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Nintendo Thinks Conan O’Brien Mario Homage Is “Great”
Now that we’ve seen how Super Mario World’s level design has helped shape Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show backdrop, we had to get Nintendo’s reaction. We did. “That’s great,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said as he looked at it for the first time during his interview with Kotaku. “We know that he is a…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Quantum Screens Are No Longer Theoretical
Tecmo’s “TPS” Quantum is reporting for PlayStation 3 exclusive duty in 2010. The third-person shooter looks very Japanese in its visual design, but Western in its cover system-focused gameplay. The twist(!) in Quantum (known elsewhere as Quantum Theory—yes, that game!) is that the things one needs to find cover behind may change, as you’ll battle…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid Dated, Priced For PlayStation Store
The original Metal Gear Solid is coming to the PlayStation Store as a “PS one Classic,” playable on the PSP and PlayStation 3. That we knew. But we didn’t know the when and the how much. Konami has officially put a price on the re-release now that all that other Metal Gear Solid related news…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision Sues Brütal Legend Devs To Halt Release
Publisher Activision has filed suit against Brütal Legend developer Double Fine Productions to prevent the release of the heavy metal game starring Jack Black, putting the title’s Rocktober release in jeopardy. According to a report from the Associated Press, Activision claims that Double Fine failed to deliver Brütal Legend on time and mostly on its…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Has No New Colors To Announce For America
Nintendo’s announcement overnight of a black Wii and a red DSi being scheduled for the Japanese market, got us wondering about those new colors coming to America. Who better to answer this than the president of Nintendo of America? “We don’t have anything to announce for the U.S. on either of those products,” Nintendo of…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
MAG Preview: Generic Action Game
At the Sony booth during E3 2009 I got a chance to become a part of something much bigger than myself, stepping into the shoes of a soldier in Zipper Interactive’s MAG – Massive Action Game. What Is It? MAG stands for Massive Action Game, and that’s exactly what it is. Up to 256 players…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Meet Your New Castlevania Developers!
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is the first major Castlevania title in years. But it’s not being developed in Japan. And neither series curator Iga or his whip are anywhere to be seen. Instead, meet MercurySteam, pictured here with Hideo Kojima, who will be “helping out” on the project. MercurySteam are Spanish developers, who are probably…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Home Now Supports Photo Sharing
While it’s not quite “the most exciting news to hit PlayStation Home since Open Beta”, as Sony would like you to believe, the addition of photo sharing to the service is still appreciated. PlayStation Home users will, as of later today, be able to display personal pictures in their Home apartment. Ever wanted to see…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Body On With Project Natal’s Controller-Free Kick Balls
I was fairly impressed with Project Natal’s ability to strip away the physical controls for Burnout Paradise and still deliver and relatively similar racing experience. But the kick ball game, designed specifically for Microsoft’s motion controller, wasn’t quite as impressive. Ricochet is a giant game of Breakout in 3D. You play the game by swatting,…
By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony: E3 Not Proper Venue To Announce Any PS3 Price Drop
Despite expectations that Sony would lower the price of the PS3 at E3, the company announced no price drop at the big show. We asked why. “From our perspective, this show is all about content,” Sony’s head of PlayStation marketing in the U.S., Peter Dille, told Kotaku in an interview yesterday. “We believe that our…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII On Xbox 360 Looks Like This
To go with the announcement of a rough release timeframe for the game, Microsoft also released some screenshots of Final Fantasy XIII running on the Xbox 360. Can you spot the differences? Because, uh, we can’t. Especially since only one of them is an in-game shot.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bioshock 2 Multiplayer Impressions: That Sinking Feeling
Bioshock didn’t excel as a shooter. It excelled as a narrative, Rapture acting as a living, breathing story. So it’s a little strange seeing part of the game reduced to a standard multiplayer shooter. 2K showed us a few rounds of Bioshock 2’s multiplayer component yesterday, and in doing so, have revealed an aspect of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stylus-On With Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is a return to the stylus-controlled Link of Phantom Hourglass, but with a twist. In Spirit Tracks, not only do you get to play through segments of the game on a train, firing off shots from a canon, but you have a pet Phantom of sorts which is used…
By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony: PSP Go Priced Right, Games “Shipping” On Street Dates
While we haven’t gotten Sony to answer our question yet about how UMD games will or won’t be transferable to PSP Go yet, the company has addressed two other big topics: the unit’s price and the timing of game releases. Sony Computer Entertainment America’s head of marketing Peter Dille showed us his fully-functional white PSP…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
E3’s Unmentionables: What Microsoft, Nintendo & Sony Forgot To Say
Earlier this week Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony each hit the show with big news, unveiling a slew of major titles, major surprises and innovative technology. But despite a strong showing across the board at the big three press conferences, there were still quite a few things left unsaid. Like what about that rumored PlayStation 3…
By Brian Crecente Published June 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
ModNation Racers Impressions: LittleBigRacer
Sony’s “Play Create Share” initiative picks up speed with the debut of ModNation Racers for the PlayStation 3, a kart racing title that lets you build the track, the kart, and the racer. United Front Games has plenty of experience building racing games, and they want to deliver that sort of power to the player.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2009