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Look At These New StarCraft II Screenies
Because they look really great. Blizzard’s released three new (very pretty) SCII images that should hopefully tie you over. Until when? Well, that’s up to you decide, not us. StarCraft 2 Screenshot Update: Fire and Rain [Shacknews]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
See Patapon March Across Human Flesh
Masatomo Ueda likes Patapon. A lot more than you or I like Patapon. He likes it so much he’s not only got himself a Patapon tattoo, but made himself Patapon prey in the process. See? They’re marching, relentlessly, on their way across his shoulders to hunt, then kill, his face. Cute, but for the first…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Announces More Platinum Collection Titles, More iDOLM@STER
In Japan, next February sees three more titles to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 budget Platinum Collection line. They are: • Battlefield: Bad Company ¥2,940 2/26/09 • Halo 3 ¥2,940 2/26/09 • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 ¥2,940 2/26/09 The following month brings a budget iDOLM@STER and a new iDOLM@STER: • THE iDOLM@STER: Life For You!…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tart Up Your PS3 With This Gunstar Heroes Theme
Been looking for months now, but I just haven’t found a PS3 theme that beats the original wavy lines one that comes with the console. Well, I hadn’t. Have now. m0dus & orioto, a couple of kids on GAF, have whipped up this homemade Gunstar Heroes theme. All HD, all hand-drawn, like the Gunstar Heroes:…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bionic Commando Will Be Out Before Winter 2009
Yesterday, we discovered on the Capcom press site that Bionic Commando was dated “Winter 2009.” That seemed like a sizable delay for a game we were expecting last year. Fret not! We contacted Capcom, who told us: “We’re slow to update our press site. It’s just the first six months of 2009 at the moment.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Two Guys Go From Racing Games To Racing Real Cars
Last year, Sony and Nissan teamed up to hold a Gran Turismo competition. GT racers would compete for a spot on a real race team. The winners are in, so let’s go meet ’em. Lars Schlömer is a German cab driver. Lucas Ordóñez is a uni student from Spain. Both are mad Gran Turismo fanboys,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japan Getting Star Ocean 4, Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 Bundles
Microsoft today announced two new Xbox 360 bundles for Japan: Star Ocean 4 and Resident Evil 5. Slated for February 19, the Arcade Star Ocean 4 bundle is priced at ¥24,800 (US$265) and comes with a Star Ocean 4 soundtrack and faceplate. The Resident Evil 5 bundle comes with a 60GB HDD, a 48 hour…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Limited “Dragon” PlayStation 3 Console Is For Japanese Eyes Only
Yes. It’s another fancy PlayStation 3 for the Japanese market. Not content with lording it over us with their white and silver consoles, Japan will now also be getting this dragon-emblazoned Yakuza machine. Ryu Ga Gotuku fans will remember this was actually announced last year, but without any pictures. Now, we’ve got pictures. For the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here Are 15 Famitsu.com Stories That Shook Japan In 2008
While print mag Famitsu ran the ten biggest stories of 2008 according to it’s readers, Japanese website Famitsu.com has listed its most accessed stories from 2008 according to page views. According to Famitsu.com, the top 15 are: 1. PSP-3000, First Hands On! 2. [Play Report 1] Street Fighter IV They’re Back!! 3. In A Ba-Ba-Bath…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Let’s Crack Open The HP Firebird 803 And Feast On Its Insides
A lot of you seem to be big on the HP Firebird 803. Maybe for its looks, maybe for its hardware, maybe for its price tag, who knows. Whatever, let’s take a look at its guts! Amazing the difference an external power supply makes to the size of things, no? Gallery: Check Out the HP…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Erotic Game Makers In Female Manga Form
Manga with saucy female content is nothing new at all. Ditto for erotic games. But a manga about female erotic game makers making shojo erotic games? R18! follows Rikako as she gets a job… at an erotic game company. The entire company is staffed with the types of ladies one would expect in a manga…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Which Is Your Favorite Alone In The Dark Boxart?
Voting time. We’ve picked the contest finalists, and now it’s up to Kotakuland to select the best Alone in the Dark boxart. The winner will get a copy of the game. Here’s the rules: Note which boxart you want to vote for in the comments section directly below by saying which one you are voting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey, Tribes 2 Is Back!
Turn those frowns upside down, Tribes 2 fans. While the game may be officially six feet under, a group of dedicated fans have brought Tribes 2 back to life, online multiplayer and all. The project is called TribesNext, and you can download and try out a beta version of the game now. The legality of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Salman Rushdie Killed Time With Computer Games
After novelist Sir Salman Rushdie published The Satanic Verses, many deemed the book blasphemous. The Ayatollah of Iran issued a decade long fatwa, calling for Rushdie’s death. How did he spend that time? “Like everybody else I played a computer game or two,” Rushdie tells The Times. (Well, like everyone else who has to go…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Catch Real Mexicans In This Real Border Crossing “Game”
There’s a new “project” running in Texas that sounds a lot more like a “game” to us. It involves cameras, the internet, people sitting at home and catching Mexicans. Fun fun fun! At a cost of $2 million, the system – called a “Virtual Stakeout” – involves a series of webcams placed along the Texas-Mexico…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dan Vs. Dan (Oh, The English…)
Seeing joke character Dan Hibiki fight Dan Hibiki in the home console version of Street Fighter IV? Pretty darn cool. Hearing the English voice work? Not so cool. No worries, there’s still time for Capcom to fix. We think. We hope. Click to view Exclusive Street Fighter 4 Console Character Videos [1Up]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wolverine Is Like God Of War, Only Simpler
The new Wolverine game was always going to be a brawler. A fighter. That’s what Wolverine does, he brawls, he fights. But what kind of brawler? What kind of fighter? Developers Raven have opened up. Speaking with EGM (yes, the article from this month’s mag is now online), Raven’s Dan Vondrak has spoken of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Learn, Or Re-Learn, How To Comment On Kotaku
Why, hello there. It’s that time again, time to remind seasoned vets and newcomers alike how to comment right here on Kotaku. Things to keep in mind: We ban. A lot. Every second of everyday. And that’s not all! We disemvowel, too. (Bcs n vwls s fnny!) We also reward stellar commenters with stars, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
No, Eidos, You Can’t Vote For Your Own Games In A GOTY Poll
Oh look. It’s Eidos. In another PR cock-up. Which we’re posting not for the magnitude of it – it’s just a magazine reader poll – but for the ineptitude of it. Aussie mag Hyper – the country’s longest-running and most respected independent games magazine – are running a little readers poll, trying to find out…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Early Copy of Dragon Quest IX Is So Not Real
Dragon Quest IX might be out until March, but someone on the Japanese internet claims to have obtained an early copy. Thing is, it’s totally fake for two reasons. They are: • The cover art illustration has already been released by Square Enix as previous promotional material. • The package’s barcode is the same as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 5, 2009