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Lull Your Baby To Sleep With BioShock, Colossi
You remember that Left 4 Dead mobile from a few months back? Andrea made that. Andrea also made these newer models, one for BioShock, the other for Shadow of the Colossus. So you’ve got a choice! Either indoctrinate your baby from an early age that its entire existence has been to serve as a puppet…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
For EA Sports, Few Options Other than Toxic Tiger
“Sponsors like Gillette and Electronic Arts are going to drop Tiger Woods regardless of what they are saying now,” writes a Forbes national editor. But who would that leave to carry on EA’s golf franchise? Nobody, basically. “Forget about any golfers picking up the sponsorship slack,” says Michael K. Ozanian. “According to E Poll Market…
By Owen Good Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Holiday Travel With Star Trek Online
Continuing their Top 10 for Trekkies series, developer Cryptic Studios has put together a list of 10 locations Star Trek fans will want to visit in Star Trek Online. Think of it as a virtual vacation. In space.
By AJ Glasser Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Review Round-Up: Canabalt, Zelda, Saboteur, Gyromancer And More
Another week gone by, another round-up of Kotaku reviews with no Demon’s Souls review, am I right? Here’s what else we reviewed. Canabalt Micro-Review: Up On The Rooftop, Tap, Tap, Tap In which Michael McWhertor did a catch-up review (which some of you love) but only wrote positive blue text (which some of you hate).…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dozens of Tester Jobs Affected in Sony QA Consolidation
Sony Computer Entertainment America is consolidating its two QA groups in one location, meaning 30 staff positions are being sent from the Bay Area to San Diego, Calif., and we hear another 100 contract positions were affected. SCEA’s Patrick Seybold confirmed to Kotaku the consolidation of the company’s first-party QA operations, saying the decision was…
By Owen Good Published December 11, 2009 - Reviews
Demon’s Souls Review: Souls Asylum
Dare to enter the kingdom of Boletaria and you may regret it, brave warrior. Demon’s Souls is a harsh world, perverted by ancient evils and men gone mad at the loss of their souls. But what of your own sanity? From Software’s PlayStation 3 role-playing game sloughs off many of the conventions one typically associates…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
See the REAL Lego Rock Band at Ümloud!
Yesterday, my ears were ringing a little too loudly to make heads or tails of all the flickr galleries and YouTube posts on Ümloud! But today I finally found a video of my friends’ band rocking out. My buddy Andrew and his housemates have been playing Rock Band for ages, so it wasn’t much of…
By AJ Glasser Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
When Can We Expect Rival Schools On PSN or XBLA? “Never”
That’s a long time, never. When asked when school yard fighting game Rival Schools would be appearing on the PlayStation Network, Capcom spokesperson Chris Svensson replied. “There are IP clearances and rights we no longer have (particularly pertaining to voicework/soundtrack I believe) so our IP management group has told us it can’t be re-released,” Svensson…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Another Awesome Day Note
To: Someone, anyone! From: Totilo Re: Two Big Santa Differences Just received a last minute whisper of an assignment to write a Day Note. Assignment came from Down Under from a B. Crecente, a former newspaperman who has been battling the inferior Australia-U.S. Skype pipelines all week. This far-flung adventurer has found himself indisposed, unable…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
Easing concerns that New Super Mario Bros. Wii selling 1.39 million copies in its first two weeks on U.S. store shelves might somehow not be impressive enough, Nintendo has announced that the game has since crossed the 2 million mark. Nintendo’s follow-up to yesterday’s sales figures says that the Wii game has racked up at…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Shoot 1UP Brings Manic Shmup Action To Xbox Live Indie Games
Xbox 360 owners will get a rare opportunity to play a manic top-down shoot ’em up next month with the release of Shoot 1UP, a shmup with all the bullet-hell trimmings mixed with a clever mechanic. The self-described “manic-yet-playable shooter” is from Mommy’s Best Games, the developer of indie efforts Weapon of Choice and the…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Notebook Dump: 2010 Games, 17 For The IGF, And Where 1943 Leads EA
There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter’s notebook but didn’t turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? I wasn’t able to do a dump (not that kind) last week, because Brian Crecente was on vacation and I was doing the Day Note to end my shift each…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII Summons Epic Soundtrack
Square Enix has revealed its plans to drain even more hard-earned yen from the Final Fantasy fanatic, announcing the official Final Fantasy XIII original soundtrack. It comes in two pricey flavors, one more deluxe and limited than the other. The standard edition of composer Masashi Hamauzu’s score to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
No Non-Gamers Allowed
There may not be any special handshakes or furtive high signs for it, but make no mistake: Video gamers are part of a secret society. Sure, nowadays billions of people from all walks of life enjoy the occasional video game. They play Farmville on their lunch break, Hearts while working on a term paper. Celebrities…
By Brian Crecente Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
SweetRobot Pits Pets Against Monsters
Here’s a closer look at the kid-friendly Pets vs. Monsters, the first game from Funcom’s new casual studio, SweetRobot, heading for open beta testing before the month is out. Pets vs. Monsters is a free-to-play MMO targeted at children between the ages of 8 and 12. Kids create an avatar, select between dogs, cats, and…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Aliens Vs. Predator Impressions: This Time, As An Alien
Violent in a way that would displease the genteel and the members of an Australian ratings board, Aliens Vs. Predator is all about stabbing heads and bursting chests. Not surprisingly, this game’s playable Alien is no diplomat. Kotaku has witnessed the human and Predator sides of the game. Now Aliens. The Aliens campaign, like those…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Borderlands Update Fixes Many A Bothersome Bug
While Gearbox Software has been busy readying at least two batches of downloadable content for shooter-RPG Borderlands, it’s also gotten around to addressing many of the game’s long-standing quirks, bugs and sources of player frustration. Perhaps most notable are fixes focused on the loss of skill points and character data. Equally as welcome are changes…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fans Are Shearing For Mega Man 10’s Sheep Man
Only two days after his big debut, Mega Man 10’s Sheep Man has already generated more fan art than you can shake a shepard’s crook at. We’ve only known about Capcom’s retro-riffic Mega Man 10 since Nintendo Power revealed the WiiWare title on Wednesday, introducing the world to the glory of Sheep Man, Rock’s latest…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Couple Chucks Cable Box, Settles For PC And Xbox
The most popular story on the New York Times website chronicles the tale of a couple doing something I don’t think I could do. This is one brave couple that you can read about on the Times. They have canceled their cable service. They have decided that they will still watch TV, still watch movies,…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 11, 2009