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Which Games, And Consoles, Had The Best Resale Value In 2009?
Research data published this week has revealed the games, consoles, publishers and genres with the best resale values for 2009. Comparing the recommended retail price of the games or systems when they were new with the average price they were sold for second-hand, we see that while every console can be had for serious discounts…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: PS3 Wand Controller Supported With Approximately Ten Games
This fall, Sony will be releasing its new wand controller, which is currently known under the temporary “Motion Controller” title. According to Japan’s Nikkei Newspaper, the game will have approximately ten titles supporting it this year According to the Nikkei, those titles will go sale sometime this year and range from the sports genre to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo President Pooh Poohs Apple iPad, 3D Technology
The unveiling of the new Apple iPad earlier this week has a lot of people excited. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is not one of them. “It was a bigger iPod Touch”, Iwata told Associated Press, adding that the new device offered “no surprises”. The Nintendo president was equally down on the recent enthusiasm over 3D…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Delayed in Japan
Konami’s upcoming PSP title Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has been delayed over a month. The game was originally penciled in for March 18 in Japan, but will not be released on April 29. The Western release dates will not be affected: the game will still be released on May 27 in Europe (May 28…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here Are Your Commander Shepards
Last night, I asked you to show me your Shepard. Your Commander Shepard, from Mass Effect. The response was overwhelming, so I figured I’d share with you all the best of the bunch. Starting with that one up top, from Psudonym. Everyone else took photos or screengrabs, but you, Psudonym, you outdid yourself. Nice work.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
My, God Of War III, What A Big Box You Have…
Earlier today, you saw the final box art for the regular edition of Sony’s God of War III, featuring Kratos giving you the big, angry Greek eye. Here’s what the collector’s edition looks like. Because it comes in a chest, and includes a ton of stuff like art books and soundtracks, we’d figured the box…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Introducing “Vanquish”, A New Game From The Creator Of Resident Evil
This is Vanquish, a new game by Shinji Mikami, the creator of the Resident Evil series. What you see in this clip is just about all we know about the game. There’s an attack on the United States (aliens?), there’s real actors in it, and you’ll be playing some guy that looks like an albino…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
“Entirely New” Pokemon Series Coming This Year
There hasn’t been an entirely new Pokémon series released since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Know what that means? Time for a new Pokémon series. An “entirely new” Pocket Monster series, complete with “new Pokémon” is in development. The new Pocket Monster series will be heading to the Nintendo DS and feature many new features and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Announced for PS3 and PC
Released on the Xbox 360 in October 2009, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is coming to the PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows – LIVE. Episodes from Liberty City is a compilation of the episodic downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV and includes expansion packs The Lost and Damned (originally released on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: SOCOM Devs Working On “Star Wars: Battlefront Online”
Star Wars: Battlefront III may have been binned, but we’ve heard from sources that the series lives on, in the form of currently-in-pre-production Battlefront Online. The game, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, is currently being worked on by both Lucasarts and Slant Six Games, the studio responsible for SOCOM Confrontation and SOCOM Fire…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Is What 50 Android Games In A Row Looks Like
The iPhone isn’t the only smartphone that plays relatively good looking games, y’know. The Android platform does, too—at least 50 of them, as proven by this extended montage. And Google’s giving them away at GDC… …to qualifying developers attending the Game Developers Conference, that is. Not a bad thing to opt in for if you’re…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Greed Is Good
Platinum members of Kotaku Off Topic, we’ve reserved a special commenting section for you tonight, to discuss whatever it is you’d prefer. Please, follow me into the post. As you can see, we’ve spared no expense in tonight’s textarea boxes. They’ve been imported from Italy, constructed of the finest HTML tags handcrafted by classically trained…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Game Violence Documentary Can Be Seen Free Online
“Moral Kombat,” the 2007 examination of violent video games by the brother of Entertainment Consumers Association president Hal Halpin, will be available for view online free for the next 30 days. Spencer Halpin’s film tries to balance First Amendment rights and free market principles on the game maker’s side with concern over game violence, its…
By Owen Good Published January 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Adds Xenoblade, The Last Story, Metroid: Other M Date To Release List
Nintendo of Japan updated its 2010 release list today, adding Xenoblade and The Last Story to its upcoming Wii slate and dating Metroid: Other M for “Summer 2010.” The Nintendo and Team Ninja game was previously “TBA” in Japan. So what the hell are Xenoblade and The Last Story? Well, considering that Nintendo also dropped…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Developer Calls BS on Disc-Based DLC Unlocks
Rebellion’s David Brickley, director of the upcoming Aliens vs. Predator, said there is “absolutely no justification” for downloadable content that essentially makes gamers pay to unlock code already on the disc. “Players are entirely right,” he says. In an interview with SPOnG, Brickley holds forth on DLC – calling it a useful adjunct that gets…
By Owen Good Published January 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Do You Want Rez HD On The PS3? Tell Q!
Rez and Space Channel 5 creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi has toyed with the idea of bringing more of Q Entertainment‘s games from Xbox Live Arcade to the PlayStation Network. It could finally happen, if you demand it. While it appears that nothing is (still) set in stone, Q’s Twitter account makes it sound like more of…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Solid 60 Seconds of MLB 2K10 Gameplay
Some reasonably sharp gameplay renders in this one-minute teaser for MLB 2K10. The worm’s-eye view tracking shots of the baserunning makes me reach for the Pepto, but the animations are sound. This year MLB 2K10 is introducing a ton of new motion captures, including two-player animations that cut down on the kind of fruitball clipping…
By Owen Good Published January 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Borderlands’ “Largest DLC” Yet Is The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
Gearbox Software has officially announced and detailed the third and “largest” helping of downloadable content for its popular shooter RPG Borderlands, the level cap raisin’ “Secret Armory of General Knoxx.” Gearbox and 2K promise “brutal, never-before-seen enemies in a huge new environment complete with tons of brand new missions” as well as “entirely new weapons…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Thursday Is Hustlin’
After a couple dry weeks in the North American PlayStation Store, things are lookin’ up. New games, new PS one Classics, new PSP minis and one new demo for Kotaku’s Game of the Year. If you’re one of those confused PlayStation 3 owners who hasn’t yet picked up Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, a new single-player…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hei$t Cancelled
There a lot of cop games, but no so many about robbers. Codesmasters’ Hei$t, which was to be one of the rare few, has been canceled publisher Codemasters told IGN today. Codemasters told the site: “After a much extended development period, Heist has been terminated as a project and removed from our release schedule.” We…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 28, 2010