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In Just Cause 2, You Can Ride A Flying Propane Tank
Can’t say that Just Cause 2‘s brand of open world gun and explosions gameplay is the sort of thing that immediately appeals to me, but hook-shotting your way onto a helicopter or flying propane tank is undeniably appealing. Credit to Avalanche Studios for what seems to be some seriously impressive tech in the sequel to…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Amazing Spider-Man #239
Attention, fellow Kotaku Off Topic readers. This particular post is about to get nerdy. So let’s get off-topic and let’s dork out for a while. I was just reflecting on portions of my comic book past, one that involved a whole hell of a lot of Amazing Spider-Man comic books, starting with that particular issue…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
PSP Still The Platform To Beat In Japan (Or Is It?!)
Sony’s PlayStation Portable sits atop this week’s Japanese Hardware Chart once again, thanks to… well, actually that’s a good question. Kingdom Hearts, maybe? Valkyria Chronicles? You’d think the Nintendo DS would be the system performing best. Looking at Dragon Quest VI sales, the DS platform’s sales this week—spread across three iterations, mind you—feel like they…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedBetter Scores: Musical Selections For Your Next Game Video
It happens far too often. Some kind tipster submits a fascinating video game montage clip our way, full of impressive dexterity. Head to YouTube, click on the video, and the Drowning Pool starts playing. We’ve had enough. No offense, but we’re sick of hearing “Let the Bodies Hit the Floor,” tired of godspeed you black…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Betting on the Super Bowl in Zelda Rupees
Because it’s so taboo to acknowledge that people gamble on sports with real currency, newspaper touts often use “units,” “simoleons,” “sirignanos” or “guineas.” For the Super Bowl, Matt Sussman, a writer and friend of sister site Deadspin, is using rupees. Some of Suss’s wagers, on actual money lines for actual prop bets. Much more at…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
High Voltage’s The Grinder Is No Longer Wii Exclusive
The developers behind The Conduit and the recently re-announced Tournament of Legends will break their Wii exclusivity streak with The Grinder, High Voltage Software‘s zombie, vampire and werewolf shooter. The Grinder is also coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Now that it’s multi-platform, everyone can enjoy it. But there’s going to be a…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Death of A Wii
At the ripe old age of 3, my Nintendo Wii has officially gone to join the celestial Wii Music choir. Let’s hope it doesn’t take drums. I first received my Wii nine days before Nintendo rolled out its new motion-controlled console to masses of gamers and non-gamers on Nov. 19, 2006. That doesn’t sound like…
By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: That’s Nice
If you like to dabble, this week’s North American PlayStation Store update is for you, with five new PlayStation 3 demos to download and enjoy and at least one new game. And if you own a PSP, things get even better, with the addition of two new titles, one an After Burner game, the other…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010 - Reviews
Starship Defense Micro-Review: The Most HD DS Game
What was the promise of playing games in high-definition again? A sharper resolution was part of it, more details on the screen. In that respect, Starship Defense, a new game with a superb pedigree is the most HD DS game. Starship Defense is the latest download-only tower defense game from Q-Games, which, for fans of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get Lost With Your Lost
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: INTERNET PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT LOST!! Again with the Lost! Man, I can’t go anywhere these days without running into. Sometimes I feel like the survivor in a TV pop-culture zombieland. And I don’t watch sports either. It’s like I’m slowly being removed from society, at least the bits that…
By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Keep An Eye On MLB 2K10
Fifteen more images for MLB 2K0 showcase the game’s new two-player animations, adjusted batting eye, and progression screens for the My Player career mode, all of which we previewed a couple weeks ago. The batting view (above) gives a clearer example of how you’ll work the count in this year’s game. As you can see,…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Olbermann, Ripping Me Softly For This Column
Keith Olbermann has called me down to the union hall to surrender my liberal card. The MSNBC commentator disagrees with Saturday’s Stick Jockey, about replacement players from the 1995 baseball strike being denied an appearance in video games. Olbermann does call the piece “a fascinating, well-researched, reasonably-argued article at a top video games site.” He…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Endless Ocean: Blue World Gameplay Is All Wet
Endless Ocean: Blue World may seem like a natural fit for the forthcoming Wii Vitality Sensor, given the relaxing (or terrifying) nature of scuba diving, but the game is due far sooner than Nintendo’s biometrics monitoring add-on. We recently got a hands-on peek at the Wii game, arriving in North America later this month, a…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Unsexy Prototype Side Of Project Natal’s Camera
The PR-approved product shot of Microsoft’s Project Natal camera for the Xbox 360 looks sleek, sharp and maybe a little bit cute. The prototype version of the peripheral is anything but. Okay, maybe it’s the tiniest bit cute, in a sad, bound for the back of a Jawa sandcrawler scrapheap kind of way, its one…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gamestop Among Retailers Subpoenaed Over Deceptive Ads [Update]
The New York State Attorney General’s office announced last week that it was issuing subpoenas to 22 popular online retailers, including GameStop, as part of an investigation into how the sites may share credit card information with other companies. A news release from the office of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo explains what is…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Need a New Liver? Try our Latest Model, from $756,000
Boost your metabolism-and detox like a pro-with the Hemoglobin Filter Max 2. This durable, high-quality artiforg represents the state-of-the-art in detoxification technology. And thanks to its compact, lightweight design and comfort-flex fit, the Filter Max 2 has quickly become The Union’s top selling artificial liver. It’s like having a new lease on life, for only…
By Gawkercreative Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Finally, A New Look At L.A. Noire
We’ve been reliant on 2006’s teaser for L.A. Noire for all of our visual reference, sick to death of using the same screengrabs from Team Bondi’s target render. No longer! We’re finally getting an updated look at the game. The upcoming issue of Game Informer magazine features the above L.A. Noire cover, offering a much…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dark Void Survivor Missions Drop Next Week
Dive deeper into the Dark Void next week with the Survivor Missions downloadable content, which pits players against increasing waves of hostile enemy forces, because increasing waves of docile enemy forces aren’t that threatening. It’s like Horde Mode, only you are by yourself, working through 10 levels of enemies on the ground and in the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Megadeth’s “Rust In Peace” Hits Rock Band Store Next Week
All the tracks from Megadeth’s iconic 1990 album “Rust In Peace” will be added to the Rock Band Music Store on Tuesday, Harmonix has announced. The tracks will be available for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Rock Band. The album is available for the 360 and Wii on Tuesday (Feb. 9), and for…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Quest VI Remakes Massive DS Success In Japan
It was a big, big week for the role-playing game in Japan, with the release—and immediate success—of Dragon Quest VI for the Nintendo DS and, to a lesser degree, Sega’s latest effort End of Eternity. Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi debuted to more than 900,000 copies sold in Japan this week, according to Media…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 4, 2010