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PlayStation Store Exacts Revenge of the Wounded Dragons This Week
PlayStation 3 owners will get an old school kick in the pants this week with the North American PlayStation Store release of Revenge of the Wounded Dragons, a side-scrolling arcade beat ’em up that’s chock full of kung fu. And comparisons to arcade side-scrolling kickfest Kung Fu are not too far off the mark, as…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESA: Today Is A “Very, Very Good Day” For The Gaming Industry
Video game developers can be the new astronauts, a beacon that inspires schoolchildren to love learning science and math, the head advocate for the gaming industry in the U.S., told Kotaku today, as he described President Obama’s breakthrough education announcement. “LittleBigPlanet” being mentioned in the same sentence as “Barack Obama” — and of video games…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Will Continue Adventure With Online Coop
LucasArts latest LEGO adventure may have all the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull that Indiana Jones fans demanded, but it was lacking in one key feature — online cooperative play. That’s something LucasArts plans to remedy. The publisher writes on its official Twitter account today that it’s readying a patch for LEGO Indiana Jones 2:…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Super Mario Bros. Wii, As Marriage Simulator
Are you struggling to grab that ice flower? Is Luigi slowing you down? Need a new strategy for New Super Mario Bros. Wii? One man and his wife discovered a breakthrough: Play the game like it’s their marriage. Fresno Bee writer Mike Osegueda reports that he and his wife initially were having a frustrating time…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2009 - Reviews
Wii Energizer 4X Charging Station Review: Induction Into the Hall of Fame
If you own a Wii, a charging kit, any charging kit, is almost a necessity. Unless you enjoy to constantly purchasing double A batteries. And if you’re going for a charging kit that charges a Wii remote without the need to remove the batteries from the controller there are plenty of options. And I’ve tried…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft Turns 5: How Blizzard Built A Nation
World of Warcraft was launched five years ago today, and Kotaku is celebrating all week long, starting with a look at the Warcraft franchise’s fifteen-year history with key members of Blizzard’s development team. World of Warcaft is important. The developers tell Kotaku they even dared to dream that they’d some day get a million subscribers.…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atari Adds An Arcade To Its Web Page
Why sit at your computer working all day long when you can head over to the new Atari.com and play Yars Revenge all day long? The new Atari.com represents phase one of the company’s internet re-launch, allows fans of the company’s works to browse the latest Atari titles, buy games from the Atari Store, enter…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Two Remaining Old Republic Classes Revealed
The latest issue of German magazine PC Games spills the beans on the two final classes for Star Wars: The Old Republic – the Jedi Consular and the Sith Inquisitor. Well that’s certainly a novel way to make sure you don’t have a huge overpopulation of Jedi Knights and Sith Warriors. The Jedi Consular and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 -
UncategorizedTetris Giant Is Like Regular Tetris, But GIANT
What would happen if Sega combined classic puzzle video game Tetris with the classic concept of making things exactly the same, but really huge? Tetris Giant would happen. Tetris Giant, which features giant tetrominoes and giant joysticks, was just one of many brilliant innovations on hand at the IAAPA 2009 show in Las Vegas last…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
IBM: We’ll Keep Making Cell Processors As Long As Sony Needs Them
Rumors are circulating today about the death of IBM’s Cell processor, which powers Sony’s PlayStation 3. Kotaku spoke to IBM about the fate of the Cell and its commitment to the PlayStation 3. The rumor sprang from an article on German website Heise Online, which posted a story about an interview with IBM’s vice president…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Game Club: Modern Warfare 2 Discussion Concludes.. NOW (Levels 16-18)
If you followed the rules, you just finished the Modern Warfare 2 campaign this weekend and are here to discuss it in our Game Club finale. Thoughts on the ending? Thoughts on the next game for Game Club? We’re discussing the last three levels of Modern Warfare 2 today. -The Enemy Of My Enemy (Planes!)…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Space 2 Revealed In Next Official PlayStation Magazine?
The official announcement of a proper sequel to Electronic Arts’ spacey survival horror hit Dead Space feels like old news at this point. But the next issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine UK is teasing its imminent reveal. Subscribers who already have the mag have noticed that the game teased in the next issue of…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Undead Labs Crafting Console-Based Zombie MMO
Founded by MMO industry veteran Jeff Strain, Undead Studios has only one goal – to create the definitive massively multiplayer zombie game for console gamers. There’s been post-apocalyptic MMO games in the past, but the apocalypse in those games has never been of an undead nature. Undead Labs is looking to fix that with the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
We Came, We Partied, We Raised…
Thanks to everyone who came out to last week’s Child’s Play fundraiser in Denver. That includes the reader who drove, DROVE, from Florida to partake in the raising of funds for a good cause. Also to Harmonix who flew from Boston to hang for a night. It was the best event in Denver to date…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Amazon.com Starts Black Friday Early With Video Game Deals
Gamers looking for trampled to death-free Black Friday-caliber deals should keep an eye on Amazon.com this week. The online retailer is counting down to the post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy with a cornucopia of video game deals. Amazon.com has already struck a handful of video games with deep “Lightning Deal” cuts. If you’re just waking up, you’ve…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dress Your 360 Avatar In Fallout 3
The Fallout 3 t-shirt is nice. The Vault 101 Suit is even better. The Vault Boy head? Possibly the best use of 80 Microsoft points in the history of fake money. Bethesda is bringing out a line of Fallout-themed avatar wear to the Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace on Thanksgiving day, giving players six new ways…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
The iPhone Gamer’s Gift Guide
It’s been an amazing year for the iPhone and gaming. Not only have a slew of new, blockbuster titles come out for the emerging platform, Apple finally realized that maybe they should wake up and start touting the gaming benefits of their smartphone and media player. This is by no means all of the iPhone…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Bits, Trips, Karts, And Blobs
It’s a jam-packed Thanksgiving edition of the Nintendo Download, with enough games to leave you comatose on the couch for hours. Where to start? This week is pretty packed, especially in the DSiWare department, with five more Electroplanton to play with at 200 points a pop. There’s also a notepad application called myNotenook Blue from…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Games You Should Give and Get For the Holidays
With the holidays starting next month to bring good will and cheer to people around the world, now’s probably a good time to start thinking about what games you want to give… and get as presents. We’ve compiled an easy-to-read list of some of the year’s top games, how much they’ll run you and who…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2009 -
UncategorizedPandemic Studios Says Goodbye… Geek Gangsta Style
Last week Electronic Arts put a bullet in the head of Pandemic Studios, putting many of their 200 staff out of work a week before Thanksgiving. Today Pandemic ex-staffers let EA know how they feel. Maybe the publisher should be happy that all they lost was a printer in the mass firings of developers skilled…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2009