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UncategorizedAion Banhammer: Behind the Rabbit? It IS The Rabbit
Wielding the banhammer on Xbox Live and other static virtual communities (like this little blog here) can be a strangely disconnected experience. One second you’re here, the next you’ve vanished. Not so in Aion: Tower of Eternity. In that game, you know when you’ve been banhammered because a giant freaking rabbit shows up or a…
By AJ Glasser Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sunsoft Rises Again In West, Promises Blaster Master For Virtual Console Soon
Japanese publisher Sunsoft, perhaps best known for its NES release Blaster Master and subsequent sequels, will be resuming operations in North America the company announced today, soliciting a little relaunch help from Gaijinworks. For those unfamiliar with Gaijinworks and their singular title Miami Law for the Nintendo DS, the company was formed by ex-Working Designs…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
BioWare Labs Gives The Gift Of The Yeti
BioWare’s new R&D group, BioWare Labs, gives us The Gift of the Yeti, a Facebook game that could raise up to $10,000 for Child’s Play while giving gamers $10 off Dragon Age: Origins. Help out a sick Santa by maneuvering your yeti through town, avoiding police and delivering as many gifts as you can within…
By Mike Fahey Published December 4, 2009 -
UncategorizedSee The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks’ Whirlwind In Action
It’s hard to call this small sample of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks‘ gameplay spoilerific because in truth it looks awfully familiar to anybody who played Ocarina of Time. The Whirlwind is new, though. You can see it in action as the primary strategy to beat this beetle boss. To activate the Whirlwind, you…
By AJ Glasser Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Dated For North America
Konami has made a date with Naked Snake for his next North American outing, penciling in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PlayStation Portable, expected to arrive on these shores May 25, 2010. Snake’s ’70s era sneak attack will hit North American PSPs just a few days before Europe gets a crack at it,…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
It’s once more into the Nexus, friends, as I revisit Demon’s Souls this weekend—hopefully to wrap the things up—so that catch-up review can be written and so the world might be mended. So the world might be mended. I’ve also got some more New Super Mario Bros. Wii to play, helping me make those all-important…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
White Knight Chronicles Goes International In February
Level-5’s epic PlayStation 3 RPG finally makes it to the states in February, filled with extras and re-branded as the White Knight Chronicles International Edition. The International Edition of White Knight Chronicles contains all of the action-RPG gameplay of the original Japanese release, along with a slew of updates and downloadable content, all packaged together…
By Mike Fahey Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
What’s In The Star Trek Online Collector’s Edition?
GameStop has posted details on the Collector’s Edition of Star Trek Online, featuring $30 worth of extra collectible Star Trek goodness in a brushed aluminum 3dX holography case. The fancy case is only the beginning for Star Trek fans willing to spend $79.99 instead of the normal retail price of $49.99 on Star Trek Online,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Age of Conan Content Update Lets You Fight Thoth-Amon
Update 6 to Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures wil have to tide you over ’til the expansion, Rise of the Godslayer, comes out next year. Luckily, they’ve got Conan’s number one nemesis to do the job. In addition to a Guild Renown leveling system for guilds, inc Gamers reveals that Update 6 will introduce Thoth-Amon’s…
By AJ Glasser Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hitting Zombies With Cars Never Gets Old
Independent Polish developer EXOR Studios proudly presents Zombie Driver, a PC game that combines the fun of driving through zombies with the joy of shooting them and setting them on fire, available today on Steam and GamersGate. Zombie Driver’s name caught my eye, and then the gameplay trailer we posted in October took said eye…
By Mike Fahey Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Alien Breed Evolution Hits Xbox Live This Month
The first episode of Team17’s remake of the classic 1991 Amiga game Alien Breed Evolution hits Xbox Live Arcade on December 16th, with PC and PlayStation 3 versions due out sometime next year. The Unreal Engine 3 remake was promised a release by the end of 2009, and by gum its getting it, if only…
By Mike Fahey Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fewer Games, Better Games Is EA’s Stated Goal
The publisher of Madden, Dead Space and The Sims will release fewer games next year, reacting to market changes and embracing lessons its competitors are just now learning, the head of EA told Kotaku. “We’re building our games differently and we are building fewer of them,” EA CEO John Riccitiello said in his interview with…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guild Wars 2 Explores The Five Races Of Tyria
ArenaNet recruits top-notch voice actors to introduce players to the five playable races of Tyria, with tons of Guild Wars 2 gameplay footage included. While I wasn’t a big fan of the original Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2 is shaping up to be the sort of game I can really get behind. It’s got amazing…
By Mike Fahey Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rebellion Refuses To “Sanitise” AVP For Australian Release
Responding Australia’s refusal to classify upcoming shooter Aliens vs. Predator, developer Rebellion says it will not cut violent content for “territories where adults are not considered by their governments to be able to make their own entertainment choices.” Ouch. The refusal to classify Aliens vs. Predator in Australia is effectively a ban, as the country…
By Mike Fahey Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
One Of Pandemic’s Biggest Problems Was Being In California
Readers of Kotaku can discern this week that EA CEO John Riccitiello covered many topics during his recent interview with this site. One of those, of course, was EA’s Pandemic Studios, which was all but shut down last month. Timing is never good for an action that lays off 200 employees and shutters a studio’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Next Week: Slipknot And Garfunkel
After three tracks from America’s masked metal group, you might be ready for the sound of silence. Slipknot and Simon & Garfunkel both make their Rock Band debut in next week’s update. It’s two great tastes that taste odd together! The combination of Slipknot and Simon & Garfunkel is very much how I’d imagine a…
By Mike Fahey Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Star Wars: The Old Republic Reaches Beyond The Game
With a setting more than 3,500 years before the movies begin, The Old Republic filled with untold Star Wars stories, and LucasArts and BioWare are taking advantage, with new novels, comics, and short stories expanding the Old Republic universe. Fans following the development of Star Wars: The Old Republic are probably already familiar with Threat…
By Mike Fahey Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA: Command & Conquer, RTS Genre Needs Innovation, Not Just “Cooler Graphics”
When last Kotaku reported about the future of Command and Conquer, there was an editorial eyebrow raised skeptically. But the boss at EA believes that real-time-strategy needs “fundamental innovation.” His pitch might change your expression. During Kotaku’s interview this week with EA CEO John Riccitiello we turned to recent news that hallowed PC real-time-strategy series…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Would it be possible that everyone who commented about games below this post to include at least one word that has at least five syllables? (Zero points to anyone who replies with “No.”) Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
The True Meaning Of Cricket
To: Stephen From: Luke No, not Christmas. Cricket. I get the impression a lot of Americans don’t quit “get” cricket. Think it’s actually a sport where you sit, beer in hand, and watch every second of. It’s not. That’s what football is for. No, cricket is a grand form of social adhesive, confined to the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 4, 2009