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Snoop Dogg, Chuck, LL Cool J Boom Dizzle in Best Halo: Reach Vid Ever
And I thought our Kotaku Play Date on Halo: Reach was intense, at least we didn’t try distracting each other… But LL Cool J’s mindtricks don’t work on Snoop Dogg, or as the hip-hop star puts it: “A flatbed truck full of bikini models? Shoot, just another Wednesday for me.” No, Snoop Dogg is so…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Price Of Demon’s Souls Drops
One of the prime contenders for Kotaku’s 2009 Game of the Year Award, Atlus’ Demon’s Souls joins the PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits line today, with the new $29.99 price tag sure to spark a resurgence of online play. If you had told me a year ago that Atlus would have a game in the PS3…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: Black Ops Gets Its Own Limited Edition Jeep
In what could be part of the ultimate collector’s edition for Black Ops, Chrysler will soon be rolling out a limited Call of Duty edition of the Jeep Wrangler. Forget the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition, how legendary would it be if Activision bundled a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops together with a limited…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedXbox Live Indie Clips: Prismatic Solid
In this week’s installment of Xbox Live Indie Clips, we take a look at Prismatic Solid, a colorful and stylish shooter that earned Japan’s Yoichi Hayashi $10,000 in Microsoft’s 2010 Dream.Build.Play contest. Prismatic Solid is a nifty little shooter that takes the player on a journey through six different colorful stages of bullet hell goodness.…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pinball FX 2’s Rome Table Likely Not Built In A Day
Six stately new screens for Zen Studio’s Pinball FX 2 arrived this morning, along with info on how the sequel’s scoring system will give players the choice to stand with their friends or against them. Zen promised a more involved social experience in Pinball FX 2 for Xbox Live Arcade, and it all starts with…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talking ‘Bout The Tokyo Game Show, Halo: Reach and Move
It’s a busy week for gamers. Earlier this week Xbox 360 exclusive Halo: Reach hit stores, leading to many sleepless nights for yours truly. Earlier this morning the Tokyo Game Show kicked off with a bang, as Electronic Arts, Capcom and Tecmo held events throughout the day in Tokyo. And later this week the Playstation’s…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom Likes Dead Rising 2 Dev So Much They Bought Them
Capcom this morning said they plan to purchase Dead Rising 2 developer Blue Castle Games. The two studios will work together to create a new studio called Capcom Games Vancouver, said Keiji Inafune, designer of Dead Rising and Mega-Man. With the Vancouver developer becoming a Capcom studio, I wonder what will happen to Blue Castle…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Team Ninja Reveals Its Next Games: Ninja Gaiden 3, Ni-Oh
Team Ninja leader Yosuke Hayashi revealed at an event in Tokyo this evening the developer’s next major projects, including a new Ninja Gaiden game for consoles and the revival of a game we know as Ni-Oh. Hayashi said that the team responsible for the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden series of games was already…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Some Xbox 360s Won’t Do Halo: Reach Online Co-Op
While the $199 price tag on Microsoft’s 4GB Xbox 360 slim model might seem attractive, Halo: Reach owners eager for a little online co-operative multiplayer campaign play are finding out the hard way that you get what you pay for. Kotakuite Captain Fuzzy brought the issue to our attention yesterday. After picking up his copy…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedClone Wars Adventures Welcomes Playful Jedi
While we’re all anxiously awaiting that other massively multiplayer online Star Wars game, Sony Online Entertainment officially launches the free-to-play Clone Wars Adventures, and you may never find a more fetching hive of fun and villainy. Following much the same formula that made it’s Free Realms so popular, Sony Online Entertainment’s Clone Wars Adventures in…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Gives Us Six Reasons To Pre-Order God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Developed by the folks behind perhaps one of the greatest games to ever hit the Playstation Portable, God of War: Ghost of Sparta hits in just two months. And Playstation has half a dozen reasons why you should pre-order it. The game’s pre-order bonuses will each be detailed on the Playstation Blog over the coming…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gamers Unite to Help Grieving Widow
In her darkest days, Erin Wood says she found some solace in the kindness of strangers, of gamers, of you. Brian Wood, the lead designer of Company of Heroes Online, was driving his pregnant wife, Erin Wood, to their family home on Whidbey Island in Washington State on Sept. 3 when an out-of-control Chevy Blazer…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedNew Devil May Cry’s Debut Trailer
Tonight in Tokyo, Capcom showed off its upcoming Devil May Cry title, DmC. This is the game’s first trailer. The game is being developed by Ninja Theory of Heavenly Sword fame and features a younger Dante.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Let’s Tokyo Game Show 2010!
The 2010 Tokyo Game Show kicks off tomorrow, and Kotaku will be there. But what will we be doing there? We’ll be playing games. Talking to people who make games. Talking to people who don’t make games. Sitting in on press conferences. Eating fancy food. Photographing cosplayers. Eating crummy Makahari Messe food court food. And…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
There Is A Fifth Devil May Cry Game
Proving you can’t keep a good, albeit frilly series down, Capcom tonight revealed a fifth game in the Devil may Cry series, simply titled “DmC”. Not much was shown other than a fancy cinematic trailer, though we do know the game will star series favourite Dante, looking decidedly younger and more rebellious than we’re accustomed…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedNew Capcom Slasher Is The God Of War Of The East
Capcom’s press event tonight contained a pleasant surprise: an all-new title from the Japanese developer, going by the name of Asura’s Wrath. It’s a multiplatform hack-and-slash title, blending elements of Eastern mythology and religion, including a giant Buddha in space. The game is still quite early in development, Capcom says.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedFrank West Returns In New Dead Rising Title
Capcom tonight showed off another new game in the Dead Rising series: Dead Rising: Case West. Serving as an “epilogue” to the latest game, it will star both Dead Rising 2’s Chuck Greene and Dead Rising’s Frank West. Which explains that photo of the two together Case West will be a downloadable title, similar to…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010