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The Week In Review: Further Review
You never want to make the news and report on it, but the changes to how this site will now review games by far stoked the most interest and reaction of any topic on Kotaku this week. Crecente’s outlined the changes, their necessity, and the fact that there are some details of the format still…
By Owen Good Published October 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Behold The Storyline For Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
You read some magazines for the articles. You play some fighting games for the storylines. This is the tale of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, as revealed by comics and video game writer Frank Tieri at New York Comic-Con.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Steam Down On Monday Morning: Stock Up On Provisions
Better make sure you’ve got a good book and some chores to work on come Monday morning, because Steam will be down for approximately four hours. Valve say that “some” Steam services will be offline during the scheduled server maintenance, but when those services are in-game matchmaking, in-game lobbies, downloading stuff from the Steam store,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
PC Misses Out On BioShock 2 Downloadable Content
The Protector Trials and Minerva’s Den, two downloadable content packs for BioShock 2 on the Xbox 360 and PS3, are still not available for PC owners of the game. And now, they never will be. 2K PR representative Elizabeth Tobey has taken to the game’s forums to break the bad news, issuing a statement that…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo: We Can’t Blame Piracy For Poor Game Sales
Nintendo, more than any other publisher on Earth, goes after pirates with its teeth out and its guns blazing. So it’s funny to hear company president Satoru Iwata say it’s not an excuse for poor game sales. “I do not think we should attribute bad software sales solely to piracy”, he said during a Q&A…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Uncharted Movie Has A Director (Again)
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is officially coming to the big screen under the direction of David O. Russell, who has reportedly signed a deal to write and direct an adaptation of the PlayStation 3 action adventure. The Hollywood Reporter says Russell is back on the Uncharted movie for Columbia Pictures after being attached early on, then…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
See Infamous 2’s New Old Cole, Down To The Pore
After giving the Cole of the original Infamous a sporty makeover, one that was coolly received by fans of the PlayStation 3 action-adventure game, developer Sucker Punch went back to the drawing board. This is the new Cole of Infamous 2. Sony has released a pair of screen shots of the doubly revamped Cole from…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Geist, Call of Duty DS Developer n-Space Shuts Down
n-Space, the Orlando based studio behind GameCube title Geist and the Nintendo DS versions of numerous Call of Duty and James Bond games, is reported to have closed its doors earlier today. According to a report from Gameblurb citing unnamed sources, the developer laid off its current staff and is “essentially closing shop.” The developer…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA Jam Dev Just Wants Us All To Get Along
Trey Smith, the creative director for the recently released NBA Jam, would like to see a kinder, gentler gamer culture. “If the people of PAX ran the world, it would be a much better place,” he told MTV Multiplayer. Asked for “the biggest problem [facing] current games,” Smith hit outat “the actions and attitudes of…
By Owen Good Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Spider-Man Comes In Four Flavors In MvC3
Spider-Man fans will have their choice of costumes in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the fighting game that ditches palette swaps for “new costume color variants.” Selections from Spider-Man’s MvC3 wardrobe were on display at today’s New York Comic Con. Old Web Head will fight in at least four different costumes in Marvel vs. Capcom 3,…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Vikings Get A Boost In Madden’s Latest Update
Interestingly, the trade sending Randy Moss to Minnesota boosted the Vikings’ overall rating in Madden NFL 11 without diminishing the New England Patriots’. Not that this is necessarily a zero-sum game, but what gives there? New England, with no game this week, is now a receiving corps headlined by Wes Welker and Brandon Tate, with…
By Owen Good Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedMarvel Vs. Capcom 3’s Newest Fight For The First Time
Nathan “Rad” Spencer, the star of 2009’s Bionic Commando, exchanges blows—and quips—with Iron Man in this new gameplay video of Marvel vs. Capcom 3. He also tells Dormammu it’s “Party time!”, which the demonic overlord probably rarely hears. The other new addition to the Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds cast, Arthur, teams…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
New York Comic-Con Cosplay Gallery Day 1
I missed Captain America wheeling a kid in a wagon. I missed Joker choking Robin. But I did catch these people cosplaying at the New York Comic-Con, some of them as video game characters, one of whom thought I was Luke Plunkett.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Newest Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Characters Are…
Capcom has confirmed two more contestants doing battle in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Sir Arthur from the Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins series and Nathan “Rad” Spencer from Bionic Commando. The pair was revealed today at New York Comic Con. [Update: Along with two more?] Arthur, seen above in nothing but his famous…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedVideo Tour Of The Newest StarCraft II, World of Warcraft Statues
Add StarCraft II’s Kerrigan and World of Warcraft’s Moonkin to the assembly of statues based on Blizzard’s big games, coming from DC Comics. At New York Comic-Con, I shot video of those debuting statues and the rest of the line. The StarCraft figures — Zeratul, Raynor, Tychus and Kerrigan — are scheduled for a “mid-2011”…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K11 Records A Dominating Performance — On Twitter
Few video games reach trending topic status on Twitter. It’s the sort of thing normally accorded to disasters, celebrities, and global news. NBA 2K11 has been a trending topic every day since Monday, for 57 hours straight at one point. For those who argue this year’s game has become a phenomenon, the Twitter numbers would…
By Owen Good Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Review Review
To: Luke From: Crecente It’s Friday and I managed to just squeeze in that promised write up about our new review system. I spent today writing, eating cheese burgers and playing Medal of Honor. It was a good day. Oh, don’t forget, Totilo is at New York Comic-Con as we speak. He’s also stopping by…
By Brian Crecente Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedTwo Chewbaccas Dancing To Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal [UPDATE]
Video games have now given the society at least two things: 1) children with better hand-eye coordination and 2) the opportunity for people dressed as Chewbacca to dance to Michael Jackson. Updated with superior video. The latter was made possible by Ubisoft’s Michael Jackson The Experience video game. The November Wii, DS and PSP release…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedKevin Butler Puts Puppies, Kitties On Notice
Kevin Butler, Sony’s fake vice president of animal control, doesn’t drop the snark even if cute widdle pwane-fwying pets are the subject. And hey, dude’s got a point about chewed furniture and piddle stains.
By Owen Good Published October 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Backbreaker Studio Now Working On “Icebreaker”
NaturalMotion Games, the developer of the football cult fave Backbreaker, is now working on an ice hockey game apparently titled “Icebreaker,” according to a video profile by the BBC. In the video, you can see the U.K. studio’s animation team at an ice rink in Leeds, doing motion capture of hockey players. In the office,…
By Owen Good Published October 8, 2010