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Frankenreview: Darksiders
War? Good god. What is he good for? Find out in the Frankenreview for THQ and Vigil Games’ Darksiders. From the pen of comic book writer and artist Joe Madureira comes Darksiders, an epic tale that could very well have been called “There Goes The Apocalypse.” The end of days has come prematurely, and the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Jeff Gerstmann Takes Your Calls During A Very Special Episode of This Week’s Podcast
Tomorrow, Kotaku makes its podcast transition to CBS Radio. Better audio quality! Toll-free call-in number! Crecente and me together again. And special guest Jeff Gerstmann, Giant Bomb game reviewer extraordinaire. Start thinking of questions. Our move to CBS Radio makes Kotaku Talk Radio a featured part of the Chat About It selection of talk shows…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedSpace Channel 5, Crazy Taxi Join Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
Two of the newest contenders in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing may not be as familiar to gamers who weren’t Sega fans during the glorious Dreamcast era, but Space Channel 5’s Ulala and Crazy Taxi’s B.D. Joe are welcome additions. The two newest racers join Sega all-stars like Sonic the Hedgehog, Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue,…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Conan And His Mario Backdrop May Leave Late Night
Conan O’Brien, the video game friendly host of The Tonight Show, could be leaving the program after only seven months in the seat of NBC’s long-running talk show. Conan O’Brien took over hosting duties for The Tonight Show on June 1st of last year, and within days he was on gamers’ radar with his Mario-esque…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo: CEO’s Comments On DS Successor Were “Misinterpreted”
Last week, a Japanese newspaper quoted Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata saying that the successor to the Nintendo DS would have better graphics and a motion sensor. Today, a Nintendo spokesperson told Kotaku he didn’t say that. “Mr. Iwata did not make any comments regarding the functions of Nintendo’s future hardware systems,” Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo of…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Reggie Dates Next Wii Zelda For “When It’s Perfect”
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is taking names and setting expectations in the latest edition of the Wii’s Nintendo Week program, saying that the next announced Legend of Zelda game for Wii will “come out when it’s perfect.” That’s not “before the end of 2010” as Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reportedly told Japanese newspaper…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Six Faces Of Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic
Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic hits DVD and Blu-Ray the same day the game drops in stores, with six limited edition covers showcasing Dante’s different animated looks. Six acclaimed anime directors take a stab at EA’s hero in Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic, each bringing their own look and feel to this companion piece to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Video Games Let Down Mike Tyson On Live TV
If you are Mike Tyson, the former baddest man on the planet, and you are appearing on WWE’s Monday Night Raw, make sure that the boxing video game running behind you doesn’t show Muhammad Ali thrashing you. The blurry image above shows Tyson confronting WWE wrestler Shawn Michaels on Monday Night Raw last night. Tyson…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Former Staffer Compares Rockstar NY To The Eye Of Sauron
Following a blog post last week describing unfair work conditions at Rockstar San Diego, a former Rockstar New York staffer spoke to MTV Multiplayer of the fear the East coast office instills in the developer’s West Coast employees. Last Thursday’s blog post, signed by “Determined Devoted Wives of Rockstar San Diego employees,” described mandatory long…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fight: Double Impact Puts You Back In the Arcade
The most impressive thing about Capcom’s download ports of arcade classics Final Fight and Magic Sword aren’t the gameplay, it’s the frame that the game plays within. Gamers have the option of turning on a frame for the games that turns the sides of the monitor into replicas of the old gaming guides that used…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Star Trek Online Boldly Enters Open Beta
Prepare to pick out your uniform, christen your starship, and boldly go where only closed beta participants have gone before, as Cryptic launches the open beta test for Star Trek Online. It feels like only yesterday that Cryptic was revealed as the developer of Star Trek Online. The game was officially announced in July of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Lost Planet 2’s Debouse Has a Big Mouth
These screenshots of Lost Planet 2 creature Debouse go great lengths towards explaining why they decided to lose the planet in the first place. When you’ve got a cross between those frilled, spitting dinosaurs from Jurassic Park and a Sam Keith drawing wandering around your planet, losing it is probably your best bet. Capcom’s Lost…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Razer Reinvents, Perfects the Xbox 360 Controller
The second to last thing I was expecting to be writing about my visit to Razer’s CES booth was an Xbox 360 controller. The last thing? That I like it more than Microsoft’s version. The Razer Onza includes two programmable bumpers, a 15-foot braided cable, a more-responsive directional pad and the ability to adjust the…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2010 - Reviews
Army of Two: The 40th Day Review: Co-Op Shooting At A Crossroads
Jonah Wade is a madman whose paid soldiers are blowing up Shanghai. Also, he used to make action movies to recruit soldiers. That’s one of the many absurdly excellent ideas in the unfortunately choppy Army of Two: The 40th Day. The mutli-million selling Army of Two series is back with a console sequel, the first…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
BioWare Confirms Spring 2011 Release Window For The Old Republic
BioWare today confirmed the spring 2011 release window for Star Wars: The Old Republic that EA CEO John Ricitiello mentioned yesterday, promising exciting updates and reveals throughout 2010. Ricitiello spoke about the release window yesterday during an EA financial update conference call. Now BioWare’s Sean Dahlberg confirms the news via a message posted this morning…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 2 Sets Its Sights on the Modern Warfare Crowd
Famed role-playing game developers Bioware are going after a surprising audience with their upcoming RPG, Mass Effect 2: Fans of first-person shooters. While Mass Effect 2 will remain very solidly in the realm of role-playing game, the combat has been reworked specifically to try and attract the same sort of gamer who plays Modern Warfare…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Naughty Bear Is Slightly Disturbing
A disheveled teddy bear casually wielding a machete is exactly the sort of thing I used to have nightmares about as a small child. When AJ previewed Artificial Mind & Movement’s Naughty Bear for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, she neglected to mention the machete. What kind of nightmare world do we live in where…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ace Combat Returns To The PSP
Project Aces returns to the PlayStation Portable this summer in Ace Combat Joint Assault, bringing fierce aerial battles to the skies of London, San Francisco, and Tokyo. Those are just three of the locations you’ll be swapping missiles over in Ace Combat Joint Assault, the second game in the venerable flight combat series for the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
iPhone Chart Toppers: Trenches Hits the Charts
Zombies still cling to the top spot and only one new game managed to break into the list: Trenches. Have any of your played it yet? Here’s the full list: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews. Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Call…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
TVs Getting More Natal-y This Fall
Late 2010 will improve our ability to play video games without a controller in our hands. But even if you skip getting a Project Natal, there will be ways for you to motion-control your TV with a hand wave. The New York Times reports that the Xbox 360’s Project Natal is just one of many…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2010