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Milla Jovovich Returning to Resident Evil
Actress Milla Jovovich is starring in the fifth RE flick, Resident Evil: Retribution. Paul W.S. Anderson is writing and directing. The film is slated for September 2012 and will take place in Toronto and Tokyo. [Bloody Disgusting]
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 -
This 3DS Price Cut Just Might Work
Nintendo’s decision to slash the 3DS’s price tag was sudden and desperate. Who cares, because from the sound of it, Japanese gamers are becoming keen. According to The Mainichi Newspaper, when the price was dropped, online reservations at Japanese retailer Bic Camera spiked. “It’s going better than we thought,” a Bic Camera spokesperson told the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 -
Living Life with Multiple Sets of Plastic Hair
Figures often have extra hands or arms for collectors to switch out for new poses. Sometimes figures have extra hair, and alternate hairdos are exciting! Take this statue of Rinko Kobayakawa from Konami’s hit love simulator Love Plus. She comes with two different hairstyles—one is her default ‘do, and the other one, the clumpy bangs,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 -
Here’s a Ton of Gameplay Footage From Ico, Shadow of the Colossus HD
The HD versions of PS2 classics Ico and Shadow of the Colossus are almost upon us. If you can’t wait, though, here’s what the first few minutes of each look like running on a PS3. And if that’s not enough, here are montages from both games, featuring even more footage, all courtesy of IGN Watch…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 -
Square Enix Gets Chun-Li’s Thighs Right (But Not the Knees)
First spotted at Comic-Con, we now have the first official shots of Square Enix’s line of upcoming Street Fighter figures. As with many other figures in the company’s “Play Arts” line, there’s a stylised edge to the World Warriors, which in Ryu’s case means basketball biceps and in Chun-Li’s case means giant man thighs (yes!)…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 -
The World Does Not Need This Camera
The world really doesn’t. But Capcom didn’t ask the world. It looked at the Japanese sales for its wildly popular Monster Hunter games and crapped out this camera. It may sound like I hate this 3 megapixel camera. I don’t! It so ridiculous that I cannot help but like it. The camera features a Felyne,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 -
A Shoot-em-up? No, This Is a Chase-em-up
As can happen on a service that’s normally home to so much shovelware and so many bite-sized games, it’s easy to lose sight of the hidden gems that surface on DSiWare from time to time. Like Go! Go! Kokopolo, out this week. It’s a game with a neat premise: you’re a cat (well, a wildcat)…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 -
Zelda Designer Dreams of Zelda Movie
Nintendo made one live action movie, the Super Mario Bros. flick. It sucked. That isn’t stopping Zelda designer Eiji Aonuma from fantasizing about making an epic motion picture with everyone’s favorite green-hatted hero. In the August edition of Nintendo Power, Aonuma confessed that he was personally interested in doing a Zelda movie. “I always thought…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 -
Building the Perfect Super Nintendo (on a PC)
We’ve all used an emulator at one stage in our lives. Whether to replay some classic old arcade games or play an obscure console title you missed first time around, they’re a dime a dozen. But have you ever considered how accurate they are? While emulators exist to, well, emulate the experience of playing a…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 -
Let a Giant Mecha Show You Around
Bandai Namco is releasing a Gundam themed navigational app for the iPhone. Users can selected Earth Federation or Republic of Zeon interface choices and voice guidance. You or your car is represented by a Mobile Suit or battle suit. The more you use the app, the more Mobile Suits you can acquire. While using the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 -
The 3DS Now Comes in Red
If you needed convincing that this Friday is as good as a second launch for the ailing Nintendo 3DS, look no further: alongside a hefty price cut the handheld will also soon be available in a new colour. Well, new for the US. The “Flame Red” 3DS has been available in Japan for a while…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 -
Check Out the Giant Hole Physics
Bugs happen. And since games can be patched and fixed, I personally don’t think a few aren’t that big of a deal. They can be, however, very funny. Take this one, which is what is apparently a recently discovered bug in Gran Turismo 5, a not-so-recently released game. The bug was in Super GT: Eifel…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 -
Oh God…a Shopping Mall Simulator…On the iPhone…
When I was at university, I was designing a game with a friend. With The Sims making buckets of money and Theme Park being a big inspiration, we set out to make a game based on…running a shopping mall. It didn’t get very far. But that’s OK! We’re both going to be playing it this…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 -
Fondling Breasts for a Good Cause
If super group AKB48 are idols you can see live on a daily basis, then Marshmallow 3D are idols you can cop a feel from. Forget 3D boob games on the Nintendo 3DS! Later this month during a 24 hour telethon for an adult TV channel, you, me or anyone else can pay ¥1,000 (US$13)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011 -
The PlayStation Phone Just Got a bit More Useful
The Xperia Play, Sony Ericsson’s first PlayStation-branded phone, hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. Mostly because, for a PlayStation Phone, there aren’t many PlayStation games on it. That could soon be about to change, though perhaps not in a way that will make Sony very happy. Coder yifanlu is working on reverse-engineering the phone’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 -
Looks Like the 3DS Is Already $170 at Walmart
While Nintendo’s 3DS isn’t due for its massive price cut until August 12 (this Friday), it appears one retailer has jumped the gun and is already selling the handheld at the new, greatly reduced price. Walmart outlets in some parts of the US appear to be selling the 3DS for $170 right now, users of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011 -
What Are You Reading?
‘Sup, Kotaku. You want to talk about things that aren’t necessarily video game related? Cool. Because we have a Themed Tuesday open thread, the kind that’s perfect for off-topic talkin’ noobs. Today, I ask “What are you reading?” I’ll start, revealing that I’m reading Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, a sci-fi novel about a massively…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
PS3 Firmware Update Adds Cool New Features (For Some)
The newest PS3 firmware update (v3.70) adds auto-syncing trophies and an auto-upload function for online save data… but only for PlayStation Plus subscribers. A PlayStation Store “recommendations” feature, a “TV/Video Services” XMB section and Blu-ray 3D enhancements are for everybody.
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
Angry Birds Go MAD, Crush Alfred E. Neuman
Some 300 million downloads later, Rovio’s mobile hit Angry Birds has reached a very important milestone. Like recent-ish pop culture sensations Harry Potter, Justin Bieber and Mark Zuckerburg, Angry Birds graces the cover of a new issue of MAD Magazine. In addition to taking a poke at Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and TV show Parks…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
THQ Cuts 200 Jobs, MX vs. ATV Series, de Blob Studio and More
Saints Row and Red Faction publisher THQ is cutting jobs, studios and games in a major way today, “strategically realigning” hundreds out of work and putting an end to the MX vs. ATV franchise. THQ announced today that the company will increase “emphasis on high potential categories” at its five internal development studios and reduce…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011