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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 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy’s Angry Australian Motorbike
Final Fantasy is a very delicate series. Effeminate, even. So you’d expect any marketing tie-ins with the game to feature delicate things. Books, clothing, artwork, etc. Not in Australia. No, to celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy XIII in Australia, EB Games and Ubisoft (the game’s distributor down under) will be giving away a motorcycle.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
New BlazBlue Character Coming To Consoles
That’s Kanako Kondou, not the character per se, but the actress is lending her voice to the game. Once again. Kondou already voices fighter Noel Vermillion as well as cyborg ν-13 and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift’s cyborg Λ-11. In the console version, Kondou will be voicing new character μ-12. She has the market cornered on BlazBlue…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Sims 3 Simming To A Console Near You
The Sims 3 is headed to consoles. And handhelds. What’s surprising here isn’t the fact the game is making the move, but why it’s taken so long. The game is listed as part of EA’s financial results report from earlier today, with the placeholder title “The Sims 3 on Console Title”. Catchy. It’s scheduled for…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
Kotaku Off Topic: Straight Into Compton Comment by: legendnthemaking Nominated by: cokefan999 Today me and the wife moved into first house. It was a long wait but its finally ours. Tomorrow, we celebrate 5 years of marriage and we knew each other since we were 10 and been a couple since we was 12. I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Unveils New Ghost Recon Title
Ubisoft Paris announced this morning that it’s working on a new entry in the Ghost Recon series, titled Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. And yes, you’ve heard that name before. It’ll feature both singleplayer and multiplayer modes, while the publisher also promises beta access to anyone buying Splinter Cell Conviction on the Xbox 360 later this…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2010