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Report: FFXIII On 360 “Isn’t Anywhere Near As Impressive” As PS3 Version
The obsessives over at Digital Foundry, who do this kind of thing for a living, have compared the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Final Fantasy XIII in agonising detail. The results? Not so good for 360 owners. While acknowledging that the most important thing – that game itself is the same (of course) –…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Prince of Persia Poster Is Way Better
Not this one. This one is the U.S. promotional poster for the big screen version of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It’s…boring! Russia, god bless ’em, did a much better job. Just look at it! We get the two leads, the dagger, and the backdrop in one fell swoop. The poster informs…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony’s “Degradable” Video Game Demo Patent
Sony has patented a new form of trial or demo for video games that, rather than presenting us with a small piece of a title, gives us the whole thing, then takes bits away as time goes on. After playing a demo for a certain amount of time, or having completed a set number of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Mafia II Trailer Gets Made
The latest trailer for upcoming multi-platform gangster game Mafia II provides another glimpse of Vito Scaletta as he enters the underworld and becomes a made man. It features the tune Boom Boom by the late, great John Lee Hooker. Developed by studio 2K Czech, Mafia II had a game script that was nearly twice as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
SOCOM 4’s Debut Trailer
SOCOM 4 was announced earlier today courtesy of some info and screenshots. To go with them, here’s a debut trailer. It’s…yeah. Not the best trailer you’ll see this month. SOCOM 4 will feature 32-player multiplayer and 14 singleplayer campaign missions.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
PSP Still In First In Japan, But It’s Still Nintendo’s Pie
Sony’s PlayStation Portable is still the bestselling (and worst selling) piece of hardware in Japan, moving another 37,000 PSPs of standard variety and nearly another 1300 of the “go” variety. The PSP secured the top spot on the hardware chart once again, in part thanks to the release of chart topper Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
The PS2’s First Ten Years: A Timeline
In case you missed it, today was the PlayStation 2’s tenth birthday. Happy birthday, PS2! To mark the occasion, we’ve whipped up a little timeline charting the good times, and better times, of the world’s most successful games platform. Here’s a hint: you’ll need to click the above image to see it at full resolution
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Infinity Ward Had Been Courting EA, Other Publishers
You’ve read the lawsuit filed by Infinity Ward’s former bosses, now check out a supposed internal Activision memo, which alleges that Call of Duty creators Vince Zampella and Jason West had been flirting with, of all people, Electronic Arts. The memo, obtained by G4, says that Activision is currently, as part of its own investigations,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mile Marker 7: Limbo
Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Limbo. In A Sentence This is the unsettling and deviously well-designed side-scrolling adventure of a boy set in a quietly hostile black-and-white world,…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Garbanzo Bonanza
Welcome back to Kotaku Off Topic, the nightly not-always-about-video games post that is sometimes about pop culture, sometimes about current events, and sometimes about food. The nightly Kotaku Off Topic post often hits as my dinner plans are forming, so forgive me for Twitter caliber “this is what I will be eating tonight” entries. But…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Study: Wii Can Alleviate Elderly Depression, Too
The benefits of the Wii and exergaming to patients in hospitals and elder-care facilities has been discussed nearly since the console’s release. Researchers in San Diego now say that Wii games can combat the onset of depression in elderly persons. A pilot study involving 19 subjects with subsyndromal depression – not full blown depression, but…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Badass PSP Game Rumbles To The Top Of Japan’s Bestsellers List
Tough guy simulator Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou is Japan’s bestselling video game, the latest entry in the series that has made its way stateside under the name Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble. It dethrones Capcom’s Biohazard 5 re-release this week. While Biohazard 5 Alternative Edition (aka Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition) couldn’t hold onto first…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedIntroducing Monday Night Combat‘s ‘AmmoMule’
Uber Entertainment’s gunning for a macho future where class-based FPS death is televised live, with sponsorships. No doubt taking a page from Bud Light’s fake “Grooler” and “Foozie” we have something that keeps your ammo fresh and your bacon crispy. If you can’t get enough of shotgun shells and fried meat and need something to…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Just Because
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is a good week to both familiarize yourself with Avalanche Studios’ Just Cause 2, one of three new demos, and to catch up on previous PlayStation Network releases. While the PlayStation 3 offerings might be a little slim, the PSP platform is swimming in new releases, including the…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Claims Laid to Million-Dollar Perfect Game
Barely two days after release and MLB 2K10 players are boasting they’ve pitched perfect games – worth a $1 million bounty to the first to do so, verifiably. But cool your jets, we won’t know for sure for a while. To recap: 2K Sports has offered a cool million for the first player to go…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
We Were Wrong About Nier Before … Or We Are Now
We here at Kotaku have been underwhelmed by forthcoming Cavia-made video game Nier Gestalt. We have played it and been bewildered. We have questioned the game’s reason for being. So, uh, last time I saw it, I liked it. Maybe we got this Nier thing all wrong. That was the Olympic-level leap I tried to…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Tester: Episode 3: The “There’s No Cry In Team” Liveblog: No Goof Deed Goes Unpunished
Thank god it’s Thursday, when new episodes of the PlayStation Network’s only reality show, The Tester, brings us new trials, fresh tears and one less contestant vying for a QA position at Sony. Oh! It also brings our weekly liveblog. Don’t worry, above the fold Kotaku readers, we won’t spoil the outcome of previous week…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
MMO Parents Take Care of Virtual Toddler While Real One Starves
A Korean couple is said to have neglected their infant – to the point of starvation – while they fed their own online gaming addiction in Internet cafes. The Sun‘s reporting this, so, let’s get our sensationalism detectors on. The couple allegedly raised a virtual toddler in a game similar to Second Life, called Prius…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Any Doctors On Board Kotaku?
To: Anyone! From: Totilo Re: But Do I Hate Japan? We’ve got a guy here with an upset stomach. It’s not pretty. The man is in his 30s, I think. Black hair. About shoulder length. He says he’s been feeling ill since last night. Hasn’t been able to do his job most of the day.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
When Does God of War Go Too Far? When Someone Laughs
What is considered out of bounds for the God of War series? It’s not violence, as players will decapitate and eviscerate enemies with gory, glorious detail. It’s not sex, either, as God of War III continues the series’ naughty mini-game tradition. It’s the laughs. “If we start laughing,” God of War III director Stig Asmussen…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2010