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Live Programming Returns to The Xbox 360 With Full House Poker
I wasn’t very interested in the Xbox 360’s 1 Vs. 100 until it was almost dead. The online console game used real players signed in to the Xbox 360’s Live network to replicate a television game show on a video game console. But the first time I saw it, it seemed just like any other…
By Brian Crecente Published March 21, 2011 -
Check Out Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy‘s Super Moves
Tomorrow marks the release of the second game in Square Enix’s Final Fantasy-flavored fighting series for the PSP. Check out the special EX Burst moves FF’s finest will be pulling off when the game drops. EX Bursts are Dissidia’s equivalents of Street Fighter’s super moves, spectacular character-specific powers pulled from the very games the characters…
By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2011 -
Space Games Don’t Have To Be Cold And Lifeless
Kotaku commenter Jezuz feels that games set in outer space have become too cold and sterile. He shares his idea on how to liven up the airless void in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. I have recently become active on EVE Online, which is most certainly not my first foray into space simulators, but it did…
By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2011 -
Wrestling With This Week’s Nintendo Download
With less than a week before the Nintendo 3DS hits north America, Nintendo keeps things low-key for this week’s Nintendo Download, with a Super Nintendo game from 1994 topping a short list of downloadable titles. When Natsume Championship Wrestling for the Super Nintendo is the most exciting title in the lineup, you know it’s a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2011 -
Why 3D Isn’t the 3DS’ Greatest Achievement
The window into a world where I am a submarine commander, a street fighter, a pilot, a Jedi, pops outs at me in stunning 3D. The diminutive animated submarine seems to float in front of the colorful screen of the Nintendo 3DS as I play Steel Diver. In LEGO Star Wars III, pieces of toy…
By Brian Crecente Published March 21, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Brighten your day by gathering with friends, here at our official gaming forum. Today’s topic: video games. Thanks to reader Prof.Gast for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published March 21, 2011 -
Folding Pokémon Makes Little Kids Better
SNAPSHOT | OSAKA, JAPAN: Paper Pocket Monsters, created at a children’s hospital in North Osaka. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) Wake Up, Kotaku Admitted Dogfighter Michael Vick a Candidate for Madden NFL 12 Cover EA Sports will put the cover of Madden NFL 12 up to a vote of fans for a second year, this time…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011 -
Admitted Dogfighter Michael Vick a Candidate for Madden NFL 12 Cover
EA Sports will put the cover of Madden NFL 12 up to a vote of fans for a second year, this time staging a 32-player, March Madness-style playoff from today through April 27. Michael Vick, the notorious Philadelphia Eagles quarterback who served nearly two years in federal prison for running a dogfighting ring, is a…
By Owen Good Published March 21, 2011 -
Industrial Designer Dates New Xbox For 2015
The online portfolio of industrial designer Ben Peterson lists all sorts of projects he’s worked on or is working. One of those is apparently the next Xbox. In the past, Peterson’s work, like this concept “magnify” or electric kettle, made waves online. But an entry posted just yesterday in his online portfolio is bound to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011 -
Are These The Crappiest Console Graphics Of 2011?
Daisenryaku Perfect: Ruler of the Battlefield is the latest entry in the Daisenryaku (Great Strategy) series of Japanese strategy games. It’s coming to the PS3 and the Xbox 360, but wouldn’t look out of place on the Sega Saturn. Perfect, this ain’t. The game is a port of the incredibly buggy PSP version – a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011 -
I’ve Had It Up To Here With Map Packs!
I have a dream. That when a big shooter is released, at least some of its downloadable content caters to the crowd that prefers to game alone. Think about it. Despite being games that are defined in many ways by their singleplayer campaigns and heroes (Master Chief! Captain Price!), series like Halo and Call of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011 -
This Man Is “Fed Up” With Space Marines
David Cage, director of psychological thriller Heavy Rain and co-founder of French studio Quantic Dream, is not thrilled with the same generic games – noting that many US developers feel the same. The game designer tells the Guardian, “Developers are fed up – they want to talk about their families, politics, whatever – why not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011 -
Killzone Has Never Looked Prettier Than In This Killzone 3 Art
Killzone and Killzone 2 were drab, bleak affairs. Killzone 3, on the other hand, dared to add a little colour to the series, a decision that paid off in the end. I never really had much time for the first two games, but I really liked Killzone 3, and I think at least part of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011 -
College Cosplay Tradition Banned
Year after year, new graduates of prestigious Kyoto University eschew the traditional suit or kimono in favor of their school’s own custom: showing up at graduation in cosplay. Whether it be game, anime, manga characters or just simply wearing silly outfits, the tradition is very much part of Kyoto University lore. This year, that tradition…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011 -
Microsoft’s “Future Of PC Gaming” Video Is Terrifying
Microsoft probably has many ideas on what constitutes the future of gaming on the PC. It’s too big a company not to. But this particular one is so horrible you may not want to even see it. Put together by the Windows Gaming Experience team, this video was originally made and released in 2010. So…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011 -
This Nintendo Mii Is As Big As A Giant Robot
So French men can make a Mario as big as a human? Pffft. Japanese men can make a Mii as big as Gigantor The giant robot you see in the above video is known in the West as Gigantor. Or, as he is known in his native Japan, Tetsujin 28-go. A fairly popular anime series…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011
