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Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
Namco Bandai has promised that an update to Tekken 6 is en route, one designed to “improve the online game experience,” a common complaint among reviews of the new fighter. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 fighter was knocked for having unforgivable lag in our own Tekken 6 review. And we weren’t the only ones…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age: Origins – PlayStation 3 Versus PC
On Tuesday we posted my review of Dragon Age: Origins for the PlayStation 3. Now I’ve moved on to the PC version of the game, and the difference is night and day. I have a relatively modest gaming computer, all things considered. It’s got one of the first AMD Phenom processors in it from a…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
In NYC Tonight: Tell Developers What You Think Of Their Game, To Their Face
Shocked that New York developers don’t open their doors to gamers, the folks at Muse Games started doing that. Tonight is their 10th monthly game night, open to all. Bonus: They just made a game and want your live feedback. The venue is the Muse Games offices at 151 Lafayette Street in Manhattan, just south…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
No Doubt Sues Activision Over Band Hero Likeness [Update]
Activision is catching legal heat from band No Doubt over the group’s appearance in the recently released Band Hero. No Doubt is suing Activision, seeking damages for turning the act into “virtual karaoke players.” Sound familiar? No Doubt says in a statement that the band “agreed to place avatars containing their name and likeness performing…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Starts Selling In-Game World Of Warcraft Pets
It was only a matter of time. Blizzard has just put up a pair of in-game pets for World of Warcraft for sale on the Blizzard Store. Would you pay $10 for a Pandaren Monk or a baby Kel’Thuzad? The two new non-combat pets now available for purchase at the Blizzard Store represent the first…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Many Hours People Play EA And Activision’s Wii Games
EA and Activision have released dozens of games on the Wii, and sold a bunch. But once people get these games home, how much do they play them? I pulled the stats. Some results are pretty. Not all. The following data was pulled from the Wii’s Nintendo Channel, which has collected the playing history from…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9
PC gamers may find one more reason to grumble about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Infinity Ward has confirmed that the maximum number of players in the game’s multiplayer mode has taken a hit from 32 to 18. A max of 18 players has been the norm for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
PETA Doesn’t Want You To Buy The Ringling Bros. Game
PETA doesn’t want you rushing to the store to pick up the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus game for the Wii on November 10th without considering elephant abuse. I know you all had your heart set on purchasing Take-Two’s Ringling Bros. circus game for the Wii next week, and the People for the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2009 - Reviews
League of Legends Review: Free, Addictive, Worthy
What started as a modification of Warcraft III by a group of fans has turned into an ambitious free-to-play PC strategy title packed with a surprising amount of tactics in an easy to pick-up-and-play package. In League of Legends you take on the role of a summoner, calling forth a champion that you control in…
By Brian Crecente Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
First Tekken Movie Sales Art Shows Off Six Iron Fist Fighters
The original teaser poster for the movie adaptation of Tekken didn’t offer much. Yep, Tekken starts with a “T”… thanks. But this two page sales art spread gives us a better idea of Tekken: The Movie’s aesthetic. Movie site ComingSoon.net spotted the Tekken promo, featuring the fancy tagline “Survival Is No Game,” at the American…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Second Left 4 Dead 2 TV Spot
Valve’s $25 million Left 4 Dead 2 ad campaign isn’t just good for trucks, as seen in the second TV spot here, featuring the song “Electric Worry” by the band Clutch. I preferred the footage in this TV spot back when it had story and context to it, but the original version was far too…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2009 - Reviews
Domo Games Micro-Review: No Thanks, Nintendo
If there’s a good Nintendo and a bad Nintendo, then the release of five linked, downloadable games on the DSi represents that latter corporate personality at its worst. 1) Take five mini-games from what must have been an underwhelming 2002 Game Boy Advance game. 2) Bank on the fact that Americans will be delighted that…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Major Nelson Weighs In On 360 Console Bans
Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb discusses the recent string of Xbox Live piracy console bannings, delivering an important caveat to those purchasing used machines in the process. Last week Microsoft launched a string of Xbox Live console bans on Xbox 360s that had been modified to play pirated software, which naturally cause an uproar among…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Talk Radio is Live: Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age, LoL
In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about all of those great games we’ve been playing through over the past month as well as the latest news. We’ll also be chatting about Halloween, Warren Spector and fundraisers. Of course don’t forget to listen to our week’s taste of music too. Most…
By Brian Crecente Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft’s First Half Sales Drop More Than 50%
Ubisoft announced its sales figures for the first half of the 2009-2010 fiscal year today, indicating a sales decline of more than 50% over the same period last year. Ubisoft’s combined sales for the first two quarters of 2008-2009 were €344 million ($510 million). A year later, and that figure drops by 52%, down to…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Braid Finally Makes It To The PlayStation Network
After charming the pants off of players on Xbox Live Arcade and the PC, Jonathan Blow‘s Braid is finally heading for the PlayStation Network later this month. The time-twisting adventures of Tim will be taking the trip to the North American PlayStation Network on November 12th courtesy of Hothead Games, with a European release coming…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tickle Real (Fake) Ivories on the DS
Due out early next year, Easy Piano lets you play piano with a 13-note, full-octave external keyboard that plugs into the Gameboy Advance slot of your DS. DSi owners need not apply. The peripheral comes with software that can teach you how to play the piano or play music by following along on-screen prompts. The…
By Brian Crecente Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Apple Celebrates More Than 100K Apps On iTunes
The iTunes App Store is officially crowded as hell, as Apple announces more than 100,000 applications now available for you to weed through in order to find anything good. With over 2 billion applications downloaded across 20 categories in 77 countries, Apple is probably right when they call The App Store the “world’s most popular…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
New 30 Seconds To Mars Single Debuts In Dragon Age
30 Seconds to Mars‘ new album, “This Is War,” doesn’t hit stores until December 8th, but you can get a sneak peak at the title track in Dragon Age: Origins. It seems a rather bizarre place to debut a new song, but there you have it. The Jared Leto-fronted band’s “This Is War” is on…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Walmart Confirms 360 Sale, More Cuts Coming
Walmart’s official website today confirms the rumor we broke yesterday about one heck of a deal on the Xbox 360 Arcade. Listed among the one day in-store specials for this Saturday, Nov. 7, is an Xbox 360 Arcade console for $199 that comes with a $100 gift card. Other deals include discounted TVs, a Blu-ray…
By Brian Crecente Published November 4, 2009