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Square Enix Settles Lawsuit With Sword Pirates
Cast your minds back to early 2008, and you’ll remember Square Enix taking a few manufacturers of replica swords to court. Those entrepreneurial blacksmiths were, you see, unlawfully ripping off Square Enix’s designs. Which made Square Enix, not exactly renowned for their sense of good humour about such things, mad. At the time, Square’s general…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Live Is Quake Live? So, So Live
Chomping at the bit to play the Quake Live beta? Well, chomp no more, as “the most exciting and energetic multiplayer game on the internet” has gone public, giving Quake aficionados free beta access. The browser-based Quake Live is now accepting fans of fragging delighted at the sight of free gibs, just as id Software…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
How To Unlock Akuma And Gouken
Who needs GameFAQs when Capcom is kind enough to blog exactly how to unlock the toughest characters in Street Fighter IV? Akuma sounds easy enough — you just have to be “perfect” — but Gouken is anything but straightforward. First you have to unlock him, which requires two lengthy steps; then you actually have to…
By AJ Glasser Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
id May Be Developing For The Wii After All
Cell phone, Wii and iPhone development aren’t normally the sorts of things that gamers associate with id Software, but the company has a history of creating outside the scope of top-tier PC gaming. That’s why it’s not too surprising to read that John Carmack, id co-founder, says the company is looking at Wii development alongside…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Assassin’s Creed II Moves To Venice
A Kotaku reader writes us to say that he’s seen a first glimpse of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II, his recounting of which is somewhat different from what we’d previously heard rumored about the sequel. Reader James tells us that the focus testing he saw places the next Assassin’s Creed in Venice, Italy, and that “disguises…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Wii Fit Hits The Funny Pages
Wii Fit has weaseled its way into one more mainstream facet: the funny pages of your local newspaper. Well, as long as your newspaper syndicates Adam@Home, that is, a strip currently suffering from Wii fever. The strip’s new creator, former Big Top cartoonist Rob Harrell, has taken the reins of Adam@Home, launching what appears to…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Destination Playstation
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: A Bad Day (Not Mine, Not Even Yours) Lots of Playstation news hitting today, what with Destination Playstation taking place this week. It looks like both the Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable have a pretty impressive line-up for this year. And that’s only the stuff we know about. How do…
By Brian Crecente Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Team Fortress 2 Scout Update Is A “Force-A-Nature”
Valve has revealed the final unlockable for Team Fortress 2’s lovable Scout, a double-barreled shotgun called the “Force-A-Nature.” Also interesting is the order in which the class’ three new weapons will be unlocked. Valve is leaving that up to you, letting the Team Fortress 2 voting public decide which comes first: the Force-A-Nature, the Bonk…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Killzone 2: Creating Helghan
The high-production values continue in round two of the Killzone 2 behind the scenes series, this time focusing on creating the look and feel of the alien world of Helghan. Guerrilla Games goes deep in this installment of the series, talking about the intricacies involved in making the completely alien home of the Helghast look…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony: Record Growth and Momentum for Playstation in 09
Sony Computer Entertainment remains confident in their approach and strategy for “another record year of growth and momentum” for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3, SCEA CEO and president Jack Tretton said. Talking to a gathering of retailers and developers at the annual Destination PlayStation event, Tretton called 2009’s line up of games for both…
By Brian Crecente Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Is Blood On The Sand So Absurd? Fitty Did It For The Kids
With his new game hitting store shelves today, Kotaku caught up with rapper 50 Cent to chat about Blood on the Sand’s silly premise, music sales, and his future plans in the game industry. 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is the second game to feature the famous rapper’s name and likeness, following up on…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Extends Release Window Of God Of War III, MAG, Heavy Rain, Et Al.
PlayStation 3 blockbusters like God of War III and MAG may not make a 2009 release after all, according to a software release update from Sony. The publisher further clarified its PS3 release plans today. While the press release Sony issued last week pegged PlayStation 3 exclusives inFamous, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Recession Boosts Gaming Pawns
A spike in gas prices followed by the deepening recession has led to all-time highs in pawn profits, the Chicago Tribune reports. Chief among the items sold? Video game consoles. “We’re seeing a lot of expensive video game systems, PlayStation 3s and X-Box and others, and a lot of LCDs (flat-screen televisions),” Ace Pawn Shop…
By Brian Crecente Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega’s Project RINGO Teaser Ends With…
…another teaser. Sega, you’re doing it wrong. When you float a date in front of us, as you did earlier this month, you better deliver something on that date. Don’t do… this. Don’t start throwing out more teasers in the form of the number “247” as if we’re supposed to be happy with that as…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band PSP First Details: It’s Amplitude
How will Harmonix squeeze the full band experience of Rock Band onto the instrument-free PSP? By making Rock Band Unplugged a spiritual sequel to Amplitude, Harmonix’s critically beloved pre-Guitar Hero rhythm game. First details on the recently announced Rock Band Unplugged from Primotech describe the peripheral-free game as a beat-matching rhythm title that uses the…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid Touch In Action
Witness the story of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots as told via the iPhone, in the action-packed official trailer for Metal Gear Solid Touch. As revealed last week, Metal Gear Solid Touch basically retells the story of Metal Gear Solid 4 from a different perspective, with an over-the-shoulder view of Solid Snake’s…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead Gets Patched Up For Xbox 360
Xbox 360 owners can now play the version of Left 4 Dead that PC gamers have been enjoying for the last month, thanks to a new title update from Valve. The changes look to be close to identical to those issued on the Steam side in mid-January, closing exploits, modifying game balance and making everything…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
50 Cent Optioning Saint’s Row Rights For Possible Movie
Rapper 50 Cent revealed his intentions to develop a movie based on THQ’s Saint’s Row franchise today during a conference call regarding his upcoming video game 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand. Answering a question about the possibility of his own games becoming films, 50 Cent explained that he had other movie plans in store…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stoked: The Mountains
Stoked features five mountains that you can snowboard all over after being helicoptered in. Here’s a quick look at some of the mountains in Alaska, Chile and Japan. This looks pretty amazing, but can a realistic snowboarding game succeed enough to warrant a sequel. It seems like it’s always been a struggle in the past.
By Brian Crecente Published February 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler’s Unsung Hero
If you’ve seen Darren Aronofsky’s Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning film The Wrestler, you’re likely aware that it features one of the smartest and most poignant, albeit brief, video game cameos in recent film. The Wrestler, Robert D. Siegel’s heart-wrenching tale of Randy “The Ram” Robinson-played by Mickey Rourke-a former professional wrestler far past his prime, is…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2009