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Second Red Faction DLC Pack Released
Volition have today released the second of three planned pieces of downloadable content for Red Faction: Guerilla. This one caters to all the multiplayer fans in the house/on Mars. No fancy name for this one, it’s just the “Multiplayer Pack”, and includes two new game modes (Bagman & Team Bagman) along with eight new maps…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
NieR Replicant Tokyo Game Show Trailer Looks Like This
The Cavia-developed, Square Enix-published action role-playing-game NieR Replicant is coming to the PS3. Here is the game’s Tokyo Game Show trailer — before TGS. He’s fighting to save his sister, you know.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Are Top Five Xbox 360 Games In Japan Similar?
You don’t need to play them or their spin-offs only on the Xbox 360, that’s how. According to Japanese website Game Data Museum, the top five selling Xbox 360 games are: 1. Star Ocean 4 (Life-to-date: 208,521) 2. Blue Dragon (Life-to-date: 203,740) 3. Tales of Vesperia (Life-to-date: 194,714) 4. Last Remnant (154,493) 5. Resident Evil…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blizzcon Is Not For Financial Gain
Speaking at GDC Austin earlier today, Blizzard’s Frank Pearce has revealed that despite charging $125 a head to get into Blizzcon, the annual event still ends up a net loss for the company. “BlizzCon is operated at a substantial loss for the company,” he said. “It’s a huge marketing opportunity, so that’s the benefit we…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Some Prizes And Figures of The Amusement Machine Show
This is just a small sampling of the crane game prizes and figures on display at the Amusement Machines Show in Chiba, Japan. There are Monster Hunter prizes, Valkyria Chronicles figures and a Hatune Miku PSP statue. Check ’em out. AMショーで見かけたゲーム・プライズたち［第47回AMショー］
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega Still Teasing A Yakuza 3 Release For The West
For the past few months, various comments from Sega have people hoping for a Western release of Yakuza 3 bummed. Today, however, things are sounding a little more optimistic. Popping into the comments section of a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sega of America assistant community manager Aaron Webber has said “Yakuza 3 is not…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom: Developers “Delighted” About Wii PS3 Port Possibility
Arcade games to the Wii? Why not. Xbox 360 games to the Wii? You betcha. If only there was a way to bring Wii games to the PS3 and vice versa. With that new Sony wand motion controller, there might be just that. “Speaking to other developers in Japan,” Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Celebrate A WW2 Disaster With Free Achievement Points!
Operation Market Garden, an Allied airborne assault on the Muese and Rhine rivers during the Second World War, was a disaster. Thousands killed, thousands captured. So let’s celebrate its anniversary with free achievement points! Yes, if you drop a copy of Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway (which depicts events from Market Garden, obviously) into your…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2009 -
UncategorizedCrazy Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Boob Shaking
Tecmo is bringing motion controlled jubblie juggling to Ninja Gaiden Σ 2. We’ve seen what men look like playing with the special feature. But we really haven’t gotten a good look at it in action. And look at them — in action. We’re not quite sure what to make of this. Nobody really is. In…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2009 -
UncategorizedThe Making of a Piranha Plant
Sculptor Kalapusa set about crafting a real-life, realistic Piranha Plant from Super Mario Bros., showing his work in 40 or so easy steps in this video above. The creation stands about 3 feet high and features an ultra-realistic uvula. Making a Piranha Plant[YouTube, thanks John B.]
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: The Bat, The Ball, The Final Fantasy Tactics
Another “solid” update this week for the North American PlayStation Store, with demos and retro games available to satisfy all but the most discerning of tastes. Like sports? There’s a FIFA 10 and NBA Live 10 demo. Like Batman? There’s new, free DLC for Arkham Asylum. Like classic Final Fantasy strategy? Final Fantasy Tactics is…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dungeon Runners Dead by the End of the Year
It’s a “crap sandwich” – bad news between two slices of nice – says Dungeon Runners‘ producer. While the game goes dark New Year’s Eve, they’ll try to throw as many bones to its fans as they can until then. Stephen Nichols, putting it bluntly, says “the game just isn’t profitable.” Though the game’s creative…
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Finally, A Marathon I Might Actually Finish
Sarcastic Gamer and Texas Children’s Hospital (where yours truly went for many a medical malady in her youth) are teaming up for a second annual gaming marathon to benefit pediatric cancer research and treatment. Extra Life, as the gig is called, generated $120,000 last year with their 24-hour gaming marathon event. This year, they’re kicking…
By AJ Glasser Published September 17, 2009 -
UncategorizedThe Witcher 2: Debut Trailer
Here’s the debut trailer – doubling as an official reveal – for The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings, sequel to 2007’s boob-riddled PC RPG. The watermarks will tell you this is for “internal use”, suggesting it was “leaked”, but yeah…no. This is meant for you. [via jtyettis @ NeoGAF]
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Approval Ratings: Multiplayer and Online Services
Last Saturday we asked Kotaku readers 10 questions regarding their preferences and habits in online services and downloadable titles. PSN or Xbox Live? Fat Princess or Castle Crashers? You made the call, and the answers are inside. As I said, the answer to some of these questions might seem painfully obvious, but the goal here…
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Get Tales of Monkey Island Free On Talk Like a Pirate Day
Telltale Games and LucasArts have teamed up to make this year’s Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19 — same day as Rosh Hashanah) memorable with a free download of Tales of Monkey Island, Episode One. The giveaway goes on all day on the 19th, but through the 21st of September, they’re also giving gamers…
By AJ Glasser Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Japan Studio Chief: “We Have to Develop the Global Title”
Saying that domestic sales to Japan are not enough to sustain Sony’s video game business, the chief of SCE’s Japan Studio said it must develop globally appealing titles, even though some Japanese gamers show a lack of interest in them. Speaking to the DICE Summit Asia in Singapore (through a translator), Yasuhide Kobayashi the senior…
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hot Sammiches
To: Ash From: Crecente Dominos Pizza recently started selling and delivering hot sandwiches. That’s right: A steaming Sausage and Peppers sandwich brought to your door. To your door! It’s like having an intern!!! What you missed: Uncharted 2 Can Tweet For You Playstation 3’s Fallout 3 DLC Dated Target Circular Adds Fuel To The Wii…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Numbers of Warcraft
In a keynote to GDC Austin, two Blizzard developer pulled back the curtains on some aspects of World of Warcraft that players might not consider much, and dropped an interesting tidbit about how the series evolved from RTS to MMO. Gamasutra, covering the keynote, reports that World of Warcraft grew out of a Blizzard team’s…
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Old News ’00: Maybe Games Can Be Made In Four Months And Maybe Bungie Can Make Them
The path to the episodic game was being paved at least a decade ago and someone wanted us to have the impression that Bungie might be on that road. You are reading Kotaku’s once-weekly (sort of) journey back to yesteryear. This week, I wanted to find some old news about Halo and found this gem.…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 17, 2009