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Grade School Suicide Leads To Mass Game Website Closings
Thai courts have order the closure of online gaming and gambling websites after a 12-year-old boy jumped to his death from a sixth-floor balcony after being banned from gaming by his father. Pongsathorn Wattanabenjasopha, a sixth grader student at the Sri Witthaya Paknam School, committed suicide on Thursday. According to The Bangkok Post, several factors…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
PixelJunk 1-4 Has A New, Proper Name
Despite the inherent goodness of their previous games, Q-Games’ upcoming PixelJunk 1-4 was never going to sell with a name that sounded like a Mario Stage. So it’s been changed to something more marketable. And that name is PixelJunk Shooter. The title was settled upon after users were allowed to nominate their own ideas for…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Studio Ghibli RPG Looking Good
Last we heard, Studio Ghibli were taking their sweet time providing the art and animation for Level 5’s RPG Ninokuni. One look at these new screens will have you understanding why. The stuff the anime maestros are coming up with for the game is real top-shelf stuff, and unless Level 5 completely drop the ball…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Turn Your iPhone Into a GameBoy
Infectious makes skins for everything from iPods to cars, but what interests me most over on their site right now is this slick iPhone skin. Monochrome is a set of stickers that makes your iPhone look like an old school handheld, perhaps even a Gameboy. The front features fake little red buttons and a D-pad…
By Brian Crecente Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Square Enix Sees Its Future Sales
The build-up has been immense. These games have been years in the making. That’s right, Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII But we’re expecting Dragon Quest IX this summer in Japan and later this year in North America. We’re expecting FFXIII in Japan this winter and in America next year. What is Square Enix…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
The D.I.Y. Katamari Damacy Controller
Out of all the games that got their own unique controllers, there’s one glaring omission: Katamari Damacy. Sure, maybe the game already took perfect advantage of the PlayStation 2’s dual analog thumb sticks, but that didn’t stop Esty product manager Do-it-yourself type Kellbot from churning out her own Katamari controller. “It uses an optical mouse…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
E3 ’08: Our Promise-Checking Round-Up
Big companies make big promises at big shows like E3. We recently rounded up the promises made by Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony from last year’s E3. Who can you trust going into E3 2009? Here are last year’s performances… Witness the future-predicting powers of Xbox 360 executives and game developers. Just ignore the 1 vs…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take A Look At A DJ Hero Controller In The Wild
For those who haven’t seen the latest issue of Game Informer, in which the DJ Hero controller was finally revealed in all its glory, here’s a shot of Morgan Webb Amanda McKay cradling one. Uncomfortably. Because we’d already seen half the thing previously – and because, based on the latest issue of GI, we described…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete in 15 Minutes
The Blu-ray exclusive Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete can be summed up in about one sentence: 26 extra minutes and it still doesn’t make any sense. However, because you’re paying for this Blu-rayjust to get an extended sneak peek at Final Fantasy XIII and because I sat through the film twice to try and…
By AJ Glasser Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Some Puzzling Soap
As seen on Geeky Gadgets. [Thanks Roland]
By Brian Crecente Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo Remote-Control Vehicles Hopefully Won’t Explode So Easily
NKOK will be releasing later in the year a series of three remote-controlled vehicles based on those found in Bungie’s Halo 3. One is a Mongoose, one is a Warthog, and the last…a Hornet. Yes, the nimble little UNSC flier is the most expensive of the three (at $39), and also seemingly the most popular,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead’s Francis Hates Whatever You Hate
Zombie apocalypse survivor Francis hates everythingā€”vans, woods, boomers, kittens, sunshine. Now, in yet another Twitter/Left 4 Dead mash up, he can hate whatever you and the tweeting public hate. I Hate Vans taps into the hatred of the tedium, turning Left 4 Dead‘s tattooed sourpuss into an internet hating machine. You hate Mondays? Francis hates…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Play Internet Guessing Games With Capcom
Hey! It’s more drip fed PR. This time, it’s Capcom’s turn to tease and tantalize its E3 new game announcement with the help of Twitter. Let’s look at the clues, via website Cubed3: Capcom fact # 1: It’s NOT Devil May Cry 5 Capcom fact # 2: It’s an action game Capcom fact # 3:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Robots We Love: The Fruit Fucker 2000
Continuing our tribute to the most beloved robots in video gaming, we present to you Penny Arcade‘s own feed reaming, pulp ejecting produce fiend, the Fruit Fucker 2000. The Fruit Fucker 2000 first appeared as a punch line to a Penny Arcade comic about Blizzard trademarking hell, but he soon took on a life of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Grim Fandango Shoes Make Purple Sneakers Possible
Purple sneakers? Hah. Nothankyou. Oh! Unless they’re custom purple Cons covered in Grim Fandango artwork. Now that, that we can consider. Reader Tonks – who also made those Noby Noby and Phoenix Wright kicks – sends us his latest work, showing that his love, like ours, is as strong as ever for Tim Schafer’s wonderful…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Both Gears Of War Games Bundled With 360 Hardware
Xbox Australia have just revealed this new Xbox 360 hardware bundle, which will include an Xbox 360 Pro along with a copy of both Gears of War and Gears of War 2. It’ll go on sale down under on June 4, and will retail for AUD$449 (USD$350). There’s no word on whether this will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
E3 Round Table: Sony’s Big Plans
Over the past few week’s worth of Bonus Rounds, GameTrailers’ Geoff Keighley, Game Informer’s Andy McNamara, N’Gai Croal’s N’Gai Croal and Kotaku’s me sat down to talk third-party developers and Microsoft’s E3 plans. This week: Sony’s E3 plans. Bonus Round: Part Three
By Brian Crecente Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Man Vs. Dog: Personal Trainer: Walking Grudge Match
Personal Trainer: Walking may be built for humans, but the game also supports tracking your dog’s movements as well. The game comes with two digital pedometers, and it suggests clipping one on to your dog’s collar to monitor its walking habits. Of course, I had to turn that into a challenge. Last week I measured…
By Brian Crecente Published May 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Robot Wars: The Beginning
Kotaku’s newfound obsession with robots hs drawn mechanical video game characters from throughout time and space to do battle in the Robot Wars – and only you can decide who lives and who dies! The interspatial beacon high atop Kotaku tower has harnessed the power of our latest obsession, forging a temporal reality scoop that…
By Mike Fahey Published May 25, 2009
