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Another Metal Gear Fan Made Movie
Just like the title says: Another Metal Gear Solid fan movie — no, wait! Don’t go. This one actually looks somewhat professional and is relatively watchable. I know, we’re shocked, too. Written and directed by some guy named Giacomo Talamini, the fan flick claims to be totally non-for-profit and has CG graphics, military vehicles, exotic…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Bossman Buys Part Of The Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Sams, COO of Blizzard – along with his “family” – are part of a consortium that just bought the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Sams, his wife and three kids are listed as the part-owners, though since Mrs. Sams works for free for a law firm and the kids are, well, kids, we’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5’s Crash Damage In Action
Here’s a good clip showing Gran Turismo 5’s damage modelling, a first for the series. Collisions and crashes still look way too bouncy, but at least now you’ve got something to show for them. Click to view More Gran Turismo 5 News & Previews
By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter IV Getting “New Warrior”
Capcom US said information on a possible Street Fighter IV update was coming “mebbe Monday“. Looks like they were a little off. A teaser website has appeared on Capcom’s Japanese portal, with the site’s URL seemingly promising a “new warrior” while the site itself gives the date 2009.09.29 17:00 JST, presumably for said warrior’s reveal.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Three Dozen
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Let’s TGS This Weekend Today is my 36th birthday. Rather than ruminate about what that all means, I’m gonna get the hell out of here and enjoy it. Hope everyone else has a great remainder of their weekend. Some of what you missed: Borderlands’ Unique, and Semiofficial, Preorder Bonus Tokyo…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Come Nobody Ever Does This to ‘Friday the 13th’?
I’m no foe of the hard drive/cartridge mod craze, but it strikes me that they’re never ripping the guts out of games that deserve the trashing. Instead, modders only hurt the ones you love … Really though, a 160GB USB hard drive, or Super Mario Bros. 3? Is it really that easy a decision? I…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 -
UncategorizedDig Dug: The Film Adaptation
The same folks who brought you Inglourious Plummers now bring you Dig Dug, a slasher-flick reimagining of the arcade classic that pumps you up with suspense, waiting for that moment when Pooka’s overinflated ego to finally go pop. There’s a swell movie poster for this at the link, too. Go check it out. Dig Dug…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Poster Set Traces the Evolution of Link
Just up in Club Nintendo‘s rewards catalog is a three-poster set, one of which depicts the twelve iterations of Link, beginning with the original Legend of Zelda in 1987 continuing through the Phantom Hourglass 20 years later. The poster is 16.5 by 28.7 inches, accompanied by two 22 by 28 inch promotion posters for Phantom…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Alright, Who Invited the Elf to the Party …
Meet Zevran. You can tell he’s an elf because of the pointy ears. You can tell he’s an assassin because of the curvy blade. You can tell this is Dragon Age: Origins because it’s got nekkid people by the fireside. Click to view Dragon Age Origins City Zevran Trailer HD [GameVideos]
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Borderlands’ Unique, and Semiofficial, Preorder Bonus [Updated]
Mikey Neumann, Gearbox’s creative director, wants you to commit to Borderlands now. If his tweet is to be believed, send in a picture of yourself preordering the game today and he’ll play with you day one and drop some loot. Neumann declared today “OFFICIAL BORDERLANDS PREORDER DAY,” in this Tweet. “Today is OFFICIAL BORDERLANDS PRE…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Rocket in Your Pocket
Gran Turismo on the PSP and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for the DS highlight a busy week for titles outside the traditional core console drops. Dead Space Extraction hits the Wii and Beaterator comes to the PSP (and iPhone). Others of note: Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga arrives for the Wii and Fallout 3’s Operation Anchorage…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Enjoy The Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker TGS Promo Book
Normally, we politely but clearly decline accepting catalogs and promotional books at game conventions. (They quickly add up.) But when someone hands you a Metal Gear promo item, you’d be a fool to leave it in a booth companion’s hands. Kojima Productions knows how to put together some informative literature, as you might be able…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 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. • Top 10 Most Overhyped Games Ever [VGChartz] Is it just me, or is this Top 10 list subject overhyped? Seriously, am I the only…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Wii’s Officially $199 Today, and Amazon Offers the First Deal
Alright, it’s Sept. 27, time for some $199 Wii action, right? Amazon hopes you’ll do business with them, laying a $25 gift card on top of it. This deal is good through Saturday, Oct. 3, and it applies only to Wiis sold by Amazon, not any of its third-party vendors. The gift card is a…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tokyo Game Show King of Cosplay: Day Two
We braved a sea of outrageously sized cameras and sweat-stained shirts for the second day of Japanese kids wearing do-it-yourself homages to Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, The King of Fighters, Guilty Gear and more to bring you… digital photographs! The quality is just as good—particularly the Dragon Quest obsessed fan who cosplayed a Mimic yesterday—and…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Street Fighter IV Info “Maybe Monday”
Street Fighter fans are on tenterhooks, convinced these pics show fragments of a Super Street Fighter IV screen and logo. One hit up Capcom’s Twitter to ask if any news was coming this weekend. The reply: “no. but mebbe monday.” Stoking the fire is that pic above from GamePro Germany. It’s captioned as “Yoshinori Ono…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 -
UncategorizedA Nitpicky Easter Egg — and Spoiler — in Halo 3: ODST
This comes with a strong spoiler alert up front. Only watch this, or read further, if you have seen the conclusion to Halo 3: ODST, or don’t mind seeing it revealed. With that advisory out of the way, reader Scazza filmed this Easter Egg (discovery credited to Loose on the Gamefaqs forums.) Hear that clicking?…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Front Mission Evolved: Hands-On With The Wanzers
Square Enix’s attempt to shift the Front Mission series from turn-based strategy role-playing game to third-person shooter was finally playable to the public at Tokyo Game Show. That gave us a chance to see just how Front Mission has “evolved.” The demo that we played—once on the PlayStation 3, once on the Xbox 360—was largely…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
NFS: Shift Crashes at PlayStation Store Screen — on a 360
Calling it “the most bug-ridden piece of code I have witnessed in recent times,” one blogger writes of his frustration when the game crashes on a PlayStation Store loading screen. Well, here’s your problem: He has the Xbox 360 version. “This could be the most embarrassing fail of all,” posits enigmax at Freakbits. When navigating…
By Owen Good Published September 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cat-Owning Fumito Ueda Talks Last Guardian And How The PS3 Helps Him
The creator of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and forthcoming Last Guardian got a cat when he started making his new game. He talked to Kotaku about feline inspiration, a recent nightmare and how to make his games more emotional. Watch the trailer for Fumito Ueda’s next game for a while and you’ll be left…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 27, 2009