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iPhone Chart Toppers: X Games and Spore Creatures Hit
Call of Duty: World at War Zombies seems to be making a comeback, likely powered by the release of it’s free “lite” version last week. The newcomers to the list are Spore Creatures, which I’ve just started playing myself, and X Games SnoCross, which seems to offer some pretty spectacular graphics. Here’s the full list:…
By Brian Crecente Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Good Old Cheese-And-PSP Sales Tactic
The LocoRoco edition of the PlayStation Portable becomes yet another gaming product to take advantage of the great crossover between fans of video games and fans of string cheese, as seen in a circular from this past weekend.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft Headphones Ring in at $160
You can now pre-order those Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset that Creative Labs showed off during last year’s BlizzCon. The headsets, which come either either a Horde or Alliance theme, will cost you $160 a pop. They include custom World of Warcraft voice mods, WoW-themed software and will work on a PC or…
By Brian Crecente Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Thank You People Who Still Read And Buy Books
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft As you know, I work in a digital medium, creating content for this wonderful website. Don’t get me wrong, I love the internet dearly, but there is something to be said still about a the physical and tangible nature of an actual book — and even more to be said by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Who Is Your Favorite Game Company Mascot?
Sorry we missed you last Friday! We were busy making cups of tea. Tea is fantastic. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Quest VI DS Remake Racks Up Big Sales
If Square Enix shipped, say, a million copies of the DS Dragon Quest VI remake at launch, how many copies would Japan buy? Approximately 910,000 copies. In the first four days that the game was on sale, 909,981 copies of Dragon Quest VI were sold in Japan, making it the highest selling DS Dragon Quest…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony’s Reality Show Ready To Test This February
Sony’s venture into reality TV, The Tester, will be keeping it real this February on the PlayStation Network. Available for free download starting February 18, the series follows 11 hopefuls as they, the Sony releases tells us, “compete in grueling physical and mental challenges to win a position as a game tester at SCEA and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts: Let’s Mass Effect
Just Dance’s reign of terror has finally come to an end, BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 cruising straight into the top spot on the British charts. Ubisoft’s dancing title sits sandwiched between Mass Effect 2 and another impressive debut, Sony’s MAG, which came in at third. Third! For a multiplayer-only game that’s had a lot less…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom Turns A Profit!
It’s been a bad year for video game companies. Big losses, big layoffs. But one company, Capcom, appears to have sailed right on through, announcing today that over the past nine months things are looking just fine. Compared to the same period last year, net sales at the Japanese publisher were up 5.9%, operating income…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
NSFW: Resonance of Fate? More Like Resonance of Underpants
Whenever a new video game is released in Japan, gamers band together to check something: Character underpants. The ability to see up female character skirts in-game is certainly fan service, and depending on the developer, there might be some of this fan service (see Super Smash Bros. Brawl) or there might not be much at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony To Eliminate Half of WipEout Developer?
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed to Kotaku that “a number of projects” at Sony’s Liverpool studio have halted. However, rumors are swirling that the restructuring goes further than that. Originally known as Psygnosis, the studio was founded in 1984 and is best known for the anti-gravity WipEout racing games. During the 1980s, the studio…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Age Of Empires Godfather Working On…Settlers 7
Living legend Bruce Shelley, with Civilization and Age of Empires as notches on his belt, has been out of the limelight since his studio, Ensemble, went bust last year. So, Bruce, been keeping busy? You bet he has. Ubisoft has begun marketing Settlers 7 in the West, and to help boost awareness of the series…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
FFXIII On PS2 Cost Square Enix A Year-and-a-Half
Not only was Final Fantasy XIII originally planned for the PlayStation 2, senior producer Yoshinori Kitase says that switching the title to the PS3 cost Square Enix “a year-and-a-half”. Late last week Kotaku posted pictures of the PS2 version of the game. The game, which was released on the PS3 last December in Japan, was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Flotilla, For All The Homeworld Fans Out There
Tired of waiting for Relic to release another Homeworld game? Try waiting for the release of Flotilla instead. An upcoming strategy title by indie outfit Blendo Games, Flotilla will look familiar to anyone who’s played 1999 game Homeworld, as its action takes place using an interface that’s very similar to that used in Relic’s classic…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Controller/Game Bundle, 250GB Drive Hit Japan
A black Xbox 360 controller bundled with Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Lumines Live!, Bomberman Live and Ms. Pac-Man will go on sale in Japan on March 11. But that’s not all. The controller bundle is priced at ¥5,775 (US$64). It has been out in other regions for some time now. That same day, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy VII & Rap Deals 9999 Damage
The same guys behind the brilliant Ocarina of Rhyme, Team Teamwork, have just released another mix of hip-hop and game soundtrack in the form of “Vinyl Fantasy VII”. Just like Ocarina, it takes the original music from the game and overlays it with the tracks from rappers like Murs, Ghostface and MF Doom. Was never…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
No Asia, You Still Won’t Get FFXIII On Xbox 360
In summer 2008, Xbox Taiwan announced that Final Fantasy XIII would be getting an Xbox 360 “Asia” version. Microsoft clarified that “announcement”, and then further clarified that clarification. So in 2008, Final Fantasy XIII wasn’t getting an Asia version, and a new report confirms that it won’t be getting one in 2010, too. Localized Asia…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedPikachu Shrieks Like The Sirens Of Hades
Japanese circuit bender Kaseo loves taking Pikachu toys and doing wonderful things with them. We’ve seen his stuff before, with the legion of singing Pokemon, but his latest work is well worth a look. Witness the Pikatron, a handheld distortion device that’s basically a guitar-looking synthesiser that uses Pikachu as a medium to channel the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010