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Like Sands Through The Warhammer Online Office
We might have received a fake human skull, but we were much better off that Mythic’s Gabe Amatangelo, who found his office transformed into the very Land of the Dead he helped create. Office pranks are always entertaining ,and that goes double for video game developer office pranks. Seeing as the new Land of the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Week In Live Arcade: Garou Marks And Droplitz
Puzzles and punches come to Xbox Live Arcade this week, with the release of SNK’s beloved fighter Garou: Mark of the Wolves, and Atlus’ Xbox Live Arcade debut, Droplitz. One of the best Dreamcast releases comes to the North American Xbox Live Arcade this week in Garou: Mark of the Wolves. The latest title in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
This October, Yoshimitsu Is The Cardboard Tube Samurai
Not only is Penny Arcade’s Cardboard Tube Samurai making a surprise appearance as a pre-order bonus for Tekken 6, Namco Bandai is rolling out a limited-edition joystick bundle for the game’s October launch as well. The rumors are true, somewhat. The Cardboard Tube Samurai will be appearing in Tekken 6, at least in spirit, as…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Darksiders Preview: Blasts From Pasts
The first game we’ve ever been told will include a “badass door” is also scheduled to be the first game released in 2010. And so much of it seems so familiar. Pay no attention to the 2010 release dates for the next of mythical action champ God of War and the game already occupying the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
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By Chrissie Lamond Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Update: THQ Opens Giant Austin Office
THQ just signed a deal to open a 33,000-square foot office in Austin, Texas. The publisher for Red Faction, Darksiders and others, will move their Vigil Studio into the new office building this fall, according to the leasing firm. The news comes about four months after THQ announced plans to layoff about 600 employees, or…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Launch Trailer
Say what you will about Michael Bay, but the moment Peter Cullen starts talking about powerful forces and Megatron, I sit up and pay attention. The last great war is upon us tomorrow, when Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is released for just about every system imaginable, and this just happens to be the launch…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Got Game Bringing ArmA II Boxed Copies To North America
Developer Bohemia Interactive teams up with Got Game Entertainment to make sure all of us North Americans have the option to pick up ArmA II at retail next month. While the sequel to the spiritual successor of the original Operation Flashpoint hits Steam this week, many of us still prefer the unique smell of a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Amazon Has Cheap PS3 Games All Day Long
Looking for some relatively cheap, older-type PlayStation 3 games? Amazon’s doing the PS3 deal day thing once again, kicking things off with a little Modern Warfare and seeing where things go from there. Judging from the clues and the games already on sale, Amazon seems to be trying to move games that everyone who owns…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Not To Do With Xbox 360 Avatars: Drugs, Decapitation, Fluids
The Xbox 360’s avatars are a pretty stoic bunch, they just stand around all day doing very little. But game developers can put them into games as long as they follow Microsoft’s laundry list of what not to do. Among the acts that avatars can’t commit are dismemberment, decapitation, excreting obscene bodily fluids and drug…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Tekken 6 Characters To Look At
Get to know Alisa Bosconovich, Lars Alexandersson, Marshall Law, Yoshimitsu, and Eddy Gordo, in this new set of character-highlighting screens from Tekken 6. The newer folks are nice and all, but I’ve always been partial to Eddy Gordo. By saying that, I am of course admitting that I suck at Tekken, but in my defense…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Random Monday Morning Goodness
What this week’s Nintendo Download lacks in must-have titles it makes up for in sheer guts, with brain training, puzzles, a little golf, and a simulated planet all on offer. Of course, when I say lacking in must-have titles, that doesn’t mean completely bereft of them. The sole DSiWare title this week is Art Style:…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Wii, Wii Remote Colors In The Flesh
Product renders and marketing shots are one thing. It’s another thing entirely to look at a consumer electronics product in the flesh. So let’s look at the new Nintendo Wii and Wii Remote colours! Both the black Wii (and its associated peripherals) and the blue Wii Remote (currently a Japan-only Club Nintendo contest prize) were…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tomorrow, Mini-Bash Is Six
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Can you believe it? I think he was three years old when I started writing for Kotaku. He’s doubled his age! For his birthday, he wants paper to make origami and an Optimus Prime — who he calls Opmis Slime — toy. What you missed last night This Is Not A…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Coming to PSP
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the highest rated video game in the history of the DS, is coming to the Playstation Portable, Take-Two Interactive announced this morning. “We’re proud to extend this truly unique handheld Grand Theft Auto experience to PSP and offer a downloadable version of Chinatown Wars for PSPgo,” said Sam Houser, Founder…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Beat The Heat With New Modern Warfare 2 Screenshots
Some new screenshots of Modern Warfare 2 have been released. Most of the action seems to centre around the demo video we saw at E3, but there’s new stuff in there, including some hot skidoo action. The screenshots, over on Eurogamer Portugal, seem to be from a recent round of hands-on sessions for the European…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Crystal Clear Look Inside The DSi
The Nintendo DSi comes in several colorful casings. But those don’t let you see what’s going on inside. You know, the hand held’s innards. This XCM Eye-Candy shell is a DSi replacement casing and comes with replacement buttons and a screwdriver. Yours for around US$30. Smooth Crystal [XCM via MAXCONSOLE via OhGizmo! via Newlaunches]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts: If There’s Something Strange…
For the week ending June 20, The Sims 3 remained atop the British sales charts. No surprises there. But at #4? There’s something interesting. Ghostbusters. On PS3. It’s interesting because when a multiplatform game launches in the UK, the 360 version anecdotally charts around at number 2-4, while the PS3 version charts 6-10. If the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2009