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Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC Magnetically Released
Master of Magnetism Magneto joins the lineup of five new heroes as Activision releases a new downloadable content pack for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. The new DLC adds five new heroes to the Ultimate Alliance 2 roster, along with four new challenge missions for those craving a…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Incredibly Bizarre Kane & Lynch 2 Teaser
It might be the least graphically impressive video game trailer we’ve ever seen, clearly by design. It might also be the first teaser for Eidos’ sequel to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. A sequel is certain, reported to have been in development as early as October 2007. The likely name of that sequel, Kane &…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Free LEGO Rock Band With Your Performance Fleece
Picking up that Old Navy gift card for your little sister could pay off this Black Friday, when the clothing retailer will be giving away free copies of LEGO Rock Band with every $20 purchase. Old Navy isn’t known for its video game deals, but they’ll be handing out copies of LEGO Rock Band on…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Announcing The Return Of Kotaku’s Game Club, For Modern Warfare 2
Attention to those of you planning to play Modern Warfare 2. Read this first, so that you can play — and discuss — the game with the rest of Kotaku. Last year, Kotaku experimented with its own version of a Book Club and we will be bringing that back next week for Modern Warfare 2.…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bayonetta Brushes Back Pokemon, Tops Japan’s Game Charts
PlatinumGames and Sega’s Bayonetta kicked her way to the top of the Japanese game charts, moving nearly 200,000 copies during week one, making it the country’s bestselling game. So long Pokemons! It was the PlayStation 3 version of Bayonetta, responsible for 135,000 of those copies sold in Japan, that secured the top spot on Media…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atlus Brings Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Stateside
Atlus, publishing a Shin Megami Tensei game in North America? I know, I was pretty shocked too to learn that Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, the company’s first-person science fiction RPG, was being localized for a stateside Nintendo DS release. The latest in the SMT series, already released in Japan to favorable reviews—the highest Famitsu-rated…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Giant Wine, Autographed Items, Vinyl, At Upcoming Charity
What you are looking at here are most of the items we plan to auction off during Kotaku’s Child’s Play Fundraiser later this month. Let’s walk through what here: Three copies of the rare Marvel Vs Capcom 2 vinyl mix tape. A Brutal Legend statue. A copy of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter’s Edition…
By Brian Crecente Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Greatest Hits Get A Facelift
Like the console’s appearance, logo and full-price game boxes, the PS3’s line of budget titles – the Greatest Hits range – has also had a bit of a face-lift recently. It’s nothing drastic, but those long put off by the “cheap” appearance of the line on both the PS2 and (til now) PS3 should appreciate…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Game Boy Enters The National Toy Hall Of Fame
It’s time to celebrate chunky black and green portable gaming, as the Nintendo Game Boy becomes the second video game platform to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The Strong Museum of Play‘s National Toy Hall of Fame has been celebrating the playthings that have had a profound effect on how we…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Diaries Of Game-Shunning Children
“Day 15 – I wanted to play on the Wii but cooked a banana cake instead.” That’s an excerpt from a diary of a nine-year-old who gave up video games for 30 days. The UK’s Daily Mirror has published the diaries of a few children who dared to keep themselves from TV, computers and video…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sam Fisher Makes His Own Rules
This developer diary for Splinter Cell: Conviction demonstrates how badass a Sam Fisher devoid of Third Echelon control can really be, and how badass Ubisoft developers can look under the right lighting. Sam Fisher is a walking, talking action movie cliche in Splinter Cell: Conviction. The super secret agent set free from all of the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Much Did Gran Turismo 5 Cost To Make?
Gran Turismo 5 has been years in the making. Last time we checked, years are not cheap. Years are expensive. When asked by AutoWeek about the game’s budget, Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi dropped this price tag: $60 million. “There are other games that cost more,” Yamauchi added. “Considering the size and scale of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Netflix Streaming Discs Are In The Mail
Movie-hungry PlayStation 3 owners are flooding our tips email with notifications that Netflix is now shipping out the Instant Streaming discs for the PS3 version of the streaming video service. When close to a dozen emails show up in our inbox all at once, you know a company has sent out a mass mailing! Several…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Exclusive Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Beta Confirmed
EA confirms that the PlayStation 3 exclusive multiplayer beta for Battlefield: Bad Company is launching this month, with a multiplayer demo hitting all platforms early next year. Earlier this week EA DICE shot down rumors of a November 19th launch date for the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta for PS3 owners, but now it…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 Midnight Openings
More than 500 Best Buys and 4,200 GameStops nationwide will be hosting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 midnight launch events next week. The participating Best Buy stores will start selling Modern Warfare 2 at 12:01 a.m. this Tuesday. GameStop tells me that 4,250 of their 4,360 stores will also be selling at midnight and…
By Brian Crecente Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Darkside Chronicles Trailer Kicks Dog In The Face
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles hits the Nintendo Wii on November 17th, and here’s the final trailer, filled with hot undead dog-kicking action. Capcom makes on-rails shooters look so very fine. Generally one of my least favorite genres next to that one where you poke yourself in the eye with a sharp stick, this trailer…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Carmack on iPhone Fallout, Quake Live and Elves and Orcs
What started as a lark, playing around with an operating system that would allow Doom creator John Carmack to quickly produce portables games, has become a thriving business, the famed developer tells Kotaku. “Wolfenstein Classic was my original experiment on whether a first-person shooter would be any fun on the iPhone,” he said. “It did…
By Brian Crecente Published November 5, 2009