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Sega Does What Nintendon’t (Namely, Make Money)
While Nintendo managed to lose a cool $290 million USD this past quarter (for very good reasons), its one-time rival Sega actually managed to have a showing in the black. Or, rather, its parent company Sega Sammy Holdings did. Because without all those yen flowing in from the company’s pachinko business, Sega could have had…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Superstars of NBA Jam, In Action
NBA 2K11 hasn’t cornered the market on 1990s Showtime nostalgia. Yesterday we learned that household names like Detlef Schrempf and Clyde Drexler will return to the 2-on-2 Wii arcade title. Here’s a video showing them in action. [via MTV Multiplayer]
By Owen Good Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Infinity Ward Founders West & Zampella Will Speak At QuakeCon 2010
This year’s gathering of first-person shooter diehards at Quakecon will feature more than just id Software’s Quake, Doom and Rage. Bethesda’s showing up too, armed with Brink. More surprising is an appearance by the former heads of Infinity Ward. Jason West and Vince Zampella, who went on to form Respawn Entertainment after getting canned from…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Classic Pre-Snap Controls Will Be Patched Into Madden 11
Responding to vociferous reaction from its hardcore community, Madden NFL 11 will patch in original pre-snap adjustment controls that countermand the new “Strategy Pad,” design, but not before a month after the game releases. Ian Cummings, the series’ creative director, announced the decision earlier today after a blog post explaining the original design change. For…
By Owen Good Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Sega Revival You Probably Weren’t Expecting
If you thought Darius Burst’s transition from PSP game to old-school super widescreen arcade cabinet was an odd choice, Sega’s arcade return to old school might blow your mind. That is if you’ve ever heard of Pengo before. Of all the arcade properties to revisit, Pengo is perhaps the least expected. The arcade game, released…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
A History Of Adventure Games, Get Lamp, Ready To Get
Do you love computer adventure games? You know, Zork, Planetfall, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy or anything that falls under the “interactive fiction” description or bears the Infocom label. Then get Get Lamp, a long-in-the-making documentary. Jason Scott, who you may know from his BBS documentary, has been slaving away on this thing since…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
DayNote.sys (This is not a file, it’s anger.)
To: Ashcraft From: Totilo Re: TWO WEEKS, I HAVE MADE IT!! Today was the day I was wondering if the PC Gaming Alliance had lost, been zapped by whatever Death Star they are fighting. Today was the day I wondered if the Games for Windows team are a bunch of sadists. Today was the day…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Valve’s Plan To Get More Mac Games On Steam Just Sane Enough To Work
The creator of Half-Life, Team Fortress and Portal has a plan to increase the number of Mac games that are available through its digital distribution service, Steam. Valve plans on giving away* “some” of its Mac-specific game code to developers. *The only real catch here is that Valve will be helping out those game creators…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Madden NFL Doritos Impressions: Saltier. Cheesier. Orange-ier.
Madden NFL 11 strives to make your football video game experience “simpler, quicker, deeper.” Not sure what dedicated Dorito support can add to this – maybe “more stoned?” – but two flavors “inspired” by the game have hit store shelves. As the clear market leader with an exclusive license, Frito-Lay is dogged by knee-jerk consumer…
By Owen Good Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Project: MyWorld Is The Vision Crackdown And APB Were Built Upon
How did developer Realtime Worlds go from creating violent free-roaming shooters like APB and Crackdown to working on the massive social gaming undertaking Project: MyWorld? They don’t. It was the other way around. Realtime Worlds’ debut of the ambitious Project: MyWorld on Wednesday took a lot of people by surprise. Known for violent shooting games…
By Mike Fahey Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Resistance Maker Insomniac Games Bring Its New ‘PS3 Project’ To PAX
We haven’t had a year without an Insomniac Games-developed release since 2001, but this year is looking to be both Resistance and Ratchet & Clank-free. At least we have an Insomniac Games announcement to look forward to very soon. The developer says it will be announcing its next game “sometime between now and the Penny-Arcade…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
How To Add West And Wesker To Lost Planet 2
Previously unlockable only by having older game saves on your console’s hard drive, a generous Capcom has divulged the secret to unlocking Dead Rising’s Frank West and Resident Evil’s Albert Wesker to Lost Planet 2, game save-free. Perhaps Lost Planet 2 didn’t live up to sales expectations because it required game saves from Resident Evil…
By Mike Fahey Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan Sure Loves That Nintendo DS, Keeps Buying It
While the PSP may sit atop this week’s list of bestselling hardware in Japan, it’s still the Nintendo DS that Japanese gamers love more than anything else. Cheaper versions of the Nintendo DSi LL, DSi and DS Lite walk away with the biggest share of the pie this week, sales likely spurred by the latest…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
There’s A Battlefield 3 Beta Invite In Your Medal Of Honor Limited Edition
EA sweetens the deal for players picking up the limited edition of the modern-day Medal of Honor reboot on October 12, with a beta invite for DICE’s highly anticipated Battlefield 3 in every package. We’ve heard nary a peep regarding Battlefield 3 since EA COO John Pleasants mentioned it back in June of 2009. All…
By Mike Fahey Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Claims ModNation Racers Patch May Halve Load Times
In late May, ModNations Racers producer Dan Sochan told Kotaku a patch was in the works that would shorten the game’s lengthy load times. Today, IGN reports that such a patch will be out next week. First on the list of tweaks coming via the patch, the outlet reports, is: Slashed Load Times Yes, there…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
While much of this weekend will be occupied playing StarCraft II multiplayer—and likely spent very sad at the beatings I’ll be receiving—I’ll also spend some time slaying monsters cooperatively in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. I’ve already logged an hour or two with the Xbox Live Arcade version of Castlevania HD, but not enough to learn…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 30, 2010 -
UncategorizedDo You Think You Could Kill Lynch?
Don’t worry, I highly doubt the murderous psychopath Lynch was directing the question towards you in the latest ultra-violent trailer for the upcoming Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. At least I hope he isn’t, because that would mean he then refers to you as a “little shit,” and no one calls Kotaku readers little…
By Mike Fahey Published July 30, 2010 -
UncategorizedTo-Do In NYC: See Lil Poison Documentary
Short notice, but Lil Poison, a documentary about a kid who became the world’s youngest pro gamer plays at 6pm ET today in New York City at the New York International Latino Film Festival. Details on the movie and the screening, which is in the Chelsea neighborhood, are on the festival’s official site I haven’t…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 30, 2010