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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 - Uncategorized
Play Doctor With House
While we were busy paying attention to Sony and Nintendo last Tuesday, Legacy Interactive quietly announced a video game that will kill your console nine times before finally saving its life. Yes, House is getting his own game for the PC, Nintendo Wii, and DS, courtesy of the company that brought you Mean Girls and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
PixelJunk Shooter Preview: Hot And Cold-Running Co-Op
Sure we had some PixelJunk Shooter single player impressions, but what about the co-op mode, newly playable at this year’s E3? We’ve got you covered…in hot lava. What Is It? Why, it’s PixelJunk Shooter, the latest model in the PixelJunk line of quality PlayStation Network titles. Rescue trapped miners while exploring the way lava and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Great Experiment
In a week full of startling gaming news, from Microsoft’s virtual controller to Nintendo’s biometric add-on, Sony’s launch of a digital-download only gaming system has the greatest potential to be a game changer for the industry. The PSPgo is a slimmed down version of Sony’s Playstation Portable. The device, set to hit stores on Oct.…
By Brian Crecente Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Have You Recovered From E3?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Well…have you? What you missed last night Itagaki Bayonetta Creator Hate May Provide Game Clues Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Impressions: If It’s Broke A Little, Fix It A Little The Changing Faces Of The Beatles Rock Band Gran Turismo Makers Try Forza 3 The Second Best E3 Meme Is… Pokemon Heart…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo: Reach Is The Wild Bunch, Only With Spartans?
We know nothing about Halo: Reach other than the fact it’s a new Halo game, and that it’s due sometime next year. So in the absence of facts, then, let’s speculate! While the game’s trailer lets us know the obvious things – it’ll deal with the Covenant’s attack on the human colony of Reach –…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2009