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Disgaea 3 Getting Trophies In Exchange For Save Data
Disgaea 3 is finally getting trophy support next week, which means it’s time to dust off those discs and back up your save files, because once you patch the game, they’ll be completely useless. The Disgaea 3 trophy patch goes live on July 16th, adding in the ability for players to earn coveted trophy points…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Co-Op Metroidvania Anyone?
Yes, the lead developer of Shadow Complex entertained the idea of designing a co-op Metroid/Castlevania kind of game. But… One would think that with all the ambitions that Donald Mustard and his team at Epic-owned Chair Entertainment are trying to accomplish with their XBLA love letter to Super Metroid — 3D graphics, a huge world,…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jack Black Has An Axe To Grind
There’s nothing quite as terrifying as Jack Black swinging around a giant battle axe, as evidenced by episode 4 of Brutal Thoughts with Jack Black. Eddie Riggs wields a battle axe with skill and grace in Brutal Legend. Jack Black, on the other hand, kills the boom operator. Are you kids out there getting the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Think Of Dragon Age As A Massively Single-Player RPG
The appearance of Facebook and Twitter logos at the end of a recent Dragon Age promo video got me asking questions. And the answers are mysterious. As a Dragon Age: Origins demo I received in a rented New York City nightclub was nearing its conclusion yesterday, I was shown a video that teased more of…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
“Shit Just Got Real”
As seen on a tweet from Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling.
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey, Prototype’s Cheap Today!
Attention, budget conscious gamers, Amazon.com is giving you a chance to snag a copy of Prototype on the cheap. Well, maybe not cheap, but extremely reasonable. The PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC game is your deal of the day. Fahey seemed to like it enough in his Prototype review. And if you happened to…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tales Of Vesperia PS3 Also Getting Skimpy Swimwear
New pirate girl character, new cut scenes and full voice. All that can’t be reason enough to buy Tales of Vesperia on the PS3. Enter beachwear. Costumes include a black bikini, an aloha shirt and shorts and an orange two piece with sunglasses. Don’t think of this as an exploitative way to get players to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Need For Speed Nitro Still Stylin’
The Nintendo Wii entry in EA’s reboot of the Need for Speed series continues to impress with sharp, stylish visuals. The DS version? Not so much. See if you can spot the difference! Sure it isn’t a hyper-realistic racer that lets you see your own reflection in the rear-view mirror. That’s not really what the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Brutal Legend Preview: The Game That Ripped My Jeans Leg
In possibly the most appropriate accidental PR move of the year, the corner of the couch I got up from after playing heavy metal adventure Brutal Legend tore the front of my jeans leg. I’m not a ripped-jeans kind of guy, but Brutal Legend’s publicist had already told me that the game’s chief creator, Tim…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Indie Games Fest Looking For a Few Good Games
The annual Independent Games Festival is now taking submissions for the 12th annual festival which takes place duing the 2010 Game Developers Conference. Entries to the festival are due in both main and student showcase categories by November 2009. The finalists for the main competition will be announced on Jan. 4. Games selected as finalists…
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
2009 Summer Of Arcade: What’s Out When
Five major Xbox Live Arcade titles make up Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade lineup, and now we know exactly when each is coming out, from Turtles in Time to Shadow Complex. We’re getting one big release per week starting July 22nd and running through August 19th, when the Summer of Arcade promotion delivers its last quality…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Comments Get Star Power, Edit Option, Tiering
I’ve often said that more important than the stories, the writers, the pictures and videos to Kotaku, are the commenters. You are Kotaku’s lifeblood, the thing that drives us to inform and entertain. Your input is often invaluable. The ever-growing sense of community is really what makes Kotaku what it is today and continues to…
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Star Scratches Your DS
Not every upcoming DJ game requires a large extra piece of plastic, as Game Life‘s DJ Star for the Nintendo DS readily proves. Maybe it’s just me, but I find the concept of scratching to music much more compelling on the DS than I do sitting in front of my television with a special controller,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Still Alive Free For Rock Band Unplugged
The latest batch of downloadable songs for Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP includes the stirring love anthem “Still Alive” from Portal, which will be available, free of charge and includes delicious cake. I almost missed the inclusion of Jonathan Coulton’s masterpiece in the list of new songs coming to the Rock Band Unplugged Music…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ghostbusters Demo Now Available
If you’ve been too frightened to pick up a copy of Ghostbusters: The Video Game for the Xbox 360, a demo is now available to help you determine if bustin’ makes you feel good. I can certainly understand why one would hesitate to pick up a copy of Ghostbusters until now. After all, it is…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Seek N Spell Impressions
Earlier this week my son and I checked out the iPhone’s augmented reality Seek N Spell game. The game uses the iPhone 3G and 3Gs’ built-in GPS to locate the gamer and then scatter virtual letters around their real world location. You then have a set amount of time to locate the letters and use…
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Marvel VS Capcom 2 Release Date Wrestled To The Ground
While Marvel’s release date prediction for Marvel VS Capcom 2 fell through, we’re pretty confident that the July release date Capcom just announced for the Xbox Live Arcade version is reliable. Marvel might have been a bit off when they suggested a June 29th release for Marvel VS Capcom 2, but they were pretty damn…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yes, EA Just Announced Command & Conquer 4
In answer to McWhertor’s question from yesterday afternoon, yes. EA has just announced Command & Conquer 4, the dramatic conclusion to the Tiberium saga. The year is 2062, and the world is about to end. In six years, the Tiberium that has been the focus of such contention over the course of the Command &…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Glimpse At G.I. JOE on the Playstation 3
Due out next month, G.I. Joe The Rise of the Cobra hasn’t been making many favorable impressions around Kotaku tower. These screens from the Playstation 3 version of the game don’t really do much to change my mind. The game will let players take on the role of one of the game’s dozen playable G.I.…
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009