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Interested In Japanese Wii And PS3 Total Sales?
Enterbrain, the publisher behind magazine Famitsu, has collected and crunched the new life-to-date totals for the Wii and the PlayStation 3. As of December 13, the Wii has sold 9,048,012 units since it went on sale in Japan, while the PS3 has sold 4,020,563. The PS3 experienced a significant spike in sales this year. In…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo Wars…Clay
Microsoft’s Halo Wars is popular enough to merit its own line of toys — official toys. It also is popular enough to merit a line of rip off toys that come packed in clay. Because if you are going to rip someone off, do it with clay. “It’s one of those kits where you get…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Trophy List (What We Know)
As the FFXIII juggernaut continues to rumble through cyberspace, details about the game are continuing to tumble out. A early look at the game’s PS3 Trophy list looks like this: Bronze Assault Ruby – Master the Attacker Role Destruction Sapphire – Master the Blaster Role Guardian Topaz – Master the Defender Role Hex Jade –…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch The Fate/stay night Movie Trailer
Fate/stay night? It’s an incredibly popular visual novel from Japanese developer Type Moon that has been spun off into manga, anime and even a fighting game, Fate/unlimited Codes, published by Capcom. It is also getting an animated feature this January. Dubbed Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade works, the feature features the cast and crew of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Life, Now With Actual Gaming Content
PlayStation Life, the PS3’s global news service, is a neat screensaver, but its gaming applications have been somewhat limited to date. Something that may change with the addition of game trailers to the service. The new “PlayStation Network Game Trailers Channel” (catchy!) has recently gone live, and allows you to both stream a whole bunch…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Explore The End Of The World With Post Script
Post Script is a mod for Half-Life 2 which is kind of like Fallout, only without the mutants. The Road, only without a whiny kid. I Am Legend, without vampires. You get the idea. It’s a five-part game that is more “episodic narrative” than shooter. In fact, it doesn’t look like you shoot anything, ever.…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
PSP Comics Getting Audio Commentary
The movie business decided to add some value to DVDs by including commentary. It was a smart move, and is one Sony are looking to emulate as they try to start selling people comic books on their PlayStation Portables. IDW, one of the initial lineup of publishers whose works will feature on the PSP’s comic…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Console Thefts Up 285%
Data released by the FBI today reveals that the number of reported thefts of video game consoles in the United States in 2009 has risen by an amazing 285% over the 2007 figures. In 2007, 11,074 consoles – and that’s all consoles and handhelds lumped together – were reported stolen to authorities. In 2008, that…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Won’t Be Coming To Video Gaming In 2010
2010 will bring us many, many things. Some good, some bad, but all of them, things. We’ll be dealing with a lot of that this week, but for now, I’d rather talk about things we won’t be seeing. As we’ve seen this holiday season, a year can be as notable for what didn’t show up…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mega Man 10 Isn’t A Nintendo Exclusive
Not much of a shock, what with Mega Man 9 being multiplatform, but since the game’s debut was in a Nintendo magazine, it’s still worth spelling it out: Mega Man 10 is a multiplatform title. As disclosed in the latest issue of Famitsu, the game will be appearing not only on Nintendo’s WiiWare service, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Five Minutes Of Command & Conquer 4 Gameplay
Here’s what it looks like to play the upcoming Command & Conquer 4. Please note, that despite the video commentary, you will not be able to play as a fence. It’s best sticking with NOD or GDI. Click to view
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
TF2: Soldier Update, Free Weekend
Team Fortress 2’s week of WAR rumbles on, yesterday’s Demoman update followed today by a shiny new piece of kit for his arch enemy, the Soldier. This is the “Direct Hit”. It’s a new rocket launcher for the Soldier, which is aimed at those who, well, like to aim. Its splash damage is greatly reduced,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Colorblind Petition for Modern Warfare 2 Patch
As Kotaku’s resident colorblind gamer, I feel a duty to point out that some of my brethren have asked Infinity Ward to patch Modern Warfare 2 to remove the game’s red-green/enemy-teammate confusion. In MW2’s multiplayer, the fastest way to differentiate friend from foe is if their name is green (teammate) or red (enemy). These colors…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mod Tools Coming For Modern Warfare 2?
One of the largest among many gripes the PC community had with Modern Warfare 2 was its lack of mod tools, something Infinity Ward used to be down with. Could they now be on the way back? Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling – who it appears is now paid to spend the rest of his days…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Body Count of the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta
With less than a week until it closes, the Battlefield Bad Company 2 PlayStation 3 beta has recorded more than 9.4 million vehicle kills, which is like four times all the highway fatalities in the U.S. since 1957. Total kills recorded during the beta stand at 45.42 million, according to the Battlefield Blog. Other fun…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Or Alive: Paradise Brings DOA Girls To PSP
According to word from the latest Famitsu magazine, Tecmo will be bringing the Dead or Alive series to the PlayStation Portable. Great news… if you like everything but the fighting and volleyball portions of past Dead or Alive games. Because Dead or Alive: Paradise is a lot like Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, only…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Army Of Two Sequel Does Indeed Contain “Total FistBump Destruction”
Back when we knew the sequel to the original Army of Two as simply “Army of Two: TFD,” we solicited suggestions on what that abbreviated sub-title meant. “Total Fistbump Destruction,” suggested lapsed Kotaku commenter strawberrycream. We really liked that. Enough to use it in one of our many previews of Army of Two: The 40th…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 15, 2009