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New Super Mario Bros. Helps Wii Reclaim Top Spot In Japan
After months of so-so weekly sales in Japan, the Wii returns to the top of the country’s hardware sales charts, its best weekly tally since the release of Monster Hunter 3. Thank New Super Mario Bros. Wii for that! Japanese Wii sales more than doubled on the release—and massive sales—of the new four-player Mario game,…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: The Saboteur
The Saboteur is the story of an Irishman living in the back of a burlesque house helping liberate World War II Paris from the Nazis. Nothing could possible go wrong with this scenario. Pandemic Studios set about making a different sort of World War II game with The Saboteur, and it is decidedly different. Whether…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
After the blissful torment of 30-plus hours spent in the world of Demon’s Souls this past week, I’m going to need something a little more cheerful for my weekend. And New Super Mario Bros. Wii isn’t too hard, right? Truth be told, I’ve yet to actually dabble in the Wii game, despite intentions to do…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Peek Into Dante’s Inferno Gates Of Hell Demo
The Dante’s Inferno Gates of Hell demo is now available for download on the PlayStation Network. Here’s a glimpse of what Xbox 360 owners will be missing until the 24th. Yes, I tend to harp on the fact that Xbox 360 owners have to wait two weeks for the demo, but it just seems so…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Who Put Out The Most Good Video Games In 2009? [UPDATE]
On Wednesday, EA CEO John Riccitiello provided evidence — in chart form — that his company published the most well-reviewed games of 2009. Wanting to test his assertions, I dug into the data and found some surprises. The EA chart was shown at an investor’s conference, designed to appeal to people who EA hopes will…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Happy Holidays From The Sims 3
EA’s Top 10 Reasons to Give The Sims 3 this Holiday video shows that its much easier to get away with arson, peeping, murder, and sleeping with your friends mom in The Sims 3. How festive! The video does make a good point, however, especially to those of us who begin playing The Sims games…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Target Doles Out The Holiday Game Bargains
Target’s goes video game bargain crazy this Sunday, with gift card cash back on the Wii and DSi, $88 bundled games, and select Nintendo DS titles for only $25 – including The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Why did we rush out on to retailers on Black Friday again? This holiday season the retailers are…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
ARMA II Patch 1.05 Packed With Free DLC
Bohemia Interactive‘s ARMA II is getting patched up later this month, with a free bonus campaign and new warfare mode included as a way of saying thanks for putting up with all of the bugs. Okay, that’s not exactly what the developer is saying, but it’s certainly implied. ARMA II, the sequel to ArmA: Armed…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
My Favorite Indie Fest Entry So Far: The Swapper
I have for a number of years now been fortunate enough to help judge entries for the annual Independent Games Festival. Judging usually means playing around with early builds of an eclectic mix of games from unheard of developers, some of whom go on to have a very profound impact on the industry. Each year,…
By Brian Crecente Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Are You Bad Enough To Buy A Hannah Montana PSP?
Right now you can visit your local U.S. Walmart and pick up a PSP-3000 with a 2GB memory card for only $139.95. It’s a pretty amazing deal, except for the potential humiliation factor. Would you buy a Hannah Montana PSP? This question was raised by one Mr. Raccoon, a Kotakuite who found himself faced with…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Beatles: Rock Band Completes Rubber Soul
The Beatles: Rock Band is one step closer to being complete next week, when MTV Games and Harmonix release the eleven tracks necessary to complete one of the band’s greatest albums, Rubber Soul. Rubber Soul isn’t just one of The Beatles’ best albums. It’s perhaps one of the greatest albums of all time, constantly making…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Reviews
Tekken 6 PSP Review: One Is the Loneliest Number
Tekken: Dark Resurrection was not only the best fighter to ever hit the Playstation Portable, it is still considered one of the top games to hit Sony’s portable. The arrival of Tekken 6 on the PSP could only mean great things, right? Loved Graphics: The PSP version of Tekken 6 is a surprisingly attractive game.…
By Brian Crecente Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil 5 Alternative Costumes Are Shameless
Two new Resident Evil 5 Mercenaries Reunion gameplay clips showing off Chris and Sheva’s alternate costumes in the upcoming Alternative Edition DLC display a ridiculous amount of bare skin. And Sheva’s is pretty revealing too. Actually the costumes aren’t too shabby, though Chris could use a messier hair style to go with the warrior look…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Funcom Assembles SweetRobot For Casual MMO Games
Age of Conan developer Funcom wants to explore the world of social and casual MMO titles, but to break out of the high-end MMO segment the company is going to need one SweetRobot. Well now they’ve got one. SweetRobot is Funcom’s newly established subsidiary, focused on the casual and social MMO business, which is a…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Snow levels can be precarious, even the snow level in TAY. It’s hard to get good footing. Snowmen pop up and hurl snowballs. But let none of that stop you. Comment about video games here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Two Big Santa Differences
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: The Age of Internetz This is starting to get tricky — especially when you have a kid who believes in Santa. Two big differences: • In Japan, Santa leaves presents in your room, usually near your pillow. In America, Santa leaves presents under the tree. • In Japan, Santa leaves…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dream Club Wants To Get Drunk On PlayStation
Like most exclusive Japanese Xbox 360 games, Dream Club looks set to make the jump to the PlayStation platform. In a recent interview, the game’s producer stated: There have been many calls for the game to be released on the PlayStation platform, and someday I want to answer them. Dream Club is set in a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Time To Examine Famitsu’s Top Tier Scoring Trend
Japan’s most famous magazine Famitsu has four critics review games on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best. The critics write very brief remarks along with their score. The scores are then tallied up to forty. Game site Siliconera has looked at “top tier” Famitsu review scores over the past decade — scores…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009