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Ninja Gaiden Creators Reveal Devil’s Third, The Bloody New Shooter From Valhalla
Famed video game designer Tomonobu Itagaki and his select group of creative warriors at Valhalla Game Studios are making a new game, Devil’s Third, a hyper-violent shooter for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Valhalla Game Studios is allying with publisher THQ to bring its newest action game to consoles, an original effort that Itagaki…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Look At Devil’s Third, The Debut Shooter From Valhalla
The team responsible for the bloody action of Ninja Gaiden and the blistering head-to-head combat of the Dead or Alive fighting game series is taking its shot at shooters with Devil’s Third, coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game’s debut trailer gives players a look at Valhalla Game Studios’ stab at multiplayer…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s E3 2010 ‘Predictions’ & Fantasy Betting Pool
Next week, all eyes will be on E3, as the video game industry blows the doors off the Los Angeles Convention Center with megaton-caliber announcements amid a sea of 3D games and motion control madness. What else will happen? Well, we have our suspicions! Some of those suspicions are all but confirmed, some are rumor,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Duke Nukem Lawsuit Settled and Tossed
The breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against the longtime developer of the longtime-developed Duke Nukem Forever has been settled and ended. Both sides agreed to pay their own legal costs, and neither can sue on the same grounds again. Shacknews was first to report that Take-Two Interactive’s suit against 3D Realms/Apogee Ltd was dismissed with a very…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Comes Out On Top In Japan’s Weekly Console War
The neck-and-neck battle for weekly hardware dominance in Japan is tipped in Sony’s favor this week, with the PSP and PlayStation 3 continuing their reign at the top of the country’s sales charts. As it was in previous weeks, the PSP sits comfortably atop that list, with the PS3 and Wii again battling for second…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Creative Boss is Said to Walk Out on Assassin’s Creed
Game Informer is reporting that Patrice Désilets, the creative director for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed, may have left his job just as the publisher is speeding the sequelization of the very successful franchise. Ubisoft’s official statement to Game Informer was the standard no comment for rumor or speculation, and its public relations office added they were…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA Elite Vows It’ll Bring Everything Under Control
NBA Live renamed itself NBA Elite, brought in the producer of the widely acclaimed NHL series, and set about fixing two huge gameplay gripes – unfathomably random shooting, and losing control once you entered a two-player animation. This video explains how they hope to fix that beginning in NBA Elite 11. Shooting becomes skill-based on…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Joey Logano, U R MR NASCAR
Four races into a 21-race sponsorship with GameStop, NASCAR driver Joey Logano averages a fifth-place finish with games sponsorship on his hood. He looks to change that in Kentucky tomorrow with an intimidating Super Mario Galaxy 2 paint job. As part of our neverending mission to document Logano’s performance in the name of video games,…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is A New Patapon One Of Sony’s E3 Surprises?
Countdown clocks… we love ’em! The makers of Metal Gear Solid, Burnout and Banjo Kazooie all have countdowns ticking away on their respective sites. Sony has one too, less subtly teasing what appears to be a brand new Patapon game. This particular countdown clock teases an impending beta test and appears to feature some hidden…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here’s What Tecmo Koei Is Bringing To E3 2010
Dynasty Warriors and Ninja Gaiden publisher Tecmo Koei is bringing Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage, Quantum Theory, Warriors: Legends of Troy, and Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll to E3. Every game but the last is due fall 2010.
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
We Are Roger for E3
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I Am Going To Stick A Song In Your Head, Watch Me We, as you’re well aware, broke quite a story today, confirming through sources, early reports of what a blogger in China spilled about Nintendo’s 3DS. And then greatly expanding on the tidbits he or she leaked out so…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Much Will Rock Band 3’s ‘Pro’ Controllers Cost?
The next version of Rock Band is going “Pro,” adding a new keyboard controller, a 102-button, six-string guitar controller and a new cymbal add-on for the game’s drum controller. How much will Pros have to pay to play? Peripheral maker Mad Catz revealed the pricing of its new Rock Band 3 controllers today, the ones…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hideo Kojima Takes Manhattan, Attracts Fans In Boxes
Today at the UNIQLO store in New York Metal Gear fans lined up with their best cardboard boxes to meet the man himself, Hideo Kojima. Some waited over 20 hours through sporadic thunderstorms for a chance to see their idol.
By Aulistar Mark Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Our Favorite PAX East Game Will Be Exclusive To PS3
The best game I saw at the last gaming convention I attended will be announced as a PlayStation 3 exclusive at the next one. OK, I had two favorite games last time. Slam Bolt Scrappers was one of them. When I played the game at PAX East in Boston a few months ago, it was…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Package Dated For PS3, PC
Infinity Ward provides an ETA for Modern Warfare 2‘s second map pack. PlayStation 3 owners get the “Resurgence Pack” on July 6 in the US, the next day in Europe. PC gamers worldwide get it July 6. Hoorah!
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Paul Oakenfold Performing at Atari E3 Party?
We hear that British producer and trance DJ Paul Oakenfold may be performing at Atari’s rooftop E3 party. The Ibiza Live Test Drive Unlimited party kicks off Tuesday night and Atari has officially said there will be an unannounced musical performance. Oakenfold would be just right.
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
I’ll be pulling off wheelies and spectacular jumps in the similarly spectacular stunt ’em up Joe Danger on my PlayStation 3 this weekend. I need some lighthearted motorcycle stuntin’ right about now. It’s not so much a weekend as it is a Saturday here at Kotaku Towers. Sunday means E3 officially starts for us, with…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo 3DS Will Have An Analog Stick
Our report earlier today about the features of the 3DS, including the surprise details of a 3D camera, happily didn’t include all of the surprises. The new Nintendo handheld will indeed have an analog stick. Details in the original post
Team Kotaku Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Dante Versus Deadpool In Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
This new trailer for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds is a lot like the first one, with two major differences – Dante and Deadpool. These two new characters, revealed via Game Informer last month, are possibly the two closest-matched characters in the series. You want swords, guns, and a wicked sense of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2010 -
UncategorizedAngry Tea Party Guy Makes Video Game More Scary
If you were waiting for the day angry Tea Party protesters could be used to hype action-packed video games, wait no more. That day has arrived. The Tea Party is a conservative political movement of great and growing popularity in the United States, a movement that loves Sarah Palin but might have more mixed feelings…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2010