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Witcher Goest Thou, White Wolf?
Six new screens are out there for The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf. The RPG places you in a medieval world, hunting down monsters and sleuthing out your own mysterious past. That’s the company line, anyhow. To me, I’d say the game involves David Carradine walking the earth looking for supernatural asses to kung…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
WWI Flight Combat Makes Another Sortie
It’s been 10 years since would-be flying aces had anything worth playing – 1999’s Red Baron 3D. Since then, fans of this genre have been disappointed repeatedly. Rise of Flight wants to fix that. The World War I combat flight sim may be a rather specific genre, definitely suited for PC play over console. But…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Godfather: The Lawsuit Settled
Paramount and the estate of “The Godfather” author Mario Puzo settled their $1 million dustup over how much was owed to whom over sales and rentals of the 2006 game. The estate of Puzo, who died in 1999, sued Paramount Pictures Corp., which licensed the game to Electronic Arts. The two sides appeared headed for…
By Owen Good Published February 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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