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  Watch Bayonetta Kick Out Megaton Combos For Five Minutes

  .html PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta should give you ample combo perfecting practice, as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 action game lets players kick, punch and shoot during loading screens. Here’s an extended look at that feature. Anyone suspicious of the breadth and depth of Bayonetta‘s combo system should give the video a peek, as it shows…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009
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  Dirt 2 Impressions Sans Porn Star

  Unlike E3, there were no stars of adult movies to distract us from focusing on Dirt 2 when the game showed up in New York this week. It’s muddy racing with some unexpected narrative touches. The developers had to make some big changes to the second Dirt, for both gameplay’s sake and due to real-life…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 19, 2009
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  Ed Boon Says Mortal Kombat 9 Going For The M

  Despite financial turmoil at Mortal Kombat publisher Midway, the Chicago-based MK team is soldiering on with the ninth fighting game in the series, currently known only as MK9. Series co-creator Ed Boon says it will definitely be M-rated. Boon has been dropping small tidbits about the bloody fighting game sequel via his Twitter account, writing…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009
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  Sony Spills More PS3 Motion Controller Details To Devs

  Sony Computer Entertainment reached out to its development partners today, getting them up to speed on the new PlayStation Eye-powered motion controller tech it showcased at E3 2009. It also expanded upon the details provided at the show. The PlayStation 3’s second motion control push is slated to launch in Spring 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009
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  iPhone: The Great White Hype?

  The iPhone has been heralded as the second coming of mobile games. But just how important a piece of the more than $5 billion dollar mobile game industry is it? Is the buzz surrounding Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch deserved or just the byproduct of a vocal, technophile few? While major mobile game developers like…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 19, 2009
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  Dead Woods: EA’s Surreal Dead Space Golf Cameo

  We’re all for these blatant attempts at cross-promotion, whether it’s Metal Gear Solid 4 in our LittleBigPlanet or Peggle in our World of Warcraft. And we’re especially for it when it’s Dead Space in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10. According to video from the official site, via 360 Sync, EA Sports’ latest Tiger Woods branded…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009
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  ArmA II Launch Trailer Strikes Preemptively

  Bohemia Interactive‘s ArmA II isn’t due out in the states until next week, but it’s out today in Europe, so we’re stealing their launch trailer while they’re not looking. They’ve got to be much too busy dealing with the sad situation in the fictional country of Chernarus, where Western forces have been called in to…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 19, 2009
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  The Games We Leave Others

  Sometimes we move homes. Sometimes we change jobs. Sometimes we leave MTV for Kotaku and leave behind some gems for our successor. And they film the leftovers. Yes, MTV Multiplayer‘s Russ Frushtick, my superb successor at the MTV Multiplayer blog, has taken a break from writing posts to raid my many-times-raided-already cabinet of games I…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 19, 2009
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  Wii, Xbox 360 See Weekly Boost In Japan

  Console hardware sales in Japan took a dip this week, as week-to-week sales slid on lower numbers for the Nintendo DSi and PSP. But a small boost in Wii and Xbox 360 helped ensure the week wasn’t a total loss. Maybe enough Japanese gamers were just holding out for the Wii remake of Nintendo’s Chibi…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009
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  Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter Preview: Wii-Drawn

  Before they made E3 critical darling Scribblenauts, a group of developers made Drawn To Life, a DS game with a user-illustrated hero. Now another team is bringing a sequel to the Wii. The introduction of the Wii remote has birthed far fewer games that involve writing and drawing than we all might have expected when…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 19, 2009
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  Colbert Mocks Project Natal, Debuts New Xbox

  Microsoft’s Project Natal has been getting some of the best mainstream coverage to come out of E3, thanks to “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and, now, Stephen Colbert. He mocked the tech last night during his “Bears & Balls” schtick. But The Colbert Report’s teasing of the Xbox 360 motion-control camera tech wasn’t the most…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009
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  Dead Kids, Nudity, Graphic Violence Hallmarks of Eden’s Nightmarish Myst

  Eden, a game based on Lars Von Trier’s controversial movie Antichrist, will be download only and hopes to present a sort of personalized nightmare take on Myst, the game’s director told MTV Multiplayer. Antichrist, starring Willem Defoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, is a horror film set in cabin in the woods. The film’s outting at Cannes…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 19, 2009
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  This weekend’s another busy one at Kotaku Towers West, as we plan for the move to a larger facility, rummage through the office supplies looking for something to sell and finish playing through Sega’s Let’s Tap for the Wii. Yes, my fingers and the cardboard box for EA Sports Active have been grinding through Sega…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 19, 2009
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  World Of Warcraft Lights The Summer Flame

  Is it that time of year again already? Blizzard once again celebrates the coming of summer in World of Warcraft, with an icy new nemesis joining this year’s Midsummer Fire Festival festivities. The Midsummer Fire Festival is a great time to slip back into World of Warcraft for awhile, with plenty of activities easily accomplished…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 19, 2009
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  The Great Chain Interview, Part 5: Riccitiello To Reggie To You

  Today ends our weeklong Chain Interview, with EA’s chief defending his choice in cars and Nintendo’s president in the U.S. asking you a question. The previous chapter of this Chain Interview had concluded with a question EA Sports chief Peter Moore gave me during our Wednesday afternoon interview during E3 week in L.A. [This post…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 19, 2009
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  You Got Resident Evil 3 In My Left 4 Dead!

  Here’s an excellent example of someone using the Left 4 Dead creation tools for their intended purpose – recreating Resident Evil 3’s Raccoon City. You’ll have to forgive the frame rate, as mod author Outatime is still ironing out the bugs for this faithful recreation of Raccoon City in Left 4 Dead, but it’s obviously…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 19, 2009
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  Sony Responds to Activision’s Threats to Ditch Playstation

  Activision head honcho Bobby Kotick has been doing some saber rattling over at the giant publisher, saying that they may need to “stop supporting Sony” come 2010 or 2011. The folks at Playstation, though, don’t seem fazed. “PlayStation has tremendous momentum coming out of E3, and we are seeing positive growth with more than 350…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 19, 2009
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  Gaming Minds Picks Up Where Ascaron Left Off

  After picking up the majority of Sacred 2 developer Ascaron’s assets earlier this month, Kalypso Media now announces the formation of Gaming Minds Studios, where former Ascaron devs work on former Ascaron games. When German developer Ascaron entered insolvency in April, things were looking grim for the studio’s properties, which included Port Royale, Darkstar One,…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 19, 2009
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  Win Real Boxing From Fight Night 4 And Pizza Hut

  EA and Pizza Hut have teamed up for the Rumble in the Ring Ultimate Fight Sweepstakes, in which entrants can win a custom Xbox 360 or a trip to watch men punching each other. It’s part sweepstakes, part instant win game as Pizza Hut signs on with EA to promote the latest entry in their…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 19, 2009
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  Point Lookout: Swamps, Organ Thieves and Cultists

  Bethesda today released a new developer diary for upcoming Fallout 3 expansion pack: Point Lookout. The dairy details how the team set about taking a bunch of phrases scribbled on a napkin, (Swamp, Boardwalk. Mansion Siege. Organ Thieves. Steamboat. Cultists”) and turning it into the next adventures in the game. It’s an interesting glimpse into…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 19, 2009