guest? Will we soon have to start referring to him…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Donkey Kong Country Returns Is Hypnotic, Hard Fun
The people responsible for turning Metroid on its head with Metroid Prime for GameCube now have their hands on Donkey Kong. What have they done with it? Delivered the expected, a Donkey Kong Country game that goes back to basics. Where others have experimented with Donkey Kong adventures in 3D worlds (Donkey Kong 64) and…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedSub-Zero’s Moves Are So Very Cold
You’ve seen the reason Sub-Zero fights, now check out the chillingly brutal moves the ice ninja is bringing to the next Mortal Kombat. Sub-Zero has always been one of my favorite Mortal Kombat characters. Not only can I pull off most of his freezing moves, I appreciate the fact that even if I don’t manage…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Will Your Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 License Card Look Like?
What exactly is a Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 License Card? It’s the key to knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your online opponents, while learning a little something about yourself in the process. Every Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 player gets a License Card, and on that License Card is everything an opponent needs to know…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedLord Of The Rings Online Is Taking Your Hobbits To Isengard
The good news? Free-top-play MMO Lord of the Rings Online expands next fall with the Rise of Isengard expansion pack. The bad news? Guess where the traitorous wizard Saruman is hanging out lately. The epic tale continues in the fall of 2011, when Turbine finally makes it to Isengard in it’s epic massively-multiplayer online Hobbit…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Man Jailed For Life Over Murder Of Xbox-Interrupting Child
Gary Alcock was playing video games in his girlfriend’s flat in Oldham, England in January when the woman’s 15-month-old daughter interrupted him with her crying. His reaction was swift, brutal, and ultimately deadly. That evening Alcock struck young Violet Mullen in the stomach hard enough to rupture her internal organs, placed her back in her…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Co-Creator Of Doom Knows His Limits, And The iPad’s
John Carmack’s biggest gift to gaming was Doom, but he keeps on giving, releasing possibly the best-looking game on the iPhone and iPad yesterday. He’s been bullish on iOS gaming, but yesterday he was refreshingly realistic. Here was a game creator who had just released Rage, an on-rails single-player shooter with stunning graphics, ones he…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Stalku: How To Track, But Not Kill, Your Favorite Kotaku Writers
The Facebook fan pages are here! The Facebook fan pages are here! Things are going to start happening to us now. And by things I mean maybe you’ll be our friends… please. 😀 Our staff members’ Facebook pages include each person’s posts along with pictures (don’t worry they’re all safe for work), links and our…
By Brian Crecente Published November 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Writers on Facebook
• Brian Crecente, Editor in Chief. • Stephen Totilo, Deputy Editor. • Michael McWhertor, Reviews Editor. • Brian Ashcraft, Senior Contributing Editor, Japan. • Luke Plunkett, Contributing Editor, Oceania. • Michael Fahey, Reporter, East Coast. • Owen Good, Reporter, Weekends. Kotaku on Facebook
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2010