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Japanese Court Blocks Sales Of The DS’s R4 Cart
Last year, Nintendo (and 53 other companies) took action against the makers of the R4 cart, a device which allows, amongst other things, the pirating of games on a DS. Today, they won big. The Tokyo District Court has found against the Chinese makers of the R4 – officially known as the “R4 Revolution for…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pick The Best F.E.A.R. 2 Mask
Not only are our readers talented, but they’re creepy. Time to vote on the best masks in Kotakuland! The winner gets a copy of F.E.A.R. 2, platform of his or her choice! We’ll also be giving away a big stash of F.E.A.R. 2 and Monolith loot to the first place winner and the four runners…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA To Make Their Own Music Games?
Currently, EA help with distribution for MTV’s Rock Band. But could they be planning their own entry in the overcrowded music game genre? Comments made by the company today certainly seem to suggest it. During his presentation at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference earlier today, EA’s Chief Operating Officer John Pleasants said: When…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom Making Another PSP Monster Hunter Game (Durr)
Action role-playing-game Monster Hunter sell extremely well in Japan. Dead Rising designer Keiji Inafune mentions new PSP MH in the upcoming issue of Famitsu. Inafune stated Capcom was working on a new Monster Hunter. While Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) is coming to the Wii this summer in Japan, this upcoming PSP game could very well…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Please, Go Check Out The Warhawk Space In Home
We’ve been a little down on Home from time to time. Frankly, because most of the time, it deserves it. But today, as mentioned, sees the release of something that gives the service a purpose. It’s the Warhawk Command Centre, a feature I long dreamed about for in Wing Commander and X-Wing but which is…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
“Real” Space Invaders Appear In Music Video
The latest video from Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp features a very familiar motif: Space Invaders Though, the invaders look different enough to hopefully stir clear of the ire of the game developer Taito’s attorneys. Invaderesque characters are prevalent and nothing new, still this is a neat take on them. Neat song, too. More tunes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Throw Up The Horns For Four Minutes Of Guitar Hero: Metallica Gameplay
Even as someone who hasn’t taken to the post-Harmonix Guitar Hero games, Guitar Hero: Metallica looks like a bucket of fun. This four-minute trailer, of which 94% is gameplay footage, only seals the deal.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Man Decides PS3 More Important Than Truck Payments, Now In Jail
Quick: Your automobile or the PS3? Make a decision and pronto. Nicholas Stanfield. a 24-year^old Sacramento man, chose the PLAYSTATION 3. On December 17, a 911 call was placed about the carjacking of Stanfield’s Dodge Ram truck. Police responded and found Stanfield with a bruised face and torn shirt. According to Stanfield, he was walking…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft’s Retail Stores Will Sell Games, Hardware
Microsoft are opening dedicated retail stores. Like Apple Stores, only for…Microsoft. And while early pictures of a “concept” store suggested as such, we’ve today received confirmation that they’ll be selling Microsoft games and hardware. A Microsoft spokesperson has told MCV that the stores – which will be opened “in a few major cities around the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Father of PlayStation Soon Lecturing At Japanese University
What is PlayStation creator and former Sony Computer Entertainment boss Ken Kutaragi up to these days? Passing on his wisdom, that’s what. Kyoto’s Ritsumeikan University has invited Kutaragi to guest lecture to MBA students starting this April. His position will last one year and end on March 2010. Kutaragi was CEO and President of Sony’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
de Blob Performs Rare “Sells Well On Nintendo Hardware” Trick
We know that THQ’s de Blob has been selling well, sometimes even better than Nintendo’s first party Wii titles. But how well can a non-phoned-in, non-mini-game collection title sell on the Wii? Pretty well. THQ CEO Brian Farrell puts de Blob sales at a very respectable 700,000-plus, according to a report from Edge. Not bad…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Taito Brings Cooking Mama, Space Invaders To iPhone
You know that Taito would never pass on an opportunity to port the 30-year-old arcade hit Space Invaders to a platform. Seems it’s doing the same for Cooking Mama, shipping iPhone versions this week. Fortunately, both ports look like fully-fledged, non-half-assed versions of each, with Cooking Mama taking advantage of the iPhone (and the iPod…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Replica BioShock Needle Will Take Your Breath, Not Your ADAM, Away
Harrison Krix is one talented, talented guy. First, he made that amazing replica Portal gun. Now, he’s made this amazing replica ADAM syringe, “weapon” of choice for the Little Sisters of 2K’s BioShock. There’s a step-by-step breakdown of how he made it at his website, but we’d just like to bring to your attention this…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Let’s Tap! Soundtrack To Stay Japanese-y In America
Typically, when rhythm video games come across the pond, their poppy bubblegum Japanese soundtracks get amputated in favor of something more lowest common denominator. Not Sega’s Let’s Tap!, though. Its soundtrack is staying intact. The Sega America blog writes today that all Japanese music tracks from Let’s Tap! will be included in the North American…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
LittleBigPlanet PSP to Feature Creation, Interoperability With PS3
The recently announced Playstation Portable version of LittleBigPlanet is being developed by with help by Media Molecule and will likely be able to connect in someway with the Playstation 3 version. The PSP’s LittleBigPlanet will also tap into the three tenets of the original title: Playing, creating and sharing, John Koller, director of hardware marketing…
By Brian Crecente Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Sports Resort MIA On Nintendo’s Upcoming Games List
Nintendo’s upcoming release list for the second quarter of 2009 was packed with games, including the highly anticipated Punch-Out!! and the surprise semi-sequel Excitebots. Missing from the list, however, was Wii Sports Resort. Kind of curious, considering that Wii Sports Resort was listed as shipping “Spring 2009,” according to Nintendo of America’s Product Launch Schedule…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watchmen $20 Price Tag – Yep, That’s “Quite a Bit More Than” $10
Watchmen: The End is Nigh is set to hit Xbox Live, PSN and Steam next week ahead of the film’s premier, but so far only the Steam release has a definite price. A while back, we talked with Warner Bros. about pricing for End is Nigh. At the time, they responded with “It’ll be quite…
By AJ Glasser Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Killzone Demo, Man
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update has something for everyone, if everyone wants to play Killzone 2. And if you want to pay to learn how to play Killzone 2, you’re very well covered. While I was incredibly disappointed to mistake the Rachel Getting Married trailer for a theme (DAMN IT!!), there’s plenty of…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
RIP Rocky
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: (@_@) Wow, so today Scripps announced that after 150 years of publishing the Rocky Mountain News would be printing their last paper this Friday. I’m not really directly impacted by this closure. I have a fulltime job at Kotaku, thank you very much. But it’s still horrible news. I called…
By Brian Crecente Published February 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scenes From A Metal Gear Online SCENE Expansion
If you’re still playing Metal Gear Online, you’re likely very excited to get your hands on the upcoming SCENE Expansion for the PlayStation 3 game. Especially if you love alliteration! Not only does the SCENE Expansion add Vamp and Raiden to the list of special characters in MGO, it adds punchily named maps like Ravaged…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 26, 2009