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Sci Fi Channel Partners with Acclaim For Casual Games
Sci Fi has partnered with Accalim Games and ZooKazoo to develop a series of online science fiction and fantasy games for their website. The first game, Tales of Magic, is expected to launch on SciFi.com this spring. The deal is an offshoot of Sci Fi Ventures, a subsidiary of the television channel that hopes to…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Titmouse Games Announces First Game, Existence
This is Titmouse Games, everyone. Say “Hi!” The newly formed video game development arm of Titmouse today announced its plans to make games, starting with the original console action role-playing game Seven Haunted Seas. You may or may not know Titmouse from its previous work, including animation on series like Avatar: The Last Airbender, Afro…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Original Diablo Producer Thinks Diablo III Isn’t Diablo Enough
Someone fetch original Diablo producer Bill Roper a rainbow unicorn t-shirt, as the former VP of Blizzard North explains that Diablo III just doesn’t feel like a Diablo game. Roper worked with Blizzard back when there was a Blizzard North. His studio was responsible for the Diablo series, while Blizzard proper in Irvine, California worked…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
We Have a Pair of Playstation Air Force 1s, Want Em?
Yes, we have a pair. No, you can’t have them. Well, not unless you’re willing to make a donation. We’ll be auctioning off these amazing Air Force 1 Playstation 2 Tenth Anniversary shoes (size 11.5) on eBay later this month, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to anti-Teen Dating Violence organization Jennifer Ann’s Group.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Beyonce Shills For Rhythm Heaven, Loves Guitar Hero
Nintendo’s latest spokesceleb? Beyonce! She’s hopefully going to sell millions of copies of the extremely bootylicious Rhythm Heaven when it comes stateside by kicking back with her Nintendo DSi and having fun on-screen. Beyonce’s celebrity endorsement of the Nintendo DS certainly isn’t the first. She joins other professional famous people like Nicole Kidman, Liv Tyler…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Vin Diesel Begged For Dark Athena Multiplayer
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena might have been a purely single player affair, if not for the begging of a large, muscle-bound bald man. Speaking with G4’s All Access, Vin talks about his gaming history for a bit before discussing his lastest run as Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Songbird Appears in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
The website for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 has an interesting story up about how Thunderbolt’s Songbird, revealed today as appearing in the, was designed for the upcoming title. Steven Nelson (Senior Animator), Bryan Shutt (Art Director), Dave Phillips (Concept Artist) talk about how they settled on the look for the siren in the game. Songbird’s…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2009 - Reviews
Empire: Total War Review: A Whiff Of Grapeshot
Hrm. An Empire: Total War review. Where to start, where to start… It’s tough! Tough like trying to sum up War & Peace in Haiku. But let’s give it a shot! Sega and The Creative Assembly’s Empire: Total War is dense. It takes the existing Total War game model of turn-based strategy and real-time tactics,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Find out if a series touted for it’s technical proficiency and high production values can thrive on the Nintendo DS in Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Originally announced at E3 last year, the concept of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars had members of the press initially scratching their heads. How would Rockstar’s ridiculously popular…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
City Of Heroes Mission Architect Hits Beta Servers
City of Heroes players eager to get their hands on the Mission Architect tools included in the next major game update now have their chance, as Issue 14: Architect hits the test server. Heroes and villains can now log in to the test server for NCsoft’s massively multiplayer superhero game and get a head start…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stan Bush Thanks Kotaku Readers For Their Support
Stan Bush‘s “The Touch” from the 1986 Transformers animated movie will soon be available as a free download for Guitar Hero World Tour, and the man himself thanks Kotaku readers for their support. Confirming what was reported on Transformers fan site Seibertron.com Monday, Stan Bush passes along his thanks for all of your efforts to…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zombie!!! Games of the Living Dead
Zombies are suddenly hot again. Recent films, books and comic series have reignited the worlds love of the flesh-eating undead, and video games are, as always, right in on the action. So what better time to take a look at zombies, their role in video games, and how games go about implementing the concept of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wendy’s Puts Petz In Their Kids Meals
Fast food restaurant Wendy’s and video game publisher Ubisoft have teamed up to create Petz kids meals, delivering Petz-themed toys, games, and coupons to unhealthy children throughout North America. Starting on March 23rd, Wendy’s kids meals will come packaged inside a special bag covered with fun Petz activities, which children will quickly discard in order…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pangaya: Fantasy Golf Takes A Swing At The PSP
A fresh round of adorable fantasy golf is hitting Sony’s handheld this summer, as Tomy announces a North American release for Pangya: Fantasy Golf for the PlayStation Portable. Based on the massively multiplayer golfing game Pangya, developer Ntreev brings the cutesy golf acton to the small screen, following relatively successful outings on the Nintendo Wii…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Dead Space Extraction Screens
Dark, creepy images from upcoming Wii rail-shooter Dead Space Extractions hit the net today. They’re not doing a lot to convince me that I’m going to want to play this game. Maybe after I’ve seen a solid gameplay video I’ll be better able to judge.
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Overlord II – Meet The New Boss
Meet the new boss in Codemasters’ Overlord II, who is nowhere near the same as the old boss. As mentioned in Amanda’s comprehensive look at what’s new in Overlord II, the new Overlord is the son of the protagonist and/or antagonist from the previous game, who found himself confined to the underworld at the end…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
The National Center for the History of Electronic Games Established
The Strong National Museum of Play has officially established The National Center for the History of Electronic Games, celebrating video gaming’s role in American playtime. The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, has finally given video games their due, establishing a separate section of the museum for our favorite pastime. The National…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
$25K Resistance: Retribution PSP Tourney
Global Gaming and SCEA have teamed up to host a Resistance: Retribution tournament slated to give away $25,000 in Sony gear. The Road to Retribution Tournament will have players going head-to-head in the third-person shooter in 2v2 and 4v4 ladders. The tournament kicks off today and runs through May 10. Prizes include SonyStyle gear, PSP…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft The Soft Drink
The diabolical gamer-targeting Mountain Dew Game Fuel returns this year, dropping Halo 3 in favor of the massively multiplayer online sensation World of Warcraft. Not only is Mountain Dew switching genres and publishers, they’re also switching up their strategy for the World of Warcraft Game Fuel releases, introducing much-needed player-versus-player combat to the sugary soft…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Adds Don Control Multiplayer To The Godfather II
Build a family and command them real-time strategy style in Don Control, the newly announced free multiplayer mode for EA’s The Godfather II. Available for download upon the game’s release on April 7th, Don Control allows players to challenge each other to 16-player battles, with their single player money on the line. One player on…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009