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Indies, You Might Soon Be Able To Make Kinect Games, Just Like Those Other Guys

Right now, the only people who have access to Microsoft’s Kinect development tools are larger, established studios. Microsoft is trying to expand that group to include indie developers, though the emphasis at this stage is still on “trying”. “When [the indie] community will light up, we don’t have a date lined up yet” Microsoft’s Phil…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2010

Weta Is Making Halo: Reach ATVs (And You Can Have One)

Weta Workship, the New Zealand studio that specializes in fantastical concept design and manufacturing, the team responsible for making a drivable Halo Warthog, is making more Halo vehicles. Exactly two Mongoose-style ATVs. And you can win one. Microsoft has tapped Weta to make a pair of working Halo: Reach Mongoose ATVs that “look and sound”…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 21, 2010

Halo: Reach Stops A Jet In Midair

New York Jets center Nick Mangold on the edge of his seat during a Halo: Reach event at the Jets’ training facility earlier this month.

By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2010

Let John Cleese Decorate Your Fable III Home

Like previous Fables, Fable III lets you play home-owner. Unlike previous Fables, however, Fable III lets you put skulls on a bookcase, then blame it all on the butler. This housing demonstration video shows the kind of stuff you’ll be able to do to your home in the game, and if it’s all a bit…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2010

Sony Doesn’t Think Buttons Are Replaceable

Richard Marks has an impressive resume: He has created the EyeToy, the PlayStation Eye and the PlayStation Move. He also likes buttons. “Buttons are irreplaceable as an input device,” Marks tells Edge Magazine. “Too many buttons are overwhelming, but one single action button is very powerful feeling.” Continuing, Marks adds, “For core games you really…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2010

Kinect Creator: Hardly Anyone Plays First-Person Shooters On PC Anymore

Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda, talking to Game Informer about the future of Kinect, had this to say about the current state of first-person shooters on the PC.

By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2010

Microsoft On China’s Kinect Clone

The eBox is a Chinese game machine that offers players a controller-free experience. Sound familiar? It’s been dubbed a “Kinect clone” in refer to the controller-free Kinect platform that Microsoft is launching. As posted previously, the eBox will come with 30 games built in and a set-top camera that can detect a player’s movements, according…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010

Is The Age Of Exclusives Over?

Not first party exclusives like Mario, Halo and God of War. Those will live on as long as there are console platform holders. Rather, is the age of big third-party exclusives finished? The last big third-party exclusive was Metal Gear Solid 4, and that was in 2008. Before the game’s release, a great deal of…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010

Does Halo Even Need A Movie? Nah

At one time, Microsoft was in Hollywood, meeting with movie producers and trying to make a Halo movie. It didn’t happen. And while Microsoft hasn’t given up, the question remains: Does Microsoft even need to make a Halo film? “I don’t know if we need a Halo movie”, Microsoft Game Studios exec Phil Spencer told…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2010

Japan’s Western-Game Loving Porn Star Pops Up At TGS

Noa Torigoe, star of adult films like Max Orgasm and Ultimate Gold, really loves video games. I guess you could call her “hardcore”? But she doesn’t just love Japanese video games, she loves Western video games. “The console that I play the most is the Xbox 360,” Noa told Kotaku Japan. “Recently, I’ve been playing…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2010

Fire Pro Wrestling Is All Avatars, No Beefy Men

Fire Pro Wrestling is returning, but this time it’s coming to Xbox Live Arcade and it’s way cuter. But does that mean the buff Fire Pro-Wrestling of days gone by have been passed over in favor of Xbox 360 Avatars? “Our plan is that it is just Avatars,” Microsoft Game Studios Vice President Phil Spencer…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2010

There Are Kings And Then There Are Kings

Fable I and Fable II are both coming-of-age stories. While Fable II does certainly have domesticate elements, Fable III is about settling into adulthood and becoming a king. King is the top. What does that leave for the future? “We have this universe,” Fable designer Peter Molyneux tells Kotaku, “and we can expand the world.”…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2010

This R2D2 Now Packs Ten Consoles, A Projector And A Holstered PSP As Backup

Friend of the site Matt Hawkins spotted this unbelievable R2D2 unit at PAX Prime earlier this month. The robot replica, which we first wrote about last year, is now packed with ten consoles, tons o ports and a projector. Hawkins details the creation over on Fort90, but here’s a quick rundown. The R2D2 includes an…

By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010

Microsoft Responds To Halo: Reach Disc Read Errors

Yesterday we reached out to Microsoft regarding reports from many readers that their Halo: Reach discs were causing a disc read error, making the newly launched game unplayable. Today Microsoft responds. We mentioned the issue yesterday in our post about the inability of 4GB Xbox 360 consoles to play cooperative multiplayer in Halo: Reach and…

By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2010

Let’s TGS: Day Two

And I thought the press-conference-packed day leading up to the kick-off of the Tokyo Game Show was exciting. Just look at all of the games and news that came out during last night twin press conferences by Sony and Microsoft. Here’s a run down of day two of the show. You can find day one…

By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2010

Cop Tosses Tripping Gamer to the Floor, Makes Him All Laggy

Not all Halo: Reach midnight launches went according to play. Take for instance this one in Winona, Minnesota’s Gamestop which was plagued not only by an inebriated gamer and a handsie cop, but LAG! Some highlights for those of you who can’t quite make it out or don’t want to risk listening to the expletive-laced…

By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2010

Halo: Reach’s First Day of Sales Hits $200 Million [Update]

Halo: Reach generated more than $200 million in sales in the United States and Europe in the first 24 hours of its release, according to Microsoft. How’s that compare to Halo 3? Good question, but not one easy to answer. When Halo 3 hit, Microsoft released sales figures for just the U.S., saying that the…

By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2010

Take A Tour Of Microsoft’s Tokyo Game Show Booth

Microsoft’s TGS booth is looking a little brighter this year, a little airier. Want to see what’s being shown off on their particular slice of the Makuhari Messe’s showroom floor? There’s prominence given to Kinect, of course, but also on display is the new 250GB S model of the Xbox 360, plenty of new games…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2010

PaRappa Creator Turns Kinect Into A Haunted House

Masaya Matsuura’s NanaOn-Sha are working on a game for Microsoft’s Kinect. Considering these are the guys who made PaRappa The Rapper, it’s not what you’d expect. The game is called “Haunt”, and is a puzzle game set in a haunted house full of traps and monsters. No cartoon animals, and it doesn’t look like the…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2010

Steel Battalion’s Trailer Brings Giant Robot Warfare To New York City

Of all Microsoft’s surprising Kinect reveals earlier today, none carries the weight of nostalgia – and potential – like the reimagining of cult mech combat title Steel Battalion

By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010