There once was a time, when PS3s looked like grills and still played PS2 games, that Sony was accused of being arrogant. Now, though, another company has assumed the mantle. That’s not me saying that. It’s Sony! “I don’t think we (Sony) are arrogant anymore”, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia boss Michael Ephraim told Screen Play…
In 2008, Anthony Le set out to do something very important: Build a suit from Iron Man. The 25-year-old fitness consultant has been a life-long Iron Man fan, and his first attempt was more of a costume. His second? His second is a US$4,000 dollar suit held together by high-impact urethane and, according to Popular…
You know you’ve been playing too much Tetris when you start seeing coloured, falling blocks when you’re away from the computer. This Flickr group, Tetris Tetris Everywhere, mixes instances where actual Tetris blocks have been placed in the real world with real world images that look like they’ve come straight out of Tetris. Shipping containers,…
From first grade until college, I studied Spanish…and since I moved to Japan, I have forgotten it all. Kaput, gone, bye-bye. But not Mario voice actor Charles Martinet. He totally remembers it. At a recent presentation, Martinet not only showed his Mario voice acting skills, but his mastery of the Spanish language. Since Mario speaks…
Google Earth has already been used for a few games, like cheap flight simulators. Know what it hasn’t been used for? A giant map to let you drive the A-Team’s black van across. There’s no score to beat, no time to race, no objectives you have to accomplish, all you have to do is…drive around.…
Another chic Pac-Man product for the heap. We’ve got leather wallets, a zippo and wine glasses This limited edition stainless steel Pac-Man watch is priced at ¥18,500 (US$201). Pre-orders start this summer with the watch being released this October. So wakka wakka. Yeah. What Pac-Man goods does the future hold? Pac-Man Watch [lalabit market]
Quick refresher: The Empire Strikes Back, like me, was released in 1980. Explains the haircuts. And the whole “Luke” thing. If it had been released in 1950, however, it would have looked a little different. Believe it or not, aside from the on-screen graphics this footage is all from real movies, including instalments from the…
At a Tokyo investors meeting, Square Enix president Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada stated that the company was “looking into” bringing PS3 exclusive Final Fantasy Versus XIII to the Xbox 360. As previously posted, publisher may consider a multi-platform release. But there’s some “looking into it” to be done, so don’t expect an announcement of that…
The Prince of all Cosmos gets busy reticulating splines. As seen on Coolvibe
Take a cowboy, a damsel in distress and one speeding train. What do you get? Red Dead Redemption is from Rockstar, the folks behind the Grand Theft Auto series — so don’t be too surprised. Though, we are certain this poor lady would get caught in the train’s cow catcher It’s there to clear obstacles…
Here’s something to fire your synapses on a Tuesday night: a comparison of the average review scores of Xbox 360 exclusives vs PlayStation 3 exclusives. The figures, of course, do nothing to somehow magically settle the argument over which console has the “better” exclusives. So don’t go into this expecting them to. What they do…
This year is the 30th anniversary of Gundam plastic models (aka “Gunpla”). So, Gundam is getting a cafe, a large plastic figure and a life-sized counterpart (again). You know what this calls for? Yes, a Japanese cell phone. Japanese cell phone carrier Softbank will be releasing a Sharp 12.1 mega-pix OLED “Gunpla” cell phone this…
The Creative Assembly, best known as the studio behind the Total War series of PC strategy games, will soon be putting down the history books and picking up what appears to be a pair of football boots and a…spreadsheet. A job advertisement over on Gamasutra reveals that the company’s studio in Brisbane, Australia (the team…
Earlier, a SEGA countdown clock appeared. Ungh, we know. Countdown clocks are annoying! We hate them. Thank goodness this week’s leaked Famitsu is here to steal its thunder. Ka-pow! Virtual-On Force is the upcoming Xbox 360 action game from SEGA. It will be released not as a downloadable title like Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram, but a…
The fight is finished. Humanity is saved, the Covenant dispatched to the far reaches of the universe. What’s left for Master Chief, now he’s hurtling alone through space? Why, pop music, of course. German pop music. Look, Germany, as a nation, you build a lot of great stuff! Cars, trains, weapons, watches, video games, elevators,…
Daigo Umehara, fighting game superstar, isn’t only tearing up tournaments. He’s also kicking ass on Xbox LIVE. Beware! Daigo is, of course, famous for this clip. Let’s have a look at the Super Street Fighter IV worldwide “Player Point” rankings. Hrm, number one is Japan. “gameinn”? Now, let’s have a look at the global “Battle…
Dusting off its corporate crystal ball (The UbiBall®), publisher Ubisoft has predicted that in just two years time, half of all games will be capable of straining your eyes by appearing in 3D. Or, as they’ll call it, ThreeDee™. The company made the claim earlier today during an investor’s conference call. “We will see more…
While originally scheduled to end tomorrow – May 19 – Bungie has decided to keep the Halo: Reach beta open a little longer. “Our official plans as of now are to turn off the Reach beta on Thursday, 5/20 at 10AM PDT”, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard told Joystiq. Since an exact time for the beta’s shutdown…
Say, what time is it? Oh, it’s time for Kotaku Off Topic, which usually hits right around now, at exactly beer o’clock. Pop open a drink and join us, while we talk about things video game related and not. I’ll be spending the rest of my evening on a Skype meeting for my other job,…
Activision and Treyarch are done teasing, releasing an extended, gameplay-filled look at their next inevitable blockbuster shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops, one minute and forty-three seconds worth of shoot ’em up spectacle. Now that Treyarch has moved well past World War II and onto Vietnam and war-torn locations far beyond, the developer gets a…
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