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Bashcraft Penned Arcade Book Getting French Edition
Arcade Mania, the book on Japanese arcades I wrote, will be translated for an upcoming French version. French game book publisher Pix n’Love Editions will be bringing the book to wider audience. Pix n’Love is best known for its books on the PC Engine and the history of Nintendo (Pix n’Love’s Florent Gorges has a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
The Periodic Table of Video Game Characters Comment by: Ghede Nominated by: Abad Sonic should be under the radioactives. It has a half-life of seven years.” A Week In Comments Comment by: 超外人 Nominated by: 天 I was put off by that comment as well, since the statement is basically hypocritical in my eyes from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tomatoes Can Play Asteroids Too, You Know
From the same people that brought you the history of gaming (in Sauerkraut) comes this: a game of asteroids. Played with tomatoes. Don’t ask why. Just ask "Zaxxon with celery next, please". [via GameSniped]
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom Explains Paid DLC Multi-Player Patch
Resident Evil 5 has three new multi-player modes, which will be available via paid DLC. The new Versus modes are called Slayer and Survivor. The US$4.99 PSN/400 MS Points patch does not add weapons or characters, so it’s unclear what it actually does. According to Capcom, however, the patch doesn’t simply unlock already in-game content.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Mario Paint Strategy Guide Is So 1992 It Hurts
These days, strategy guides are big business, but it hasn’t always been this way. In the early 90s, for example, magazines and cheat lines ruled, leaving strategy guides to, well. Do their own thing. Not that this was a bad thing. Indeed, in this case, it’s an awesome thing, because we’re talking about the 1993…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Where Do You Read Kotaku?
F-R-I-D-A-Y! Time for Tell Us Dammit — no, make that 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. You probably know oodles…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Meet The 007 Of Wii Gun Accessories
Or the Transporter of Wii accessories. Depending on your standards. Our standards, well, we don’t much care for the gun. We do care for the fact it’s a Wii accessory that’s putting some effort in. Take the shape of Cobalt Flux’s “Dark Ops Wii Light Gun”, for example. It’s different. Like, it’s not a shark.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter For Crate Diggers
Most of you reading this are not DJs. Those who are, this is for you, because Capcom have just released the The Street Fighter II Turbo Battle Vinyl. What it isn’t: a spoken-word version of the Raul Julia/Kylie Minogue movie. What it is: a record that, on side A, has a ton of Street Fighter…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Secret Agent Clank Also Getting The PSP To PS2 Treatment?
Looks like Sony will be bringing former PSP exclusive Secret Agent Clank to the PlayStation 2, one those 70 games coming to the last-gen PlayStation, according to a new listing from GameFly. Ratchet & Clank fans may remember the previous PSP outing, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters also went from the PlayStation Portable to the…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nike’s Nintendo Shoe Blitz Continues With Wii Blazers
The checklist of Nintendo-themed Nike brand sneakers gets a 1-UP today, with the first peek at another Wii-inspired shoe, this time of the Nike Blazer variety. WeeklyDrop tipped us off to the new shoe, due this Summer, which joins the Wii inspired Nike Air Force 2 High—complete with Wii Remote condom details—and the Nike Air…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Even In-Game Advertising Is Hurting, IGA May Be Up For Sale
IGA, one of the companies that serves up dynamic in-game ads for games like Burnout Paradise, is feeling the advertising pinch, reeling from a recession that has spawned mass layoffs and closures. VentureBeat reports today that the in-game advertising group—not to be confused with Castlevania developer Koji “IGA” Igarashi—is in the process of securing funding,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Assassins Creed Discreetly Shivs The iPhone In The Back
Assassin’s Creed 2 may be well underway, but it’s not the only AC game on the horizon, as it’s been announced today that mobile port specialists Gameloft will be bringing the series to the iPhone. Apparently the gameplay will still feature free-running over city rooftops and across multiple cities, though we’d think these would be…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
LittleBigPlanet Team’s New Project Is “Really F*cking Cool”
The creators of LittleBigPlanet and the highly marketable Sackboy aren’t resting on their laurels, ready to churn out Sackboy Kart Racing as their next project. Media Molecule co-founder Alex Evans has even begun teasing. He tells Gamasutra in a recent interview that there’s already a secret LittleBigPlanet project underway, one that capitalizes on what he…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Burn Zombie Burn!: It Is What It Sounds Like
Typically, Friday the 13th is a day reserved for black cats, bad luck and Jason Voorhees. But this year, in which we get three Friday the 13ths, I’m willing to make an exception for zombies. Actually, there’s been a lot of zombie this month. Between Burn Zombie Burn!, the Resident Evil 5 release and a…
By AJ Glasser Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Rock Deems Doom Movie A Failure
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, like everyone else, says that the 2005 Doom movie adaptation was an example of “trying and failing” at making the jump from video game to movie. Yes, he went there! Strong words coming from the star of Race To Witch Mountain. Johnson tells MTV News’ giggly Josh Horowitz that the “writing…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham Asylum Collectors Edition Has A Batarang, Bruce Wayne Budget Price
The upcoming release of Eidos and Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Asylum is getting the collector’s edition treatment. The bad news? It’s a cool $100, forty dollars more than the standard edition. The good news? Batarangs!! According to solicitations from retailer GameStop, by way of a Kotaku tipster, the pricey collectors edition comes equipped with a 12″…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Killzone 2 Podcast
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Four Months In, What Micro-Bash Can Do We recorded our next podcast today, this time inside Killzone 2 with some of the folks from Guerrilla Games. Fun times. As usually we were reamed. Of course, they did make the game, so it’s only to be expected that we would lose…
By Brian Crecente Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Clash of the Gaming Titans
Nintendo’s popular DS handheld hit a milestone earlier this month, topping 100 million of the portables shipped worldwide. But a much more important milestone looms. While 100 million is an impressive number, the Nintendo DS still has quite a bit of catching up to do if it wants to topple the Playstation 2 as the…
By Brian Crecente Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Adventure Island Wii Could Really Use Some Cel-shading
Hudson’s Adventure Island was never my thing. Master Higgins’ penchant for 8-bit shirtlessness was kind of a turn off to me. I like my platforming protagonists to exhibit a modicum of decency. Nintendo’s WiiWare service is giving Hudson another opportunity to turn sidescrolling platforming fans onto this whole Adventure Island thing. That means more Master…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Spoiler Alert! How Big Daddies Appear In BioShock 2
Rumors on 2K Marin’s BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams began swirling about the 2K Games forums today, flooding the board with supposed details on the BioShock sequel. Too bad they were mostly bunk. 2K and Game Informer both responded, saying the rumors that BioShock 2 would be Big Daddy-free were untrue. The rest of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 13, 2009