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This Super Street Fighter IV Trailer Thinks Dudley, Ibuki, And Makoto Are Playable
While we’re waiting for Capcom to officially announce Ibuki, Dudley, and Makoto as new playable characters in Super Street Fighter IV, let’s watch them in this trailer depicting them as three new playable characters in Super Street Fighter IV. Between the Famitsu scans and the random mailings, it’s only a matter of time before Capcom…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Warcraft Player Will Not Go Quietly Into The Night
Authorities say this 27-year-old man, angered when his mother asked him to quiet down while playing Warcraft, choked her and rammed his head through a wall before his grandfather finally shot him. He wasn’t seriously wounded. Nerd rage’ll do that. James Swan (pictured) of Manatee, Fla. was drinking and playing World of Warcraft around 10…
By Owen Good Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Does The Final Fantasy Team Think Of The Last Story?
In January, developer Mistwalker announced it was making The Last Story with Nintendo, a “new form of RPG” bound for the Wii. That’s Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s newest game. What does the Final Fantasy team think about all this? Surely, The Last Story from the creator of Final Fantasy would perk up some ears…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bioshock: The Toys
If people were apprehensive about Bioshock sequels, how about Bioshock statues/toys/figures? For true believers and skeptics, here are some pics and a video I shot at Toy Fair 2010 of NECA’s Bioshock line. Some of the Big Daddys are out. Some are coming soon. The hairy hand at the end of the video is a…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed II Lights The Bonfire Of The Vanities Tomorrow
Ubisoft has released the trailer for Bonfire of the Vanities, the second helping of downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed II, dropping tomorrow for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. With tomorrow’s release of the Bonfire of the Vanities downloadable content, Ezio’s memory sequence will finally be complete. At least until the next Assassin’s Creed game…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Barbie Doll Destroyer Will Wright Visits Toy Fair, Hints Toy Plans
Will Wright was on a recon mission on Tuesday in New York City. On a snowy day on Manhattan’s West Side, one of history’s top game developers was at his first Toy Fair, his wheels turning. Since April of last year, Wright has been in a new phase of his life. The recent era of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Gets Serious On Piracy, Used Game Sales With New PSP SOCOM
Your used (or torrented) copy of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3, the latest entry in the SOCOM series for the PlayStation Portable, may be missing something: online play. Sony is taking new measures against rampant piracy of PSP games and discouraging used purchases of the latest portable SOCOM by requiring players to register…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Speak-Up On Kotaku: Maxim Issues, Madden & Shoulders, DLC Hate, And Pokémon Love
In this week’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, Ursus Veritas, RyderJ, Klip Twings, and For the Love of Games discuss Madden marketing tie-ins, the cost of DLC, Maxim, and all of that warm, fuzzy, Pokémon love. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
The StarCraft II Beta Test Has Officially Begun
Hell, it’s about time… to start playing some StarCraft II! Blizzard has announced that the closed beta test for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is officially a go, with invitations going out to “thousands of gamers.” Yeah, check your e-mail! Scratch that. Check your Battle.net account! That’s where you’ll find your StarCraft II closed beta…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Konami Sets N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights For Spring Stateside
The follow-up to Phantagram and Q Entertainment’s Ninety-Nine Nights for the Xbox 360, now in the hands of developer Feelplus, is coming to North America. Konami has loosely dated what it’s calling N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights for spring. That’s the same seasonal window for the Japanese release of the hack and slash Xbox 360 exclusive. Based…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 17, 2010 - Reviews
STALKER: Call Of Pripyat Review: Third Time’s A Charm?
STALKER: Call of Pripyat is the third game in the first-person shooter STALKER series, but seeing as it’s also meant to fix its predecessors many, glaring failures, it’s also a first. Again set in a near-future world centred around the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Call of Pripyat is supposed to be more focused, and more importantly…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
No, There Isn’t A Jimi Hendrix: Rock Band In The Works
The internet is swirling with rumors that Harmonix is working on a standalone version of Rock Band featuring the music of rock legend Jimi Hendrix. According to Harmonix, those rumors are false. The tips are rolling in, citing websites from Billboard to Ultimate Guitar, all referencing a L.A. Times interview with Hendrix’s sister Janie. Discussing…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Real StarCraft II Beta System Requirements Have Arrived
Blizzard has revealed the real minimum PC requirements for playing in the StarCraft II beta test, and while not quite as low as the imaginary ones we posted last month, they’re still relatively modest. Last month Blizzard accidentally posted what looked like World of Warcraft system specs as ones for the StarCraft II beta test,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII, Chrono Trigger and Kingdom Hearts: The Statues
The small Square-Enix booth at Toy Fair 2010 had some fancy Final Fantasy jewelry, the newest versions of upcoming Final Fantasy XIII statues, some tiny Chrono Trigger pieces and some new Kingdom Hearts figures. Sorry, I didn’t photograph the jewelry.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
There Were Video Game Bobbleheads In Here Somewhere
Somewhere in the crowd of Funko’s Wacky Wobbler bobbleheads (and lamps) at Toy Fair 2010 were familiar gaming faces. Sonic is a prototype. Also new for 2010 are the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars ones. No shaking, please.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pandaren Monk Generates $1.1 Million Worth Of Wishes
In November, Blizzard released a Pandaren Monk in-game pet for World of Warcraft on the company’s online store, with half of the proceeds from the sale pledged to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The $10 item generated $1.1 million for charity. The Pandaren Monk, an adorable little anthropomorphic panda that follows players around as they explore Azeroth,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Live To Xbox’s Director of Product Management Right Now On Kotaku Talk Radio
Join us live today on CBS Radio for our latest episode of Kotaku Talk Radio. It is time to talk Halo Reach, Xbox Live, Project Natal with the product manager of all things Xbox 360. Call in now to talk to Microsoft’s director of Xbox 360 product management Aaron Greenberg. The show kicks off at…
By Brian Crecente Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
“Demon King” Descendant and Strategy Game Namesake Figure Skates In the Olympics
The inspiration behind Koei’s classic turn-based strategy game Nobunaga’s Ambition lives on, as Nobunaga Oda’s 17th descendant takes to the ice in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Nobunaga Oda was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the rule of the Shogun in the late sixteenth century. 23-year-old Nobunari Oda, Nobunaga’s 17th descendant,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2010 - Uncategorized
Halo Legends DVD Review: Ring Around The Halo Universe
Delve deeper into the Halo Universe with seven animated shorts from acclaimed animation studios in Halo Legends. Does anime and Master Chief mix? Announced in July of last year, Halo Legends is an animated anthology that gives five of Japan’s top animation studios a chance to expand on the fiction of Microsoft’s beloved franchise. Studio…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2010