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Ar tonelico III Has Male Undressing, Too
With all that female underwear in upcoming Japanese title Ar tonelico III, one might get the idea that the game is unfair. There’s more to life than scantily clad women. There are scantily clad men, for example. The PS3 title features men that, like the women, end up in their skimpies. One male character’s drawers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ten New Cars Added To Forza 3’s Downloadable Content Roster
The Detroit Auto Show’s going down in…Detroit this week, and to help market some of the new cars on show get people back into Forza 3, Microsoft have released a new DLC pack for the game. The pack contains ten cars, some from last year, some brand new and on show in Detroit this week.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Interview: There Is Enough Discarded Final Fantasy XIII To Make Another Game
Square Enix spent years working on Final Fantasy XIII. The game was shown in prototype form at the E3 gaming expo in 2006, but was not finally released in Japan until December 2009. According to the game’s art director, Isamu Kamikokuryou, a substantial amount of these locations that were already running on actual development hardware…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Former Nintendo Boss “Suffering” Through Nintendo “Downturn”
Late-year surge aside, 2009 was a time of slight decline for Nintendo, spurred by a slide in sales for the once-booming Wii. And nobody felt that slide more than the company’s former boss Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi, who not only ran Nintendo from 1949 to 2002 but is also the company’s single biggest shareholder, was not…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Look At Armored Core 5
Three days? No, two. Developer From Software‘s online reveal of Armored Core 5 is scheduled for 1.14. It’s leaked reveal from Japanese magazine is scheduled for today. Hello blurry magazine scans! According to the Famitsu article, the game’s concept is “mayhem” mechanical action. The game will feature new weapons, more robust and dramatic mission stories…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Games On Demand Adds GRAW, Kane, Lynch, Zombies
Sure, for the most part it’s still way too expensive, but Microsoft keep plugging away with their Games on Demand service for the Xbox 360, adding three more games to the lineup for the month of January. Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfare 2 is out today in all regions except Japan, while Kane & Lynch is…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Do Over 140 Game Consoles Look Like?
As seen on CONSOLLECTION via GameSetWatch.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ever Wonder How Much It Costs To Make A Game These Days?
We hear it a lot these days. It costs a lot to develop a game for the 360 and PlayStation 3. But have you ever wondered how much “a lot” actually is? According to research undertaken by M2 – the same guys responsible for the disturbance in the workforce study – the average cost of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5 Delayed, New Release Date: TBA
The years-in-the-making Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed. The game was slated for release this March in Japan, but publisher Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that the game’s release date is now TBA. In an official release, Sony stated the release date will be announced at a later date. The company also apologized for any…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Sports Second Guessing Tiger Woods?
The Tiger Woods scandal has cost the great golfer his once pristine image. He’s still a fantastic athlete; just the populous at large thinks he’s a horn dog. While the affair has meant US$12 billion in lost wealth for sponsors, EA Sports stated it would be sticking with Tiger Woods Online. “Our relationship with Tiger…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Netflix Officially Coming To The Nintendo Wii
Finally, something to put a stop to the incessant rumours! It’s been announced today that Netflix’s streaming video service is officially coming to the Nintendo Wii. It’ll launch sometime in the Spring, and will be available to anyone with a Wii, an internet connection and a minimum $9 a month Netflix subscription. Like the PS3,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
GameStop Looking To Offload Its Xbox 360 Elites?
On Monday, we wondered where all the 120GB hard disk drives for the Xbox 360 had got to. This GameStop promotion may help explain what’s going on. It’s offering a $50 GameStop gift voucher with every Xbox 360 Elite console sold. Out of the blue, not long after official price cuts and the holiday season.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts: Enough With The Dancing
Look, Britain. Pull up a chair. It’s time we had a heart-to-heart. About Just Dance. And how it’s getting dangerously close to being the #1 game in the United Kingdom. I touched on how absurd this is last week, but it obviously didn’t sink in, so I’m going to re-iterate: it would be better to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Tales Of Vesperia Costumes A Veritable Namco Museum
Suspension of disbelief is apparently no concern for the typical Tales of Vesperia player, as seeing Klonoa, Mr. Driller or KOS-MOS in the Namco Bandai RPG won’t be a distraction. It certainly won’t get in the way of selling downloadable content. The latest costumes to hit the PlayStation 3 version of Tales of Vesperia in…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: Summer Vacation
Today’s edition of Kotaku Off Topic is kind of a downer—natural disasters and such—making me want to get away from it all. So let’s talk about vacations and travel plans. Most of my traveling is tied to working for Kotaku, flying overseas to Tokyo, Japan and wherever German gaming conventions occur. The free transport is…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
There’s a Reason Someone’s Wife Made This
It’s called, “try hitting on anyone while you’re wearing that thing.” That’s right, Harry Potter there is someone’s husband. So if this sweater makes him the world’s biggest geek, it also makes her the world’s most awesome wife. Reasoning that “knitting stitches are basically pixels, right?” The Happy Seamstress converted World 1-1 into a “ginormous…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom’s Natal Title: Will Appeal to Core, Won’t be Launch
Capcom’s first sortie with Project Natal will be “a brand focus … perhaps a brand we haven’t seen in a while,” according to senior exec Christian Svensson, who was expectedly coy when pressed for specifics. Speaking to G4 at the Consumer Electronics Show, Svensson, the vice president in charge of strategic planning, expanded on what’s…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Table For Zen Pinball Is Tasteful
No really. While Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 for the PlayStation 3 upped the overflowing cup count substantially, the new Ninja Gaiden themed table for the PlayStation Network pinball sim is very E-rated. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2’s anatomical hyperbole doesn’t quite jibe with Zen Pinball‘s E for Everyone rating from the ESRB, but maybe for the…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Trademarks Wii Relax In The U.S. Too
The Wii Vitality Sensor may be put to good use with a product known as Wii Relax, which Nintendo registered a trademark for in Europe late last year. It has since done the same in these United States. In fact, it has done so thrice, which is pretty typical for Nintendo. It loves to protect…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2010