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First Look At Super Street Fighter IV On An Arcade Cabinet
When Super Street Fighter IV was originally revealed, it was not slated for arcades. But Street Fighter and arcades are inseparable, people said. Those people were right. Earlier this March, Super Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono told Kotaku that the company had no plans for an arcade release because Capcom felt that there was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kinect’s Simple, Purple Box Art
Some Xbox marketing material we got hold of over the weekend shows what looks like the box art for the Xbox 360’s upcoming motion-sensing camera, Kinect. It’s no game, sure, but box art is both an art and for some a fetish (especially with novel stuff like this), so here it is (along with that…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2010 -
CultureTotal RecallA Quick Look Back At Sega 3D
While companies like Sony and Nintendo are pushing 3D, the technology is not new. In movies, 3D was used in attempts to attract theatergoers that had dwindled during the 1950s as the diffusion of televisions increased. For gaming, Nintendo tried (unsuccessfully) to release its own 3D headset, the Virtual Boy, in 1995. It was a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Celebrate American Independence With Some Video Games
Enjoying your day off, Americans? Why not enjoy it with video games where you fight for your nation’s independence. Or the continuation of British rule! It’s 2010, we’re cool either way. There are plenty of games out there involving a struggle for American independence against foreign oppressors or invaders, some of them historical, some of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2010 -
UncategorizedIndiana Jones Disneyland Attraction Recreated in Left 4 Dead 2
Disneyland attraction “Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye” has been recreated by a modder in zombie first-person-shooter Left 4 Dead 2. The name? You guessed it, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Zombies. It does feature zombies, but the walk through in the video does not. It’s part of a modded map pack…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
May the Fourth of July Be With You
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Rollin Rollin Rollin It’s July 4 – well, July 5 where you are. Still, I’ll keep this fast, as there are still burgers and dogs to grill (and eat) and fireworks to be seen. This weekend’s highlights: Kotaku: ‘Shop Contest: Bored on the Fourth of July Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Up…
By Owen Good Published July 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Week in Games: Crackback
The A-list drop for the week is Crackdown 2, the sequel to the 2007 hit, which returns you to a city overrun by mutants and criminals. Monday, July 5 101 Shark Pets (DSiWare) Hello Flowerz (DS, PS3) Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising (WiiWare) Tuesday, July 6 Crackdown 2 (360) – Send your…
By Owen Good Published July 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedKotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •11 Strong Gaming Girls We Never Saw Again [UGO] Andrew Freedman, formerly of Kotaku, makes 11 fine selections. I don’t believe we’ve seen the last…
By Owen Good Published July 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku: ‘Shop Contest: Bored on the Fourth of July
Yep, you can tell where this one’s headed. Yes, yes, the Founding Fathers – TJ, Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Col. Sanders – they were all awesome guys. Four score and … a bunch of years ago, on July 4th, 1776, they defeated the British at Gettysburg and established such concepts as “freedom,” “no taxation without…
By Owen Good Published July 4, 2010 - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published June 30. PvPonline published June 29. ActionTrip published June 28. EXTRALIFE published June 29. Ctrl+Alt+Del published June 25. Dueling Analogs published June 28. Nerf NOW published June 25. Rooster Teeth published July 1. Monday Night Crew published June 30. Virtual Shackles published July 2. Little Gamers published June 30. Dotgif published June…
By Owen Good Published July 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off-Topic: ∫elf-Evidence
Today being Independence Day, we’re requiring all who comment to make their S’es look like Fs, in the tyranny-free official off-topick threade of Kotockyu. In a draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson originally used the word “subjects,” then scrubbed out the word and replaced it with “citizens.” It’s a very significant choice of words.…
By Owen Good Published July 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Up the Wall Edition Winners
8thR Arrow_Six boopadoo cake.0 crzayzn_dude David Falkinburg discoron77 gorp jawadkho kneeofwisdom MisterSensation mr.good.kat Mr S nyleveia Rictor SammiiDoogles sensai.gamer SpringerFinger Zhejan Zinger314 Psykofaze
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Up the Wall Edition Winners
As I feared, last week’s calamity with the image server all but ruined one of the best ‘Shop Contest roundups we’ve had in this feature’s short history. I’m still pressing ahead, though. To recap: This is for the ‘Shop Contest of June 20. Participants were given a picture McWhertor E3 photographer Scott snapped of the…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Shooting (Among the) Stars in Halo: Reach
Teased in Microsoft’s E3 keynote, seen by yours truly and played by Totilo, here’s a solid minute of gameplay in Halo: Reach‘s space combat sequence that GameTrailers just threw up on its site. Wait, that didn’t come out right. Eh, what I meant to say is, GT, got its hands on something you’ll probably want…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
If There’s Only One Team on the Field, Is It Still a Winner?
Earlier this week, we learned that Madden NFL 11 had created a new player attribute, but then sold the naming rights to a deodorant maker. And a million knees jerked in unison. So this is what passes for innovation at EA Sports! Am I also getting a discount on the price? And, this old saw:…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Box Scores: Holy Crap, We Have a Box Score
Bristol Rovers aren’t a good side. They finished in the middle of League One this past season. But in HatchC2’s FIFA 10 universe, they’re in their third English Premier League season, and first Champions League finals appearance, facing Bayern Munich. More than that, the Pirates have dispatched AC Milan and Barcelona getting to this stage.…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Moneysaver: Freedom Isn’t Free
If you don’t throw in your buck o’five who will? Freedom costs $1.05. With free shipping from Newegg. Hardware • The Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII Special Edition Bundle is $249.99 after a $100 coupon from NewEgg. Normally $349.99. Use coupon code XBOX625B. [LogicBUY] • An Xbox 360 12-month Gold Subscription Card is $29.99 (normally…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Programming Note
In observation of the U.S. Independence Day weekend, Kotaku is on an abbreviated posting schedule today and tomorrow. Posts will be filed every two hours. All weekend standing features will still publish. To everyone in America, enjoy the Fourth of July; and to everyone not in America, you enjoy it too. Or else!
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Week in Review: Conflict Consoles
To be told you paid money for a games console whose unseen components ended or ruined lives a world away is more than uncomfortable. It’s angering. That much was clear in the discussion of two of Kotaku’s top stories this week, concerning what console makers are, can, and could reasonably do about the use of…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Might Be The Best Transformer Ever
I don’t mean the greatest Transformers character ever. That would be an exercise in folly. No, I mean the greatest Transformers toy ever. Autobot powerhouse Omega Supreme was already on the top shelf of Transformers figures, thanks to his scale and triple transforming threat (he could break into three separate things), but this new custom…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2010