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Dark Void Zero Micro-Review: Classic, Focused Fun
Dark Void Zero is built around not one, but two stories. One is a story of a jet pack wearing hero named Rusty trying to stop the invasion of Earth by aliens. The second is the fiction surrounding the game’s creation, a false history that claims the game is a remake of a classic NES-era…
By Brian Crecente Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Lightning Blanka Aids Haiti
SOTA Toys is giving Street Fighter fans a chance to snag a gorgeous, one-of-a-kind Blanka statue, while providing much-needed relief to the earthquake-ravaged country of Haiti. Behold Lightning Blanka, one of the most attractive renditions of the electrified mutant Street Fighter ever created. SOTA Toys made one of these while working on the more traditional…
By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tricell CEO Goes Mercenary In Resident Evil 5: Gold
Tricell CEO Excella Gionne is so elegant she doesn’t bother changing out of her evening wear to battle Majini as a new playable character in Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition’s Mercenaries Reunion. Capcom revealed the beautiful but merciless Ms. Gionne as a playable character in Mercenaries Reunion today, with a set of screens showing off…
By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom To Adopt 2.5D For Future Fighters
Capcom made quite a splash in 2008 when their near reboot of Street Fighter IV combined the depth and detail of 3D graphics placed over the traditional controls and mechanics of a 2D fighting game. The developers liked the 2.5D effect so much they decided to apply it to upcoming Wii fighter Tatsunoko vs. Capcom:…
By Brian Crecente Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Xbox 360 Day In The Amazon Gold Box
Amazon.com is doling out 360 deals all day long, discounting titles Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Assassin’s Creed II, and more. Left 4 Dead 2 is the Deal of the Day on Amazon, with Xbox 360 and PC versions $34.99 and $27.99 respectively. While that deal runs all day long, the Gold Box…
By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Mass Effect 2 Launch Trailer Has It All
Action, adventure, drama, and even a little romance, the launch trailer for Mass Effect 2 covers all the bases. BioWare sure knows how to put together a trailer, don’t they? This Mass Effect 2 launch trailer looks like more of a movie trailer than anything from a video game, which is completely appropriate when you…
By Mike Fahey Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Game of the Year 2009: The Popular Vote
We’ve had our say, announcing which three games we think should be named game of the year for 2009. Now it’s your turn. Over the week we’ve laid out our thoughts about why Assassin’s Creed II, Demon’s Souls and Uncharted 2 is, or isn’t, the best game of 2009. And make no mistake, we still…
By Brian Crecente Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
An Attempt To Solve The iPhone’s Joysticklessness, Radically
There’s a big problem with video games on Apple’s iPod Touch and iPhone. There’s no joystick to control them with, no directional pad to press. Just glass to touch and a device to tilt. At last, there’s a strange solution. Prepare to welcome to the world the two-directional virtual joystick, a virtual slider rendered on…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom May Announce New Versus Game This Year
Capcom plans to announce a new game in their Versus series this year if Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars sells well enough in the U.S., the game’s producer tells Kotaku. When Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars hits stores and the Wii next week it will be the seventh fighting game from Capcom to blend characters…
By Brian Crecente Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Heartbreak of An Obi-Wan Haircut
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Pricey Bags Until today, Mini-Bash hadn’t had a haircut in months. And when Mrs. Bashcraft took him to get his haircut earlier today, the kid brought along something to show the stylist: a DVD copy of Star Wars Episode I. Mini-Bash wanted a haircut like Obi-Wan has in Episode I.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Best Digital Game of 2009
Not all video games last year were released on tangible discs. There were also games released via digital means, and some of those games were without a doubt among the strongest titles to hit in 2009. And not all games are big, and neither are all awards. Kotaku has already listed its choices for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Study: Brain Size And Gaming Ability Related
How good you are at video games could be related to the size of certain parts of your brain, researchers suggest. Beyond gaming, the research also suggests differences in learning rates. In the latest issue of everyone’s favorite brain journal Cerebral Cortex, a new study from University of Illinois, the University of Pittsburgh and Massachusetts…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: Airport Security Tears A Man’s Xbox 360 Apart
Consumerist reader Adam thought it was safe to take his Xbox 360 on a plane with him. He’d received assurances from US Airways that it was. Uh, no. It wasn’t. Upon landing, Adam says he opened his luggage and found his Xbox 360 had been cracked open. He also found inside his luggage something he…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
God Of War III Snarls Itself Up A Console Bundle
This is a God of War III hardware bundle for the European market, first hinted at yesterday, now with its cover completely blown. Just like the Heavy Rain bundle, this one costs €350 (USD$500), and includes a 250GB console, controller and a copy of the game in question. Amazon France also reckon the bundle will…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
SNK Shoots Out New KOF Sky Stage Screens
On January 22, Osaka-based developer SNK Playmore, best known for The King of Fighters series, will be releasing its latest arcade…shoot ’em up. Well, it does feature KOF game characters! Characters like Kyo and Mai Shiranui. Dubbed KOF Sky Stage, the game is a vertical arcade shooting game. The fighting here is for your pocket…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Heavy Rain DLC Puts You In The Shoes Of A Killer
Speaking with French site gameblog, Heavy Rain creator David Cage has revealed just what you’ll be getting up to as part of the game’s downloadable “Chronicles” episodes. Running for around an hour in total, one of them will see you playing the part of the Origami Killer, a key character from the main game. Another…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan Getting Uncharted Game Pack
While PS3 exclusive Uncharted is a hugely successful franchise in the West, it has yet to capture the Japanese gaming public’s imagination. That’s not because the Uncharted franchise is not very good — quite the contrary — nor is it because the series doesn’t have appeal in Japan — I believe it very well could.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Own A Little Piece Of Batman: Arkham Asylum
DC Direct has unveiled a statue based on Batman: Arkham Asylum, featuring the game’s fox-eared take on Gotham’s Dark Knight. It’ll go on sale in September (only a year after the game came out!), stands 7.25″ and will form part of DC’s exquisite “Black & White” range of statues, which also features pieces based on…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Good Look At New Metal Gear Solid PSP Bundle
Earlier this week, word leaked from the upcoming issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu that PSP stealth game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will be getting a PSP bundle. But leaked Famitsu images are usually crap. Famitsu.com images are much better. As Kotaku posted previously, the game will be getting a special camouflage PSP when…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 21, 2010