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Nothing Says I Love You Like Being Stabbed With Final Fantasy Characters
Forget boxes of chocolates, flowers, and stuffed animals. Those are gifts you should be exchanging every day. No, for me, Valentine’s Day is the kind of day where you and your loved one go out and get Final Fantasy tattoos. Long-time Kotaku readers might have been here when I got my first Final Fantasy tattoo,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tekken The Movie Definitely Looks Like A Tekken Movie
You’ve already seen the first trailer for the live action Tekken movie. Now how about some stills to pick over, perfect for studying just how literal the big screen adaptation of Namco Bandai’s fighter will be. The Dwight Little-directed beat ’em up cinematic tour de force looks less adapted than it does copied and pasted…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
2010: A Video Gamer’s Guide
We’ve taken this year’s big game releases, conventions, and assorted events, and condensed them all into a handy infographic we’re calling 2010: A Video Gamer’s Guide. What you see before you, or in the extremely large image below, is a snapshot of the year 2010 in gaming, as it stands right now. It is by…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
What’s Hideo Kojima Eating Right Now? Check Twitter!!
Metal Gear makers Kojima Productions have been riding the Twitter bandwagon since September of last year, but the developer’s interest in providing 140 character length updates has been sporadic at best. No longer! The Konami subsidiary, ramping up enthusiasm for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP, has been on something of…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
P.B. Winterbottom Adventures To Xbox Live Arcade This Week
Indie developer The Odd Gentlemen offers something for the “thinking” Xbox Live Arcade gamer with the time-space perplexer The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom. The stylized pie-hunting puzzle-platformer will be available for 800 Microsoft Points this Wednesday. The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom features more than 75 paradox puzzles for players to solve, a little more…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Skate 3 Screens Gleam All Sorts Of Cubes
Only EA could create a skateboarding title so pretty that it has me flashing back to a Christian Slater movie from 1989. Actually, I’m not sure that is true, now that I’ve typed it. Gleaming the Cube occupies one of those default slots in my brain, just like Breakin’ and Geggy Tah’s “Whoever You Are.”…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
I Have Wielded The Prince Of Persia’s Dagger, Toy Version
In addition to showing off some Halo Reach toy prototypes at Toy Fair 2010, McFarlane Toys was showcasing its line of Prince of Persia movie tie-in toys. Included were the expected action figures — and this very special dagger.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedGas Powered Announces Kings And Castles, Chris Taylor Bitten By Horse
The developers of Supreme Commander, Dungeon Siege and Demigod have announced their next project (despite Supreme Commander 2 still a few weeks off), the real-time strategy game Kings and Castles. First footage of Chris Taylor feeding a horse below! While Kings and Castles promises an “epic,” “one-of-a-kind experience” that will feature “the ability to zoom…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Sims 3 Gets Sweet And Sultry For Valentine’s Day
Aw, isn’t that adorable? That Sims couple is celebrating Valentine’s Day together, enjoying a sweet little snuggle on the couch. Meanwhile, next door… …Roxanne went and wore that dress. Oh Roxanne, you don’t have to put on the red light. Neither of these accurately portray how I spent my Valentine’s Day, but then, I am…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter IV: The Toys
In a corner of Toy Fair 2010, Neca had a booth stuffed with gaming figures. One of the line’s highlights is the Street Fighter IV series, some released, some upcoming, captured here in video. Click thumbnails to play the clips.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
The $160 Doll Of Lara Croft’s Nemesis
The Tonner company makes finely-crafted dolls, including an already-released $125 Lara Croft doll. Next in their Lara line is a doll of Amanda Evert, the sometimes-nemesis in recent Tomb Raider games. The Amanda Evert doll, which is coming soon, will run $160. The Tonner folks have been in the business for 20 years, making dolls…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pop Goes The Joystick
As seen on a third-floor wall of San Francisco’s intriguing Hotel des Arts.
By Brian Crecente Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Halo Reach: The Toys
Straight from the floor of Toy Fair 2010 here in New York City are the first hints of Halo Reach’s toy line from the McFarlane Toy company including dummy action figure boxes. Prototype Reach Warthog also included. Expected release: fall.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Aliens Vs. Predator: Don’t Call It A Race War
It’s the human race versus the Predator race versus the Alien race in Alien Vs. Predator Species Deathmatch. One-on-one against the stealthy Predator or the relentless Alien, the Colonial Marine is only so much meat. Teamed up in an elite, highly-trained special squad of accomplished killers, the Colonial Marines are a lot more meat. It’s…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gliding Through Crackdown 2’s Latest Build
Crackdown 2’s X10 showing last week wasn’t rife with new information or details, but it did give us a, surprisingly, hands-off look at some neat new elements of free falling. As with the original Crackdown, the sequel is really a sandbox of brawling, driving, shooting and destruction. There are plenty of ways to tear things…
By Brian Crecente Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter IV Brings The Fight To The iPhone
Capcom brings their biggest brawler yet to one of the smallest gaming devices, announcing an iPhone version of Street Fighter IV, due out in March. How are Ken and Ryu handling the trip? From the looks of the screenshots, which you can find more of at IGN, the dynamic duo is a little worse for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Cryptic Wants Star Trek Online Players To Explore Their Ships
If you can’t bring an Orion girl into your personal quarters, what good is Star Trek Online? Cryptic has plans to unlock more of the players’ ship interiors for exploration, answering the prayers of role-playing STO subscribers across the universe. If you want to have a private meeting aboard your starship in Star Trek Online,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hands-On Dead Rising 2 Weapon Crafting
First things first: You can’t take any two things you find in the zombie Vegas landscape of Dead Rising 2 and turn them into a weapon. But there are still plenty of weapon-crafting options in the upcoming action title. The latest gameplay sizzle revealed for Dead Rising 2 is the ability to collect design schematics…
By Brian Crecente Published February 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Nintendo Download: And Justice For Some
Our new gallery format for The Nintendo Download highlights the fact that, other than big releases like Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All, DSiWare and WiiWare titles aren’t getting nearly as much exposure as they should. Just look at the lineup we have here. DSiWare Spotto! from Nintendo? Nothing to see here. I had…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Xbox Live Works On Windows Phones 7 Series
As expected, Microsoft’s Steve Balmer announced Xbox Live support for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 series at the Mobile World Congress, but what exactly will Xbox Live users be able to do on their phones? According to the official press release, not all that much. Accessing Xbox Live through the Windows Phone 7 Games hub…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2010