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2D Zelda Games vs. 3D Zelda Games
The Legend of Zelda games have been rendered in 2D and 3D. Is one better than the other? The 2D Zelda games include the original Legend of Zelda as well as those Capcom-developed Zelda games on the Game Boy and the Game Boy Advance. With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the games were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hollywood Still Wants To Make Nintendo Movies
There was a Mario movie once. It was awful. There was also a Zelda cartoon. Same story. So you can understand why, when Hollywood comes-a-knockin’ these days, Nintendo are quick to reply with “nothankyou”. Asked by the LA Times whether there’s still interest in doing things with the rights to Nintendo franchises like Zelda, Mario…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft: Natal Does Not Discriminate Against Living Rooms
There has been concern in Japan that only gianormous American living rooms are suitable for Microsoft’s upcoming motion control peripheral Natal. No need for concern, says Microsoft. According to website Techflash, “To be precise, you’ll want to clear an area extending at least 4 meters (a little more than 13 feet) away from the television.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Spy Hunter Movie: It’s Back On
It’s been on, off, on, then off again, and now, for the third time, somebody is trying to make a movie based on classic 1983 arcade game Spy Hunter. When movie studio Warner Bros. purchased embattled publisher Midway last year, it got for its money the rights to a Spy Hunter movie. Believing there’s money…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo 3DS Will Be Playable In June
If you remember the last time Nintendo revealed a new piece of hardware (the Revolution/Wii) it was ages before people got their hands on the thing. The 3DS, on the other hand, will be playable in less than three months. Nintendo spokesman Ken Toyoda said yesterday that “We wanted to give the gaming industry a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fable III Will Have “Episodes”
Upcoming Xbox 360 RPG Fable III may be following in the footsteps of its predecessor and going “episodic”, according to comments from the game’s creator, Peter Molyneux. “We’ve always had a feel for Fable as a game that’s got a big story, that starts in King Arthurs time and goes through this big arc so…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Beat It
Welcome to the nightly off-topic discussion on Kotaku, which we call Kotaku Off Topic. What’s on the menu tonight? Everything. While you’re chatting off-topically, I’ll be away at a dinner for a friend, a going away party for someone en route to greener pastures. I’ll also be doing my best attempt at avoiding Lost spoilers,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Full Screen, Half Arm Street Fighter Tat
As seen on Izit
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Arkham Asylum‘s Director Ponders Game Starring … Bane?
Generally, the reason you adapt a comic book franchise for a video game is because its most recognizable characters help drive its sales. Bane, while familiar to the Batcore, probably doesn’t have much of a Q-score with the general public. That doesn’t stop Sefton Hill, the director of Rocksteady’s award-winning Batman: Arkham Asylum from daydreaming…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA Jam Tosses Up Another Five Shots, Hits Them All
The NBA Jam fan page on Facebook rolled out another five screens of the upcoming reboot of the beloved arcade/early console classic. We now know the names of eight more players who’ll be appearing in the game. They’re identified inside. Indiana’s Danny Granger (shooting) and Mike Dunleavy versus New Orleans’ David West and Chris Paul.…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
F.3.A.R.: They’re Really Calling It That?
The third entry in Monolith Productions’ F.E.A.R. franchise may be getting its big reveal in the next month, as foretold by a teaser in an unnamed Spanish language gaming magazine. The supposed name of that game? F.3.A.R. Carrying on the proud tradition of replacing numbers for letters, as popularized by games like Driv3r, Wip3out and…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Apple Cuts a Larger Slice of Mobile Gaming Pie
If iPhone and iPod Touch gaming is in the same category as the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable, then the Apple device surged in 2009 at the expense of the two dominant mobile platforms, especially the PSP. That is the finding the analytics site Flurry, which found Apple’s control of the DS-PSP-iPhone portable gaming marking,…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
WarioWare: D.I.Y.’s Monster Manual: A Thick Primer On Micro-game Making
If you plan on picking up WarioWare: D.I.Y. next week—with or without a shiny new Nintendo DSi XL to go along with it—get ready to do some heavy reading, thanks to the game’s bulky instruction booklet. A copy of WarioWare: D.I.Y. just showed up here at Kotaku Towers West (sans gigantic sandwich) and it may…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedWho’s Responsible For The Game Industry’s Worst Decisions? Indie Man!
Ever wondered who was responsible for Tony Hawk Ride’s skateboard controller? Rock Band: Green Day? Every other headscratching boardroom meeting concept? Meet Indie Man, hero to independent game developers and the enemy to the corporate video game establishment! (This was one of Mega 64’s many contributions to this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards and Independent…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Army Toughens Training for Generation ‘Softened’ by Games
The Army is remaking its basic training for the first time in 30 years to cope with a generation that, as the general in charge says, has a courage and physique shaped by, you guessed it, video games. Speaking to National Public Radio this weekend, Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling didn’t single games out specifically,…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sammich Day Two
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: How To Make Cheap, Fake Fatty Tuna I’m on my second day with the considerably less then 5-foot sandwich. I gave about half of it away to a family we’re friends with and Tristan and I ate on it for a chunk of yesterday. What we’re left with is maybe…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Trinity Universe Brings Pure PS3 RPG Obscurity To America, Europe
PlayStation 3 owners with a deep, deep appreciation for the art of the Japanese role-playing game will be delighted to learn that NIS America will bring Trinity Universe to North America and Europe this summer. If you’re a casual fan of the JRPG—and somehow missed the original announcement of Trinity Universe—that’s the crossover game co-developed…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Receivers Achieve Awareness in Madden 11
You know those short hook routes where your receiver stands three yards in front of the first down? Or those swing routes where the halfback runs straight out of bounds? They’re supposedly a thing of the past in Madden 11 Giving the first details of the upcoming game to IGN, the game’s developers are going…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Add Tilt Control To Your PSP
Datel helps PSP users hop on the motion control bandwagon with the Tilt FX PSP, a device that adds accelerometer controls to your favorite games. The Tilt FX PSP, available now for the PSP-1000 through 3000 (sorry, PSPgo, but no one loves you), is a device that plugs into the bottom of your handheld gaming…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Goes Unexpectedly Pop
The next Metal Gear Solid game gets its most unexpected preview clip yet with the sugary sweet pop stylings of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker’s Paz, singing the character theme “Love Deterrence.” Can’t say we saw this one coming. No, it’s not that kind of pop, but it’s just as cloyingly sweet, feeling a little…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010