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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 - Uncategorized
Pirates of the Caribbean Game Canned as Layoffs Hit Propaganda CONFIRMED
Disney’s upcoming action role-playing game Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned has been canned and that the studio behind the game are laying folks off today, Disney confirmed to Kotaku today. “Disney Interactive Studios confirms the cancellation of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned video game which was scheduled to…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Comic Jumper
Comic Jumper is what happens when a developer sets out to make a funny game, then forgets all about the game part. A side-scrolling shooter in the vein of classic titles like Gunstar Heroes, Comic Jumper is a video game parody of comic books, as you journey through the pages of 70’s fantasy, the Silver…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedCaptain America’s Next Game Borrows From Arkham Asylum, Punch-Out
My starting point for thinking about a Captain America video game was a bad one: That guy’s pretty boring, right? He’s a strong man who punches, kicks and uses a shield. How do you make a special game from that? After seeing the game’s screenshots and trailer, I watched its lead designer play through a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedSEGA Channels Conduit 2 Into February
High Voltage Software and Sega jumped Wii first-person shooter Conduit 2 out of the way of GoldenEye: 007 last month. Now the game has landed firmly in February of 2011. Will the new trailer entice players to pick it up? Getting out of the way of GoldenEye: 007 was a wise move on Sega’s part,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedMechanized Combat in F.E.A.R. 3
Here’s a look at two of the mechanized suits found in upcoming horror shooter F.E.A.R. 3. The Enhanced Power Armor (EPA) and Power Armor (PA) are equipped with weapons like the “Trident” chain gun, shoulder mounted ballistic missile launchers and “Heavy Bore” auto-cannons. Despite being a perfect October release, thematically speaking, F.E.A.R. 3 isn’t due…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Sports Confirms Disc Release For NBA Jam On 360, PS3
NBA Jam’s Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, originally meant to be a free digital download included with the now-delayed NBA Elite 11, will be a retail disc release, an EA Sports representative told Kotaku. In an email this morning clearing up two weeks of speculation on the arcade slamfest’s form factor, Jen Riley of EA…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Sights And Shocks Of Red Dead Redemption’s Late October Undead Nightmare
Zombie bears. Desperate people who need rescuing. The great weapon of Holy Water. A flaming horse called War. A plague of violent weirdness is coming to Rockstar’s hit western Red Dead Redemption. The forthcoming Undead Nightmare is infested with it. The zombie-filled fall expansion to Red Dead Redemption, which will be available for download on…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
At Least The Sims 3 Vampires Don’t Sparkle
The Vampires introduced in The Sims 3: Late Night don’t want to fall in love with one-dimensional teenage girls. They just want to suck their blood. Whatever you do, ignore the vampire transformation screen shot. That one has sparkles in it, and therefore doesn’t count. Instead, focus on the one with the three snarling monsters…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedTripping The Fallout: New Vegas Strip
“Walking around in drunken stupors, puking on the sidewalks, dancing naked in fountains, that sort of thing.” Fallout: New Vegas area designer Eric Fenstermaker sums up the Las Vegas strip in one sentence in the latest developer diary. My experience with the Las Vegas strip comes mainly from television shows and movies, so I only…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Twelve Old Games, Fifteen Thousand Bucks
Let’s say you had a little over US$15,000. And let’s say you were in Tokyo. What would you do? Chris Kohler over at Wired.com recently put together a list of a dozen incredibly rare games on sale in Japan. There are only a couple hundred copies of some of these games, hence the insane prices…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
In Japan, Being Different Is Hard
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: DOOOOOOOOTA I’m not Japanese. So going in, Japanese people tend to know what they are getting in to: a foreigner. My sons, though, they are Japanese. My oldest son, Mini-Bash, is seven. He doesn’t really look foreign per se, but he does look slightly different from everyone else. His hair…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2010