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Rumor: Tomb Raider Reboot Art, Details Leaked
A site claiming to have a mole inside Eidos has published pictures purportedly of concept art and other collateral for a Tomb Raider reboot sequel, which figures to be both open-world and survival horror. It’s hardly shocking that Eidos – bought out by sequelmeisters Square Enix of course – would be planning another Tomb Raider.…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Trademark Troll Is At It Again [Update]
“Edge of Twilight” was announced more than two years ago. Just last month, Tim Langdell, notorious for claiming all uses of the word “edge,”in video games, filed a trademark application for exactly that name. In case you missed our discussion of Langdell’s history on May 30, he’s a onetime developer whose studio, Edge Games, was…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
MLB Sim Picks Tuesday’s All-Star Winner
If you trust that MLB 09 The Show is the most realistic baseball simulation out there, feel free to bet on the National League in the All-Star Game. Unless you’re a future hall-of-famer, of course. Despite not taking a game off the American League since 1996, the Senior Circuit is expected to win 5-2, according…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekend Coupons: Value Adder
Hunting up weekend coupons is sometimes like looking for a snake. You don’t know that you’ve really got one until you wade into the tall grass and step on it. Let’s take a gander at some of this weekend’s deals: Hardware • Granted, this is a highly specific need, but the Cordless Mediaboard for PS3…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Study Examines Boom Blox for Benefits to Elderly Cognition
The National Science Foundation has given two universities a million dollars to study whether video games can improve thinking skills in the elderly. They’re using Boom Blox in the research. The grant to the universities – N.C. State and Georgia Tech – is part of the federal stimulus package and will span four years of…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
360, PS3 Stand Better Chance of Seeing Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Sequel
You’re more likely to see Xbox Live and PSN get a sequel of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars than a port of the original, says a Capcom producer. That’s because “the game is optimized for the Wii system, especially the graphics features,” Capcom’s Ryota Niitsuma told VideoGamer.com. “So if we were to port it…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Originals: Comment is Free, but Stars are Earned
Not to brag, but the biggest change in your life this week had to be the new commenting structure, amirite? Starred or not, editing capabilities means no more humiliating typos or icky oops-was-that-my-out-loud-voice moments. After bestowing such begged-for powers, and others not even demanded, we did our damndest to serve up some stories worthy of…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Giant Gundam Statue, Now In PlayStation Home
You know that amazing giant statue of Gundam now standing guard over Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park? It’ll soon be standing guard over PlayStation Home as well. Yes, as part of the series’ 30th anniversary celebrations, from July 11 a digital representation of the big guy will tower over the plaza of the Japanese version of Home.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why The Difference In Taste?
Today is *checks calendar* Friday. Did you know that? I didn’t. That’s why I checked the calendar. Good thing I have one! Time to talk, time for Tell us Dammit. No, no, no. Time for TELL US DAMMIT. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Crummy Wii Accessories Finally Triple-Jump The Shark
Get a load of this. It’s a Wii accessory kit that contains an incredible 38 pieces. 38! Enough to form a shitty white plastic Voltron, Devastator and Predaking, with enough left over to scrape together a Defensor while you’re at it. It’s manufactured by Chinese company Areus, and seems to be their “21 in 1”…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take A Look At That New Killzone 2 DLC
That new Killzone 2 DLC we told you about yesterday has now been officially announced, and will go by the name of “Napalm & Cordite”. It’ll introduce two new maps, “Suljeva Cliffside” and “Arctower Landing”, along with two new weapons (well, new for multiplayer), the flamethrower and boltgun. The DLC will also be accompanied by…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Madden 10 Screens: Big Ben, Browns & Baltimore
It’s Friday night, and you know what that means: more Madden 10 screens. These ones are all about the AFC North, home to the Ravens, Browns, Bengals and Super Bowl champs, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
Hey, Resident Evil 5 Might Be Possible On Wii After All Comment by: Cygnus_Mal Nominated by: wonder6oy Not on my XBox. Nor my computer. I do not, do not like rail shooters. Not on my Wii Or PS3 Not on a train, or in a plane. Not on a boat, Or with a goat. I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
How About Scribblenauts On Other Platforms, Eh?
Scribblenauts looks awesome. Awesome, that is, if you’ve got a Nintendo DS. But what if you don’t? Then you will read the following statement from 5th Cell’s Marius Fahlbusch and you will cross your fingers and you will hope: VG247: Is there any chance of this ever coming to other platforms? It would work well…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Michael Jackson Game In The Works
There have been rumors swirling that Michael Jackson was at work on a new view game before he passed away. Those rumors appear confirmed. MJJ Productions, Jackson’s production company, has apparently been working on this unannounced home console title for “several months”. Word has it that the game features both Jackson’s likeness and his recorded…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Warner Bros. Now Owns Midway, Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat, This Is Vegas and the Midway trademark, as of today, are owned by Warner Bros., with the media conglomerate having completed the purchase of “substantially all of the assets” of the Chicago headquartered company. Where does that leave Midway? While the name may have changed, a company spokesperson told Kotaku today that “Midway…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Look! People Lining Up For DQIX
With 2 million pre-orders and a rumored 3 million copies shipping, we honestly didn’t expect folks to line-up for Dragon Quest IX. Sleep in! Square Enix hasn’t created a shortage. All the millions who want the game, can get it. But still, low and behold, there were lines earlier this morning in Akihabara. Reader TitillatedOcelot…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Game Informer Unleashes Rage
id Software hasn’t shown much of its id Tech 5 powered Rage, the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter-slash-racer it announced almost two years ago. That’s about to change, thanks to the newest issue of Game Informer. Rage won’t be out until 2010, according to id’s Tim Hollenshead, meaning this summertime preview of the game will still mean…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fighting Fantasy DS Preview: Choose Your Own Adventure Makes A Comeback
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain was a 1982 choose-your-own-adventure book written by now-game developers Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. Now it’s a 2009 DS action role-playing game. Choose-your-own-adventure books were popular in the 1980s. Nowadays, I can only find them at garage sales with a lot of the stat pages missing. I didn’t…
By AJ Glasser Published July 10, 2009
