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Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines Review: Thicker Than Water?
Ubisoft’s juggernaut franchise Assassin’s Creed vaults onto the PSP with Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines. But should it have stayed perched on home consoles? While Assassin’s Creed II tells the story of Renaissance nobleman assassin Ezio, Bloodlines brings players back to 12th century and the story of the original Assassin’s Creed’s Altair. The game picks up where…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why I Don’t Play World of Warcraft
Monday marked the fifth birthday of World of Warcraft, and – enormous success though it is – there are many millions who haven’t played it, and honestly don’t care to. I’m one of them, and here we have our say. Let’s understand each other: I have nothing against Warcraft or Warcraft gamers, or MMOs. I…
By Owen Good Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Boasts 9 Million Player Advantage Among Female Console Gamers
The president of Nintendo of America wasn’t counting girls playing DS, moms playing PCs or sisters dabbling with the family’s Wii when he announced that there are more than 11 million females in the Americas who play consoles. At a BMO Capital Markets event for game companies and investors earlier this month, Reggie Fils-Aime presented…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Star Trek Online Starship Tactics Part 2: You Got The Power
The second starship tactics video for Cryptic’s Star Trek Online discusses power management, starship repair, and boarding parties. I got a little excited when I heard the term ‘boarding parties’ in the video, but it turns out that the separation of starship combat and away missions remains intact, with boarding parties essentially acting as any…
By Mike Fahey Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Podcast is Alive: Let’s Talk Game of the Year
In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about the upcoming holiday, what we think were some of the best games of the year so far and the week’s gaming news. Call now! Ask away. To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can only listen live on the BlogTalkRadio…
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Star Wars Game To Be Outed At VGAs
Twittered by Geoff Keighley and backed up by a teaser video, the next big Star Wars video game title will be announced at the 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards. Twitter maniac and former Kotaku guest editor Geoff Keighley is at it again, teasing more important goings-on happening at this year’s spike TV Video Game…
By Mike Fahey Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Insurgent Unleashes Teh Internets On Teh iPhone
Insurgent Games has just released teh internets – Attack of the Memes for the iPhone, filled with enough lolcats, lollerskates, and trolls to fill at least one forum topic. teh internets – Attack of the Memes is a shooter for the iPhone in which you navigate what is probably the closest you’ll ever come to…
By Mike Fahey Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Sends Brass Fortune Cookie, Word to Your Mother
Sure, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars has been out for a bit, but that didn’t stop Rockstar from sending along copies of the game along with a bizarre fortune cookie. Inside the swivel-hinged brass cookie were two fortunes along with fun, easy to learn Chinese. One taught me how to say fellatio (chui) (bao), and…
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band: 1,000 Songs And Growing
Harmonix and MTV Games promised more than 1,000 songs for Rock Band by the year 2010, and they have delivered with more than a month to spare. Today Harmonix and MTV Games proudly announced reaching and surpassing the goal they set back in August, with more than 1,000 songs from from nearly 400 different artists…
By Mike Fahey Published November 25, 2009 -
UncategorizedA Little Bad Romance
Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video features Wii nunchuck controllers, but we prefer a “Bad Romance” video with a slightly bigger gaming connection. Photographer and NeoGAFFer Brian Moreno found the only way to make Lady Gaga’s video more absurd. He definitely deserves Kudos. Failing that, regular granola bars will do. Little Bad Romance [YouTube via NeoGAF…
By Mike Fahey Published November 25, 2009 - Reviews
PSPgo Cradle Review: Dock and Go
You can’t have hardware without having accessories. That’s just the way gadgets work. The PSPgo, out now for hefty chunk of the year doesn’t have a ton of choices yet, but some are intriguing. Take for instance, The Cradle, a dock used to both charge your PSPgo and hold the portable while it is connected…
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Next Week’s Rock Band Update Brought To You By The Letter N
N is for Nirvana, who gave teen spirit a smell. N is for Night Ranger without “Sister Christian”, what the hell? It’s coming up on Thanksgiving weekend in the states, so Harmonix has gotten next week’s Rock Band Music Store additions announcement out of the way so the team can get down to the serious…
By Mike Fahey Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Make-A-Wish Kid Designs GameStop’s Holiday Gift Card
If it looks like GameStop’s 2009 holiday gift card was designed by a 12-year-old, that’s because it was. GameStop is donating $1 from every gift card purchased this holiday season to the Make-A-Wish foundation (up to $100,000), and they’ve gotten wish recipient Emily Adkins to pitch in with her own original artwork. “During the holidays,…
By Mike Fahey Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Wii Buyer’s Guide
With a new Super Mario Bros. title to tide fans over, and plenty of third-party software, this year’s Wii offering includes an eclectic mix of games. But which to buy? While the list below isn’t a rundown of all of the reviews that ran this year on Kotaku, it is a fairly strong sampling. Use…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
My MacBook Pro Is Starting To Lock Up
To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Games, Games, Games I’ve had it about two years, now. And it’s on all damn day long. It’s been locking up more and more recently. Pin wheeling. Some programs just stop working. Dunno what the deal is. How long do computers last anyway? What you missed last night New Final…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 2 PC System Requirements Ahoy!
BioWare have released the system specs and DRM information for the upcoming Mass Effect 2, putting some potential customers out of their misery and sending others straight to their local GameStop. Here they are, straight from BioWare’s Chris Priestly. So if there’s a problem, take it up with him, not me. OS = Windows XP…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
Erik Estavillo is suing Activision Blizzard over World of Warcraft. Erik Estavillo is also a funny guy. That or he’s crazy. It could go either way. Estavillo claims the company “continues to maintain a harmful virtual environment to many of its customers by forcing them to follow [World of Warcraft’s] sneaky and deceitful practices”. And…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kasumi! Figure! Bikini!
Just like death and taxes, figures of Dead or Alive character Kasumi are something that can be counted on. They’re inevitable. This DoA Xtreme 2 features Kasumi in two different bikinis: skimpy and skimpier. Retails for ¥9,240 (US$105). Out March 2010. Can there be too many Kasumi figures? Yes, yes there can. A Fusion of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
We Prefer The Tony Hawk: Ride Prototype
Robomodo, the developers behind Tony Hawk: Ride, have posted some photos showing off the prototype controller used as a testbed before the final design was nailed down. And we love it! Sure, with wires, wood and buttons all over the place it doesn’t have as compact a final form as the retail model, but it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009