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Minecraft Creator Hiring Help, Working On New Game
Markus Persson, aka Notch, the man behind current cult darling Minecraft, has revealed that he’s about to get a little more serious, setting up a studio and hiring some help to work on a new game. He’s gone into business with a “close friend”, and will be bringing on some more developers so the studio…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Yakuza Game Finally Gets A Name
Sega is releasing a new Yakuza crime game this month in Japan. This game already has a title — Yakuza: New Chapter Black Panther. The Japanese company has another new Yakuza game. This game doesn’t have a title. Rather, it did not, because it has one now. The game is called “Ryu Ga Gotoku: To…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kinect’s Object Scanning Isn’t For Now, It’s For Later
Despite being one of the cooler elements of Kinect’s original E3 2009 reveal, the ability to “scan” real world objects and use them in games won’t make the peripheral’s launch. But that doesn’t mean the tech is forgotten about. Speaking with Eurogamer, Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda has said that while we won’t be seeing any games…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Video Game Idol Scores Atari Condoms
Haruna Anno is not a simply an idol. Run-of-the-mill idols aren’t kick ass at Street Fighter and… Spelunker. Anno is a game idol. And she’s got Atari raincoats to prove it? While visiting a Japanese Q&A company, Haruna spotted some rare Atari items — Atari rubbers. She playfully recalls the “terrible” conversation that occurred when…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Try To Block DS Pirates Via Firmware Update
Earlier this week, Nintendo quietly released a firmware update for its DSi handhelds, the sole purpose of which seems to be to stop people from using flashcarts on their consoles. Flashcarts – small cartridges which allow users to play both homebrew and pirated games – are contentious devices in the industry, many applauding the expanded…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
How To Make A Silent Hill Nurse Mask
Toilet paper? Check. Dummy head? Check. White latex? Check. Zippo? Zippo? Yes, Zippo. Check. These are just some of the supplies needed to make this: Sado at Cosplay Weapons walks website Japanator through the process of creating a mask donned by the Nurse characters in horror series Silent Hill. Hit the link below to read…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Trailer Fit For a Japanese Soccer RPG Anime
This winter, an animated feature film version of Japanese soccer role-playing game Inazuma Eleven will be hitting theaters in The Land of the Rising Sun. The series has already spun off manga, television anime and, yes, a stage production, too. The game’s studio, Fukuoka-based Level-5, has previously turned its Professor Layton games into feature animated…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Yep, Japan Also Looks Silly Playing Kinect
Think it’s only Westeners that look goofy playing Microsoft’s Kinect? Nope, Japanese people look silly, too. Don’t believe me? Kinect launches on November 11 in The Land of the Rising Sun. Let the ministry of silly poses commence! 「Xbox 360 Media Briefing 2010」レポート Kinect編 [Game Watch]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Google Instant vs Video Games
Google launched a new search service today, which returns query results as you type them in. Let’s see how it handles some of the most popular video game series. The test is simple. Keep typing in the title to a video game or series until Google Instant turns up a result. See how many letters…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony: Price “Perhaps An Issue” With The PSPgo
Ah, the PSPgo. Right idea, wrong time, and definitely wrong price In an interview with MCV that covers all things PlayStation, Sony Computer Entertainment Kaz Hirai has touched on the challenges his company have faced in trying to sell the PSPgo, a handheld that requires online purchases and is exorbitantly priced. “It is the first…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Free-to-Play NFL Game Kicks Off With 3D Presentation
Quick Hit Football – now officially Quick Hit NFL Football – has re-launched with all the colors, logos and nicknames of the National Football League, as well as a long anticipated three-dimensional presentation in the browser-based PC game. The game is still free to play, with several options of paying to upgrade or advance a…
By Owen Good Published September 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 1943 Sneaks Out For PC [Update]
A little over a year after it hit Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, the perennially “coming soon” Battlefield 1943 has been released on the PC. The Windows version of last year’s online multiplayer hit reported for PC duty today, somewhat unceremoniously, popping into EA’s online store. After moving 1.5 million copies of the thing to…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Dork Tower
Your nightly open thread is here, so if you want to talk about The Dark Tower, Captain America or X-Men: First Class, this is the spot, kind Kotaku reader. If you’re out of the loop, you may want to catch up on some of today’s nerd news, including the TV and film adaptation effort of…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft, You Need A New Mascot In Japan
Despite the failure of the Xbox brand in Japan, Microsoft is on the right track with Sanrokumaru, the console’s mascot in the region. He can throw a baseball, he can fix giant robots, but while he’s amusing us, he’s obviously not doing a good enough job in Japan. Because his job is to sell consoles,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedPortal & Microsoft Flight Sim, Purely Touchscreen Controlled With Microsoft Surface
Can touchscreen controls ever replace—or even closely match—control input from a gamepad or keyboard and mouse? This demonstration of Valve’s Portal and Microsoft Flight Simulator played on Microsoft’s experimental Surface platform offers hope that it might. Building on Mark Micire‘s DREAM (Dynamically Resizing Ergonomic and Multi-touch) Controller, University of Massachusetts Lowell Robotics Lab student Eric…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Turn An Ivy League Building Into Donkey Kong’s First Level
Lerner Hall is Columbia University’s student center, opening in 1999. Its ramped interior, visible through the glass facade, also resembles the girder level of Donkey Kong. You see where this is headed. Some students want to reenact, in live action, Donkey Kong in this building. They reckon they need $1,000, to cover the costs of…
By Owen Good Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Sports Brings MMA To Your iPhone
The punching, kicking and sweaty grappling action of EA Sports’ take on mixed martial arts will also be available not just for the Xbox 360 and PC, but for on-the-go pocket-sized bouts. This is what EA Sports MMA looks like on an iPhone. The expected one-on-one brawls will be there. But it looks like some…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA Owner Looks To Facebook Games
Mark Cuban, the forward-thinking owner of HDNet and the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, is looking to Farmville-style games as a way to boost his team’s fanbase and increase his network’s productivity. Cuban, on his blog, put out a call for developers of social games who can build “consumer and corporate applications. I’m not looking for knockoffs…
By Owen Good Published September 8, 2010