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Oh, BTW, EA Sports Confirms NBA Live’s Name Change
EA Sports picked one hell of a day to confirm its NBA title’s name change. Not like anyone will remember today for Michael Jordan returning to video games, Ken Griffey Jr. retiring, or the worst umpiring mistake in baseball history. Anyway, it’s official: NBA Live is no more, it will be replaced by NBA Elite…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Two Fake Bands From ‘Lost’ Wound Up In Rock Band
Lost is over. But Lost devotees can still experience the drug-addled, pop rock thrills of its fictional band Drive Shaft and the show’s in-joke act Geronimo Jackson, thanks to Rock Band and the efforts of a dedicated Harmonix employee. G4 chronicles the efforts of Harmonix manager of communications John Drake to bring Drive Shaft’s “You…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Brits Get Their Free Dr. Who Adventures Early
The first episode of BBC’s Dr. Who adventure games is out and already being enjoyed by our British sci-fi-loving nerd brethren overseas. Apparently “it rocks,” or so says Kotaku tipster Dan2593. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games kicks off with “City Of The Daleks” today, a few days earlier than expected, a free download for PC…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K Was Trying to Get Jordan In-Game ‘For Years’
The greatest NBA basketball player ever hasn’t appeared in a video game since 2003. But over the years since, 2K Sports’ NBA 2K team built a contingency plan to bring back Michael Jordan, and will see it realized in October. “With our development team, the reality is Michael Jordan has been a part of the…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Look At The Captain America Coming To Theaters, Consoles Near You
We’re still more than a year away from the big screen adaptation of Captain America, but today we get our first look at how the first Avenger will look on celluloid and, eventually, in the Sega-published video game. Ain’t It Cool News gives us our first glimpse at Steve Rogers in full Cap gear, a…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pre-Game Pageantry Returns to NCAA 11
Seven new screens from EA Sports show pregame animations, similar to those last seen in last-gen versions of NCAA Football, returning to this year’s game. Team-specific presentations, like Ohio State and Florida charging onto the field here, will be a part of the game. I’m wondering, though, if you’re 5-6 midway through a 10-year contract…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Quincy
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: The Shortest Night Note Ever? Man, I forgot how wonderful Quincy was. It was a pretty fucking deep, pretty amazing show back in its day. I spent the day watching old shows and answering a surprising number of questions from readers about my hair What you missed: You Say Apocalypse,…
By Brian Crecente Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Move Gets Another Supporter
The number of games compatible with Sony’s new motion controller for the PlayStation 3 increases by one today, thanks to John Daly’s ProStroke Golf, the latest title to join the PlayStation Move line-up. While the number of games that will be playable on Move will surely expand at E3 2010, O-Games is showing its hand…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 - Reviews
Backbreaker Review: The Challenger Crashes
Twenty-five years ago saw the last game of the USFL – a league given no shot against the NFL’s monopoly, but beloved to this day for the rebellious challenge it posed. Today, similarly pitted against the Madden monolith, comes Backbreaker Video game or sport, no amount of nostalgia or John Facenda verbiage will by itself…
By Owen Good Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 3 Should Be All Giggles
BioWare’s sci-fi role-playing game trilogy Mass Effect looks like it will end on a lighter note than previous entries, a Return of the Jedi to Mass Effect 2’s Empire Strikes Back, instilled with more fun, lightness and humor. Or, as OXM calls it, “humour.” BioWare’s Casey Hudson tells the publication that Mass Effect 3 is…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s New Fire Emblem Hits Japan In July
That new Fire Emblem for the Nintendo DS—actually an old Fire Emblem remade—is coming to Japan next month, specifically July 15. That was fast! Hopefully Nintendo of America will have some news for us at E3.
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Speak-Up On Kotaku: Preorder Insecurity, Final Fantasy X-2, Aion Banning, And DSi Cases
Speak-up on Kotaku returns this week, with commentary on the greatness of Final Fantasy X-2, a question about DSi travel cases, Aion banning, and getting sick of preorder bonuses. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Cheese, Last Names And, Oh Yeah, Singularity
The latest episode of Kotaku Talk Radio is ready for you to download. Listen to an hour of conversation between me and the amiable Jeff Poffenbarger, senior producer of upcoming first-person shooter Singularity. Cheese was discussed. Other topics covered during my chat with Poffenbarger: -Where in the world does the last name of SIngularity hero…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Project Natal Prototype Looks Like It’s Ready For Retail
Last time we saw Microsoft’s Project Natal in the wild, the prototype version of its Xbox 360 camera-controller was a mix of cute and creepy. Now, it’s looking a hell of a lot more final. Engadget snapped a gallery’s worth of pics of the Natal accessory in use at All Things Digital, the Wall Street…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Science Figures Out Why Teenagers Are Stupid
While average blog readership is packed with the sort of hyper intelligent teenagers that have to be portrayed by 30-year-olds in TV dramas, many of the world’s teenagers are prone to doing stupid things for stupid reasons. New research explains why. Dr. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and colleagues from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Pocket God Comic Book Has A Story, Somehow
One of the biggest games/apps/whatever-it-is on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Pocket God, will be turned into a comic soon. Here’s page three, the second page to be shown to the public (after this one). But what’s the story? Dave Castelnuovo of Pocket God studio Bolt Creative explained, over e-mail, what the comic is about:…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kevin Butler, VP of Endangering Agent’s PS3 Exclusivity
PlayStation pitchman/executive mascot Kevin Butler tweets some ill-advised trash-talking at an unnamed old west video game that might appear on the platform he favors. The Eye of Sauron in New York may not be amused. [Twitter]
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2010