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Dead Space Fiction Expands With Aftermath And Salvage
As with Dead Space before it, Dead Space 2 is getting the transmedia treatment from EA, with a brand new animated feature and a graphic novel taking fans deeper into the dark universe this winter. Dead Space is definitely a multimedia franchise. EA kicked off the first game with an animated feature called Dead Space:…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
$500 Worth of Flight Controllers For the Insane Flight Sim Addict
Mad Catz just rolled out a new line of pro flight controllers for the type of flight sim fanatics who want to be able to tinker with fuel mix and mindfully watch for warning lights while pretending to fly. The new line includes $200 di-cast alloy rudder pedals, a $150 throttle, pitch and mixture system…
By Brian Crecente Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
inFamous 2 Cut-Scenes Are Works Of Comic Book Art
Let’s get hyped up for inFamous 2, with a look at the gorgeous 2D comic book style cut-scenes that tell the story of Cole McGrath’s little trip to New Marais. The cut-scenes in inFamous 2 are the work of Sucker Punch’s crack art teams, led by senior artist Edward Pun, who says it’s all about…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
LittleBigPlanet 2 Takes November With Adorable Collectors Edition
You know what the original LittleBigPlanet was missing? A collector’s edition complete with downloadable costumes and a seven inch plush Sackboy. Sony corrects this oversight on November 16 with the LittleBigPlanet 2 Collector’s edition. There are several ways to purchase LittleBigPlanet 2 on November 16, the newly revealed release date for Media Molecule’s next LittleBigThing.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Remains Committed To Massive Shooter MAG
It has been six months since Sony launched their massively multiplayer online shooter MAG and as with many online games, time has started to dwindle their numbers. MAG fan and Kotaku reader JG Mills wrote to us to ask: “How long will Zipper & Sony support the MAG servers as their user numbers are dropping?”…
By Brian Crecente Published July 23, 2010 - Reviews
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Review: Do Good, Inc.
Be a hero. Be yourself. Do good in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, a game in which you play a fallen angel trying to help other people down on their luck. As the mute warrior that will bear whatever name you’ll give him or her, you’ll join a randomly generated squad of…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Killzone 3 Looks Great, Plays Different, Sort Of Adds Yoshi
I got my first hands-on with the PlayStation 3’s Killzone 3 this week. Fantastic graphics are a franchise given. I liked how this one plays and how it made me think of Mario’s dino. Killzone 3 plays faster than Killzone 2. It is still a first-person futuristic war shooter with a cover system, but development…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Green Lantern’s Light Shines In Rise Of The Manhunters
In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s video game tie-in to next year’s live-action Green Lantern movie. It took a major motion picture starring Ryan Reynolds in a silly costume for Green Lantern to finally get his own video game, and for…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Neil Patrick Harris One of The Many Voices Of Spider-Man in New Game
Neil Patrick Harris, the man behind Dr. Horrible and How I Met Your Mother’s Barney Stinson, will be the voice of one of the four different Spider-Men in Activision’s upcoming Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, according to the publisher. Harris will voice the Amazing Spider-Man, while voice actor Josh Keaton will be Ultimate Spider-Man, Christopher Daniel Barnes…
By Brian Crecente Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ants, Meet Vacuum Cleaner
To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Three for Three Haven’t read any of those yet. Reading through a Kurt Vonnegut book for the umpteenth time. Did I ever tell you I have Kurt Vonnegut’s autograph? I do. Oh yes. I made it through a week! I have survived! The child, Micro-Bash, is alive! Yay! One more…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedFirst Look At Akai Katana Bullet Hell
Cave, the studio behind countless shmup classics, is releasing a new maniac shooter for Japanese arcades. This is it. There hasn’t been much info about the game, but the game is a horizontal shooter. Interesting as the vast majority of Cave shooting games are vertical. Check out the video, filmed during the game’s location test…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Games To Play When You’re Not Playing Starcraft
If the extent of your real-time strategy gaming extends to playing Starcraft and pre-ordering Starcraft II, boy have you missed a lot in the last ten years. While Starcraft II looks pretty great, we know from the beta that the fundamentals of the game remain largely unchanged since the 1998 original. If you want more…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
The 8-Bit Cities Of The World
I recently did a spot of world travel, and while Google Maps was very helpful, it didn’t look (to me at least) enough like an 8-bit video game. Continuing a project that began with a map of New York City, the 8-Bit Cities Project has since expanded to include a number of other major locations,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo DS Love Simulator Getting Arcade Version
Busy this weekend? Those in Tokyo, you can check out the arcade version of Konami’s love simulator Love Plus. Or you can do something else. It’s really up to you. Not me. Details about the arcade version are scarce, but it looks like it will have a touch screen for players to touch. Love Plus…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
More LEGO Universe Trailers Than You Can Throw A 4×2 Brick At
Warner Bros. has today released not one, not two, but three new trailers for upcoming MMO LEGO Universe. The one above is a charming piece. And while half of it is blown on the world’s nicest LEGO fan, the other half is a nice guided tour of some of the games’ fundamentals. If it’s 100%…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedWould You Like To Sing With Robbie Williams?
Robbie Williams, whom Noel Gallagher once called “the fat dancer from Take That“, is returning to boy band Take That. He is also releasing a music game. We Sing: Robbie Williams features some of the popstar’s biggest solo hits. Like? Angels Let Me Entertain You She’s The One Old Before I Die While the full…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2010