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ReviewsCastlevania: Harmony of Despair Review: Share In The Despair
The heroes of a handful of 2D Castlevania games come together to tackle old foes in a new way in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. Can the normally solitary, exploratory experience of recent “Metroidvania” games make the double-jump leap to multiplayer? Castlevania: Harmony of Despair borrows five vampire-slaying heroes—Alucard, Shanoa, Soma Cruz, Jonathan Morris, and Charlotte…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
We Might’ve Called It Montana NFL 11
In 1990, Electronic Arts reverse-engineered the Sega Genesis to begin development of a game for it, fully aware that if the project became known, they were in for a major lawsuit. The game was John Madden Football. Even when Sega learned of the gambit, EA still faced up the console maker and acknowledged its right…
By Owen Good Published August 5, 2010 -
UncategorizedNew Vanquish Trailer Likes To Play Gruff
Do you like your action heroes gravel-voiced from chain-smoking, battle-worn and gruff? Do you dream of shooting rebellious Russian robots in space? Platinum Games’ Vanquish, even without its robo-dog, might be your cup of tea. Shinji Mikami, creator of Resident Evil, God Hand and more, is trying his hand at a third-person shooter with Vanquish,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Tuning Update Arrives For NCAA Football 11
We seem to have gotten things out of order. The first gameplay tuning file for NCAA Football 11 went live this morning, so it was not dependent on a mid-August patch. The adjustments will be incorporated into existing dynasties. Tuning is a way to address game adjustments without going through a certification period or deal…
By Owen Good Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Deus Ex: Human Revolution Screens Black, Gold & A Little Old
The next Deus Ex game, now in development at Eidos Montreal, will be dark, glowing with gold light and, occasionally, feature a hint of seafoam green. We know this by looking at “new” screen shots of Deus Ex: Human Revolution These purportedly new shots of the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 game due next…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe 8-bit Version of DJ Hero Comes Complete With Chiptune Mashups
The man responsible for the 8-bit version of zombie shooter Left 4 Dead has turned his “de-make” skills to another recent franchise—Activision’s DJ Hero. Pixel Force: DJ Hero, as it’s known, is musically true to its 80s roots. The chiptune mash up you hear in the first trailer for Eric Ruth’s latest retro creation blends…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
NFL Player Returns From Games Addiction
Quinn Pitcock was an all-America defensive lineman at Ohio State, and a third-round draft pick by the Indianapolis Colts. But he quit the NFL in 2008, at age 24. The reason? Video games addiction. That remarkable admission is in today’s Tacoma News-Tribune, covering the Seattle Seahawks training camp, where Pitcock has returned to restart his…
By Owen Good Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Big Apple
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Is Pretty Good I’m off again for a little less than a week. This time Trish and I are flying to New York to do check out some homes in New York and Connecticut. I’ll be back next Thursday, just in time to prepare and pack for…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Next Borderlands Add-on May Have Just Been Seriously Spoiled
Gearbox Software’s loot-centric first-person shooter Borderlands recently got an update, one that added Steam achievements and new hardware support. That update also may have laid out, in extreme, spoiler-filled detail, the next downloadable expansion for Borderlands. According to contributors to Gearbox’s online forums, that new Borderlands patch featured a folder chock full of potential details…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 -
UncategorizedKaka Is FIFA 11’s Worldwide Cover Athlete
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite will be the global cover star for EA Sports’ FIFA 11. You might know him better as Kaka, the 28-year-old Brazilian star for Real Madrid. FIFA’s covers shift from region to region, accommodating the global nature of the sport, but Kaka will be the unifying player for all of them.…
By Owen Good Published August 5, 2010 -
Uncategorized‘I’m a game designer’
People always ask me what I do. I guess I look like the kind of guy who you’d be curious what I do. I’m pretty sure that this isn’t a desire I project on purpose. I “ended up” this way. If I were wearing an Abercrombie and Fitch T-shirt (after years of “Abercrombie” being the…
Tim Rogers Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bungie Is Done With Halo: Reach, Now Focused On ‘New Universe’
The next chapter in Bungie’s development history is well underway, according to its new publisher Activision. With Halo: Reach having “gone gold,” the team responsible for Halo (until now) is shifting its focus. Activision execs said during today’s investor call that “the majority of the Bungie team has moved into their new space and is…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
True Crime: Hong Kong Exported To 2011
Activision did its part to thin the typically obese late year release schedule today, delaying True Crime: Hong Kong to next year. Originally planned for release this fall, the PS3, PC and Xbox 360 game will hit in 2011. Why? According to Activision, the delay was granted “in order to give the development team more…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
One Week ‘Til QuakeCon
It’s a week until QuakeCon, one week until John Carmack’s keynote (which turned into a three-hour liveblog on an iPhone by me last year), one week until… Doom 4? I’ll be out in Texas next week to give Kotaku readers full coverage of the big event. Plus, I’m hosting a panel! This panel: ‘Building Immersive…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
When Mega Man Meets The Dark Ages
CGHUB’s CharacterFORGE challenged artists to redesign Mega Man heroes and villains in the vein of dark age fantasy characters, and the results so far are truly epic. See if you can tell which character is represented in these pics. Keep in mind many of these designs are not final. The competition runs until August 9,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sexy Sengoku Samurai, Cute Vocaloids Storm Japan’s Sales Charts
What does Japan like this week? Feudal Japanese fantasy battles in the form of Sengoku Basara 3 and rhythm games starring vocaloid Hatsune Miku. Yep, shirtless samurai warriors and sexy singing robots are just what Japan needed more of. The PlayStation 3 wins this week’s software war, thanks to Capcom’s Sengoku Basara 3, which moved…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Humans Triumph Over Machines In Protein Folding Game FoldIt
Two years ago students and instructors from the University of Washington applied human intuition to the problem of protein folding with the game FoldIt. Since then the game has proven that even under-educated players can out-fold the most powerful computers. Proteins are essential biological macromolecules that have an active role in just about every process…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2010 -
UncategorizedNelly, Public Enemy And Diddy To Co-Exist On Def Jam Rapstar’s Soundtrack
A bunch of new tracks confirmed for Def Jam Rapstar today guarantee that you’ll be able to spend part of your fall rapping along to Public Enemy at their best and Nas at his most obnoxious. Here are the new confirmed songs. Something for every rap fan? Stuff to love. Stuff to hate. You sort…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2010
