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Square Enix Wants More Games Like Heavy Rain
Thriller Heavy Rain has a fan in Yoichi Wada, the guy who runs Square Enix. That company churns out Final Fantasy games. In a recent interview with game magazine Famitsu, Imperial Hot says he’s recently played the thriller. His thoughts? “It would be good if they made more games like Heavy Rain,” said the exec…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
God Of War Murders Up An Art Exhibition
Renowned for its blood, glares and exposed breasts, the God of War series is also famous for having some rather exquisite artwork associated with its games. Fans of this art should keep Saturday night free. The Gnomon Gallery – which has hosted these kind of things before – will throw open its doors this Saturday…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Comic Book Movies Show Potential of Video Game Movies
David Hayter isn’t just the English language voice of Metal Gear’s Snake, he also wrote the first X-Men movie. So he probably has a good handle on why it’s so hard to make a good video game movie. “The history has been less than stellar in the same way that comic book adaptations were less…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hey, It’s A New Total War…Campaign
There’ll most likely be a new Total War game unveiled at E3, but in the meantime, Sega is happy to release a new expansion for the recent Napoleon: Total War. It centres around the Peninsula Campaign, which is the fancy title given to the tussles between the Allies (Britain, Spain & Portugal) and French on…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Persona Moved From PS3 to PSP?!
There have been rumblings that the next Persona role-playing game, Persona 5, will be a PS3 game. The Australian Classification Board seems to have confirmed that. Or did it? Earlier this week, the Classification Board’s website listed Shin Megami Tensei: Persona and “(PS3)”. The date of classification is May 24, 2010. But is this Persona…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedE3? Road Trip!
No, it’s not us. We fly. This is Infinite Lives: The Road to E3, a small-time documentary about four normal dudes who drive across American to attend E3, the industry’s biggest show of the year. It can get a little grating at times, but at others, it looks to be a surprisingly charming road trip…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
What A Difference A Year Makes
Last year’s “main visual” for the Tokyo Game Show gaming expo featured a hodgepodge of images and a very bland slogan: “Game, it’s so energetic”. This year’s? This image was created by Osaka-born graphic illustrator Ippei Gyoubu. He’s made his name creating work for everyone from Sony and Sega to Coca-Cola and Disney. Check out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010 - Reviews
The Art Of Uncharted 2 Review: Glossy, Glossy
There are video game art books, then there are video game art books. Most fall into the first category. Uncharted 2’s is a proud member of the latter See, most things that call themselves “art books” are nothing of the sort. They’re cheap collections of in-game renders and promo art, slapped together in a poor-quality…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is Prince of Persia Really A Racial Whitewash?
Prince of Persia director Mike Newell tells Reuters that he’s worried that the film is “a little homogeneous”. Critics are already saying the film is a whitewash — filled with white actors. But is it, and are they correct? Throughout its history, Hollywood has hired white actors for pretty much any race — you name…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Like Mortal Kombat, Only With Bikinis
It’s been three years since we last checked in on the development of Warriors of Elysia, a game that can best be described as Mortal Kombat, only with more boobs. Let’s see how it’s looking circa 2010. Click to view It’s looking…yeah, like Mortal Kombat. With babes in bikinis. Doing karate. Don’t know why they…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Closer Look At The Evangelion Race Queens’ Costumes
In Japan, the term “race queen” is used to describe the stiletto-heel-wearing females who are used for race car promotions. They’re like the booth babes of the racing world. And the Neon Evangelion racing team certainly has its own queens. Kotaku previously gave a good look at the Neon Genesis Evangelion race car. The Corolla…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
J Allard’s Parting Advice To Microsoft
J Allard may have left Microsoft, leaving us heartbroken in his wake, but he leaves with some solid advice for the lumbering giant of the electronics world. “Find a college student that claims we don’t get it and blogs tirelessly about our lack of agility”, he wrote in his farewell memo to the company. “Track…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedGuitar Hero 6 Is A Warrior Of Rock, Apparently
Unlike the previous title, Activision’s next Guitar Hero game won’t be numbered, so it won’t be called “Guitar Hero 6”. It’ll be called “Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock”. Yes, Warriors of Rock. Sounds dangerously close to the name of a Manowar song, doesn’t it? Let’s hope the similarities don’t end there, and Activision can actually…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Red Dead Redemption Spawns Short Film For Fox
Rockstar’s latest gets a little late night air time this weekend, courtesy of Fox. Red Dead Redemption’s 30-minute short, directed by John Hillcoat (The Road), using nothing but in-game assets. See how that works on May 29 at midnight. [Rockstar]
By Michael McWhertor Published May 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Aht
It’s Tuesday. That means Kotaku Off Topic, a place to talk about things video game related or not, a chance to proudly note that something’s not news and not get banned for it. Let’s make this one short and sweet. I’ve got a birthday celebration to sprint to and a trip to see [unspecified PlayStation…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
You’ll Never Want to Turn Off this Street Fighter HDTV
Now, I love Street Fighter, and I love big ass TVs, but when my friend calls and is all “LOL, turn on Judge Mathis!” I don’t want to wait eight seconds while the screen shows me a picture of Ryu. But that’s one of the core features of this Super Street Fighter IV-branded TV by…
By Owen Good Published May 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Brief History Of Xbox Quitters
Microsoft has a storied history of losing some of its biggest and most recognizable Xbox executives, the suits who manned the company’s E3 and CES keynotes. Today, two more names joined that growing list, Robbie Bach and J Allard. They’re not the only ones to move on from the Xbox division over the past eight…
By Lauren Orsini Published May 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
As Bad as a Gun Made of Paper Could Ever Be
Look closely, there’s not a scrap of metal in this papercraft construction of Fallout 3‘s laser pistol. Artist Leo Firebrand used paper (and papier-mâché, for the grip) to make something that looks 100 percent capable of incinerating mole rats. Leo also made Isaac’s plasma cutter from Dead Space – finding that the gun’s construction clearly…
By Owen Good Published May 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Critics Accuse Prince of Persia Movie Makers Of ‘Whitewashing’ Roles
Fans of perfectly sculpted pecs and Jake Gyllenhaal are no doubt ecstatic about the upcoming release of Disney’s new Prince of Persia movie, but the casting decision to put Chesty Jake in the starring role isn’t sitting well with everyone. Gyllenhaal as Dastan in the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which hits U.S.…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 25, 2010