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Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time Preview: Time For Change
The new Ratchet and Clank might be the most changed edition of the franchise since the multiplayer-centric Deadlocked, but that’s not the comparison the developers probably want us making. The third Ratchet & Clank game on the PS3 in as many years was on display at E3 to a pack of reporters curious if there…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Chris Taylor Saves (My) Face At E3
The partial facial paralysis I suffered on the Friday before E3 is a bit better today, thanks in no small part to the advice of Gas Powered Games founder and CEO, Chris Taylor. I stopped in to see Chris for an appointment I had to look at Supreme Commander II, but I was running a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Apple’s New iPhone Pumps Up Battery Life, Graphics
Apple’s newest iPhone 3GS will be the most powerful yet with more robust graphics and a faster network connection when it hits on June 19 for $200 to $300, the company announced today during their annual World Wide Developers Conference. The iPhone 3GS will hit the same week as the new game-centric 3.0 firmware for…
By Brian Crecente Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone OS 3.0 Hits June 17th, Makes iPhone Gaming Even Better
Apple is launching iPhone OS version 3.0 next week, bringing with it a slew of new features, including cut and paste, undo, MMS support and more. But what about the gaming features? We already knew that Apple would allow for in-application purchases, ushering in the era of microtransactions via add-on game packs and other downloadable…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 8, 2009 - Reviews
Star Defense Micro-Review: Tower Defense in Spaaaace
Star Defense is Ngmoco’s take on tower defense games. Yes, that means yet another tower defense game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Even with its impressive track record of top-notch titles, can Ngmoco breath enough new into the genre to make Star Defense a title worth buying? Loved 3D Worlds: Moving the traditional tower…
By Brian Crecente Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone’s Asphalt 5 to Sport Peer-To-Peer Racing, DLC
Gameloft took to the stage of Apple’s WWDC today to show off the latest iteration of driver Asphalt 5. Gameloft’s Mark Hickey announced Asphalt 5, a game that will let you race in 12 locations around the world using 27 licensed cars and four motorcycles. The stereo in the car lets you access directly the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment Preview: Disturbing Yet Familiar
After spending countless hours playing the original Vandal Hearts and its sequel, I spent some time at E3 with this millenium’s model, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment. What Is It? Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is an Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network prequel to the original Vandal Hearts strategy RPG series that appeared on…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Miyamoto No Longer Sad, But Wants To Refute One Criticism
Shigeru Miyamoto is no longer suffering the GameCube blues, we learned at E3. In fact, he’s been turning heads. But he is still trying to shake the criticism that Nintendo’s Wii games are shallow. This is part of a longer interview conducted by Kotaku with Miyamoto, the lead creative director for Nintendo, at E3 last…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Risen Screens Rise To The Fore
Piranha Byte‘s latest roleplaying game might not have made it to E3 this year, but that doesn’t mean Risen can’t join the asset explosion with a slew of new screenshots. The Gothic developers have made so many roleplaying games at this point that they could make them in their sleep and still have them turn…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
E3 Reality Check: 2009 Vs. 2010
Getting excited about the big games of 2009 is sooo 2009. Did you know that a major portion of the great games hyped at E3 last week aren’t out until 2010? We’ve charted it. Here’s a list of many of the biggest games hyped at E3 2009, divided neatly into what’s slated for this year…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Apple’s WWDC Kicks Off in Ten Minutes
Apple’s World Wide Developer Keynote kicks off in just minutes. Gizmodo is on hand to liveblog the hell out of it, bringing you a constant stream of images, news and opinion as it happens. For our part, Kotaku will be breaking out anything game related and digging down into that news and how it might…
By Brian Crecente Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Green Day Coming To Rock Band
During Kevin and Bean’s Breakfast with Green Day this morning on KROQ 106.7 FM, the band confirmed that they’ll be doing something involving Rock Band in the near-ish future. When an audience member asked them when their songs would be appearing in Rock Band, lead singer Billy Joe had the following to say: “Uh yeah,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dexter iPhone Preview: Bits And Pieces
We took some time out at E3 2009 to further investigate Dexter, the iPhone title from Marc Ecko Entertainment based on the hit television series about a cop by day, serial killer by night. What Is It? As mentioned above, Dexter is a combination stealth/adventure game based on the hit Showtime series about a serial…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition Impressions: Fall in Love All Over Again
There’s something very important you need to know about The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition: It may look new, but the classic, the original you love is always just a button push away. The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition is coming to the PC and Xbox Live with high-definition, hand-drawn graphics presented in…
By Brian Crecente Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Career In Overlordry
Direct from the "Minionstry of Information" comes this helpful Overlord II instructional video that teaches you how to be an "instiller of brown-trouser fear". While I enjoyed the first title, the frame rate was simply abysmal and the animations left much to be desired, two issues the developers seem to have ironed out in the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ico And Yorda Hold Hands In LittleBigPlanet
It’s Team Ico week in LittleBigPlanet, with both Shadow of the Colossus and now Ico itself getting burlap sack representation on Thursday. Yes, the teaser image did mean something. Everyone’s favorite little horned boy and gaming’s most annoying princess ever join the ranks of Sony properties transformed into adorable little sackboys and girls this week.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Split/Second Preview: Race Track Go Boom
E3 2009 gave us another opportunity to get our hands on Disney’s explosive, course-altering reality show racer, Split/Second. What Is It? Split/Second is a racing game that takes place over the course of a season of an imaginary reality TV program. Players race on giant set pieces rigged with explosives, which they can trigger once…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mario’s Creator Talks About Vitality Sensor
Despite having a direct hand in casual-friendly Wii and Wii-Fit, Shigeru Miyamoto says he had nothing to do with the Vitality Sensor‘s creation. Despite not being directly involved, Miyamoto says he can see some potential in the device. Is it a game controller though? Even Miyamoto isn’t quite sure.
By Brian Crecente Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Should Apple iPhone Games Be Rated? ESA Says Yes
It dawned on me recently, in fact when my 8-year-old bought an iPod Touch, that it would be nice if the games in the App Store were rated. Currently the only way I can maintain control over what Tristan buys on his Touch is by completely blocking his access to the store, but what I…
By Brian Crecente Published June 8, 2009