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Dark Void Release Void Filled, Launch Date Announced
Sci-fi jet-pack title Dark Void from Osaka-based game maker Capcom now has a ship date: The game will blast off on January 12, 2010 in North America and on January 15 in Europe on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game was originally slated for release late this year, but was shuffled to avoid…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
1000 Rock Band Songs By The End Of The Year
With more than 800 songs already available in the Rock Band Music Store, Harmonix and MTV Games foresee that number reaching 1000 by the time 2010 rolls in. Speaking at Gamescom 2009 today, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos flaunted his franchise’s massive library of music, citing it as just one of the reasons for Rock Band’s…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gamescom Booth Blitz: Microsoft
Microsoft, maker of things Microsoft, is at Germany’s Gamescom and is bringing its Microsoft things with it. Here are photos. You can look at them if you want. If not, you don’t have to. Nobody is making you, you know.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
$40 For That Old Thing? How Used Games Are Priced
Not content to pay any old price for a used game, Kotaku recently attempted to figure out how big stores decide what to charge for old games. The idea to research the subject of how game resellers priced their titles came after a visit to a local GameStop store. Browsing the used PlayStation 2 section,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fat Princess Teases Pirates And Ninjas
What could possibly be missing from Titan Studios’ multiplayer online PlayStation Network game, Fat Princess? Oh yeah…those. No details and no teasing words. Just a simple image popping up on Titan’s website. Subtle. Classy. Pirates. Ninjas. New job classes for the game, or does someone over there just really love pirates and ninjas? The world…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gamescom Booth Blitz: The Old Republic
The good thing about The Old Republic booth is that it sure looks all Old Republically. Just imagine publisher LucasArts made it look New Republicish? That would be very embarrassing. We can feel our faces flush red hot right now. Star Wars: The Old Republic is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game for PC…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony: PSP Minis Not An iPhone App Store, No PSPgo UMD Transfer Update
Sony is gunning for games — not “apps” — on its new Mini download PSP store, the company told Kotaku about the October-launching service. What it couldn’t tell Kotaku is the answer to the biggest burning October PSP question. John Koller, head of marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment of America told me yesterday that the…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Europe, You Are Officially Getting Pre-Paid PSN Cards
Those Dutch retailers knew what they were talking about. During Sony’s Gamescom press conference yesterday, it was announced that Europe will finally be getting some pre-paid PSN cards of their own. They’ll be available next month, and come in two flavours: €20 & €50 for Euro-using types, £20 and £50 for Britons and $30 &…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Looking Back: Our Verdicts On PS3 Slim Rumors
Over the past several months, we have reported a number of PS3 Slim rumors. The PlayStation 3 Slim generated more rumors than any other product in recent memory, dating back to the first one we reported in February of 2008. So what was true and what was false? Check out what happened when we played…
By Andrew Freedman Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Read Hideo Kojima’s Full Gamescom Press Conference Intro
We liveblogged Konami’s Gamescom presser and did a bang up job. But those who would rather read the full transcript of Hideo Kojima‘s intro and pore over every word, we’ve got that, too. The exclamation points aren’t ours, but Hideo’s! Gutten Tag! Hello everyone! I am very proud to be here in Cologne to take…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
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
