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Nintendo Packs Bowser’s Inside Story Inside New DSi Bundle
Thinking about buying a new Nintendo DSi today? Think again. Nintendo of America is making the purchase of the dual-screen, dual-camera portable a little sweeter later this month, tossing in a complementary copy of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. On April 25, Nintendo begins bundling a copy of the latest and delightful Mario &…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Link To The PlayStation 3 Zelda Homage
Using 3D Dot Game Heroes’s built-in character editor, Game Informer’s Tim Turi takes the Zelda “homage” full-circle. As I’ve mentioned previously, Atlus’ PlayStation 3 exclusive 3D Dot Game Heroes is highly reminiscent of the original Zelda games on the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo. So much so, that when Tim Turi creates his own…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Reminder: Prepare To Call Major Nelson And Ask Him Stuff
Kotaku Talk Radio. Recording live from CBS Radio on Wednesday. 11am Kotaku Time. 1pm ET. 10am PT. Host: Me. Guests: Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb and Madden NFL senior product manager Anthony Stevenson. Call-in details will be on Kotaku at showtime.
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here’s The Final Fantasy XIV Alpha Tester Guide
Upset that you aren’t in the alpha test for the second Final Fantasy MMO? We’ve got what looks to be a chunk of the Final Fantasy XIV alpha tester handbook and some videos to help you pretend you’re in it. A player posting on the FFXIV Journey blog over at Blogspot is documenting his entire…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Should She Be Chainsawable?
It’s not a given that a war video game will have female fighters. If Gears of War 3 does, the game’s designers will have to decide if they will grant their heroines equal opportunities to experience the game’s signature actions… …such as chainsawing people in half and being chainsawed by them. We don’t know if…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedSplinter Cell: Conviction Freezing On Xbox 360s, Temporary Fix Available [UPDATE: Fixed?]
Multiple day-one purchasers of Splinter Cell: Conviction are seeing the game freeze on its second level and at other moments. Publisher Ubisoft tells Kotaku the issue is being investigated. Please note: There is a temporary fix. [UPDATE: Ubisoft resolves problem?] The freeze has been reported by Xbox 360 players who have been playing the game…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Another Dead Space Prequel, Only This One You Read
Acclaimed writer B. K. Evenson delves into the history of the Church of Unitology and the origin of the mysterious “Black Marker” in Dead Space: Martyr, a prequel to Visceral Games’ sci-fi horror spectacular. Dead Space and its Nintendo Wii prequel, Dead Space: Extraction, left far too many questions unanswered, and those questions and more…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
WarioWare D.I.Y. Lucrative Contest Reminder
Owners of WarioWare: D.I.Y., the DS game that lets us witness a world in which Nintendo fans make Nintendo games (Shigeru who?), are reminded/welcomed/encouraged to enter Kotaku/Nintendo’s D.I.Y. contest. Make a game. Win money and stuff. Details here. Deadline looming.
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Much Money Can You Make In The Video Game Industry?
Everybody wants a job in the video game industry, but which job? The 2009 Game Developer Salary Survey can help you decide, breaking down pay by industry discipline, and making McWhertor’s beloved The Tester seem even sillier than it already was. Looking over this year’s report, which we briefly touched on last month, the best…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2010 - Reviews
Splinter Cell Conviction Review: The Best Lurks In Shadows
Several years in the making, and at least one false start later, a new Splinter Cell is finally upon us. Fittingly, the best part of it sneaks up on you. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction is a third-person stealth action game offered in four parts: single-player campaign, single-player challenges, two-player cooperative adventure and competitive multiplayer.…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
In Case You Missed It, Yu-Gi-Oh! Is Coming To Xbox Live Arcade
Konami debuted a new Yu-Gi-Oh! title last week, but Konami brings out a new Yu-Gi-Oh! game every other week. What’s different about Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Decade Duels? It’s coming to Xbox Live Arcade. I have to admit, I completely skipped over Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Decade Duels news earlier this week, because as I mentioned previously, it…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gears 3 Doubles Up On Co-Op Campaign Mode Multiplayer
Two-player campaign mode co-op? Please, that’s so Gears 2. According to an update from designer Cliff Bleszinski, the recently revealed Gears of War 3 will feature twice the multiplayer co-op campaign mode of its predecessors. Marcus and Dom are going to have to keep their feelings in check during the Gears 3 campaign, as two…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Origin Of Plant-Fighting Zombies Currently Unknown
Text message from Plants Vs. Zombies lead designer George Fan to the iPhone of PvZ studio co-founder John Vechey, asked and answered at our request — because we care about video game zombies … and PvZ
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Tutorial Analysis: Stop Yelling At Me
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker may be the year’s biggest PSP game, but when I finally got my hands on a demo, its dated close-quarters combat tutorial felt like a relic of some bygone era of gaming, the early ‘00s. Having orders barked at me by a ski-masked in-game drill sergeant — in order to…
Eric Wittmershaus Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
I Don’t Know Her Name, Will Find Out Tomorrow
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: Two True Statements I think while I was reading your note, I was mopping the floor. Mopping is fun. I believe the other true statement was the one about you and the painting. No? So Mini-Bash has started first grade. This week has been been getting the kids used to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Let’s Round Up Gears of War 3 Stuff
Lots of Gears of War 3 news broke last night. Perhaps while you were sleeping. Or maybe you were doing other things. I don’t know. Your First Look At Gears Of War 3 Gears of War Designer Talks To Jimmy Fallon Gears of War 3 Now Has Actual Worldwide Release Dates What Is That Mesmerizing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Guy Lost Everything In A Fire, Gamers Help Him
Chris Hu, a member of fighting game forum Shoryuken.com, lost everything in fire in New York’s Chinatown. Hu and his family are now homeless, and Shoryuken.com is doing what it can to help. In an interview with ABC, Hu recounts how his family lost more than their home, but also their life savings. (According to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
BioShock Creator Working On An “Original Title”
We still don’t know what BioShock creator Ken Levine is working on, but we know what he’s not working on, and it’s not a new X-Com game. In a business piece in the LA Times today, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick tells the paper that Levine was “freed” from having to work on BioShock’s sequel, so…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010