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Now Someone Wants To Make A Just Cause Movie
Just Cause: The Movie may be overthrowing a theater near you soon, as the Eidos action adventure game heavy on the BASE jumping is being worked into a feature film. According to Variety, producer Adrian Askarieh is working to bring Just Cause to the silver screen, securing some $30 million in financing and still shopping…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 10, 2009 - Reviews
G.I. Joe Review: Now We Know
They’ll fight for freedom, wherever there’s trouble, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is there, riding the wave of live-action movie hype to a console near you. G.I. Joe is the code name for America’s daring, highly trained special mission force. Its purpose, to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lost’s Semi-Lost Galaga Connection
Proving that you can never know everything about Lost, some of us may have just learned that Galaga is/was/could-be part of ABC’s convoluted hit. As I was listening to the summer edition of the official Lost podcast and trying to not count the months until the show’s final season, I caught this video-game-related snippet. It’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gaming Before Chemo, A Child’s Escape
His parents can recite the days from memory. What parent couldn’t, for such watershed trauma in the life of a boy and his family. On September 4, 2008, they found out he had a tumor in his brain. He was in the intensive care unit, often screaming in pain, until September 13, when he was…
By Owen Good Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero 5 Wii’s Roadie Battle Preview: Bring On the DS
The last time I previewed a Guitar Hero game, I was drawn to the Wii version because it attracted a less-competitive crowd of music fan. Now I’m drawn to it to kick some ass. I’ve heard people criticize Guitar Hero games in the past for being too much of a video game and not enough…
By AJ Glasser Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Screens
Here’s a set of screens for Tripwire Interactive‘s Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, the game featuring a single-player campaign that lets you play as the Germans during World War II. The single-player German campaign drew a great deal of attention when it was first revealed, but there’s much more to the sequel than strapping…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong
We’ve seen video game musical performances in the past, but none that have managed to convey the underlying sense of despair so prevalent in Pong as this particular quintet. Ash Ketchum and Link, otherwise known as ArachnidianDream and Lennart Jansson, arraigned music from Mario, Kirby, Tetris, Zelda, Pokemon, Halo, and yes…Pong, for Seattle’s Marrowstone in…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Who Needs Fuzzy Dice When You Have Xbox 360 Avatars
Dirt 2 has plenty going for it from what I’ve seen of the early build I spent the weekend playing. But more on that later, right now I want you to soak in this odd use of Xbox 360 avatars. With plenty more to unlock in the rally racing game, I look forward to other…
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wal-Mart Promotes Madden With Razorblades And Roses
It may sound like the title of a bad goth poem, but razorblades and roses are just two elements in Wal-Mart’s promotional blitz for Madden 10. Wal-Mart is going all out for the Madden 10 release, prepping thousands of stores for a midnight release on August 14th, with a couple of exclusive promotions to make…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Faces From Fable II
Lionhead has posted the fourth installment of their Big Hero Gathering feature, in which they assemble players’ heroes from Fable II into one giant tribute to character customization. I find it extremely interesting to scroll down through the giant collage, seeing what other players have done with the main character from the game. Through the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nothing Enhances Nazi Fighting Like A Little Zeppelin
While its August 18th release date is set in stone, some of Wolfenstein’s gameplay remains up in the air. The latest entry in the Wolfenstein series features a sequence in which B.J. battles the supernatural side of the Third Reich inside of a giant zeppelin, one of those giant flying airships that everyone thought was…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Super Star Wars Isn’t Everything
Sure, Crecente already mentioned Super Star Wars for the Virtual Console, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any other exciting downloadable Nintendo titles hitting this week! Or does it? Super Star Wars (800 Wii points) might be an intimidating presence on the Virtual Console, but brand new games will always triumph over the forces of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tony Hawk: Ride Hits North America Nov. 17
Activision today confirmed that Tony Hawk: Ride will be hitting North American retailers on Nov. 17 and U.K. and German retailers on Nov. 20. They didn’t, though, confirm the games price, which retailers places at $120. The game will be at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany next week. We’ll make sure to test out more of…
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Super Star Wars, Other LucasArts Games Coming to Wii
Super Nintendo Entertainment System classic Super Star Wars hits the Wii’s Virtual Consol today for 800 points, kicking off a month of Star Wars releases and content for Nintendo’s console. Both Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi are set to hit the virtual console in coming…
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
I wonder which game will be getting talked about a lot later this week. Until then, please talk here about any and all video games, whether they satisfy your id or not. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wild Boars Are Pretty Dangerous, No?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Was cleaning the porch over the weekend when I saw a WILD BOAR run across about ten meters from where I was and scamper up the hill. I’ve heard we have monkeys and deer here were I live. But boar?! What you missed last night Steven Spielberg To Produce Halo Movie?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts: 1-1, Baby
The #1 game in the UK last week was a Nintendo title. No surprises there. But numbers two through four were not. Nor were they EA games, or even Activision titles. They were Codemasters games. Codemasters! With England in the grip of Ashes fever, Codies’ Ashes 2009 has sold like British hotcakes (hot scones?!), with…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Iwata Explains The Pitch For An Early Wii Vitality Sensor “Game”
You’ve had your laughs at the Wii Vitality Sensor, at least in part thanks to Nintendo’s utter inability to explain what the thing is actually for. Well, during a Q&A with analysts, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata has shed a little light. The concept for the sensor came about a few years back, around the same time…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ever Wonder How Much Activision Honcho Made Last Year?
Last year, Activision had a good year. Activision boss Bobby Kotick had a very good year. According to your-source-for-other-people’s-salaries Forbes, his 2008 salary breaks down like this: Thrilling stuff. It must be hard to tell developers to make new Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and, now after the Blizzard merger, World of Warcraft games. We’re…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo Car vs Real Car
While we can debate the merits of Gran Turismo as a game til the cows come home, nobody is going to argue against the fact it’s an excellent reference/shrine for car lovers. But just how good are Polyphony’s artists? Fansite GTPlanet has noticed that a recent batch of rendered art for the PSP version of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2009