What’s Next For Free Realms?

With insane amounts of people flocking to Free Realms, what does Sony Online Entertainment have planned to keep them all occupied? I probed Senior Producer Andrew Sites and PR specialist Ryan Peters for answers. Soccer Those soccer fields scattered about the map aren’t just there for show. Well, I suppose they are for now, but…

Not Enough People Want A G1 Transformers Game

Checking in on Activision’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I chatted for a bit with a game producer, who explained the sad business truth behind the lack of a Generation One Transformers video game. While the Revenge of the Fallen game contains numerous references to the original Transformers series, with Aerialbots, Protectorbots, episodes of the…

A Fez Shirt To Shift Your Perspective

A fantastic looking game (Fez) needs a fantastic looking shirt (this). Though, we wonder what happens if you rotate it… “By buying our high-quality t-shirts, silk screened on high-quality American Apparel stock, you not only help support the development of Fez, but you also get to clothe your naked body, protecting yourself from the elements,…

E3: The Great Walk- Off Results

Last week we polled you, our readers, to see which of the writers covering E3 you thought would walk the most during the show. The results? I won by a landslide, with McWhertor getting the least votes. We spent this week strapped with digital pedometers from Nintendo’s Personal Trainer walking to see who would actually…

G.I. Joe Preview: The Rise Of Contra

He’ll fight for freedom wherever there’s trouble, and the E3 show floor is no exception. We went hand-to-hand with EA’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra for the Xbox 360. What Is It? G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is EA’s game adaptation of the film adaptation of the cartoon adaptation of the 80’s update…

How To Get Into Ratchet’s Pants

Bam There It Is… Kotaku REMIX

Ever wondered what the bottom of an avatar’s shoe looks like? What about Dude Huge’s shoe? How about Alexey Pajitnov’s shoe or Bayonetta’s? Don’t worry we got you covered. Kudo Tsunoda minted the top LOL-moment of E3 when he answered the question at Microsoft’s Project Natal demo, and jarosh of NeoGAF turned it into meme-worthy…

Sam-Wow Fisher

This guy was the workhorse of E3. No matter the hour, no matter the day, there he was, selling Splinter Cell Conviction like it was only $19.99 after four easy, monthly instalments.

Microsoft: Project Natal Can Support Multiple Players, See Fingers

Earlier this week Microsoft let me try Project Natal in a hotel suite where test-versions of the new gaming sensor array was set up. Three times, I thought I found a flaw in the systems. I thought the system, as impressive as it was in letting me play kickball with virtual balls on a TV…

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Impressions

I woke up today with one mission in mind: get to THQ’s booth, and check out Warhammer 40K: Space Marine. Mission. Accomplished. While I couldn’t get my hands on the game – it’s still early, early days – I did get to check out an extended showreel of in-game action, some of it featured in…

Afrika Preview: And It Hurts That My Friends Never Stood Downwind

Afrika, first released in Japan last year, has often been compared to Pokemon Snap. Both fairly and unfairly. And guess what? Those comparisons are totally on the money. What Is It? Afrika is a game that tasks you, a budding photojournalist, with travelling to Africa. Where you’ll be driven around in a jeep, crawl through…

Phew

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft What. A. Week. I’m exhausted. You? What you missed last night Sony Is Working on a UMD Solution for PSP Go First Look At New Zelda Game’s Concept Art Cops Called Over Resident Evil Cosplay New iPhone Will Include 3D Graphics Chip, Hits July BioWare Doesn’t Expect You To Survive Mass…

Behind The Scenes Look At Splinter Cell: Conviction

We love these behind the scenes clips — especially when people get nervous and totally ticked off. So humanizing.

McFarlane Toys’ Take On Halo 3: ODST

On September 22, Halo 3: ODST will be released. To mark that, McFarlane Toys is releasing this. Dubbed “The Rookie”, the figure is from McFarlane’s Halo Series 6 line. FIRST LOOK AT ‘THE ROOKIE’ ODST ACTION FIGURE [Spawn via Hawty McBloggy]

World of Warcraft Patch Adds Cat And Bear

Kitties! Blizzard is adding new textures for cat and bear forms in the next major WoW content patch. The Horde and Alliance will both get five different designs. “Night elves can choose to change their cat and bear look at any time by visiting the barber shop and changing their character’s hair color,” Blizzard explains,…

New Nintendo Console Maybe In 3, 5 or 8 Years

Face it, the Nintendo Wii is a souped-up GameCube. It’s not HD. And that’s okay! The console has been incredibly successful. But nothing lasts forever, not even the Nintendo Wii. One day, Nintendo will release a new console. “If we have an opportunity to make a new console, it will probably support HD because it…

Sometimes, You’re Just In The Right Place At The Right Time

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Touch The Fake Dream C Club Girls For Real

Boozin’-with-cabaret-girls game Dream C Club not only features girls and booze, but also touching. So should it’s in-store display. Spotted at retailer Gamers in Akihabara. A sign asks folks to use pointer finger. Of course, this happens: Needs more booze. ドリームクラブ、ホストガールに思う存分パイタッチ [Akiba Blog]

The Clips of E3: Day Three & Four

Day three of E3’s clip round up has a lot more gameplay and a lot less hardware to drool over; but you can still get another look at the PSP Go in action. Day four, meanwhile, was slim pickings — although that Fat Princess trailer really had me laughing. The Super Mario Galaxy 2 trailer…

Godfather III Looking Less Likely

EA’s The Godfather II sold only 241,000 copies in the U.S. — disappointing for a name title. No wonder EA Games label president Frank Gibeau is ready to wash his hands of the franchise. “We’re not going to do another one,” Gibeau, adding that no Godfather games are in the company’s production schedule, which falls…