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Wii Continues Hot Hardware Streak In Japan, PSPgo Not So Much
Japanese gamers rang in the New Year by buying more Wiis than any other console, giving Nintendo the biggest slice of the pie this past week. But the PlayStation family wasn’t too far behind. The PSP and PlayStation 3 were behind the Wii, but sales were better than healthy for Sony, with the PlayStation maker…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Stolen Video Games Help Catch a Predator
A Delaware man is looking at some time in the slammer for failing to register himself as a sex offender, and he would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling video games. The games, or his alleged desire to steal and then pawn them. Cops say Patrick Monceaux, 35, stole some…
By Owen Good Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Playing Gran Turismo 5 At CES… In 3D!!!
Sony’s CES booth was heavy on 3D content, the current fancy of consumer electronics makers, including a playable 3D version of Gran Turismo 5 for the PlayStation 3. Does the Real Driving Simulator become even real-er when played in 3D? Well, it certainly ups the challenge, as adjusting to a 3D display while coming to…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2010 -
UncategorizedSeparated At Birth: Borderlands And CodeHunters
A post on reddit.com has fans pondering the connection between Borderlands, a comic-shaded video game that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland, and CodeHunters, a comic-shaded animated short that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland. The argument began yesterday via a post by reddit user Stupidname (thanks Tom!), who asked, “Did…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Super Street Fighter IV: Adon Vs. Ken Vs. Cody Vs. Ryu
Yesterday’s new costume and ultra combo trailer was nice, but a pair of fight videos featuring Super Street Fighter IV’s Ken versus Adon and Ryu versus Cody are nicer still. Seeing Adon and Cody back in action sure brings back memories for me, though in Cody’s case its memories of that one guy with the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Earth Intruders Spotted in Las Vegas
And they want you to join the Alienware scavenger hunt. Contest has already started and ends at midnight CST on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Click here for your first clue, and you could win an Alienware M11 Gaming System. They’re here…
By Chrissie Lamond Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead 2 Vs. The Motion Control Apocalypse
Having just played a custom build of Left 4 Dead 2 with a pair of Sixense TrueMotion wireless motion controllers, I’m glad to have access to a standard game pad. But after decapitating two dozen zombies by katana, reloading, jumping, crouching and shoving back infected with nothing but gestures, I was more than impressed by…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Spec Ops: The Line Screens Don’t Paint A Pretty Picture
Call me a pessimist, but post-apocalyptic Dubai doesn’t look like the sort of place you’d want to vacation in. And look! They’ve even hung the flag wrong. All things considered I’d probably not want to visit pre-apocalyptic Dubai, but if I dwell on that I’ll start adding pre-apocalyptic in front of every place name for…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Review Round-Up: Bayonetta, Borderlands And Bearers of Final Fantasy Crystals
It’s 2010 and we are still reviewing games, still refusing to put scores on them, still loving, still hating. Here’s your weekly index of new Kotaku reviews. Darksiders Review: Harbinger Of The Apocopylypse In which “demonic growth” displeases Luke Plunkett Bayonetta Review: To Infinite Climax Action And Beyond In which Michael McWhertor mentions things widely…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
CES 2010 Feach. DJ PowerTie
As seen on the CES showfloor.
By Brian Crecente Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Udon Crafts All New Endings For Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom
Capcom continues their love affair with Udon, as the Asian-influenced comic book company announces the creation of new endings for all 26 playable characters in Tatsunoko VS Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars. Udon has been collaborating with Capcom for quite some time now, having created multiple comic book series and art books based on Capcom properties, as…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Assassin’s Creed Briefly Appears For iPhone, Disappears
Touch Arcade was lucky enough to spot Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery, an iPhoned/iTouched version of last year’s DS game of the same name on Apple’s app store this week. Too bad the game was taken down. Discovery stars the same Ezio de Auditore featured in the hit Assassin’s Creed II, but focuses on telling a…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 2 Debuts In Mass Effect: Redemption
The first issue of Dark Horse’s Mass Effect: Redemption comic has hit store shelves, giving fans their first look at new locations and characters that will play a big role in Mass Effect 2. Let’s see what’s new! Mass Effect: Redemption is a prequel of sorts to Mass Effect 2. In the first issue, Shepard’s…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Jumps Closer To 3 Million Sold In Japan
It’s a week of no new releases charting in Japan, another week for New Super Mario Bros. Wii to dominate the competition with another quarter million plus sold. What other Nintendo games are selling like gangbusters in Japan this week? The rest of the chart that isn’t New Super Mario Bros. Wii looks like familiar…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2010 - Reviews
Trajectile Micro-Review: Testing Your Talent For Precision Demolition
Satisfying the unknown need for a thinking-person’s Breakout, Trajectile is (psst) a new DSiWare game from the veterans behind the acclaimed PixelJunk series and a brick-breaking breakthrough. It also might be the best non-golf golf game made in some time. Trajectile is the second DSiWare game from Q-Games, the small Kyoto-based company run by original…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Halo Meets Appleseed Meets Cowboy Bebop
In case you missed the Halo Waypoint preview of “The Package”, the Halo Legends short created under Shinji Aramaki of Appleseed fame and written by Cowboy Bebop’s Dai Sato, here’s a short clip of the CGI Spartans in action. I missed the Waypoint preview, and now I’m kicking myself. I love the art style used…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Since Brian and I will still be roaming the halls of CES and the casinos of Las Vegas this weekend, it’s doubtful that I’ll be playing much beyond games on the convention hall floor and quarter slots. Of course, there are still some interesting games still left to be played by Team Kotaku at CES.…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Court Puts A Stop To CTA’s Mature Video Game Ad Ban
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the Entertainment Software Association a preliminary injunction in its suit against the Chicago Transit Authority, temporarily lifting the CTA’s ban on mature game advertising. The ESA filed the lawsuit against the CTA in July of last year, following the Grand Theft Auto IV…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Old Republic’s Home Where The Empire Roams
Welcome to rainy, dark, electrical storm-plagued Dromund Kaas, the Sith Empire’s seat of power during the time of Star Wars: The Old Republic. The Sith Empire colonized Dromund Kaas in ancient times, eventually losing track of the hyperspace coordinates to the world, which is just the sort of wacky thing you’d expect the Sith to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2010