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Halo: Reach’s Trailer Takes The Fight Into Outer Space
Halo: Reach is out soon (September), so the time for fancy pre-rendered cutscenes is over. This E3 trailer, then, is all gameplay (or at least all in-engine). And yes, there are space battles. Yes, for the first time in the series, you’ll be able to pilot a space craft and blow up stuff in orbit.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fable III E3 Trailer Asks You To Join The Revolution
The tagline reads “Fable III: It’s A Revolution”. Sounds a little pompous, sure, but then we wouldn’t expect anything less from a Peter Molyneux game. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Fable II, but this looks a little more elaborate, a little more ambitious. That and I’m a sucker for muskets and steamships. Click to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Goldeneye Coming Back, Exclusively For The Wii
This clip apparently showed up on IGN’s YouTube page earlier today before being swiftly pulled. It looks like it’s for a new Goldeneye game for the Wii. But hey, you can never be sure. It certainly feels real, right down to the “Daniel Craig as James Bond” part at the end, but hardcore fans are…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bulletstorm dated
Bulletstorm hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 on Feb. 22, 2011, EA says.
By Brian Crecente Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Crysis 2 Goes 3D On 3 Platforms
EA is hopping onto the 3D bandwagon with Crytek’s upcoming first-person shooter, Crysis 2. The sci-fi shoot ’em up will be playable in stereoscopic 3D on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC when the game ships later this year.
By Michael McWhertor Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Sonic Kinect Game Seems Familiar
The newest Sonic game will let you use your body to control a hover-boarding Sonic. It’s Xbox Kinect only, but may ring a bell. Clearly utilizing the design of the 2006 Sonic Riders game that appeared on GameCube, Xbox and PlayStation, Sonic Free Riders lets players play as their Avatar or as one of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
How To Get Into The Medal Of Honor Beta (Which Starts This Week)
Like any high profile release these days, EA’s Medal of Honor reboot is going to have a big demo multiplayer beta. Want to know how to get in on the action? If you’re a Battlefield Bad Company 2 VIP, and preorder Medal of Honor, you’ll be able to enter the beta on June 17. Which…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Is Going To Vietnam
EA is taking its recent hit shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on a tour of Vietnam, launching an expansion named—get this—Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam this winter, just announced at its E3 press conference.
By Michael McWhertor Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid: Rising’s Single Screenshot (UPDATE: And Four Of Ours)
Only one screenshot for Metal Gear Solid: Rising was released today. Bummer. Ah well, here it is! Update: We have four more shots of Rising for you, snapped by us at the Xbox 360 E3 press briefing.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dead Space 2 Screens (With More Dementia!)
Dead Space’s engineer protagonist Isaac Clarke returns! this time taking players to “The Sprawl”, which is an expansive mining colony. Isaac is outfitted with a new set of tools that he must use against the alien enemies. “Necromorphs” are the alien creatures from the first game; however, this time around expect to see a new…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Video Walkthrough Of The New Xbox 360
I unboxed a new Xbox 360 today. And then I shot a video showing all of the key changes and features. Enjoy this on-the-fly Kotaku video special and learn things about the brand new model of the Xbox 360. Touch-buttons! New harddrive! Smaller brick! Quieter? Click to view
By Stephen Totilo Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Old Republic’s E3 Trailer Takes The Fight To Alderaan
In this new cinematic trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, we’re supposed to feel sorry for Alderaan, as it’s enslaved by the Sith Empire. I don’t know. They’re only occupying it. It’s not like they blew it up I’m still not sure if this game can stand against the might of World of Warcraft,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Need For Speed Is In Hot Pursuit of A New Game
At today’s EA press conference, the latest entry in the Need for Speed series, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit was unveiled. The game is classic cops vs. robbers chases and features, what Kotaku’s own Michael Fahey calls, “slow-motion crashes like in Burnout”. The game features solo play or online play via an all new online…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The 15 Kinect Launch Titles Are…
Microsoft is promising 15 games at launch for its new motion controller Kinect, which hits first in North America on November 4. Those games include Sonic Free Riders, Dance Masters, another dance based title and at least four fitness games. Microsoft’s games include Kinectimals and Joy Ride, while third parties kick out their own mini-game…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Castlevania Game Confirmed, Will Be Part Of XBLA’s Summer Of Arcade
Microsoft’s now-traditional “Summer of Arcade” continues next month, with a jam-packed schedule seeing the release of five new Xbox Live Arcade titles, among them a brand new Castlevania game from Konami. That game is the previously-rumoured Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, which is not only a multiplayer side-scroller, but was also designed by series veteran –…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Believes Sony Will Charge for Playstation Network
Microsoft believes that Sony’s E3 press conference tomorrow will, among other things, introduce a pay plan for the traditionally free Playstation Network. Buried in a 12-page E3 press document filled with questions and answers prepared by Microsoft for the media is this questio and answer: Q: Sony announced their subscription for PSN today. What’s your…
By Brian Crecente Published June 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
GameStop Prices Kinect, New Xbox 360 Kinect Bundles
Microsoft says “We haven’t yet announced pricing details for Kinect,” but retailer GameStop is taking a stab at pricing the new Xbox 360 accessory, putting a $149 USD sticker on pre-orders. The new Xbox 360 bundles may be a better deal. While Kinect by itself may fall under “too much,” if you’re jumping in for…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Look at the Tunnels, Helicopter Combat and Blood of Call of Duty: Black Ops
We already saw a bit of gameplay from Treyarch’s upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops, but this E3 trailer shows us some interesting surprises. There’s the harrowing tunnel combat, the ability to gun down enemies from the back of a Hind helicopter and more blood then we’re used to seeing from a Treyarch title.
By Brian Crecente Published June 14, 2010