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Can You Spot Monster Hunter?
Capcom’s Monster Hunter is proving to be not just one of the most successful PSP titles, but one of the most influential. Monster Hunter has players carry giant weapons to hunt, wait for it, monsters. Namco Bandai has released PSP game God Eater, a game in which players carry giant weapons to hunt monsters. Square…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Did Your Parents Buy A Dell PC A Few Years Ago? Your Boss? Your School?
We know you wouldn’t buy an off-the-shelf Dell PC. You have gaming needs. But others aren’t as savvy as you. They bought off-the-shelf Dell PCs. And many of those people got shafted. Some documents related to a lawsuit against Dell have recently been unsealed, and reveal the company may have knowingly shipped faulty computers to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
An iPhone Is So Easy, A One-Year Child Can Unlock It
This is my son, Micro-Bash. He is one year and several months old. And he can unlock an iPhone. For the past couple of days whenever he finds Mrs. Bashcraft’s iPhone, he switches it on and slides the slider, unlocking the phone. Nobody told him how to do this, he just knows. Kinda like how…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2010 -
UncategorizedHow I Accidentally Bought The Soundtrack To Nintendo’s 2006
It’s a story that involves good intentions, booze and DJ Krush. Having had one too many drinks last weekend, I found myself at a friend’s place watching a DJ Krush DVD. Not the worst way to end a boozey evening, as I like DJ Krush! Anyway, that reminded me I’d been on the lookout for…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dress Up Like Love Plus Schoolgirls
Konami’s love simulator Love Plus is causing select Japanese men to go gaga for its in-game schoolgirls. Now, they can go gaga over these uniforms. This Konami-approved Love Plus schoolgirl summer uniform might do the trick! Priced at ¥12,600 for the skirt and ¥21,000 for the jacket and scarf, the uniform comes in sizes S/M/L/XL.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Means Beard War
Yesterday, I had the audacity to say that former Ubisoft man Patrice Désilets had the most beautiful beard in the video game industry. Other developers, however, disagree. I got a few emails overnight from bearded industry professionals, but my favourite was one from Matt MacLean, lead systems designer at Obsidian (Fallout: New Vegas, Dungeon Siege…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
The NBA Jam That Could Have Been
The upcoming NBA Jam reboot wasn’t always an NBA Jam game. It was originally called NBA Bounce, and looked very different. 1UP has a gallery of concept art for the title, showing the long creative road the game took from its days as an ad-filled Bounce to the classy NBA Jam remake it is today.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Will There Ever Be A Nintendo Theme Park?
Just imagine it: Like Disneyland, but with video games and Nintendo characters. During a recent meeting with investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata discussed the topic. “Countless times, the idea of a theme park has been debated and discussed, and there have been rumors in various forms,” Iwata said. “But at the present moment, there are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2010 -
UncategorizedWatch Some Guy Complete A Lap Of Top Gear’s Test Track
The highlight (for me, anyways) of upcoming racer Gran Turismo 5 will be racing a full lap of the Top Gear Test Track. Until it’s out, I’ll have to make do watching this guy complete a circuit instead. It looks as amazing as you’d expect, even via shaky cam, but there’s something nagging at me.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2010 - CultureTotal Recall
Ninja + Golf = Ninja Golf
Released in 1990 on the Atari 7800, Ninja Golf is a golf sim that has players fight to where their ball has landed. Ninjas can’t make golf exciting, but ninjas fighting mud-slinging gophers, sand cobras and very large frogs can. More here Ninja Golf [Instant Ramen]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
The New Pokemon Series’ Name Takes Some Liberties
The current Pocket Monster animated series is called “Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl”. That makes sense as that’s what the games based on it are called. The name of the new series? Later this year, Nintendo will release the next generation of Pokemon games, Pokemon: Black & White. A new generation of Pokemon means a new…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter Sneakers Keep It Classy
Some sneakers based on video games can be tasteful! Others, less so. These Street Fighter Dunks, rumoured to be part of an official collaboration between Capcom and Nike, are thankfully the former. Resisting the urge to plaster the shoes with character likenesses and tacky logos, the two pairs – based on Chun-Li and Ryu –…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Team BioShock Meets Team Oblivion, Shares Tea & Biscuits
Irrational Games, the studio behind BioShock and System Shock 2, has kicked off what looks to be a great series of podcasts in which they interview other top developers. To get things started, Ken Levine interviews Todd Howard. Who needs the media when developers can just interview each other? Not these guys, it seems, as…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Intel’s “Project Offset” Game Cancelled
For years, developers from computing giant Intel had been working on a game, called Project Offset. Note the use of past tense in that sentence. Intel has cancelled the game and scattered the development team to the winds, releasing the following statement to Big Download: Intel purchased Offset Software to improve our game development knowledge-base…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Doing XL Sales In Weekly Japanese Console War
Just like last week, the cheaper, re-colored Nintendo DSi XL is killing it in the sales department, enjoying a comfortable lead against the PlayStation and Xbox competition. The Nintendo DS family benefited from more than just a recent price cut. Strong sales of games like Love Plus+ and Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 3rd Story also…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: I, For One, Welcome Our New Spider-Man
In Kotaku Off Topic, action is our reward. That and stimulating conversation about everything from games to comic books to movies to hey I’m eating a burrito right now. Join us. First topic of discussion? That guy. That guy, Andrew Garfield, will replace Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, the spectacular Spider-man of the big screen.…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Yes, Yes, We Know What You’re Going to Say Next
Maurice Lamarche is Mr. Freeze in Arkham Asylum 2, but he played The Riddler with MTV News, outing a special guest in Star Wars: STFU 2. When his agent got him the gig, I hope he said IT’S A PART! Said Maurice to MTV: I’ll just say that I have been paid to say the…
By Owen Good Published July 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedPortal 2’s New ‘Gel’ Gives You That Wet Look
Valve’s sequel to first-person puzzler hit Portal has more than just portals, cubes and more portals. In addition to Aerial Faith Plates, Excursion Funnels, Pneumatic Diversity Tubes and Thermal Discouragement Beams, there’s… gel. Specifically, the Repulsion Gel, which is a fancier term for a gooey trampoline, and the Propulsion Gel, which will rocket Chell and…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
NHL 2K11‘s Winnebago is Equipped with Boom Room [Corrected]
This is a promotional vid for a Vancouver-to-New York tour of NHL 2K11, but it gives a good look at the motion control upgrades for this year’s game – including a nifty puck-juggling mechanic that is certain to be abused. Cover athlete Ryan Kesler – you might remember him from the Americans’ silver medal performance…
By Owen Good Published July 1, 2010