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Prototype Review: Alex Mercer SMASH!
Anti-hero Alex Mercer takes more than a few cues from The Incredible Hulk as he stalks the streets of New York City in Activision’s free-roaming action adventure, Prototype. Developed by Radical Entertainment, the team behind The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Prototype follows much the same formula as that Marvel Comics inspired title. Both feature super-powered…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Great Chain Interview, Part 2: Metroid Guy To Xbox Guy To PS3 Guy
When last we left off, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto was asking me to ask Metroid designer Yoshio Sakamoto when he wants Miyamoto to retire… [This post is the second in a series that recounts the chain of questions I solicited from the people I interviewed during E3. I asked each of my interviewees to ask a…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Wait is Over
The Ghostbusters are back in Ghostbusters™: The Video Game, available now from Atari! 2009 is the 25th anniversary of the original theatrical release of Ghostbusters and original writers Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd have teamed to script the video game. Click here to order now or click through for a preview of Ghostbusters. With Manhattan…
By Chrissie Lamond Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wheelman Devs Unveil ‘Necessary Force,’ Seek Buyer
With all things Midway up for auction and interested buyer Warner Bros. committed to purchasing only portions of the company, some of the company’s assets are looking for a new home. That includes Midway Newcastle—and its new game. So Midway Newcastle, developers of the coolly received Vin Diesel vehicle Wheelman, is looking for a buyer,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
And The Game Critics Best Of E3 2009 Award Nominees Are…
The official Game Critics Best of E3 2009 award nominee list has been released, with Brutal Legend and Uncharted 2 punctuating EA and Sony’s nomination domination. Both EA’s Brutal Legend and Sony Computer Entertainment’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves rise to the top of this year’s nomination list, both scoring four each including the coveted Best…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Msoft: Gay Tony OK, Gay Gamer Tags Not Yet
This fall, an Xbox 360 game will have the word “gay” in its title. But will 360 gamers be able to call themselves gay by then? During an E3 interview with Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Xbox Live software and services, John Schappert, I posed a question that I’d been sent by a reader: How…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Autobots Seem Terribly Outmatched In Transformers 2 Multiplayer
The Decepticons might be bigger, stronger, faster, and more maneuverable that the Autobots in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen mutliplayer, but the Autobots have spunk! This is the main with accurately depicting a battle between the opposing robot factions in the Transformers. The Decepticons can fly. Not only that, but in the Michael Bay movies…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Apple Gaming Console Makes Sense, Says Gameloft CEO
It would make sense for Apple to expand their reach into gaming in light of the success of the iPhone and iPod Touch, Gameloft CEO Michell Guillemot told Kotaku today. Late last month Yves Guillemot, Michel Guillemot‘s brother and the CEO of Ubisoft, said that he didn’t think Apple’s gaming success would stop with the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
PEGI Triumphs Over The BBFC
The war between the British Board of Film Classification and the Pan-European Game Information system over UK game ratings comes to an end today, with PEGI to act as the UK’s sole age rating system. The war has been long and hard, with the BBFC contending that a local board would be more in-tune with…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Donate Your Used Games To Needy Children
Which is worth more, a $15 trade-in credit or getting your used games into the hands of children who would never get a chance to play them otherwise? This is a question raised by Pixel Equity, a new non-profit organization dedicated to getting video games and consoles into the hands of children at youth centers…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone Racer Captures YouTube Video of Your Best Races
A new twist in iPhone gameplay extends Firemint Real Racing to YouTube with automatic video captures of your races that are then uploaded to the service for all to view. Gamers have to link their Real Racing and YouTube accounts to use the service which then sends videos of your Time Trials and league racing…
By Brian Crecente Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Video Game Obsession Cited In Halo Shooter’s Lenient Sentencing
An Ohio judge has granted Daniel Petric a lenient sentence today, citing the teen’s video game addiction to Halo 3 as a potential contributing factor in the 2007 shooting that left his mother dead. Kotaku has been following this story closely since it began in early 2008. 16-year-old Daniel Petric, angered at his parents for…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Section 8’s Shiny Pre-Order Armor
TimeGate Studios‘ Xbox 360 and PC shooter Section 8 isn’t coming out until August, giving you plenty of time to decide whether or not you want to plunk down $5 for this sexy pre-order armor. How does the special Captain’s Armor work for the dueling factions in Section 8? Here’s what GameStop says: Reserve Section…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Will Wright Talks Team Building
The only thing tougher than coming up with visionary video game ideas? Putting together a team to see your vision to fruition. Here’s how gaming legend Will Wright does it. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Wright explains that the true key to motivating your employees is to know what motivates them,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Rocket Riot Begins Tomorrow
Rockets will fire, pixels will fly, and zombies, pirates, and ninja will die as Codeglue’s Rocket Riot makes its way onto Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow. THQ just announced the game’s June 17th release date, which means that tomorrow sees the release of not two but three games on Xbox Live Arcade, contrary to what we…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
No Pizza, No Life
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: B-Day HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRISH! Hope you had a nice one!! Since Micro-Bash is allergic to flour and eggs, Mrs. Bashcraft can’t eat flour and eggs as she’s still breast feeding. So! I’ve tried to cut back on my flour and eggs, too, because I kinda feel bad for her —…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Respond To “New Xbox” Rumors
Over the weekend, 1UP ran a rumour that a new Xbox console would be launching next year, to coincide with the release of Microsoft’s Project Natal motion-sensing camera. Today, Microsoft responds. Xbox director of product management Aaron Greenberg has told Eurogamer “I think part of the excitement about this announcement is that in many ways…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2009