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Borderlands’ Randy Pitchford Takes Your Calls During This Week’s Podcast
The main man behind Borderlands, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, will be our guest host on the Kotaku call-in podcast this week, continuing our December-long effort to fill a vacationing Brian Crecente’s empty chair. It happens live, Wednesday. Pitchford will be talking about, well… just about anything you ask him, I figure. He can speak to…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prince Of Persia: Forgotten Sands Is A Prequel And A Sequel
Ubisoft reveals new details about Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, a game set between The Sands of Time and Warrior Within, granting the Prince power over the forces of nature, which he will conveniently forget by the second game. The problem with interjecting a video game between two previously released titles is we can…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Blaster Master Meets Earthworm Jim
The Nintendo Download goes underground this week, dislodging sentient earthworms from the topsoil as it desperately searches for its mutated pet frog. Despite a strong showing across all three of Nintendo’s downloadable game services, the Virtual Console comes out on top this week, with one of the greatest action games for the Nintendo Entertainment System…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Heavy Rain Impressions: An Ambitious Sorrow
In its opening chapters, Heavy Rain is a quiet downer, a rare — for a video game — persistently sad experience. That makes the unusual PlayStation 3 exclusive one of the most interesting titles of early 2010. Over the weekend I played the first several chapters of Heavy Rain using a preview disc supplied by…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Boys Can’t Play Majesco’s Dance Sensation!
Young girls can live out their dance fantasies in their living room with Majesco’s Dance Sensation! for the Nintendo Wii. Young boys will just have to keep hiding their passion for creative movement from a world that just wouldn’t understand. It’s just not fair. Girls get to play with adorable animals in the Littlest Pet…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Brings Up Monthly Fees Again
During an interview with Nikkei Japan, Sony’s CTO Masayuki Chatani touches on the growing number of ways the PlayStation 3 has to accept payment, including the dreaded “monthly fees.” Last month during a Sony investor presentation, the company made mention of a potential subscription service for the PlayStation Network. While there’s still nothing to announce…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone Chart Toppers: Waldo? Where?
It’s that time again. Time to look at the top grossing games on iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch. A Monkey Ball vs. Waldo… who wins? One of them tops the Zombies. And Dragon’s Lair, that oldie but goodie starts strong on a new platform. Which do you think should be the top game?…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Start Fist-Bumping Early With The Army Of Two: The 40th Day Demo
Take a stroll through war-torn Shanghai with a friend this Thursday, when EA Montreal releases a cooperative demo for Army of Two: The 40th Day for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The Army of Two: The 40th Day demo will let players experience the majority of the first level of the game, after the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nothing Says I Love You Like Pink And Blue Wii Remotes
While announcing its early 2010 software lineup this morning, Nintendo also announced a February 14th North American release date for the pink and blue Wii remotes, giving the significant others of Nintendo fans the perfect Valentine’s Day gift idea. Sure, Japan got them first, but here in North America we get the pink and blue…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Lists Names And Dates For Wii, DS Winter 2010 Games Line-Up
A pair of March Pokemons and a February deep-sea diving sequel were among the highlights of the DS and Wii games listed by Nintendo today for release in early 2010. Third-parties have some possible gems for Wii too. Highlights include: -Strong support from Capcom with Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom on Wii, Phoenix Wright on WiiWare and…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yes, I’d Love Another Pint Of Cider, Thanks For Asking
To: Totilo, Fahey, Mike From: Luke Thanks to everyone who came out to our little get-together on Friday night. I had a blast. Sorry if I was a little loud, but when I drink all afternoon then talk about video games, I tend to get a little excited. So! Last week, I not only took…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
It’s The Mr. Potato Head Of Halo Figures
It can be said McFarlane make too many Halo figures. A Spartan with a blue helmet, a Spartan with a blue helmet and a slightly different gun…it’s a nickel and dime show. If only you could just buy one figure, and customise it yourself…oh, like you can with this new “Halo Rogue Deluxe Armour Pack”,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
The RROD Is A Monster Of A Problem
By Pam Wishbow, as seen on TeeFury.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Slim Could Have Been Smaller, Used Network Storage
The PS3 Slim was a decent attempt at reducing both the size, and the cost, of the original PlayStation 3. But did you know Sony were considering making some more drastic changes? In an interview with Nikkei, SCE’s Masayuki Chatani, from the company’s strategy planning department, has revealed that not only were Sony looking at…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Swag Contains Nintendo Horror
I received a very strange package in the mail today. It was from Sony. Yet contains one of Nintendo’s less savoury moments. Opening up the envelope, I was presented with a copy of Daredevil, circa December 1989. An original, pre-owned copy. It was a promo for Sony’s upcoming PSP comic store, and as far as…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Still Waiting On Ken Levine’s Next Game
There was some speculation that, since it was a 2K game and we hadn’t heard from the man since BioShock, what’s become the upcoming Spec Ops title would be the work of Ken Levine and 2K Boston. Well, it’s not. Some had guessed that the initial Spec Ops: The Line trailer was hinting at something…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Green Day: Rock Band Works With Other Rock Band
Sure, Green Day: Rock Band sees Harmonix taking yet another page out of Activision’s book entitled “How To Make Us Sick Of Your Music Franchise”, but it does have one advantage over its predecessor, The Beatles: Rock Band. That game was self-contained. If you wanted to play The Beatles’ songs in another version of Rock…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009 -
UncategorizedThe PS3 Finally Goes Portable
Don’t let the fact this is an ad for projector manufacturers Epson distract you. What is being done here is brilliant, regardless of the commercial undertones. This guy has a PS3 Slim and a projector strapped to his chest and back, like a Ghostbuster keeping himself busy on his day off, and proceeds to show…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekend Brings New Star Wars, Batman, Rock Band, True Crime Game Reveals
In case you were out this weekend doing something other than sitting at a computer pressing F5 every half an hour, know that you missed a ton of new game announcements. Yes, the Spike Video Game Awards, held on Saturday night, brought the new shit like it was June and this was an E3 of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009