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  Snapshot Tinkers with Side-Scrolling Formula

  E3 isn’t just about the big, triple-A games, there are also plenty of indie games as well. Yesterday I wandered over to the quiet indiecade corner of E3 to check out Snapshot and talk to its two man development team, Kyle Pulver and Peter Jones. The game is a side-scrolling platformer with a unique twist.…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009
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  Xbox 360 Will Have Ten Year Life Span

  Hot off its Project Natal demonstration, Microsoft is saying the Xbox 360 will have a ten year life cycle. “We firmly believe that the Xbox 360 has a life cycle through 2015 (10 years after the launch),” explained Microsoft exec Shane Kim. Hrm. We could have sworn we heard that before. OH RIGHT. Sony’s been…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  Saw Preview: Should I Be Enjoying This?

  At Konami’s E3 Booth yesterday I got my first chance to play the video game adaptation of the smash hit horror film series Saw, leaving me questioning the limits of my violence tolerance. What Is It? Saw bridges the gap between the first two Saw movies, placing the player in the role of Danny Glover’s…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009
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  Impressions of Explosively Cute Critter Crunch

  I was initially drawn to “Critter Crunch” by its unique art style, but once I picked up the controller I was sucked in by it’s simple and addicting, fast paced arcade gameplay. There is something unavoidably enticing about feeding cute little creatures to fatter cute creatures and then watching them explode to gain points. Nathan…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009
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  The Grinder E3 Trailer

  From the creators of Hunter: The Reckoning comes the trailer for The Grinder, the four-player co-op first-person survival horror game for the Nintendo Wii. Looks pretty damn good for a Wii title, doesn’t it? High Voltage seems to be positioning themselves as the premeir source for more mature games on Nintendo’s console, and they’ve certainly…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009
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  Day Three: What Announcements Did You Like? Dislike?

  To: You From: Bashcraft We soldier on! E3 isn’t over by a damn site. What tickled your fancy about day three, and what got on your tits? What you missed last night Why Is Kobe Bryant Wearing A Knicks Uniform? First Image Of Metal Gear Arcade Nintendo Selling Black Wii in Japan This Summer Why…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Our level of physical fitness is suffering because of our busy schedule at E3 this week, so do some sit-ups for us. And, please, talk here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009
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  Should We Expect More From Electronic Art’s Inferno

  The three works of Dante’s Divine Comedy are ripe with possibility. Each of the books paint compelling pictures of the afterlife, describing heaven, hell and purgatory in vivid poetry. It’s these settings, so artfully detailed by Dante, that Electronic Arts hopes to tap into when turning the books into a video game, the developers told…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009
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  Nintendo’s Wii RPG Monado: Beginning of the World In Pictures

  Monado: Beginning of the World didn’t get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game. The game, developed by Monolith Soft, the folks also responsible for Xenosaga and Baten Kaitos, looks like your standard Japanese action role-playing game with…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2009
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  Today’s Most Relaxing Trailer? Echochrono

  Puzzle title Echochrono* is coming to the PSP with riddles to rack your brain and music to soothe your soul. We could listen to this all day! So..relaxing….. The game…has a new concept…called “Self Co-Op”, which…lets players use their…past…to…help solve the puz…zles… *work.ing…titl..e… GAH! That “PlayStation” shout at the end startled the snot outtta us!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  Kuju Entertainment Closes Its Dedicated Unreal Engine Branch

  Sources tell Kotaku that British game company Kuju Entertainment has shuttered Chemistry, its Sheffield, UK studio. Chemistry was founded in 2002 as “Kuju Sheffield”. Kuju operates five UK-based studios: Headstrong Games (House of the Dead: Overkill for SEGA), NiK NaK (games for kids), doublesix (Burn Zombie Burn), Kuju Manila (Wii mini-games), Zoe Mode (CRUSH for…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  Muramasa The Demon Blade Preview: So, So Pretty

  Who wants a Wii game with great graphics and no motion control? The single-player adventure or action game genres are not as popular on the Wii as mini-game compilations. But an increasing number of publishers and developers seem undeterred, making games designed to please the hardcore, like MadWorld, Dead Space Extraction and The Conduit. If…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009
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  You Ever Wonder What The Bottom Of An Avatar Shoe Looks Like?

  Well, have you? No? Well, if you ever did, Kudo Tsunoda and the technology behind Microsoft’s Project Natal finally make it possible for you to uncover the fascinating mystery of Xbox 360 Avatar footwear. In what was probably the most LOL-worthy use of Microsoft’s Project Natal tech, Tsunoda asked, but didn’t wait for a response…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2009
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  Why Is Kobe Bryant Wearing A Knicks Uniform?

  Word has it that the Kobe Bryant NBA 2K10 cover wasn’t supposed to be revealed until later today when the NBA Finals start. But here it is, on your internet. Bryant grew up playing basketball video games like Double Dribble. “Video games were a big part of my childhood, especially basketball video games, so it’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  E3 Booth Round-Up: Monolith Companies, Monolith Booths

  There are lots of booths at E3. This post has some of them. Booth Tour: Sony Computer Entertainment Booth Tour: Microsoft Booth Tour: Ubisoft Booth Tour: Nintendo Nintendo’s E3 Booth: Everything That’s Playable Booth Tour: EA E3 Booth Babes

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  First Image Of Metal Gear Arcade

  Details about this Japanese arcade title are scant and scattered. Here’s what we know: It was announced at the Konami press conference. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima and his studio Kojima Productions are involved. At the press conference, it was announced that the game uses “3D googles”. This teaser images reads “Tactical Online Action.” A…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  Lord British To Officiate Zero-G Wedding

  Richard Garriott, son of an astronaut and science fiction/fantasy video game icon, will join two self-proclaimed sci-fi addicts in holy matrimony 36,000 feet in the air. The New York couple Noah Fulmore, 31, and Erin Finnegan, 30, are paying a small fortune to throw their wedding on a Zero G Corporation flight. Zero G is…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 4, 2009
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  E3 Day Round-Up: Day Three

  It. Just. Doesn’t. End. We had another day of E3. Day one, two, three, actually! Lots of new, lots of coverage, lots of posts. We’ve gathered them up and put them in one place. Enjoy! E3’s Lone Porn Star Is Eyeing a Wii The Grinder: The Wii’s Left 4 Dead? Shigeru Miyamoto Checks Out The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009
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  Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny’s Kratos Is More God of War II Than III

  The PSP version of Soulcalibur IV, known as Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, continues the long-running tradition of non-canon guest stars with God of War‘s Kratos. Yes, you’ll be chaos-blading Sophitia and Voldo later this year. We sat in on a God of War III presentation earlier today, one very similar to the hands-off gameplay demo we…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2009
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  Red DSi Hitting Japan This Summer

  Like red? Good because Nintendo is releasing a red DSi in Japan. To date, Nintendo has released a myriad of colors in Japanese game stores: White, Black, Pink, Lime Green and Metallic Blue. On July 11, Nintendo will be launching this very red DSi. Yours for ¥18,900 (US$197). The DSi originally went on sale in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2009