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UncategorizedFeel Good Hit Of The Summer
It’s raining here at the moment, so I’d like to start your day with some cheery music and sunshine, courtesy of Southend’s adorable puzzler Ilomilo Nothing’s changed since we last saw the game. It still looks chirpy, still looks gorgeous, and its space-bending puzzles look like a neat take on a formula laid down by…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Most Pirated Nintendo DS Games Are…
You know it. I know. People pirate Nintendo DS games. It’s so bad that Nintendo is spearheading a lawsuit to stop piracy. Yet piracy continues. According to Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association, the top title for illegal downloads is Pokémon Platinum with 2,071,006 transfers worth ¥9.5 billion (US$103 million). Following close behind is Pokémon Diamond…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
I’ll Take Achievement Trivia for $500, Thanks
Achievement Point Trivia is an iPhone app that’s as self-explanatory as it gets. For $0.99, you can download the application and test your knowledge of arcane, useless Xbox 360 trivia. Sure, everyone knows about Dead Rising’s “Zombie Genocider”, or Crackdown’s orb fetish, but APT should put you under the hammer in its three game modes…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Foxconn Ditches Suicide Compensation, Looks To Relocation
This year, Foxconn’s Shenzhen factory has been hit with a rash of suicides. The company has taken measures to prevent jumpers. Now, it looks set to take the greatest preventive measure of all. It is revoking the payout it had been offering to families of the deceased. This year, there have been 12 attempted suicides…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Your First Look At FIFA 11
EA Sports is a little late showing off this year’s FIFA football title. Must have been World Cup fever keeping them busy. This gallery shows…well, not much! Old kits are on display, and the static images don’t really give you much of an idea on any tweaks or improvements made to the gameplay. Those promised…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
E3 2010 Preview: These Are the Big RPGs, We Think
What role will role-playing games play at this year’s E3 expo? A big one, whether you’re a fan of the old-school turn-based brand or the massively multiplayer online way of doing things. Whether you prefer your role-playing experience to be traditionally medieval, brilliantly futuristic, gloomy and post apocalyptic or somewhere in-between, with shooter mechanics or…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dr. Sims Is A Pervert And A Butcher
I’m not sure who would grant a medical license to such an inattentive Sim, but then, there are millions of Sims tragics out there who would do anything for their series of choice. Even endanger the lives of small children. The ultimate blame for this tragedy, though, must surely be placed in the hands of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Soccer RPG Getting Animated Feature Film
Last winter, Level-5 puzzle franchise Professor Layton got its own animated feature film, Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva. This winter? The Fukuoka-based game company will be releasing a movie version in Japan based on its soccer role-playing game series Inazuma Eleven. The title already has its own animated program on television. That series back…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Might Be My Favourite Video Game Song Ever
There’s a lot to choose from, I know, but this – called simply “The Video Game Song” – is probably my all-time favourite…video game song. I actually picked up the album this is from, Sole’s Learning to Walk, in a second-hand store around 6-7 years ago. First time I listened to it, I blew straight…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
That Mortal Kombat Trailer? Jeri Ryan Explains
Actress Jeri Ryan of Star Trek: Voyage fame appears as Sonya Blade in a Mortal Kombat trailer dubbed “Mortal Kombat: Rebirth” that popped up online. Is it a game trailer? A movie trailer? Tell us, Jeri, tell us! “Okay, so… Mortal Kombat,” she tweets. “It’s not a game trailer. Actually was made for the director…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Half The PSN Down For Maintenance Today
From 8:30am Pacific Time until around 8:30pm Pacific Time today, June 9, several key components of Sony’s PlayStation Network will be unavailable for users. The PlayStation Store, for example, will be closed. You also won’t be able to manage your account, so if you felt like changing your avatar to that little yellow poo guy,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Into the Abyss For This Figure
Character Tear Grants from Namco’s PlayStation 2 role-playing game Tales of the Abyss is getting a new figurine. This is it. The suggested retail price is ¥8,190 (US$90), and the figure will be released this August. Tales of the Abyss was released on the PS2 in 2005 in Japan and the following year in the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Boss Has Seen The 3DS
I haven’t seen the Nintendo 3DS. Have you? No, you haven’t either. But EA boss John Riccitiello has. “It’s like one of these things here where with Nintendo where you’ve got to be very careful here because they’ve got a lot to say at E3, and I want to be careful to not accidentally transgress…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Easy To Make Pikachu Terrifying
As seen on はちま起稿
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
There May Be Other Developers In BioShock’s Future
The first BioShock game was developed by Irrational Games. The second? 2K Marin. Don’t be surprised if the next game in the series goes somewhere else. “We think BioShock is still one of the most important franchises in the industry,” Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick said in a conference call earlier today. “We do intend to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Gears Of War 3 Screenshots Show Mechs Are Good With Their Feet
Epic today released a set of new Gears of War 3 screenshots, and those who prefer actual in-game shots to pre-rendered fluff are being well catered for. Most of these are in-engine, and around half are even proper in-game screens, with ammo counters, rough textures and everything. Bravo, Microsoft, this is the kind of stuff…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Reader’s Choice
You want to talk about things that aren’t video game related? Get into this post, which is wide open, off topic and all yours to control. We won’t even pollute your clear minds with pre-determined subjects! This one is all you. Just make sure you share fascinating news, events, anecdotes and opinions in the comments.…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 8, 2010