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  The Crystal Bearers Aims For Your Post-Christmas Gift Certificates

  Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers might not be under your tree on Christmas morning, but the North American release date for Square Enix‘s Wii action adventure game doesn’t miss the holiday by much. December is generally a bad month for video game releases, and earlier is normally better, but when you are Square…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2009
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  Justify Your Game: Brutal Legend

  For those about to justify, we salute you. Alex Charlow of EA, we’ll give you 30 seconds, go!

  By Adam Barenblat Published September 14, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  I buckled and used the Internet to help me solve a Riddler challenge this morning. Will you buckle and leave a comment about video games here? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 14, 2009
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  Mac AirPort Express All Messed Up

  To: Crecente From: Ashcraft My four year old Apple AirPort Express melted over the weekend and went bonkers and wouldn’t work so I broke down and bought the AirPort Extreme Base Station… S’okay! Just wish I didn’t have to shell out for it. What you missed last night No, Prince of Persia Movie Is Not…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009
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  British Sales Charts: We Did Not See This One Coming

  The British charts are a mostly predictable thing. Nintendo games most of the time, football games when applicable, shooters at Christmas. But last week threw up a little surprise. Topping the charts was not Batman, not a Wii game, not a DS game, and definitely not Beatles Rock Band. No, coming in at #1 was…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009
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  Forza 3’s Intro Video Short On Gameplay, Big On Car Porn

  Here’s the intro cinematic for Turn10’s Forza 3, due out in a little over a month. There’s nothing here showing how the game will play, but there’s plenty here showing the variety of cars and events on offer.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009
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  Square Enix Bringing More Dragon Quest To Tokyo Game Show

  Dragon Quest IX may be out, but that doesn’t mean Square Enix isn’t done with DQ games. At this year’s TGS, there will be two Dragon Quest titles on display: Dragon Quest VI and Dragon Quest III. Both titles will have trailers and playable demos as well. Dragon Quest VI was originally released in Japan…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009
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  New Okamiden Screens

  Here are some new screens for Capcom’s Okamiden, on the Nintendo DS. They’re looking a little rough, but then, most screens on the DS look a little rough. It looks much better in motion.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009
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  Wikipedia Warns Tecmo To Stop Editing Wiki Page

  Last year was messy for Tecmo. The company’s president Yoshimi Yasuda resigned amid controversy, and its most recognizable developer Tomonobu Itagaki left the company. Yasuda was at the center of the Itagaki vs. Tecmo legal suit. Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki is suing for unpaid DoA 4 wages. These were “special incentive” wages that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009
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  Bomberman’s Castle In The Sky

  Bomberman does Laputa, by Sakkan, as seen on Tiny Cartridge.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009
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  China Rips Off Pokemon, Naruto And Digimon

  The country’s state-run television channel China Central Television is airing an anime that appears to be ripping off Japan’s Pokémon, Naruto and Digimon franchises. This is not the first time Japanese anime has been copied by Chinese broadcasts, reports website Record China. Both Crayon Shin-chan and animated film 5 Centimeters Per Second has been reworked…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009
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  Check Out That New Fat Princess Level

  There’s a "whole host" of new content on the way for Fat Princess, but first to be made available is New Pork, a new map for the game. Here it is, with people moving around in it and stuff.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009
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  Super Mario Fingernails

  As seen on Boing Boing.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009
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  Valve Wants To Sell Mods On 360, Pay Creators

  Valve are known for giving away DLC on PC. Microsoft are known for charging money for avatar t-shirts. Doesn’t seem like there’s a good way to bring the two together, but Valve may have an idea. “One of the things I’m thinking about is how we work within that [Xbox Live] system,” Valve’s Yasser Mailaka…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009
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  This Final Fantasy XIII Lady Looks Familiar…

  The new Final Fantasy XIII trailer features Serah, the younger sister of heroine Lightning and girlfriend of bandana-wearing character Snow. According to some, Serah’s character design isn’t new. Her hair style, clothes and even stockings look remarkably similar to Kurumi Imari, a character in high-school witch-coven sex-and-horror erotic game Bible Black. The title was released…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009
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  Six Years Too Late, Star Wars Galaxies Gets Interesting

  It’s safe to say that Star Wars Galaxies has been a disappointment. It’s boring. If only they’d introduced zombie stormtrooper hordes a little sooner! For a tie-in with Joe Schreiber’s upcoming book of the same name – which is about zombies in the Star War universe – Star Wars Galaxies will in October drop an…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009
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  Pokemon Gold/Silver Remakes Are Selling Well, It Seems

  Over the weekend, Nintendo released Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver. The games were packaged with pedomters call Poké Walker. Sales were brisk in Tokyo’s Akihabara, and the game sold out at area retailers Yodobashi Camera, Sofmap and Messe Sanoh. This weekend’s release was much akin to the Fire Red and Leaf Green Gameboy Advance remakes of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009
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  Zune HD: Welcome To The Gaming Business

  This alleged promo video for Microsoft’s new music player, the Zune HD, shows that while Microsoft aren’t exactly making a big deal out of it, the thing can definitely play games of some sort. You’ll see a glimpse of a racing game if you head to about 30 seconds in. And below, you’ll see that…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009
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  No, Prince of Persia Movie Is Not In 3D

  Imagine sitting in a dark theater, reaching out, trying to touch a wet and hairy Jake Gyllenhaal. Worth the price of admission, no? At Disney’s D23 Expo, website Latino Review spotted a poster showing Disney Digital’s 3D roster. Included in that roster is Prince of Persia. The film was not originally intended to be shown…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009
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  SafeSearch is OFF

  To: Luke From: Owen Re: The Weekends are Made For The dirty secret here is we’re all mindful of our traffic. Why not? The running total is right there beside every story, and I refer to it when I write this note to tell you what the big stories were the past two days. Assigning…

  By Owen Good Published September 13, 2009