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Modern Warfare 2 Could Have Had Aliens, Zombies
Absurd excesses aside, Modern Warfare 2 likes to keep thing pretty straight. Real men, real weapons, real countries. But during the game’s development cycle, Infinity Ward were open to things of a quirkier nature. “In the beginning we talked about having things in Modern Warfare 2 like outbreaks, viruses, chemical warfare, and even outlandish things…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Mortal Kombat That Should Have Been
Ex-Midway artist Vincent Proce went back to the drawing board for a pitched, but ultimately rejected visual reboot of the developer’s venerable Mortal Kombat franchise, posting the results of that back-to-basics design plan on his personal blog. Proce, who contributed to Midway’s final fighting game (Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe) before being snapped up by…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Make Preparations For More Shadow Complex
You like Shadow Complex? Then you’ll be side-scrolled to hear that developers Epic are looking at bringing you more games based in the retro-tinted universe. A job advertisement for Microsoft Game Studios is looking for somebody to work “with an experienced team at MGS and the world-class developers at Epic to drive the success of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lacrosse Title Debuts on Xbox Live Indie Channel
Absolutely, it’s an exciting and physical sport. But even lacrosse fans admit the game has a niche following. But lacrosse does have its own video game now, which just went up on Xbox Live yesterday. Suck on that, water polo! Inside Lacrosse College Lacrosse 2010 hit the Indie Games channel. While it does not feature…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Free-to-Play Madden Alternative Inks Four More Celebs
Quick Hit Football, the free-to-play online fantasy sports/RPG hybrid Kotaku profiled two months ago, has signed agreements with four more coaches to use their likenesses as opposing AIs within the game. Marty Schottenheimer, Jerry Glanville, Marv Levy and Herm “You Play to Win the Game” Edwards join the opposing cast in Quick Hit, which focuses…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Hardware Continues Pie Dominance In Japan
Avid readers of The Japanese Hardware Chart weekly updates won’t be surprised—especially after reading about the PlayStation family’s software dominance—that Sony hardware is selling better than the competition in Japan. No change this week. Scratch that. There was a slight change. PSP sales jumped up, PlayStation 3 sales dropped down and the two platforms switched…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s What Monster Hunter Tri Looks Like
Supposedly, the graphics of Wii exclusive Monster Hunter Tri are sexy. Sadly, I can’t make that call having played the game on a Wii that was hooked up to a computer monitor that mangled whatever the game had to offer. So instead, I give you these screen shots Capcom provided so you can make the…
By AJ Glasser Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameStop’s Black Friday Deals Look Solid, Slightly Used
Video game retailer GameStop is planning some solid, if not spectacular deals for this year’s Black Friday shopping extravaganza, deals which appear to have made their way online. While the cuts may not be as deep as the ones that, say, Walmart for example, has planned, a few of them might make it worth getting…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Day Note: The Party Starts Now
To: Ashcraft From: McWhertor Re: Your Missing Night Note Not sure if you heard, way over there in Japanland, but Big Boss Crecente’s spending his evening at the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, looking to unload some loot and raise some money in the name of Child’s Play. Sounds like Kind Of A Big Deal, what with…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
So, the Haystacks of Assassin’s Creed II – Are They Any Bigger?
Doesn’t look like Ubisoft learned their physics lesson. Matt M., who helped the Kotaku Bureau of Weights & Measures calculate the cushion Altair would need in reality, thinks the haystacks are bigger in ACII. They still look puny to me. Remember, for one of the shortest jumps in the original (Dome of the Rock), we…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
3D Dot Game Heroes Launch Trailer Explains It All
Atlus will be responsible for bringing the lush pixelized environments of 3D Dot Game Heroes to North American PlayStation 3‘s, publishing duties that we sincerely appreciate. So what is this game all about? The standard fantasy drama formula is lovingly applied to 3D Dot Game Heroes. Peaceful civilization thrives under the protection of some glowing…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Monster Hunter Tri Preview: Army of Four
Monster Hunter is all about the multiplayer, which is why I think it never really took off on PSP in the US the way that it did in Japan – American PSP owners are just too selfish for the buddy system. Monster Hunter Tri, however, is going for a different audience with its exclusive Wii…
By AJ Glasser Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Adhoc It To Me
Plenty to get excited about this week on the North American PlayStation Store, including the release of adhocParty, Peggle (with Peggle Nights!) and Assassin’s Creed for the PSP. PSP owners with a hunger for playing people over the internet via their PlayStation 3‘s should grab the adhocParty app, then show your interest in seeing more…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Old News ’90: Nintendo Says NES Final Fantasy Is Geared To Adults
We’ve been writing about Final Fantasy this week, so how about we study how people used to write about this huge franchise. Like back in 1990, when the first game was coming to America. How did people/Nintendo explain it? You are reading Kotaku’s once-weekly (sort of) journey back to yesteryear. I direct you to the…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tony Hawk Ride Gets Stood Upon By Giant Bomb
We’re still waiting on our own copy of Tony Hawk Ride for a Kotaku review, but the Giant Bomb crew bravely ventured out of doors to secure a copy, offering their trademark Quick Look at Activision’s new peripheral-based skateboarding game. Not only is it informative, giving curious Tony Hawk Ride investors a 20-plus minute video…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
First No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise Screens Score A Touchdown
No More Heroes finds higher resolution with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of the original, now known as No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise. What does it look like? Like the Wii version, just a little prettier. Better textures, improved lighting, more pixels, less clothing on the female characters… it’s all here! And it…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japan Still Loves Soccer, Favors PlayStation Games
Last week, Japan’s video gaming populace snatched up enough copies of Konami soccer sim World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 to put it in first place. This week, Sega’s J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J scores. The PSP game kicked its way to the top of the Media Create sales charts, pushing…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Star Trek Online Open Beta Stardated
Boldly go where only closed beta testers have gone before this January, when Cryptic launches the open beta test for Star Trek Online on stardate 63497. For those of you not up to par on your Star Trek calendar, that’s actually January 12th, 2010. The open beta will run through January 26th, giving players two…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2009 - Reviews
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Review: Nuke The Mini-fig
With the three best Indiana Jones movies already tapped in the first LEGO Indiana Jones game and rage over the fourth Indy film still not fully dissipated, LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues may be on shaky LEGO bricks. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues spends much of its time focused on the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
The PlayStation Network By the Numbers
Outlined today during a Sony presentation to investors and analysts, the PlayStation Network has 33 million registered accounts, 5.4 million daily user sign-ins and 1.4 million daily visits to the PlayStation Store. Those 33 million users download a staggering 25 petabytes of data a month. More importantly for Sony, they’re also spending three times what…
By Brian Crecente Published November 19, 2009