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Australia Gets Killzone 2 Console Bundle
While we’ve seen sketchier reports of this bundle’s existence from Europe, this is the first official announcement that’s rattled our mailbox. And it comes in the form of a release date and price for Australia. The bundle – which includes an 80GB PS3, a DualShock 3 and a copy of Killzone 2 – will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
No More Xbox Support For Japan
Starting March 3, Microsoft Japan will no longer service first generation original Xbox consoles (not Xbox 360s). This includes Xboxes that are under warranty as well as out-of-warranty consoles. Microsoft Japan, however, is offering an upgrade to those owners with still-under-warranty first generation Xbox consoles in need of repair: Swap that busted console for an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Translating The “Dead Rising 2” Trailer
Last Friday, viral trailer from Capcom popped up online. Some believe it’s the Dead Rising 2 trailer. By “some,” we mean “all.” Throughout, Japanese quickly flashes on the screen. What does it mean, though? Below is a list of the Japanese that briefly appears in the trailer along with English translations: 1. 完治不可能 = incurable…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
XIII The TV Movie Airing Now
Well it is if you live in the Kotaku time zone at least. XIII: The Conspiracy, the two-part TV mini-series based on the comic later turned into a video game, was first aired in France last October. But this is its first airing in the U.S. The two-parter stars Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff. My…
By Brian Crecente Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square-Enix Brings Toys, Not Games, To NYCC
While the rest of the other video game publishers at the NYCC brought video games for fans to check out, Square-Enix brought lots and lots of toys. No playable demos. No trailers. Just toys. At least these were new toys. On display were action figures and statues from Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core, Star Ocean,…
By Jim Reilly Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Mod Squad Arrives … and Departs
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Reportage I’ve been trying to sell my old TV, which is a nice HD screen but it’s big and heavy and about four years old. Friday I got a call from a guy up in Sacramento, which is more than five hours round trip, wanting to look at it. He…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
W.E.E.K. in G.A.M.E.S.
F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin is your headliner this week. Other notables include House of the Dead: Overkill and Deadly Creatures on the Wii, Flower via PSN, LocoRoco 2 on PSP and X-Blades on PC. I know I’ll P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L.L.Y. be G.L.A.D. when this F.A.D. for putting P.E.R.I.O.D.S. at the E.N.D. of every L.E.T.T.E.R. in a game’s…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Dead Appreciation, and Hopes for Redemption
I’ve loved Red Dead Revolver like no other console game. It’s the only one I have 100 percented and finished on all difficulty levels. And I’m going back to play it after this post. So when Rockstar finally confirmed this week that Red Dead Redemption – the sequel rumored off and on for two years…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 -
UncategorizedCosplay Game Boy Works; Tetris Player Fails
I can only guess this player isn’t rotating the pieces because he’s afraid he might touch the cosplayer’s nipple. Or that he’d like it. GoNintendo found this vid, shot last week at Ohayocon, an Ohio cosplay/gaming convention. I’m guessing the working N-Gage cosplayer was too wide to get through the door. Working Game Boy Cosplay…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Old Republic Webcomic Debuts This Month
LucasArts, BioWare and Dark Horse comics are collaborating on a prequel-ish webcomic, debuting this month, to stir up more frenzy for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The comic is titled “The Threat of Peace.” The webcomic covers “the three decades from the pivotal signing of the Treaty of Coruscant to critical events at the beginning…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Headbang Hero: Rock Out with Your Locks Out
"For the first time in history," writes the creators of Headbang Hero, "a wireless motion-sensing wig is used as a game controller." God, I was wondering if I’d ever live to see that day. We just got sent this in tips by Tiago Martins, who created Headbang Hero along with Andreas Zingerle and Ricardo Nascimento.…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Epic Considers Remaking Gears 2 Ranking Structure
The complicated and not-always-transparent TrueSkill level in Gears of War 2 isn’t a player favorite, Epic’s Rod Fergusson acknowledges. They’re considering an overhaul that would make levelling more experience-based, once the third update releases. Under TrueScore “It’s not always clear how your rank will be affected by a particular match and your rank is based…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Considered Booting Favre from Madden Cover
Seems only the fawning sports press has love for Brett Favre anymore. He’s worn out his welcome in New York, and now comes word Electronic Arts considered pulling him from the Madden 09 cover. In testimony during the class-action lawsuit against the National Football League Players Association, over royalties owed to retired players whose likenesses…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sunday Coupons: GameStop Gives Us Credit
You can still find 13-month Xbox Live cards for $30, or 3-month subs with the Lost & Damned DLC. Plus, GameStop is opening up store credit like a subprime lender from 2004. • Last week, Best Buy offered the 13 month XBL card for $29.99. It’s back to full price there, but Toys R Us…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
SFIV’s Opening Cinematic, for Japanese Versions
.html Here’s your three-minute opening cinematic for Street Fighter IV (Japan release). The heavily stylized rendering spills huge amounts of blood – or ink, depending on your point of view. Any franchise with a stable of well known characters going back 20 years – especially one that’s made everyone wait this long for a true…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Far Cry 2 Goes Hardcore
The next set of patches for for Far Cry 2 will deliver a “hardcore mode” begged for by players in Ubisoft’s forums. It will deliver “a more realistic experience” in multiplayer. Ubi community manager Atmon spread the word on Friday. Hardcore mode delivers a new damage model (meaning, increased damage) and rebalanced weapons. Also: •…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Have Your Rock Band Cake, and GH:WT Bundle for $60, Too
Ed B. has had a helluva two weeks. First he got married, and his bride gave him that Rock Band drum cake. Then Best Buy gave him Guitar Hero: World Tour, with instruments, for $60. First, the Best Buy tale, because once you hear this SKRU-ed up SKU promotion, you may want to see if…
By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Preview: Don’t Cross The Streams
It’s hard to believe it has taken almost 25 years for someone to make a good Ghostbusters game. Thankfully, Atari came to the rescue and picked up this stranded title for us to finally enjoy. What It Is Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a 3rd-person action game written by none other than Dan Aykroyd (Ray)…
By Jim Reilly Published February 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Transformers Trailer: Optimus Warned You
Here’s your trailer and a few screengrabs for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Duh-duh-duhhhhhhh …) Call me old, but I liked their look better when I could visualize how their parts fit together. Not only that, if the robots from the 1980s actually did look like this, they’d be the ouchiest, finger-pinchiest, consumer-product-safety-commission-recallingest mofos ever…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2009