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A Gold Star
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: The new commenting system went live today bringing with it the ability to edit comments within a window of time and a super-class of user whose comments will hopefully be the most thoughtful, interesting among our vast pool of commenters. The idea is that thoughtful commenters will be recognized and…
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Goes Free
Bethesda Softworks is doing its fans a solid today by giving away one of its older games, the second in the Elder Scrolls series, via its web site. Enjoy The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall for the low price of absolutely free. The only thing it’ll cost you is 148 megabytes of hard drive space, a…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why It’s Hard To Make Today’s Games Funny
Video games have been generating laughter since the days of text-based adventures. Can today’s more complicated titles keep up with the comedy of their beloved point-and-click ancestors? Comedy isn’t easy, especially in the medium of the video game. Injecting humor is more than simply having a character say something funny. It takes precise timing, a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Go Robo!
You shan’t be wanting for downloadable games after this week’s North American PlayStation Store update, especially if you call yourself an XS Junior League Soccer fan. I know you’re out there! PlayStation 3 owners now have access to Buzz Jr. Robo Jam and Battlefield 1943, the latter of which we hope holds up! Two games…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Sports Resort Sales Pass 500,000 In Japan
Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort is ensuring that Wii MotionPlus penetration is off to a good start in Japan, with the Wii game moving another 150,000 copies in its second week on the market. That puts the Wii Sports sequel at more than a half million copies sold, according to Media Create, a feat sure to…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision Renames Modern Warfare 2 Again, Slaps Call of Duty On the Box
Modern Warfare 2 has once more been renamed, shifting back to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 after ditching the franchise name for a few months. Why the back and forth? It’s not really clear. But this is what Activision has to say about the name game: “Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 is the direct…
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
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