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Nintendo Expects The Conduit, GTA Chinatown Wars To Sell Well
Despite some signs of trouble earlier this year, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Kotaku why third-parties have a bright future on Wii and DS. The company that’s been riding high on its own Wii and DS successes has recently had some trouble convincing people that marquee games from publishers other than Nintendo can…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
See Metal Gear Arcade In Action
.html Konami is looking to squeeze a little more cash out of the development of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots by taking the online portion of that game to Japanese arcades. The recently announced Metal Gear Arcade takes Metal Gear Online and stuffs it into an impressive-looking, but similarly expensive to develop,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Air Force Has Video Games Too
Just like the Army, the U.S. Air Force uses games to help potential recruits connect with their organization. Just not quite as well. The Games and Extras page of the official U.S. Air Force website is chock full of interesting little activities to help demonstrate how much fun it is to be in the Air…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo: Other M Will be A “Metroid Unlike Anything Ever Experienced Before”
Two of the men leading the new Metroid Wii game told Kotaku about their narrative ambitions for the 2010 sequel Metroid Other M and explained why the Metroid Prime team isn’t involved. Yoshio Sakamoto, Nintendo’s long-time developer of 2D Metroids, and Yousuke Hayashi, head of Tecmo’s Team Ninja, wouldn’t tell me and Brian Crecente how…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
LittleBigPlanet Action Figures Have Been Sacked
Toymaker Mezco Toyz was planning to release LittleBigPlanet licensed action figures this year, in sizes ranging from 2″ to 18″, along with sundry other Sackboy and Sackgirl themed things. Not anymore, as the product line has been scrapped. According to customer notifications from retailers like BigBadToyStore, Mezco Toyz has nixed plans for a LittleBigPlanet action…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Placing Your Face In Fight Night Round 4
The only thing better than beating up famous boxers in EA’s Fight Night Round Four? Beating up your friends, family, and yourself. Somehow I don’t think people will be limiting their custom boxers to themselves when Fight Night Round Four comes out on June 23rd. Not when you can use both your USB camera and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
The New Borderlands Look That Almost Wasn’t
Gearbox Software artists are sensitive about the whole cel-shading thing for Borderlands. They like to call it gritty realism or concept art. But how did a game so far along get a total art make-over? It almost didn’t. Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox, said that a couple of artists got together and started complaining about…
By Brian Crecente Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
It is entirely possible that I’ll be playing Plants Vs. Zombies this weekend, as I’m in possession of a new power supply that will make the ol’ Windows based PC function like it did in its heyday. Of course, that may not be such a good idea, as I hear it’s rather good and somewhat…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Runes Of Magic Getting Much-Needed Elf Injection
What’s a massively multiplayer online fantasy roleplaying game without playable elves? It’s Runes of Magic, at least until the September release of Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy. Frogster has released a set of new Runes of Magic screenshots, showing off the elves and the green, leafy areas they will inhabit come September. They’ve been…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
When Will It Be Wrong To Call The Xbox 360 A Game Console?
Kotaku recently asked Microsoft if the flourishing of non-gaming features like Netflix, Facebook, Last.fm and Twitter on the Xbox 360 will someday invalidate the classification of the device as a gaming console. Since the original Xbox launched in 2001, Microsoft has worked hard to deflate suspicions that the company wasn’t serious about video games. Microsoft,…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Scratch Turntable In Action
Take a look at Numark’s "first and only legitimate DJ controller for gamers" in this turntable hyping video for Scratch: The Ultimate DJ. I suppose it is the first video game controller created by a company that mainly manufactures DJ equipment, but to call it a only “legitimate” DJ controller seems like a direct dig…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Preview: A Chilling Shooter
Capcom returns to Raccoon City in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, dropping gamers back into the zombie-killing action in a game that plays like a on-rails shooting title, but promises to deliver a sense of action and suspense. Can those two even go together? What Is It? Capcom’s on-rails shooter for the Wii boasts two-player…
By Brian Crecente Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Neo Steam Lurches To Life
The beta has closed, the servers are open, and Atlus Online officially has its first active online game in Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent. Following a successful open beta that kicked off in late May, Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent is now fully operational, free to play for anyone who has signed up at the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Next Week In Rock Band: This Is New Spinal Tap
Faux rockers Spinal Tap are releasing Back From The Dead on June 16th and Harmonix is on point, with three songs from the new album hitting Rock Band next week, along with a little Evanescence. “Back from the Dead,” Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare” and “Warmer Than Hell” comprise three of the four tracks in the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tetris Creator Wants to Turn Puzzler Into Sport
With more than 125 million copies sold on more than 30 platforms, Tetris is rolling into its 25th Anniversary with a bright future. Alexey Pajitnov developed the puzzle game while working at the Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1985. In 1991, he and Henk Rogers founded the Tetris Company to prolong the life of the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tecmo Deals iPhone DoA Kasumi Blackjack
Who in their right mind would pay good money to play blackjack on their iPhone with a 3D model of Kasumi from Tecmo’s Dead or Alive series? Me, apparently. Upon being tipped off to the game’s availability on the iTunes App Store I hopped right over and picked it up, just to see what it…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Free Realms Player Watch: We Have 3 Million
Sony Online Entertainment‘s Free Realms just surpassed 3 million players, leading us to suspect that perhaps the original million is just creating new accounts to get more free celebration gear. And more celebration gear is indeed on the way. Following the free t-shirt and Sony Station Cash given to players at the 1 million milestone…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars Preview: Ken’s Still My Favorite
Tatsunoku vs. Capcom promises to let you play as some of your favorite characters from Japanese animation studio Tatsunoko, makers of G-Force, but it also threatens to be slightly too casual for fighting fans. So which is it? A casual pass, or an anime fans must have? What Is It? Released in Japan in December…
By Brian Crecente Published June 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dante’s Inferno Dev Diary Makes My Head Hurt
Conflicting emotions run rampant as I watch this developer diary for EA’s Dante’s Inferno, which turns one of the great works of literature into an over-the-top action game. The game seriously makes my head ache. I made a study of Dante’s Divine Comedy in High School, probing deep into the themes, his representation of hell…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2009