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  The News And Impressions Of The Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party

  Last night in Tokyo, Square Enix hosted a Final Fantasy XIII Premiere and our own Brian Ashcraft was on hand to liveblog, break news, watch videos and play demos. Here’s a break down of everything you may have missed if you weren’t surfing Kotaku at 4 a.m. Square Enix FFXIII Event Liveblog Incoming Final Fantasy…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2009
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  Justify Your Game PAX Edition: Uncharted 2

  It’s back! Justify your game returns with a slightly altered PAX Edition. That means we are giving our unsuspecting victims a little bit more time, fifteen seconds more to be exact. First up is Naughty Dog‘s very own Arne Meyer and Sam Thompson. Can they justify their Uncharted 2?

  By Adam Barenblat Published September 8, 2009
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  Chat With Ken Levine Wednesday on Kotaku Talk Radio

  Tomorrow, Ken Levine, the man behind BioShock and future secrety projects, joins us on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat about gaming and take your calls. If you’ve ever had a burning question for Levine, now is the time to get it answered. We expect a high volume of calls during this show, so it’s probably…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2009
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  Buy A Custom Beatles’ Xbox 360, Help Doctors Without Borders

  Harmonix is kicking off today a series of eBay charity auctions for Xbox 360s painted with an illustration from the amazing introduction to The Beatles: Rock Band. Proceeds from the numbered consoles will go to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. The first console, already up on eBay, is currently at $20.50 with the auction ending…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2009
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  Ron Gilbert On DeathSpank: Why Play Two Games?

  Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert was at PAX 2009 to talk about his upcoming action RPG meets adventure game DeathSpank, discussing melding the two genres and accusing me of witchcraft. Before we could talk about DeathSpank, we had to get past the subject of my magical pen. I use a Livescribe pen…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2009
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  Disney Buys Wideload Games, Lands Bungie Founder

  Disney seems to be on a spending spree these days, picking up Marvel late last month and today buying Wideload Games. As part of Disney Interactive Studios‘ purchase of Wideload Games, Wideload and Bungie founder Alexander Seropian, will join Disney Interactive as the vice president of creative. In his new role, Seropian will report to…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2009
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  Tokyo Game Show Final Fantasy XIII Demo Impressions

  Final Fantasy XIII is coming out in Japan this year — this December, actually. At the Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix will have a playable demo, which is most likely the final demo before FFXIII hits retail. I got some hands on time with the TGS demo build. What Is It? Final Fantasy XIII is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009
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  New, Free Content Coming to Batman Next Week

  New, free downloadable content will be coming to Batman: Arkham Asylum on Sept. 17, according to the Playstation 3’s in-game news ticker. I don’t have a copy of the game for the Xbox 360 or PC, so I haven’t been able to see if the same news is popping up on those games. If you…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  TAY returns, having taken Monday off for Labor Day. TAY needed rest. Now, TAY needs your video game comments. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 8, 2009
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  You Can’t Watch The New FFXIII Trailer Yet, Let Me Describe It

  The climax of tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII party was the game’s brand new trailer. It will be shown at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, so all attending will be able to check it out. Tonight, however, only a hundred or so individuals were able to see it. The trailer is so new that many Square…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009
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  Another Final Fantasy Game, Another Final Fantasy Drink

  Square Enix and beverage company Suntory announced during tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII party that, as is becoming custom, they’ll once again be pairing to release a line of FF-themed drinks for the Japanese market. The drinks, called Final Fantasy XIII Elixir, will be out sometime this “Winter”. Since every line of these things seems to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009
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  Yup, There Will Be A Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Bundle [Update]

  The topic was barely whispered of during the Final Fantasy XIII party earlier tonight in Tokyo, but the game’s latest press release has confirmed that there will be a PS3/FFXIII bundle in Japan. It’ll be a Slim PS3, will include a copy of Final Fantasy XIII and…that’s all the info they had. More information will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009
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  Age Of Empires III Bundled In Complete Collection

  Forget for a moment that the Age of Empires series looks destined for a long spell on the sidelines, courtesy of Microsoft. And instead, make do with the news Age of Empires III is about to get bundled. On September 15, Microsoft will release Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, a box set which includes…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII Aiming For Western Release In Spring 2010

  Japanese release dates for Final Fantasy XIII are all well and good if you’re Japanese, but what if you’re American? Canadian? British, Australian, German, French? Well, then you’ll want to know dates for the game’s Western release. Speaking at tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII event in Tokyo, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has said “In the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII Release Date Confirmed

  Square Enix confirmed tonight at a Japanese press event that Final Fantasy XIII will indeed be out on December 17. Least, that’s when it’ll be out in Japan. The date isn’t a surprise – not after it was accidentally leaked by Square on the company’s YouTube site – but still, it’s nice to get confirmation.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009
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  Final Fantasy Premiere Party Liveblog

  Tonight Square Enix is hosting a Final Fantasy XIII Premiere event in Tokyo. We’re at the Miraikan, a fancy science museum of sorts. Nothing quite says FFXIII like science museums!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009
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  Commodore 64, Now On iPhone

  Manomio’s C64 emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch – which was originally knocked back by Apple in June – has now been cleared for release. It includes five “classic” games (though “classic” might be a bit of a stretch), those being Dragons Den, Le Mans, Jupiter Lander, Arctic Shipwreck and Jack Attack. What, no…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009
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  Sony’s European Platinum Range Expands

  Europe’s budget line for PlayStation 3 games, the Platinum range, last week expanded by four titles, each going for £20 (€30). Strangely, they all seem to be using the old box format and old PS3 logo. Before you say anything, yes, we know Metal Gear Solid 4 has been out in select PAL territories for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009
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  Square Enix FFXIII Event Liveblog Incoming

  Tonight in Tokyo, Square Enix is holding a Final Fantasy XIII event, and we’ll be there liveblogging our brains out. By “we”, we mean “me”. The event will start at 7:00pm Japan Time (which is 4am Kotaku Time) and is expected to run for two hours. Be sure to check back for our liveblog and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009
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  Sony Might Hand Out PSP Dev Kits For Free

  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s Zeno Colaco has told Develop magazine that, somewhere down the line, Sony may stop charging some developers for PSP dev kits and just start handing them out for free. Speaking about the endless comparisons between the PSPgo’s “Minis” line and the almighty App Store, Colaco says that unlike Apple – who…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009