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  Ex-Factor 5 Employees Cry Fraud

  Former employees of the recently shuttered Factor 5 studio in California are taking the company to court, claiming that it fraudulently transferred assets, including source code for the next Rogue Squadron title. When Factor 5 filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 13th of this year, they had an estimated $50,000 to $100,000 in assets,…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009
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  New Champions Screens Save The Day

  Just when the morning seemed destined to fall at the nefarious hands of evil, new Champions Online screenshots arrive to save the day, just in the nick of time! I still haven’t had a chance to try out the game, with my various beta applications falling on deaf eyes, which doesn’t even make any sense.…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2009
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  What Does The Future Hold For Apple Gaming?

  The latest firmware for the iPhone and iPod Touch and a new, more powerful iPhone both hit this week. Gameloft CEO Michel Guillemot says that the two are the most significant changes to hit the still emerging gaming platform to date, but points out that Apple still has a ways to go before working out…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Take a break from your job, your homework or your nap and please write a comment here about video games. It’s the healthy thing to do. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 17, 2009
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  Wait, Turkey’s Not In Europe?!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Mecho Wars Watching a Japanese quiz show tonight (Hexagon — a guilty, stupid pleasure) when the announcer corrected a contestant who said Turkey is an European country. The announcer said Turkey wasn’t. Hrm… What you missed last night Here’s Your Dragon Age: Origins PC Specs Meet Mr. Video Game Voiceover…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009
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  Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs

  The original Crackdown was developed by Realtime Worlds. At the moment, they’re busy with APB, so another developer, Ruffian, will be working on the sequel. Does that surprise you? It surprises Realtime. CEO David Jones has told GI.biz that he’s both surprised and “miffed” at…something. The bottom line is that what we thought would happen…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009
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  New Ghostbusters Tips Hat To Old Ghostbusters

  The new Ghostbusters game isn’t the only Ghostbusters game to have ever been made. Ghostbusters 2 had an awful platformer, for example. And the original had a pretty decent game on the C64 and Spectrum. That C64 game was actually one of the first I ever remember playing, and the entire I time i had…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009
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  These Are New PEGI Symbols

  The UK Government has adopted the PEGI (Pan European Game Information) standard as the sole game content rating system. PEGI has revealed its new ratings icons: Five age rating symbols that are colored green, yellow and red. Casual games get a “PEGI OK” mark, denoting that they are, well, okay for players of all ages.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009
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  Tales Of Graces Lookin’ Graceful

  With exclusive Tales of Graces, Namco’s Tales franchise is coming to the Wii. The game is the 12th in the role-playing series. It’s expected up last up to 70 hours, making it a big, meaty JRPG experience for the Wii. Graces has a battle system that allows characters to freely pick from two different fighting…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009
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  This Is The Newest Dragon Quest IX Trailer

  Here we go, the newest Dragon Quest IX trailer. Right here, you can watch it. The game is due out next month in Japan, but doesn’t have a release date for outside The Land of the Rising Sun. Alrighty, who’s excited for DQIX?

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009
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  Here’s Your Dragon Age: Origins PC Specs

  Oh, look out. There’s a BioWare RPG coming to the PC. Time to check its system requirements, see if your PC is able to pass muster. The good news? Most of you should be able to get by those minimum requirements. The…other news? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 20GB install before. Wonder what…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009
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  Female Manga Group Designs Tekken 6 Outfit

  Famed female manga collective CLAMP is designing exclusive costumes for the PS3 home version of TEKKEN 6. Fitting as TEKKEN 5 on the PS2 also had costumes by various artists. The CLAMP outfit is for Jin Kazama and pictured in this week’s Famitsu. Whaddaya think? CLAMP To Design Special Costume For TEKKEN 6! [SD TEKKEN]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009
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  Hellboy 360 Mod Is Better Than Hellboy Movies

  I’m a longtime fan of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy comics. And a long-time hater of Del Toro’s cinematic “adaptations”. But as bad as those movies are, they could be worse; they could be as bad as the Hellboy games. Which is why I tread cautiously around anything connecting Big Red to this medium. Silly me! Because…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009
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  Prison Never Had PS3s To Ban

  Reports surfaced that inmates in HMP Rye Hill, Warwickshire prison had their PS3 consoles “outlawed”. Thing is, there have never been PS3s in this correctional institution. The Guardian reported that the console with built-in modem and Bluetooth could be used by prisoners to communicate and plot escape plots. The UK Ministry of Justice issued a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009
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  Meet Mr. Video Game Voiceover

  This is an interview with Mr. Nolan North. His name probably won’t ring a bell, and that’s a real tragedy, because as soon as you hear him open his mouth, you’ll know exactly who he is. You’ll know he’s Nathan Drake. You’ll know he’s the Prince of Persia. As the scrawny kid from Assassin’s Creed,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009
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  Xbox LIVE Is Back Online

  Yes, we know. After being down off the grid for 24 for some scheduled maintenance, LIVE is back up. Notice any differences?

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009
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  Battle Of The Wii Remotes: Official vs Third-Party

  Nintendo are no longer the only company in town with a Wii Remote on the market. You can get peripherals from third-party manufacturers too, with differing aesthetics and differing price points. So which is better? Mark over at Gizmodo has spent some quality time with three devices – the official Wii Remote, along with Nyko…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009
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  No, You Cannot Play With These FFXIII Figures Yet

  Final Fantasy XIII is not out yet, and it won’t be in Japan until this December. Know what that means? Let’s start the marketing blitz right now. Looks like Square Enix will be releasing figurines of various characters (of various quality!) from the upcoming title. Pricing is and a release date is still unannounced —…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009
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  Mario Gets Played Off By The Keyboard Cat

  Ah, keyboard cat. I like the guy, because unlike other pieces of internet crap, he can remain humorous indefinitely, so long as the accompanying blooper is funny enough. And I’d say this one is funny enough. [via GSW]

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009
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  PAIN Makes A Long, Painful Jump From PSN To Blu-Ray

  Sure, PAIN has a roster of annoying, forgettable characters and a one-shot gameplay mechanic. But it’s also good, honest fun, and has quietly become one of the star performers on the PlayStation Network. Next week, it hopes to become a star performer on Blu-Ray as well. Sony have announced that the game will be out…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009