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PlayStation Store Update: Bloody Roar!
With Gamescom raging across the Atlantic, you’d think the US PlayStation Store update would be full of demos and trailers from the show. But no! Instead, Americans, you get Bloody Roar. The kitsch fighter becomes one of only a handful of PS1 games released on the US store, and is joined this week by PSN…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Getting 2D Hero In 3D Game
Imagine 2D graphics in a 3D game. Japanese developer Silicon Studio has done that with upcoming PS3 action role-playing-game exclusive 3D Dot Games Heroes. The game uses voxel volume element to depict the game world in three dimensions. As game site Insert Credit points out, this isn’t a console first: SEGA Saturn shooter Amok did…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
What’s Inside The BlizzCon 2009 Swag Bag?
Too excited to wait until I got back to my hotel, I grabbed a seat at a table outside of the Anaheim Convention Center and sorted through the contents of my BlizzCon 2009 swag bag. The swag bag this year is dominated by a box, and inside that box is the nOObz StarCraft II Raynor…
By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
BlizzCon 2009: Kotaku Has Landed
Anaheim, California has been invaded by and army of Blizzard fans, and only one man can take pictures of a sign while they mill about. I have my badge. I have my swag bag. I have a cloudy idea of tomorrow’s schedule. I’d say we’re all set for BlizzCon 2009! Festivities kick off tomorrow morning…
By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Your Pokemon Card Game Championship Winners Are…
As seen on Famitsu.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Xbox 360 Bar Girl Maid Mobile
Bar girl maid karaoke drinking game Dream C Club has been released on the Xbox 360 in Japan. It’s getting so-so reviews. Whatever! Check out this Dream C Club car with cosplaying maids. Review this, Famitsu. GAMESマーヤがピュア色に！ ホストガールも登場した『ドリクラ』体験会!! [Dengeki]
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Approval Ratings Delivers 56% Negative for Wolfenstein
In our inaugural Kotaku Approval Ratings this past weekend we sampled your attitudes on games due to release, and two or more years old. The results are in, and they weren’t kind to Wolfenstein. Our poll covered attitudes about Wolfenstein, which dropped on Tuesday, and then four multiplayer console exclusives from gaming’s class of 2007,…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wait, Square Enix Are Sending Cheques To People?
This is…different. Square Enix have issued a statement claiming that “certain unknown parties” based in Canada have been sending counterfeit cheques to random homes across the United States. Cheques that say “Square Enix” on them. It’s not a new practice, we know; this kind of scam has been running for decades. But using Square Enix’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Once Upon a Time, There Was a ‘Kill 1,000 Kids’ Achievement
That will be our story for today, dear readers, how rewarding players for killing 1,000 child characters in Fairytale Fights is in the game, as of now, but … yeahhhh … likely won’t be in the final release. UGO reports the existence of the achievement, although it also says that Playlogic has likely designated it…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Bayonetta Screens — Snakes, Why’d It Have To Be Snakes?
Here are some Bayonetta screens fresh off of Sega’s blog. We’ve got snakes with baby-faced heads with yet more snakes coming out of their mouths and a bipedal-looking baddie with quite a lot of height on our shape-shifting witch. Check ’em out: New Bayonetta Screens from GamesCom! [Sega America Blog]
By AJ Glasser Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Harmonix Workin’ On Rock Band 3
The Beatles: Rock Band may well be a treat for Beatles fans, but if you’re not a Beatles fan? You’ll be happy to know that Harmonix will next year be back to games with a little more variety. Asked by MCV whether Harmonix and MTV Games would in 2010 be releasing Rock Band 3 or…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Space Bishop Loses Lawsuit vs. Ubisoft
No, not that Bishop. In this case it’s a guy high up in the UFO religion of Raëlism, who alleged Ubisoft canceled a fatty contract with him after his membership became known. Daniel Chabot, described as a bishop in the Church of Raël, runs an employee-coaching firm in Quebec. He claimed that when Ubisoft Montreal…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameStop: PSPgo Owners Will Trade In UMDs
Sony may not be ready to discuss a solution for PSPgo purchasers looking to figure out what to do with their UMD games on the upcoming no-UMD system, but GameStop has an idea… On an earnings call today to discuss GameStop’s results for its second financial quarter of 2009, the company reported that reservations for…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles On Steadier Ground
Developers recently toned down the shake of the camera in documentary-styled shooter Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles to make the upcoming Wii title a bit easier to play, Capcom developers say. “It was a bit of a trial and error, this shaky cam,” said Masachika Kawata during a meeting at this week’s Gamescom convention in…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Public Daze
To: Ash From: Crecente Today was the first day that Cologne’s Gamescom was open to the public. Mike and I stood around near the entrance to see what those crowds would look like. It was fairly impressive, but not as massive as I had expected. After watching or a few minutes I headed down the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Fit Plus: Feeling The Burn
Nintendo featured its balance board-controlled fitness game Wii Fit Plus at Gamescom this week, ensuring that there was little to no wait to go socks-on with the Wii sequel. That gave us plenty of time to burn some calories. The Gamescom demo featured nine of the fifteen mini-games promised for Wii Fit Plus, six of…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Humor Attempted During Wii Sports Resort Guest Spot
I was recently invited to appear on College Humor’s Bleep Bloop video game show to play and discuss Wii Sports Resort. They were funnier than me, but, at least I made a good point? Maybe? See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Bleep Bloop: Wii Sports Resort [College Humor]
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Larger DSi Install Base Needed To Justify Band Hero Development
There aren’t quite enough DSi owners around yet to justify Vicarious Visions adapting their portable version of Guitar Hero to work with Nintendo’s latest portable, the developers told Kotaku this week. While Guitar Hero: On Tour requires a “Guitar Grip” peripheral that plugs into the DS’ Game Boy Advance slot, the soon-to-be-released Band Hero also…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2009