- Uncategorized
Mother 4 In Development (By Fans, Not Nintendo)
The Mother series, known in the West as Earthbound, are some of the best games to ever grace a Game Boy. They’re so good, in fact, that Nintendo of America wants nothing to do with them. Despite years of asking, demanding and then begging for the third game in the series – never released outside…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2010 -
UncategorizedYou Can’t Beat This Starcraft AI
Beating the computer at Starcraft can be tough enough as it is, but let university programmers at the AI and it becomes almost invincible The AIIDE 2010 StarCraft AI Competition, held last week at the University of California, pitted 28 teams against each other in a battle to produce the toughest artificial intelligence. There were…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Welcome Back, Kotter
What did I do during my week-long vacation? Nothing much, but it’s the topic that will kick off tonight’s open thread in which we smarmily question “How is this news?” My days off from Kotaku—minus having to write up a Castlevania: Lords of Shadow review and field a few calls from EIC Brian Crecente—were uneventful…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 18, 2010 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV MMO Log Four: Pancake Week Ends With A Bang
It’s the fourth week of my four-week feast of Final Fantasy XIV, and my jaws are seriously getting tired. Kotaku’s MMO reviews are a multi-part process. Rather than deliver day one reviews based on beta gameplay, we play the game for four weeks before issuing our final verdict. Once a week we deliver a log…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhat’s New In The Incident 1.2?
Big Bucket Software’s The Incident—one of my favorite iPhone games of 2010—has graduated to version 1.2, adding dozens of new items and features, like the option to turn your iPhone into a dedicated controller for the iPad version. The newly updated The Incident also adds retina display and Game Center support, for anyone with an…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: FarmVille ‘Breaks’ Facebook Privacy Rules, Sends Personal Info To Ad Firms
Dozens of Facebook applications, including Zynga’s wildly popular casual games FarmVille, Mafia Wars and FrontierVille, transmit user data in violation of the social network’s privacy settings, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ‘s investigation finds that apps like FarmVille have been transmitting identifying information to “dozens of advertising and Internet…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 18, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe LEGO Metal Slug Hauls Some Serious Ass
This LEGO-fied version of the infamous Metal Slug from SNK’s series of the same name is more than just a rad brick-based recreation of the tank. It features amazing handling. Peer “mahjqa” Kreuger, the creator of the Metal Slug inspired “Metal Grudge,” calls it “pretty much a sportscar tank.” He’s not kidding. Watch how well…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 18, 2010 -
UncategorizedEight Minutes Of Yakuza Vs. Zombies (And *So* Much More)
Sega’s next entry in its popular Yakuza (nee Ryu ga Gotoku) series pits its cast of Japanese gangsters—and hostesses!—against the living dead, resulting in total madness. Want proof? Here’s eight minutes’ worth of Yakuza: Of The End. In addition to ridiculous amounts of zombie slaying, the requisite Yakuza mini-games appear to be intact. There’s ping-pong,…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Shooting
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Is US$23 A Lot For A Pumpkin? I spent a big chunk of today playing light games on the Playstation Move. Kinda fun, but also kinda not as reactive as I had hoped they would be. Here’s what you missed: MicroBots Is Like Space Invaders Inside Your Guts Here’s How…
By Brian Crecente Published October 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Command & Conquer Lives On As One Of EA’s Visceral Games
The studio best known for making Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno is expanding, welcoming more developers—and more than just action adventure games—into its fold, including EA’s venerable Command & Conquer strategy game series. Electronic Arts senior VP and group general manager Nick Earl tells Gamasutra that more games, including the Command & Conquer title that’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japanese Sales Charts Are Pokemon Black & White & Red Dead All Over
Nintendo’s Pokemon Black and Pokemon White enjoy another first place showing in Japan this week, nearly another quarter million copies sold to Nintendo DS owners overseas. The monster hunting game easily takes down newcomer Red Dead Redemption in Japan. But Rockstar Games’ wild west adventure moved a very respectable 97,000 copies in Japan this past…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 18, 2010 -
UncategorizedTrine 2 Coming To A Trio Of Platforms
Atlus releases a new gameplay trailer to celebrate the big reveal of the three platforms Frozenbyte’s Trine 2 is coming to next spring: PC, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade. The original Trine is a gorgeous physics platformer in which the player switches between three different character classes: knight, wizard, and thief. Trine 2 is…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Win Some Amazing Fable III Shirts and Books
Here’s a fun one day contest: Tomorrow we will be selecting ten random winners to receive a neat Fable III t-shirt and a copy of the book Fable: The Balverine Order. The LevelUpWear-designed shirt will be a randomly selected Fable III design, size medium. The book comes with a special code to unlock an exclusive…
By Brian Crecente Published October 18, 2010 -
CultureHow To Beat Demon’s Souls In Under An Hour
It took me more than forty hours to play through From Software’s dark dungeon crawler Demon’s Souls, which now seems rather foolish, after having watched someone sprint through the role-playing game in less than an hour. Japanese Demon’s Souls player “alternalw” puts the run into speed run with this ultra fast completion of the PlayStation…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s A Beautiful Day For New Vegas
The Guild’s Felicia Day struts her stuff at this weekend’s launch party for Fallout: New Vegas held, appropriately enough, in Las Vegas. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Civilization V Gets Free Mongols, But The Babylonians Will Cost You
Two more mighty empires rise in Civilization V come October 25, when 2K Games releases the once Digital Deluxe-exclusive Babylonians for $4.99 and unleashes the Mongolian hordes for free. Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonia’s were originally released as bonus content for players that purchased the Digital Deluxe edition of Civilization V through Direct2Drive or Steam, but like the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Did You Play This Weekend?
Normally, we let Kotaku readers sound off on their weekend gaming plans on Friday with a speculative “What are you playing this weekend?” open thread. Let’s instead take stock of what you actually did play this weekend. For kicks. Coming off a week-long vacation, my weekend was spent playing older games like Mass Effect 2…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 18, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here are Your DJ Hero 2 Party Pack Winners
Last week we kicked off a contest to give away a copy of the DJ Hero 2 Party Pack to four people when the game hits later this month? Here are your winners. Congratulations go out to: Phil Hinojosa Bob Conlon Abbey D Rory Lu Bu’ Anthony The DJ Hero 2 Party Bundle includes a…
By Brian Crecente Published October 18, 2010 -
UncategorizedFallout: New Vegas’ Voice Actors Speak
No matter how many times I see the names together, seeing Matthew Perry alongside Ron Perlman, Wayne Newton, William Sadler, and Kris Kristofferson still feels weird. I suppose it’s because Ron Perlman has always been the narrator, Wayne Newton is nearly synonymous with Vegas, and Kristofferson is the go-to-guy for grizzly older men. Matthew Perry…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2010
