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  Earth Eternal Impressions: Dispelling Furry Worries

  Up until yesterday, all I’d heard about Earth Eternal was some grumbling about furries and over-long exposition text. Funny, because I saw neither of those when I sat down with the game. There were anthropomorphic animals, of course. The entire game is rooted in a back story where humans have died off and various animals…

  By AJ Glasser Published September 2, 2009
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  Grapple Buggy: A New Look At The Xbox Live Indie

  We got to go hands on with Xbox Live Indie Games entry Grapple Buggy at E3 this year, a fine buggying session through a lush alien world. At the time, developer Nathan Fouts teased the game’s story. Now, we’re getting a taste of some of that story, courtesy of a new Grapple Buggy trailer and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2009
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  Gaming Social Network Launches Revamped Site

  The game-oriented social network GamerDNA launched an enhanced version of its site today, promising it not only delivers gamers to the kinds titles they’d enjoy, but also other gamers they’d enjoy playing with. GamerDNA, profiled by Kotaku in january and one of the first sites to meld social media with video gaming, will comb its…

  By Owen Good Published September 2, 2009
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  Capcom’s Plans for PAX… I’m Gonna Need A Bigger Swag Bag

  I’m packing my bags for the 2009 Penny Arcade Expo – packing empty bags, that is, in which to cram all my anticipated swag. Luckily, Capcom’s supplied me with a list of what they’re planning on giving away or offering at their store on the weekend of PAX. That should make my attack strategy planning…

  By AJ Glasser Published September 2, 2009
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  Team Fortress 2 Honesty Will Be Rewarded (With Halos!)

  Valve and the Team Fortress 2 Announcer do not take kindly to unscrupulous behavior. That’s why nefarious TF2 players who cheated their way toward securing unlockable hatwear will be stripped of those items. The good guys, however, will be blessed. As noted on the official Team Fortress 2 blog, any player who employed a third-party…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2009
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  Insomniac: New Ratchet & Clank Future Is Single-Player

  Despite what the back of the box for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time might have said, Insomniac Games newest PlayStation 3 exclusive will not feature a multiplayer component. As cautioned earlier, that PS3 box art for the new Ratchet & Clank was based on a standard template and “not final,” according to…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2009
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  Party Plans

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Place Your Foreign Liquor Recommendations Here Plze Today was a relatively slow day, with Totilo jetting off to Seattle to prepare for our Penny Arcade Expo coverage and Fahey doing much laundry to prepare to join him. Mike and I hosted the weekly episode of Kotaku Talk Radio and I…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 2, 2009
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  Users Report PS3 3.0 Firmware Issues With Uncharted, DualShocks

  The newest PlayStation 3 firmware, version 3.00, brought with it a handful of nice changes, including dynamic themes, a sparklier XMB and an unfettered view of the clock. But some PS3 owners are reporting fresh problems. One alleged issue making the rounds is game related, with some users complaining of “freezing” copies of Uncharted: Drake’s…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2009
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  The Big Bosses of Dead Space: Extraction

  When Dead Space hits the Wii later this month it will be a mostly on-the-rails shooter. But that doesn’t mean it won’t be scary. In this latest developer diary for the title, we’re told all about the things the team did to ensure the original Dead Space experience wouldn’t be watered down.

  By Brian Crecente Published September 2, 2009
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  OnLive Public Beta: It’s On

  OnLive, the games on demand service that we first told you about this past March, has entered its promised summertime beta phase, letting PC game players test the potentially game-changing system for themselves. Steve Perlman, OnLive founder and CEO, announced the beta today on the service’s official blog. Beta registrants who signed up early should…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2009
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  Kojima: Metal Gear Solid Rising, Peace Walker Teams Not So Friendly

  Based on Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima’s comments about the two teams working on Metal Gear Solid: Rising and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, we’re guessing Kojima Productions is home to daily office brawls between the two. Kojima tells Gamepro that the two teams have a sort of rivalry going on as each title…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2009
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  Kotaku Talk Radio: The Console Wars

  With price drops hitting the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 are we seeing the beginning of a new console war? Catch the debate featuring live calls from Kotaku readers. Also tune in to listen to Owen Good gripe about why he hates pre-order bonuses. Hear AJ Glasser sing the praises of Batman Arkham Asylum. Discover…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 2, 2009
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  Sega Starts Teasing Valkyria Chronicles News

  Valkyria Chronicles fans, we have good news. Sega has begun to tease something Valkyria Chronicles related, meaning, well, we actually have news that Valkyria Chronicles news may be coming. Yes, this is why they call these things “teasers.” The official Sega blog points fans to the equally official Valkyria Chronicles Twitter and Facebook accounts, which…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2009
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  Enter Drawn: The Painted Tower

  Big Fish Games presents Drawn: The Painted Tower, a simply gorgeous PC puzzle adventure game available for digital download this Friday. In a bleak world, legend tells of a child queen who will one day rise to give hope to a world filled with despair. In Drawn, you must unlock riddles and solve puzzles as…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2009
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  NBA 10: The Inside Impressions: It Gets Weirder

  Until my flight today, when the cabin pressure may have been tweaked to make me imagine what I experienced on my PSP, the oddest basketball video game I’d encountered was from Square-Enix, featuring Super Mario. That one now seems plain. It turns out, I’ve been blind to the madness that is Sony’s portable NBA games.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 2, 2009
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  Report: Sony To Ship 3D TVs, 3D-Ready PS3 Games

  The PlayStation company is putting its electronics might behind 3D television technology, with Sony expected to start selling fancy three-dimensional displays next year—with 3D PlayStation 3 games being readied to capitalize on the technology. According to the Financial Times, Sony boss man Sir Howard Stringer will be announcing the company’s plans to invest in 3D…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2009
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  Can You Beat These Wii Sports Resort Scores?

  Video game record keeper Twin Galaxies has posted the first official record scores for Wii Sports Resort. Have you got what it takes to oust the champions? Can you top 105 in Archery on expert difficulty? How about 999 on the Table Tennis return challenge? Probably not, but if you’ve got a bit of free…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2009
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  Limited Edition Gran Turismo PSP Comes With Music Voucher

  The Limited Edition Gran Turismo Entertainment Pack, announced for Japan last month, is coming to the U.S. on Oct. 20 and brings with it an interesting freebie. The $200 pack will include a “mystic silver” PSP-3000 (that’s not the PSPGo), a copy of Gran Turismo PSP, an exclusive car download, a Playstation Network movie voucher,…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 2, 2009
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  New Ninety-Nine Nights II Screens

  The follow-up to Q Entertainment and Phantagram’s Ninety-Nine Nights is coming to the Xbox 360 courtesy of publisher Konami, not Microsoft, oddly enough. At least Konami was generous enough to dole out five new screens of the hack-and-slash sequel. They’re definitely darker and grislier in tone than the original Ninety-Nine Nights, which sure seemed like…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2009
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  Square Issues Order Of War This Month

  Square Enix releases their first Western-developed game outside of Japan this month, bringing Wargaming.net’s World War II strategy title Order of War to North American PCs on September 22nd. Order of War is only the first of three Western-developed titles coming to North America via Square Enix and its new global agenda, along with Gas…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2009