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Initial Team Ratings for MLB 2K10 Revealed
Game Informer has been posting a running hands-on blog with MLB 2K10 and the game’s initial team ratings are revealed within. Boston and the New York Yankees are tied for first at 97 overall. Here’s what we’ve got right out of the box. Bear in mind these will probably change with a roster update on…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
White Chili
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I’m making white chili tonight, also known as Chicken Chili Verde. I haven’t made chili in a good year or so, which is weird because I love making and eating it. Typically I make a straight-forward Texas red chili. No beans, lots of meat. So this white should be interesting.…
By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Halo Legends Hits Blu-ray, DVD Today… Who’s Getting It?
Microsoft’s foray into the animated adventures of Halo is now officially available at your local retailer of fine DVDs and Blu-rays, offering Master Chief fans seven short films based on the popular Xbox shooter. Anyone getting it? If you have plans to do so, Halo Legends should be available now in physical format on DVD…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Star Trek MMO Log, Stardate 2010.16
In this third MMO Log for Star Trek Online, we feel the ravages of free time, explore episodic missions, and reach the sobering revelation that I still know Monty Python and The Holy Grail by heart. When last I left Star Trek Online, I’d just finished taking a turn as the Klingon-affiliated Orion slave girl…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age Brings Us the Dwarven Fortress of Kal’Hirol
BioWare has posted a world update for its upcoming Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening expansion, and reveals the setting of Kal’Hirol, a once prosperous Dwarven keep that mysteriously fell to ruin. Eleven images of the fortress are on the jump. Here’s the story, from the world update: The dwarven fortress of Kal’Hirol was long known…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII Creators On The Influence of Call of Duty, Card Games & The Toyota Prius
Square Enix’s long in the making Final Fantasy XIII finally comes to North America in March, a game that is less like a traditional Japanese role-playing game, its creators say, and more like a first-person shooter like Call of Duty. That is how Final Fantasy XIII designer and writer Motomu Toriyama describes the latest game…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai Dishes Out Dish Washing Liquid
Between the 100% non-organic label and the sudden appearance of a countdown clock, I get the feeling the bottle of Fervor Shine! dish washing liquid I received from The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai developer Ska Studios isn’t a real product. What a fine marketing tie-in it would be, partnering the Dead Samurai with “Japan’s #1 dish…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Would You Kindly Discuss Lost?
I wanted to discuss Lost with people. So I made a #LostTalk page. Episode three (four?) is tonight and needs discussion, naturally. For example: Claire = Rousseau? Discuss it there. But say you’re obsessed with something else? Start a page via the “Got something to say” window on our front page. Include your own hash…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Screens, Gameplay Videos Leak
The announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4—Sega’s episodic, downloadable return to 2D hedgehog platforming for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare—was exciting, but lacking in both screen shots and video. That’s why we have leaks. 1UP has received a handful of screens and one poorly filmed off-screen gameplay video of the next Sonic the…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sega Is Giving Out Ryo Hazuki Forklift Figurines
Shenmue fans in North America and Europe might want to keep an eye on Sega’s various web presences for your chance to score one of 1,000 limited edition Ryo Hazuki figures, complete with the greatest accessory of them all – the forklift. As you no doubt know, Ryo will have a chance to give the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
These Folks Made A Marshmallow-Firing Bazooka
For five or so years the people at the Marshmallow Fun Company have been making increasingly-sophisticated weaponry that shoots Marshmallows. For 24 hours since Toy Fair, I’ve been trying to recover from what happened at the end of this video. The Marshmallow folks don’t just make guns that shoot snacks. They have a comic book…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony “Introducing” PS3 Motion Controller To Devs At GDC
This year’s Game Developers Conference will see the introduction of the PlayStation Motion Controller and our newest peek at the PlayStation 3 peripheral, the subject a newly added session at the annual gathering of developers. The Sony-sponsored lecture will be our first new look at the hardware since Tokyo Game Show, when Sony showed off…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mile Marker 23: Star Guard
Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Star Guard! In A Sentence Little green man of maybe 12 countable pixels runs across the screen zapping games in a side-scrolling action…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Diablo III’s Female Barbarian Is Rather Well-Armored
Barbarians are traditionally known for their lack of practical armor, but Diablo III’s newly-revealed Barbarian female has managed to protect herself pretty well, while still showing off her amazing toned physique. It looks as if Blizzard is slowly rolling out the opposite sex choices for Diablo III, beginning with last week’s reveal of the female…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Halo: The Mega Bloks Toys
The Master Chief posing at Toy Fair was made up of about 500,000 Mega Bloks, a representative for the company behind the Lego-like toys told me yesterday. Behind him was Iron Man. Behind that, new Halo Mega Bloks toys. The first images below are of Master Chief and Iron Man outside the booth. The others…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2010 - Reviews
Chime Review: Tune In, Drop Out
There are plenty of games around that are built to be played any time. There are few, sadly, that specialise in being played under select conditions. Like if you’re stressed. Or have stumbled home from the pub at 3am. A puzzle game we’ve featured previously on Kotaku, Chime may at first glance appear familiar. You…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
PoP: The Forgotten Sands Taps The Wii’s “Full Graphical Capabilities”
Ubisoft has revealed new details about the Wii version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, a game with its own storyline that promises a “smooth, clear and impressive graphical experience on Wii.” Shipping on May 18th along with its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 cohorts, the Wii version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
More Xbox “Programming” Coming After Success of 1 vs. 100
When it launched, Xbox Live game show 1 vs. 100 was an experiment. Its success could mean a whole new slate of television-like programming for the gaming console. “1 vs. 100 was an entirely new space for us,” said Aaron Greenberg, director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE. “In many ways we…
By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Screens From Assassin’s Creed II’s Bonfire Of The Vanities
Ubisoft’s Christophe Grandjean is giving Twitpic a workout this morning, Twittering the first two screenshots of Assassin’s Creed II’s second dose of downloadable content, Bonfire of the Vanities. Ezio faces off against the mad monk Saconarola in the top screen. In the bottom screen he’s surveying some of the new area in Florence he’ll be…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010 - Uncategorized
Toy Story 3 Game Delves Deeper Into The Toy Box
While a portion of Disney Interactive’s video game adaptation will follow the events of the animated movie, its Toy Box mode will allow players to create their own adventures using the franchises iconic characters. Props to developer Avalanche Software for thinking outside of the toy box. Or inside of the Toy Box. However you put…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010