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What Do You Want To Know About Halo: Reach?
Our very own Stephen Totilo just spent half a day with the retail version of Halo: Reach in New York City. I spent some time with Bungie last week at GamesCom. We have answers, do you have questions? We’re also going to be talking about the oodles of games we saw and played at last…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age: Origins Ends With A Witch Hunt
BioWare ties off a major plot thread in preparation for the coming of Dragon Age 2 with Witch Hunt, the climactic ending to the Origins storyline where players will finally uncover the secrets held by Morrigan, the incredibly under-dressed witch. “Never follow me.” With these words, Morrigan vanished into the shadows. Her plans and her…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2010 -
UncategorizedSonic’s Mushroom Hill Zone Looks Lovely In 2.5D
Sonic fan Robert Medina uses his experience in creating 3D video and imagery to reinvision Sonic & Knuckles’ Mushroom Hill Zone as the 2.5D game we always wished Sega had released. The only thing bad about this 2.5D rendition of Sonic & Knuckles’ Mushroom Hill? It’s only a video, and not a playable game. Uploaded…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Features Massive Ships, Minor Upgrades
When LEGO returns to the Star Wars universe it will bring with it a new form of picture-in-picture play and chunkier, more detailed graphics. Last week I sat down with Matt Shell, senior marketing manager for LucasArts, to talk about and then play a bit of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. Due out…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dungeon Defender Is Tower Defense Of The Ancients
Combine the strategic planning and placement of tower defense with the leveling, skills, and fast-paced combat of defense of the ancients, and you’ve got Dungeon Defenders, coming this fall to Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC. Developed by Trendy Entertainment using Epic’s Unreal Engine 3, Dungeon Defenders might have a generic name, but…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Atlus Gets Into The Naruto Business
The publisher known for bringing quirky Japanese titles stateside is getting into the Naruto business this fall, with two new Naruto Shippuden games coming to the Nintendo Wii and DS this November courtesy of Atlus. The company that brings us regular installments of the Shin Megami Tensei series has signed an agreement with Tomy to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Halo Reach’s Spartan Voice Isn’t Too Chatty
Several readers of our Halo Reach preview yesterday were wondering about the voice of the lead character in Halo Reach. Some clarification: You can choose whether your Spartan will be male or female, which will determine not just their body type but their voice. You don’t hear much from your Spartan in the game, though.…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2010 -
UncategorizedDisney Epic Mickey’s Delightful Platforming
I really wish Disney Epic Mickey was just a platformer. I love the concept of the third-person action game, of using paint and thinner to warp and build the animated environment around you. And when I played the game earlier this year it was a ton of fun. But every time I catch a glimpse…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Fantastic, Familiar Airstream Tour Bus
Nintendo of America is prepping to make their annual odyssey across the United States next month, showing off samples of what’s coming for the holidays to select press. This year, instead of traveling covertly, in a bland recreation vehicle or utility van, Nintendo decided to travel in style, converting this Airstream trailer into their traveling…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
There Are Too Many Shows Too Close Together
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Travel Worn Yeah, I bet you’re knackered out! There are really are too many shows jumbled up together this time of year. I wish Gamescom was in late August and then the Tokyo Game Show was in October. Having Gamescom this month and Tokyo Game Show in September seems like…bad…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid Developer “Really Ready” To Go Multi-Platform
Kojima Productions, the developer behind Metal Gear Solid games, has made a bunch of, well, Metal Gear Solid. The vast majority of them are on one platform — typically, the PSP or the PS3. The developer is ready to move to more consoles. Upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Rising, however, is headed to the Xbox 360,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010 -
UncategorizedGiant Of Japanese Animation Has Died
Satoshi Kon, one of the truly brilliant Japanese filmmakers, passed away yesterday due to pancreatic cancer. He was 46 years old. While still in college, he made his debut as a manga artist. Upon graduation, he worked as an assistant for Akira author Katsuhiro Otomo. He went on to create and direct some of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010 -
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Fallout: A Post-Nuclear PC Casemod
Fallout casemods for the Xbox 360 are great, but you can do so much more with a PC. Reader Ryan passed this along when he saw the Xbox 360 mod we posted the other day, saying he thought we’d be interested in it. Well yes, Ryan, we are interested in it.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
There’s A Little Monty Python In Team Fortress 2
To celebrate the launch of Worms Reloaded, Valve will be handing out the game’s (well, Monty Python’s) trademark Holy Hand Grenades to anyone buying the game on Steam. Sadly, they’re just for show.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
From Game Boy To Virtual Boy, An Exhibit Of Gunpei Yokoi’s Legacy
Gunpei Yokoi, who sadly killed in an auto accident in 1997, was a gaming wizard. A new exhibit in Tokyo’s Harajuku pays its respects to Yokoi’s legacy. During the 1960s and 1970s, Yokoi created a wide array of toys for Nintendo. Later he would create Nintendo handheld devices like the Game & Watch and the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gundam Or Burning Alive? Hrm…
Last August, a 29-year-old factory worker was arrested for setting his house on fire. The cause? An altercation with his mother over Gundam figurines. Yoshifumi Takabe was accused of dousing his room in kerosene and lighting it ablaze with a lighter after his mother disposed of his “precious” Gundam plastic model figurines. Takabe intended to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
The SNES & Genesis Never Looked Better
Or, for that matter, did the NES, until Ozcan got his hands on them. He’s customised the three consoles to amazing effect, the graffiti stylings giving the machines a fresh look without ruining the design of the actual casing. I’m glad to see that it’s not actually a Genesis, either, and that ol’ Doc Robotnik…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5 Designer Responds To Italian Controversy
Officials from the Italian city of Siena are ticked that the city’s Piazza del Campo is a track in Gran Turismo 5. There have been legal threats with Siena saying it’ll seize the game. What does that mean for the game’s November release? The issue, as Kotaku previously posted, is not just the buildings. It…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
