Donkey Kong is the anti-Kirby. While death is nearly impossible in the charming, cozy Wii side-scroller Kirby’s Epic Yarn released this month, gravity and spikes murder Donkey Kong often in November’s Donkey Kong Country Returns. The mistake was my complaint. I had told Nintendo officials that I couldn’t get a good impression of their games…
Check out this explainer video for the Need for Speed Hot Pursuit demo that hit earlier this week. The video walks you through the objectives of the race and curves of the track. I’m actually getting excited for this racing game. I even requested the review. I can’t remember the last time I was looking…
If you’re a big fan of Left 4 Dead and haven’t figured out your costume for this Halloween yet, this video might be just what you’re looking for. Over the course of more than 16 minutes Petrilude walks us through how to create a zombie look inspired by his favorite zombies games, Left 4 Dead…
Another day, another look at a PC game you may have slept on. Today, it’s Lionheart: Kings’ Crusade. Total War fans, step inside. I’ve heard people call this a Total War clone, but that’s a little unfair. LKC puts you in command of either Crusader or Saracen forces during the time of the Third Crusade.…
DS title Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective hits on Jan. 11 in North America, according to Capcom.
For PC Gaming Week, Kotaku has invited top creators to predict the future of computer gaming. Today, we hear from Ken Levine, head of Irrational Games, the heralded studio behind System Shock 2, BioShock and the forthcoming BioShock Infinite. “After a long day in front of a PC, the last thing I want to do…
Who knows if we’ll have an Uncharted 3 to play a year from now, but at least we can be certain that we’ll have a new Nathan Drake adventure we can read. The first Uncharted novel hits next fall. Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth will be written by Christopher Golden, an author whose novels include The…
Sony started selling 320GB PlayStation 3s bundled with the new PlayStation Move controller last month, but promised another option. Today, the company says the 320GB systems are now shipping to retailers. They’ll cost $350. Move-bundled units run $400; 160GB units go for $300.
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On Thursday morning at 6:00am Japan time, Takeshi Shudo collapsed at Nara Station. The 61 year-old was spotted near the station’s smoking area, and he was rushed to the hospital. Shudo suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage Shudo is best known as the head writer for the original Pokémon anime and creating TV anime Fairy Princess Minky…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: A Winner Is You You asked if Halloween is celebrated here. It is. It’s become bigger year after year. When I first came to Japan, the only people who celebrated it were foreigners who liked to dress up in costumes and drink booze on the train. Dunno if they still…
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While Leveno moves forward with its version of Kinect, China Telecom showed its version of the Nintendo Wii. And did it with Xbox 360-esque green and white. The China Telecom console is called “Tigan Youxi” (“Somatic Gaming”) and is an add-on service for its Internet Protocol television. It will be available for a monthly subscription…
Already released in Japan, the Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition will be making its way to the States this December, Nintendo of America revealed today. Priced at US$29.99, the Limited Edition comes with Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3 as well as a…
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Tango Gameworks, the new studio headed up by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, has just been bought by Zenimax Media, the firm which also owns Oblivion developers Bethesda and Doom creators id. Mikami, whose last project was the just-released Vanquish, will remain in Tokyo with his team, where he will stay on as the head…
Jack-of-all-trades Ice Cube is lending his voice to the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. Ice Cube first made a name for himself first as a rapper, but has since branched out into a successful acting, writing, directing and producing career. Some of his film roles include Boyz n the Hood, Three Kings and Friday…
Junkboy, the man to thank for 22 of the sweetest “demakes” we’ve seen all year, has a new piece up for lovers of Platinum Games’ latest effort Vanquish. Called “Wank-ish”, it takes the sickeningly-fast 3D shooter and turns it into a 2D game ala Wild Guns I liked Vanquish, but a lot of the time…
Until 2008, the head ninja of Team Ninja (not pictured) was Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki. Then he left and filed a lawsuit over unpaid wages. More Tecmo developers left, too. What’s that like for the other ninjas? “I’ve been with Team Ninja ever since I graduated from college, so everything I know about…
Universal Studios is working on more than just a Michael Jackson game, with word slipping out yesterday that an MMO based on mythical monster hunter Van Helsing is also in development. Handling the game will be a partnership between SEE Virtual Worlds and Entropia Universe creators MindArk. There’s not much else to tell at the…
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