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Kotaku Originals: April’s News
Before the Internet, we didn’t have April Fool’s Day. When we played a joke, we’d tell a guy his shoe was untied and then WHAM! bash him upside the head with a piece of firewood. See? That’s funny. You kids couldn’t find funny with both hands and a map. And you should be glad we…
By Owen Good Published April 4, 2009 -
UncategorizedLike Muppet Babies, Only For Street Fighter
There was a key hook for classic TV series Muppet Babies. They were Muppets, but they were babies. Can the same formula work for Street Fighter? I’d say yes. Because there’s something strangely adorable about Akuma throwing a tanty. The painting’s by Kei Acedera (who has done art & design work for, among others, Disney)…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Games Have You Bought So Far This Year?
It’s time for, you guessed it, time for me tell you it’s time for TELL US DAMMIT. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2009 -
UncategorizedGalaga, Now On Your iPhone
Namco Bandai should, over the next few days, be releasing an iPhone version of classic shooter Galaga. Hurray? I mean, we should be happy. It’s Galaga, in your pocket. Actually, it’s two Galagas: the original, and an updated version that runs in landscape mode. But then, as with most iPhone ports, that control scheme looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
SCEA: PS2 Price Drop Will Cut Into Wii, Eventually Help PS3 Sales Comment by: Mike Newlad Nominated by: ShadowOdin, representing the… Dude, don’t base your opinions on forum/comment posters – they are not a true representation of the real public. If they were piracy and drugs would be legal in the US, OSX would have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pornstar Tera Patrick Will Ride Shotgun With You
Tera Patrick joined Saints Row 2 as a “special producer” giving hot developer “commentary“. Now, she’ll appear in game as part of new downloadable content. Dubbed Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed, the DLC features three new missions, new vehicles, multiplayer maps and Tera Patrick. Developer James Torbit explains, “As a homie, you can call Tera…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA: Wii MotionPlus So Accurate It Can Be *Too* Accurate
Hoping the new MotionPlus tech for the Wii will bring some added realism to console’s controls? You’ll like hearing what EA’s Grand Slam Tennis team have to say, then. The producer of the upcoming EA tennis game – which will be one of the first titles available to make use of the peripheral – has…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zombie Slashing Bikini Cowgirl Game Movie Gets Sequel
Last spring, a movie based on D3’s cowgirl-in-a-hat-killing-zombies game Onechanbara hit theaters. It was even localized as Chanbara Beauty for Western audiences. While pretty much panned universally, the cheesy low budget flick was good old fashioned mindless fun. Guess it was successful enough to warrant a sequel, which has just been announced. Dubbed Chanbara Beauty:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Shenmue Creator Yu Suzuki “Retires” As Creative Officer At Sega
The creator of titles like Virtua Fighter, OutRun and Shenmue has “retired” from his Creative Officer position at Sega of Japan, Sega announced this week. But the company isn’t done with Yu Suzuki just yet. While Sega-Sammy notes that Suzuki has “retired” from his role as Creative Officer of the AM Plus R&D department, he’ll…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 3, 2009 -
UncategorizedThe Mega 64 GDC Videos You Didn’t See*
*That is, unless you actually attended this year’s Game Developers Conference and the associate Independent Game Festival Awards, because these two skits aired during the ceremony. And they’re quite good. As good as Mega 64’s Metal Gear Solid spoof? That all depends on your point of view. Particularly if you’re a fan of indie gaming.…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft, Lionhead Settle Gay Discrimination Claim
Jamie Durrant, an ex-Lionhead employee suing Microsoft for £45,000 on the grounds he was harassed in the workplace for being gay, has settled the case out of court. Terms were agreed upon earlier this week in a court in London, but as is usually the case with these things, terms of the deal were not…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
DSi Inspires Fiscal Responsibiity
My 7-year-old son, it seems, has suddenly learned fiscal responsibility. But it wasn’t the ailing economy, or thoughts of a car that started him on the road to saving, it was Nintendo. Two months ago, the day Nintendo announced when their DSi portable gaming system was coming to the U.S. for $170, Tristan said that…
By Brian Crecente Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bay Area Game Jam Rocks My Weekend
This weekend, Wild Pockets, Crispy Gamer and Microsoft are teaming up to host Bay Area Game Jam – a 24-hour game development competition at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, California. Contestants have to use Wild Pockets’ 3D web-based game engine and the fine print on the contest rules specifies that this is…
By AJ Glasser Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Not As Shocking New G.I. Joe Screens
After the last batch of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra screens, I was seriously hoping to see more of Cobra — specifically Destro and Baroness — doing their thing. But instead, we’ve got more “Yo, Joe!” shots of Snake Eyes, Duke and some random dudes blowing stuff up. Mind you, blowing stuff up is…
By AJ Glasser Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameTrailers TV Gets Earlier, Much Earlier Time Slot
Spike TV‘s video game exclusive packed weekly video game show, GameTrailers TV, is getting a slightly more sane time slot and giving you some weekly Geoff Keighley face time an entire day earlier. The show is moving from “Friday nights at 1 AM”—which was technically early Saturday morning at 1 AM—to “Thursday nights at 12:30…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits Is Now Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
When Activision ships its “best of” Guitar Hero compilation this summer, it will be called Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, not Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, as previously announced. Why? You got me. Perhaps Activision is saving Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits for yet another installment, as it’s due to run out of Guitar Hero sequel and spin-off…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Chi Town
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: When Your Last Name Is First, Where Is Your Middle Name? I’m in Chicago for a long weekend. One of my many cousins is getting married here and we decided to fly in for an extended-family visit. So far I’ve managed to cram a stuffed pizza, some Chicago dogs, and…
By Brian Crecente Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Dishwasher Rewards You For Peter Moore-ing
This week’s Xbox Live Arcade addition The Dishwasher features a great shout out to EA Sports bossman Peter Moore, formerly of Microsoft and Rock Band flub infamy. How does one get “The Peter Moore Achievement”? Simply hit the Xbox 360 guide button “while playing a killer solo,” just like ol’ Pete did way back at…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation 3 Outsells Wii In Japan For Second Month In A Row
Last year, the Wii made headlines for its trouncing of the PlayStation 3, when Nintendo’s console was outselling its current-gen competition from Sony in Japan. But 2009 has started to work out a little differently. For the past two months, Sony’s PlayStation 3 has outsold the Wii. It hasn’t outsold it by the impressive margins…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 3, 2009