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PlayStation Vita’s AT&T Data Plan Comes in Two Flavors, No Contracts
The data plan for the 3G version of Sony’s hot new portable gaming system, the PlayStation Vita, will run you $15 for 250 MB or $25 for 2GB. There are no contracts, AT&T reps said during a presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 3G PlayStation Vita costs $300. The Wi-Fi only…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 9, 2012 -
Used Game Sales Up, Console Sales Down at GameStop
GameStop, the biggest gaming-centric retail chain in the U.S. says its sale of gaming consoles was down 19.6% over the holidays, a sure sign of slowing sales (blame the Wii). Used game sales were up 3.5%. Blame… GameStop!
By Stephen Totilo Published January 9, 2012 -
Call of Duty Elite Comes To iDevices Tomorrow, Letting You Tweak Loadouts on the Go
Some hardcore fanatics might say that Call of Duty’s a major part of their life. Thinking about killstreaks, prestiges and perks in Activision’s multi-developer FPS series takes up a large part of their days and their nights get spent filling online opponents full of bullet holes. It’s these players who’ve flocked to Call of Duty…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 9, 2012 -
X-Com: Enemy Unknown Will ‘Re-imagine’ Classic X-Com. First Screens Prove It.
X-Com Enemy Unknown, the first shock gaming announcement of 2012 will be a “re-imagining” of the original X-Com game and will play as a mix of real-time and turn-based strategy, according to the first tantalizing details revealed by Game Informer magazine today. The upcoming fall 2012 console and computer game, which is being made by…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 9, 2012 -
New Toshiba TV Promises Glasses-Free 3D for Nine* People
Toshiba’s got a $10,000 TV at the big Consumer Electronics Show that can display glasses-free 3D—a la the Nintendo 3DS—for up to nine people, though four’s optimal. Engadget says it’ll be out by the end of March.
By Stephen Totilo Published January 9, 2012 -
Assemble Your Very Own Avengers Team on Facebook
Step into the steel-toed boots of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Nick Fury and recruit a team of super-powered friends to save the world from Marvel’s most wanted in Marvel: Avengers Alliance, coming soon to Facebook. Okay, so it’s not the big-budget Avengers video game we were hoping for. Marvel: Avengers Alliance might be even better. Instead of playing…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2012 -
Feast Your Eyes on Five Minutes of Humans-vs-Zombies-vs.Humans in This Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Trailer
The newest Resident Evil game definitely falls into the Survival Action category of things, per the chart seen here. We get a chance to see what kind of action will be on tap in the clip above. There’s running, gunning, explosions and a few familiar faces, too. You’ll get your chance to visit Resident Evil’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 9, 2012 -
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition Kollects DLC, MusiK and 1995 MK Movie This February
Mortal Kombat made a bloody and triumphant return to consoles last year, giving gamers updated versions of classic Kombatants like Sub-Zero and Johnny Cage and an all-new engine that offered more depth than ever before. The game also mined the fighting franchise’s long history to offer a drip-feed of DLC that rolled out skins and…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 9, 2012 -
Could Serious Sam: BFE Be the Perfect Game?
In these heady days of Skyrim, Portal 2, Batman: Arkham City, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, have we overlooked a hidden gem in Serious Sam 3: BFE? Commenter DocSeuss seems to think so, and he’ll tell you all about it in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Is Serious Sam 3: BFE a perfect…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2012 -
Iran Sentences Alleged Video Game Developer ‘Spy’ to Death [UPDATE]
A U.S.-born man who appeared to confess on Iranian state television last month that he allegedly spied for America—actions that supposedly included doing work for a video game development studio purported to be a CIA front—has been sentenced to death by the Iranian government. Iran’s Revolutionary Court found Amir Mirzaei Hekmati to be “Corrupt on…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 9, 2012 -
Time-Traveling Talk Amongst Yourselves
Today’s installment of Talk Amongst Yourselves went live at 10:20, like TAYs usually did. Right? You saw it then? You didn’t miss it, did you? We goofed today and missed running it then. Sorry, folks. But we’re back-publishing it to that time for those who look for it there. We apologize for our tardiness. Forgive…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 9, 2012 -
Resident Evil 3 Vs. Resident Evil 4: Separating Survival Horror from Survival Action
Not all horror video games are created equally. Some focus on creating an atmosphere of isolation and vulnerability. Others rely on shock to frighten the player, while making sure there’s enough firepower laying around to shoot horror right in the face. Confused? Perhaps this handy graphic will help. It’s the difference between Resident Evil 3…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2012 -
New Alan Wake Headlines the Next Xbox House Party
The next Xbox 360 “House Party”—a promotional rush of a bunch of new downloadable games, probably released one a week—will be headlined by Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, according to a trailer that’s leaked through Xbox.com. Joystiq noticed it and we’ve watched it: It also includes the cool top-down body-hopping/barrel-possessing Warp, the disaster-survival game I Am…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 9, 2012 -
Jumping and Doodles is all Doodle Sprint is About
Sometimes a blatant clone of another game can be a terrible thing, other times, as contradictory as it is to say, it’s not that bad. Doodle Sprint is the latter. It is a shameless clone of always-runners like Canabalt, asking the player to simply tap (or hold) their fingers on the screen to make a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
Prototype 2’s Developers Figured Out That Alex Mercer Was, Well, Kind of A Jerk
I did not like the first Prototype. Radical’s open-world action title put you into the mutated skin of a super-cannibal that ate people in his quest for vengeance. Playing as aggrieved scientist Alex Mercer made me feel creepy, as I generally am not interested in eating people. The story and the reasons it gave for…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 9, 2012 -
If Any Property Needs “Deluxe Plug It In & Play TV Games” It’s The Walking Dead
When you’re constantly on the room from hordes of flesh-hungry zombies and the desperate remnants of humanity you don’t have time to lug around an entire game console just to recreate the experience. That’s the only way I can make sense of “Deluxe Plug It In & Play TV Games” based on AMC’s The Walking…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2012 -
Would You Like To Play Mario Kart?
3D | LOS ANGELES, CA: Models show off the 3DS at a recent auto show. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian | Getty) Mario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto is Working on Something Brand New Nintendo talisman Shigeru Miyamoto is a busy man! Not only does he help in an overseer’s role on many of Nintendo’s biggest games, but he’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
The Country That Shut Down Xbox Live for Kids
Every night across the globe, kids log into Xbox Live and game online. They should be studying or sleeping, but they’re gaming. Except in South Korea. Last year, South Korea enacted a “Shutdown Law” designed to block online gaming for a nightly six-hour block. It was apparently created with PC gaming in mind, hoping to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
Stan Getz & Eddie Sauter: Night Rider
It’s that time again. Time for Soundtrack. This morning, we have a wonderful tune from Stan Getz and Eddie Sauter. Getz is probably best known for “The Girl from Ipanema”—a great number, indeed. So is this. “Night Rider” is from the 1961 album Focus, a collaboration between Getz and composer Sauter. The album was one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012 -
How Not To Leak a Sony Prototype Online
If you ever plan on uploading prototype pics onto the internet or sending Kotaku secret factory photos, there’s one thing you must remember: modern day electronics have reflective surfaces. Codenamed “Pepper”, the Xperia MT27i’s newly leaked specs aren’t nearly as impressive as the rumored specs for the Xperia LT28at, Sony’s upcoming “super phone”: 3.7-inch display…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2012