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UncategorizedLoads Of Infamous 2 Gameplay Footage
Some of those at PAX over the weekend got to see a new gameplay clip of Infamous 2. Since that likely wasn’t you, here it is! I’m not the biggest fan of Infamous – in particular the “rubbery” feel of Cole – but I do appreciate promotional clips in 2010 comprised entirely of gameplay footage.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedYes, Kinect Is Getting A Brain Training Game
In 2005, Nintendo published Nintendo DS game “Brain Age” in Japan, a title that claimed it could train players’ brains. In 2010, Microsoft’s Kinect is getting its own brain game. Called “New Brain Training: Answer With Your Body”, the game has players do things liks swat balloons in order and play Pac-Man with their hands.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Xbox 360 Bundle Includes Kinect, 250GB Hard Drive
Microsoft has tonight officially revealed a new Xbox 360 hardware bundle, almost a month to the day it was inadvertently leaked via some packaging shots The bundle includes a 250GB Xbox 360 S console, the Kinect motion-control camera and a copy of Kinect Adventures. You get all that for $399 (or £300 if you’re in…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Katamari Damacy Designer Leaves Namco Bandai, Calls It “So-So”
It seems that Keita Takahashi, the man known for Katamari Damacy, has left Namco Bandai. Takahashi’s departure was confirmed by website Play.tm. In recent years, Takahashi has seemed increasingly disinterested in gaming. In an August interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine, the game designer said, “At E3 I saw people putting on speeches but I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising 2 Prequel Sells A Ton
There were some who scoffed at Dead Rising: Case Zero, amused at what they considered to be a paid demo. After hundreds of thousands of sales over the past week, though, who’s laughing now? Capcom’s Dead Rising 2 prequel, which in the US cost an approachable $5, was deemed by plenty to be worth the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Is Not Hideo Kojima’s Lunch
Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid, has a verified Twitter account. He uses it to post pictures of his lunch. Boring, dull stuff. But today, he spiced things up by posting a picture of a girl in her underwear. Kojima writes that it is raining, and he is having lunch in Tokyo Midtown. To…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedOld Republic Trailer Revels In The Company Of Old Friends
The majority of this clip for The Old Republic shows everything that is wrong with both Star Wars’ expanded universe and the drudgery of MMOs. Until, that is, the last ten seconds. Then it reminds us of everything that was once good about Star Wars video games.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
So How Laggy Is PlayStation Move?
There’s been criticism that Microsoft’s Kinect suffers from lag. But what about Sony’s rival PlayStation Move? How laggy is it? In a FAQ section on the PlayStation Blog, Sony come close to actually putting a number on the thing, stating “The PlayStation Move has similar sensing latency as the DUALSHOCK 3 controller – for many…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan Finally Getting Final Fantasy XIII On The Xbox 360
Back in 2008, Japanese game company Square Enix revealed that role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII was coming to the Xbox 360 — everywhere except Japan. That has changed. The game was originally thought to be a PS3 exclusive. Last winter, it was released as a PlayStation 3 exclusive. In August 2008, Microsoft Taiwan’s Grace Chou…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
PAX 2010 Breaks Attendance Record
Sounds like expanding the amount of showroom floorspace for the 2010 Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle has paid dividends, with a new attendance record set for the weekend’s festivities Last year, 60,750 turned up for a weekend of video games and more video games, but this year, Penny Arcade’s Robert Khoo has told Big Download…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: TerRover Drops Like It’s Hot
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update may sensually seduce you to drop some dollars on new Rock Band tracks or invest in something new, like the side-scrolling, puzzle-solving, physics-based game TerRover. There’s plenty of downloadable content for Dragon Age: Origins, Mafia II and Transformers: War for Cybertron if you feel like playing something fresh…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Calm Waters
After a long weekend, we like to get back into the swing of things with a little off topic conversation, now happening nightly (more or less) at Kotaku. What shall we discuss tonight? Here are few things that maid my weekend go more smoothly than others. One, El Pollo Loco, which served as my dinner…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 -
UncategorizedLook Ma, Super Street Fighter IV With One Hand
Aided by a standard-issue Street Fighter IV FightStick, this guy pulls off all of Ryu’s Trials in Super Street Fighter IV – using one hand. And he collects the achievement for it, to boot. YouTube user biffotasty filmed himself doing this over the course of 30 minutes. Trials “21 and 24 were the hardest, almost…
By Owen Good Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy Fighting Game Gets A Sequel Struck By Lightning
Square Enix has revealed the follow-up to its portable Final Fantasy fighting game, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, in the latest issue of Japanese magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. That game is the somewhat clumsily titled Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy, a PlayStation Portable release planned for release sometime in 2011, the magazine reveals. (The logo looks like Dissidia…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Just To Be Clear — NBA Jam’s Wii Version Has No Online Multiplayer
Not shocking news, but apparently it hadn’t been put on the record yet, and some folks were wondering if NBA Jam for the Wii would have online multiplayer support over the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Answer: No. EA Sports Vancouver confirmed it today, but I swear I’d heard it before. Maybe it’s because of the Wi-Fi…
By Owen Good Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Everything You Need To Know About Duke Nukem’s Return
Gaming’s most testosterone-fueled alpha male, Duke Nukem, is back and ready to kick space alien ass in Duke Nukem Forever, the game we never ever thought they’d finish. In the unlikely event that the return of Duke Nukem Forever somehow didn’t register on your news radar this weekend, then brace yourself. More than a decade…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Sports MMA Demo Arrives Sept. 28
EA Sports MMA’s free demo will arrive Sept. 28 for both Xbox 360 and PS3; you’ll get four fighters, four different skill levels and a tutorial. Further, as EA Sports has done with demos for NCAA Football 11 and Madden NFL 11, sending a note to someone in your friends list suggesting they try the…
By Owen Good Published September 7, 2010 -
UncategorizedLook At All That Cash That Gears Of War Fans Raised For Charity
You can count on Gears of War fans when it comes to buying virtual goods in the name of doing good. Want proof? Epic Games’ charity campaign tied to Gears of War 3 just raised over $150,000 for charity. Microsoft Game Studios and Epic revealed at PAX 2010 that the “Fate of Carmine” campaign, which…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
PSP Puts Japan Hardware Sales Back In Black
The PlayStation Portable absolutely killed it in Japan last week, sales-wise, gobbling up a huge portion of the hardware sales market and giving Sony the dominant portion of the pie. Who’s responsible? The one-two punch of MonHun Nikki: Poka Poka Ailu Mura and Ace Combat: Joint Assault helped propel the PSP to sweet sales last…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
2K Sports Serves Up Top Spin 4 In 2011
2K Sports will publish Top Spin 4, the latest edition of its tennis sim, in 2011, with versions for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. In a statement issued today, Greg Thomas, 2K Sports’ president of product development promised the game would deliver “an uncanny level of realism in the player and stadium models, authentic…
By Owen Good Published September 7, 2010