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Ubisoft and DC Team Up for Driver Comic

Ubisoft and DC Comics’ WildStorm Productions are teaming up to produce a comic set in the Driver video game series universe, with a preview comic to be given away at Comic-Con this week. The comic itself, illustrated by Greg Scott and written by David Lapham, takes place after the events of Driv3r and ends just…

By Amber Nichols Published July 21, 2010

Killer Gets Two Life Sentences in Xbox-Motivated Murder

A Colorado Springs teen who killed a developmentally disabled man – investigators said he wanted the guy’s Xbox – will spend the rest of his life in prison for it. Kyle Sebastian Stott, 19, killed Jason Holley 22, in January 2009, hiding his body in a ravine near a hiking trail west of Colorado Springs.…

By Owen Good Published July 17, 2010

Who Is Going To Go Next Gen First?

The Xbox 360 launched in 2005. The Wii and the PS3 hit in 2006. It’s the middle of 2010. Shouldn’t we be getting ready for new consoles? Sony has stated repeatedly that the PS3 will have a ten year lifespan. We don’t doubt that at all. The PS2 has gotten lengthy and steady support from…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2010

When Britney Spears Meets Japanese Hack-And-Slash

After nearly a decade of trying, Microsoft still hasn’t cracked the Japanese market with its Xbox consoles. We’re not quite sure why, what with savvy cross-promotions like this! This disc was a prize offered by Japanese magazine Famitsu back in 2002. It’s a DVD combo, including a demo of From Software’s hack-and-slash title Otogi, some…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2010

Steampunk Halo

Master Chief…all Victorian like. Over the course of two months, artist Christophe worked on this steampunk version of the helmet worn by the Halo Spartan. After a series of misses, Christophe was able to use four layers of acrylic paint and PCV pipe to create the effect. Oh, forgot one last material used — the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010

Fable III Rises To Power In October

Peter Molyneux took the stage today at Microsoft’s E3 2010 press conference to nail down an October release date for the third entry in Microsoft Game Studios’ flagship action role-playing game series000 “It’s everything you love about Fable and more,” Molyneux promised regarding Fable III, which could be one of the most reasonable promises he’s…

By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2010

Prepare Your Questions About Autobots and Decepticons

Start rehearsing your nerdiest Transformer questions, because we’ve got a bona fide Transformers game developer sitting in the guest chair live on Wednesday’s Kotaku Talk Radio. Call in and ask them. I’ll have mine ready, for sure. Matt Tieger, High Moon Studio’s game director on this month’s Transformers: War For Cybertron game, just might be…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 7, 2010

Lost Planet 2’s Second Map Pack Has Something Old And Something New

If we’re going to complain about Modern Warfare 2 DLC including older maps, should we also complain about the return of the original Lost Planet’s Frozen Wasteland as one of two maps in Lost Planet 2’s second map pack? There are a couple of major differences between Lost Planet 2’s second map pack, due out…

By Mike Fahey Published May 27, 2010

J Allard’s Parting Advice To Microsoft

J Allard may have left Microsoft, leaving us heartbroken in his wake, but he leaves with some solid advice for the lumbering giant of the electronics world. “Find a college student that claims we don’t get it and blogs tirelessly about our lack of agility”, he wrote in his farewell memo to the company. “Track…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010

A Brief History Of Xbox Quitters

Microsoft has a storied history of losing some of its biggest and most recognizable Xbox executives, the suits who manned the company’s E3 and CES keynotes. Today, two more names joined that growing list, Robbie Bach and J Allard. They’re not the only ones to move on from the Xbox division over the past eight…

By Lauren Orsini Published May 25, 2010

She’s Gonna Grow Up And Kick Your Ass

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By Mike Fahey Published May 25, 2010

J Allard, We Will Miss You

It’s official. Our most beloved Microsoft exec, James “J” Allard, is leaving Microsoft after 19 years. The Boston University grad tasked with injecting cool into the Xbox, Xbox 360 and Zune is moving on, leaving us with fond, hoodie-filled memories The man who once described himself and the original Xbox division as the “Eminem of…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 25, 2010

Microsoft “Shaking Up” Its Gaming Division

According to a report on The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is looking to “shake up” the management structure of its Entertainment & Devices Division, which among other things is the group responsible for the Xbox 360. What this actually means beyond the term “major organizational changes” is not disclosed, but it must be serious, because…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2010

The Father Of The Xbox Leaving Microsoft?

Say. It. Ain’t. So. Reports indicate that J Allard, a driving force behind the design of the Xbox (and the Zune) is leaving Microsoft, after his latest dream project was binned by the company. Having been the former pin-up boy of Microsoft’s video game consoles, especially in the lead-up to the launch of the Xbox…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 22, 2010

Capcom: Japan Has No Hope In Hell Unless…

When Osaka-based Capcom isn’t making popular video games, it is doing something else entirely: ragging on the Japanese game industry. Last September at the Tokyo Game Show, Capcom exec and Mega-Man designer Keiji Inafune declared the country’s game industry “finished”. Now it’s Lost Planet 2 producer Jun Takeuchi’s turn. “If the Japanese games industry doesn’t…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2010

Project Natal Is…White? [UPDATE]

Released last year, this is the official concept promotional image of Microsoft’s upcoming motion control system Project Natal. It is black. Update: Microsoft comments, clarifies nothing. “Project Natal” is the code name for Microsoft’s controller-free motion controls that, as the promotional clip states, makes the players the controller. But even when the device was on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2010

Are These The Ten Hardest Games?

“Hard” in gaming is relative. What I might think is easy, you might think is not. What you might consider a piece of cake, I may find impossible. Website shortlist.com has compiled a list of the “Top 10 Hardest Games”. Agree, disagree, but first, read the list: 10. Jet Set Willy (1984, Software Projects /…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2010

The Last Man to Play Halo 2 on Xbox Live

He is Apache N4SIR. Nearly a month after Microsoft shut down the original Xbox Live, he was one of the Noble 14 who kept their connections running. Their numbers slowly dwindled, and today, he was the last Spartan standing. At 4 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, Agent Windex and Apache N4SIR were the last ones left…

By Owen Good Published May 10, 2010

This Man Would Like To Make A Video Game

George Romero’s name is synonymous with horror. Romero isn’t a huge gamer, but he’s interested in making a video game. If only a game company would allow him to do just that. There’s shit he’d like to hide and stuff. Romero is best known to moviegoers for his groundbreaking zombie films Night of the Living…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2010

Microsoft Will Never Kill Halo 2 (It’ll Just Watch It Die)

Despite the “death” of the original Xbox Live, a small band of fanatics are keeping the dream alive by leaving their Halo 2 accounts logged in. You’d think Microsoft would be pissed, but surprisingly, no. “We’re not shutting them off”, Xbox Live’s Larry Hryb has said on his weekly podcast. “Were going to let them…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2010