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UncategorizedThe Emotion, And Humor, Of Mass Effect 2’s Romantic Interludes
While chewing over people’s various endings for Mass Effect 2 the other day, one thing that struck me was how many different romantic options you guys had been pursued. And it got me all curious. **SPOILERS AHEAD** See, I played the game once, and that was it. The way the story unfolded was “My Story”,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Cosplay This Winter, So Amazing, So-So, And So Frightening
On February 7, the winter Wonder Festival 2010 was held at Chiba’s Makuhari Messe, home of the Tokyo Game Show. The event focuses primarily on figures and figurines. But where there is nerd heroine, there are cosplayers. Do you have any favorites? Any in particular you like? Gonna give you nightmares? ワンダーフェスティバル 2010[冬] コスプレ [Akiba…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Prince Of Persia’s Super Bowl Trailer Is Big On Action, Short On Shirtless Jake
If there’s one thing this trailer for the upcoming Prince of Persia movie shows, it’s that maybe video game adaptations haven’t sucked because they had the wrong people. Maybe they sucked because they never had this kind of money. The movie, which also stars Sir Ben Kingsley, will be released in May. Click to view
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Silhouette of New Pokemon Series
Over the weekend, Pokémon morning variety show Pokémon showed the outline of the upcoming Pokemon series — that is, the “entirely new” series. Already officially announced, the new Pokémon series will be out this year. It will be getting a reveal in the upcoming March issue of CoroCoro Comic, on sale in Japan on February…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Screw It, The Game is On
To: Luke From: Owen What the headline said. Though I will add that Jim McMahon’s appearance in the Super Bowl Shuffle spoof ad for Boost Mobile got the first big laugh out of me for this year’s ad slate. This weekend’s highlights: Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Proto-Natal Edition Unsurprisingly, Dante’s Inferno Not Available in Middle East…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Care Packages On The Way for Xbox 360 Modern Warfare
Modern Warfare 2’s “Care Package” patch already has released for PS3 and PC; via Twitter, Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling says it was submitted on Friday to Microsoft for certification on the Xbox 360. The fixes and changes this patch will provide: • Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Grading Madden’s Preseason Predictions
EA Sports is mighty proud that its Madden NFL simulation has correctly predicted the Super Bowl winner all but one time since it’s run the promotion. But how did its predictions for the season, made back in August, turn out? To recap: On Aug. 4, a full month before the first regular-season kickoff, EA announced…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Rapture and Hell
The wait is over for BioShock 2. The viral marketing is over for Dante’s Inferno. 2010 gets its first big head-to-head multiplatform release date. Which one (if any) are you picking up? Star Ocean The Last Hope: International, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity and Stargate Resistance are other titles highlighting the week. The count:…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Top Five List of Top Ten Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The 50 Greatest Gaming World Records [Games Radar] When I was nine I decided I would set the world record on Atari 2600 Defender. (The…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII Case Hints at “Game-Content Download”
GameStop posted an image of the rear cover for the Final Fantasy XIII case for Xbox 360, and “game content download” is one of the highlighted features. Is this a confirmation of DLC? Honestly, I’m not sure. (Get a closer, if pixelated, look here) I’ve emailed a Square Enix rep but it’s the weekend. I…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhen’s That New Blaster Master Game Available?
That is a good question, my man. How about nowish? Blaster Master Overdrive, announced yesterday, is available via WiiWare beginning Monday. Billed as a “reimagining of the original NES Blaster Master,” Sunsoft’s new game will feature eight stages capped by mutant boss battles, plus upgradable parts for the tank, like a grappling hook and drill.…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
On the Obligations of Video Games
Steve Gaynor, a designer at 2K Marin, understands that he works in an entertainment field, and provides a product nonessential to basic human needs. That doesn’t mean video games – and their makers – have no obligation to the public. News reports frequently mention studies that indicate some benefit to playing video games, whether in…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Proto-Natal Edition
McWhertor begged and pleaded and enlisted readers to get me to put this Johnny Five-looking Project Natal prototype into our latest ‘Shop Contest, and I’ve willingly complied. I don’t think I’m going to find a sillier, timelier starting image. Here is a prototype Project Natal camera, wearing an expression I expect to see on a…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Unsurprisingly, Dante’s Inferno Not Available in Middle East
Electronic Arts has elected not to offer Dante’s Inferno for sale in the Middle East, for reasons that should probably be obvious. That makes three of the first four big action games for 2010 officially unavailable in that region. Note that’s “officially unavailable” because as Arab-language site GamesLatest notes, bans or other types of restrictions…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published Feb. 1 PvPonline published Feb. 1 ActionTrip published Feb. 1 Digital Unrest published Feb. 1 EXTRALIFE published Feb. 7 GU Comics published Feb. 2 Dotgif published Feb. 2 Ctrl+Alt+Del published Feb. 3 Nerf NOW published Feb. 4 Rooster Teeth published Feb. 4 Monday Night Crew published Feb. 5 Virtual Shackles published Feb.…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off-Topic: Old Hoaxy
That was the nickname of the Cardiff Giant, history’s greatest humbug. If only Barnum had Photoshop and Internet access, who knows what he’d have pulled off. Some items making the rounds this weekend deserve a little skepticism, too. Considering the subject matter this very likely could be a hoax, but a Polish newspaper publishes an…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: What’s He Really Playing? Edition Winners
Hit a little snag this week. There were some strong entries in week three of Week three of Kotaku’s ‘Shop Contest but I need to lay down some resizing restrictions, due to technical difficulties I have grabbing the images. So if you didn’t see your pic in here but felt you had a strong entry:…
By Owen Good Published February 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
DLC Removal Threatens Halo 2 Farewell
Downloadable content for the original Xbox has been taken offline as Microsoft prepares to terminate the console’s online support. One problem: Matchmaking restrictions require all Halo 2 DLC to play it online. That could make for a small going-away party. Here’s the situation: Matchmaking requirements mean those playing Halo 2 on the Xbox 360 need…
By Owen Good Published February 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedAre You a Bad Enough Dude to Listen to This with Speakers On?
This hardcore Bad Dudes rap is one of three game homages put out so far by the group Action Adventure World, all of which are chock-a-block full of filth-flarn-filth. That means I’m a-watchin’! You can check out Mario World and Castlevania II by the same act, but the same warning applies: If it’s coherent, it’s…
By Owen Good Published February 6, 2010