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New BioShock 2 Trailer Debuts Tonight On NBC
BioShock fans will want to tune into NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this evening, as 2K will be debuting a new 3 minute, 15 second trailer during tonight’s broadcast. The bad news is you’re going to have to stay up late, though if you’re anything like me, 11:30PM falls well before bedtime. The good…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Meet The New Guitar Hero Boss, Not The Old Guitar Hero Boss
Say goodbye to the old Guitar Hero CEO Dan Rosensweig. He’s leaving the position at Activision after less than a year, a year in which the Guitar Hero (and DJ Hero and Band Hero) franchise didn’t do so well. And please welcome the new Guitar Hero boss, David Haddad, formerly the COO of the Guitar…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Star Trek MMO Log, Stardate 2010.02
Welcome to the first weekly installment of the Star Trek Online MMO Log, a four-part weekly series, leading up to our review. In this first installment, I take my first steps, and lose a great deal of sleep. Star Trek Online is the first MMO title to be a part of Kotaku’s new MMO review…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Turns PSP Into Instant Replay Device At UK Stadium
The PlayStation Portable will get a brilliant new feature for visitors to London’s Emirates Stadium, as the Arsenal Football Club will offer sports fans instant replays of action streamed wirelessly to their PSPs over the stadium’s WiFi network. Sony and Arsenal have partnered to offer streaming video of upcoming Barclays Premier League games via a…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sometimes The Addicting Game Is Portable
We know all about people who sit at home, hooked on a game they don’t want to stop playing. We know some of these folks well. But what if the game you’re hooked on can travel with you? The iPhone game Drop 7 has its hooks on Ariane Sherine, author of The Atheist’s Guide To…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation VP Says “PS1 And PS2 Classics” A Terrific Opportunity
The long-rumored, recently leaked existence of PlayStation 2 games joining the “PS One Classics” line comes a bit closer to reality, at least in the mind of PlayStation senior VP Peter Dille who calls the digital re-issues a “terrific opportunity.” In an interview with IGN, Dille says that the PlayStation folks are “working really hard…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age: Origins Awakens With Anders
Dragon Age players, meet Anders, the freedom-craving, magic-using, troublemaking new companion who’ll be joining your party in the Dragon Age: Origins – Awakenings expansion pack. Most mages get sent to the Circle Tower at a young age, never really knowing much about the outside world before being confined under the watchful eye of the Chantry.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
“Lost” Questions I Need Answered
There won’t be any gaming for me tonight, because Lost returns at 9pm ET. I’ve got a batch of questions that I hope they’ll resolve this final, sixth season. Unrepentant season 1-5 spoiling in this post. I approach each season of ABC’s narratively labyrinthine Lost with nagging questions. I was sure I’d have fewer coming…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII’s Fiction, Fable III’s Gameplay Detailed At GDC
This year’s Game Developers Conference is just weeks away and thanks to a slew of new additions to the schedule, it promises to be revelatory, particularly if you have an interest in Final Fantasy XIII or Fable III. Final Fantasy XIII director and scenario writer Motomu Toriyama will be in attendance, explaining the “various processes…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Live From Kingsmouth, The First In-Game Footage Of The Secret World
Funcom stages its own zombie invasion in the upcoming horror conspiracy MMO The Secret World, with the reanimated citizens of Kingsmouth starring in this first in-game footage. It can be a little hard to see under that black and white security camera filter Funcom has going on in the video, but this is what The…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Brothers In Arms 2: Global Front Preview: Back To FPS
After a first Brothers in Arms on iPhone that turned the World War II series into a third-person shooter, series creators Gearbox Software and publisher Gameloft are issuing a bigger first-person sequel any day now. I tried a preview build of Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front on an iPod Touch yesterday at Kotaku’s New…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 2, 2010 - Reviews
MAG Review: World of Shadow Warcraft
It’s the year 2025 and a mandated world peace gives rise to three Private Military Corporations. The rise of the PMC also gives birth to the shadow war, a raging worldwide battle fought for profit and power rather than political ideologies. The backdrop of PlayStation 3 exclusive MAG isn’t weighed down with things like plot…
By Brian Crecente Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Federation Can Get You Ferengi And Klingons Wholesale
The United Federation of Planets in the time of Star Trek Online isn’t beyond adding the odd Ferengi or Klingon, as long as the price is right. How much would you pay for the privilege? Star Trek Online launched today, and players are flooding the server with new characters. While the Federation has a nice…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
As The World Becomes Star Trek…
This week’s launch of Star Trek Online gives video games another chance to make the fantasy of Star Trek seem a little more real. But the rest of the world has also been up to the task, as year by year, our surroundings become a little more Star Trek, something for which video games are…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Week On PSN: Fret Nice
This Thursday PlayStation 3 owners can take their guitar controllers into battle with Fret Nice, a rhythm platformer created for the PC by Swedish students, brought to the PlayStation Network courtesy of Tecmo. Tecmo surprised us at E3 last year with the addition of Fret Nice to its lineup, which traditionally consisted of more “hardcore”…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2010 -
UncategorizedWitness The Death Of The Lich King
World of Warcraft patch 3.3.2 brings with it the final wings of the Icecrown Citadel, and with it the final confrontation with Arthas of Menethil, the Lich King. Witness his final moments here, but be warned: spoilers abound. Patch 3.3.2 is the culmination of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion for World of Warcraft,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fan Pleading Got NiGHTS Into Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing
While Sega’s jester wasn’t slated to appear in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Sega and developer Sumo Digital took the heartfelt pleas from countless fans to heart, giving NiGHTS a very important role in the upcoming racer. NiGHTS won’t be racing, but he’ll be an important part of each race, taking on the role of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Sims Turns 10 On our Weekly Podcast
This week marks the tenth anniversary of a little game called The Sims. We’ll have a couple of guest on our podcast tomorrow to chat about the franchise. I still remember my Electronic Arts pitch call ten years ago from someone who sounded just as confused as I felt about the notion of a game…
By Brian Crecente Published February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized
Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Gerbil Physics
Pencel Games, the London-based developer of Xbox Live Indie game Gerbil Physics has a firm grasp on one universal truth – nothing says “I love you” like a heart-shaped box full of gerbils. Gerbil Physics is a game all about physics…and gerbils. Going beyond the title, it’s a game about using tools to solve puzzles…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2010