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Scalpers Getting $300 For StarCraft II Beta Keys
Not that I’m sharing this in a run-go-get-it sense. But some enterprising key recipients have chosen not to participate in the StarCraft II beta. Some 49 keys are being auctioned on eBay right now, with bids reaching up to $305. Most of the keys are cards given out at BlizzCon 2008, which provide access to…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Weekend Coupons: Magically Delicious
You know what I haven’t had in forever on Saturday morning? Lucky Charms. Mmmmm, frosted Lucky Charms. But we’ve had 52 straight Weekend Coupons, celebrating its one-year anniversary today. Hardware • Target’s ramped up a big “Tax Season Savings on Office Electronics” sale, and of course, who can’t do their taxes without an Xbox 360…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Battlefield: Bad Company Demo — Over 3.5 Million Served
Electronic Arts is bragging that its Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo on PS3 and Xbox 360 has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times since its release last month. Yes, demo bragging is officially a trend now. Particularly as this is the second time EA has chosen to crow about its BFBC2 demo. Nine days…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Reviews
Link ‘N Launch Micro-Review: How About ‘Pikmin Rockets’ Or ‘Better Than Bioshock Hacking’?
The latest Nintendo-published downloadable game for the DS may be one of the worst-named Nintendo games of all time. It’s also another proof that top Nintendo-affiliated developers could school a lot of iPhone game creators. Link ‘N Launch is a DSiWare game from Intelligent Systems, the development studio behind such Nintendo-published greats as Advance Wars,…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Originals: To a Fair-Thee-Well
The endings or beginnings of four shows, festivals or fairs – DICE, Toy Fair, the upcoming IFG and the outgoing X10 – churned up a ton of coverage over this past week. We saved room for more, don’t worry. Kotaku’s DICE 2010 Coverage The Road to the Independent Games Festival Kotaku’s Toy Fair 2010 Coverage…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
See Command & Conquer 4 Get “Grittier & Darker”
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight is taking a turn for the more serious, away from the B-list celebrity cameo driven novelty of some of its ancestors. Watch this new teaser of EA’s forthcoming real-time strategy game for a taste.
By Michael McWhertor Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Cross-Dressing BioShock 2 Cosplay
Nathan Sharratt loves BioShock, and is handy with a needle and thread. And leg braces. And corsets. As he’d have to be, to squeeze his man’s body into an outfit meant for Big Sisters. Nathan’s outfit is amazing, requiring him to be literally bolted into the costume, which even has EVE syringes and arm-mounted harpoons.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Valve Will Return To The PS3 (Eventually)
Right now, Valve and the PlayStation 3 don’t see eye to eye. Doesn’t mean it’ll always be that way. Valve writer Chet Faliszek has told Edge “Before we do anything on the PS3 we need to be able to support it in the right way.” “But we’ll look at it, and I’m sure down the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Drop Serious Cash On Into The Pixel Art, Now On eBay
Video game-loving spendthrifts may want to earmark a few spare hundreds to bid on this year’s Into The Pixel auction, the artistic charitable endeavor that runs alongside the annual DICE summit. The former silent auction has been taken to eBay. That means the furious bidding previously only available to video game industry members at DICE…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Follow Friday
Welcome to the weekend, Kotaku Off Topic followers. It’s Friday night, Kotaku time, and having just got paid—let’s just assume—we’re sure you’re just ready to cut loose with some on or off topic talk. Since the Twitter tradition is to suggest people of interest to follow their every move, and since I spent plenty of…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kitase: FFVII Remake Only Possible If It Can Be Done In A Year
Final Fantasy XIII releases in less than three weeks, but people still can’t stop pining for Final Fantasy VII, released XIII years ago. But Yoshinori Kitase, answering hypothetically, said a remake by modern standards might take XIV years to make. Speaking to TechDigest, Kitase, the producer of Final Fantasy XIII (and director of VII) said…
By Owen Good Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Hands On: A Less Cheesy Three-way Dip
There will be no celebrity cameos, no professional wrestlers tackling men in bear costumes anywhere in Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, the planned final chapter in EA’s real-time strategy Tiberium saga. But there will be plenty of Kane. While thousands of gamers were playing the long-anticipated StarCraft II beta earlier this week, we were…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Day Gamers Took Over Reselling: Epilogue
Last week, I wrote about Glyde, the reseller flooded by gamers at its November launch. Because of Glyde’s shipping model, the time required for delivery and payment seemed to be a drawback. So how’d Glyde do with a real sale? Not bad, all things considered. Last Thursday at 3:40 p.m., someone bought my copy of…
By Owen Good Published February 19, 2010 - Reviews
Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery Micro-Review: Worth Discovering?
Once again, Assassin’s Creed vaults from the home console to the portable platform with the iPhone spin-off Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery, starring the second game’s Ezio de Auditore as he travels to Spain. Guide Ezio from platform to platform with touchscreen controls as he attempts to rescue his fellow assassin’s from the Inquisition and uncover…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Venture Capital Backs Off, and Boston Development Suffers
Venture capital investments in U.S. video game efforts dropped by more than $60 million from 2008 to 2009, of particular concern to developers in strong but outlying areas such as Boston. The Boston Globe reported today on the beatdown dealt to game development reliant on venture capital. In 2008, 35 projects were funded at a…
By Owen Good Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Review Round-Up: Week Over, Man! Week Over!!
Stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen, because this week’s batch of original Kotaku reviews is in the pipe, five by five. I’m not sure what that’s supposed to mean, but hey, we reviewed Aliens Vs. Predator this week. We also reviewed all of the following games, some of which involve guns, plus one movie…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
Atari’s Missile Command Bound For The Big Screen?
Missile Command rights holder Atari is banking on Hollywood’s creatively bankrupt studios to warm to a movie based on the 30-year-old trackball game in which missiles are commanded and cities are saved. The LA Times reports that Atari is in “active discussions with studios” to option the rights to Missile Command as a film, hinting…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized
In Turn Two It’s Yoshi, Waluigi and Logano …
After a week in which potholes played havoc with the Daytona 500 field, now it looks like Joey Logano and the No. 20 GameStop Toyota team are gonna rain shells and bananas on Fontana in the next Nationwide Series race. That right there is the Mario Kart Wii paint scheme Logano will be sporting in…
By Owen Good Published February 19, 2010