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Wii Fit Is No Fad
The Wii Nation has spoken: Wii Fit is no fad. Last week I got into a bit of metaphorical hot soup when a Forbes article quoted me as saying that I didn’t know a single person who bought Wii Fit and used it routinely after a month. Now I do. Between the dozens of emails…
By Brian Crecente Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead Gets “Four Finger Discount” This Weekend
Spending Valentine’s Day alone and sulking? Take out your lonely frustrations on hordes of undead this weekend, cheaply, thanks to Valve’s weekend deal on Left 4 Dead. The PC shooter is being marked down 50% this weekend—a limited time offer—to give the lovelorn something to bond with. That translates to a $24.99 copy of Left…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Star Wars: The Old Republic Takes On The Hutt Home World
BioWare has revealed the latest playable planet for their eagerly anticipated massively-multiplayer roleplaying game Star Wars: The Old Republic – Nal Hutta, home of the slug-like ancestors of Jabba the Hutt. Of course the original Hutt home world was Varl, but when the slimy Hutts killed that planet with pollution they moved in on the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
It’s Silent Hill vs Resident Evil Through…Snow Fights And…Breakdancing
As they are, Silent Hill games are scary. Resident Evil games, tense. But taken out of context – and with a little help from Garry’s Mod – both can have their lighter moments. Like snow fights! Run Heather, run! And break-dancing! Agent 47 looks totally into it. These pics come courtesy of MrWhitefolks, in whose…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
I’ve got ten to twelve hours worth of Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned ahead of me this weekend, as I ready the official Kotaku review for Rockstar Games’ first downloadable episode. But that’s not all! I’ve got a copy of Auditorium that also needs reviewing, titles that have to be taken care…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo Wars: Making Console Real-Time Strategy Work
The third in a series of video documentaries covering the upcoming Xbox 360 game Halo Wars features members of the development team explaining how to make a console real-time strategy game that works. Having obviously not paid enough attention during the early days of Halo 3 development, I was a bit surprised to learn that…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Factions of Galactrix
Today we get a look at the 14 factions for humans and aliens in upcoming puzzle role-playing game Galactrix. In Galactrix, factions make the universe go round, they control the Star Systems, own the ships, shops and stations and sanction most of the game’s many missions. Your interactions with these factions are meant to have…
By Brian Crecente Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision Threatens EA, Double Fine With Brütal Legend Lawsuit
Activision may not be giving up Brütal Legend to EA without a fight—or at least a payout. Activision, which abandoned the game last year following its merger with Vivendi, thinks it still has publishing rights. According to a report from Variety, Activision Blizzard has informed Electronic Arts of its claim to Double Fine’s Brütal Legend,…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Massage Your Love Over Xbox Live
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the natural evolution of the Rumble Massage program we posted last month, Remote Masseuse, a Xbox Community Game that lets you reach out and massage someone via Xbox Live. Where Rumble Massage allowed you to use your Xbox 360 controller as a personal massager, Remote Masseuse lets folks activate…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone Puzzle Quest Gets Free Demo, Chapter 2 as Free Update
A free version of Puzzle Quest for the iPhone and iPod Touch has been submitted to iTunes and should be hitting the App Store next week. Even better, TransGaming tells me that Chapter 2 of the iPhone trilogy will be released for free to owners of the original iPhone title as an update. The free…
By Brian Crecente Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Postal Babes Go Mobile
Running With Scissors is known for two things: Their over-the-top violent shooter Postal and it’s sequels and their seemingly tangential monthly NSFW Postal Babes? What do buxom women in g-strings have to do with the infamous shooter? Got me, maybe it’s like cosplay, but Running With Scissors founder Vince Desi loves em. Now the Postal…
By Brian Crecente Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Creepy little psycho girl Alma returns in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, Monolith’s follow-up to their 2005 Japanese horror-themed first-person shooter. F.E.A.R. 2 directly follows F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon, with the story actually picking up some 30 minutes before the massive explosion that occurred at the end of the first game, following a squad of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Devil Summoner 2 Trailer Stylishly Flows
Atlus has launched the official website for their upcoming PlayStation 2 game Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, bringing with it a trailer as stylish as the main character’s flowing cape. Of all the Shin Megami Tensei games Atlus has released, the Devil Summoner art style is probably the one I like the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gametrailers TV Does The PlayStation Network
The Spike TV video game show formerly known as Game Head is heading to the PlayStation Network, as host Geoff Keighley announces the arrival of GameTrailers TV on the PlayStation 3. GameTrailers TV, the “number 1 rated video game show on TV” (which isn’t really saying much) makes it’s debut on the PlayStation Network this…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Gets New Demo
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift may have been out on the Playstation 3 for a couple of months already, but it just got a new demo. Pacific Rift game director Niegel Kershaw writes that the demo includes both a single player and a split screen multiplayer race. The track on the demo is Razorback, which features jungle,…
By Brian Crecente Published February 13, 2009 - Tips & Guides
Just How Easy Is Street Fighter IV On Easiest?
When you can win round after round simply by pressing the hard kick button, you’re either playing against me or playing Street Fighter IV on the ridiculously simply easiest difficulty. Unlocking all of the hidden characters in Street Fighter IV is as simple as hitting a button and sometimes moving to the right, as demonstrated…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
God of War III Impressions: Like A Threesome For Your Eyes
We’ve seen God of War III in person. We’ve seen it actually being played. And it looks good. Like a painting come to life? Maybe. Worthy of a string of excited expletives? Oh, definitely. God of War III is bigger, gorier, more beautiful than any PlayStation 3 game we’ve seen to date, a game with…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
God of War III: The Extended Trailer
Here it is, your first extended look at God of War III for the PlayStation 3, a small portion of which you may have seen at the Spike TV Video Game Awards. What that trailer didn’t show off was ultimate pay-off at the end, a look at what Kratos is fighting on, one of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Weekly Update: Zombies…White Ones
Rock Band gets a health dose of heavy metal with a side of punk this week, with two classic White Zombie tunes joined by a little Norwegian punk, courtesy of Turbonegro. Rob Zombie’s launch band heads up this week’s downloadable content for Rock Band, with two classic tunes from the days back before he decided…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fallout 3’s The Pitt Add-On Makes Raiders Your Friends
The latest issue of the UK’s Official Xbox Magazine contains a slew of new details regarding the second upcoming downloadable content for Bethesda’s Fallout 3, The Pitt. The Pitt downloadable content, due out in March for the Xbox 360 and PC, takes place in Pittsburgh’s industrial district. A “stunning dystopia that’s unlike any other area…
By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2009