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Try Resistance: Retribution Two Months Early
Resistance: Retribution could very well be one of the biggest PSP titles of the year, and now folks who pre-order from select retailers will get to play it a couple of months ahead of time. Customers who pre-order Resistance: Retribution for the PSP from GameStop, Amazon, Best Buy, or Game Crazy will receive a voucher…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Nixes Playstation-Branded Phone
Sony refused to allow Sony Ericsson the use of its Playstation brand for a possible Playstation Portable phone during a pitch to the company’s board late last year, Mobile Today reports. Quoting sources close to the matter, the site says that the decision in December prompted a fallout between Sony and the mobile phone joint…
By Brian Crecente Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
I’m in the mood to shoot things. That’s why I’ll be plugging away at Gears of War 2‘s single-player campaign this weekend, something I’ve neglected despite the love my fellow Kotakus have shown the game. The game keeps coming up in conversation and various blogs I read, mostly for its glitchiness and “half-assed” storytelling. But…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
And Now The North American Resident Evil 5 Collector’s Edition
Wow. Capcom certainly isn’t skimping on the North American Resident Evil 5 Collector’s Edition, packed with enough Kijuju-themed goodness to kill a small horse, possibly bringing it back from the dead afterwards. The $89.99 limited Collector’s Edition of Resident Evil 5 is now available for pre-order across North America, and as you can see they…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft: Peddling Add-Ons Works For Us
Sony recently called out Microsoft and Nintendo for having consoles that require add-ons in order to offer the total package. Now Xbox 360 group PR manager David Dennis responds, and fires right back. Speaking to Edge, Dennis offered his response to Sony’s add-on peddling claims, much like Xbox 360 group product manager Andrew Greenberg did…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rest In Peace, Circuit City
After closing 155 stores and filing for bankruptcy last year, the nation’s second largest electronics retailer Circuit City is now planning to liquidate its remaining 567 U.S. stores. The troubled company had been trying to find a buyer or secure financing in order to stay afloat, but today they announced that their last-ditch attempts had…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlezone Coming to the iPhone
When he’s not busy maintaining an amazing personal arcade in his home, Luca City Arcade’s Peter Hirschberg is apparently spends his time developing retro games for the iPhone. Vector Tanks, soon to hit the App Store, will bring a reworked and amped up version of Battlezone to the Apple portable, reports Touch Arcade. Hirschberg, who…
By Brian Crecente Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Drops Next Week
Those of you unable to make it to the New York City F.E.A.R. Lab this weekend won’t be waiting long to get your hands on the sequel, with a demo being released next week. Warner Bros. Interactive just let slip that a single player demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is making its way to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
SOE Sells EQ Loot For Child’s Play
Sony Online Entertainment has announced a month-long Child’s Play fund raising campaign, which will allow players of EverQuest and EverQuest II to buy in-game goodies that generate donations. Basically it works like this: Players order a special in-game item from the Marketplace using Station Cash, and Sony donates $10 to the Child’s Play Charity. EverQuest…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
We Get It, Deadly Creatures Is Creepy
Rainbow Studios and THQ would like to remind you that their upcoming action adventure title Deadly Creatures is creepy as hell. Not that we needed reminding, but here’s a ton of screens, just in case. Still so very much on the fence about this one. I have enough trouble playing scary video games based on…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take-Two’s Chief Operating Officer Exits, Stage Left
It seems like just two years ago that we were reporting that Capcom Europe’s Gary Dale was heading to Take-Two as Chief Operating Officer of Rockstar. Wait it was two years ago, and now he’s leaving? Dale did spend his two years at the company doing a lot of ladder climbing, first being promoted to…
By Brian Crecente Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Armacham Invites You To New York’s F.E.A.R. Lab
Armacham cordially invites Kotaku readers in the New York City area to participate in a F.E.A.R. lab this weekend, where players could snag a chance to play F.E.A.R. 2 in a specially designed chair. This is of course the culmination of the mysterious case event that had us on the edge of our seats towards…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box For February
Criterion Games today announces an early February release date for Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box, gathering all of the DLC, adding a new Party Pack, and marking the game’s PC debut, all at once. Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box will be available in retail stores on February 5th, giving new PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s Star Wars Battlefront III’s Sith Kenobi
Oh man, oh man, oh man. This has got to be the coolest looking Obi-Wan Kenobi I’ve ever seen. Fresh from the Kotaku source line come these amazing concept images of what would have happened if Obi-Wan Kenobi turned to the Dark Side. Here’s what Free Radical did to turn the lovable teacher, into a…
By Brian Crecente Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Finally A Naruto Shippuden Game For North America
Take heart, North American Naruto fans! After years of playing through the same damn storylines over and over again, Namco Bandai is finally moving along the plot with Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden. CyberConnect2’s latest Ultimate Ninja title for the PlayStation 2 takes us on a journey past the time jump, where a more confident…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Free Radical’s Star Wars Battlefront III is Dead
Remember that amazing footage of Star Wars Battlefront III we caught a glimpse of yesterday in the leaked footage? It looks like we’re never going to be able to play that game. SPOnG reports that a former Free Radical employee has verified that the footage is genuine, but that the game has already been passed…
By Brian Crecente Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Trying To Stop Cussin’, Huh
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: More Memory, More Memory, More Memory Nope, no issues with Firefox. It’s stopped crashing all the time for me recently — which is, you know, good. So… you tell me you’re trying to cuss less? What’s that about? What you missed last night December’s Biggest Game In The U.S. Is……
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Europe’s Resident Evil 5 Collector’s Edition: Kijuju, Yo
We’ve seen North America’s Resident Evil 5 box art. Japan’s, too. They’re…OK, but not as nice as these puppies. Pictured is the box art for Europe’s collector’s edition of the game, and it looks nice. Otherwise known as the “Steelbook” edition, as you can see, Capcom’s art team has taken the bonkers-mad “Kijuju” motif and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Samba De Amigo: The iPod
Don’t you just love it when outdated consumer electronics and semi-obscure game characters meet? Hope you do. Because they sure as shit meet in this rare Samba De Amigo iPod. A 3rd Gen iPod, only a handful were ever made, and were handed out last year at the Nintendo World Store in NYC to winners…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Major Minor’s Majestic March Dated For Japan
The folks that brought you PaRappa the Rapper and UmJammy Lammy (game designer Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Greenblat) have re-teamed for Wii title Major Minor’s Majestic March. Guess who’s releasing it in Japan? Square Enix, that’s who. Proving that not all Square Enix games are coated in zippers and hairgel, Major Minor’s Majestic March follows…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009