Boom Blox Producer Departs EA For Flower Studio

On the week of the release of the new Boom Blox, one of the game’s chief creators heads to ThatGameCompany. Video game designer Robin Hunicke, noticeable at any gaming event for having the reddest hair of anyone in attendance, is trading her big-company background for ThatGameCompany, a sign that the small studio behind Flow and…

Resistance Finally Comes Home

Things heat up on PlayStation Home this Thursday, as the long-promised Resistance home space finally appears in a hail of turret-fire. The ruined cityscapes of Resistance comes to life tomorrow, when it will be filled with countless lifeless avatars running about, eager to win Resistance-themed prizes via the “Four Barrels of Fury” mini-game. The game…

Braid Comes To The Mac

The list of excuses for not having played Number None’s Braid gets shorter today with the release of the Mac OS X version of the time-shifting puzzle platformer. The newest version of Braid is priced the same as its Xbox Live Arcade and PC counterparts ($14.95 USD) and is just as native to the Mac…

KoF XII – Getting To Know Elisabeth And Mature

Let’s take a more intimate look at Elisabeth and Mature, the two new female fighters recently added to the roster of The King of Fighters XII. So who are these two new ladies, and where do they fit into the ongoing King of Fighters saga? Here’s the official word. Mature is pretty quick on her…

This Week In Video Game Comics

Gaming-based spin-off comic books are increasingly common. Here are the ones in stores this week. Via publisher Wildstorm: World of Warcraft #19 … Written by Walter and Louise Simonson; Art by Mike Bowden and Walden Wong; Cover by Pete Woods — King Varian Wrynn and his son Prince Anduin finally return to Stormwind and celebrate…

Atlus Brings PlayStation 3’s Demon’s Souls Stateside

From Software’s Demon’s Souls is heading West, with Japanese role-playing game specialists Atlus picking up the slack for North American PlayStation 3 publishing duties. The action RPG, already released in Japan, will arrive this Fall. The “ultimate hardcore RPG challenge” will pit up to three players against a horde of demons online, with cooperative, player…

Anyone else find themselves unable to care about E3 this year?

Star Trek D-A-C Micro-Review

Riding the warp trail of the smash hit J.J. Abrams movie comes Star Trek D-A-C, a top-down space shooter for Xbox Live Arcade. Lacking the time to create a full-fledged movie tie-in for the new Star Trek film, Naked Sky Entertainment instead decided to create a quick and dirty online shooter set in the Star…

A Look At Need For Speed: NITRO

Need For Speed keeps on giving, this time Electronic Arts’ racer will arrive with some added Nitro. The latest installment of the racer is being developed for the DS and Wii exclusively and is aimed at casual gamers. Wii Wii Wii Wii DS DS DS

Sega Finally Brings Jambo! Safari Home

Jambo! Safari may not be Sega’s most recognizable arcade title, but it ranks as a personal favorite. So I’m probably more excited than 99% of you to learn that Sega is finally bringing it home. Sega has announced that Jambo! Safari, a port of the 1999 arcade title, will be coming to the Wii later…

Frankenreview: Punch-Out!!

Everything old is new again, as Nintendo and developer Next Level Games brings the classic boxing game Punch-Out!! to the Nintendo Wii. It’s the original game all over again, with a colorful cast of boxers both old and new, with the player stepping into the familiar shoes of Little Mac, the definitive, scrawny underdog amidst…

Lego RTS Coming To DS, Sneaks Into NYC

Chalk this one up as curious: we’ve seen a DS Lego strategy game from the people who brought Supreme Commander to the Xbox 360. Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment was in New York City yesterday to show off a bunch of games, including Scribblenauts, which I knew to ask for, Mini Ninjas, which is embargoed, some…

Killzone 2 Flash And Thunder DLC Is A Blast From The Past

The second batch of downloadable content for Killzone 2 is due out next month, bringing two maps from the first Killzone to the PlayStation 3. The Flash and Thunder Pack contains two classic Killzone maps remade from the ground up for Killzone 2. The Beach Head map sees the ISA defending a coastal stronghold against…

Swine Flu Outbreak Kills Dead Rising 2 E3 Appearance

Much anticipated Capcom title Dead Rising 2 will now not be shown at this year’s E3 thanks to a Swine Flu outbreak in Osaka, Japan, Capcom told Kotaku. “Our Capcom guys are not coming to E3 because of the Japanese government restrictions,” said Capcom’s Chris Kramer, Senior Director, Communications and Community. “The company is taking…

Aliens VS Predator: First Screens, Teaser, And Campaign Details

Today Sega delivers a wealth of screens, details, and even a teaser video for the upcoming update to Rebellion’s original Aliens VS Predator. Like the PC original, the new Aliens VS Predator title will feature three separate campaign modes, one for each of the three factions represented in the game. Players will be able to…

Congress Identifies Piracy Priority Countries

The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus asks that Canada, Russia, China, Mexico, and Spain please cut down on the software piracy. Thanks! The five countries are the ones singled out by the Anti-Piracy Caucus as priorities for 2009, with Congress urging said countries to improve enforcement legislation and practices. How are they urging? Through a series…

Darksiders Trailer: The Wrath of Wrath

Yesterday I wrote up my brief hands-on time with Darksiders, a game that is shaping up to be more a stand-alone action title, and less of a God of War clone. This video gives you a chance to see how the game’s shaping up.

The Sims 3 Boldly Goes Where Many Have Gone Before

What better way to market the latest version of EA’s life simulation series than to tap into one of the biggest movies of the year? While I am a little disappointed at the lack of pointy-ear options indicated by this Star Trek send-up, I was rather ticked by the red shirts dying horrible deaths, so…

High Voltage: The Conduit Different From Other Core Sega Wii Titles

High Voltage chief creative officer Eric Nofsinger explains why The Conduit won’t suffer the same poor sales as Sega’s other core Wii titles, MadWorld and The House of the Dead: Overkill. Both MadWorld and The House of the Dead received praise from game reviewers, but the sales for both titles we rather abysmal, especially when…

MotorStorm Arctic Edge Shooting for Eight Player Online Races

The official Playstation Blog recently spoke with BigBig Studios Richard Ogden about upcoming Playstation Portable racer MotorStorm Arctic Edge. Among they things Richard Ogden talked about was how the game will deal with multiplayer. Ogden said they are shooting for up to eight player multiplayer both online and local, they’re also talking about doing a…