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Spore Honcho: We Toats Pwn LBP for User Content
It was recently suggested to Maxis producer Morgan Roarty that LittleBigPlanet has horned in, maybe even stolen the user-created content crown away from Spore. Pish-tosh, said Roarty. “They don’t have anything near our numbers of things created,” Roarty told CVG. He said about 250,000 creatures, buildings and vehicles are created every day by Spore’s install…
By Owen Good Published January 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Oklahoma Considers Tax Break for Devs, Excluding M-Rated Games of Course
Oklahoma’s no friend to M-rated games. But, still smarting from the defeat of an unconstitutional anti-games law back in 2006, some legislators still want the state’s contempt for mature games known. Through tax breaks. GamePolitics reports that a proposal before the Oklahoma legislature would offer tax breaks to developers of video games, but only if…
By Owen Good Published January 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Originals: Bidness
The ceaseless tide of terrible news in the economy continues to dominate the storyline for this week’s originals. EA axed Black Box, of course, but not before they made them patch Need for Speed: Underground Undercover. Is there an end in sight? Who knows. The whole country’s either completely given up or determined that it…
By Owen Good Published January 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
360 To Get Special Resident Evil 5 Console
Ars Technica have a 360 mole, who’s previously been fairly solid, so we’ll run with this: Capcom and Microsoft have teamed up to offer a special edition Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360. And that console will come as part of a larger bundle, a bundle that includes: * Red 360 * Red control pad *…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Has The Greatest Depression Affected Your Game Purchasing?
Hooray for Friday! Time for Tell Us Dammit — no, make that 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 you, Kotaku reader person. You probably…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store Update: On The Precipice Of Punctuality
Sorry, PAL land. Still no Street Fighter HD. But on the bright side, you do finally get the first episode of the Penny Arcade game, which surely counts for something! Also made available is a demo for FEAR 2, along with a bunch of PSP games and even some PS1 games. Strange, strange PS1 games.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Week In Comments
Tired of Mortal Kombat Killer? How About Xbox Taco Assailant? Comment by: Black-Dog-Howls Nominated by: 天 Well mom, he might not be enjoying your tacos, but you’ve guaranteed he’ll be tossing some salads soon. A List of the Best Erotic Games of 2008 Comment by: Ted Nominated by: Sutekh_Slain @somarix: They’re not children. They just…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Flight Simulator Series May Live On
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator series has been running since 1982. Hell of a long time. But news yesterday of the sacking of the game’s development team cast the future of the series in serious doubt. Chin up, Flight Sim fans! While the most recent group behind the series are no more, the series itself may well…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gears of War Movie Will Be Like Lord Of The Rings But “Harder Edged”
Live Free Or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is helming the Gears movie and co-writing it with Fast & Furious scribe Chris Morgan. And yes, Wiseman is not a gamer, but a grabber. Admitting that he “sucks” at video games, Wiseman (pictured, with friend) happened on Gears when he was asked to select a video…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here, The Full Guitar Hero: Metallica Tracklist
We don’t need ESRB leaks. Metallica themselves have gone one better and released the full, complete tracklist for the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica on the band’s website. And it’s a good one. You’ll find most of the band’s older classics represented (“One”, “Master of Puppets”, “For Whom The Bell Tolls”, etc), and should also find…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Microsoft Layoffs Hit Game Testers, Games For Windows Group
Sorry. More Microsoft layoff news. Seems in addition to the Flight Sim and Gamerscore sackings, Microsoft have also laid off a number of testers, as well as members of the Games for Windows team. According to Venturebeat, around 30% of Microsoft’s video game testers have been shown the door, so if your next Microsoft Games…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Onechanbara – Easy On the Eyes, Not On The Wallet
Half the appeal of the Onechanbara hack-‘n’-slash games on PS2 was the price. With that gone, all you’ve got is the other half – the one with the boobs. Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers for the Wii retails for $29.99 while Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad will set you back $39.99. The Wii game is supposedly a…
By AJ Glasser Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
AJ on X-Play – Yes, I’m a Girl, You Can Stop Speculating
A couple of weeks back, I climbed on a soapbox about the media frenzy surrounding video games in connection with real life violence or tragedy. This week, I got to go on X-Play’s Head-to-Head segment for a repeat performance with considerably less bearing* and more boob. Enjoy! Head-to-Head: Videogames in the Mainstream Media *When you…
By AJ Glasser Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
U.S. Senator Doesn’t Want Microsoft To Fire People
Yes, Microsoft is slashing 5,000 jobs: 1,400 of them this week and another 3,600 over the next 18 months. U.S. Senator Charles Grassley wants to stop this bloodletting right now. “I am concerned that Microsoft will be retaining foreign guest workers rather than similarly qualified American employees when it implements its layoff plan,” the Iowa…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atlus Teases More Devil Summoner For America
Good work, Atlus. Your “Atlus Faithful” e-mail newsletter works like a charm, because every Kotaku reader and his mother just tipped us off to the near-existence of another Shin Megami Tensei game coming stateside. The game? Well, we’re not sure, since Atlus’ only communication, outside of the teaser picture above was “???” in the e-mail…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings Hits Wii In Spring, Says New Trailer
Looks like Indiana Jones’ video game adventures might not be completely canceled, at least according to a newly (and unofficially) released trailer for Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings for the Wii. Wait, the Wii? Yes, it looks like rumors about Indy’s demise on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms were pretty accurate…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
L.A. Noire Developer Hiring Some Folks To Help Actually Finish The Thing
Remember L.A. Noire, the “interactive detective story” set in the late 1940s, set to be published by Rockstar Games? Apparently, so does the developer, Team Bondi, who are staffing up to maybe actually finish it. The Sydney, Australia area dev — headed by Brendan McNamara, former Director of Development for Sony’s Team Soho Studio which…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Animal Crossing: Wild World Tops 5 Million Sold In Japan
We’re calling it: Animal Crossing: Wild World is a hit with the Japanese. A pretty bold claim, we know, but with five million copies under its belt in Japan alone, we’re feeling pretty confident. Japanese sales tracker Media Create revealed that the Nintendo DS game is the second title for the platform to move past…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Newspapers, Yes, They’re Still Dying
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Japanese Baby Clothes Don’t Cause Choking Hazards. Apparently. I was talking to some friends in the newspaper business today about the future of print media. What a depressing topic. What bothers me most about the seemingly inevitable death of print is how blase everyone seems to be about it. What…
By Brian Crecente Published January 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Raw Thrill’s H2Overdrive In VideOH MY GOD!!!
Specular Interactive and Raw Thrills’ arcade sequel to Hydro Thunder in-everything-but-name looks good in stills. But the powerboat arcade racer H2Overdrive looks amazing in motion. Let’s watch some videos! 1UP has the first in-action clips of H2Overdrive and my goodness does it look lovely. It’s so Hydro Thunder-esque, from its race starting “Go! Go!! Go!!!”…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 23, 2009