PSP game Shining Hearts, the last entry in Sega’s Shining fantasy series, was slated for release on December 2. It has been delayed. According to Sega’s site, the game’s quality needs to be improved. However, there has been some speculation that the recently revealed December 1 release date for Monster Hunter 3rd Portable has caused…
Spotted at the recent Chara Hobby expo, cosplayer Sachibudou does her best take on character Reiko Holinger, while cosplayer Punival is Gundam. More pics in the gallery. メカ×セクシー キャラホビのコスプレにはそれが溢れている！ [Moeyo.com]
Developer Just Add Water is working on a HD remake of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath. That’s the good news. The bad news, at least for Xbox owners, is that for now it seems to be a PS3 exclusive. It’s a cruel irony that one of the few original Xbox games that was never made compatible with…
In this new video we get a chance to check out another “recommendation” from Need for Speed Hot Pursuit’s Autolog. I can’t remember the last time I anticipated a racing title this much. Can’t wait to take this Need for Speed meets Burnout driver for a ride.
You may think that both Portal and Left 4 Dead are recent games, developed for contemporary game machines. Nope. Both are actually remakes of games from the 1980s! Click to view Or, that’s what these great fake ads would have you believe, which get both the hammy acting and grainy VHS-o-rama effect down perfectly Click…
Spotted by Kotaku reader Chardyll, his t-shirt isn’t for Rockstar’s Western Red Dead Redemption. Nope! Chardyll complemented the customer in his game shop wearing the shirt. “At first, the height of the counter obstructed the big band logo at the bottom of it, so I complemented him on his Red Dead shirt,” Chardyll says. “He…
You should take a look at Pirates of New Horizons. It’s not a new Skies of Arcadia game, but since you probably won’t ever get one of those, this might be as good as it gets! It’s an indie action adventure by Exit Strategy Entertainment, and while the main character looks a little “floaty”, the…
The upcoming Yakuza spin-off for the PSP, Yakuza: New Chapter Black Panther, doesn’t just have bar hostesses. It has bar hostesses that smooch the screen. Pucker up, buttercup. In a mode called “Cabaret Heat”, players can get all kissy face with hostesses that like them by pressing corresponding buttons that appear on screen under the…
They’re fit men and women, in the prime of their lives. There’s bound to be some romantic feelings develop between the World Warriors. But no. There is no time for love. Only time for fighting These are the work of Bastien Vivès, who shows that love is not only cruel, but that Chun Li sure…
The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo’s 3D-glasses-free portable, isn’t out yet. Nintendo has only said it will be out before next April. Yet, Japanese people are excited to play games on it. But which games? Website 4Gamer polled over 21,000 of its readers about which Nintendo 3DS games they were most excited about. Here are the results…
Time for some concept art! Not for upcoming games, though. Not for old games, either. These are for old systems These are all concept sketches for Atari systems! You never played them, of course, but now you can imagine that if you ever lived through a parallel 1983 that was a little more stylish than…
Whenever new hardware is released, it is common for folks to rip it apart and then take photos of the innards for the entire internet to ogle. This time is different. This time it’s a Famicom, released in 1983 and built by nice ladies As Gizmodo points out, here is a list of the chips…
Are you ready for PAX? You should be! It starts in a little over 9 hours. Team Kotaku will be on the ground, covering the festivities. The show hasn’t started, so have a look behind the show’s curtain. Pre-PAX Pix: Shots from the Night Before | Pikimal: Geek [Pikimal Thanks, Cody!]
Vanquish designer Shinji Mikami via CVG [Pic]
Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed suit in California against an online retailer, accusing them of a raft of charges including copyright violation. While not specifically mentioned in the court documents, it’s believed the accused, Zoomba LDC – trading at the address SHOPPSJAILBREAK.com – has been attempting to sell the new PS3 Jailbreak modchip, which…
This year’s IndieCade gathering in California will showcase 32 of the year’s finest indie games. Here are those games! The festival runs October 8-10 in Culver City, and is open to the public. You can see the full list of nominees – of which there’ll be twelve winners – below. # 1066 – The Game…
Red Dead Redemption hasn’t just been the critical surprise of the year, it’s also been the retail surprise of the year, publisher parent company Take-Two revealing today that the game has shipped almost 7 million copies since May. As part of its financial results reporting from earlier today, Take-Two say that the game, developed by…
As seen by reader Jonathan.
Ubisoft, when you show a game that is essentially Ikaruga reimagined as a platformer, congratulations, you have our undivided attention. This is Outland, for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, a game first teased by the publisher last week. It’s a 2D, side-scrolling platformer which borrows Ikaruga’s core mechanic of a light/dark shooting system:…
Minecraft, the stuff-building cult hit from Markus Persson, has now sold over 100,000 copies of its paid version. Impressive! [thanks Tristan!]
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