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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 - Uncategorized
Halo Reach, Reaches For the Stars
We see a desert plain, distant mountains and a sky so light blue it’s almost white. The ground too fades to white, from a dusty light brown. In the distance there are mountains and what appears to be mining equipment. Everything we see is real terrain. That means if you drive, walk or fly long…
By Brian Crecente Published February 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedMile Marker 24: Monaco
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, Monaco! In A Sentence Think top-down Gauntlet gameplay, except you and possibly three other players are not wizards and axe-men but clever pixelated…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
iPhone Chart Toppers: Plants Vs. Crazy Zombies
It’s Zombie week again here on iPhone Chart Toppers. The release of $5 add-on pack of Verruckt pushed Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies back to the top of the charts, and Plants Vs. Zombies managed to hit the number nine spot this week despite going live just late last night for $3. Yes,…
By Brian Crecente Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Micro-Bash’s Favorite Toy Is…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft A spatula. No idea why, but he always carries around a spatula — a spatula we no longer use. When he goes outside, he brings his spatula. It’s like his teddy bear, but not. Today, he also carried around a small can of corn for a good hour or so. Yes,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Heavy Rain PS3 Motion Controller Announcement Coming “Soon”?
PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain won’t be out until February 23, but there could be an announcement regarding the game’s controls in the very near future. “If you are talking about Motion Control, this is something we initially considered for Heavy Rain,” Quantic Dream boss David Cage told website Dagbladet. “The very first version of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
If You Want To Play EspGaluda II, Read This Post
That is, if you live outside of Japan. Japanese developer Cave is bringing its arcade bullet hell shooter EspGaluda II to the Xbox 360 in Limited Edition and Standard Edition. For those players living outside Japan, which should they buy? “The Limited Edition of EspGaluda II will be region-locked to Japan because we didn’t have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
We Now Know How Many Of You Have A HD Television
Last week, I asked you to let us know how many of you owned a high definition television set. Your answers are now in. Let’s take a look! I posed the question because, in the wake of comments from Epic’s Mark Rein and the continuing discussion over games which cater to owners of HDTVs, I…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft To Unveil Xbox Live Mobile Today
While we at Kotaku have known Xbox Live has been coming to Windows Mobile for a while now, it appears that later today, Microsoft will finally get around to officially unveiling the project. Some lazy security at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona (due to open later today) has allowed these shots to get out,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Professor Layton Developer Makes Another Soccer RPG Sequel
Inazuma Eleven is the soccer role-playing game franchise from Professor Layton developer Level-5. The latest entry in the series is Inazuma Eleven 3: A Challenge to the World. The game is slated to get a summer release in Japan. This news comes as it has recently been announced that the popular Inazuma Eleven anime will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2010 -
UncategorizedProject Natal Meets Superman (Well…Superman’s Supporting Cast)
In case you missed it – and let’s face it, you probably did – over the weekend, Microsoft decided that the perfect place to promote Project Natal was…on TV show Smallville. Here it is, complete with French subtitles, which make it look a lot sexier than it actually is. What’s best about it is not…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Has “No Plans” For Final Fantasy XIII DLC
In an age in which downloadable content is often discussed when a game is released (or even before!), Square Enix has stated that it does not have currently have any plans for Final Fantasy XIII DLC. “Regarding the DLC content, we feel that the final product is 100% enjoyable…it’s the complete package,” says Final Fantasy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2010