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Rumor: Sony Blocks PS3 Jailbreak Devices Via Firmware Update
Well, that didn’t take long. Sony has just pushed out a firmware update for the PlayStation 3, with users reporting that it “breaks” devices like the PSJailbreak Able to circumvent the PlayStation 3’s copy protection and allow users to run games installed to a hard drive, a flood of these jailbreak contraptions have hit markets…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fable Creator, Rare Wanted Kinect To Have A Controller
Microsoft’s Kinect doesn’t need a controller. That’s the whole point of the thing! Still, a controller-free gaming experience is a hard idea to get your head around, which perhaps explains why Peter Molyneux and Rare asked Microsoft to include one. “We were absolutely adamant that we needed a button, something with haptic feedback, that would…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Next Console Will Leave You With Your Mouth Open
Is your mouth open? If it’s closed, watch out, because Nintendo’s next console will make you all slack jawed. But relax, we’re a few years off. Go ahead, shut your yapper. Whether it’s been portables, controllers or even 3D, Nintendo has been a trailblazer. And according to Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto, that doesn’t look like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedSeems Google’s Designers Played A Lot Of Gauntlet
Google’s Android platform has a cute little robot logo, but what’s this? The inspiration behind it is not, as I first thought, Metal Mickey, but is actually a Gauntlet game? Oh, this is too good. Take a look at the video below, for Gauntlet: The Third Encounter. It’s not just the appearance that’s similar, it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Have Your Revenge On Nintendo’s Virtual Boy
For all its cult appeal, people sometimes forget why the Virtual Boy failed: because it sucked, and worse, because it caused us physical pain. It’s time to get one back on the cruel little hndheld, by ripping its guts out. iFixit got their hands on one of the old things, and rather than cherish it…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedMonaco, A Four-Player Video Game Heist, In Action
We recently reported that Independent Games Festival grand-prize-winning heist game Monaco was given a graphical makeover. Now you can see it in action, with game developer Andy Schatz providing play-by-play. I shot this video at the Penny Arcade Expo while Andy narrated. Four people played the game, using Xbox 360 controllers, while sitting on a…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Uncharted Voice Actor’s Mysterious Project Is Uncharted DLC
We’ve heard back from Sony about today’s report that a key Uncharted voice-actor is doing new Uncharted recordings. Emily Rose, voice of Elena Fisher, is in L.A. recording voice-work with Uncharted 2 development studio Naughty Dog for some downloadable content.
By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Con Cosplayers Will Cosplay Anything
No entertainment property was beyond the reach Dragon Con’s cosplayers in Atlanta this weekend, resulting in our 50-photo gallery featuring everything from Final Fantasy to Flo, the Progressive Insurance spokeswoman. We could have taken cosplay photos for four days straight and still not captured all of the wonderful outfits visitors to this year’s Dragon Con…
By Mike Fahey Published September 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedFirst Ni no Kuni Commercials Look Like This
This winter, role-playing game Ni no Kuni will be released on the Nintendo DS. Know what that means? Marketing blitz! Here are the first ads for the Nintendo DS version, which will be released on December 9 in Japan. The first ad mentions the collaboration between Level-5, the studio behind the Professor Layton games, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 - Reviews
NHL 2K11 Review: The Second Shift Takes The Ice
2K Sports made one of the more intriguing – and gutsy – calls in sports publishing when it shelved NHL 2K on the PS3 and Xbox 360 for a year, going Wii-only for NHL 2K11. The business story makes sense: At the time, 2K was unchallenged in Wii hockey (EA Sports has since announced a…
By Owen Good Published September 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
K Monthly – August 2010
Welcome to the August 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more, from Kotaku. With summer winding down, we looked to the games of the future at the annual Gamescom convention, playing some of 2011’s biggest games, including Brink, Dragon…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Tantalizing Session With The Witness, The Next Game From The Creator Of Braid
Unattended, unlabeled, unmarked… the new game from the small team led by Braid creator Jonathon Blow was stealthily present at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend. The adventurous — and those who recognized Blow standing off in the shadows — got a delightful surprise. All I knew of The Witness before spotting it in the…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Let’s Look At Damaged Gran Turismo 5 Cars
Gran Turismo 5 features car damage — a first for the series. Does developer Polyphony Digital do, dare I say, a bang-up job? The picture quality isn’t great (photos taken off a television screen from a reader’s local Best Buy), but they do provide a look at how the game handles car damage. At August’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Duke Nukem, Do You Believe?
Hello! It’s Friday, time for — WAIT A SECOND. It’s Monday. Well, let’s do a catch-up version of Tell Us Dammit. Let’s. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hmmm… Uncharted Voice Actor Doing Some New Uncharted Work This Week [UPDATE]
Why is Emily Rose, voice actor for Uncharted and Uncharted 2’s Elena Fisher in Los Angeles today? She Tweets that she is “filming my first Night show today 4 #HAVEN then work on #UNCHARTED!” She’s not saying what Uncharted work she’s doing. Voice-acting for an Uncharted 3? Could be. Then again, she could be voice-acting…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Game Characters Does Japan Want To Befriend?
Better yet, what game characters do the readers of Japan’s Dengeki want to become chums with. Let’s have a look: 10. Zidane (Final Fantasy IX) 9. Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) 8. Sora (Kingdom Hearts) 7. Amaterasu (Okami) 6. Kyousuke Natsume (Little Busters!) 5. Felynes (Monster Hunter) 4. Yuri Lowell (Tales of Vesperia) 3. Youhei Sunohara…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedKung Fu Live Is The Best Kinect Game On PlayStation 3
When you play Kung Fu Live, a game not for the Xbox 360, your body is the controller. This is a game for PlayStation 3, not for Microsoft’s controller-free Xbox Kinect. Yet the effect is impressive, similar and enjoyably ridiculous. Kung Fu Live uses the PlayStation 3’s camera, the PlayStation Eye, to turn a gamer’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010