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FlatOut Publishers Headed For A Crash
British publishing house Empire Interactive – best known for the FlatOut series – look set to be the latest victims of the global economic crisis, with MCV claiming the studio’s closure is imminent. The trade site say that “all staff at the firm’s London offices were sent home this week”, and that Empire “is in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Room With Red Walls
Reader Key loves red and has sent this entry to prove it! “Red is my favorite color..,” Key tells us, “and perhaps a bit more.” What’s happening? We’re giving away a copy of futuristic third-person-shooter Red Faction: Guerrilla, platform of your choice. Here’s how you can win it: Take a picture of red things –…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zeno Clash To Get DLC, Editor
Crazy Chilean first-person-brawler Zeno Clash has been making people happy on Steam all week, but the happiness is short-lived, as the game is, well, short. So the developers are releasing DLC and an editing suite. In an interview with LagZero, ACE Team‘s Andres Bordeu says that the team “definitely…want to do” more Tower challenges, along…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Universal Puts BioShock Movie On Hold Citing Budget Concerns
Universal and 2K Games’ big budget, big screen adaptation of BioShock may have gotten a little too big for its budget, as the film is now in a holding pattern as cost concessions are made. The BioShock film, currently in pre-production, was announced last May by Universal and 2K, with Pirates of the Caribbean director…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
Harmonix Announces LEGO Rock Band Comment by: Curse_Lily I guess this is The Final Countdown to Harmonix ideas. Sony: Wii Own The Closet Comment by: Toasticus Nominated by: SiDCrAzY If the Wii owns the closet, the PS3 owns the store shelf. Nintenducation – A New Take On Edutainment Comment by: bluetom00 Nominated by: doubtful I’m…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
What AJ Learned About Machinima Law Today
Today kicks off Stanford University‘s Play Machinima Law Conference with panels of machinima artists, copyright lawyers and legal representatives from Blizzard, EA and Microsoft. Machinima is one of those hazy areas of artistic expression not quite covered by copyright law and not quite insignificant given how many people have jumped on the bandwagon. Kotaku first…
By AJ Glasser Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Empire: Total War Gets First “Major” Upgrade Next Week
If everything goes according to plan, Creative Assembly will next week release an update for Empire: Total War that will address a number of AI flaws and critical bugs. While this isn’t the first update the brilliant yet technically “eccentric” game has received, it’s certainly the biggest (with “over 70 bug fixes”) and most wide-ranging.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Edge Explores The Genesis Of The PlayStation
The history of Sony’s original PlayStation is largely well known to gamers, born of a disagreement with Nintendo, who it once partnered with to provide a CD-ROM drive for the Super Nintendo. That disagreement, which reportedly infuriated Sony president Norio Ohga, let to a transition in power. Edge explores the birth of the console that…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameFly Pays First Class Postage For Second Class Treatment
GameFly, the enormously successful rent-video-games-by-mail service, filed an official complaint yesterday with the Postal Regulatory Commission over the treatment of the games it ships, saying its costing them a fortune in broken discs. The Los Angeles-based company says that the United States Postal Service is responsible for breaking between one and two percent of 590,000…
By AJ Glasser Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atlus Site Hacked, May Have Infected Users With Virus
The official Atlus USA web site was reportedly compromised by a “third-party entity” today, inserting malicious software into the company’s site. According to Atlus, this may have led to visitors being infected by malware. Atlus.com is currently down, as the company says it is working to “repair and restore” the web site, asking visitors to…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Midway May Not Be Finished Yet, Thanks To Warner Bros.
Bankrupt Midway may have a financial savior in Warner Bros., as the media giant—which happens to have a game division in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment—is reported to be readying a bid for the ailing publisher. According to a report from MCV, Warner Bros. is “keen to acquire Midway’s flagship Mortal Kombat and Stranglehold franchises” as…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
It’s Been A Year Already?
To: Ashcraft From: Faheycraft Re: Who Said Packing Was Fun? You? How Dare You…craft. I’ve been reminded three times in the past week that I have a birthday a week from today, and each time I’ve managed to forget the fact completely moments after. Didn’t birthdays used to be fun? Remember back when you were…
By Mike Fahey Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bit.Trip Devs Tease Next Game
Gaijin Games‘ retro-styled music game Bit.Trip Beat was only just released on Nintendo’s WiiWare service last month, but already the developer has begun teasing its next Bit.Trip game. Who’s up for some mystery? While Bit.Trip Beat was beautifully low-res in its presentation, the follow up to that game looks like it may be a bit…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rumor: GTA IV Getting Xbox 360 Elite Bundle Treatment
Microsoft looks like it may be prepping yet another Xbox 360 Elite bundle for later this year, according to retail sources, bundling its higher-end console with Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV. Listings for the Xbox 360 Elite GTA IV Limited Edition bundle were sent to Kotaku earlier this week—alongside information on the recently revealed…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Busey On The Women Of Saint’s Row 2 DLC
After a slight delay, the first batch of Saint’s Row 2 downloadable content is now available, with THQ digging up Gary Busey to talk about the lovely ladies of Ultor Exposed. Uncle Gary’s power is simply amazing. The man can take something as wonderful as attractive, scantily-clad women running around with guns and transform it…
By Mike Fahey Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Virtua Tennis 2009 Makes Curling, Meat Protection Fun Again
The core Virtua Tennis gameplay is certainly strong enough to stand on its own, but the addition of bizarre, sometimes freakish "Court Games" is what makes the series so memorable. While “Court Curling” somehow manages to make the sport of curling intense, nothing appeals to me more than trying to secure as much fruit as…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Faction: Guerrilla Demo Available Now
THQ’s long anticipated third installment of the Red Faction series will be released June 2nd, but you can check out the demo for both platforms (Xbox 360 and PS3) starting today! Click here to find out more information and download the demo, then be sure to buy Red Faction: Guerrilla on June 2nd.
By Chrissie Lamond Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ease In The Weekend With The Braid Soundtrack
Ease your way out of work and into weekend mode with the lovely soundtrack from Jonathan Blow’s Braid, now available for free online play and purchase. As innovative as Braid’s gameplay is, one of the best aspects of that game is it’s music. Jonathan Blow licensed tracks from Magnatune artists Cheryl Ann Fulton, Shira Kammen…
By Mike Fahey Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Green Nintendo DS Bundle Is For Moms Only
Nintendo will be releasing a new Nintendo DS Lite bundle on May 3rd, one with a brand new color scheme—new to North America, anyway—and Personal Trainer Cooking software packed in. It’s perfect for Mother’s Day. Now, we’re not implying that only mom should be slaving over a hot stove all day, especially on Mother’s Day.…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
inFamous Shocks Us With Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta
The switch on Sony’s “electrifying announcement” may have just been flipped, as a Best Buy pre-order box for inFamous reveals the existence of a multiplayer beta test for Uncharted 2. Yesterday Sony began teasing “an electrifying announcement” to take place on April 27th regarding both Sucker Punch’s inFamous and Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 24, 2009