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  Unbound Saga: Drawing Up a Beat-Down

  Unbound Saga, billed as an arcade-brawler with comic-book art direction, was announced with this trailer at New York Comic-Con. The adaptation of the Dark Horse title is due out for the PSP in June. An accompanying news release says PSPers can battle it out as Rick Ajax, the series’ star, traversing 10 levels of comic…

  By Owen Good Published February 7, 2009
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  ESRB Gettin’ Ready for DSi

  As you can see, the ESRB is all set to start listing DSiware. And we’re all ready to start snooping them out once they get rated. The page, for now, is empty. Of course, we’re all wondering what rating the Tokyo rail map and the alarm clock will pull down once that content is in…

  By Owen Good Published February 7, 2009
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  Xbox Helped Drone Pilot Be All He Could Be

  A guy went from high school dropout to drone pilot instructor in the Army – not a position most 19-year-old enlisteds hold, by the way – thanks in part to his video game skills. In an interview, P.W. Singer, a former defense policy adviser to the Obama campaign, and the author of “Wired for War,”…

  By Owen Good Published February 7, 2009
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  Kotaku Originals: Impressive Impressions

  In a week that saw our new previews format, we gave you the goods on Resident Evil 5 (preview) and Killzone 2 (impressions) plus nearly half-a-dozen more titles. The previews weren’t limited to just games. Jeff Kass gave everyone a look at the video-game parts of his comprehensive Columbine retrospective set for publication right around…

  By Owen Good Published February 7, 2009
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  Nintendo’s President Explains Christmas To Some Japanese Guy

  If you could ask the President of Nintendo a question, would you blow it on “why do sales in America spike during December?” No. Some Japanese guy did, though, and got this for his troubles. The largest reason is Christmas. Americans buy a lot of presents during the Christmas holidays. Christmas gift guides, which I…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2009
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  Bashcraft Profiled By Dallas Morning News

  Ever wonder why I’m in Japan? Or how I got this super duper job? No? Well then, don’t click past the jump. If so, hey, clicky-clack away. A few weeks back, tech journo Victor Godinez from my hometown paper The Dallas Morning News did a profile on me — and I was finally sent the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2009
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  Ex-Lucasarts Man’s Adventure Game Out Now

  Oh dear. Here we were, all excited at the prospect of playing Vampyre Story – by ex-Lucasarts man Bill Tiller – and then we went and forgot all about it. Lucky TIGS reminded us. Because the game is now out! You can pick it up over on Amazon. To remind you why we’re reminding you…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2009
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  And Your Favorite Game Music Is…?

  Look! It’s Friday. That means one thing: Tomorrow is Saturday. Oh wait, it means another thing: Time for TELL US DAMMIT. Here’s who 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…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2009
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  Halo MEGA Bloks Have Us Wishing For Halo LEGO Instead

  MEGA Bloks are kinda like LEGO in the way a Daewoo is kinda like a Mercedes. Ah well! MEGA Bloks got the license to produce little Halo toys and LEGO did not. So we have to move on, forget what could have been. As we said when the line was announced, MEGA Bloks are renowned…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2009
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  A Week In Comments

  Bungie Says Goodbye To Halo 3 Comment by: ShaggE Nominated by: RealitySucks If you listen closely at the night wind, you can hear a faint, delicate sound. That sound is millions of angry 14 year olds screaming “OMG GAI” in unison. The resulting deluge of soundwaves are currently causing an avalanche on a mountain somewhere,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009
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  Rare Teasing User-Generated Avatars For The 360

  The 360’s avatars are, all copy-cat jokes aside, surprisingly endearing. Only problem is, some of the wardrobe and body options are a little…limited. That’s something user-generated content could address. So, uh, will it? According to the team behind the little guys, the answer is a resounding maybe. Rare’s Dale Murchie says: User-generated content is a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2009
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  Country’s President Wonders Why South Korea Can’t Be Nintendo

  During a recent visit to South Korea‘s Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the country’s president Lee Myung-bak (pictured) wondered why Korea couldn’t make products like Nintendo. “A lot of our elementary school children have Nintendo game machines,” the president informed senior policymakers, “Why can’t our companies develop products like that?” Nintendo recently announced that the DS…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009
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  Rock Band and Guitar Hero Conquer Summer Camp

  Amateur musician summer camp Power Chord Academy is using Rock Band and Guitar Hero in two new courses designed for “the new age of musicians,” those who happen to play Rock Band or Guitar Hero. GameRockers is a three-day program that has kids competing for prizes by forming bands, writing and recording songs and finally…

  By AJ Glasser Published February 6, 2009
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  Both Fallout 3 DLC Packs Delayed

  There are two pieces of Fallout 3 DLC on the way. One called “The Pitt”, one called “Broken Steel”. They were due soon, but according to Bethesda, they’ll now be here a little later. Don’t worry, though. It’s nothing drastic. “The Pitt” will now be out in March, with “Broken Steel” out a month later,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2009
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  Velvet Assassin Gets the Aeon Flux Treatment

  Peter Chung, creator of the avant garde sci-fi cartoon Aeon Flux, is signed up with SouthPeak Games to pen a 15-page Velvet Assassin digital graphic novel. The comic will be available as an exclusive bonus item for people who get the game at GameStop. The events in the comic will cover the life of Velvet…

  By AJ Glasser Published February 6, 2009
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  Nintendo Sends Thank Yous To My Nintendo Überfans

  You might think that Nintendo doesn’t care about you, long-time Nintendo customer, but it does. That’s what reader (and Nintendo überfan) Chris discovered, when a thank you note from president Reggie Fils-Aime arrived this week. Why was this particular Nintendo fan singled out? His 118 product registrations filed at the My Nintendo fan club. The…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  New Splatterhouse Trailer Not Horrific (In A Good Way)

  .html Namco Bandai’s gory, 3D re-imagining of ye olde Splatterhouse series might… actually be pretty good, based on the newest trailer. Sure, it may lack some bitmap charm, but its better than we expected. We’d advise you to give it some time, as the trailer starts off a little slow, without a single demonic purple…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Bethesda’s Next Project: An iPhone Game

  At the New York Comic Con today, Bethesda Softworks executive producer Todd Howard, responsible for overseeing Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls series, said that one of his company’s next project is an iPhone game. Howard dropped the news of pursuing Apple’s portable platform during today’s “Vs. Mode Live” panel, in which he, BioShock lead…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Reportage

  To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Good Night Baby Milk Barf And Snoring 5 Year-Old So today was slightly, just slightly more hectic than usual. Fahey was out on vacation. The New York Comic Con was busy churning out screens, videos, news and impressions. I had to finish playing around with, what turned out to be,…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  God of War III Exposed In New Game Informer

  Game Informer, uncontested print kings of the video game “exclusive,” score another reveal with the mag’s March issue. It promises a look at the next, next, next big PlayStation 3 sequel, God of War III. After Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one of the biggest announced games to hit the PS3 will be…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009