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  EA Improving FIFA Online, Bringing It To The West

  FIFA Online, EA’s free-to-play PC version of its blockbuster sports series, has been out in Asia for years. Keen to add some dollars and Euros to its coffers, though, EA will now be bringing the game to the West. Featuring three game modes (World Cup, League and Versus), FIFA Online’s attempt at lowering the bar…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  Final Fantasy Creator Working On Wii Game

  Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series, told us last year that his company was working on two projects: an iPhone game and a proper game. Could that second title be a Wii game? Sure is. Nintendo sent out a press release overnight advertising the launch of a website for “The Last…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  About The Time Andy Garcia Visited SEGA’s Sonic Team

  Earlier this month, SEGA’s Sonic Team, the arm of the studio responsible for Sonic the Hedgehog games, received an unexpected call. It was from Hollywood actor Andy Garcia. Garcia is best known for his roles in The Untouchables and Ocean’s 11. He also appeared in the Ridley Scott film Black Rain, which is set in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010
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  Professor Layton…On Ice!

  I bet when you woke up this morning, you didn’t think you’d be starting out the day with five minutes worth of Professor Layton spinning around an ice rink. The puzzle here is to work out how a man with such an enormous head has the balance of a ballerina! Professor Layton Figure Skating Clip…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  Ready For Some More Nintendo Software Lifetime Sales?

  Nintendo games are popular. People buy them up as if they were hotcakes. Nintendo games are not hotcakes. You cannot eat them. You play them. Following hot on the heels of yesterday’s news, the Kyoto-based game company has released global life-to-date numbers for some of its biggest titles. Let’s have a look: Nintendo DS Pokémon…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: The Chintamani Demo

  The PAL PlayStation Store finally gets humming for 2010 this week, with new content available for Assassin’s Creed II and Uncharted 2. Assassin’s Creed II’s “Battle of Forli” is one of those missing chapters hinted at during the main game. If Ubisoft intended to piss people off by making them think content was being withheld…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  Where Is Metal Gear Arcade?

  One of the biggest surprises of last year’s E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles was the announcement that home console series Metal Gear Solid would be coming to Japanese arcades. Dubbed Metal Gear Arcade, the “tactical online action” game is a networked Metal Gear multi-player title akin to Metal Gear Online, but players use 3D…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010
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  Which Games, And Consoles, Had The Best Resale Value In 2009?

  Research data published this week has revealed the games, consoles, publishers and genres with the best resale values for 2009. Comparing the recommended retail price of the games or systems when they were new with the average price they were sold for second-hand, we see that while every console can be had for serious discounts…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  Report: PS3 Wand Controller Supported With Approximately Ten Games

  This fall, Sony will be releasing its new wand controller, which is currently known under the temporary “Motion Controller” title. According to Japan’s Nikkei Newspaper, the game will have approximately ten titles supporting it this year According to the Nikkei, those titles will go sale sometime this year and range from the sports genre to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010
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  Nintendo President Pooh Poohs Apple iPad, 3D Technology

  The unveiling of the new Apple iPad earlier this week has a lot of people excited. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is not one of them. “It was a bigger iPod Touch”, Iwata told Associated Press, adding that the new device offered “no surprises”. The Nintendo president was equally down on the recent enthusiasm over 3D…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Delayed in Japan

  Konami’s upcoming PSP title Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has been delayed over a month. The game was originally penciled in for March 18 in Japan, but will not be released on April 29. The Western release dates will not be affected: the game will still be released on May 27 in Europe (May 28…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010
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  Here Are Your Commander Shepards

  Last night, I asked you to show me your Shepard. Your Commander Shepard, from Mass Effect. The response was overwhelming, so I figured I’d share with you all the best of the bunch. Starting with that one up top, from Psudonym. Everyone else took photos or screengrabs, but you, Psudonym, you outdid yourself. Nice work.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  My, God Of War III, What A Big Box You Have…

  Earlier today, you saw the final box art for the regular edition of Sony’s God of War III, featuring Kratos giving you the big, angry Greek eye. Here’s what the collector’s edition looks like. Because it comes in a chest, and includes a ton of stuff like art books and soundtracks, we’d figured the box…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  Introducing “Vanquish”, A New Game From The Creator Of Resident Evil

  This is Vanquish, a new game by Shinji Mikami, the creator of the Resident Evil series. What you see in this clip is just about all we know about the game. There’s an attack on the United States (aliens?), there’s real actors in it, and you’ll be playing some guy that looks like an albino…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  “Entirely New” Pokemon Series Coming This Year

  There hasn’t been an entirely new Pokémon series released since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Know what that means? Time for a new Pokémon series. An “entirely new” Pocket Monster series, complete with “new Pokémon” is in development. The new Pocket Monster series will be heading to the Nintendo DS and feature many new features and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010
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  Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Announced for PS3 and PC

  Released on the Xbox 360 in October 2009, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is coming to the PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows – LIVE. Episodes from Liberty City is a compilation of the episodic downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV and includes expansion packs The Lost and Damned (originally released on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010
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  Rumor: SOCOM Devs Working On “Star Wars: Battlefront Online”

  Star Wars: Battlefront III may have been binned, but we’ve heard from sources that the series lives on, in the form of currently-in-pre-production Battlefront Online. The game, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, is currently being worked on by both Lucasarts and Slant Six Games, the studio responsible for SOCOM Confrontation and SOCOM Fire…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010
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  This Is What 50 Android Games In A Row Looks Like

  The iPhone isn’t the only smartphone that plays relatively good looking games, y’know. The Android platform does, too—at least 50 of them, as proven by this extended montage. And Google’s giving them away at GDC… …to qualifying developers attending the Game Developers Conference, that is. Not a bad thing to opt in for if you’re…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010
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  Kotaku Off Topic: Greed Is Good

  Platinum members of Kotaku Off Topic, we’ve reserved a special commenting section for you tonight, to discuss whatever it is you’d prefer. Please, follow me into the post. As you can see, we’ve spared no expense in tonight’s textarea boxes. They’ve been imported from Italy, constructed of the finest HTML tags handcrafted by classically trained…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010
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  Game Violence Documentary Can Be Seen Free Online

  “Moral Kombat,” the 2007 examination of violent video games by the brother of Entertainment Consumers Association president Hal Halpin, will be available for view online free for the next 30 days. Spencer Halpin’s film tries to balance First Amendment rights and free market principles on the game maker’s side with concern over game violence, its…

  By Owen Good Published January 28, 2010