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Creating A Character In Aion
NCsoft’s second dev diary for the upcoming massively-multiplayer online game tells you everything you need to know about creating a character in Aion. Thank goodness for developer diaries. I was getting very tired of explaining the tiered class system and combination skills to all of my friends. Now I can take care of it in…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Ten Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of August 1)
One month after Kotaku’s last Wii stats report, here are the 10 games that get the most play by their owners/renters on the Wii. (click the chart to enlarge it) As always, note that this is NOT a list of the most popular games on the Wii. It’s neither a rank of the best-reviewed games…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nearly 100 Exhibitors Lined Up For PAX 2009
With the sixth annual Penny Arcade Expo a mere month away, PAX organizers have released the full list of nearly 100 exhibitors strutting their stuff at the show. By nearly 100 they actually mean 90, with everyone from 2K Games to Zalman USA packing the show floor with stuff to see and do. Notable events…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Closer Look At Zafina’s Butterfly Bra Costume
We can never get enough of the Mutsumi Inomata-designed butterfly bra costume for Tekken 6’s Zafina. Namco gives us our fix. As we’ve mentioned previously, Mutsumi Inomata is a designer on Namco Bandai’s Tales of franchise, as well as being the butterfly enthusiast’s best friend. While I can’t see much of a Tales influence in…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009 -
UncategorizedPure Pwnage Becomes A Real TV Show
It’s been nearly a year since the last episode of internet gaming comedy Pure Pwnage went live, and now the reason behind the hiatus becomes clear – real television fame, in Canada no less. In case you don’t understand the video, Pure Pwnage is coming to Canada’s Showcase cable channel in 2010, with eight full…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter II Coming To Zen Pinball
Zen Pinball creators Zen Studios are ready to start releasing new content for the PlayStation Network pinball game, spin-kicking things off with a Street Fighter II-themed table. Zen Pinball is essentially the PlayStation Network version of Xbox Live Arcade’s Pinball FX, albeit with a different set of tables. Last year Zen released a Street Fighter…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Six Days In Fallujah Causes Casualties At Atomic Games
Atomic Games, the developer behind Six Days in Fallujah, have been forced to cut their development staff due to a lack of funding for the controversial game. It’s been a bumpy ride for Atomic. In May they had a high-profile title in development and a publishing agreement with Konami. Unfortunately the backlash caused by the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
The First 10 Minutes of Batman: Arkham Asylum
Click to viewMTV’s Russ Frushtick is showing off the first 10 minutes of Arkham Asylum over on Multiplayer. This five minute taste gives you a really good sense of the broody, dark feel of the upcoming Batman title. Check out the link for the second half, which shows off the rest of the intro and…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Get Your Tweets Here
Twitter may be down, perhaps the victim of the same denial-of-service attack that knocked Kotaku and Gawker Media out earlier this week, but that doesn’t mean you have to start working. Not if we can help it. Go ahead tell us about that coffee you just bought, about the game you’re playing, the boss who…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Brink, WET, Red Steel 2 Added to Growing Gamescom List
With less than two weeks to go before Gamescom kicks off in Cologne, the list of games that will be present and playable continues to grow. Today Bethesda confirmed that WET, Wheelspin and Medieval Games will all be playable at the show and that they will be talking up Brink. Ubisoft’s list of games at…
By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Edna & Harvey Coming To America
Daedelic Entertainment’s Edna & Harvey: The Breakout, voted “Best Adventure Game of 2008” at the German Game Developer Awards, is making the trip stateside courtesy of Merscom. Edna & Harvey: The Breakout is a 2D adventure game that tells the story of Edna, a perfectly sane girl who wakes up in a mental hospital with…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
And The Edge Interactive Innovation Award Nominees Are…
Edge Magazine has revealed the shortlist for its 2009 Interactive Innovation award, which recognizes titles that have done the most to steer videogaming in a new direction. So who made the list, aside from LittleBigPlanet? LittleBigPlanet is an innovation award machine, so it stands to reason that it would be on the list. We knew…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Egg Allergy Gone, Gone, Gone
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Our Live Podcast Today Loved the call-in talk show. Nice work. Mrs. Bashcraft went to get Micro-Bash’s allergy test results this morning. Earlier, Micro-Bash tested positive for egg and wheat allergies. Since then, we haven’t fed the kid any eggs or wheat-based foods. He seemed to do much better. Micro-Bash…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Has A New Developer, New Date
After months of legal wrangling—after the developer of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ was purchased by its biggest competitor—Genius Products and Numark Industries have found a new developer, Commotion Interactive, the music and party game division of Bedlam Games. Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, which was originally planned to beat Activision’s DJ Hero to market, will now…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tony Hawk: Ride Dated, Priced (For The UK)
While American consumers sweat it out awaiting an official US price for Tony Hawk: Ride (unofficial, we’ve got), Activision have announced both a release date and a price for the UK. And one of those two things is not pretty. The game will be out on November 20 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2009 -
UncategorizedHas Latest DSi Firmware Already Been Cracked?
The recent DSi firmware slipped in anti-piracy measures that made it impossible to run R4-style carts. Days later, the firmware already appears to be cracked. In this clip, the R4i appears to be apparently running on the latest DSi firmware, 1.4. That was quick! If this is true, don’t worry Nintendo, there’s always firmware 1.5.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Visit A Real Halo Warthog On Sydney Harbour
I realise visiting Sydney Harbour may not be feasible for most of you, but on the off chance it is, you should swing by Cockatoo Island and check out the real, working Halo Warthog that’ll be sitting there this weekend. It’s the same Warthog that featured in Neil Blomkamp’s ill-fated Halo short film, and was…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2009
