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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Don’t you just love it when outdated consumer electronics and semi-obscure game characters meet?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 - Uncategorized
You Won’t Play Final Fantasy XIII Until 2010
Waiting for the latest instalment in the Final Fantasy series? Great! You just keep on waiting, because Square Enix boss Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada has said it won’t be out in the West until 2010. Speaking with Reuters, Wada confirms that while the Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII (which is exclusive to the PS3)…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Bestest Arcade Piggy Bank
Screw interest rates! Is there a better way to sock money away than this? No dear reader, there ain’t. You’re looking at a mini replica Space Invaders table top arcade cabinet that’s actually a piggy bank from Takara Tomy. The bank’s LCD screen acts as the coin counter and lights up each time a hundred…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Quaint Arcade Being Taxed Out Of Existence
Name Your Game is a cute little store in the village of Hampshire, Illinois. It sells some clothes, it sells some candy, and most importantly, until this year it had ten old arcade machines. Ms. Pac-Man & NASCAR Racing were among the titles, whose retro appeal was a big hit with the local kids. But…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here Is Your (New) Official Ace Attorney Image Character
That’s Shota Matsuda. You may know him, you may not. But if you like Ridley Scott movies, you probably know his father. Reaching an international audience with Black Rain, Shota Matsuda’s father Yusaku Matsuda was actually dying of bladder cancer while making the film. He passed away after completing Black Rain. His son Shota has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store Update
No GTA Club + for you, Europe, because…well, because you got it in December. No Ultimate Ghosts’ n’ Goblins, either, and still no SFIIHD. So what did you get? You caught up on some Force Unleashed DLC, got a Dead Space demo, a Skate 2 demo and the current Rock Band updates. Everything else, below.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
SEGA Currently Does Not Know Yakuza Franchise’s Future For North America
SEGA’s Yakuza series has been successful in its native Japan. In the West, not so — blame poor localizations for that! Now, it looks like Yakuza 3‘s North America release is undecided. Crud. The previous Yakuza title Ryu Ga Gotoku: KENZAN! still hasn’t gotten a localized Western release. And when asked about upcoming PS3 exclusive…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kid Played Too Much Age Of Empires, So Took Up Archery
Yesterday, the Australian Youth Olympic Festival kicked off in Sydney. Mostly boring. Less boring, though, is the story of the flag-bearer for the ceremony, who only took up sport after being kicked off his computer. Ryan Tyack, 17, is competing at the festival as an archer, having taken up the sport in 2001. Why’d he…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wolfenstein: The PC Case Mod
Dubbed the FuG-01/ET, this case mod was inspired by the Wolfenstein games. It’s got dual electric gauges: one measures amperage, and the other core voltages. And a phone! Ring-a-ding. The phone is merely an objéct — that distressed paint job, carrying strap and bullet holes are nice touches. Benheck’s PC Mod Pick of the Day…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Are Standing In Front Of Guitar Hero West Of A White House…
Guitar Hero’s been played out. Colours pass in front of you, you mash a button, music plays, life goes on. If only there was a way to take the core mechanics and make them fresh. Oh! Looks like there is. Here’s ianwarren’s “port” of the series, enabling you to play Guitar Hero as a classic…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Eidos: Some Company Might Buy Us (Maybe Not)
Britain’s Eidos, publisher of Tomb Raider, has announced it’s in talks for a possible acquisition. According to a statement from the company: The Board can announce that it has received a preliminary approach which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the Company. Eidos emphasises that discussions are at a very…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take Your Simon Belmont To Work Day
So Wii title Castlevania Judgment isn’t very good. But this photo shoot of producer Koji Igarashi and a Simon Belmont cosplayer is better than anything we could imagine. Like, ever. See Igarashi whip a Dengeki Online staffer for not playing Castlevania Judgment. See Simon Belmont learn to use a computer, answer a telephone. We’re pretty…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Treyarch Explain Why It Takes So Damn Long For A PC Patch To Be Released
Here’s how it goes: PC game is released, doesn’t work for a bunch of people, people start screaming for a patch. But just what’s required in releasing a patch? Allow Treyarch to explain. Posting on the official Call of Duty forums, Treyarch Community Manager Josh Olin goes into great detail on just what a PC…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
MadWorld Won’t Be Censored For UK
Upcoming Wii title MadWorld has made it through the British rating board, the BBFC. There will be no content changes to game — probably the most violent title since No More Heroes. Developer Platinum Games worked closely with America’s ESRB to ensure the game would not be cut or altered. MadWorld mandarts onto Wiis this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Seaman Developer’s iPhone Game Canned By Apple
Wondering what happened to that iPhone Seaman caveman spinoff known asGABO? Not approved, it seems by Apple. Explains its innovative developer Yoot Saito: When is that previously announced GABO for the iPhone going to be finished? I’m often asked that question. Honestly, that was finished a while back. The reason this wasn’t made public was,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Pandemic’s Batman Game Was Canned, And How It Killed Pandemic AU
We know Pandemic Brisbane is, for all intents and purposes, no more. We also know they were working on a Batman game that was canned late last year. Now, though, we know a lot more. New Kotaku AU editor David Wildgoose brings us the story of how the Batman game Pandemic Brisbane were working on…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2009