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LEGO Rock Band Ships With 45 Songs, Music Censorship
LEGO Rock Band will ship with 45 songs including tunes from Queen, Vampire Weekend, Katrina & The Waves and, of course, Bon Jovi. But you will only be able to purchase family friendly music from the Rock Band store. LEGO Rock Band’s support of Rock Band store purchases is limited to only those songs “identified…
By Brian Crecente Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
They’ve got a taste test going on in the painting today as we kick off of one of the fall’s first two-big-games-in-the-same-week weeks. Talk about those two or ignore ’em. Your choice. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Drink Up, This Is Kid’s Beer
Had a half day of work here cause it was/is a national holiday. Went to a Belgian restaurant and would personally like to thank the people of Belgium for their delicious beer. Thank you. Mini-Bash (pictured) ordered himself a glass of kid’s beer — non-alcohol, fizzy apple juice. Pretty sure this beverage would not fly…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix On Why Manga Doesn’t Sell As Big Overseas
Final Fantasy maker Square Enix doesn’t only make Final Fantasy. The Japanese company also has an anime and manga division, responsible for titles like Saki and Full Metal Alchemist. When division head Kouji Taguchi was asked why manga sales in the US were still considerably smaller than in Japan, he replied: The best sellers in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Jubblie Erotic Game Brings New Level Of Bundle Reality
Adult Japanese game Huge Breast Fantasy is letting players live that fantasy in their own “special” way. For ¥11,000 (US$123), the title’s developer Waffle has a special bundle that includes a copy of the game, two boob balls and a “G cup” bra. Feel free to pretend you have breasts — why not! 巨乳ファンタジー [Waffle…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Go Play Games With Earthquakes In Them
October 17 marks the anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake — that famous 1989 one that rocked Northern California during an Oakland Athletics/San Francisco Giants game. So all this week, I’m going to try to play games with earthquakes in them. I guess I could widen that to include games with bridge collapses, since part…
By AJ Glasser Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 2 On PS3? Da, Mate! UPDATE
Two non-United States EA sites are listing Mass Effect 2 for the PlayStation 3. UPDATE: Brian Rubin with Fortyseven Communications has confirmed to Kotaku that those listings were “both mistakes, and they’re being corrected.” Sorry, PS3 owners! The first spotting was made by RPG Site on Russia’s EA site. VG247 made a second spotting on…
By AJ Glasser Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prince Of Persia Creator Talks Film Sequel
At China’s Game Developers Conference, Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner talked about the evolution of the series and about the sequel potential for that upcoming Jake Gyllenhaal flick. Gamasutra reports that Mechner sees potential for the film to continue on its own way in sequels that aren’t necessarily bound to any of the Prince…
By AJ Glasser Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Led Me On! — Dating In Video Games
I peruse columns on Sundays and today found myself cracking up over Emily Short’s GameSetWatch column, ‘Homer In Silicon’: Communicating Character. In it, Short recounts her first brush with Fable II‘s romantic interaction system. She was told non-playable characters would have gifts for her, so she mistook the ring icon above a villager’s head as…
By AJ Glasser Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bayonetta Designer Concedes He Is Bald, But Not Gay (Squabbles With Itagaki?!)
M’kay… We’re not sure why it matters how much hair covers his head and where he dips his candlestick, but Bayonetta designer Hideki Kamiya brought his hairless noggin and heterosexuality into a recent interview — among other things. “I am bald, but I am not gay.” Thanks for sharing? Perhaps Kamiya was making some off-handed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Will New Super Mario Bros. Wii Be A Long Seller?
Last week, Nintendo held an event for Japanese retailers. New Super Mario Bros. Wii was dated and priced for Japan, apparently. Nintendo’s resident game wizard Shigeru Miyamoto talked and demoed the game as well. But what did he say? We don’t know. All we know is that the manager of Japanese shop Games Maya quotes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
I Could Car Less
To: Bash From: Owen Re: Tangled Up in Blues After tomorrow my car is officially like Airwolf. No, smarty, Ernest Borgnine is not coming over to ride shotgun. I mean it will be a vehicle whose existence is not acknowledged by the government. That’s thanks to the California DMV. In mid-August, after I moved here,…
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
SOE Prez Calls it ‘Planetside Next’ in Blog
Two weeks ago, word spread among Planetside fans that Sony Online Entertainment would be working on another iteration of the popular MMO FPS. Now John Smedley, the SOE president, has called it “Planetside Next” in a LiveJournal entry. To me, Planetside Next means we get a chance to take the essence of everything that was…
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yo Dawg …
NES Cart Handheld by Airz, as seen on 8-Bit Fix. Thanks Octavio V.
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 -
UncategorizedTen Fingers on Five Frets in Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen’s performance of “Eruption” is more impressive. That’s not the question being asked. But this comparison shows the similarity of the finger work in the tapping sections, which speaks well of the design of Guitar Hero: Van Halen. It takes a performer like Danny “GuitarHeroPhenom” Johnson, holder of eight marks in the Guinness…
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
“Dead Before Dawn” Mod Guaranteed to Hit on Halloween
News to some, friendly reminder to others, but the Left 4 Dead mod “Dead Before Dawn,” a mall-based homage to “Dawn of the Dead,” is no ordinary mod. Valve sent the makers a soundfile of Francis saying “I hate malls.” Anyway, “Dead Before Dawn” hits on Oct. 31. The modmakers are working feverishly, and promise…
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
NES Controller Flash Drive Secured by Konami Code
The list of NES case- and controller-mods we’ve seen covers just about everything imaginable, but Joe from the modder site Proto Dojo goes one better – making a USB drive unlockable by the Konami Code. As Joe and everyone who’s seen this point out, that’s rather like picking 1234 for your ATM PIN. Because the…
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dropped Connection Sends Starcraft Swede Into Stabby Rage
A balky Internet hookup is said to have triggered a Swedish Starcraft enthusiast’s random knife attack of a 15-year-old girl. According to Sweden’s Metro, the unnamed 18-year-old assailant “became angry when his internet connection wouldn’t work.” He then consulted a troubleshooting manual which apparently told him “grab a knife and go outside, that’ll solve everything.”…
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Amöng Greatness
Uncharted 2 is the glamor pick for this week’s releases; the PS3 exclusive has scored incredibly well in all reviews so far. Brütal Legend is another release bringing high anticipation and expectations, in a week of more than 50 games. Other drops of note: Marion & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, The Witcher: Rise…
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • Five Regrettable Music/Video Game Moments [OC Weekly] Really only recently have the duet between games and current, popular music hit their stride. OC Weekly…
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009