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Another Game from the GRIN Grave
Our Swedish friends weren’t just working on a Final Fantasy project when the studio went belly-up last year. A former GRIN artist has posted concepts from a ninja action/adventure game, and it sounds like it was a new IP. Joakim Hellstedt classified these under “various pitches” and “various gameplay and misc,” so if it even…
By Owen Good Published January 11, 2010 -
UncategorizedJust How “Wii-Like” Is LG’s Magic Motion TV Remote?
Two of the ten bazillion HDTVs on display at this year’s CES were the LE9500 and PK950, previously noted for manufacturer LG Electronics’ claims of a “Wii-like experience,” courtesy of its Magic Motion remote. Just how Wii-like was it? In terms of pointing a remote at a screen and things happening, it was dead on.…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Winner is These Custom NES Pro Wrestling Figures
The artist behind the Punch-Out!! custom action figures is back with another set – the cast of Pro Wrestling for the NES. Not included: the “Outlaw Choke” wrench the Amazon used to beat Fighter Hayabusa senseless. Fugazi, the artist, promises he has “some Donkey Kong goodness coming up in the next week or so.” For…
By Owen Good Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sonic Adventure Rumored To Be Next Dreamcast To XBLA Port
Xbox Live Arcade may be home to yet another Dreamcast port in the form of Sonic Adventure. The Dreamcast launch title has reportedly been spotted on Xbox Live Marketplace, presumably on the developers and press-only PartnerNet version of Live. After posting that report, Dutch Sega site SegaOnline.nl pulled mention of the Sonic Adventure XBLA port,…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
RISK Coming to Xbox Live Arcade Early this Year
Electronic Arts today announced RISK: Factions, an Xbox Live Arcade version of the 53-year-old tactical board game. The game’s release will be in “early 2010,” according to an EA statement. EA’s announcement said RISK: Factions will feature “outlandish factions, a unique art style, new gameplay twists and off-beat humor.” Players will choose from five factions,…
By Owen Good Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dante’s Inferno: The Official Novelization Of The Book
One title not highlighted by EA CEO John Riccitiello today was the release of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, part of The Divine Comedy. Yes, that’s the book, soon to be republished bearing the Dante’s Inferno video game’s likeness. Random House and EA have buddied up to release of paperback edition of the epic poem upon which…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Leaked Aliens RPG Footage Offers Early Look At Canceled Game
Obsidian Entertainment’s Aliens role-playing game for Sega, known commonly as Aliens RPG and less commonly as Aliens: Crucible, is dead. But recently leaked footage of Aliens RPG means it is still not yet forgotten. Footage of the canceled Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC game sneaked out this weekend, offering “an extremely early pre-production build”…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Star Wars: The Old Republic Heading For A Spring 2011 Launch
During Electronic Arts’ fiscal year 2010 update call today, CEO John Riccitiello cited Star Wars: The Old Republic as a key driver of the company’s digital business, noting that the MMO was making “great progress towards a spring 2011 launch.” With all of the character classes revealed, new planets being added to the game’s Holonet…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Newest Day Note Slated For Release January 11
To: Totilo From: Totilo Re: Totilo / Hey Look! Whale In A Can Would you look at the time? Man, it’s like, past time to be writing the Day Note. Good thing Crecente is actually off today and not checking the site. He’d see that this Day Note is late. Good thing he’s away. What…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
There May Be More Madworld In The Wii’s Future
Platinum Games debut Wii game, the bloody beat ’em up Madworld, may not have been a blockbuster success, but that doesn’t rule out the possibility of a sequel. It’s actually sounding more like a distinct possibility. Despite regularly being listed among the original M-rated games that just don’t perform well on the Wii, for whatever…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
96-Hour Marathon Allegedly Blinds Chinese Gamer
In the name of science – or because his domestic situation was driving him nuts – a Chinese man played games at a cyber cafe for four straight days. The good news? That will only temporarily blind you. Unlike porn, which yada yada insert joke here rimshot hey-oooo. Anyway, according to the China Daily, a…
By Owen Good Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dante’s Inferno: Behold The Ten Circles Of Fraud And Deceit
According to this developer diary covering the next to last area in Dante’s Inferno, Fraud and Deceit are where all hell breaks loose. Of all the circles of hell, it makes sense that fraud and deceit would be the most packed. As Dr. House taught me, everybody lies, and when liars die, they become part…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Expects Worse Fiscal 2010, New “Innovative” Madden 11
Electronic Arts announced today that it’s going to have another tough fiscal year, having a worse FY 2010 than previously planned. But CEO John Riccitiello was upbeat on the company’s 2011, which features “an innovative and new take on Madden.” EA has shed the more optimistic vision of its fiscal 2010 to $3.675 billion, down…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Monsters Probably Stole Your Princess
Sonic the Hedgehog Level Creator creators Mediatonic are making a move onto the PSP next month with Monsters Probably Stole My Princess, a game that pushes the size limit for PSP minis. PSP minis are limited to 100MB in size, and Mediatonic is cutting it awfully close with Monsters Probably Stole My Princess, which weighs…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
BioShock 2’s New And Tweaked Plasmids Explained
I previewed BioShock 2 today, but I did not describe how the series’ Plasmid powers have changed since the last game. Thankfully, MTV Multiplayer did. Take it away, my former blog: Scout An extremely unique plasmid, this allows you to basically turn into a ghost at will. In “ghost” form you’re invisible, but you can…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Toyota Unveils New Hybrid Car For “The 8-Bit Generation”
Car maker Toyota unveiled the FT-CH “dedicated hybrid concept” at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, a car notable for its younger skewing design, cheaper price and, in Toyota’s own words, its “8-bit generation” inspired design. According to the official announcement, the Toyota Europe Design and Development (ED2) center in Nice designed the…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2010 -
UncategorizedMLG Win Ruined By Faulty Xbox 360
Major League Gaming team Triggers Down came close to advancing towards another tournament win this weekend in Orlando, only to have an equipment failure rob them of the Halo 3 CTF win. As you can see in the video replay, Triggers Down were mere inches away from a win over rival team Classic. All four…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Three Of These Aren’t Mass Effect 2 Ads
Ads for Mass Effect 2, drinking laws. (As seen outside the subway station one stop past Kotaku’s NYC office, thanks to someone missing his stop due to listening to a This American Life segment about The Penguin meeting Mary Poppins.)
By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Serious Sam HD Encounters Xbox Live Arcade This Week
Xbox 360 owners get a chance to revisit the 2001 classic first-person shooter, now with much fancier graphics, with the release of Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter this week on Xbox Live Arcade. Take your thinking caps off and settle in with some mostly mindless thing-shooting action, all for the low price of 1200…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Project Needlemouse’s Character Reveals Are Trivial
The names on this image represent potential playable characters in Sega’s Project Needlemouse 2D Sonic the Hedgehog revival, and only your knowledge of Sonic trivia can help narrow down the list! Sega is ready to reveal new information on Project Needlemouse, but the company isn’t giving away the information for free. Instead, every day for…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2010