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Bakugan Collector’s Editions Have Balls
Fans picking up the first run of Bakugan Battle Brawlers for the Nintendo DS this October can score the Collector’s Edition, which comes packed with a limited edition ball for them to play with. Bakugan is big with the kids, or it was last time I checked, which was a year ago, so the Nintendo…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Work and Play: An Updated Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming’s Greatest
More than a year ago we hosted a slew of photos showing off the work desks and gaming set-ups of the world’s game developers. We’re now in the process of updating Work and Play: A Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming’s Greatest with new desks and new developers. We’ve decided to move the entire project…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Heed The Call Of The Argent Crusade
The Call of the Crusade trailer for World of Warcraft shows off the snazzy new arena-based raids and the new battleground added in yesterday’s 3.2 patch. These are the kind of raids I could really get into. No mucking about running all over the pace, opening doors and such. No “Dammit, Fahey fell off the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Postcards From A Fallen Earth
The folks at Fallen Earth have passed along some exclusive postcards, showing off some of the prominent places in the post-apocalyptic Grand Canyon area of their upcoming MMO. Why don’t we take you to…Monkeytown? Yes, scenic Monkeytown, a former animal testing site now inhabited by intelligent talking gorillas who just want to be left alone…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gamescom Set to Explode with Rage, APB, Modern Warfare 2 in Two Weeks
With Gamescom just two weeks away, the recently transplanted show is heating up to outshine its already white hot predecessor in Leipzig. The new European games convention, shifted this year from Leipzig to Cologne, will feature most of the major game developers, plenty of press conferences and an absurd amount of games. The list of…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blur’s Store-Exclusive Preorder Benefits
Bizarre Creation’s combat racer Blur is speeding to store shelves this November, and which store you buy it from determines what bonus gear you drive off with. As usual, GameStop winds up with the best incentive to preorder the game, with a “Multiplayer Advantage Booster Kit” that gives players “unparalleled multiplayer benefits.” Those benefits include…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Want Star Trek Online Beta Access? Play Champions
Star Trek fans might want to consider becoming Champions Online fans as well, with Cryptic offering guaranteed Star Trek Online closed beta access to players who purchase long-term subscriptions to the superhero MMO. Fight aliens in Champions Online, and you can be an alien in Star Trek Online, but Cryptic wants a commitment. Gamers who…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Talk Radio: Another Podcast Experiment
We’ve long played with the concept of podcasts for Kotaku, doing late-night chats over drinks and food and trying various video formats, but we’ve never really landed on one I’ve liked. That’s because I’ve never been a fan of podcasts myself. They feel a bit too canned, too introspective for my tastes. This week we’re…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Two Words: Cancer Sucks.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Kotaku NYC, For A Day A relative discovered she has cancer — put a real damper on the day, week, month, year, etc. It’s a relative of Mrs. Bashcraft’s. Just found out today, when she dropped by. We hadn’t seen her in a while, and she’d known since last month.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zangief Statue Won’t Win Any Beauty Pageants
The latest in PopCultureShock’s line of Street Fighter statues is this Zangief piece, which is as angry, crazy and hairy as you’d expect/hope it to be. Oh, and also as expensive. Like other pieces sold by premium collectible firm Sideshow, this isn’t cheap. Unless, that is, you find $375 cheap. Which we don’t. If you…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Pro Being Phased Out Pretty Soon?
The staple Xbox 360 – the Xbox 360 Pro – looks set to march straight off retail shelves and into the history books, if new console packaging is anything to go by. First hinted at by Ars Technica’s ever-reliable mole in June, then further hinted at by new 360 packshot renders later that month, photos…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Crytek Threatens To Leave Germany
With titles like Far Cry and Crysis, developer Crytek is one of the biggest studios in Germany. That may change, though, because German interior ministers aim to outlaw the production of violent games. If this proposal passes, Crytek will be forced to leave its native Germany. Sixteen interior ministers met in early June to form…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Unveils FIFA 10 Box Art, Release Date
Many Americans care deeply about who appears on the front cover of Madden. Many Europeans, on the other hand, do not. They instead care about who ends up on the front cover of FIFA. And this year, for the first time in a little while, there are new people! For the past few years now,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Once Again, $300 Twin Stick Controller Redesigned
Japanese peripheral maker Hori has revamped its Xbox 360 dual joysticks. Again. Last month, Hori showed the tweaked US$300 plus sticks with re-modeled the grip and layout. The sticks were designed so players could play SEGA’s Xbox LIVE Arcade game Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram. Above is the latest and final redesign, which looks even closer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
French Game Mag Needs An English Version
When it’s not perched too high upon its high horse, Britain’s Edge magazine is a good read. How many other mags do we read? Uh…none. We would, however, read Amusement. If we could. Sadly, the French magazine is available only in French (the cheek of them!). And we don’t do French. But preview pages of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIV Jobs, Races Revealed
Upcoming Final Fantasy XIV is Square Enix’s latest stab at the MMO genre since previous title Final Fantasy XI. FFXIV will have races similar to the races in FFXI, but with different names. It is a new game, you see! According to these FFXIV scans, the brand spankin’ new race names are Hyuran (human in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Time Donkey Bears Witness
Braid creator Jonathan Blow is making a new game. It’s called “The Witness”, and it launched with a splash page that some think is wonderful, others think is a bit much. Enter Flashbang Studios – of Velociraptor Safari and Minotaur China Shop fame – who have teased their own upcoming title, “Time Donkey“, by…taking the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Koei Makes Subsidiary In Vietnam
Best know for the hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors, Koei is setting up a Koei branch in Hanoi, Vietnam. According to Koei, the sudden jump in development costs has lead the company to look for ways to be profitable. Enter this Vietnamese studio with aims to optimize efficiency and productivity for Koei — all at lower costs.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
PC Sales Charts: Funny What A Sale Can Do For Sales
Here’s a very good reason why Valve now base their Steam sales charts on revenue rather than sales: last week’s Relic sale, which saw Dawn of War, Dawn of War II and Company of Heroes going for a song. Because even with this handicap, Dawn of War II still managed to top the Steam charts…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009