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Join us later today on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat with two of Bizarre Creations lead designers about their upcoming racer Blur. Lead designer Gareth Wilson from the team behind Project Gotham Racing and upcoming disco racer Blur will be on Kotaku Talk Radio later today at 11 a.m. Kotaku Time (that’s 1 p.m. ET,…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Great Danopotamus Micro-Bash, my one year-old son, is starting to use a fork and/or spoon when he eats. Naturally, being right handed myself, I gave him the utensil (or Wii Remote) to hold in his right paw, but the kid has problems manipulating the utensil. So! Switch to the left…
Apple’s iPad will be capturing the imaginations of millions around the world this week. But when you consider what you’re getting for your money, well, buying one may not seem like such a great idea. We’ve taken what’s shaping up as the most popular version of Apple’s book-reading, web-browsing and game-playing device, broken down how…
Cheat on her husband? No. Spend all his money? No. For one man, this just might be worse. Much worse. From the advice column of Japan’s news source Yomiuri (translated by Matt Alt): Before we got married, he didn’t exhibit much of this kind of behavior but I’ve really been noticing it lately. He collects…
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Supernatural thriller Alan Wake is being released on the Xbox 360, but once upon a time, it was also a PC game. That PC version is no more. Why? Well, the two teams responsible can’t seem to agree. Last month, publishers Microsoft released a statement saying the game was only coming to the 360 because…
You got to slave away and work to conquer the game industry. It ain’t easy! The Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii were sudden hits. And not just in Japan, but globally. According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei Sangyou Shimbun, quality concern and customer service issues for these products weighed down parts of Nintendo’s workforce. The paper…
Yup, more fan-made Team Fortress 2 improvements, this time for the Engineer, and from the same talented guy who brought us the TF2 attack dogs. And I mean improvements, plural. He’s gone to town dreaming up new gizmos for multiplayer shooter TF2’s more lovable support class, with items ranging from the “Amplifier” (like Uber, only…
Jonathan Ross, an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services in broadcasting, first mentioned role-playing game Fable III in May 2009. He said he “got asked” to do voice in Fable III. What was his answer? Via Twitter, Ross tweeted hours ago, “Gotta go. Am doing Fable3 today! What larks, Pip!” This…
Ubisoft’s digital rights management woes continue, with news that Australians – a people already suffering when it comes to video games – are now being locked out of Ubisoft PC games as well. The title in question this time is strategy title Settlers 7, with many users Down Under complaining that games they have paid…
Steven Spielberg is a Hollywood legend. When not directing highly successful motion pictures, Steven Spielberg likes to make video games. He’s also really paranoid, a new book claims. Just how paranoid? From the upcoming book The Men Who Would Be King: • “In Spielberg’s office, hanging above his desk, a plexiglass half-moon keeps sound from…
These two clips are commercials for Dent Oi, a brand of Norwegian mints. Mint fans will love the house-crushing taste on display, but it may be of even more interest to fans of PSP strategy series Patapon. While the Patapon – the creation of French artist Rolito – are older than the games based on…
After pumping out hundreds of lightning quick microgames for the WarioWare series, it’s up to you to design the next moneymaker for WarioWare Inc. Your tool? WarioWare: D.I.Y., the Nintendo DS game that lets you create games from scratch. What could me more perfect? The WarioWare series, famous for its lo-fidelity presentation and hasty game…
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon is an all-time rock classic, but that’s provided you’re listening to it on a record. And maybe smashed off your face. Things are a little different when it sounds like a NES game. This project does just that. It’s called Moon8, and is the work of Canadian Brad…
David Hayter, the English language voice of protagonist Snake from stealth series Metal Gear Solid, is a busy guy. Besides getting ready to direct an edgy, Twilightesque Werewolf movie, Hayter is moving forward on a TV series. Hayter hopes to turn the 2009 film Push into a television series in the vein of Heroes. He…
As the world’s #1 specialist games retailer, GameStop has a lot of retail clout in this business. So it’s always good reading when the company discloses just which publishers do the best business across its chain of stores. According to an SEC report, Nintendo is the retailer’s best-selling company, with 23% of all “new product”…
Apparently! Japanese ladies have been polled about the top ten worst things to find in their boyfriend’s residence. Over at Japan’s Goo Ranking website, females have listed what items in their boyfriend’s abode would cause them to feel the most let down or dejected. Let’s have a look at the results: 1. Dirty Toilet 2.…
In spring 2009, the Western media caused a brouhaha over computer game Rapelay. The game was released in 2006, and CNN is only now covering the controversy. Why? To bring everyone up to speed, Rapelay allows the player to have his way with the game’s three female characters. The title is out of print and…
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