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There’s A New (Old) Syphon Filter Coming To The PS2
It’s rare that Sony makes announcements about new PlayStation 2 games, but not too surprising when that game is Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow, the latest PSP game to come to the company’s last-generation console. The portable Syphon Filter, originally released in 2007—garnering “Game of the Year” accolades from at least one outlet—will make the leap…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Nintendo Download: Zombies In Wonderland
Not only does this week’s Nintendo Download feature adorable anime zombie combat, it’s also got 1970’s kung-fu movie-themed mini-games. This could be the most perfect Nintendo Download ever! I don’t know any more about Zombie Panic in Wonderland than most of you folks do, but I know I want it. I’m sure it involves zombies,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
LEGO: Harry Potter Years 1 – 4 Hands on, Feet Up
On its surface, LEGO Harry Potter may look an awful lot like LEGO Batman, LEGO Indiana Jones and LEGO Star Wars, but dig down a little past those colorful those bricks and you’ll discover some major shifts in the way the game looks and behaves. Players will for the first time have a chance to…
By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Getting Started With The Halo: Reach Beta
The Halo: Reach beta is finally live, and we’ve assembled some handy information to help you get started in what could be the biggest console game beta ever. Halo 3: ODST Owners can now enter the Halo: Reach beta, but there’s no reason to go in blind. While you’re waiting for the download to complete…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sid Meier Will Take Your Calls On Kotaku Talk Radio This Week
All Sid Meier ever did for video games was create Civilization. Oh, we think that merits a podcast red carpet! The legendary designer will be our guest on Kotaku Talk Radio this week. Get ready to call in on Wednesday. Meier will be our guest for the hour, talking about Civilizations past, present and, if…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Crossover Creator Cut Luigi, Bionic Commando, More
Jay Pavlina recently released a sensation of a video game, a remix called Super Mario Bros. Crossover that allows gamers to play Super Mario Bros. as the heroes of Mega Man, Metroid and Castlevania. Other legends almost made it in. From a GameXplain interview with Pavlina about the making of the game GameXplain: Mario, Mega…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sword & Poker Gets a Sequel
Part five card draw poker, part role-playing game, we were huge fans of the original Sword & Poker when it hit last year. So, Sword & Poker 2 is on our list of games we’re planning to check out this weekend. I haven’t had a chance yet to check out the sequel, but develoeprs GAIA…
By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Might Sony Suggest An Extended Service Plan For Your PlayStation 3?
Why succumb to the high-pressure retail pitch for an extended service plan, when you can extended the warranty on your PlayStation 3 or PSP directly through Sony with the PlayStation Protection Plan? Sony gives consumers a weapon against the pressure put on customers at retailers like Best Buy to purchase extended care contracts by offering…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Prince Of Persia’s Pretty New Elemental Powers
Ice Blast? Trail of Flame? This trailer for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands shows of the shiny new elemental powers the Prince will have at his disposal in his latest adventure. For me, Price of Persia has always been about the acrobatic puzzle-solving, so these new powers don’t do much for me. I guess…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Best Kotaku Reader Created Mini-Game Ever
Game design doesn’t have to be a multi-million, multi-year ordeal. Just ask the people who made games for our WarioWare D.I.Y. Warioware contest. We gave you a week to design and submit your own mini games for a chance to win some pretty amazing prizes. The grand prize winner receives a Nintendo DSi XL system,…
By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
You Will Die, But You Might Also Win 10,000 Microsoft Points
In a game where the enemy grows more powerful with each level, you’re destined to die, but survive long enough in Dead Pixel Arcade’s Xbox Live Indie game You Will Die and you might posthumously score 10,000 Microsoft points. You Will Die is a twin stick shooter in which your enemies grow progressively stronger the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft On The iPad? How Can This Be?
Shiny Entertainment founder David Perry shows off a picture of World of Warcraft running on an iPad, made possible by the streaming technology of his newer company, Gaikai. Gaikai’s technology is more than simply streaming video games over the internet. Gaikai aims to host entire retail copies of popular games like World of Warcraft, streaming…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry Angry Birds
The $1 Angry Birds is priced just right for sampling, I think. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 2 4 2 Sonic the…
By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Seems Like A Fun Job
What does a video game designer do? At last, we have an answer. From this weekend’s London Guardian: …as a video game designer, [Formula 1 2010 designer Stephen] Hood does not create diagrams and pictures (that is for the artists), nor does he write the code that makes everything work (which is the programmers’ job).…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
The scenery is lovely this May here at Talk Amongst Yourselves. George Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte is our art. But the commenting about video games here still comes from you. Seurat wasn’t available. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Apple Sells 1 Million iPads
Just 28 days after introducing the iPad, Apple sold its one millionth iPad. “One million iPads in 28 days-that’s less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Demand continues to exceed supply and we’re working hard to get this magical product into the…
By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hey Look, Nissan Fairlady Z!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft When I was a kid, my best friend’s mother drove this car. It was, well, not yellow (it was brown), but here it is at the Tomica show we went to over the weekend. And here we are decades later, me living in another country and my spawn posing for a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Chinese Comic Artist: Judge Me By My Work, Not Looks
Xià Dá, a Chinese comic book artist, is 28 years-old. She recently appeared in a photo layout in a Chinese PSP magazine. The photos from that layout caused quite a stir online. “I’d rather people not make a fuss over my looks,” says artist. She notes that her fans have been following her work for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gundam Made From Plastic Model Throw-Aways
We’ve already seen a pricey, wooden Gundam model. Let’s see something cheaper, something plastic. This do-it-yourself RX78 Gundam is made completely of runners. Runners, as blog DannyChoo.com points out, are the leftover plastic bits that the model parts are connected to. フィギュアコミュニティサイト fg – フィギュア、模型、造形、プラモデル、立体物のSNS [fg-site via DannyChoo]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedYour Friendly Guide To The Halo: Reach Beta
Today’s episode of Celebrity Video Game Awkwardness stars Aisha Tyler, who does not, under any circumstances, want to hear you crying after she “smokes your ass”. The video below is something many of you will be seeing over the next few hours, as you take your first steps into the Halo: Reach beta, which opens…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2010