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Red Dead Redemption Delayed To May
Rockstar’s Western follow-up Red Dead Redemption, originally slated for release in late April in North America, has been pushed back to mid-May. The delay, which was revealed today as Take-Two Interactive announced their quarterly financials, has the North American release of Red Dead Redemption set to May 18th. The new date puts the North American…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Valve Teases Upcoming Mac Announcement, Not So Subtly
Is Valve finally ready to make the switch and support Mac OS X? A recent update to Steam hinted at it, now it’s time for the Half-Life, Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress developer to be more blunt about it. The developer has released a series of images “in anticipation of an upcoming announcement from…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Aliens And Predators Invade PlayStation Home
Now here’s a couple of virtual costume items that might be worth dropping a couple of bills on, if only to see an Alien and a Predator doing the running man in the lobbies of PlayStation Home. Sega Europe announces official Aliens Vs. Predator gear, coming tomorrow to the European PlayStation Home Thread Store. Choose…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010 - Reviews
Mega Man 10 Micro-Review: Capcom Had Mercy
Finally, a Mega Man game I can clear in 90 minutes. Is that what you want too? Two years after Mega Man 9 returned the classic Capcom series to 8-bit, classic Nintendo Entertainment System design, Mega Man 10 is upon us, with an offer that is decidedly not old school: An easy game. But it’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Shows Off Mirror’s Edge, Skate-It, And World Adventures On The iPhone
EA Mobile passes along a set of new screenshots showing off three big titles they’re bringing to the iPhone in the coming months – Skate-It, Mirror’s Edge, and The Sims 3 World Adventures. We’ve seen plenty of MIrror’s Edge for the iPhone over the past few months, and The Sims 3 World Adventures was a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
R.U.S.E. Public Beta Hits Steam Next Week
Ubisoft is letting everyone in on the deception action next week, with a public beta test for Eugen System’s bluff-based real-time strategy game R.U.S.E. dropping on Steam next week. The R.U.S.E. public beta will kick off on March 9th, and everyone is invited to play, or at least everyone with a free Steam account, and…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Just Cause 2 PC Loves On NVIDIA
Square Enix London Studios dropped us this video to show off how pretty Just Cause 2 can be when running on a PC equipped with NVIDIA’s latest graphics hardware. I’m not all that familiar with NVIDIA’s CUDA technology, and Bokeh lens techniques mean absolutely nothing to me, but I do know a very pretty game…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Come Talk Bad Company 2 With the Game’s Producer Live
Join us live today on CBS Radio for our latest episode of Kotaku Talk Radio. We’ll be joined by Gordon Van Dyke, producer of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Call in now to talk to DICE’s Van Dyke about all things BC2. The show kicks off at 11 a.m. MT, 1 p.m. ET. Want to be…
By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bad Flash Game Combats The Sexual Exploitation Of Children
It may be the most hideous Choplifter rip-off ever created, but at least “CyberDodo fights against the sexual exploitation of children” has its heart in the right place. Did you know March 4 is the World Day Against Sexual Exploitation? If you’re anything like me, you had no clue. Then again, if you’re anything like…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Now’s Your Chance To Desperately Escape In Resident Evil 5
Capcom’s second heaping helping of Resident Evil 5 drops today, with the release of the Desperate Escape episode starring Josh and Jill, along with new costumes for stars Sheva and Chris. The circle of downloadable content is now complete, and Resident Evil fans that opted to purchase the DLC instead of waiting for the March…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Developer Takes Your Calls Live Today
Crecente and I will get some Bad Company (har har) on our ever-star-studded weekly Kotaku podcast today. As always, you can call in and ask questions live. This week’s guest, Battlefield Bad Company 2 producer Gordon Van Dyke. Van Dyke will be our in-studio guest for the hour. Today, at 11am Kotaku Time (that’s 1pm…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Limbo: It’s Black And White And Headed To Xbox Live Arcade
Nominated for awards in Art and Technical Excellence for obvious reasons in the 12th Annual Independent Games Festival, Playdead’s stunning black and white puzzle platformer Limbo is heading to Xbox Live Arcade this summer. Limbo is the story of a young boy braving a bleak and mysterious world in order to determine the fate of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
The IGF Mobile Finalists Get Front Page iTuning
We’ve spent the past month or so talking about the Independent Games Festival finalists, but we haven’t really touched on the mobile category. Earlier this week iTunes dropped a banner on the front page of the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch download service to promote some of the IGF Mobile finalist and honorable mentions. Well…
By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Test Drive Unlimited Returns
Atari and Eden Games return to the islands for Test Drive Unlimited 2, the sequel to the hit 2006 online sandbox driving game. How does 2 compare to the original? The difference is night and day – and vehicle damage. Test Drive Unlimited was a pretty big Xbox 360 title when it came out in…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Touch And Pose Dante And Nero From Devil May Cry 4
Square Enix doesn’t only make Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games. It also makes figurines. Diversity! The company’s Play Sarts line is releasing posable figures of DMC4 characters Dante and Nero. The 20cm figs are ¥4,500 each (US$51) and will be out this summer. Pics for your perusal in the gallery. Devil May Cry 4…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Bit More On that Halo Reach Multiplayer Vid
Last night we posted a version of the Halo: Reach multiplayer video that leaked out a tad early, but now that it’s official Bungie has a few more details about it. The trailer, they say, features a C Paul track originally orchestrated for the Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack. The studio brought in Ivan Ives…
By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Song Is Pretty Awesome
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: MAN! Love me some Tokyo Jihen. Think they’re on tour soon. Maybe I’ll go see them! What you missed last Where To Next For Call Of Duty? Halo Reach Beta Footage Looks Like A Blast [Update] Five Yakuza Movies You Must See… With The Help of Friends, Blind Man Beats…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Number of Boom Blox Developers Let Go
Electronic Arts this week let go a number of developers working on Steven Spielberg Wii puzzle tile Boom Blox, the company told Kotaku. The game might have been viewed as a “dud” at first, but the original Boom Blox went on to sell over 450,000 copies. When asked about the decision to let some of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2010
