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  Humor Attempted During Wii Sports Resort Guest Spot

  I was recently invited to appear on College Humor’s Bleep Bloop video game show to play and discuss Wii Sports Resort. They were funnier than me, but, at least I made a good point? Maybe? See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Bleep Bloop: Wii Sports Resort [College Humor]

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2009
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  A Larger DSi Install Base Needed To Justify Band Hero Development

  There aren’t quite enough DSi owners around yet to justify Vicarious Visions adapting their portable version of Guitar Hero to work with Nintendo’s latest portable, the developers told Kotaku this week. While Guitar Hero: On Tour requires a “Guitar Grip” peripheral that plugs into the DS’ Game Boy Advance slot, the soon-to-be-released Band Hero also…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2009
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  The Tower Of Shadow Screens Are All Shadow And Light

  One of most innovative looking titles shown at Konami’s Gamescom press conference was Hudson’s The Tower Of Shadow, a Wii puzzle-platformer that puts the player in control of a shadow, not the person casting that shadow. We actually never saw that person, just the silhouette of a young boy leaping across platforms, pulling switches and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2009
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  PS3 Slim: The Five Senses Tests

  I thought it would be a good idea to test the PS3 slim using each of the five senses. That would entail seeing, smelling, touching, tasting and hearing Sony’s new machine. How about four out of five? PS3 Slim Sight Test PS3 Slim Smell Test PS3 Slim Touch Test PS3 Slim Taste Test PS3 Slim…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2009
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  APB Impressions: Financial District In Conflict

  APB: All Points Bulletin is, according to Realtime Worlds, all about “creativity, conflict and celebrity.” At Gamescom today, we got a look at the massively multiplayer online game’s second “C” during a live demo. Realtime Worlds’ cops versus criminals online game is focused far more on the flesh and blood player than a computer controlled…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2009
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  John Madden’s Version of Video Game History

  Retired football broadcasting legend John Madden told the LA Times there’s no such thing as a Madden curse, because it never caused him to get injured. He also shared his take on how video games came to be. As part of reporter Alex Pham’s Q&A to coincide with the launch of Madden NFL 10, Madden…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2009
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  Lionhead Street Theatre Troupe Performs Fable III

  Lionhead aren’t up to showing any real footage from Fable III. Shame. What they are up to showing is some behind the scenes stuff. Like how they plan out thrilling…sitting sequences.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2009
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  Akihiro Hino Talks Puzzle Boot Camp And Obese Rodents

  Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is right around the corner and we were lucky enough to ask some questions of developer Level-5’s President & CEO, Akihiro Hino. At 2009’s Game Developers Conference, Hino talked about his marketing strategy for the Layton series and let slip the fact that Diabolical Box was heading to the…

  By AJ Glasser Published August 20, 2009
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  Can A Bunch Of Names Sell A Game?

  You might go to a movie based on the names of the people in its ensemble cast. Recently I was given reason to wonder if we might buy a game based on the roster of the talents behind it. The occasion was my interview last week at QuakeCon with Paul Wedgwood, founder of development studio…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2009
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  Twice The Cammy, Twice The Thong

  SOTA toys will in December be releasing two Cammy figures. Not one. Two. One in her original costume, one in her more “formal” uniform. They’ll be sold for $90 each if you want to buy them individually. And if you do, hey, that’s cool. We’re not judging. But as you can see, you might want…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2009
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  Slightly New, Slightly Longer Castlevania Trailer

  Konami have this week shown off an extended version of the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow trailer we first saw at E3. What’s so extended? Some in-game footage, that’s what’s extended.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2009
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  Wet Preview: It All Happened So Slowly

  “I should have played Stranglehold more so I could compare,” the previewer thought to himself, as he made a lady with two pistols jump over a table and shoot two guys on opposite sides of an Asian-themed room in slow-mo. If Wet isn’t going to turn out to be the game action-move master John Woo…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2009
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  Nier Shows Square Enix’s Foul Mouthed Side

  Square Enix showed the latest build of its action adventure game Nier at Gamescom and never have I heard saltier talk. At least from Square Enix, who generally doesn’t drop the F-bomb in its games. But Nier is occasionally vulgar. Technically, it’s not the eponymous Nier himself who’s offending our delicate sensibilities, nor is it…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2009
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  Invizimals: Whistle While You Play

  Invizimals due out for the Playstation Portable this November has you running around with a camera plugged into the portable searching for invisible creatures. The game uses a form of augmented reality to locate creatures and then asks you to capture them with your PSP. But here’s the thing: Capturing them isn’t always as easy…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2009
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  Dante’s Inferno: Death By Bodily Fluids

  On paper, adapting Dante Alighieri’s language-shaping epic poem into a button-mashing action video game sounds destined for failure, but in motion the game has a surprising amount going for it. Visceral Games’ decision to focus on the vivid imagery of hell in Dante’s Inferno and rework the story is the only way a developer could…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2009
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  Kotaku At BlizzCon 2009

  It’s time for Blizzard fans’ annual pilgrimage to Anaheim, California for BlizzCon 2009, and Kotaku will be there! Well, I will be there representing Kotaku, but judging by my height and girth I am worth any two of them on the human meat aftermarket. Last year I shattered the very world, so what trouble could…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 20, 2009
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  I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1

  This game’s been doing the rounds for a few days now, but I figured, what better way to break up all the Gamescom news than with something like…this. “I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1” is its real, actual name, it’s only $1 from the XBL Indie Games section, and really, I’d pay $1 just for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2009
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  DJ Hero Hands-On: Bring That Beat Back

  I’ll admit to having a bit of DJ Hero phobia, at least prior to my hands-on time with Activision and FreeStyleGames’ turntable title. Guitar Hero and Rock Band I get, having played the drums and guitar. But doing the wicky-wicky? It didn’t help that the note highway on DJ Hero’s interface isn’t as easily deciphered…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2009
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  Halo 3 ODST Multiplayer Tour: Bungie Will Be Your Guide Today

  The problem with previewing multiplayer maps is all that damn running and gunning — it always interferes with my sightseeing. Taking in the pretty scenery is no small feat when you’re hoofin’ it at top speed — often lugging an over-sized flag — while some meat bag is trying to find a home for his…

  matt cabral Published August 20, 2009
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  Guild Wars 2 Art Avalanche

  Lots of Guild Wars 2 art here, plus this key bit from the fact sheet about ArenaNet’s upcoming PC MMO: “While Guild Wars 2 adds a persistent world, it retains the unique characteristics of the original game, including a strong narrative, extensive instanced game play, an anti-grind design philosophy, and strong support for competitive play.”

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2009