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Kotaku Programming Reminder: Talk Live With Bioshock 2’s Jordan Thomas On Wednesday
As noted yesterday, Jordan Thomas, creative director of Bioshock 2, will be our guest on tomorrow’s live Kotaku call-in podcast. Show time’s 11am MT, 1pm ET. Call-in and listening details will be live on the site at show time.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: BioShock 2
The only challenge large and powerful enough to take on BioShock 2’s Big Daddy is our large and lumbering BioShock 2 Frankenreview. Return with us to the drowned art deco city of Rapture, a sunken “Utopia” that still soldiers on ten years after the events of the original game. In BioShock 2, you take on…
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ron Jeremy: Sex, Not Violence, Is Beautiful and Natural
At the CES show in Las Vegas in January, I was debating Craig Gross, a pastor at the XXX Church, about the merits of porn. One point I made was that violent video games are much worse for kids than porn. And then here at Kotaku you guys put up a similar article about the…
Ron Jeremy Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Imagine Town Spearheads Ubisoft’s Online Game Initiative
Imagine Babies? Imagine Doctor? Try Imagine Town, the virtual world based on the successful game series, spearheading Ubisoft’s online gaming lineup for fiscal year 2010-11, with Might & Magic Heroes Kingdoms, Trackmania 2, and two unannounced titles in the works. During today’s sales report for the third quarter 2009-10, Ubisoft talked up its focus on…
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ghost Recon: Future Soldiers Coming to the Wii
A version of Ghost Recon: Future Soldiers, confirmed earlier today by Ubisoft, will be coming to Wii, the company announced today. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that the upcoming shooter will be coming to all platforms when it hits, including the Wii. The game will be different though, he pointed out. It will be developed…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Remains Unsure of iPhone Gaming
While Ubisoft has three relatively big-name games on or making their way to the iPhone by March, the company still remains on the fence about the potential of the iPhone market. During their quarterly conference call, Ubisoft said that while they plan to launch a “few games” on the iPhone, they will continue to split…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ezio Goes To Rome In The Next Assassin’s Creed
During its third quarter financial conference call, Ubisoft revealed that the next Assassin’s Creed adventure would see Ezio revisiting Rome, taking the fight to the Templar, when he’s not busy taking out his friends online. While we’re still not sure how the online multiplayer will work in the next Assassin’s Creed, but we do have…
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Sales Dip Slightly In The Third Quarter
Ubisoft reported sales for the third fiscal quarter of 2009-10 today, indicating a 2.7% drop in year-over-year sales, a marked improvement over the first half drop of 52%. Ubisoft came on strong during the holiday season, nearly matching 2008-2009’s third quarter sales of €508 million, with €495 million in sales representing a rather modest 2.7%…
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Silent Hunter 5, Anno Headed to iPhone
iPhone versions of Silent Hunter 5: Battle for the Atlantic and Anno Dawn of Discovery: The Harbor will be hitting by March, Ubisoft announced today. The two iPhone games, along with the multiplayer addition to the iPhone’s Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery, are all listed as arriving in the fourth quarter of Ubisoft’s 2009 calendar, which…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Reviewing the Reviewers: Or How To Break A Broken System
Just what you’ve been waiting for: A site that lets you critique the critics, review the reviewers, shit all over the shit all overers. Website Criticosm allows you to give reviewers a review score of their own. They then use a reviewer’s average score to weight the importance of their score for a game when…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sign-Up For The LEGO Universe Beta
Beta sign-ups are now underway for NetDevil’s LEGO Universe, potentially the largest mass computer bricking of all time. The LEGO Universe is entering its final phase of development, and NetDevil needs builders to help put the pieces all together. The beta sign-ups were announced in the latest edition of the LEGO Universe News Network email…
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA: All 2011 Titles To Feature Online Play, DLC
Publisher Electronic Arts is a big, big fan of downloadable content. So much so that it’s committing to featuring paid DLC and online play in every single title it releases during the company’s fiscal 2011. EA COO John Schappert said during the company’s Q3 financial earnings call Monday that “every one of EA’s releases will…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Daddening Of Video Games
I can buy video game’s depiction of intergalactic war, sure. Gaming portrayals of romance are a tougher sell. But there’s another kind of love that’s suddenly popular in games and is being done well: The love of being a dad. I write this article from the disadvantaged position of being married and not being a…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Who Should Gundam Fight? (Besides Gundam)
The Gundam Vs. series doesn’t really venture far outside of the Gundam universe. You know what you are getting into: Gundam. Take, Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon, Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam or Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next. Notice a pattern? These games are great if you know your Zeta…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pocket God Leaps From iPhone to Comic Book
Popular iPhone game Pocket God is getting its own comic book. Bolt Creative, producers of the game, tells Kotaku that they’ve cut a deal with indie comic book company Ape Entertainment to create a new series based on their game. “A comic book series is a natural extension of the Pocket God brand,” noted Dave…
By Brian Crecente Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Canceling eBay Purchase?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Loooooove This morning a family friend said that she bought something from an eBay shop, but then decided that she wanted to cancel or something like that. I looked online and it said that you cannot cancel an order per se (she has not finalized her purchase yet), but have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft Facing More Problems In China
World of Warcraft has been having some serious problems in China lately, both because of its content and because of local political infighting. It’s now having some more problems, thanks to expansion pack The Burning Crusade. NetEase, the company which operates the game in China, has blocked new users from registering while it applies for…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Dragon Ball Commercial Is Catchy, Classy
For the upcoming Dragon Ball DS2 Totsugeki! Red Ribbon Gun, Bandai released this web ad that features hands, a copy of the game, a Yamaha piano and singers. It’s classy. The song is DB ending them “Romantic Ageruyo.” The game will be out February 11 in Japan. The theme song will live on in our…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2010 -
UncategorizedPikmin? Made For Japanese Schoolgirls
GameCube strategy game Pikmin might have been inspired by Shigeru Miyamoto’s gardening, but do you know why he made the game? “Every once in a while, you want to make something that high school girls can get into,” the famed Nintendo creator said at a recent symposium. The concept behind Pikmin, reports Japanese site 4Gamer,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2010