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Take Two Interactive Opens Japanese Office
The publisher of titles such as BioShock and Grand Theft Auto is opening up shop in Japan by establishing a Tokyo office. Previously, Capcom released the GTA games, while Spike has released the BioShock titles. With its new Tokyo office, Take Two will begin localizing and releasing its own titles directly into the Japanese market.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Ghostbusters Peripheral We Should Have Had
When your officially licensed movie tie-in game is a bit of a disappointment, who ya gonna call? Nobody. It’s too late to fix that. But oh, how things could have been different if this Wii Proton Pack had been sold. It’s the work of modder Jack Rossi, who built both the pack and the thrower…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise Dated For Japan
With No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, Wii title No More Heroes is being ported to the PS3 and the Xbox 360. But when? The game will be released on April 15 for ¥5,800 (US$64). It has not yet been announced for the West. However, Ubisoft has passed on releasing the title in North America. Heroes’…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fan Creates Final Fantasy VII Sequel Demo
Since Square Enix isn’t terribly keen on remaking Final Fantasy VII, it’s up to fans to get the job done. Like this guy, from Thailand, who’s made a showreel depicting his dream project: Final Fantasy VII-2 Sure, it looks more like a PS2 game than something you’d expect on a pS3, but with Square Enix…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Computer Entertainment To Become SNEP (Temporarily)
Starting on April 1 of this year, Sony’s reorganization will take effect. Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai will head a new business group that brings together Sony’s mobile electronics and personal computers. Instead, the wholly-owned Sony subsidiary will be centered around networked devices and will be known as SNE Platform or SNEP, the Sony…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA: Medal Of Honor Won’t “Wave The Flag”
When Modern Warfare took off towards a nuclear-tipped fantasy land, it left a hole in the market for a realistic take on, well, modern warfare. Something EA is keen to take advantage of with its upcoming Medal Of Honor reboot. Speaking with IncGamers, EA’s Sean Decker says that the game is more Hurt Locker than…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hungry Stores Gobble Up Half A Million Copies of God Eater
Namco Bandai’s God Eater might look like a Monster Hunter knock-off, but it’s a very successful Monster Hunter knock-off. Besides custom clothing, GOD EATER allows players to customize their bullets with a “Bullet Edit” feature that allows for five different “Modules” with settings like Type, Elemental, Distance, Path, etc. The GOD EATER demo has been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
NSFW: Kirsten Dunst Is Your Magical Nerd Princess
When Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst showed up in Tokyo’s Akihabara wearing a frilly sailor suit, there were those who thought the actress was turning Japanese. She was. Dunst’s cosplaying was part of a collaboration between McG, the director behind Terminator Salvation and Charlie’s Angles, and Takashi Murakami, Japan’s most famous living artist. The result is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bungie May Return To Halo, One Day
Having developed four Halo titles to date, Halo Reach will be Bungie’s last game in the series for the foreseeable future. But is it their last game ever in the series? Never say never. “You know, it might be premature to say we’ll never ever, ever make a Halo game again” Bungie’s Brian Jarrard told…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Fable III Screenshot Is Not Big On Customer Service
Lionhead quietly released a single new screenshot for Fable III, showing the “cranky” version of the game’s hero dragging some poor sod off to the dungeon. Where he’ll no doubt be spat at in the face. The lucky, lucky bastard. What wouldn’t I give to be spat at in the face. You can catch the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Supreme Commander 2 Gets Steam Achievements, DRM
The PC version of Gas Powered Games’ Supreme Commander 2 will run on Valve’s Steamworks and come with online achievements, auto-updates and, yes, Steam’s DRM. Both the retail and electronic versions of Supreme Commander 2 for the PC will be powered by the service. Valve also announced that the demo for the game is available…
By Brian Crecente Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sega, You Are Once Again Making A Giant Mistake
Yakuza 3, the crime drama from SEGA, is finally coming to the West after being released in Japan almost a year ago. The game will have subtitles. That’s not what SEGA is screwing up. This is. “The content between Yakuza 3 US/UK and Yakuza JP is a little different in that we took out certain…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Just Cause 2 Won’t Support Windows XP
It had to happen eventually. Having wowed people ceaselessly since E3 with a a succession of explosive trailers, Just Cause 2 has finally put a foot wrong. And as far as the PC crowd is concerned, it’s a big foot. It’s been revealed that the game won’t run on Windows XP. Why? Because it’s DirectX10…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Was Originally MGS5
Last May, Kojima Productions launched a teaser site with either a “S” or a “5”. It was a number “5”. And it belongs to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. According to Konami spokesperson Jirou Oishi, Peace Walker was named Metal Gear Solid 5 during the planning stages. These are concept logos for the game. Peace…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Take A Tour Of The New, Improved Steam
So, Steam finally has a new style. And it’s a good one. Very clean, nice and modern. Let’s take a closer look. You’ll see that outside of an improved friends feature most of the updates at this stage are visual ones, with most of Steam’s core functionality remaining the same, meaning you can jump in…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Who’s Honoring Miyamoto Now?
BAFTA! That’s the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to the rest of you not on an acronym basis with the academy. And they’re giving the creator of Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. fellowship props. The BAFTA’s fellowship award is “the highest accolade the Academy can bestow on an individual for their creative…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mario Galaxy 2 & Metroid Coming “Mid Year”
All week long, Nintendo will be holding media conferences around the world, outlining some of the company’s plans for 2010. The first of these went down in Australia today, and Kotaku Australia was there. The biggest news coming out of the event was that Nintendo’s two biggest “core” releases of the year – Super Mario…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off-Topic: Space Station
Kotaku Off Topic readers and commenters, I have a largely off topic question for you. Should I watch Star Trek: Deep Space Nine? Not trying to up my nerd cred any further, but as a long time fan of The Next Generation and the unfortunate follower of Voyager, my interest in finding more enjoyable Trek…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Video Isn’t as Awesome as Its Title
Here’s the latest Just Cause 2 “Anatomy of a Stunt” trailer: “Fire Truck versus Jet.” Whoa, rad!!!! right? Well …. A fire truck playing chicken with a passenger aircraft – there’s got to be like, Rico grappling the fire engine to the jet and then like grabbing on the landing gear and parachuting to safety…
By Owen Good Published February 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
PopCap Just Handing Out Peggle Nights Like It Grows On Trees
PopCap Games is practically giving away Peggle Nights, offering the PC and Mac nighttime sequel to the amazing Peggle for little more than signing up for a PopCap Passport account. That’s just a few keystrokes and checkbox clicks! Yes, if you would like to save $19.95 USD off the regular price of Peggle Nights, the…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 23, 2010