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Spend Xbox Live Money, Make Xbox Live Money
For the rest of October, if you spend a certain amount of Microsoft Points on Xbox Live stuff, you’ll be given points in return, which you can then spend on more stuff. Specifically, if you spend 2400 points on “Xbox LIVE Arcade and/or game add-on content” you’ll get 800 points dumped back into your account.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Drop The Chalupa
I’ve been obsessed with this XXL Chalupa, getting a lot of airplay in Taco Bell ads during the playoffs. But it looks like it would decompose about as naturally as a Happy Meal. Especially with that nuclear orange cheese sauce. So today I had a great idea. I would make my own. I’d do it…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rock Band 3’s Pro Guitar Mode Is Lefty-Compatible
Ever since we previewed Rock Band 3’s Pro Guitar mode, readers have been asking if lefties can play this mode. They can. Yes, we can. Here is the official word, via Rock Band makers Harmonix in a statement e-mailed to Kotaku: With regards to gameplay, lefty flip for the Pro guitar will worklike any other…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Monday Night Combat’s Title Update Rolls Out
“Rolls on,” more like, as the big update hit early yesterday for Monday Night Combat, the class-based shooter on Xbox Live Arcade. For those who don’t have it, the demo time trial has been extended to 60 minutes from 30. The title update delivers a ton of fixes – some esoteric, some critical depending on…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Can We Give Alan Wake An Award For Best Ads?
Alan Wake is not a shoe-in for Game of the Year 2010, but these ads for the exclusive Xbox 360 thriller are so lovely they deserve some sort of high-caliber 2010 praise. The ads ran in Canada in May and were created by the MacLaren McCann agency. [Alan Wake ads, Ads of the World] The…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Do You Want To Know About Super Scribblenauts?
The sequel to Scribblenauts, last year’s quirky, creative hit for the DS, is in our hands and we’re playing it for review. You can help out by letting us know what you want to know about Super Scribblenauts. In an effort to ensure that Kotaku’s reviews are better informing you about the content, the gameplay,…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light
Four unassuming adventurers set forth on a journey to save a magical kingdom in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light for the Nintendo DS. Now where have I heard this story before? Take four unseasoned heroes and toss them into a world-spanning adventure filled with mythical creatures, powerful magic, and twisting dungeons with turn-based…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedSomeone’s Not Having Fun Here
Playing FIFA 11 in a pool in a stretch Hummer driving through LA? Hell of a home-console advantage for the Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash, sure. But is that really cause for Landon Donovan to call him a bleeping bleep? This is part two of a series being produced and directed by Nash and Ezra Holland,…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Little Bit Gears of War, A Little Bit P.N.03
Here’s another look at Platinum Games’ upcoming mech-suit shooter Vanquish. Vanquish looks a little bit Gears of War, a little bit P.N.03 which could be either fantastic or horrible. The game hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 19 in North America, Oct. 21 in Japan and Oct. 22 in Europe, so at least…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mafia Wars Offers President Obama Masks In Time For Halloween
Fresh off cameos in NBA Jam and NBA 2K11, President Obama and his two predecessors are appearing in Mafia Wars. As novelty masks, anyway. A bank heist weekend offers the chance to get them, and a badass machine gun. If you play the game, you know how this Zynga stuff runs – bug everyone in…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedFF4HoL
The Hat System Combat This guy is a real game-saver. The concept art looks nearly as beautiful in-game. Guest characters join your party from time to time, like Torte, the pink mouse. Combat, which you watch after pressing buttons. Here’s the character status page! It’s a light-hearted romp. Mini-games like this shopping challenge can earn…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Halloween
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: In Japan, Being Different Is Hard Tristn is entering the likes-to-be-scared phase of adolescent Halloween celebrating. I’ve actually never left this phase. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays of the year. It’s great. This year he wanted to dress up as Michael Myers, never mind that he’s never seen…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedGraphics Transform 600-Year-Old Clock Tower Into A Virtual Masterpiece
Using a technique called video mapping, the Macula project takes the 600-year-old Astronomical Clock on Old Town Square in Prague and transforms it into one of the most impressive things we’ve ever seen. See for yourself. The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo We stumbled across this video earlier today and each one of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age II Preorders Score A Free Signature Edition Upgrade
BioWare is upgrading copies of Dragon Age II preordered before January 11 to the Signature Edition, packed with $20 worth of downloadable content, a soundtrack, and an in-game armory. It’s like a preorder bonus, only…okay, it’s a preorder bonus. BioWare is calling it a free upgrade to a collector’s edition, but let’s call a spade…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Official Bulletstorm Breast Size Debate
The main female character in macho first-person shooter Bulletstorm will have somewhat realistic proportions, thanks to the game’s producer. Techland’s Evan Narcisse got to the topic of debate during a recent interview with Tanya Jessen, the Epic Games producer for next year’s Bulletstorm. She describes a conversation she had with the game’s creative director, Adrian…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedMeet the SixString, the First and Only Wireless Controller That’s Also a Real Electric Guitar
There is a land where heroic and villainous rock stars battle for supremacy. No, it’s not some lame reality show called America’s Got Rock-it’s a new game called Power Gig: Rise of the SixString. And the controller is a real guitar. In Power Gig, you become a rocker on a mission: To a) Rock! b)…
By Gawkercreative Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
One Of These Splatterhouse Screens Is Actually Quite Pleasant
Splatterhouse protagonist Rick doesn’t spend all his time tearing terrible monstrosities limb-from-limb, bathing in their blood as horrific gaping wounds appear on his body. Just most of the time. I’m incredibly fond of the first screenshot in this gallery. Every time new Splatterhouse assets drop, I prepare myself for the inevitable gore fest Namco Bandai…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The 3rd Birthday Brings Back One Of My Favorite Gameplay Mechanics
Forgive me for having played Battlefield 2: Modern Combat and not Parasite Eve. I cannot detail to you how the upcoming PSP game The 3rd Birthday builds upon the latter. But I can say how wonderfully it echoes the former. The 3rd Birthday is a PSP adaptation of a Square Enix game originally released for…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Not Even Gaming Mice Can Escape World Of Warcraft’s Cataclysm
The Cataclysm set to change the face of Azeroth this December is also changing the SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse, and the differences go way beyond the cosmetic. In 2008 SteelSeries introduced the original World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse, and it was an excellent piece of technology, if a bit uncomfortable and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedMedal Of Honor Vs. Call Of Duty, In Times Square
We showed you the ad for Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops that’s plastered just north of Manhattan’s Times Square. Let’s balance that with a look at the rival Medal of Honor ad that almost has it in its sights. UPDATE: Since that CoD ad is so tiny in the video, just look below to…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010