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Bring on the Nintendo News
To: Ash From: Crecente Sounds like tonight’s the night! With Nintendo planning on going through their financials tonight, and the board planning on being in attendance, I’d think at least one bit of big news will be breaking loose. Maybe more. I’ll try to stick around to see what you post. Exciting! Speaking of which,…
By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Podcast Ready: Condemning The “Release Now, Patch Later” Attitude, Plus MW2 And GTA
The best Kotaku podcasts are the ones where you guys and girls do most of the talking. Download the latest episode to hear some provocative calls about the year’s biggest games and who deserves the heat for bug-ridden games. Co-hosts Brian Crecente and I take your calls every Wednesday at 11am Mountain Time, 1pm Eastern.…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Week In Video Game Comics
Just a pair of gaming-based comics hit comics shops in the U.S. this week. A pair based on some major games. Click the thumbnails for more details. Halo: Helljumper #4 Written by Peter David. Drawn by Eric Nguyen. Summary Via Publisher Marvel Comics: With an entire Covenant regiment hot on the trail of their comrades,…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 Features Skippable Scene of Atrocities
Activision’s upcoming first-person shooter Modern Warfare 2 includes scenes “designed to evoke the atrocities of terrorism,” the publisher told Kotaku today. The scenes are so powerful that despite already having a Mature rating, players can choose to skip playing through it. Details of the scene came to light after footage from the game was leaked…
By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dementium II Preview: A Mature DS Game With “Hell Moments”
Another horror FPS on DS? All too rare. What Is It? Dementium II is an early 2010 sequel to last year’s horror handheld game, Dementium: The Ward. Development studio Renegade Kid returns to its series using the first-person engine developed for the team’s other DS game, Moon. The game begins with protagonist William Redmoor waking…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Avatar: The World Of Pandora
Director James Cameron and the developers behind the video game adaptation of Avatar discuss the world of Pandora – paradise for the Navi, and something much darker for the invading humans. As Cameron puts it, Pandora is really the garden of Eden, and humanity is here looking for apples. Behind all of the special effects…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft Almost Makes PUGs Worth It
Blizzard drops details on the new dungeon and raid system for World of Warcraft, which brings with it cross-sever instancing, daily random dungeons, and special rewards for taking part in a pick-up group. Pick-up groups, or PUGs, are the bane of many an MMO player’s existence. Rather than grouping with your guild or folks you…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Delayed Due To Marketing
Sony is pushing back the release of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 for the PSP until January, when the global marketing team gets finished telling the world about it. The third entry in the Fireteam Bravo series of PSP games was originally scheduled for a release next month, but the rest of the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hands-On With Ace Combat Xi
Arcade flighter Ace Combat is going mobile later this month with the iPhone and iPod Touch release of Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion. I had a chance recently to check out an early build of the game and came away impressed with its tight controls and impressive graphics. The build I played agave me…
By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Do You Strive For Gamerscore Completion?
An interesting feature over at Gamasutra looks at the percentage of players who actually achieve a perfect Gamerscore in popular Xbox Live titles. Do you play until the last point is awarded? Gamasutra acquired data on the top 13 Xbox Live Games for 2008 from Microsoft Game Studios user research expert Bruce Phillips, which he…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Buy District 9 on Blu-Ray, Get GOW3 Demo
If you’re planning on picking up the God of War Collection for the PS3 and can be a little patient, you can stick grab the God of War III demo a bit early. Sony today announced that come Dec. 29, gamers will be able to pick up a copy of District 9 on Blu-ray and…
By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cryptic Talks Champions Online’s Blood Moon
Zombies and werewolves run rampant in Cryptic Studios’ Blood Moon event for Champions Online. In this video the developers discuss the special events taking place during the free-for-all weekend. As a long-time MMO player, I love the way developers tend to go slightly crazy when it comes to Halloween events. I used to get all…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2009 - Reviews
GTA: The Ballad Of Gay Tony Review: Out With A Bang
Whether played as an appendage to Grand Theft Auto IV or as half of a standalone disc, the latest GTA installment offers a full game’s worth of a series at its most intriguing and sexual, wild in ways not advertised. Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony arrives this week as the final planned…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Spector Tells Us How Disney Epic Mickey Will Challenge Gamers
When Disney Epic Mickey hits the Wii next fall it won’t rely on the console’s latest technology to deliver its visionary experience. Instead the reinvention of Disney’s animated world will strive to both entice children and enlighten adult with a meaty, moralistic story, famed game designer Warren Spector told Kotaku today. In Disney Epic Mickey,…
By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Talk Radio is Live: Lets Talk Mickey, GTA and Modern Warfare 2
In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about Epic Mickey, Modern Warfare 2, Gay Tony and anything else that crosses our phone lines. Call now! Ask away. To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can only listen live on the BlogTalkRadio website. Want to be heard on Kotaku…
By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Call Of Juarez Console Versions Patched
Ubisoft dropped us a line today to let us know that both console versions of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood have patches waiting for them, improving multiplayer connection and balancing. PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood players might want to give online multiplayer another go today, as the latest…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guinness Records Longest Tekken 6 Winning Streak
A new game releases, and the Guinness Book of World Records is there, awarding the world record for longest winning streak on Tekken 6 to Mr. Eliot Smith-Walters, A.K.A. Shadow Force. Shadow Force won 68 consecutive best-of-three matches at the London MCM Expo over the weekend, losing only 9 rounds and racking up 25 perfects…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2009