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New Final Fantasy XIII Screens Let You Compare Xbox 360, PS3
Square Enix has summoned a batch of new screens for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Final Fantasy XIII, perfect for those still unsure which version will win the fidelity contest. There’s good news for both camps. There’s plenty of new, gorgeous looking screens of the game’s battles, the wide open fields, a…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mom Sells Old NES and 5 Games — for $13,105
A mom in North Carolina listed an NES and five carts on eBay last week for $9.99. Final winning bid: $13,105. One of the games in the lot happened to be the ultra-rare Stadium Events, in its original box. What’s Stadium Events? Well, according to its Wikipedia entry, it was a Bandai exer-game that used…
By Owen Good Published February 12, 2010 - Reviews
SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 3 Review: Fire In The Hole!
SOCOM: Tactical Strike and Confrontation developer Slant Six Games gives the franchise another go, picking up where Zipper Interactive left off with SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 for the PSP. There are weapons of mass destruction in the fictional country of Koratvia, and it’s up to you and your crack team of Navy…
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
China Approves Warcraft’s Burning Crusade
The Burning Crusade, the World of Warcraft expansion pack, has been cleared for launch by Chinese censors, a positive step in an oft-troubled relationship between the MMO and a country where four million people play it. NetEase, the company that operates the MMO within China, had planned to block all new registrations while it applied…
By Owen Good Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Love In Hell: Dante’s Inferno’s Take on Romance
While religion and an allegorical journey through a medieval hell remain the central themes of the video game adaption of Dante’s Inferno, an exploration of love and lust and what separates the two is nearly as important in the game. In both works, Dante Alighieri comes across different relationships in hell that ended poorly, from…
By Brian Crecente Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan Is Still Big Portable Country
In Japan, the PSP and Nintendo DS platforms are still outselling the home console competition. And it’s the bigger versions of each portable platform, the standard PSP-3000 and Nintendo DSi LL, that Japan’s buying more of. Sony’s PlayStation Portable once again tops the charts, thanks to strong sales of God Eater and the three-way split…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Road To The Show Starts Here
It’s hard to tell at first glance which takes are live action and which are MLB 10 The Show gameplay, which I’m sure is the point of the game’s official launch trailer. Also, if I may brag, my 20-year-old lefthanded pitcher in Road to the Show made the majors yesterday after two years in the…
By Owen Good Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Five Hours of Rest
To: Owen From: Crecente I’m writing this as I fly back from San Francisco to Denver. Yesterday was a busy, busy day. I got up at 3:30 a.m. to catch a 6 a.m. flight to San Francisco, writing some stories and reviews as I flew. When I landed I caught a cab to my hotel…
By Brian Crecente Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Week’s Top Five Hotter-than-Hades Stories
It’s Friday and it’s time for the top 5 hottest Kotaku stories of the week. Warning: reading them may scorch eyebrows, eyelashes, and/or facial hair. Brought to you by Dante’s Inferno. In stores NOW. Read ’em and burn after the jump. 1. Want The Heavy Rain Demo Right Now? Here’s How… [Update] – 168,184 views…
By Gawkercreative Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Uncharted 2 Gets New Multiplayer Maps, Skins & Trophies On Feb. 25
Naughty Dog’s PlayStation 3 action adventure Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is about to get some fresh multiplayer content in the form of two new maps, six new player skins and all-new PlayStation Trophies and in-game medals. So why are you looking at a screen shot of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune? Well, according to word from IGN,…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is A Driver Not Entitled To The Hood Of His Own Car?
No, says the man in Daytona, it belongs to BioShock 2. By way of GameStop. Joey Logano’s gonna run real good in the No. 20 GameStop BioShock 2 Toyota in tomorrow’s Nationwide Series race. Logano and the rest of the Nationwide Series racers kick off the 2010 season tomorrow in the DRIVE4COPD 300, and I…
By Owen Good Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Europe Gets Two Final Fantasy XIII Xbox Bundles
While North American Final Fantasy XIII fans ponder forking out $400 for a special Xbox 360 bundle, European fans are getting two different models to choose from – the Special Edition and the Elite Bundle. What’s the difference? Europe’s Special Edition Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 bundle is very much like the one we are…
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Is Dead Or Alive: Paradise “Creepy”? Tecmo Says You Be The Judge
It’s not often that the ESRB describes a video game with such vigor as the ratings board did with Tecmo’s Dead or Alive: Paradise. It’s equally rare for a publisher to thank the ESRB for calling its game “creepy.” But that’s how Tecmo Koei America is promoting the mini-game-filled, jiggle-packed Dead or Alive spin-off. “Thank…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Demon’s Souls Goes Black & White For Valentine’s Day
If you have a date with a random Blue Phantom this Valentine’s Day weekend in Demon’s Souls, a Kotaku game of the year contender, make sure you’re up to speed with what’s happening in the game during the holiday. Last week, Atlus asked players to decide whether the normally red and pink holiday should be…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bioshock 2’s Jordan Thomas Fielded Your Calls, Pro And Con – Podcast Now Ready For Download
Bioshock 2’s creative director managed to not only talk about his game to many of you today, but worked in the words “stochastic” and “un-mother.” Good job, Jordan! Lots of good stuff in this one, ready for you to download. On today’s episode of our live audio podcast, Kotaku Talk Radio, Jordan Thomas fielded the…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japanese Gamers Hungry For God Eater
Namco Bandai’s God Eater for the PSP is off to a good start in Japan, giving 295,000 PlayStation Portable owners another taste of Monster Hunter-like hack and slash action. God Eater’s number one debut pushes last week’s software winner, Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi for the Nintendo DS to second place, beating out the…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Marcus, Dom, And Wesker Party In Lost Planet 2
Here’s a group of guys you probably never expected to see in the same game, much less fighting side-by-side. By the time Capcom and MIcrosoft got around to announcing the cameo appearances by Gears of War’s dynamic duo Marcus and Dom in Lost Planet 2, I had completely forgotten about the GameStop preorder skin of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Review Round-Up: Heavy Bioshock Vs Capcom… In Hell
You would have thought it was Christmas or something. We sure did review a lot of big games this week. We said they were mostly good, but you didn’t all believe us. Doodle Jump Micro-Review: Boing! In which Brian Ashcraft does one of those all-blue reviews that seem to drive some of you crazy. Downloadable…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
After getting through much of my obligation gaming for the week, I’ll finally get a chance to crack open that still-sealed copy of Mass Effect 2 and try my hand at some intergalactic adventure and interspecies mating. If a copy of Aliens Vs. Predator somehow bursts forth upon my doorstep in the next few hours—unlikely,…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2010