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Thanks, Hollywood, For These “Summer Blockbusters”
Summer means sun. Weeks off school, days off work, Coronas under a palm tree as a sea breeze washes over you. But it also means it’s time for Hollywood’s big shebang: the summer blockbusters. And since we’re in the midst of celebrating all things summer and all things gaming, what better time to honour –…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mai Tease In The King Of Fighters XII Legacy Trailer
.html Of all of the shots of the original The King of Fighters ’94 to show off in this trailer for the latest version, Ignition had to go with a Mai Shiranui shot. Mai’s absence in The King of Fighters XII is being felt keenly by fans, and while she could be showing up as…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gates Wants to Bring Natal Tech to PC
Microsoft’s Project Natal, the motion-sensing game controls for the Xbox 360 unveiled at E3, is also being developed for PC use, Bill Gates told Cnet in a recent interview. It doesn’t, however, sound like the PC applications for the tech are about gaming, at least not yet. “I think the value is as great for…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Great Moments In Video Game Cycling
The annual Tour de France bicycle race is going on as we speak, inspiring MTV Multiplayer to look back at some great moments in video game cycling. Did they miss any? MTV’s list of three of the biggest moments in video game cycling seems rather complete at first glance. They’ve covered Little Mac training in…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
WoW ‘Kidnapper’ Gets Nine Years In Prison
The Alabama World of Warcraft player who was arrested last year after transporting his 14-year-old in-game love interest across state lines for sex has been sentenced to nine years in prison. What seemed like a simple case of transporting a teen across state lines became a much darker story as more details emerged. 27-year-old Morgan…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
T-Rex Crecente Invades A Denver Magazine: 5280
A few months back, Robert Sanchez, a talented writer formerly of the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post, hung-out with me in my lush jungle home offices to research a story about all things Crecente for 5280 Magazine. This glossy article is the product of that time spent chillin’. The brevity of the story is…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hear Your Words In Tales Of Monkey Island
How has Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate, wronged you? Tell your tale to Telltale and you might hear it in the final chapter of the episodic Tales of Monkey Island. Telltale Games has launched a contest that could see your words immortalized in the final episode of the five-part Tales of Monkey Island adventure game serial.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hear Your Words In Serious Sam HD
CDV Software and Majesco are giving players a chance to put their words in Serious Sam’s mouth, with the Serious Tweet contest. Serious Sam HD is coming to Xbox Live Arcade and the PC this year, and you can have your own witty quip immortalized in the game. Between July 15th and July 30th, fans…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Will Wright Talks Educational Gaming, Funny Money
The Chronicle of Higher Education sat down recently with Will Wright to talk to him about the value of educational games. Not only did they get some great money quotes, they got some great money business cards! The interview starts off with Wright showing off his new business cards, which he’s had printed on replicas…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Darkest Of Days Falls In September
Would Custer’s last stand have been his last if the General brought an M-16 to the party? These questions and more are answered in Darkest of Days, coming September for the Xbox 360 and PC. Darkest of Days is a time-travelling first-person shooter, developed by 8monkey Labs and published by Phantom EFX, hitting retail shelves…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Look At The G.I. Joe Extras
Can the extras packed into the video game tie-in for the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie possibly make up for the lackluster game play we’ve seen so far? As a game, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra hasn’t been all that impressive. I got my hands on the Contra-fied shooter at E3 2009,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Transformer DLC Brings Characters, Maps and More This Summer
A downloadable expansion pack is in the works for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which will include ten new characters, three new maps and a new difficulty mode, Activision announced this morning. The Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 pack, which is being developed by Luxoflux, hasn’t yet been priced. Here’s the full break down: More…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
The week is at the halfway point. The month is at the halfway point. Meet the rest of the Kotaku community halfway and please comment about video games today. Here. Thanks! Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
No, I Was Wrong, THIS Is The Best Service Ever
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Preparing to Break a Leg Further adventures in Japanese customer service. Two weeks ago, Mrs. Bashcraft bought sushi at Hankyu Department Store in Osaka’s Umeda. She got home, started eating said sushi when she noticed there was a bug. She called up Hankyu and told them she bought sushi there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
PC Version Of Alan Wake Is Up To Microsoft
Alan Wake is coming to Xbox 360, that we know. But will it also be coming to the PC? Maybe. Just maybe. But if it does, that’s a decision to be made by Microsoft, not developers Remedy. Alan Wake fansite BrightFalls claims to have received a statement from the developers, which reads: Thank you for…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Boy And His Home-Made Blob
The best part of the upcoming reimagining of A Boy & His Blob isn’t the fact the game’s being reimagined. It’s that gorgeous storybook art style, which these home-made figures capture perfectly. Since official figures from such an obscure license might be wishful thinking, this sculpt by Appy is probably as close as we’ll get…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Butterfly Bra Flies Into Tekken 6
We knew something was missing from the game! And that appears to be this. Joining the new Jin Kazama outfit is another new Tekken 6 character costume for home consoles. Fighter Zafina gets a butterfly bra — it might be a halter top. What do we look like? Women’s clothing experts? She’s also in hot…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pro Evolution Developers Talk Graphics, Stats, Updates
In this clip, Konami’s Aki Saito plays the part of “awkward tour guide” as we’re shipped around the developers of Pro Evo 2010 while they tell us what they think is so different about this latest version of the venerable football series. It’s a shame they couldn’t show any real gameplay footage. I mean, I…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) On The Japanese PSN
The Japanese PlayStation Network is the latest home for the TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) games. Starting today, four retro Hudson games will be available for download as part of the “PC Engine Archives”: • Mega Bomberman • Adventure Island • Sengoku Mahjong • Devil Crash All of these titles are already available on Nintendo’s Virtual Console.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Market Obviously Requires A SECOND Pokemon X-Ray Machine
In April, we showed you a mobile x-ray unit adorned with Pokemans, intended for Japanese hospitals. But would you believe it’s not the only Pokemon-branded x-ray machine on the market? No, there’s another one. It’s made by the same company – Shimadzu – and is the real deal, a “proper” x-ray unit, sacrificing mobility (and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009