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GamesCom Is Coming And We’re Going
With less than two months until Europe tries to transplant the tremendous success of the Leipzig Gamescon to the more centrally located Cologne Gamescom, the festival’s backers tell us things are looking good. The 2009 Gamescom already has 300 exhibitors registered from 25 countries with more than 40 percent of them coming from abroad. The…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Best Buy Testing Used Game Market Waters
Electronics retailer Best Buy is stepping on a few GameStop toes in Texas this week, using the state as a test bed for game trade-in kiosks and used game sales. Video game specialty chain GameStop may have the lion’s share of the used market currently, but the vultures are definitely circling. This week, several Best…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Aion’s Western Launch Dated
The long wait is only going to be a little longer now, as NCsoft announces a September release date in North America and Europe for their highly anticipated massively multiplayer online game Aion. Released in November in South Korea and April in China, North American and European gamers have been chomping at the bit to…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Despite Gaming Success, Apple Not Ready To Call iPhone A Game Platform
Despite the iPhone and iPod Touch‘s gaming successes Apple seems reluctant to embrace the idea of their devices as gaming platforms, instead focusing on the broader world of entertainment. “We’ve seen a tremendous connection between gaming and iPod Touch customers,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Hardware Product Marketing. “We have been trying to…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Celebrate Sonic’s Birthday With Sega Swag
It’s Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 18th birthday today, and in order to celebrate, Sega Europe has been giving away Sonic swag all day via Twitter and Facebook. Our favorite blue hedgehog is already 18-years-old? It seems like only yesterday he was being placed in mediocre game after mediocre game, making millions of dollars per title on…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jimmy Page And Jack White Aren’t Fond Of Music Games
During a press conference promoting the documentary It Might Get Loud, legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and The White Stripes’ Jack White had some harsh words for music-based video games. It seems that the two famous guitarists, both starring in the documentary on the history of the electric guitar along with U2’s The Edge,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Archon Arrives on iPhone
Classic chess-meets-action game Archon just hit iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The remake by React Games features the same characters, moves and real-time combat of the original for $4. For those gamers who grew up in the 70s or 80s, this is one of those classics you can never get enough of. I’m…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
360 Wireless Mic Stands Alone This Fall
Microsoft is taking the wireless microphone from their Lips and sending it packing, making its increased game support even more appealing by releasing it on its own this fall. With support recently introduced for both Guitar Hero: Metallica and Rock Band 2, the wireless microphone double-packed with copies of Microsoft’s karaoke game Lips are rather…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
The PlayStation Network Gets Punished Next Week
There’ll be nowhere to hide for PlayStation 3 owners next week, when Frank Castle bursts onto the PlayStation Network guns blazing in Zen Studios‘ The Punisher: No Mercy. ‘The Punisher: No Mercy is a first-person shooter starring the Marvel Comics character that has failed to truly take off outside of the comics scene and t-shirt…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ghostwire’s Augmented Reality in Action on DSi
I’m sort of fascinated with the idea of augmented-reality gaming, video games that blend the real world with the fictional one in real-time. Here’s a look at Ghostwire which has players using their DSi to hunt their surroundings for ghosts and then try to help them. I love the idea and the execution looks pretty…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Due to technical difficulties, yesterday’s TAY was ghost-written. (Well, partially.) Today’s is not. Now, please, go write your own comments about video games on this very post. Thank you. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Of Bricks & Mortar
To: Crecente From: Luke Re: Growing Up Kotaku Kids? Birthdays? Ash isn’t here, he’s got the day off. Something about his kid. Me, I don’t know how to talk about kids. Don’t have one. So I’m gonna talk about my house instead! (I joke…happy birthday!) As in, I’m building one. Well, I’m not. I’m paying…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Inky Is Now Following You On Twitter!
By Scott Hampson, As Seen On Tiny Cartridge
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Army Of Two Figures Bring Total Fistbump Destruction To The Playground
EA and toymakers NECA have announced that the stars of Army of Two are going to get their very own action figures. You can see images of the prototype figures above, and while there’s no information regarding release dates or any other figures in the line, it’d be weird if they weren’t released alongside Army…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Duke Nukem Forever Still In Development
Getting slightly sick of all this to-and-fro myself, but if you’re still hanging on the development status of Duke Nukem Forever, developers 3D Realms claim the game is still being worked on. The disclosure can be found within court documents relating to the franchise, and specifically reads “[3D Realms/Apogee Ltd.] admits that it has continually…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 -
UncategorizedThe “Game Gun” Guy As Lovable As He Is Crazy
Meet the “Game Gun” guy. He’s stuck an LCD screen and some motion controls to a plastic gun, creating the PC Game Gun. He is crazy. But crazy in a good way. Yes, he’s creepy, awkward, a little too off-centre. But there’s a boyish enthusiasm for his craft underpinning the whole thing. Like Loius from…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Japan Launches New PSP Bundles (It’s Monster Hunter Time)
Sony Japan just announced a couple of new PSP bundles, which combine the latest model of the handheld with a copy of Monster Hunter. Specifically, it’s a copy of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, and the PSP is one of the newer PSP-3000 units (sorry, too early for the PSPgo). The bundle will be offered…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
At Least One Million People Have Played Castle Crashers
It’s the little Xbox Live Arcade game that could. Despite a rocky launch, The Behemoth‘s delightful brawler Castle Crashers has just seen its millionth player log a score on the game’s leaderboard. For a game released by such a small team, that’s a tremendous achievement. Course, when you factor in people who bought the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ragnarok Online DS Coming Home To South Korea
Ragnarok Online DS is the DS version of the Korean massively multiplayer online role-playing game Ragnarok Online. Already released in Japan, the DS version hits Korea this week. While PCs traditionally dominate South Korea, Nintendo has made headway with the DS, so it will be interesting to see how a portable version of the massively…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Empire: Total War Gets First Paid DLC
Surprise, Empire: Total War players! Not only did you receive a major update today, but Sega also slipped some paid DLC out the door as well, with 14 all-new units available for $3.50. These units are, unlike the 14 visual tweaks contained in the update, brand new units. And they’re premium units too, the cream…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2009