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Ubisoft Making Emergency Changes To PC DRM
With Ubisoft’s new digital rights management regime for the PC proving both easy to circumvent and wildly unpopular, the publisher has been rushing to make changes to the system in an attempt to appease consumers. Example: Assassin’s Creed II isn’t even out yet on PC, yet Ubisoft has already upgraded the game to v1.01, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Is A Fist of The North Star Trailer For Your Eyes
This month, Koei is bringing anime/manga series Fist of the North Star to the PS3 and Xbox 360. The company is best known for its Dynasty Warriors hack-and-slash action games. Let’s hope it doesn’t screw this up. The company has roped in popstar Nana Tanimura (pictured) to sing the title’s “image song” Far Away. It…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Describe Sony In One Word
Can you sum up your feelings towards Sony in one word? These people did. Well, most of them did. Others needed a few more. Gizmodo hit the streets of New York the other day to poll Average Joe on their feelings towards the Japanese super company, manufacturers of the PlayStation. They had to reply in…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
BioShock Designer Wrote Movie Script For Amy Grant
Long before game designer Ken Levine created games like BioShock and System Shock 2, he was keen to get into the movie business. So keen that he penned a script for a movie starring Amy Grant. Christian music singer Amy Grant is best known for her hits Every Heartbeat and Baby Baby Hollywood hired Levine…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hello, World’s Fastest Graphics Card
This is the Sapphire Radeon HD 5970, and it’s apparently the world’s fastest production video card. Which it had want to be, with a price tag hovering around the $700 mark. It’s got an overclocked ATI GPU that’s running at 850mhz, three large (and surely cosmetic) fans and, as you can see in the middle…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Video Game Blogger Has The World’s Largest Schlong
At 13.5 inches, Jonah Falcon may apparently have the biggest penis in the world, but he doesn’t have a full-time job. Funny, that. The Daily Show tries to convince him to enter the obvious profession: pornography. But Falcon isn’t just, you know, a huge dick. Of course not! He also enjoys acting and blogging about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Infinity Ward Founders Suing Activision Over Unpaid Royalties
Jason West and Vince Zampella, the men at the centre of this week’s drama at Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward, have filed suit against Activision over claims they are owed “substantial royalty payments”. “Activision has refused to honor the terms of its agreements and is intentionally flouting the fundamental public policy of this State…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rockstar: Red Dead Needs A Little More Polish
While speaking to investors, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder said Red Dead Redemption had been delayed because of “optimal” release schedules. Developers Rockstar say something a little different. “We at Rockstar have always prided ourselves on the uncompromising quality of our games – and will always opt to take a bit longer to polish and fine-tune…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic, M.D.
Greetings, people who have interests that are not solely centered on video games. Thanks for sticking with us during our previous 32 video game related posts. Here’s that Kotaku Off Topic opportunity you’ve been waiting for. I was thinking about Doogie Howser, M.D. earlier today, a show that I may have religiously watched from pilot…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Revisiting The Great Class Dash: TF2’s Side-Scroller
Yesterday we were tipped to a video of Team Fortress 2, imagined as a side-scrolling platformer. Today I checked back with the creator for more details on this game and was assured he’s serious about completing the project. Dylan “Steaky” Loney (that’s “Steak-y,” as in the cut of meat), says his 2.5D Team Fortress 2…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Will Take-Two Follow EA In Its Pursuit Of “Original Purchasers”?
Electronic Arts has recently upped its efforts to dissuade gamers from purchasing used copies of games in the form of rewards for “original purchasers” of games like The Saboteur, Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2. Who’s next? You, Take-Two? In an industry starved for original ideas on par with EA’s “Cerberus Network” and other…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mega Man 10 Gets the Band Back Together — With Bass
Absent from Mega Man 9, Bass, Dr. Wily’s thumpin’ creation reunites with Mega Man and Proto Man as a playable character in Mega Man 10. Bass is available for download on all three consoles April 5. Bass possesses the eponymous “Bass Buster” weapon that features a higher rate of fire and seven different firing directions,…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Screens Of Vanquish, Platinum Games’ New Shooter
Sega and Platinum Games have released first screens of their upcoming third-person shooter Vanquish, the new action title from Resident Evil and God Hand director Shinji Mikami. They’re pretty. Bayonetta pretty. The “speedy” shooter—as clearly evidenced by the employ of motion blur—with a “high-tension” battle system is bound for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Video Game Hall of Fame to Enshrine First Class in August
Less than a year after it was first conceived, the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum at Ottumwa, Iowa has announced its first class of enshrinees, who will be inducted during a four-day gala event in August. At this time last year, the idea for a Hall of Fame had barely taken root…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Ubisoft’s New DRM Scheme Already Torpedoed By Pirates
Publisher Ubisoft’s latest attempt to curb piracy of its PC games, making its debut appearance in submarine sim Silent Hunter 5, has allegedly been cracked by “sceners” the day after its release. Ubi’s new anti-piracy measure, which will also be employed in the upcoming PC version of Assassin’s Creed II, requires that users maintain a…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
BioShock 2 Moves 3 Million, GTA IV Sales Pass 15 Million
2K’s BioShock sequel is off to a good start. Take-Two Interactive announced today that the 2K Marin-developed BioShock 2 has surpassed 3 million in sales since its release on the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3. Good job, Mr. Bubbles. That’s a positive step in the BioShock 3 direction, with BioShock 2 quickly catching up…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Blur Challenge Messages Can Be Sent Over Xbox Live, Too
The Twitter-integrated challenge system in Blur allows players to send friends times to beat, regardless of what platform they use. Bizarre Creations says they’ll also be sent as Xbox Live dashboard messages, allowing for some multiplayer without a Gold account. The difference, of course, is the challenge doesn’t take place head-to-head. Friends get a message…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hump Day
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Man, Tim sure hates himself some Japan. Do you hate it there too? Or maybe Tim just needs a vacation? You know, he’s coming to GDC? What you missed: A Bit More On that Halo Reach Multiplayer Vid Test Drive Unlimited Returns EA Shows Off Mirror’s Edge, Skate-It, And World…
By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mile Marker 8: Heroes of Newerth
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, Heroes of Newerth. In A Sentence Inspired by the incredibly popular Defense of the Ancients Warcraft III fan mod, Heroes of Newerth is…
By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2010