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Microsoft Releasing 250GB Xbox 360 For Modern Warfare 2 [Update]
Infinity Ward announced at a press event in Los Angeles today that, to commemorate the release of the game, Microsoft will be releasing a brand new model of the Xbox 360 based on Modern Warfare 2. This new console will be black, with Modern Warfare 2 branding, and will also come packing a 250GB HDD…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 Conference: Call Of Liveblog
Infinity Ward and Activision are, as you read this, holding a Modern Warfare 2 press conference. Not a press event, a press conference. Must be some good stuff in store. We’re there, and through the magic of liveblogging, so are you! – Microsoft will be releasing a special MW2 version of the Xbox 360, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Trademark Filed for True Blood Game
Crap!!! Is it too late to splice a post with Bloodcopy? We’d actually have some news for that thing. HBO’s filed a trademark registration for its show “True Blood,” in relation to video games. Noted USPTO watcher Superannuation first caught the filing, listed last Friday. Doesn’t mean they’re gonna make a fangbanger video game, they…
By Owen Good Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Another Professor Layton Move Trailer — Now With English
Level-5 told Kotaku we can’t expect Professor Layton‘s first animated feature stateside anytime soon, but trailers for the film have me hoping that it eventually makes the jump. This second full-length movie trailer (with some handy English fan subtitles) again skips out on the puzzles the teaser trailers had. But it adds an exploding boat.…
By AJ Glasser Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atari Gets a New Money Man
Atari found its new chief financial officer from TheLadders.com. Not that they went literally advertising on the service, which promises careers paying more than $100,000 annually. They got the guy who was its veep for finance. Philip Veneziano, say hello to a customer base even more finicky and prone to complaint than high-strung white collar…
By Owen Good Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
OKCupid Dating Survey Gives Gamers An Edge Over Literature Nerds
You don’t need to be embarrassed about visiting dating sites unless you’re into literature instead of video games, insist on using netspeak and cannot spell the word defenestration. Okay, I made that last part up. But this survey conducted by dating site OKCupid — which analyzed over 500,000 first messages exchanged between users — shows…
By AJ Glasser Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
3D Dot Game Heroes Trailer Is Seriously Pixelated
FromSoftware and Silicon Studio’s 3D Dot Game Heroes, revealed as a PlayStation 3 exclusive last month, an adorable action-RPG that voxelizes a very simple looking 2D game, making for a fantastic 3D presentation. Whether the game plays as good as it retro-looks remains to be seen. And FromSoftware’s plans for a release outside of Japan…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision: Sequels Offer “Road Map For Innovation”
Pity the video game sequel, perpetually scapegoated as an evil of the industry. To the rescue of its reputation this week came Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick. The exec recently explained what sequels are good for, besides profit. During his hour-long — and highly quotable — presentation on Monday to the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
And Then There Were Three
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Headache, Headache, Headache McWhertor leaves first thing tomorrow for Japan. He’ll be spending a bit of downtime this week in Tokyo before the rest of us arrive on Sunday to prepare for next week’s Tokyo Game Show. It sounds like we may have the venue nearly nailed down for our…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bungie’s Throwing A Halo ODST Launch Party (And You Can Go)
Bungie is throwing a party next week in Seattle to celebrate all things Halo, an event that just so happens to coincide with the release of Halo 3: ODST. Should you go? Well, Halo 3: ODST creative director Joseph Staten from Bungie and Halo franchise development director Frank O’Connor from 343 Industries will be there,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Hero’s Daft Punk Trailer Robot Rocks You
.html The addition of French electronic duo Daft Punk to FreeStyleGames’ DJ Hero may represent the tipping point of my DJ Hero purchase. Especially considering the group’s extensive contributions to the soundtrack. Having played the game a handful of times, I’ve found some of the selections interesting, but lacking in actual Daft Punk. Eleven Daft…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Shadow Complex Cheaters Targeted For Bans, Gamerscore Wipes
Chair Entertainment may approve of players sequence-breaking Shadow Complex, but it does not condone cheaters who “compromise our game.” Microsoft’s Xbox Live team will be going after dishonest Shadow Complex players, banning them from leaderboards and deleting their Gamerscores. An official statement from Chair and the Xbox Live team sternly warns verified Shadow Complex cheaters…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Consider, BioWare, The Non-Epic RPG
Must we always save the world or preserve the existence of humanity in our video game role-playing games? Must the stakes always be so high? I recently asked one of the principals of RPG super-studio BioWare about this. Between discussing the impending launch of Dragon Age: Origins or teasing the features of Mass Effect 2,…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
3 Million Enlist In Combat Arms
Nexon America is growing in leaps and bounds, and its greatly due to the success of Combat Arms, the free-to-play online multiplayer FPS, which recently surpassed the three million registered user mark. Nexon America’s revenue for August was up 32% over the previous year, and if the company’s celebratory press release is any indication, Combat…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Updates Holiday Lineup, Reveals New Games
Nintendo of America has laid out its plans for the upcoming holiday shopping season—and a little bit beyond—dating a ton of Wii, Nintendo DS, WiiWare and DSiWare games, while also subtly announcing a few new ones. The list is long and likely full of third-party goods for both the Wii and DS platforms that won’t…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Confirmed By Nintendo
Konami’s Wii-imagining of Game Boy Castlevania: The Adventure, as leaked by the ESRB this weekend, has just been confirmed by a newly updated release list from Nintendo. The better news is that it’s coming, like, this month. Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth has a (potentially subject to change) release date of Q3 on WiiWare. And that…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Arriving In December
Nintendo’s next Legend of Zelda adventure will be making a stop at retail just in time for the Christmas shopping season. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks has been dated by Nintendo of America for December 7th. Spirit Tracks was officially unveiled at this year’s Game Developers Conference, but it wasn’t until this year’s E3…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
XNA Studio Adds Zune HD Dev Support
To coincide with the retail launch of the shiny new Zune HD, Microsoft has released extensions for XNA Game Studio 3.1 to aid indie developers in creating games for the mobile media player. It won’t be long now before the Zune HD is swamped with indie game titles, thanks to these new extensions freely available…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Referendum On Bottomless Pits
A question yesterday about the comparative merits of being saved from a plummet into a bottomless pit by a beautiful woman or one’s own grappling hook is occasion enough to determine: How do we feel about bottomless pits in 2009? In my preview of Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack In Time yesterday I lamented…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 15, 2009