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Cut Chemist Is In DJ Hero
Damnit, Activision. I’ve been down on DJ Hero since day 1, not for its premise, but for its roster, the diversity of which seems to be a grand exercise in half-assery. Now that Cut Chemist is joining DJ Shadow, though… Yes, it’s been announced today that Cut Chemist will be appearing in the game. I…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lucasarts Packs Hit Steam, Direct2Drive
Lucasarts have released a number of game packs onto both Steam and Direct2Drive, collecting the Jedi Knight series and some classic Lucasarts adventure games. Direct2Drive gets an adventure game pack (Loom, Fate of Atlantis, Last Crusade and The Dig) for $9.95 and a Jedi Knight bundle (Dark Forces, Jedi Knight II & Jedi Academy) for…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Hiring Up For Natal
You can’t make Natal games by yourself. Maybe you can, but Microsoft can’t. That’s why the company is hiring more people. Microsoft Game Studios is looking for artists, audio staff, devs, engineers and producers to be based at its Redmond, Washing HQ for upcoming Natal games. Since August, the company has posted 18 Natal job…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lost Planet Movie Has Nothing To Do With Lost Planet Games
So, Capcom, David Hayter and producer Avi Arad are making a Lost Planet movie. If it followed the plot of the games, there’d be robot suits, and there’d be giant bugs. But then, it’s not following the plot of the games! Speaking with G4, Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi has said “[There] probably [won’t be] so much…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch Major League Pitcher Play Wii Fit
Remember that baseball player who wanted to slim down his Mii and wound up losing 25 pounds in real life? The Wall Street Journal chronicled his success story in a video. San Diego Padres pitcher Heath Bell bought Wii Fit for his 11-year-old daughter, originally, but hijacked the game for himself as part of his…
By AJ Glasser Published September 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey, Another Awesome Beatles: Rock Band Cinematic!
You’ve no doubt seen the first mind-blowing cinematic sequence from The Beatles: Rock Band. But did you know there’s a second? You get it for completing the game, so, yeah, SPOILERS. The Beatles Rock Band Ending Video HD [GameVideos]
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
How To Find Our Tokyo Party
Next Monday we are having a Kotaku event in Shibuya, Japan. I will be there. Crecente, Totilo, McWhertor and Tim Rogers will be there as well. Other people, too! But how do you find the damn place? The Tokyo Kotaku Party will be held at Shibuya’s Trump House. There is no cover, and our event…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009 -
UncategorizedErnie Hudson Talks Pokemon Strategy (No, Really)
Actor Ernie Hudson might be best known for his role of Winston Zeddemore in the sci-fi comedy franchise Ghostbusters. But there is much more to the man that that. There’s Pokémon. Here, Hudson tells website Everything is Terrible! about his Pokémon card game strategy — just to make our heads exploded, we think. What, is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead 2 “Banned” In Australia [Update]
While the Australian government dawdles on changes to the country’s classification guidelines, games continue to be “refused classification” on the grounds they exceed the maximum rating of MA15+. The latest game on the chopping block? Left 4 Dead 2. Yup, Valve’s Zombie shooter has been refused classification, which means it can’t be made commercially available…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Racial Term in DS’ Scribblenauts? Unintentional, Developer Explains [Update]
Nintendo DS title Scribblenauts has players solve puzzles by writing words. The game has a database of tens of thousands of words — writing words causes objects to appear on screen. So what happens when you write “sambo”? You get what appears to be a watermelon. The word “sambo” is in the 22,802 wordlist we…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Turbine Swept Up in Infringement Lawsuit
Turbine, maker of Dungeons & Dragons Online, has a busy legal department of late. In addition to suing Atari, it’s being sued – along with Sony and Blizzard – by a holding firm alleging infringement of their patented realtime technology. The company, Paltalk Holdings Inc., has successfully settled claims against Microsoft, alleging it infringed the…
By Owen Good Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yet Another Disgaea Gamesave Panic Results in Free DLC for All
No sooner does Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days go out the door than NIS America has to send out another message concerning some alarming gamesave notices that players are getting. This time, they’ll be rewarded for their needless anxiety. Gamers were getting some confusing error messages regarding downloadable content, which is strange because the game…
By Owen Good Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Writing for MMOs: A GDC Perspective
Gamasutra has a great write-up of a Game Developers Conference Austin panel wherein Tracy Seamster of ZeniMax Online and Steve Danuser of 38 Studios talk massively multiplayer online game writing. To me, MMO writing seems tough. There’s just so much text to take into account like menu text, quest text and dialogue trees (to say…
By AJ Glasser Published September 16, 2009 - Reviews
Trine Micro-Review: The Fat Knight
Trine has been out for a while now on PC. But with the game’s PSN release imminent, let’s take a second look at it, see what all the fuss is about. Trine is a 2D platformer built on a 3D engine, where you’re able to switch simultaneously between three characters: a fighter, a thief, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yao Ming to Play This Season, if 2K10 Has Anything to Say About It
2K Sports fired up another batch of NBA 2K10 screens, giving us a look at Shaq as a Cavalier and Vince Carter as a Magic, uh, person? Also, Yao Ming, who’s expected to miss the season with a bum foot. Apropos of nothing, Kobe Bryant looks a little like Lt. Daniels from The Wire in…
By Owen Good Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Flight
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I’ll be leaving for Tokyo via Los Angeles on Friday and I haven’t started packing yet. In fact, I haven’t even located my bag. I really need to do that. Also to load up my carry-on with stuffs to keep me amused during the flight. Is it just me or…
By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nike Thanks the PlayStation with 24 Pairs of Shoes
Nike sent a size 10 love note to Sony for past collaborations on console-themed kicks, but this series, based on the face buttons of a PlayStation controller, might be a little hard to find. Only 24 pairs will be made. They also won’t be sold to the general public. Ron Eagle, the director of product…
By Owen Good Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Need For Speed: Shift – The True Driver’s Experience
Need for Speed Shift drifts its way onto store shelves this week, and the official trailer shows up what to expect from EA’s more realistic take on the classic racing series. I don’t even drive this realistically in real life.
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Casting Call for “Contra Bros.” Bomberman, Tetris Pieces …
Someone’s doing a shoot in LA “for a commercial that will show all over the internet on game related sites,” and their list of needs includes everything but the kitchen sink. Not that there’s anything wrong with kitchen sink cosplay. “Do you have a passion for acting AND gaming? Do you have a costume emulating…
By Owen Good Published September 16, 2009