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  Is The New Silent Hill A First Person Shooter?

  With Konami revealing very little about its all-new Silent Hill game, we’re left to speculate about which direction the psychological horror franchise will go. Will Silent Hill, like XCOM, make the first person shooter switch? Such was the speculation when Czech developer Vatra was pegged as the latest developer on the Silent Hill franchise, taking…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010
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  Atari 2600 Emulator Built for iPhone; App to Follow?

  The folks behind an officially licensed Commodore 64 emulator on the iPhone are also working on an Atari 2600 emulators for the device, meaning more plink-plonk classics from the early 1980s could be on the way to you. That’s a tech demonstration of Space Invaders, Berzerk and Frogger for the 2600, played over virtual controls…

  By Owen Good Published April 20, 2010
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  Lord of the Rings Online Team Snatched Up By Warner Bros.

  Warner Bros. video game family grows again today, as does the its ownership of things that fall under The Lord of the Rings brand, with the acquisition of developer Turbine, maker of The Lord of the Rings Online. According to Warner’s announcement, that means “all games rights for the Lord of the Rings franchise will…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010
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  Great Boxie

  To: Bash From: Crecente Re: This Is Great Edgar Allan Poe is a conundrum. I don’t mean the writer (though he certainly had his share of problems). No I mean our Great Dane… or whatever he is. Ever since we adopted him people have been asking us exactly what he is. At 110 pounds he’s…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2010
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  Tecmo Bowl Throwback on Xbox Live Next Week; on PSN ‘Soon’

  Tecmo’s reboot of the console classic Tecmo Bowl arrives on Xbox Live on April 28 for 800 Microsoft Points, but there’s no word yet on when PlayStation owners get in on the fun. A news release from Tecmo said only “A release on PlayStation Network will soon follow.” Throwback will deliver an old-school 2D mode…

  By Owen Good Published April 20, 2010
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  Come Chat With Marvel Live Tomorrow on Kotaku Talk Radio

  Join us tomorrow live on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat with Marvel’s Chris Baker about the big Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 news that hit today and all things Marvel gaming. Baker, Marvel Studio’s manager of licensed games, will be joining us live for our call-in podcast to field your questions and chat a bit about…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2010
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  One Little Change To How Cars Will Fight

  In our line of work here at Kotaku we see games early, before they come out. Sometimes these games change, before you play them the first time. Who is to say that a change is for the better? The developers, probably, who are among the only people participating obsessively with — playing — the game…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 2010
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  Pokemans

  Princess Leia / Buneary Chewbacca / Ursaring R2-D2 / Snover Obi-Wan Kenobi / Alakazam Luke Skywalker / Chimchar Yoda / Bulbasaur C3-PO / Mr. Mime Boba Fett / Zangoose Darth Vader / Cubone Han Solo / Treecko

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2010
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  Is This Prince Of Persia Actress Sexy Enough For Her Role?

  She’s played a Bond girl and a nymph who beguiled the gods, but someone out there thinks British actress Gemma Arterton might not be sexy enough for her role as the renamed Farah in next month’s Prince of Persia movie. Now I suppose that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but as far…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2010
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  Project Natal & Its Instruction Manual(!) In The Wild

  Looks like the Xbox 360’s motion sensing add-on is already in the wild and, more importantly, in the hands of someone willing to grab spy shots of the thing and the Project Natal hardware set up guide. While we’re trained to ignore video game manuals, the Project Natal set up guide tells us a thing…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010
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  StarCraft II Beta Gets Map Editor This Week, Mac Version Next Week

  Blizzard is still hip-deep in the StarCraft II multiplayer beta, but fans of the sci-fi real-time strategy game should expect a pair of important updates over the next couple weeks, including the release of the game’s Galaxy Editor. StarCraft II lead Chris Sigaty says that the developer is planning to release the game’s map and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010
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  Pretty Up Your Soldier With Battlefield: Bad Company 2 DLC

  Tomorrow’s batch of downloadable content for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on the Xbox 360 lets players dress their soldiers with new outfits and weapons, because the most important thing on the battlefield is making sure you stand out. Available tomorrow on the Xbox Live Marketplace in Europe and the United Kingdom, the Kit Upgrade DLC…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2010
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  A First Look at Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s In-Game Graphics

  You may have seen these images before, but not armed with this knowledge. Turns out that those six pieces of character art that Capcom provided to sites for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 show how the characters will look in the game when rendered on Capcom’s in-house graphics engine MT Framework, the developer says. While Capcom…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2010
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  Report: Nintendo’s New 3D Portable Hits This October

  Nintendo’s venture into 3D gaming, courtesy of the recently revealed Nintendo 3DS, will hit as early as this October, according to a new report citing a “very senior publishing source.” CVG says it has on good authority from multiple “industry sources” that the Nintendo 3DS, which won’t require 3D glasses to display potentially dazzling three-dimensional…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 20, 2010
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  Left 4 Dead 2’s The Passing Introduces Weekly Game “Mutations”

  While confirming a Thursday release date for Left 4 Dead 2’s “The Passing” downloadable content, Valve also reveals “Mutations,” featuring more than 20 new game modes rotated on a weekly basis, from “Realism Versus” to “Chainsaw Massacre.” It’s official: Left 4 Dead 2’s The Passing will be out on Thursday, April 22 for the Xbox…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2010
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  Halo 3 Now Downloadable To Xbox 360, But With An Asterisk

  Back in 2008, the people who made Halo 3 had a warning for fans: Play the game from the disc; not from a harddrive. Today, Microsoft has a seeming contradictory sales pitch. [UPDATED: Microsoft comments] Today, Microsoft, the company that owns Halo revealed that Halo 3 is available for purchase and download onto the Xbox…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 2010
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  Cooking Mama In Trouble As Martha Stewart Enters The Video Game Business

  Is there room for two cooking, crafting and gardening experts at Majesco? The U.S. publisher of the Cooking Mama series has signed a deal to produce video games based on America’s favorite ex-convict, Martha Stewart. I smell a cat fight. One of the most powerful women in the world, Martha Stewart made her name delivering…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2010
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  Xbox 360 Avatars Get Super Street Fighter IV Costumes.

  More avatar costumes are in bound from Capcom in the form of Super Street Fighter IV packs for the digital people living on Xbox Live. The packs will let you dress up your Xbox 360 avatars with “cool” Super Street Fighter IV items. No price has yet been mentioned. Capcom says that 16 characters will…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2010
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  Underwater, Armed to the Teeth in Lost Planet 2

  Lost Planet was all about the snow and ice. Lost Planet 2 mixes things up a bit with some jungle combat. But it wasn’t until I checked out the Lost Planet 2 map pack Capcom is selling that the game hooked my interest. You get get the release day map pack for free if you…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 20, 2010
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  Five Brave Attempts At The Modern Warfare Calamity Song

  Kotaku readers braver than I am have dared to sing a song about the travails of Modern Warfare development studio Infinity Ward — and recorded themselves. Prepare to update your custom soundtracks, people. NOTE: These are not radio edits. Some curses included. Lyrics by Kotaku reader Blood Eden, set to The Fray’s How To Save…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 2010