Left 4 Dead 2 Extended Impressions

Yes, Left 4 Dead 2‘s release is shockingly close to the release of the original Left 4 Dead. And yes, Left 4 Dead 2 plays very similarly to the original Left 4 Dead. But there’s a reason for both of those things. Left 4 Dead 2 is arriving almost a year to the day after…

Final Fantasy XIV Debut Trailer

.html Heroes of the realm, watch this trailer! Next year, Final Fantasy XIV will be coming to the PlayStation 3 and PCs, presumably after Final Fantasy XIII is released. It is a massively multiplayer online title.

Last Guardian Trailer Now Totally Fixed

.html When Team Ico’s Last Guardian was known to us as Project Trico, it had a pretty rough trailer. Still impressive, but, yeah, rough. Now it’s been cleaned up! Rumour was that the leaked clip was from around a year ago, so Team Ico have had plenty of time to pass a few more renders…

How Halo ODST’s Firefight Isn’t Like Gears of War

The new Firefight mode in Halo 3 ODST may seem like nothing more than Bungie’s version of Gears of War’s Horde mode, but the dots in the top left corner… they are what’s different. In Halo 3 ODST, the new Firefight mode will allow four players to fight against waves of Covenant enemies. Levels are…

A Closer Look At Borderlands’ New Look

Here’s a set of E3 2009 screens for Gearbox’s Borderlands, in case you felt you were getting a little behind. Just one of hundreds of weapons in the game. Boom! That’s one good looking guy right there. One badass mofo. The Breakfast Club. Shooting things. It’s what they do. Obligatory ass shot. Collect the whole…

Yes Virginia, Booth Babes Do Exist

What Did Shigeru Miyamoto Say?

A recently released Nintendo patent from last year might solve the stumbling block for novice players while keeping the interest of hardcore players. When asked about it, Miyamoto seems to have indicated that New Super Mario Bros. Wii will have such a system — though was vague about details. The solution would turn a game…

Borderlands Eyes-On: Co-Op Fallout In Reverse

You’re in the wasteland, taking on quests, picking up look, and wandering around for miles, only this time you’re trying to get into the Vault. I had a chance to check out a demonstration of Gearbox Software’s cosmetically mercurial Borderlands today, and it felt rather familiar. Take the wasteland environment, role-playing, and first-person shooter elements…

Some Xbox 360 Games May Be “Fixed” For Games On Demand Downloads

Microsoft will be offering full retail games like Assassin’s Creed and Mass Effect as downloadable games via Xbox Live Marketplace Games On Demand starting this August. They’ll boot straight from your hard drive, just like installable games. That’s all great. But some games don’t quite work as intended when played from the hard drive. Games…

Miyamoto Wants To Announce New Zelda Next Year

Speaking at a small roundtable conference this afternoon, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has said that while a new Zelda game for the Wii was not at this year’s E3, he hopes to announce it next year. And to prove he’s not kidding around, the series creator brought in a piece of concept art for the game,…

Miyamoto “Sorry” He Has No New Pikmin For Us Yet

Last year, Shigeru Miyamoto let slip that Nintendo was making a new Pikmin game. Today, he told me and Brian Crecente that the project is moving ahead, but not at the pace some fans may have hoped. “I’m sorry,” Miaymoto said when we asked him why the new Pikmin wasn’t at this E3. “Unfortunately we…

Get Your Hands On Rachel In Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Stopping by Tecmo today for a little hands-on with Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, I learned that everyone’s favorite ridiculously large-chested blonde is the third additional playable character in the PlayStation 3 exclusive remake. It was almost a given, seeing as how chesty ninja Rachel was a playable character in the first Ninja Gaiden Sigma, but…

Brink Is Certainly Different

When you think Bethesda, you think sprawling role-playing games, open worlds full of quests, and monsters, and orchestral scores. You do not think of fast-paced RPG shooters. Yeah, RPG shooters. That blend elements of singleplayer FPS games, multiplayer deathmatchers and more than a few roleplaying customs as well. If that sounds confusing to read, don’t…

Oh Yeah, PSP Getting Its Own Resident Evil

Announced at the Sony E3 2009 press conference but lost amidst new PSP, Final Fantasy, and Metal Gear Solid news, the PlayStation Portable will also be getting its own special Resident Evil game next year. Why was this news missed? Because that’s all we really know. There is a Resident Evil game coming to the…

Miyamoto Addresses Zelda’s E3 Absence

The legendary Nintendo designer confirmed that a new Zelda for consoles is still on the way and complimented my ridiculous pitch for a new Zelda game.

The Golden Sun DS Trailer Feels Underappreciated

.html The return of the Golden Sun is definitely a thing to celebrate. Don’t let that Wii Vitality Sensor dampen your enthusiasm for this very core-focused Nintendo DS role-playing game. Golden Sun DS, according to Nintendo of America, follows the story of previous Golden Sun heroes’ descendants and “immerses players into the magic of its…

Liveblogging Shigeru Miyamoto’s Developer Round Table

Shigeru Miyamoto just took the stage for his annual Developers Round Table. Each year the Nintendo developer sits down to talk about design choices, Nintendo and upcoming games. It’s always interesting. Let’s listen in why don’t we. Click to viewShigeru Liveblog

Perfect Dark Coming To XBLA This Winter

Microsoft’s Larry Hryb just posted a little note on his Twitter account, saying that the original Perfect Dark – originally released on the N64 – will be out on Xbox Live Arcade later this year. According to Hryb, it’s running in 1080p, and will be out this “Winter”. The news isn’t surprising, since it’s been…

Shigeru Miyamoto Spills Beans On “Kind Code”… Almost

Super Mario Bros. Wii may have a surprise in store for gamers when it hits later this year. Speaking to Kotaku at E3 today, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto seem to let slip that the game may include at least an initial glimpse at a revolutionary save system first hinted at in a patent filed by Miyamoto…

Miyamoto: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Will Have 90% New Levels

Nintendo’s legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto sat down with Kotaku to talk about Nintendo’s biggest projects and shared some details on the newly announced Super Mario Galaxy. “For the most part up until now on a single console we haven’t made two games in a single franchise,” Miyamoto said. “But when we first made Super Mario…