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Kojima “Addicted” To Left 4 Dead, Considers Renouncing His Japanese Status
The man behind Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima, has got Left 4 Dead fever, a first-person shooter addiction rare in the typical Japanese video game fan. “Maybe I should quit being Japanese,” Kojima joked. In a newly published Famitsu interview, by way of 1UP, the Kojima Productions head worries further about the disparity between Japanese…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age Prequel Novel Released This March
BioWare crams so much story into their games that they need to release some of it in book form, hence Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne, the novel prequel to Dragon Age: Origins. Due out on March 3rd from Tor Books, Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne tells the tale of the rebel lord Maric, who leads…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Dominates 2008 Game Rentals
Seven of the top ten most rented titles in 2008 were Xbox 360 games, the remaining three were Wii titles, according to a survey by Rentrak and Home Video Essentials. Rentrak used Home Video Essentials, which measures consumer rental activity and grosses on more than 65,000 film and video game properties, looking at retail, online…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Buyer’s Guide To A Console Generation Past
Times are tough, money is tight, and new consoles & games are expensive. But older consoles and games? Much cheaper, and just as good! Think back to the years between, oh, around 2000-2006. A lucky few among you would have owned all three gaming consoles, but for the majority, a lot of great systems, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: Mirror’s Edge (PC)
While the console versions of EA DICE’s ambitious first-person action adventure game Mirror’s Edge might have slipped past the Frankenreview monster, the recently released PC version encounters no such luck. The console version of Mirror’s Edge, released last November for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, may have received overall positive reviews, but multiple complaints…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
THQ Patches WWE Smackdown VS. Raw Create-a-Superstar
THQ has released a patch for the Create-A Superstar Mode for the PlayStation 3 version of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, allowing players to better build up their custom creations. Players will now be able to give their created Superstars increased attributes by playing through the game’s Career Mode – or not. Players not wishing…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tomy’s My Do It All Nearly Makes Your DS A PDA
Tomy’s My Do It All for the Nintendo DS further punctuates the possibilities of the handheld as a viable personal digital assistant, while staying on the safe side of the application versus toy line. The Nintendo DS needs a day planner application. There are plenty of homebrew options out there, but for those of us…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stylish Robber Shoots Man for Wii
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man in Air Jordans who broke into a home in West Palm Beach Tuesday night and shot a man before stealing his Wii. Air Jordans? Really? The fancy footwearer and a pal broke into the home about 7:30 p.m., demanded money and jewelry from the person…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Your Next Xbox Original Is…Blowout?
The Xbox Originals program selection process continues to confuse, as the Gamerscore Blog revlelas the next addition to the lineup of downloadable “classics” for the Xbox 360, Terminal Reality’s Blowout. Only the fact that Crecente might actually be reading this post keeps me from just writing “Why?” 200 times and calling it a day. For…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil 5 Demo Premiers On 360 January 26th
Xbox 360 owners will be getting an early taste of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 come January 26th, when a one-week timed exclusive demo hits Xbox Live. The demo, much like the one released late last year in Japan, features two levels from the full game, Assembly Place and Shanty Town, allowing 360 owners to play…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Responds to Pandemic Rumor
In the face of rumors that Pandemic’s Brisbane, Australia studio has been let go, Electronic Arts said today that their upcoming cuts will affect studios, but declined to be more specific. “In December, EA announced a cost reduction initiative that will impact facilities and headcount,” said Mariam Sughayer, Electronic Arts spokeswoman. “We do not expect…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Final Fantasy XIII Character Has A Fabulous Afro
A scan from the latest issue of Japanese gaming and manga magazine V Jump reveals the first new playable black character to appear in Final Fantasy since FFVII, Sazh Katzroy. Sahz is an unusual design from FF artist Tetsuya Nomura, foregoing the normal pretty boy looks for a much more masculine looking black character, the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Russian Warhammer Online Dated And Rubled
EA and Mythic Entertainment are getting ready to invade Russia next month, as they announce the official February release date for the localized version of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Announced back in July of last year, the Russian version of Warhammer Online will be shipping out on February 5th, in 3 different flavors and…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Guide to Proper Commenting
Let’s start with what is the heart of Kotaku’s commenting principals: Commenting is a privilege not a right. Whether today is your first day reading the site or you’ve been reading it since the day I stepped foot in Kotaku tower, you don’t have the right to troll, to name call, to get off topic…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
2K Boss: Wii Market Is Full Of Crap
Anyone who has browsed the Nintendo Wii section of their favorite video game retail outlet lately has to agree with 2K Games global president Christoph Hartmann – the Wii market is flooded with crap. There are a ton of games out for the Nintendo Wii to be sure, but for the uninformed consumer, finding a…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zork Returns In MMO Form, Somewhat
The classic adventure game Zork is back, this time in the form of a browser-based casual MMO Legends of Zork, published by Ireland-based Jolt Online Gaming. The Great Underground Empire is in ruins, FrobozzCo International has implemented massive layoffs, and a newly unemployed traveling salesmen sets off in search of treasure and adventure in this…
By Mike Fahey Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Welcome To the Family: A Letter From Xbox 360’s John Schappert
Welcome to the Family is a series of three letters that will run this week from the heads of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. We asked each of the companies to write up a welcome letter to new owners of their consoles. They did the rest. We are running them in the order they were received.…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
So… How Is The Baby?
To: Crecente From: Bash RE: TV That’s the question I’m getting a lot these days. It’s a nice question! While Mrs. Bashcraft’s pregnancy was rather rough on her (her morning sickness was so bad she needed to be hospitalized), the actual delivery was smooth. Taking care of Micro Bash has been smooth as well. Sure,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
GAME To Offer Rentals As Well As New Games
GAME, GameStop/EB’s biggest competitor in both Europe and Australasia, currently sell new games. And sell used games. But soon, they’ll be offering a third way of getting hold of a game. And that’s rentals. Having recently partnered with rental group SwapGame, the retailer are to offer British customers the option of paying a monthly subscription…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Is The iPhone Different From The DS & PSP?
Easy. It’s a phone. But hey, like I said, that’s easy. For a more complicated answer, why don’t we see what VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing Greg Joswiak has to say. In a departure from some of the company’s more boisterous, were-gonna-git-you-DS claims, Joswiak tells Edge that the DS and PSP are from…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009