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E3 2009 Preview: These Are The Big Shooters, We Reckon
In one week, E3 will reveal just about every major game you will be able to play in the next year. For shooter fans, these are the big ones expected at the big show: Bioshock 2 – The sequel to one of the most acclaimed and respected games of this generation is getting both a…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tomorrow Is Your Last Day To Not Get BlizzCon Tickets
In case you missed out on the first round of BlizzCon 2009 tickets, make sure you make it to the BlizzCon website tomorrow morning to miss out on that batch as well. Just like the amazing vanishing first batch, the remaining BlizzCon tickets go on sale at 10am Pacific time at BlizzCon.com tomorrow. Hopeful ticket…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Madden NFL 10 Introduces Online Co-op
EA Tiburon has big plans for this year’s installment of Madden, kicking things off with the announcement of online co-operative play – a first in franchise history. For the first time, two players will be able to take their game online together with online co-op play in Madden NFL 10. Team up online with your…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Announces NIER, Front Mission Evolved For E3
E3 2009 is getting a massive dose of Square Enix next week. The company is bringing along a few games you might expect—Final Fantasy XIII, Dissidia Final Fantasy—and some brand new games. That includes the newly announced NIER, a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 action adventure from developer cavia. According to official Square Enix word,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Z-Trip To Demo DJ Hero Live at E3
Famed mashup DJ Z-Trip will perform sets at E3 next week to help unveil DJ Hero. DJ Hero will also feature DJ Z-Trip as an in-game avatar, according to the artist’s press release. The game will include more than 100 songs spanning a wide variety of genres including hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock and electronica. So…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Are Our Games Alive?
By John Gaudiosi Anyone who’s played through a game like Microsoft’s Fable II (who can forget your virtual dog?), BioWare’s Mass Effect (with its robust roster of non-playable characters) or seen Sony’s upcoming Heavy Rain (whose developer, Quantic Dream, promises a new type of relationship between player and character) may have wondered to themselves whether…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ico & Yorda Sacks Coming To LittleBigPlanet?
LittleBigPlanet creators Media Molecule are teasing two new enticing additions to the decorative Sackboy (and Sackgirl) lineup with a new Ico themed teaser image. Happy coincidence, or telling of Team Ico announcements? A full-size version of the Ico LittleBigPlanet mash up is available at fan site LittleBigPlanet Central. And yes, it’s legit, as confirmed by…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wolfenstein 3D Coming To PSN And XBLA With A Twist
The original Nazi-killing first-person shooter returns next week, as Activision announces the release date for Wolfenstien 3D for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. All 60 levels of Wolfenstein 3D will be hitting both consoles on June 4th, giving gamers something more constructive to do than refreshing gaming websites for the latest news out…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Robots We Love: Dog
The only thing better than man’s best friend is a giant, robot version of man’s best friend, and that’s why we love Half-Life 2‘s Dog. Dog is the sort of robot that can appeal to both men and women. He’s loveable, fiercely loyal, and downright cute at times, but he’s also capable of tearing open…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch Totilo on Fox News, Ask Him Questions
Our very own Stephen Totilo will be spending an hour today in Fox News’ Strategy room talking about the gadgets, games and gizmos of E3. Hop on over to the site to lend your support and pepper him with show questions. The show goes live streaming at 2 p.m. EST. Strategy Room
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Batman Coming Together Beautifully
Batman: Arkham Asylum is shaping up to be quite a game. After checking out the freeflow combat system and predator modes at the Game Developers Conference earlier this year, I had a chance to see how the two systems would work in the flow of the game. Turns out they work quite well together. “When…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
LEGO Indy 2 Revisits The Original Trilogy
Since Kingdom of the Crystal Skull barely had enough content for a movie, Traveller’s Tales is including reworked versions of the original trilogy and a level editor in the newly-announced LEGO Indiana Jones 2. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues isn’t merely a repackaging of the first game with additional content from the fourth…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009 - Reviews
Terminator Salvation iPhone Micro-Review: Rise of the Apple Machine
Fewer machines are better poised to enslave humanity than the ubiquitous iPhone. That doesn’t make Apple’s gadget the ideal device for a Terminator game, though it does suggest a good platform for crude movie tie-ins. Terminator Salvation for the iPhone is another video game spin-off of the fourth Terminator movie, released earlier this month as…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lionhead Teases Big News At Microsoft’s E3 Presser
Lionhead will definitely be playing a part in Microsoft’s E3 2009 press conference this Monday, joining the growing horde of game development studios using Twitter for evil teasing purposes. As if all the news slipping out in the days leading up to E3 2009, this year we have to deal with the growing number of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Come To Kotaku’s E3 Party This Sunday
Kotaku’s annual pre-E3 party is happening this Sunday, giving you a chance to buy those shots you owe me, rub elbows with fellow Kotaku readers, and drunkenly hit on video game PR reps. Good times. Yes, the Kotaku crew is once again heading to the lovely and historic Golden Gopher in downtown Los Angeles for…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lord of The Rings Comes To Wii, With Dashes Of Mario, Link
For some people the big news will be that the Lord of the Rings is making a video game comeback for kids; for others it will be that the developers responsible have a strong pedigree. J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic is getting another video game re-telling this fall in the form of The Lord of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
SOE Pulls The Plug On The Matrix Online
After nearly four years in operation, the machines now greatly outnumber the players and The Matrix Online is no longer necessary. July 31st is the day the machines finally triumph. Sony Online Entertainment has held on to The Matrix Online for far longer than we ever expected they would, but as producer Dan Myers puts…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Saboteur’s E3 Trailer Shies Away From Nudity
For a game as unashamed about showing female nudity as Pandemic’s The Saboteur, you’d think they wouldn’t feel the need to censor naked artwork in the E3 trailer. Let’s peek behind the blur. As you watch the trailer, you’ll notice two things. First, the game is looking pretty damn fine. Second, there’s blur all over…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Metamorphosis of Atari
A little more than a year ago Atari snatched up Sony’s Phil Harrison and went into a hibernation of sorts, cocooning itself away from the media as it and parent company Infogrames worked to reinvent itself. Today the two companies are now a single, more streamlined publisher and developer working to strike a balance between…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Eidos Brings A Fistful Of Action To E3
Eidos has confirmed the three major titles they’ll be bringing to E3 2009, featuring three different types of agents of dark justice – small, medium, and Batman. The recently acquired Square Enix subsidiary remains mum on the Tomb Raider and Hitman fronts leading up to the show next week, instead singling out three previously-announced action…
By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009