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It Appears That The Sims 3 Is Very Important To Electronic Arts
You may be unaware that The Sims 3 is out in June. But that’s OK. You are not EA’s intended audience. Those guys, well, those guys should by now be very aware. Because it would seem that Electronic Arts have been busy over the past couple of weeks covering what looks like every building in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
PC Game + Webcam Makes In-Game Upskirts Now Possible
It was only a matter of time. Erotic game Tech48 is using face tracking technology to let players do things like look at in-game heroines from various angles — that, and up their skirts. Developed by eroge maker Teatime, the game uses a special webcam and face tracking software to locate players’ faces. So when…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Look Who’s Talking In This Monster Hunter G Ad
If you are going to sell a game, especially a Monster Hunter game, best to use a talking cat and a talking pig. Monster Hunter G was originally released on the PlayStation 2 in 2004, and is getting a Wii version later this month. Pig and cat not included, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD BE.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Real BioShock 2 Dolly Is Far From Cuddly
Reader Nathan likes BioShock. Likes BioShock and is good with his hands. So, inspired by the little Big Daddy dollies in the BioShock 2 teaser, Nathan got to work. And this is the end result. If we hadn’t told you this was made by a reader, we could have told you it was on sale…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Sports: “Can’t Port Down To Wii”
This generation, it’s hard to make a truly multi-platform. EA Sports exec Peter Moore explains why. At a recent conference, Moore stated, “You simply can’t take what you’re doing on the Ps3 and Xbox and port — thats a dirty word — down to the Wii.” Instead, developers must build Wii games “from the ground…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Halo Project To Span Console, Web & Mobile
The future of the Halo franchise may not be as straight-forward as you’d imagine, if a Microsoft job advertisement is anything to go by. The listing – for a software development engineer – suggests that Microsoft are working on a Halo project that transcends the idea of a single platform or genre, and suggests they…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Closer Look At tri-Ace’s Multiplatform RPG
Japanese game developer tri-Ace has teamed up with SEGA for a new, multi-platform role-playing game called End of Eternity. It was announced last week in game magazine Famitsu, and Famitsu.com has now posted screens as well. While these same screens ran in the magazine, blurry scans meant it was hard to get a closer look…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cute Arcade Fighter Gets Not-So-Cute PS2 Port
Chick fighter Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2, which features classic moe girl archetypes duking it out, looks great in Japanese arcades. On the PS2, it looks less so. Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2 went on sale April 9 in Japan — complete with Hori fighting stick. While screenshots for the AQ Interactive PS2 port showed graphics on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gyros Aren’t Hard to Find
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Dr. Who This might sound extremely late to the party, but I finally got around to buying City of Heroes. Remember, I have a Mac, and NCSoft just put out the port for this back in January. Believe it or not, I’ve had my eye on that game for so…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Spring Break
Light week coming up – indicated by the shutout for the core consoles. City of Heroes: Architect Edition gets its retail release on Tuesday. Guitar Hero: Metallica arrives for PS2 gamers. Otherwise, not much to write home about. This week’s count: Five for PC and DS/i, three for Wii, two for PS2, one for PSP,…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Terminator Game Devs Worked on Film Set, Did Not Get Reamed by Christian Bale
An AP story about game adaptations of movies mentions that the developers of the Terminator Salvation game worked “under the same roof” as the film crew, in hopes of making something that doesn’t, well, suck. Noting the checkered history of movies made into games (which is still much, much better than games made into movies)…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
We Just Solved Mother’s Day for You
Here at Kotaku, we like to think ahead and solve problems well in advance. So while today might be Easter, we’re already thinking about Mother’s Day. And here’s just the gift. Coming from a gamer, nothing could say “I Love You” to a mother more than this homemade handbag, which is only $39.99. And if…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Is this the Video Game Mount Rushmore?
Pwn or Die have come up with a good bar argument: The four faces on a hypothetical Mount Rushmore of video gaming. The four they’ve chosen are good, but are they the best choices? As you can see in the pic, the selections are Master Chief, Mario, Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog. Lara is…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
“Rose Ball” — Pong with Street Fighter IV
This is "Rose Ball," a practice mode "game" in Street Fighter IV. Both participants are playing with minimal health and just two moves – "Soul Spark" and block – to volley the energy ball. Explains the blog Infovore: Both players are handicapped so they have a pixel of health, and both have selected Rose as…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Old-School Easter Egg Hunt
It’s become something of a tradition ‘round the Tower to observe Easter with, what else, lists of Easter eggs. So here is my dirty half-dozen, from well before the 8-bit days. When I went on my hunt for this list, I needed a theme, so I settled on “Easter Eggs I have actually observed.” Having…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
U.S. Universities Join the Star League
No, not the Rylan Star League. Princeton and 25 other colleges have teams in the “Collegiate Star League.” Friday, the Tigers took on Tsinghua U. of Beijing, and The New York Times covered the action. The New York Times covered the match for yesterday’s edition, describing the genesis of the league and dropping in some…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bethesda Rightsizes its DLC
Fallout 3’s “The Pitt” and “Operation: Anchorage” – in terms of size and complexity – are where Bethesda wants to be with its DLC strategy, according to Bethesda’s marketing and PR vice president. Pete Hines, talking to Gamasutra on Friday, said Oblivion’s “Knights of the Nine” DLC is the model going forward. “It’s substantive and…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
id Boss: Third-party Wii Development “Not Really Justified”
id CEO Todd Hollenshead remains unconvinced that there’s a good reason for “independent, Wii-centric” development. He’s willing to hear someone out, he just hasn’t heard a good argument for it yet. Hollenshead, in an interview with GameSpot, was asked if the Wii’s meteoric sales and success inevitably meant a shift in resources toward third-party development…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009 -
UncategorizedPlay the Piano with Your DSi
Who knew the photo-graffiti mode of the DSi could turn into a poor man’s KORG DS-10? Dover, from the site/webcomic Monday Night Crew, found a genius way to compose piano tunes. Watch. I looked on the site for the musical scale picture he created, but couldn’t find one. Still, it doesn’t look that hard to…
By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009
