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Please, Someone, Burn This Pikachu With Fire
As seen on UK:Resistance.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Viewtiful Joe Designer Would Like To Make More Viewtiful Joe
Once upon a time, game designer Hideki Kamiya worked at Capcom and made games like Viewtiful Joe and Okami. Now he works at new start-up Platinum Games and makes games like Bayonetta. But does he want to make sequels to those old titles? “I don’t have the rights to any of the IPs that I’ve…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
“Cultural Differences” Mean Capcom Developer And West Can’t Collaborate
Capcom have been big on Western collaborations lately. Two Bionic Commando games, Dark Void, Dead Rising 2, all have been handled by Western teams. But not everybody at Capcom’s Japanese HQ is as keen as management to “go west”. In an internal interview for Capcom’s investor relations site, Jun Takeuchi – of Lost Planet and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Alone in the Dark II Finally Getting U.S. Release
The last we heard about the second Alone in the Dark movie, Alone in the Dark II, was way back in 2007 when it was announced that actors Lance Henriksen and Danny Trejo would be appearing in the flick. While the straight-to-DVD has already gotten a release in Europe and Australia, the flick never got…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Buying A Neo Geo Pocket, From GameStop, In 2009
It’s not every day that you’re able to walk into a 21st-century GameStop, hand over $50 and walk home with a Neo Geo Pocket Color, almost ten years after SNK stopped making the thing. But that’s exactly what happened to reader Steven this past week, a casual conversation with some friends at a local GameStop…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Paid Less to Die More: The Actors’ Union’s Beef with Video Games
The Screen Actors’ Guild’s rejection of a contract with game makers can be seen as a tempest in a teapot – 80 percent of voice work is non-union. But the LA Times goes further to see what’s really at stake. Mostly, SAG voice actors are concerned about a new work classification called “atmospheric voices,” in…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Javelin Fix For 360 Modern Warfare 2 On The Way
While Infinity Ward work to get a patch onto the PS3 to combat the “javelin exploit”, 360 owners should know the developer is doing likewise for Microsoft’s console. IW’s Robert Bowling says that the 1.06 upgrade, which fixes not only the javelin glitch but also the care package glitch as well, is currently in Microsoft’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Metal Slug XX Coming to XBLA — in Japan, at Least — Next Year
Metal Slug XX, due out for Japanese PSPs this month, joins three other SNK arcade titles on Xbox Live Arcade in early spring, Siliconera reports. In the past SNK has released its Japanese, North American and European XBLA titles simultaneously. The three other titles going to XBLA are NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, The King of Fighters…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony’s Motion Controller Patent Goes Attachment Crazy
A newly published patent from Sony Computer Entertainment, which looks a lot like the company’s PlayStation 3 motion controller, showcases a plethora of possibilities for the forthcoming device, more attachments than you could shake a Wii Remote at. The patent for an “Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment” touches on a number of control options.…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2009 -
UncategorizedWhat Do You Do When You Get Stuck In A Video Game?
I am so stuck on a video game right now. Should I rage quit, read a walkthrough or just cry out to the Internet via random forums to help me? Each of those ideas presents problems to me as a gamer. Rage quitting is usually beneath me as a lady. Walkthroughs are only for use…
By AJ Glasser Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
UFC Undisputed 2010 to Debut at VGA Awards
THQ’s acclaimed UFC 2009 Undisputed is up for a Video Game Award, which make’s Spike’s broadcast this Saturday the perfect time to debut the mixed martial arts title’s highly anticipated sequel. The awards show will feature the first ever gameplay footage of the UFC Undisputed 2010, plus commentary from top UFC fighters. A news release…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Super Mario Bros. Mushroom May Be *Too* Realistic
Can’t say I’m much of a fan of the mushroom. And were I in need of a height-doubling fungi in order to save a kidnapped princess, I might have a hard time swallowing this disturbingly realistic Super Mario Bros.-style mushroom. The above creation, from Kotaku tipster and sculptor Jaime (aka “Kalapusa”), fits in wonderfully with…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cryptic Gives Us 10 Reasons Star Trek Fans Want Star Trek Online
Cryptic Studios sent us a list of 10 reasons while true Trekkies* will love their upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Star Trek Online. Rather than just tell you what those reasons are, we’ll let you guess using these screen shots. *Trekkies are true Star Trek fans, for all you readers unfamiliar with Sci-Fi**. **Sci-Fi is…
By AJ Glasser Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Making And Death Of Pac-Man Ghost Zone
Namco’s Pac-Man Ghost Zone never made it to retail, never saw the inside of the more than 100 million original PlayStations that Sony eventually sold over the console’s lifespan. But it was playable, at least by a select group. One part of that select group is the PlayStation Museum, which offers a fascinating little making…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
An Event That Was Supposed To Happen Long Ago And Finally Did
To: Ashcraft From: Totilo Re: Where Are *You* From? I was born in Freehold, New Jersey as was Bruce Spingsteen. I grew up in Peekskill, New York, which is where Mel Gibson is really from (not Australia). And here’s another surprise I have for you: It’s a story. A story about one man’s Saturday afternoon…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gears of War Movie Producer Talks About His Vision For Emergence Day On Film
Wyck Godfrey, producer of the Gears of War movie adaptation, has thoughts about the transition of the Xbox 360 game’s transition to the big screen. These are those thoughts. “The hard part is to make [Gears of War] into something that doesn’t feel like a world torn asunder and people just in battle,” Godfrey tells…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Top Models Game in the Buff, Too
Sure, you can get pictures of Warcraft. And sure, you can get nekkid pictures of Adrianne Curry. But now, through the magic of Twitter, you can get both in one picture. Who knows why Curry, the first winner of America’s Next Top Model, chose to share this, but she did over Twitter last night. Lots…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragon’s Lair Dares To Make Leap To iPhone
What hasn’t seen a release of Don Bluth’s laserdisc classic Dragon’s Lair? Well, you can’t answer the iPhone, because Digital Leisure and EA Mobile have sent Dirk the Daring forth upon the iTunes App Store. The beautifully animated game of memorization, reflex and Princess Daphne rescue is available for a paltry sum, just $4.99 USD.…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Uncharted 2’s Amy Hennig Takes Your Calls During This Week’s Podcast
Cliff Bleszinski tried to fill Brian Crecente’s podcasting shoes last week. This week: Bleszinski has passed the guest-hosting loafers to Amy Hennig. The creative director of Uncharted 2 will guest-host our live podcast this Wednesday. Call in! Hennig joins Ken Levine, Tim Schafer and Bleszinski in Kotaku Talk Radio‘s short podcasting life. On Wednesday at…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2009