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Party On
To: Luke From: Owen Re: The Final Countdown Have a blast at E3, although I’m not sure what you’ll be writing about, since the weekend was slap full of rumors and leaks bigfooting on all the big stuff to be announced this week. Kidding, of course; I’m sure Crecente will have you running like valets…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Anything Else Going on This Week?
Releasing during E3 always strikes me as risky. Gamer interest might be high, but everyone’s talking about what’s coming out in the next year, not what’s coming out now. That said, this coming week you can pick up Red Faction: Guerrilla or Fuel on consoles; The Sims and Terminator: Salvation on PC, and some catz…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
E3 Activity Book: Fun With No Purpose
For those too young to attend E3 – which is to say, damn near all of us – B-Miggs and Agent B have cooked up their latest laugher: The E3 Activity Book for Kids, with its deadly accurate Nintendo presser mad libs. There’s tons of fun in this 4-page pdf, which you can print out…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sell a Used Game in Florida, Leave Your Thumbprint
The sheriff of Broward County, Fla. (Fort Lauderdale) says Florida law requires him to treat used games the same as merchandise sold at pawn shops. That means sellers can’t go home with their cash (or store credit) without leaving a greasy smudge. According to the New Times of Broward-Palm Beach, the sheriff sent deputies to…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
E3 Trailer Blurs the Line for Tekken 6
Tekken 6 has not suffered from any shortage of trailers lately. Here’s another one anyway, the cut for E3 2009. It shows of some two-player cooperative missions, and the motion blur feature, which you’ll want to leave off for all those upskirt shots. Tekken 6 E3 2009 Trailer [IGN, thanks SPECIALciaNAPKIN]
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
E3 The Making Of: A View From Inside
I’m not sure if we’re exactly supposed to be here, but we are, and we’re armed with cameras. So here are you first shots of E3 as it pokes its way through the cocoon of the last two years and tries to reinvent itself.
By Brian Crecente Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero Full List of Bands Released
All 84 bands in Guitar Hero 5 are up on the Guitar Hero 5 web site. Some magazine in Britain pretended it had gotten the list secretly, when Activision’s been feeding them out slowly through various channels. The full announcement is this week. Sorry for the mixup. Here’s the list. Band Of Horses Bush Darkest…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
I Breathe Fire and I VOTE
Bowser recently went into town to speak his mind about the dangers of unchecked power in the executive branch. Funny that a monarch would feel that way, but it’s a free country, brah. More pics on the jump. We got the link to this Flickr set, uploaded yesterday, but no explanation other than the location…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESRB Confirms Final Fantasy VII for PS3, PSP
Released last month on PlayStation Network in Japan, Final Fantasy Vee-Eye-Eye is on the way to North America’s PSN soon, as this ESRB rating now confirms. You can play it on PS3 or PSP. FFVII came out 12 long years ago for the original PlayStation, and was the first of the series to feature 3D…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Interview Confirms Smuggler Class for SW:TOR
The latest issue of Edge Magazine (don’t sue! don’t sue!) features an interview with James Ohlem, Bioware’s director for The Old Republic. In it he reveals another class: Smuggler (pictured), which will likely be announced next week. Says Ohlem: “Ord Mantell is a war-torn world and it’s where the Smuggler starts off, when his ship…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Next Halo Game is “Halo: Reach”?
Yesterday we got dropped that image of a Bungie forums search menu, which tipped something called “Halo: Reach.” Such things are easily faked, and I couldn’t run it down. Well, now someone’s found a cache of since-deleted Bungie forum posts on this subject. As you can see, for a brief time there was a forum…
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
E3 2009 Preview: These Are The Big Action-Adventures, We Believe
In just a couple of days, E3 will reveal just about every major game you will be able to play in the next year. For action-adventure (and RPG) fans, these are the big ones expected at the big show: A note about genres: The list below may encompass a broader range than some gamers might…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Yesterday, you asked for TAY; today, I oblige. Sounds like everyone has plenty to get off their chest pre-E3. Have we vented on PSP Go’s lack of a second analog? Otherwise, enjoy an open thread. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Owen Good Published May 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Report: New Mario Game, Online Wii Fit Plus For 2009
Nintendo will release Wii Fit Plus, recently trademarked in Japan, and a new Mario game later this year, both for the Wii, according to a report from Japan’s regularly reliable Nikkei newspaper. According to the report, the follow up to the 18 million unit selling Wii Fit will come with online functionality, allowing Wii Fit…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 30, 2009 -
UncategorizedSquare Enix’ NIER Unveiled
Square Enix had decided to jump on the pre-E3 game announcement bandwagon, making live their site for their recently announced game, NIER. Looking over the screens and the college art film trailer, it looks like the game will be Square’s answer to Bayonetta, which in turn was Platinum’s answer to Devil May Cry. The game…
By Brian Crecente Published May 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Cast of Halo 3: ODST
As seen on Geoff Keighley’s Twitter feed.
By Owen Good Published May 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Portable Size-Off: How The PSP Go Measures Up
The new PSP Go, leaked just before E3 thanks to the June issue of Sony’s own Qore, is tiny little thing. Bigger than an iPhone—but not by much—and slimmer than the original PSP. When placed side-by-side against some of the current portable gaming competition, the PSP Go illustrates just how different it is from its…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 30, 2009