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FTC Calls Out Video Game Reviewers in Proposed Endorsement Rule Changes
The Federal Trade Commission, it seems, has determined that bloggers aren’t journalists, or should at least be treated differently. The commission, in the process of reexamining the disclosure rules for their truth-in-advertising guides, are now calling out bloggers as a potential issue. The commission says it is looking into the legitimacy of blogger opinion and…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Micro-Bash Slept All Day
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Which means one thing… Micro-Bash is gonna be up all night. 🙁 Enjoy your sleep people-without-small-children! What you missed last night Resistance Fan Gets Crafty, Builds Resistance Rifle These Amazon Japan Customers Do Not Like DQIX The Last beatmania Game Coming To PlayStation 2 Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
UFC: “EA Doesn’t Give A **** About Mixed Martial Arts”
UFC president Dana White has gone on an expletive-fuelled tirade against EA Sports, lashing out at not only the publishing powerhouse, but at any UFC fighter that agrees to appear in EA’s upcoming mixed martial arts title as well. White (pictured) says that back in the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, EA were…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts: Swapsies
Don’t be fooled by the “top ten” of this week’s British sales charts. Because there’s not ten games. There’s only seven. You can thank some double-ups for that, with three games – Fight Night 4, Call of Juarez & Tiger Woods 10 – all making an appearance on two platforms. Nice to see Call of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tecmo Is Releasing A Zombie Game
If the title does not clue you in, Undead Knights features knights that are undead. That’s right, it’s a zombie PSP game from Tecmo — a hack-and-slash zombie game. It’s like some marketing wizard thought the warrior AI patterns of Dynasty Warriors would be better with brain eaters. If the possibility of zombie throwing or…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Worms, Now On Your iPhone
Has there been a single format through human history that hasn’t seen a port of Worms? Probably not, as the iPhone’s “Got Worms” box has now been well and truly ticked. Team17’s classic strategy title was released earlier today for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s only $5, and while we haven’t played it yet…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
First Two Days Dragon Quest IX Sales Tally Is In
On July 11, the eagerly awaited Dragon Quest IX went on sale in Japan. According to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, the game racked up 2.34 million in sales. PS2 title Dragon Quest VIII sold 2.23 million in its first week. Think about it. 『ドラクエIX』発売2日間で、販売本数234万3440本−−エンターブレイン調べ [Famitsu] [Pic]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Report: Games Making More Money Than Consumer Electronics In Japan
For the past 40-50 years, Japanese prosperity has been linked with the success of the nation’s world-beating consumer electronics companies. Sony, Panasonic, Fujitsu, etc. Recent figures released by analysts Eurotechnology show, however, that as those former giants of the Japanese economy take hit after hit in the current global economic crisis, the country’s games business…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Last beatmania Game On PlayStation 2 Is…
Arcade music title beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS is getting a PS2 port. It’s the last beatmania coming to the PlayStation 2. To mark the occasion, Konami is releasing the game with a “PREMIUM BEST DISC” set that continues new songs and tracks especially for the home version. There’s a total of 180 tunes as well…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Switch DS Games Without Switching Consoles
Here’s a nice compromise between the legality of using only legitimate DS cartridges and the (albeit less legal) convenience of having multiple games on the one cart: a device that lets you switch between legitimate cartridges. This is the Blaze 3-in-1 Game Selector, and while it looks a little clunky, it makes up in handiness…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pirate Girl (And Pantsu) in Tales of Vesperia Demo
Later this year, Namco Bandai is bringing former Xbox 360 exclusive Tales of Vesperia to the PS3. The Sony console version features a slew of new features and a new pirate girl character. Today, Namco Bandai released a ToV PS3 demo. Pirate girl Patty Fruel is a playable character in the demo. Swing by the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resistance Fan Gets Crafty, Builds Resistance Rifle
While Sony showed a little love to Killzone fans by manufacturing some replica Helghast rifles, there’s been no such courtesy extended towards fans of the PS3’s other sci-fi shooter, Resistance. So fans have to pick up the slack. Hyokenseisou, who makes a tidy living on the side producing cosplay costumes and accessories, has built this…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
This iDOLM@STER Character Is A Trap
Namco Bandai’s idol sim THE iDOLM@STER series lets players manage a group of young, female pop stars. Well, not all of them are female, it seems. In DS title THE iDOLM@STER DearlyStars, 15 year-old Ryo Akizuki reveals that she is a he. A clip of the game has popped up online, and Ryo is worried…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
God Of War Movie Sticks To Game Plot Like Loincloth To Kratos
A writer over at CC2K claims to have gotten hold of a script for the long-in-pre-production God of War movie. Having read that script, he proceeds to tell us all about it. While a movie project can go through scores of screenplays, and none of what he reveals will be too big a shock to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
India’s Got Mario Talent
A group of talented folks do their version of Super Mario Bros. for television program India’s Got Talent. I don’t remember Bowser wielding a laser gun, or Tag-Team Luigi harnessing the power of the moon. Mario recreation on India’s Got Talent [Boing Boing]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
These Amazon Japan Customers Do Not Like DQIX
Did you hear? Dragon Quest IX is out in Japan. And if the Amazon Japan reviews are anything to go by, the people have spoken and the people are upset. These are Amazon reviews, so please, take them just as that: Amazon reviews. At the time of writing, the game has 503 reviews, averaging 2.5…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Drive Time
To: Crecente From: Owen Re: Kansas City Since you and I both just finished up epic drives across our great nation, I figured I’d address this to you. I’m curious, however, if your journey with your family was anything like mine: Did you guys: • See any “game crossing” signs on the highway, particularly in…
By Owen Good Published July 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Week in Games: For a Hero, You are Quite Cheeky
That is apparently the Japanese name (translated) of the cult hit making its North American debut this week as “Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This?” on PSN for PSP. It goes up against NCAA Football 10, which finally delivers create-a-school and other previous-gen features to the next-gen package. It’s…
By Owen Good Published July 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mario Marathon Fundraiser Blows Past 2008 Totals
Game marathons became something of a fad last year, but the original’s still the best. Year two of the Super Mario Marathon, which raised more than $10,000 in 2008, is already past $16,000. Update/Clarification: My remarks above failed to consider Desert Bus for Hope, which is both a year older than the Mario Marathon, is…
By Owen Good Published July 12, 2009