Not one screen, but two. Until now, we’ve only had 27 seconds of a teaser, but here are apparently Hitman: Absolution‘s first in-game screens. Slated for a 2012 release, multiplatform Hitman: Absolution is the fifth Hitman title. The latest screenshots for Hitman: Absolution screens sneak in [Eurogamer via Rock, Paper, Shotgun]
I see literally hundreds of people trying to cosplay as Final Fantasy characters for this feature, and few even get close to matching Square Enix’s vision of vertical, spiky locks. So this authentic mess of hair is something to be both admired, and applauded. I don’t care if it’s a plastic wig. The entire point…
Keeping track of E3’s big press conferences-where all the important announcements are made-can be hard enough. But keeping track of them and then knowing what time that is in your particular part of the world? That’s really hard! So we figured, let’s make it a little easier on you guys, and put together this chart…
Today, it has been revealed that Sony Europe was the target of a cyber attack. No confidential data was leaked, said the electronics giant. [Yahoo! News]
On June 6 (in the US, June 7 elsewhere), the Nintendo 3DS is getting a system update to stabilize the system and add the 3DS Shop. According to Nintendo, Ridge Racer 3D owners “may experience a disruption in their gameplay experience under certain conditions”. This issue will be resolved later this month with an additional…
For around a week now, I’ve been meaning to write up a post about King Arthur’s Gold, and never got around to it. I am truly sorry about this. So today, without further ado: King Arthur’s Gold If I were to be crude and unfair with a sweeping generalisation, I’d say it’s a cross between…
The mech title will be out on October 20 on the PS3 and Xbox 360, priced at ¥7,800 (US$97). [4Gamer]
Today isn’t just Monday, it’s the day that gaming’s biggest show, the E3 gaming expo, kicks off in Los Angeles. There will be a flood of gaming news. There will be excitement. There will be disappointment. And there will be awkward press conferences. Before the craziness starts, Kotaku is taking a step back, surveying the…
According to a report on Forbes, Sony will be announcing a brand new God of War title at this year’s E3, one which will be a “3D adventure”. [Forbes]
The first Prototype game seemed to be about punching helicopters. Its sequel, going by this E3 trailer, seems to be all about blood
Might be! Developed by Thatgamecompany, Journey is set in a wind-swept desert. You are a traveler, making your way over sand dunes and through ruins. Along the way, you can meet other travellers, but cannot communicate with them via text or voice chat. This latest E3 clip shows Journey gameplay on the sand dunes. Journey…
It won’t be official until it’s unveiled on stage during Sony’s E3 press conference, but bookmakers are surely cutting off bets on the NGP’s final name after this trademark filing turned up overnight. Called, yes, the PlayStation Vita, the filing was filed with the Trademarks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union on June…
THQ is bringing Adidas’ virtual coach platform miCoach to Kinect and PS Move sometime early next year. [Dtoid]
Sony’s online virtual community PlayStation Home has its own little version of the “Welcome Back” package, which has seen PS3 owners get some free games. Only, in Home, you don’t get games. You get stuff. One hundred pieces of stuff, to be clear, each Home user able to claim a whole bunch of stuff like…
You might know Gatchaman (known in the West as Battle of the Planets) from the fighting game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom or the Gatchaman anime. You will know Eririka Katagiri for this stupid stunt she pulled over the weekend. Earlier this year, Katagiri made her adult video debut, and seemed well on her way as an…
You know, it’s probably more of a “doll”, but whatever. Flickr user nael has built himself a Portal 2 action figure/doll, and as you’re about to see, it’s amazing The attention to detail is what first grabs you, as Chell’s jumpsuit is stitched to perfection and even her chicken leg boots are perfectly recreated in…
Some background: a preview build of the new Deus Ex game leaked onto torrent sites last week. So people out there, in the wild, are playing the early part of the game. And they’re doing a better job marketing it than Square Enix could ever hope. Not that Square Enix has done a bad job;…
Not if you care about video games. Or Star Wars Don’t just take note of the lag present when Kinect evangelist Kudo Tsunoda swings his lightsaber. Take a look at when he “jumps”, and his on-screen jedi doesn’t begin to somersault until Kudo has already landed. Oh dear. You can check out a slicker, less…
This week, the E3 gaming expo gets underway in Los Angeles. Gaming’s heavyweights are showing off new hardware and new games. According to one source, here’s the list of titles Microsoft will be showing: Tomb Raider Forza 4 Star Wars Kinect Gears of War 3 A Halo related title Codename Kingdoms Sesame Street: Once Upon…
Square Enix is doing a sequel to role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII called Final Fantasy XIII-2. This is it! Check out the game’s E3 trailer. FFXIII-2 was revealed earlier this year in Tokyo and will follow the adventures of FFXIII heroine Lightning. The game is being developed by director Motomu Toriyama, producer Yoshinori Kitase, and…
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