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Final Fantasy Tactics Gets Rated, Likely PSN Bound
The guys at One Last Continue went panning for ESRB gold and found this nugget: Final Fantasy Tactics got a rating for the PS3, which likely means it’s going to PlayStation Network soon. Friday, Bash informed us that FF Tactics would be among the next batch of Square Enix “Ultimate Hits” releasing July 30, but…
By Owen Good Published June 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
–> L@@K Nintendo GOLD Cartridge RARE Only $25K!!! <—
Last year some guy bought a Nintendo World Championship Gold Cartridge for $15,000. Only 26 were made, 11 known to exist. Now an eBayer is listing one for the superlow price of $25 grand. Seller unish25 admits he doesn’t expect to get the $25,000, but still listed it for the Buy It Now price, because…
By Owen Good Published June 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s Your $300 Stick to Play a $15 Game [Updated]
So, Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram has a “devoted fanbase,” which in peripheral makers’ lexicon means “cash geyser.” The XBLA title runs $15; Hori’s custom stick costs 20 times that. But it misses a big point. Knoxximus at TheFour11.org notices the twin-stick layout is a little off. See, the label under the left stick says “D-Pad.”…
By Owen Good Published June 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
L4D is NS4W With Nude Zoey Mod
I could be reading from the Nacogdoches phone book to you right now and you wouldn’t care. You saw “nude zoey” and clicked the link, right? Hope your boss/girlfriend/mom isn’t in the room. Modder Zaigo has painstakingly recreated Zoey as a quite deshabille zombie fighter. It goes without saying that if you go to L4D…
By Owen Good Published June 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Do Not Judge This PS2 Casemod By Its Cover [Updated]
If I ever go to prison, I want this modder on the outside. That, gang, is a PlayStation 2 inside Jack Thompson’s page-turning tribute to himself. And yes, GTA III was the first game played. The modder is Mattigus, a user on the Halflife2.Net forums whose sheer brilliance shines like a gold mine. He’s “almost…
By Owen Good Published June 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Another day, another TAY. Consider this your Sunday brunch, albeit with more conversation and fewer eggs sardu. However, nothing prevents you from pouring a bloody mary while you chat up Kotaku’s official open thread. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Owen Good Published June 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Burnout Dev: No One’s Ever “Maxed” a Console
The technical director for Criterion (Burnout Paradise) wants to put a stop to a persistent cliché in development: The idea that some game or project is maxing out a console’s capabilities. Such a claim is “proof that you’re not the best,” Richard Parr said to Eurogamer. “It means you’re out of ideas.” The line of…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ghostbusters PC Requires Internet Connection, Doesn’t Use It
I’m not sure anyone explicitly said it would have online multiplayer, but I’m also not sure anyone explicitly said Ghostbusters for the PC wouldn’t. Some are saying explicit things about the game’s authentication requirement, too. Ghostbusters enthusiast site Ecto-Web did a compare of the system requirements and, while noting an Internet connection is needed to…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tetris Goes to Pot
As seen on Behance. [Thanks, Eternal]
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Live Action Pitfall! in NYC Tonight
Teams of four will traverse the hazards of Atari 2600 classic Pitfall!, using a projected background and a theater stage, in the “Come Out & Play Festival 2009” tonight in Manhattan. Up to 100 players will be entered in the game, which begins at 7 pm, so if you want to participate, you should plan…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA’s Fake Protest Riles Some Religious
We didn’t report on Electronic Arts’ staged protest of Dante’s Inferno at E3 because it was an obviously fake marketing stunt (Although I was fooled). But people’s reactions, different story. In case you didn’t read the free ads put out by the Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times, EA hired a bunch of people…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Juarez Trailer Sounds Like Porn Movie Script
I was going to introduce this clip with something about the game. But then, at 0:35 – "Don’t you move, bitch." Followed by, "Yeahhhh! I’m comin’!" Please. There is no way that wasn’t deliberate. Call of Juarez:: Bound in Blood is cummin’ to you June 30. [via Gametrailers]
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESRB on iPhone Games: We Can Handle This
The game-focused Worldwide Developers Conference held by Apple this week raised questions regarding ESRB ratings for App Store games. The ESRB followed up with us to further clarify its vision for rating these games. In the past two weeks, ESA chief Michael Gallagher and ESRB head Patricia Vance have both called for the rating of…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekend Coupons: Success has a Thousand Fathers
Father’s Day is reason enough for a big sale. Even if you’re not a dad (even if you haven’t enjoyed the essential act of becoming a dad lately) you can take advantage of them too. Let’s get on with the deals: Hardware • Wii Motion Plus released last week, if you’re looking to pick it…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
SFIV on Wii: Never Say Never?
Hey, doused off yet after watching Olivia in the pool? We have more unrequited tease. Capcom reminds everyone that never is a long time when it comes to Street Fighter IV’s absence from the Wii. Noting that Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is a Wii exclusive, some Capcom-Unity types were wondering if that isn’t proof enough that…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey, Olivia Munn’s Gonna be in Playboy
Sure, she will. Know who else has been in Playboy? Gore Vidal. (Link SFW.) See, we never said anything about Olivia Munn appearing in Playboy nude. Here’s a video teasing the Attack of the Show host’s shoot in the next edition, so, yeah, this is basically a big free ad for Playboy. And G4, I…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Originals: Extra Innings
The past week was like E3 went seven days into overtime, as everyone emptied their reporters’ notebooks from their time in L.A. Do yourself a favor and hit the recap page, because if there’s something in a certain game or from a developer you were wondering about, chances are we’ve got it. Big news included…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Xbox To Launch In 2010?
Last week, Microsoft’s Shane Kim told us that the launch of the 360’s motion-controlled camera system – Project Natal – would be as big as a console launch. Maybe he was onto something with that. Because 1UP are reporting a rumour that while Natal will be released next year for existing 360 consoles, it will…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Deconstructing Pokemon, A Pixel At A Time
Pokemon’s beauty lies in its simplicity. Much like other Nintendo RPGs. Pixels upon pixels, building a world that’s like a digital LEGO land come to life. Here’s Pokemon disassembled, pixel by pixel. Wonderful, isn’t it? One shot: Pokemon , pixel by pixel [Offworld]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Does Post-Hype Change The Way You View Games?
Another week has passed and here we are, you and me and that other guy, talking. Lovely. This is Tell Us Dammit, no, make that TELL US DAMMIT. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2009