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Macho, Macho Man, Nier’s Gotta Be A Macho Man
Ever wonder why there are two versions of role-playing game Nier? In the West, “macho” means big and muscular. Beefcakes! Just look at the majority of Western games. In Japan, however, ideas of masculinity are different. Someone can still be manly and strong, but not necessarily shaped like a gorilla. When development on RPG Nier…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Giant Buildings That Look Like Video Game Consoles
Yup. Giant buildings that look like – well, are – video game consoles. Don’t they look great? Pity, then, they’re not real. As is usually the case when we see a big batch of incredible video game photography/art, you can thank French magazine Amusement for these pics, showing what a PS3, DS and NES would…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Blur Punches Mario Kart In The Balls
Blur, the latest racing game from the team behind the Xbox’s Project Gotham series, has copped a little flak for being like Mario Kart, only with real cars. Instead of deflecting that argument, this ad just runs with it. To great effect! Sure, it does nothing to make me any more interested in picking up…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Did Square Enix and Yahoo! Change Japanese History? Um…
Earlier this week, a teaser site appeared on Yahoo! Japan, claiming that the web portal and the game company would change Japanese history. The teaser site than asked Twitter users to guess what was to come. The guesses ranged from Dragon Quest online to a search engine game. Those guesses are wrong. Totally wrong. Inside,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Predator: Made from Spare Parts, Made of Awesome
It’s easy to become jaded in this job. To think, “Oh, I’ve seen that before, big deal“. Every once in a while, something comes along that makes me say, “Holy crap that is cool”. This is that something. Reader Guram from the Republic of Georgia spotted this statue at a…veterinary/pet convention. “It’s like a hybrid…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
120 Metal Gear Solid Discs, But With A Catch
Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation 1 is a two disc game. If you could have 120 discs, which would you want disc 1 or 2? You can only have one! Disc 2 it is! An eBay seller is not giving away 120 MGS disc 2 discs, but selling them. Yours for US$499.95. Why? Who…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Publisher Actually Thinks Games Are Too Expensive
I think games are too expensive. You think games are too expensive. Surprisingly, a major international publisher thinks the same, Namco Bandai calling for a “worldwide summit” to discuss this crisis “I feel all the big video game companies need to join together in a worldwide summit to discuss the future of our industry. I…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Play The Bits Between Mass Effect 2 And Mass Effect 3
To date, Mass Effect 2’s downloadable content has been a little underwhelming, giving players who have completed the game little to do but spin their wheels. That’s set to change in the coming months. Why? Because BioWare will soon be moving on from post-game DLC and shift to pre-game DLC, with future packs planned to…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Valve: PS3 Is Like A GameCube
I’ve seen the PlayStation 3 compared to a lot of things in my lifetime, from a grill to a brick and everything in between. But a GameCube? That’s new. In an interview with 5BY5, Valve boss Gabe Newell has spoken of his company’s decision to release online gaming platform Steam for the Mac, and why…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off-Topic: Doobie-Oh-Seven
My apartment has been smelling like a baked horse turd for the past three weeks. My downstairs neighbor finally explained it’s because he has a license to grow ganja in the basement. It might be legal (Oregon law provides for growing medical marijuana, and deprioritizes policing other aspects of pot possession and use). But it…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Guilt and Gaming the Morning After
The sun rises around 6 am and that’s when it starts to come full force. Something about the hazy pink morning light strikes the perfect chord of misery. The mouse in my hand is a palmful of guilt, guilt, guilt, and my fingers clatter on the keys like the legs of a spider. It’s Final…
By Lauren Orsini Published May 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Could Be The Best Call of Duty: Black Ops Trade Ever
You know who’s a huge and vocal fan of Call of Duty? Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco. In fact, if you can get him a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops early, he’ll give you season tickets. Ochocinco has already begun begging for a pre-release copy of the game, hitting up Black Ops…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Peek at the Pitch for the Original — and Very Different — BioShock
We knew BioShock‘s original story was quite a departure from the finished game – a “deprogrammer” infiltrates a bioengineered cult. Irrational Games still sold the title on that concept, and has now posted seven scans from the original 20-page pitch. The images are the first installment in what Irrational promises will be the posting of…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sega’s Big Sonic 4 News: It’s Delayed
Originally fixed for a summer release, today Sega pegged Sonic the Hedgehog 4 to “moar like latter half of 2010,” while touting the delay with a brave cheerfulness and saying it’ll allow for incorporating fan feedback into the game’s development. “For the first time ever, we’ve mixed internal suggestions alongside fan feedback to make some…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Snakes, Slimes & Super Mario Still Japan’s Favorite Things
As it has for the past two weeks, Square Enix’s latest Dragon Quest spin-off has slimed its way to the top of Japan’s video game charts. This week, it becomes the latest Nintendo DS game to sell a million units. Similarly, portable stealth action game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker spends its third week in…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Backbreaker Demo Hits Xbox Live Tomorrow
The demo for Backbreaker, the football alternative promising real-time physics in place of canned animations, will hit Xbox Live for gold subscribers tomorrow. PS3 owners will get the demo “soon.” By “soon,” Natural Motion hopes that will mean Tuesday. Xbox Live silver subscribers can expect access to the demo on May 28. The retail game…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010 - Reviews
Skate It Micro-Review: Skate…Or Die?!
Sometimes video games make the leap from consoles to the iPhone/iPod Touch brilliantly. Sometimes the landing isn’t as smooth, but still satisfying. And sometimes the end result is simply horrible. EA brings its Wii and DS title Skate It to the iPhone/iPod touch. Featuring robust customization and a bevy of levels, the game has players…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
What in the H-E-Broken Hockey Sticks is Going On Here?
EA Sports put up the first screenshot of NHL 11 on the game’s official Facebook page, intending to drop hints about what it’ll deliver. From the details of the frame, it looks like a new physics engine and broken sticks. “All-New Real-Time Physics Engine in NHL 11” is the caption to the grab – manifested…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Patches Red Dead Redemption Invisibility Glitch
Yesterday we posted about an invisibility glitch that was vexing players of Red Dead Redemption, particularly during online play. Today Rockstar has a patch ready to make horses, riders, and weapons appear as intended. Relief is in sight for the invisibility bug that made such a buzz yesterday among players of Rockstar’s newly-released Red Dead…
By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
I Don’t Remember How To Write The Day Note
What you missed today Wait, that’s not how it goes. There’s some sort of introduction. As if we were sending an inter-company memo or something. Bashcraft: To Fahey: From There! That looks about right. Then I launch into a story about my day. So there I was…wait. RE: Something About Pizza, If I remember correctly.…
By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2010