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Sega Announce New Total War Title
That was fast! Having released Empire: Total War earlier this year, Creative Assembly have announced that the next game in the series will be out in 2010. Don’t expect anything too different from Empire, however, as Napolean: Total War will pick up right where the last game left off, following the campaigns of the little…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Heavenly Sword Devs Ninja Theory Sign On With Namco Bandai
The developers of Heavenly Sword have a new Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game in the works, one that new publisher Namco Bandai wouldn’t name at today’s Gamescom press conference. But Ninja Theory and Namco Bandai have contractually “shaken hands.” Namco Bandai execs also failed to provide any further details, unfortunately, only going as far…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kojima’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Whips Out New Screens
Hideo Kojima’s giving the Castlevania series a shot in the arm, courtesy of developer MercurySteam. The Kojima Productions head and Konami producer David Cox showed a new extended trailer of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game today at Gamescom. But we have something… better? Screen shots!! Yes, fresh Gamescom-exclusive stills of Castlevania: Lords of…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tune in To Kotaku Talk Radio Now
In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about GamesCom, PS3 Slim, the negatives of Internet petitions and we have a rap song. It won’t be conducted by myself and our very special guest-host, N’Gai Croal. To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can only listen live on the…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009 - Reviews
Red Faction: Demons Of The Badland Micro-Review: British Girls On Mars Go Wild
What the hell is wrong with you, Volition? You think providing cheap, substantial DLC that expands meaningfully upon the core game is good for us? Well, it’s not! We want to be nickel-and-dimed! We want to pay $5 for a new suit for Alex, or $10 for a new hammer and eXtreme paintjob for Martian…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fairytale Fights Preview: The Brothers Grimm Never Looked So Gory
Not since that Matt Damon/Heath Ledger flick have I seen such an abusive interpretation of classic fairytales. And I mean that in a good way. Fairytale Fights takes the “let’s make charming children’s stories bloody” approach to Brothers Grimm characters and runs with it in a direction that’s violent, gory and totally hilarious all at…
By AJ Glasser Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch BlizzCon 2009 Online, Get Grunty
DIRECTV’s coverage of BlizzCon 2009 goes beyond the television this year, with non-subscribers able to purchase a streaming internet package that includes the exclusive Grunty the Murloc Space Marine pet. Last year DIRECTV broadcast BlizzCon 2008 as a pay per view event, giving those who purchased the programming a code for the show-exclusive polar bear…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Namco Bandai Picks Up Clash Of The Titans By Severed, Snake-Covered Head
Legends never die, and that holds true for games based on movies base on those legends, as Namco Bandai picks up publishing duties from now-defunct Brash Entertainment for Clash of the Titans: The Video Game. Clash of the Titans, based on the 2010 remake of the classic Harry Hamlin vehicle, has been in development at…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Namco Bandai Gamescom Liveblog
Publisher Namco Bandai is planning to drop “world exclusive announcements” on its upcoming lineup at Gamescom in Cologne. We’re covering it live, to see if Namco Bandai brought thrilling news to Gamescom or if someone in PR just got overexcited. Check out the liveblog after this to see what Namco Bandai is up to at…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
MTV: SingStar Beatles False, All-Singing Beatles: Rock Band Mode True
Kotaku has learned (again) that there isn’t a SingStar for the Beatles, but you will be able to play the next Beatles game — the one we knew about — like SingStar. Maybe with special mics, even. An MTV Games/Harmonix spokesperson e-mailed Kotaku a statement this morning denying the existence of the SingStar Fab Four…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
If Only There Was German Beer In My Fridge, If Only
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Gamescom, yes, Gamescom. YOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! Now, if somehow someway I could get rivers of German beer in my house here in Osaka, that would be dandy. Not that I have anything against Japanese beer, it’s great. What you missed last night Konami’s Gamescom Presser Liveblog First Details About Fable III Liveblogging Microsoft’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
The PS3 Slim Has An Adorable Little Kickstand
In 2006 the PS3 was large, and mighty, and able to stand on its own two feet. In 2009, though, it has aged, and it has shrunk, to the point where it needs some help just to stay upright. These pics weren’t sent around to Western press yesterday, but they were made available to Japanese…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009