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You Lookin’ At This Army of Two: The 40th Day Box Art?
We love a good box art. And we always appreciate a bad box art. But I’m not sure under which column the new Army of Two: The 40th Day cover falls, spooky, dramatic and explosion-filled though it may be. At the very least, it’s consistent with the original, with our heroes Rios and Salem once…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Fall Fashion Special
Fall is here and that means two things: Prices are rising and temperatures are dropping. But you can still score a nerd-tinged wardrobe without breaking the bank, thanks to this handy save-splurge gamer apparel guide. We tracked down gamer-made gamer apparel from all across the Internet, some with game publisher licenses and some without. Between…
By AJ Glasser Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix’s Nier Already Getting A Spin-off?
Nier, the action adventure role-playing game from Square Enix and developer Cavia, is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next year. That game may already have a spin-off title in the works, according to the newest Famitsu Weekly. It appears that Square Enix will be releasing the game we know simply as Nier…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
10 Years Of Dreamcast: What Might Have Been
It’s been 10 years since Sega launched the Dreamcast, and while it eventually failed, we like to think that in an alternate reality somewhere the Dreamcast reigns supreme. Let’s imagine Dreamcast victory! In order for the Dreamcast to have been successful, many of the decisions Sega made leading up to the console would have to…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Grab This Week’s Kotaku Talk Radio Now
2K Boston president Ken Levine guest hosted this week’s Kotaku Talk Radio. During the hour show he tackled everything from his influences to time spent at Penny Arcade Expo and the importance of game reviews. He also took calls from you, our listeners. If you’re looking for something to listen to, look no further. Download…
By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gameloft Brings Halo-esque N.O.V.A. To iPhones
Publisher Gameloft is bringing Hal… err, N.O.V.A. to Apple’s iPhone, a sci-fi first-person shooter that we’re going to say is the developer’s best clone of a wildly successful game to date. N.O.V.A. was shown for the first time today at Apple’s “It’s Only Rock And Roll” event, evoking thoughts of Halo familiarity from our liveblogging…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Today Is Video Game Innovation Day In Massachusetts
From the creation of Spacewar! at MIT in 1961 to today’s release of The Beatles: Rock Band from Cambridge-based Harmonix, Massachusetts celebrates video game innovation today with an official holiday. Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick has proclaimed today, September 9th 2009, to be Video Game Innovation Day, celebrating the state’s long history of gaming innovation.…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2009 -
UncategorizedElectronic Arts Tests Journalists’ Greed With Cash
Not one to back away from controversy, Electronic Arts today mailed out real checks payable to game reviewers for $200. Each check, mailed in wooden boxes decorated with twin skeletons and the words Dante’s Inferno, was affixed to a velvet pillow inside a box. Inside the top of the box is a welcome to the…
By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kite-Cam Awesomeness
Check out this video from the Real Kiteboarding Camp held earlier this summer. The rogue gadget warriors from Summermodo attached a GoPro camera inside a kite and onto the chest of a professional kiteboarder using two different mounts. Awesomeness ensued.
By Chrissie Lamond Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Madden iPhone Impressions: Thank You For Slow-Mo
Madden out for the iPhone today, at a special discount price. I played it last week at a restaurant in Seattle and discovered the value of slow-motion football. EA is promoting the iPhone/iTouch Madden as a full-fledged football game. It’s 3D, with a full playbook, 2000 players, free agents and commentary from a trio of…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bethesda’s Parent Captures Prey
According to official trademark assignment documents, Bethesda Softworks’ parent company ZeniMax Media now owns the rights to the first-person shooter Prey, and they’re filing trademarks left and right. The Prey trademark was assigned to ZeniMax Media in July by The Radar Group, which acquired it from Apogee the previous month. Superannuation discovered the trademark change-of-hands…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Save 666 Pennies On Dante’s Inferno
EA and GameStop have teamed up to offer you one hell of a deal on Dante’s Inferno, with $6.66 off and free shipping on preorders for an extremely limited time. It’s 09/09/09, and EA and GameStop are being rather clever, turning the date upside-down, removing the zeroes, and offering $6.66 off Dante’s Inferno, the video…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2009 - Reviews
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Review: My Cup of Tea
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is the second game in the Professor Layton series created mostly by Level-5’s puzzle-obsessed Akihiro Hino. Like the other games, the plot of Diabolical Box is driven by the Professor’s need to solve an overarching mystery – this time around, it’s the death of his friend and mentor. Accompanied…
By AJ Glasser Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed II iPhone Releasing With Console Cousins
iPhone and iPod Touch owners will get their second helping of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed this November, when Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery hits Apple’s App Store day and date with the console releases. Ubisoft showed off Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery today at Apple’s “It’s Only Rock and Roll” event, which our sister site Gizmodo was kind…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
New LucasArts Game Revealed This Week
Amidst a slew of remakes and re-releases, LucasArts is preparing to announce a brand-new original title on this week’s GameTrailers TV. GameTrailers TV host Geoff Keighley once again flexes his Twitter muscles, announcing that a new game from LucasArts will be making its debut on this week’s episode of the show. From Keighley’s Twitter: LucasArts…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Talk Radio is Live, Come Chat With Ken Levine
In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about the reinvigorated console wars, the downside of pre-order goodies, whether we finally have a great Batman game, Jonathan Coulton’s latest album and of course fielding calls from you. To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can only listen live on…
By Brian Crecente Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
F.E.A.R. 2: Replica Gone Rogue
You can’t have new F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin downloadable content without a new community music video. Here’s the one for the new single-player campaign, F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn. I actually ran into Monolith’s big star, Lucas Meyers, at the Warner Bros. booth at PAX 2009 this past weekend, and all I could do was stare at…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Commenters Hang At Microsoft HQ
It wasn’t until I saw the napkin dispensers at Microsoft HQ that I realized how proud I was to work at Kotaku. And by that I mean: I was perturbed that (maybe) only my old blog was featured on them. Happily, I then saw something else. How’s a man to take the news in front…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dungeons & Dragons Online Now Free For All
After a rather lucrative week’s worth of testing the waters, Turbine has launched Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited, the free-to-play rebirth of Dungeons & Dragons Online. Following a preview week for VIP subscribers that indicated huge success for Turbine’s new free-to-play, microtransaction-based structure, Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited is now live for anyone…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
Kathie Lee Gifford had a Hard Day’s Night playing The Beatles: Rock Band on NBC’s Today Show. Thankfully Candace Bushnell and Jennie Garth were there to put a stop to the madness. I never imagined in a million years that I would have cause to thank 90210’s Jennie Garth for anything. It just goes to…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2009