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A Number That Is Too Large
An estimated 350,000 people played last year’s Madden NFL 10 once online and never played it online again, series creative director Ian Cummings recently told Kotaku. He and publisher EA are mum on online multiplayer details for this summer’s Madden NFL 11, but that’s a number the creators of one of gaming’s biggest franchises clearly…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ladies And Gentlemen, Restart Your Steam Engines
As promised, the new Steam client is now live, giving PC gamers the sort of shiny new and revamped features they’ve been craving for years. Just look at that library screen! It’s by far my favorite feature of the new Steam, though when you’ve got a gazillion games to navigate through I suppose it’s a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising 2’s Dark Comedy and Interactive Vomit
In presenting the latest look at Dead Rising 2 earlier this month, Capcom’s Keiji Inafune made it a point to talk about the game’s dark humor. It is the blending of comedy and death, of gore and laughs that separates Dead Rising 2 from all of the zombie apocalypse titles that came before it, he…
By Brian Crecente Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Preview: Tougher, Easier
With their next Mario game, it once again appears that Nintendo is trying to have it both ways. I’m not complaining. Super Mario Galaxy 2 appears to be harder than its predecessor, while offering several ways to make the game quite easy. Plus some fat has been trimmed to make room for an apparent abundance…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Nintendo Download: It’s A Good Week To Own A DSi
This week’s Nintendo Download is packed to the brim with DSiWare goodness, with six titles ranging from Ferrari racing to an augmented reality shooter that gives players something to do with the DSi’s built-in camera. I might actually spend some points on DSiWare this week, which hasn’t happened since I bought my DSi in the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedDon The Iron Man 2 Armor In PlayStation Home
Iron Man 2 is coming to theaters next week, but he’s making a pit stop in Europe’s PlayStation Home this Thursday, with the service’s first movie-themed mini-game and your chance to win your own set of virtual Iron Man armor. Pilot Tony Stark through the streets of the big city, dodging mines and picking up…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedToy Story 3 Looks Far Too Entertaining To Be A Movie Tie-In
Who says a movie tie-in can’t be innovative and exciting? Toy Story 3’s build-your-own-adventure Toy Box mode could wind up the most entertaining thing to come of a movie video game since we started putting moving pictures to pixels. When Disney Interactive first revealed the Toy Box mode developer Avalanche Software was creating for the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
More Multiplayer Maps Coming To BioShock 2 This Week
The second dose of BioShock 2 multiplayer downloadable content is coming this Thursday with the Rapture Metro Map Pack, featuring six new maps, two masks, three achievements, and a new game mode for fans of blunt objects. A recent Microsoft update on upcoming downloadable content lists the Rapture Metro Map Pack for release on April…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
iTunes Chart Toppers: One Pricey iPhone Game
Wow, a $13 iPhone game tops the charts? Maybe that was supposed to be the iPad price for the game. 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 Chaos…
By Brian Crecente Published April 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedHow To Create Your Personal Hell In Dante’s Inferno
Dante’s Inferno’s Trials of St. Lucia downloadable content is due out this Thursday, giving players the opportunity to create and share their own hellish combat levels. Here’s how that works. Trails of St. Lucia’s lead system designer Mike Brinker may urge moderation and common sense in using the trial creator included with the upcoming downloadable…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get Me To The Airport In Time For It To Explode
Routine trips to the airport will never be the same, now that Disney Interactive Studios has released a playable demo of action racing game Split/Second on Xbox Live. I had a pretty good time racing through the Airport Terminal level in Disney’s Split/Second during E3 last year, so I think there’s a pretty good chance…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Game Ratings Law
The legality of a state regulating the sale and rental of violent video games to minors will be decided finally by the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices decided today Whatever the outcome, the decision of the justices could have a much wider impact on how freedom of speech is treated in the United States. SCHWARZENEGGER,…
By Brian Crecente Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nothing Says Rhythm Like A Project Miku PSP
SEGA music game Hatsune Miku – Project DIVA – 2nd is coming to the the PSP this July. Know what that means? A PSP bundle! `Priced at ¥26,980 (US$286), the pack comes with a special Hatune Miku PSP, an original pouch, a cloth, a strap and a copy of the game. Something that will surely…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Culture Clash
The man behind Mega Man is very busy these days. Not because of his 1987 creation and the more than 50 games it spawned since. No, Keiji Inafune’s work is sadly free of the blue humonoid robot and his endless battles. Nowadays Inafune spends most of his time traveling the world keeping an eye on…
By Brian Crecente Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Planetarium Was…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft …awesome. Weekends really go by too fast. What you missed last night Turn Xbox Media Center Into A Gaming Center A Good Look At Dragon Age’s Action Figures The Neon Genesis Evangelion Convenience Store Which Game Franchise Does This Belong To?
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Next Madden May Solve Game’s Notorious Difficulty Problem
If you’d like to play video game football but you stink at it, don’t worry. The next Madden will put a voice in your ear, telling you how to excel. Kotaku recently had the opportunity to try the “Gameflow” feature of this summer’s Madden NFL 11. It is the latest tool concocted by the Madden…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Guy Is A Fighting Game Superstar
One word: “Daigo”. Daigo Umehara is one of the top Street Fighter players in the world. He’s famous for this clip — which will, no doubt, outlive us all. At the recent Super Street Fighter IV Fight Club Event in Los Angeles, Umehara was mobbed by fans eager to shake his hand. And sign stuff.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Zelda Cosplay Makes A Big Splash
As seen on DeviantART, via GamePro
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedThere Are No Blue Shells In Starcraft Kart
Starcraft II isn’t just about strategy! It’s also about…kart racing. Everdraed, a participant in the game’s beta, built this map and threw this little race together to put a little more Mario Kart into proceedings, going so far as to have in-race items and “sweet ass go-kart” units. Blizzard’s Starcraft II – normally a real-time…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2010