Bungie Lets Its Inner Fan Shine In Halo Reach’s Carnàge Carnivàle

In this latest video documentary for Halo Reach, Bungie developers discuss the features of the upcoming multiplayer beta with the same sort of enthusiasm you’d see from a bunch of guys hanging out at a game store. Designer and Kotaku alum Luke Smith and engineering lead Luke Timmins in particular display a level of enthusiasm…

Spot the Hidden Capcom Images

Capcom handed off this baggie of goodies to the press attending this year’s Captivate events in Hawaii. Among the freebies were this fancy pair of flip flops, which at first glance appear to have a relatively generic Hawaiian print on them. Look a little closer, though, and you might notice some telltale signs that these…

London Ravaged By Aliens In City Of The Daleks

Doctor Who: The Adventure Games start off with a bang with City of the Daleks. The BBC has revealed new details on the series’ first episode, which begins in a destroyed London and ends on the Dalek home world. Written by Phil Ford, City of the Daleks does exactly what fans would expect from a…

Halo Reach Legendary Edition Lives Up To Its Label

Halo Reach is Bungie’s last hurrah in the Halo universe, and they aren’t saying goodbye without a lovely Limited Edition and one final, ultra-expensive Legendary Edition. First we have the Halo Reach Limited Edition, priced at $79.99. $20 over the standard price scores fans a recovered ONI “black box” holding the game disc, an exclusive…

Can Americans Love A Dreamy Samurai Game?

The Sengoku Period of Japanese history was rife with intrigue, war, social upheaval and, apparently, sexy samurai. Capcom’s enormously popular Sengoku Basara action video game series has spawned comics, movies, a line of food products, a live-action theater production and castle tours, but little interest over the years outside of Japan. The Japanese developer hopes…

This Is Tiger Woods Mini-Golf, Without Windmills And Sort Of With NASCAR

The next big golf video game on the Wii, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 adds mini-golf. Why? Best answer I got from EA Sports yesterday is because they like to add something every year. But is it true mini-golf? Donning my average-man cap, I asked some EA Sports representatives who were showing the new Tiger…

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Mega Man on the iPad

Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune doesn’t even need a pen and paper to whip up a drawing of his youthful robot hero, not when there is an iPad around. Follow the rest of our Captivate coverage here.

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How I Lost 8 Kilograms

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Must Get Zombrex When I first came to Japan, I weighed about 59 kilograms (130 pounds). I think I’m like 5 foot eleven inches? I forget. Anyhoo, I used to be really thin. At that time, all I did was smoke and wander the streets late at night. I don’t…

Bayonetta and Forza 3, Together At Last

Bayonetta is an action game that stars a character named Bayonetta who wears a body suit made out of hair and has pistols in her high heels. Forza Motorsport 3 is a racing game. What do they have in common? In Japan, both are part of a new Xbox 360 bundle. The bundle comes with…

Two More Fighters Join The King of Fighters XIII

Upcoming 2D arcade fighting game The King of Fighters XIII already has curvy ninja Mai Shiranui in its line-up. But just because KOFXIII has Mai, that doesn’t mean the line-up is finalized. Two more fights are entering the fray. Assassin Vice, who first made her debut in The King of Fighters ’94, and Takuma Sakazaki,…

Dammit, We Nearly Had A LEGO Marvel Game!

While Traveller’s Tales’ LEGO games have already visited the DC comics universe, courtesy of the LEGO Batman game, did you know we almost got a LEGO game based on Marvel’s characters as well? Writing on his Twitter account – which seems to exist purely to field questions from developers for LEGO game ideas – TT’s…

Red Dead Redemption Gets A 30-Minute Trailer (With A Hollywood Director)

John Hillcoat, director of The Road – and more importantly The Proposition – has helped developers Rockstar put together a 30-minute animated film machinima based on Western adventure Red Dead Redemption, which will air next month. Aside from the fact it will run on Fox on Saturday, May 15, we know little else of the…

What’s Haruhi Suzumiya Doing In Your Chewing Gum?

Not only does Lotte’s gum make your breath minty fresh, it also turns all the ladies around you into moé anime characters. Chew on that. Lotte’s television ad campaign features the girls of manga/anime franchise Haruhi Suzumiya popping up all over the place. Wonder who the old lady turns into… Light novel The Melancholy of…

Report: How Much Erotic Voice Game Actors Cost

The popularity of Japanese erotic games does not rest solely on the game’s concept, story or illustrations. The actors who lend their vocal talents to the game are important, too. But they’re not free! According to Japanese bulletin board 2ch (via website Canned Dogs) the average rate per word is ¥100 (US$1), and popular voice…

Activision Dividing Modern Warfare 2’s Booty

Activision community man (and former games writer) Dan Amrich has taken to Facebook to chat with people about his employer’s recent public relations issues. I don’t think he’s helping things. Attempting to shed light on the legal mess surrounding the fate of bonus payments due to Infinity Ward staffers – especially deposed bosses Vince Zampella…

Video Games Have A “Prime Time” Too, You Know

There’s a “prime time” for TV, and it’s after dinner. There’s a “prime time” for radio, and it’s when people are driving to or from work. But what about gaming? Yes, gaming has a prime time as well, according to research done by Nielsen, which indicates that the peak time for playing video games is,…

Jet Skis For Japanese Geeks (Jet Skis!)

In Japan, cars covered with stickers depicting anime and game characters are called itasha, or literally “painmobile”. Bicycles covered in stickers are called itachari (“paincycle”). And jet skis? Jet skis! They’re called “awesome”. These ita-jet skis were on display at the recent Moe-Haku 2010. The Yamaha booth even had a waverunner featuring vocaloid character Hatsune…

Gran Turismo Creator Takes To Top Gear’s Test Track

Continuing a partnership begun with the game’s prologue, Gran Turismo 5 is once again teaming up with British TV series Top Gear, with the inclusion of the show’s famous test track in Sony’s PS3 racer. Die-hard fans of the game (or show) may remember a fleeting promise of this all the way back in 2007,…