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This Is One Way To Promote The PS3 Slim
As seen on Akiba Blog.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
BioShock 2 Multiplayer Trailer
Be honest. Put aside the "oh art doesn’t need multiplayer" argument and tell me: does this look fun? Like, enough fun to make you stop playing your multiplayer shooter of choice, and play this instead? Remember: be honest.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
All About Bayonetta’s Face
You know Bayonetta. She’s the star of Bayonetta. Funny how that works! We’ve already discussed about the making of her butt, let’s talk about her. She has an interesting, expressive fact. Thank Platinum Games facial animator Masanori Takashima for that. “The first thing that I set out to do was to get the right feeling…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Blue Dragon DS Game Pushed Back
Upcoming DS title Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyojyuu is going to spend a little more time in the upcoming hopper. The Namco Bandai game has been pushed back a week. Originally slated for release on October 1, the game will summons it way onto retail shelves on October 8. The reason is to polish up…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony: We Were A Little Late With An Online Platform
While the PlayStation Network finally seems to be hitting its straps with games like MAG, it’s been a long time coming for PS3 owners, who have long seen Xbox 360 owners enjoy an online service the PSN couldn’t match. “I think we were late to offer the platform-level support, to make the online functionality work…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Do You Like Hardware Redesigns?
Hey, it’s, um, well, midnight. Let’s talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us – more than you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take A Dip In The Muramasa Hot Springs
When you go to the hot springs in Japan, you’re naked, save for a small towel if you so desire. Well, not like on the train ride there, but you know what I mean. So in Wii title Muramasa: The Demon Blade, the characters is just that — naked in a hot spring, save for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Digital Games Might Be Selling As Well As Retail Games
The sales figures for digital games are rarely disclosed. So we rarely get an idea of just how many of them are selling. A reveal by Microsoft Australia, however, shows they’re selling a lot. At a recent Xbox press event in Sydney, Microsoft Australia told Kotaku AU that the 360’s downloadable games aren’t just giving…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hamburgers, Bananas, Transsexual, Wii Game
After being crowned by transsexual fashion model Ayanna Tsubaki, 24-year-old Ken Suyama stuffs his face with Burger King burgers as part of a promotional event for Little King’s Story. The struggling part-time-wannabe-musician was selected out of 2,484 hopeful applicants and got things like one hundred bananas, one hundred passes for a bathhouse and one hundred…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Details On Left 4 Dead 2’s Carnival Campaign
The wraps have been taken off Left 4 Dead 2’s funland setting, with information on new special infected, settings, objectives and…clowns. The campaign – Dark Carnival – takes place across a variety of locations, from a hillside to a hotel to the carnival itself, where Valve promises that some of the attractions will be actually…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Games Not Invited to Wii Sports Resort
Wii Sports Resort‘s dodecathlon includes events such as skydiving, sword-fighting and ping-pong. But there were a few games that missed the final cut. Such as? Fishing, a “water slide activity,” and a game built on a type of cup-and-ball toy, producer Katsuya Eguchi told Wired.com “We considered fishing and a water slide activity before deciding…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekly Japanese Hardware Charts Say Sayonara To Old PS3
See that tiny little sliver of PlayStation 3 sales? Think of this week’s barely perceptible performance from Sony’s current-gen console the end of the chrysalis stage, set to burst forth in a beautiful butterfly of reinvigorated sales. Because with just 1,040 PS3s sold last week, there’s nowhere to go but up. And with solid, but…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mechwarrior 5 Runs Into Legal Trouble
The future of Mechwarrior 5 is a little up in the air today, with Harmony Gold – the media company that holds the rights to the Robotech universe in the US – commencing legal action against the upcoming mech title. Legal threats are being sent out to gaming websites as you read this, Harmony Gold…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Who Is This PS3 Slim Shopper? Who?
Yesterday was the PS3 Slim launch in Japan. It was a rather low key launch at the Akihabara Yodobashi Camera. It was so low key that it’s possible to spot the same guy over and over again. Time to play where’s flannel shirt man. Here on Famitsu.com. And on Game Watch Impress. And Dengeki Online.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Bonk Adventure, Military Madness Coming From Hudson
Hudson Entertainment will be reviving two of its oldest properties, expert headbutting caveman Bonk and turn-based strategy game Military Madness, with two all-new games, the company recently announced. Bonk: Brink of Extinction will be coming to the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare in early 2010, as “next generation graphics meets retro gameplay,” according…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Military Madness: Neo Nectaris
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By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bonk: Brink of Extinction
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By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Approval Ratings: Readers Like the RPG, but Hold the MMO
Our third installment of Approval Ratings covered a dozen questions regarding role-playing games, a staple genre of video games going back to their earliest days. And like an RPG, you have to dig a little deeper to get the real story. 1. Do you want to play Fallout 3? (any platform) Yes: 72 percent (12,052…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: It’s Dynamic
This week’s PlayStation Store update for North America is loaded down with content and savings. Fans of the latest PlayStation 3 firmware will also find new dynamic themes to drop dollars on. Serious fans of PixelJunk Monsters, PAIN and High Velocity Bowling can trick out their XMBs with fancy new themes, each $2.99 a pop.…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2009