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Two Shots Of Crysis 2
First two stills from EA and Crytek’s 2010 shooter, Crysis 2. My gratitude to any commenters who can locate the New York City locales shown here. A star if you take a photo that matches either shot (sans guns/soldiers/violence).
By Stephen Totilo Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ousted Infinity Ward Founders’ Lawsuit Against Activision (The Court Documents)
Read the 16-page complaint filed by the founders of Modern Warfare 2 development studio Infinity Ward against Activision, the company that ousted them on Monday. Jason West and Vince Zampella, dismissed by Activision for “insubordination” sued. Lots of details here.
By Stephen Totilo Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Newest Kotaku Podcast Is Oscar Mike On iTunes, Zune & More
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 producer Gordon Van Dyke joined our illustrious hosts, Brian Crecente and Stephen Totilo, in yesterday’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio to talk about DICE’s latest video game… and, oh, so much more The good news, should you have missed the rare opportunity to call in live and speak with Mr. Van…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mirror’s Edge On iPhone Doing The Canabalt
I got a quick look at a pair of EA iPhone games yesterday, one that gave just about the best first impression of EA’s spring line-up. That’s the Canabalt-ish return of Mirror’s Edge. Signed documents prevent me from sharing the control intricacies of Mirror’s Edge or even much of a description of the game, but…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Aion Patch 1.9: Changing Perceptions And Pleasing The Players
NCsoft details Aion’s version 1.9 patch today, an update dedicated to making the player experience more joy and less grind. We spoke to lead producer Chris Hager about changing the way subscribers play and perceive the popular MMO. Aion patch 1.9 is still a long way out, but NCsoft wants to make sure players know…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Cuts Deal To Publish Shank, Deathspank
Electronic Arts today announced a deal with the developers of Shank and Deathspank to bring the downloadable games to multiple platforms. The publishing deals are part of agreements that Klei and Hothead Games recently signed with EA Partners. While no specific release dates have yet been announced, Shank will be coming to the PC, PS3…
By Brian Crecente Published March 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedMy 10 Years With The PlayStation 2
On March 4, 2000, Sony unleashed the successor to their wildly successful PlayStation on an unsuspecting world. Ten years later I’ve still got PlayStation 2 games on preorder. And to think I didn’t even care until 2002. In 1999, I was still new to the internet video game press business, but that was okay, as…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
But Do I Hate Japan?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Hump Day Before the talk about hate… Do you know why there was no heavy rain today? No, I’m not talking about the PS3 game…nor about where you are per se. Sorry! When I woke up this morning, I found that Mini Bash had made a teru teru bozu (which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Happy Birthday PS2!
Ten years ago today, the PlayStation 2 launched in Japan. That makes the PS2 ten years old. After launching worldwide, the console has gone on to sell over 140 million units globally, making it the best selling home console. Ten years in, the console is still alive and kicking. There are still video games being…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Sinks DRM Piracy Claims
Publisher Ubisoft has fired back about rumors that games like Silent Hunter 5 have already been cracked by pirates. As Kotaku posted previously, new anti-piracy measure, which will also be employed in the upcoming PC version of Assassin’s Creed II, requires that users maintain a constant internet connection in order to play their games. There…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rockstar’s Agent “Still In Development”
Remember Agent? Rockstar’s espionage title that we know almost nothing about? Well, publisher Take-Two says it’s…still in development. Yes, despite nobody having really heard or seen much of anything to do with the game since its announcement last year, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder was asked about the status of the title earlier today, and replied…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Tomb Raider Game Drops Tomb Raider Name
Not surprisingly, Square Enix announced today that developer Crystal Dynamics is at work on a new Tomb Raider game. Except, this one isn’t called Tomb Raider, the famous words nowhere to be found in the game’s title. Instead, the game is called “Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light”. Strange to forgo such a recognised…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Don’t Throw Up, Xbox Japan Man!
The guys from “Xbox Mission Department” have returned and are securing titles for the Xbox 360. The guy with the Xbox 360 logo for a noggin is named Sanrokumaru, or literally three-six-o. He speaks only through the Xbox 360’s “X” noise. In one of the ads below, there is a teaser for the next Xbox…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get A Good Look At Those Mass Effect 2 Figures
While they were first revealed in January, courtesy of a blurry magazine scan, that was no way to get a good look at DC Direct’s line of Mass Effect 2 figures. This is. The first line will feature four characters: Commander Shepard (male), Tali, Thane and Grunt. Shepard is a little…off, not just because my…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Red Ring of Death In Robot Sculpture Form
Things break. And this generation, the Xbox 360 has broken more than any other console. Some gamers might simply become resigned. Jasper Steven is not one of those people. When his Xbox 360 croaked, he decided that he’d had enough so he gutted the machine and made this Xbox 360 sculpture. It is not held…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo, Don’t Be Ashamed Of A Girl’s Behind
Glory of Heracles is a DS game that, while out in Japan since 2008, was only just released in the US, and won’t be out in Europe for weeks. So Nintendo is still advertising. Advertising, and covering up butts. In an email for the Paon-developed game, changes have been made to the original artwork. As…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Deus Ex 3, Smoke If You’ve Got ‘Em
To promote the upcoming cyberpunk game Deus Ex, game Eidos Montreal posted an image of a lighter. Wow. That’s so exciting! Eidos Montreal community guy René blogs, “I can’t say a darn thing about this other than people who like to go into details will shortly have some new material to dissect.” While the image…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010 -
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Bill Murray Talks Ghostbusters, Wears Sequins
Bill Murray was on Letterman the other night and got talking Ghostbusters. Then he got talking the recent Ghostbusters game. I had to watch it four times to catch it all, so dazzled was I by that shirt. Watch the clip and you’ll hear how much he loved the experience of getting back into the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ghost In the Shell Live-Action Script Draft Incoming!
Steven Spielberg, filmmaker and part-time game designer, plans to make a live action version of Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell futuristic cop manga. Scribe Laeta Kalogridis is hard at work on the screenplay. At a recent Q&A for Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (she wrote the script), Kalogridis revealed that she’ll “turn in a draft…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010