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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Keynoting GDC 09
Each year, one of the three big console manufacturers gets an opportunity to dazzle Game Developers Conference attendees with a fabulous keynote speech. 2009 is Nintendo’s year, with president Satoru Iwata returning to the stage. Iwata will kick off GDC 09 with an address titled “Discovering New Development Opportunities,” scheduled to delight the dev-heavy crowd…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Russell Grant’s Astrology Brings Star Power To The DS
For centuries, people have looked to the stars to find meaning. Soon they’ll be able to just open up their Nintendo DS, as Deep Silver announces Russell Grant’s Astrology for Europe. Hitting the UK in the 2nd quarter of 2009, Russell Grant’s Astrology is more than just your daily horoscope. It’s your key to living…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Shines On The 360
With the PC version out of the way, CDV delivers some new screenshots for the console version of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, due out in March on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Having played and reviewed the PC version of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, I find myself both eagerly anticipating and dreading the console…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
New York Comic Con Now Gamier Than Ever
As if responding to Crecente’s Day Note yesterday, the New York Comic Con issued a press release today announcing that the gaming presence at this year’s show will be 50% larger than last year. Major exhibitors from all parts of the gaming industry will be heading to New York on February 6th to participate in…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition Fight Stick Review: Shoryuken
For me, Street Fighter isn’t meant to be played on a console. End of story. I just can’t accept that the game that I spent so much of my time playing in arcades, fixing in the arcade I managed, watching being played in hole-in-the-wall bars, has been reduced, yes reduced, to something you sit on…
By Brian Crecente Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Banjo-Tooie Coming In April With Stop ‘N’ Swop
Rare just dropped us a line to let us know that the second game in their bear and bird buddy game Banjo-Tooie will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade in April, with added ties to Banjo-Kazooie. Not only with the Xbox Live Arcade version of Banjo-Tooie be a faithful recreation of the original Nintendo 64 title,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo Wars DLC A Definite Possibility
At a preview event for UK journalists, the lead producer behind Ensemble Studio’s real-time strategy take on the Halo universe suggested that downloadable content for the game could be in the works. UK tech news site Electricpig spoke with Halo Wars producer Jason Pace at the preview event for the game, who indicated that while…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Glimpse at Guinness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition 2009
With entries for professional gaming, top selling games in history, the history of hardware and Guitar Hero, the Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition looks to be a must have for fans of gaming. This year’s edition is being touted over on the official site for Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition. If you hit the…
By Brian Crecente Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blood Bowl: The Goblin Team
The second video game adaptation of Game’s Workshop classic fantasy football board game Blood Bowl is coming soon, and developer Cyanide slowly introduces us to the game’s teams, starting with the Goblins. When I say fantasy football, I don’t mean drafting real players to your dream team with the guys at the office. I mean…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Amazon’s Deal Of The Day Is 80GB PS3
Today’s video game deal of the day on Amazon.com takes a substantial chunk of change off of the 80GB PlayStation 3, marking an excellent time to pick one up for those so inclined. While supplies last, Amazon.com is selling the 80GB version of Sony’s PlayStation 3 console for only $349.98, shaving $50 off of the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Today’s Rumor Post Decries Yesterday’s Rumor Post About PSP 2
It’s time to play whose anonymous, but credible sources are more informed. Yesterday IGN, citing several credible sources, reported that the long-rumored Playstation Portable 2 is coming soon with a multi-touch screen, Bluetooth support, integrated GPS and a hard drive. Today citing their own source close to Sony, MCV reports that “what we thought to…
By Brian Crecente Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
World Tour’s February DLC Gives You Wings
Activision has dropped details on their February lineup of downloadable content for Guitar Hero: World Tour, with a selection of slightly newer tunes followed by some decidedly older favorites. Incubus, The Shins, and Ryan Adams kick the month off on February 12th with an acoustic track pack featuring “Drive”, “New Slang”, and Ryans’ version of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
C&C Red Alert 3: Uprising Cast Has A Certain Flair
EA has announced the live-action cast of the Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising expansion, adding in a little ultra-violence, a bit of unfortunate anime adaptation, and a whole lot of Flair. Ric Flair, that is. The 16-time world heavyweight wrestling champion joins an all-star lineup of new additions to the Red Alert 3…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Utah Prof Says Study Doesn’t Prove Gaming Is Bad For You
The professor behind a study which newspapers reported showed that video game playing only has negative outcomes on lifestyle, says that it doesn’t mean that video games are to blame. In an email exchange with Kotaku reader Valke, who also runs NuclearGeek.com, professor Laura Walker says the study makes the point several times that “we…
By Brian Crecente Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hooray For Hermit Shopping
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: New York Comic Con Hrm, Comic Con in NY… Hrm… Send Luke. Australia isn’t *that* far from NYC. Over the weekend, the family and I went to UNIQLO to buy clothes for me to wear around the house. Since I pretty much spend all my time in said house, I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Badass 360 Arcade Stick, Made From The Bones Of Real Arcade Sticks
Behold, Hori’s Real Arcade Pro EX SE. The SE stands for “Special Edition”. Why so special, when it looks just like Hori’s regular old 360 arcade stick? It’s all in the insides. The EX SE went on sale in Japan yesterday in “limited numbers” for ¥ 13,500 (USD$151). The appeal – and the limited availability,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
So Why All The Microsoft Game Group Firings?
Microsoft said they were sacking 1,400 people across the entire company, yet a disproportionate number of those cuts fell upon the (relatively) small gaming group. What gives? Did somebody piss in Steve Ballmer’s coffee? In the literal sense, no, but somebody looking at Micosoft’s research & development budget may well have exclaimed “oh man, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Too Can Meet Ryu Ga Gotoku 3’s Designer
That’s commenter Bellamy and SEGA fashion plate and Ryu Ga Gotoku designer Toshihiro Nagoshi. Bellamy met him! You too can meet Nagoshi. Bellamy? Well… Nagoshi and his leather skin are doing a nationwide autographing event to promote Ryu Ga Gotoku 3. If you live in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka or Ibaraki Prefecture, click the link…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Listen To The JRPG Soundtrack Of The JRPG That Doesn’t Exist
JRPGs are a predictable bunch. Spiky-haired youths, big swords, doe-eyed ladies and comic relief that’s either an ethnic minority or a robot. You’ve seen one, you’ve seen ’em all. Their soundtracks are no different. Which is why this project by reader Michael Chadwick is so brilliant. He’s composed a 12-track accompaniment to the JRPG “Ebben…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Introduces Wii Fit Body Check Channel
Forget boring old corporate calisthenics! Nintendo today announces that three of Japan’s biggest companies — NEC, Panasonic and Hitachi — are getting their Wii Fit on with the “Wii Fit Body Check Channel.” The “Wii Fit Body Channel” provides users advice based on their Wii Fit data as well as the data from walking DS…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 27, 2009