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Report: PS3 More Likely To Be Online Than 360 Or Wii
We know all three current-generation home video game consoles can connect to the internet, but which one is connected to the internet the most? A new study claims to have the answer. The Diffusion Group reckon that, having presumably polled a sample group of console owners, that the PlayStation 3 enjoys the highest level of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Many PS3s Have Been Sold In Japan?
Do you know? Would you like to? As of April 11, Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has revealed that over 5 million PlayStation 3s have been sold in The Land of the Rising Sun. Domestically, the top three selling games for the system are Final Fantasy XIII (1.8 million copies), Metal Gear Solid 4 (706,461 copies) and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising Was “Too Japanese”
Man, Dead Rising was great. Was a little quirky, though. You could put that down to the fact it was about zombies and public bathrooms, but the game’s developers have a simpler explanation. “The first Dead Rising was built in a very Japanese style”, Capcom’s Shinsaku Ohara told CVG. “We had some help from America,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Japan-Only Xbox 360 Game’s Graphics Are Disappointing
Strike Witches is a popular anime and manga series. It is coming to the Xbox 360, complete with not-very-good graphics. A shame! Those on the Japanese internet are saying that the game looks like a Wii title, an Xbox LIVE Arcade title, a PSP title or even an original PlayStation game. The sailor suit material…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Heavenly Sword Devs Working On Devil May Cry 5?
According to a site transcribing something from the latest of Game Informer (we know, we know), Heavenly Sword developers Ninja Theory have been put to work by Capcom on a fifth Devil May Cry game. “Loose Talk has learned that Enslaved isn’t the only game Ninja Theory is working on-we’ve heard that the Cambridge, England…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gears of War 3 Now Has Actual Worldwide Release Dates
When asked on variety program Late Night with Jimmy Fallon when Gears of War 3 would be released, designer Cliff Bleszinski replied, “probably April 8”. Microsoft is giving another date for North America, however. According to an official release, Microsoft states that Gears of War 3 will be out on “April 5, 2011 in North…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
NSFW: Where Internet Trolls Really Come From
Click to viewInternet commenters can sometimes be insightful, maybe even genuinely funny, but for the most part, they’re obnoxious trolls. Sad, but that’s life. I always thought most came from suburban America, but it turns out I was way off the mark. And some people wonder why we keep our commenting front door locked In…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 - Esports
South Korea Rocked By StarCraft Betting Scandal
In South Korea, playing sci-fi real-time strategy StarCraft is a big deal. There are professional players and televised games. Throwing StarCraft matches and illegal betting, however, is a bigger deal. In what some are already calling the biggest e-sports scandal in history, the still-unfolding saga has seen pro gaming teams accused of intentionally losing matches…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Says 3DS Is “Our Next Handheld Platform”
Dispelling any doubt over the significance of the upcoming 3DS, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has told BusinessWeek that the console is the company’s “next handheld platform”. “We have ideas of what we want to bring to the consumer that we can’t do with the current DS model”, he said. “The Nintendo 3DS for…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhat Is That Mesmerizing Gears of War 3 Trailer Music?
One of the most striking elements of the Gears of War 3 trailer wasn’t the tentacle monster, the female soldier or even the facial hair. Instead, it was the haunting music. What was the name of that song? The tune is “Heron Blue” by folk rock group Sun Kil Moon, the current act from Red…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
Green Day: Rock Band ‘s Full Track List Comment by: Walking-Eye Nominated by: NinjaMarion Here is a little shorthand for everyone commenting on this and all future posts about music games. It covers 90% of the discussions. I cant believe they made a game out of _______. They (sold out/weren’t any good/wronged me personally) a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gears of War Designer Talks To Jimmy Fallon
Dude Huge, aka “Cliff Bleszinski”, appeared on variety program Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to show the debut trailer for Gears of War 3. He talked about various things. Video game things. In part one of the interview, Bleszinski discusses how he got in the first issue of Nintendo Power and his nerdy, game-making childhood…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Your First Look At Gears Of War 3
While we already know Gears of War 3 is on its way in April 2011, the game made its public debut earlier tonight on the Jimmy Fallon show, giving us our first 73-second look at the Xbox shooter. As you can see in the teaser trailer shown above, Gears of War 3 introduces a number…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
3D TV Sets Aren’t Great For Drinkers, Kids, Pregnant Women Or The Elderly
If James Cameron, Nintendo and Sony have anything to say about it, 3D is the future not just of movies, but of gaming as well. I wonder, though, if they’d read the safety guidelines before getting so carried away. With Samsung’s line of 3D television sets now on the market, their accompanying safety information has…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why The Halo MMO Was Cancelled
A few years ago, Microsoft-owned Ensemble Studios, the team behind Age of Empires, was working on a Halo massively-multiplayer online game, code-named Titan. That project ended up a bust, and was cancelled by Microsoft. Here’s why. “We had all this incredible talent, we had the right people, the right passion, we had a phenomenally successful…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Evil Dead Role-Playing Game That Should Have Been…
…just as much as Evil Dead: Hail to the King and A Fistful of Boomstick shouldn’t have. Sadly just a fan art mock up, as seen on @armyoftrolls Twitter feed. An alternate animated GIF version, also for the fantasizing.
By Michael McWhertor Published April 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Shrimp Fest
Another Monday almost over, another Kotaku Off Topic in which to vent one’s spleen, celebrate Mondays, seek a home remedy for a case of the Mondays or just chat about any number of not-necessarily video game-related things. Things like Star Wars, a topic upon which I’ve been obsessing lately. I’ve been watching the making of…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo 3DS Has A New 3D Screen Contender
Nintendo’s foray into bringing 3D gaming to the masses without the need to wear glasses may have a new hardware ally in Hitachi. The electronics manufacturer unveiled details of its new 3D-simulating display today, a potential Nintendo 3DS hardware contender. Not long after Sharp showed off its own brand of 3D LCD screen tech at…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Canadian Gov’t Gives $4 Million to ‘Too Human’ Studio
The bunch that brought you 2008 dud Too Human is now on the public dole, getting a $4 million gummint check the studio says will help it build its next AAA-game. The Canadian government gave the money to Silicon Knights of St. Catharines, Ontario, under the auspices of a local development grant. Instead of a…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2010