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  Tecmo Koei Says Nothankyou To Profits

  As previously posted, Tecmo Koei has delayed not one, but two titles: Both Quantum Theory and Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll. That’s not good. Well, it actually is good for players, because Tecmo Koei is delaying Quantum Theory to “improve quality”. It’s just not good for Tecmo Koei. The stock prices for Tecmo Koei Holdings…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2010
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  Yup, Final Fantasy XIII Is Coming On Three Discs

  On the PlayStation 3, Final Fantasy XIII will ship on a single Blu-Ray. Avantage of the format! On the Xbox 360, however, the game will – as expected – ship on three discs. Sources at Square Enix USA have confirmed with Kotaku the reports from yesterday, which have settled a long-running – if ultimately pointless…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2010
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  This Game Guide Cover Gets To The Points

  Let’s say you created a game best know for these, rather this. What would you put on the cover of your strategy guide? You’d put this! The walk through guide for PSP title Kentoushi: Gladiator Begins goes on sale in Japan on February 5 for ¥1,995n (US$22). There are individuals who purchased this game because…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2010
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  How To Make Final Fantasy XIII Sound Like A Broken Record

  What are the odds I’d be mentioning the words “Final Fantasy” and “vinyl” in the same sentence two times in one week? This is “Music from Final Fantasy XIII“, an LP (yup, a proper vinyl, long-playing record) set for release in Japan later this month. All eight songs are already available on the game’s soundtrack,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2010
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  Namco Bandai To Cut Over 600 Jobs

  By March 2010, Japan’s Namco Bandai estimated that net income was going to be ¥8.5 billion ($93 million) in the black. That figure has changed from profit to loss — a big loss at that. The company now estimates that it will be posting ¥31 billion ($342 million) loss this March. To counteract these losses,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2010
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  Civilization: Network Will Be Playable This June

  While there’s trepidation amongst many gamers as to the potential for “proper” Facebook games, there’s one series that was born for the social network platform: Civilization. Which is coming to Facebook, and whose beta will open in five month’s time. Civilization publisher Take Two has told Variety that the game’s open beta, which for an…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2010
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  A Week In Comments

  Bayonetta Is Not Too Sexy, But Maybe Too Serious Comment by: cityslicker05 Nominated by: anabbeynormality Perhaps gaming needs a female lead whom starts out strong and ends up weak. Or one whom gets oppressed by men and get’s chastised and called a bitch for ‘trying’ to be strong. Or a lead role as a white…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2010
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  Four Command & Conquer Four Screens

  If you’re stuck in the queue waiting to get your hands on the Command & Conquer 4 beta, you could always kill a minute or two looking at these new screens for the game.

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2010
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  Nier Dated For Japan

  The upcoming Square Enix published, Cavia developed role-playing game Nier has been given a release date for Japan. On April 22, Nier Replicant will be released on the PS3 and Nier Gestalt will be released on the Xbox 360. The games are set in the same world, but with different character design. A younger version…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2010
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  What’s Happened To Nintendo’s “New Play Control”?

  When first announced, Nintendo’s line of “New Play Control” games seemed like a great idea. Repackage games from the criminally unloved GameCube, then sell them onto a massive audience that missed them first time around. So what’s happened? It’s been over a year since the first “New Play Control” title was released in Japan, and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2010
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  Nintendo vs. Japanese Newspaper, It Continues!

  In early January, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata gave an interview with Japan’s second largest newspaper The Asahi Shimbun. The printed article has been a source of dispute. In the original article, the Asashi Shimbun quoted Satoru Iwata as stating the Nintendo DS successor will have “highly detailed graphics, and it will be necessary to have…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2010
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  Playfish Working On A “Well-Known EA Brand” For 2010 Release

  Playfish president Kristian Segerstrale, flush with cash after his casual gaming company was bought out by Electronic Arts last year, has told the Wall Street Journal of his plans for the year ahead. Among advice dished out to Playfish’s competitors and predictions of a “rapid maturing” in the casual scene over the next year or…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2010
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  The Cutest PSP Bundle Of 2010

  Well, so far. It’s only February! Today, Sony Computer Entertainment announced the PSP-3000 Sweet Limited Package. Ah, that’s sweet. Priced at ¥ 21,000 (US$232), the bundle is a collaboration between Sony and American fashion designer Jill Stuart. The bundle features a Blossom Pink-colored PSP-3000, a 4GB memory stick, a Jill Stuart cloth and a Jill…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2010
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  CBS Not Happy With Dante’s Inferno Super Bowl Commercial [Update]

  As with many of the game’s tactless marketing stunts, EA’s big Super Bowl trailer for Dante’s Inferno has run into a problem: broadcaster CBS has demanded edits to the commercial. Not for the dark, mature tone of the ad, nor the graphic scenes of violence which punctuate the clip; it’s because of the tagline used…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2010
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  The Tester’s Trailer Highlights Need For Quality Assurance

  Haven’t yet made up your mind about Sony’s new reality series “The Tester”? Let this trailer help you decide. It makes you wonder whether, through all the tears, man-hugs and witless catch-phrases, these people know what they’re getting themselves in for.

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2010
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  Quantum Theory Delayed To “Improve Quality”

  The release of Tecmo Koei‘s “TPS” Quantum Theory appears to have hit a rough patch, with the publisher-developer announcing that the game will not make its scheduled March 25 release date in Japan due to quality reasons. As of right now, per Tecmo Koei’s announcement, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 third-person shooter is listed…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 1, 2010
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  Kotaku Off Topic: Hot Dog

  No, let’s not talk about food again in tonight’s edition of Kotaku Off Topic, despite the weight of two Trader Joe’s hot dogs weighing heavily on my duodenum. Let’s talk about music. Or, you know, whatever. The reason I bring it up is because I went to one of my first shows in quite some…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 1, 2010
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  New Miss America Not Off To Hot Start With Gamers

  Caressa Cameron (pictured, left), as the newly minted Miss America, wants you to play imaginary games in the street. That’s one of the “standards” that should be “set” for our “children,” she said in her winner’s interview. Cameron’s take-away-the-tv-and-games quote in her winner’s interview was straight boilerplate: Video games destroy kids’ motivation, creativity, make them…

  By Owen Good Published February 1, 2010
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  The Behemoth Unveils… BattleBlock Theater!

  The Behemoth has named and detailed its third Xbox Live Arcade game, the title formerly known as "Game 3" and now known as BattleBlock Theater. Get ready for shipwrecked, theatrical battle action torment under the cruel direction of giant cats. “Having shipwrecked on a mysterious island you find yourself both betrayed by your best friend…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 1, 2010
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  Shout It Out Loud With This Indie Game

  This is GNILLEY, and by God, this game is a scream. Literally. Built by Glen Forrester of Australia, you play by screaming your foes into oblivion or shouting down obstacles in your path. The video is of Forrester showing GNILLEY this weekend at Global Game Jam Sydney 2010. Looks like he screams “GO!” to get…

  By Owen Good Published February 1, 2010