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Report: Steven Spielberg Is Crazy Paranoid
Steven Spielberg is a Hollywood legend. When not directing highly successful motion pictures, Steven Spielberg likes to make video games. He’s also really paranoid, a new book claims. Just how paranoid? From the upcoming book The Men Who Would Be King: • “In Spielberg’s office, hanging above his desk, a plexiglass half-moon keeps sound from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhen Norwegian Ads Look Just Like PSP Games
These two clips are commercials for Dent Oi, a brand of Norwegian mints. Mint fans will love the house-crushing taste on display, but it may be of even more interest to fans of PSP strategy series Patapon. While the Patapon – the creation of French artist Rolito – are older than the games based on…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2010 - Reviews
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Review: Homebrewed Improvement
After pumping out hundreds of lightning quick microgames for the WarioWare series, it’s up to you to design the next moneymaker for WarioWare Inc. Your tool? WarioWare: D.I.Y., the Nintendo DS game that lets you create games from scratch. What could me more perfect? The WarioWare series, famous for its lo-fidelity presentation and hasty game…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 31, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Dark Side Of The NES
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon is an all-time rock classic, but that’s provided you’re listening to it on a record. And maybe smashed off your face. Things are a little different when it sounds like a NES game. This project does just that. It’s called Moon8, and is the work of Canadian Brad…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2010 -
UncategorizedMetal Gear Solid Voice Actor Also Doing Television Show
David Hayter, the English language voice of protagonist Snake from stealth series Metal Gear Solid, is a busy guy. Besides getting ready to direct an edgy, Twilightesque Werewolf movie, Hayter is moving forward on a TV series. Hayter hopes to turn the 2009 film Push into a television series in the vein of Heroes. He…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ever Wonder Which Companies Sell The Most At GameStop?
As the world’s #1 specialist games retailer, GameStop has a lot of retail clout in this business. So it’s always good reading when the company discloses just which publishers do the best business across its chain of stores. According to an SEC report, Nintendo is the retailer’s best-selling company, with 23% of all “new product”…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
For Some Japanese Women, Anime Posters Are Worse Than Cockroaches
Apparently! Japanese ladies have been polled about the top ten worst things to find in their boyfriend’s residence. Over at Japan’s Goo Ranking website, females have listed what items in their boyfriend’s abode would cause them to feel the most let down or dejected. Let’s have a look at the results: 1. Dirty Toilet 2.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Is CNN Talking About Rapelay?
In spring 2009, the Western media caused a brouhaha over computer game Rapelay. The game was released in 2006, and CNN is only now covering the controversy. Why? To bring everyone up to speed, Rapelay allows the player to have his way with the game’s three female characters. The title is out of print and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Weird 3DS Reveal Was Journalist’s Fault
The manner in which Nintendo chose to tell the world of its new handheld, the 3DS, was a strange one: a crudely-worded press release in the middle of the night. No pictures. No logo. Ever wonder why that was? It wasn’t some exercise in marketing. It wasn’t to torture you. It wasn’t to intentionally undermine…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sims Creator Working On TV Show
Will Wright, creator of The Sims and SimCity, hasn’t worked on a video game since 2008’s Spore. What’s he been keeping busy with in the meantime? How about making a TV show. Yes, the super-successful game designer has teamed up with Albie Hecht, former boss of Spike and Nickelodeon, to develop a series called The…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2010 -
UncategorizedZombies Protest Against Aussie Game Ratings
Last year, Australian gamers protested against the government’s lack of an adults-only video game rating by…dressing up like zombies and shambling through Sydney. This year, they did it again, only with more zombies. An estimated 500 or so gamers met in Sydney’s Hyde Park, donned zombie make-up and gear, then lurked around the centre of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Zzzzz
Come bathe in the healing light of off topic talk, a chance for the Kotaku reader with interests that go beyond video games and into real life to express themselves and spark up conversation. If you want to talk about anything, now’s your chance. Me? I’m a little too tired, a problem I seem to…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hunt Big Game and Win a Trophy in Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar has published the list of achievements and trophies for Red Dead Redemption, giving a few more clues as to the kind of low-down no-good son-of-a-bitch-bastard deeds you’ll be doing in the upcoming Western sandboxer. The list is platform agnostic, so, there’s no Gamerscore values or trophy types corresponding (we can assume there’ll be a…
By Owen Good Published March 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Valhalla Games Focusing On One Title, Itagaki Focusing On Sake Intake
Former Team Ninja lead Tomonobu Itagaki has set up shop at Valhalla Game Studios, aligning himself with numerous ex-developers of Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden games, all working together to focus on just one game… for now. Itagaki tells 1UP that “Valhalla will compete in the field of mainstream, packaged games so it wouldn’t…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2010 -
UncategorizedHere’s a Coin Box Cuckoo Missing Its Clock
Just because this … whatever it is has no practical application (yet) doesn’t mean it’s not awesome. But it does need a use. Cuckoo clock? Alarm clock? Piggy bank? YouTube user Hydraness says this was made by a friend, using bead art supplied by another friend who’s into this sort of thing. Mario and His…
By Owen Good Published March 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s First Wii Game Powered By Google
The Wii is getting a new family-friendly party game—at least in Japan—dubbed And Kensaku that features an unusual partner: Google. Nintendo and developer Shift will be releasing the Google search-powered game next month. According to details from Siliconera, And Kensaku taps into some 10,000 Google search terms and trends, with the option to download additional…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fans Will Help Rate the Madden Rookies
EA Sports is putting nearly everything about Madden NFL 11 up for a vote. First came the cover athlete, then the game’s demo matchup. Now the ratings for first-year players will be based on community feedback. Peter Moore, the EA Sports boss, announced this on his official blog earlier today. Fans will have an advisory…
By Owen Good Published March 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Last Story Has Ships That Travel By Water, Not By Air
Nintendo recently revealed The Last Story, the first Wii game from role-playing game specialists Mistwalker, but instead of showing actual screens, it’s focusing its energy on highlighting concept art. This time, we get a preview of the game’s ships. While we’ve already basked in the conceptual glory of The Last Story’s islands, cities and NPCs,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Darksiders Puts The PC Back In Apocalypse
THQ’s apocalyptic adventure Darksiders isn’t forgetting about the PC gaming crowd, with a slightly late port of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game coming to Windows users at some point in the future. Wait, make that “June.” The official reveal of Darksiders for the PC doesn’t offer much in the way of details, just…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2010