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PC System Specsapalooza: AvP, BioShock 2
For PC users feeling uneasy about their current setups, we’ve got two sets of system specs for you today, one for BioShock 2, the other for Aliens vs Predator. First up, Aliens vs Predator: Minimum Requirements: Windows 7/ XP/Vista 1 GB System RAM (XP)/ 2 GB System RAM (Vista) 3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/Athlon 64…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Killzone 2, Resistance 2 and Infamous Skins Coming To Uncharted 2
On January 28, a free multiplayer pack for Uncharted 2 will be released with skins from PS3 exclusives Killzone 2, Resistance 2 and Infamous. PS3 owners will need 141MB of HDD space. Update: Sony Computer Entertainment of America has announced this skin pack as well. It, however, will not be free.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Has Already Outsold Mario Galaxy
I’m not sure if this is sad or impressive – probably a bit of both – but New Super Mario Bros. Wii has, in a little over two months, already managed to outsell Nintendo’s last Mario game, Super Mario Galaxy. NPD figures reveal that while Galaxy has sold 4.1 million copies in North America since…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom, Do Not Forsake 2D Fighting Games
Street Fighter has traditionally been a 2D fighter. Capcom has traditionally been a 2D fighting game company. That is, until Street Fighter IV. In a break from the previous Capcom developed titles, Street Fighter IV introduced the venerable series to 2.5D. It’s somewhere in the middle — not exactly 2D and not exactly 3D. “The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Claims Tiger Woods Game Sales Unaffected By Personal Crisis
While Tiger Wood’s recent trouser issues led many – myself included – to predict an end to his relationship with Electronic Arts, the publisher is sticking with the beleaguered star. So too, EA claims, is the game-buying public. EA Sports boss Peter Moore told GameSpot earlier today that when it comes to sales of Tiger’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Best PC Games Of 2009
While the overall Game of the Year debates are the main draw this week, we’re also handing out some other awards. Like these, for the best PC games of 2009. Since no PC game was in with a shot at the big prize, I felt like honouring the best of them in here. And when…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
PSP Still On Top, Bottom In Japan Hardware Sales
The PlayStation Portable bookends this week’s Japanese hardware chart once again, with Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep helping the PSP snag first place but doing no favors for the languishing PSPgo. The UMD is winning the war against the digital download in Japan, with the PSP selling more than 71,000 units last week, the PSPgo…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Ukiyo-e
This edition of Kotaku Off Topic was cobbled together while doing something appropriately off topic: looking for artists in the vein of Maruo Suehiro. Careful what you Google Image Search, if you’re interested in just who that is, because his artwork ventures toward the graphically violent. But we (meaning my side project Meat Bun) are…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
MLB 10 Offers Six Classic Ballparks as Pre-Order Bonus
Six venues from baseball’s halcyon days will be offered as downloadable content for preorders of MLB 10: The Show, through GameStop and Amazon. Interestingly, Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, perhaps the most pined-for, long-since-demolished stadium in baseball lore, is not on the list. Nor are more recent casualties such as Tiger Stadium or Comiskey Park, which would…
By Owen Good Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Critter Crunch, Braid & More Now 50% Cheaper On PSN
In addition to a dash of freshly uploaded content, the North American PlayStation Store is also home to new, amazing deals on ten PlayStation 3 and PSP downloadable PlayStation Network games… including Critter Crunch! Capy’s adorable pukefest can be had for the unridiculous sum of just $3.49 USD or half its original asking price. In…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
MAG Makers Call Xbox Live “More Juvenile” than PSN
One would expect the developer behind a PS3 exclusive with an enormous online component to talk up the PlayStation Network. Ben Jones of Zipper Interactive went a smidge further, calling Xbox Live the “more juvenile” of the two services. Jones, speaking to GamerZines at an event in London, praised PSNers for being more willing to…
By Owen Good Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Phantasy Star Universe Goes Offline In March On PC, PS2
Sega will be pulling the plug on Phantasy Star Universe‘s online mode for the PlayStation 2 and PC versions later this year, putting an end to the multiplayer aspect of the three-year-old role-playing game. Phantasy Star Universe players’ final opportunity to hack and slash online will happen on March 31 at which point the PS2…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: List-O-Mania
The good news? This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is better than last week’s meager offering. The bad, however, is that beyond Championship Bass there’s not too much worth getting overexcited about. Oh sure, there are plenty of quality Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band tracks. I know I could use some downloadable Phoenix…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Uncharted 2 Leads Nominees for AIAS Awards
Uncharted 2’s 15 nominations lead all games up for honors at the Interactive Achievement Awards, given by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Assassin’s Creed II and Batman: Arkham Asylum also are among the multiple nominees, announced Thursday. Assassin’s Creed II got 10 nominations; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 nine; Batman: Arkham Asylum…
By Owen Good Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rockstar’s L.A. Noire Gets “Long-Awaited Reveal” Next Month
Team Bondi‘s long in the making L.A. Noire, the murder mystery set in “a perfectly re-created Los Angeles” of the late 1940s, will have its “long-awaited reveal” in print next month, Rockstar Games says. In addition to an official response to the “Determined Devoted Wives of Rockstar San Diego employees” allegations, Rockstar Games’ Asked &…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Borderlands Level Cap Raise Confirmed by Gearbox
About an hour ago, a Gearbox designer popped into the studio’s official forums to confirm that Borderlands’ level cap will be raised in the next DLC offering, which is “the biggest DLC we have made.” “Hopefully we can get a full announcement out to you guys soon,” said Jason Reiss, a level designer. He also…
By Owen Good Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bad Cuts
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: The Heartbreak of An Obi-Wan Haircut Man that sucks. Tristan once got a Brian haircut, but that only lasted about six months before he declared it was too long and bugging him. No other cool cuts, though he does occasional ask for a mohawk, which we always deny. Busy day…
By Brian Crecente Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dethklok Wants To See You Play Guitar Hero
Dethklok has a new song in Guitar Hero today, and Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small is eager to see you give “Laser Cannon Deth Sentence” a try. “Laser Cannon Deth Sentence” is now available in the Guitar Hero music store for the Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3, part of a triple pack of metal, along…
By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Responds To “Rockstar Spouse” Controversy, “Saddened” By Accusations
An image wasn’t all they had to say. Two weeks since the posting on the Internet of anonymous complaints about working conditions at its San Diego satellite, the development studio most famous for Grand Theft Auto addressed those charges. The company did so by addressing a reader question on Rockstar’s official website. “Unfortunately, this is…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tiger Woods Confirmed for Console Release as EA Opens Online Beta
At risk of stealing its own thunder, EA Sports confirmed today that its next console golf simulation will feature beleaguered superstar Tiger Woods in the title; EA’s announcement came right as it opened the beta for its online golf game. Woods is currently on a leave from professional golf as he manages a very public,…
By Owen Good Published January 21, 2010