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Spielberg Gets “Lots of Ideas” From Splinter Cell
Ever wonder where legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg (pictured, with friend) gets his inspiration? Gunga Din, Frank Capra and Samuel Fuller, among others. What about beyond that, like game-wise? While at E3, Ubisoft’s Maxime Bernard’s told Official Xbox 360 Magazine in a recently published article: “He [Spielberg] had an entourage… and he said to his friend…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pre-Order Left 4 Dead 2, Get Demo Early
If you’re a sane, reasonable person who, of their own volition, chooses to pre-order Left 4 Dead 2, well, you’re in luck. Because early purchasers will get early access to the game’s demo. While a multiplayer demo will be released for everyone on both 360 and PC, anyone preordering the 360 version or pre-purchasing the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Waiter, There’s Final Fantasy In My Serbian Pop Music Video
This is Milan Stankovic. He’s a Serbian pop star. So dreamy! Anyway, he (or at least his production crew) may also be big Final Fantasy fans, judging by that looping animation in the background. [thanks Miodrag!]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragon Quest IX Is Gonna Be Hard, Yo
Just because Square Enix is releasing Dragon Quest IX on the DS, doesn’t mean they’re putting out an easy game. On the contrary, DQIX is going to be difficult says series creator Yuji Horii. We make the game to be quite hard. It’s harder than any of the previous titles, and the enemies are also…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Get Your Fingers Sweaty With A DDR Alarm Clock
This thing is wrong on so many levels. Your fingers shouldn’t have to work at 6:30am. J-pop should never be played at 6:30am. And there is nothing “perfect” about being woken up by an alarm clock. Course, that’s just my $0.02. If you’re a DDR fanatic and can see yourself enjoying this, rather than smashing…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Mario Galaxy Looks In 720p
Remember those “HD” Wii videos? This is just like them! Only, it’s Mario Galaxy, not Smash Bros. And they’re lovely big screenshots, not blurry little internet videos. To refresh, these games are displaying in what is essentially high definition, as they’re being run through a Wii emulator on a PC. So if the Wii could…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
The R4…Vending Machine
Forget those mythical panty vending machines! This vending machine in Osaka’s Den-Den Town is selling R4 devices. Best part? They’re all sold out. Nintendo has been fighting the R4 piracy flash carts and fighting them hard. There’s a court injunction against the Chinese R4 makers for “violation under Japan’s laws”. Yahoo! Auctions is prohibiting the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take A Tour Through Michael Jackson’s Private Arcade Game Collection
You’ve seen the guide book, now see the exhibition itself, as you take a 360-degree tour through Michael Jackson’s impressive personal collection of arcade cabinets, which were on display in Beverley Hills earlier this year. If you’re at work or on a slower computer, beware: the tour is heavy going on your web browser. But…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are The Top 15 Selling Japanese Games In 2009 So Far…?
We’re at the mid-point for 2009. The year is half over, so it’s time to look back and see what are the biggest selling games so far. Well, what are they? According to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, the top 15 games in Japan between December 28, 2008 and June 7, 2009 are: 15. Kirby Super Star…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Korean Developer Responds to Team Fortress 2 Rip-Off Claims
The trailer for computer title H.A.V.E. Online looks remarkably similar to Team Fortress 2 — so much so that it is actually pissing South Korean gamers off. Comments have been largely vicious. H.A.V.E. Online is being called “an embarrassment” to the Korean game industry. Check out this comparison clip and judge for yourself. Last week,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fourth of July Memorial
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Hey Americans, Why The BBQ? Why? Why? Why? This weekend, on my westward push I returned to Boulder for the first time since I was a newspaper reporter here, more than five years ago. Kotaku alumnus Adam Barenblat has put me up in his shanty apartment, where I managed to…
By Owen Good Published July 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Bigs Week, Not a Big Week
Arcade-style baseball returns in The Bigs 2, highlighting a light beginning to the third quarter of 2009. Battlefield 1943 is available for download for both Xbox 360 and PS3 later in the week. While technically not a new release, the BioShock and Oblivion bundle is available for PC and 360 on Tuesday. CID The Dummy,…
By Owen Good Published July 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Taste the Painbow, Belgian Rofl Honored in Gamertag Awards
Two weeks back on 1 vs. 100, The Ones were – consecutively, now – players with the gamertags BLooDYxGenocide and Banana Hammicks. Definitely memorable. In that spirit, The BBPS has created its inaugural gamertag awards. The awards span seven categories – including “Are You F#%KING High?” and “WTF Is So Cool About Ninjas?” – with…
By Owen Good Published July 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
At Long Last, an in-Game Twitter Client for Warcraft
Do you spend six hours a day playing Warcraft and another three hours Twittering pointlessly? Well now you can spend nine hours doing both! With TweetCraft, WoW gamers get a fully-featured Twitter client that, of course, allows you to send and receive in game – but also schedule your Tweet uploads, send in-game screenshots, and…
By Owen Good Published July 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
DS Plugin to Help Diabetic Kids Keep Consistent Readings
Pharma firm Bayer has created a DS plug-in built on the idea that diabetic kids typically lose track of no-fun things like glucose meters, but rarely lose fun things like gaming handhelds. No, the “Didget” isn’t a kind of Vitality Sensor; it goes into the DS/DS Lite’s Slot-2 and rewards players giving consistent readings with…
By Owen Good Published July 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
DLC Bound for Bound in Blood
Techland, the developer of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, announced three pieces of DLC are on the way but few other details. Two will be multiplayer map, the third is for the singleplayer mode. No price points or release dates just yet. But the content will be available for all versions – PC, PS3…
By Owen Good Published July 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
LucasArts Announcing News On Old Game On Monday
LucasArts Games promises to unveil exciting news based on an existing franchise on Monday. “Amazing news coming Monday! Super excited! You have no idea how tough it is not to start yelling about it! But it’s secret! Until Monday!” The news, they say, will be “awesome news for old school fans.” While it’s possible, with…
By Brian Crecente Published July 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
inFamous Defeats Prototype in Cross-Dressing Playoff
In a recent Zero Punctuation review, Yahtzee couldn’t declare which blockbuster game “about super-powered assholes” was better, but would give the honor to the studio that best drew the rival game’s protagonist in drag. Astoundingly and to their everlasting credit, both Radical and Sucker Punch participated. First up, Radical sent in two submissions, but that…
By Owen Good Published July 4, 2009