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The PSP For Girls
Sony has gone PSP mad today, showing off not only a Final Fantasy bundle, but one for girls, too. And I don’t say that because this is pink. I say it because it’s literally called the “Value Pack For Girls” Due out in Japan in February, the bundle includes a “Blossom Pink” PSP-3000, headphones, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2011 -
So, This Kinect Thing Is Popular With The Humans
In its first sixty days on sale, Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360 has sold millions. Actually, that should read millions and millions Obliterating even Microsoft’s own internal wildest dreams, the motion-sensing camera has sold over eight million units since its release late last year. Considering there are “only” 50 million Xbox 360s out…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2011 -
This PSP Is Black And White And Final Fantasy All Over
Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy may have the stupidest name of all Final Fantasies, but it also has one of the prettiest custom PSP consoles to go along with it. This custom PSP-3000 will be released by Sony Japan in March, as part of a bundle that includes the handheld and the game, an upcoming…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2011 -
Xbox Live Arcade Is Having A House Party Next Month, Five Games Invited
Beginning in February, Microsoft will be holding a promotion called “Xbox Live Arcade House Party”. There’ll be five games released over a five week period, including Torchlight and the HD version of Beyond Good & Evil. Joining those headline acts will be Hard Corps Rising, Bejeweled Blitz and Full House Poker. Hard Corps will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2011 -
Half-Life Devs Say New Processor Will Bring “Console-Like Experience” To PCs
Intel showed off today a new processor called “Sandy Bridge”. Awful name, but it’s a promising piece of technology. So promising, in fact, that the boss of Valve was on-hand to pat it on the proverbial back. With the studio developing Portal 2 with the “Sandy Bridge” specifically in mind, Valve boss Gabe Newell took…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2011 -
Perfect Cell Is A Great Escape
Locked in a research laboratory at the bottom of the sea, an alien lifeform breaks from its captivity and mounts an escape. That’s the premise of Perfect Cell by Mobigame, our iGame of the Day. Thinking on it, I might be mistaken in calling this a puzzler in that video. It’s a platformer, for sure,…
By Owen Good Published January 5, 2011 -
What About The PlayStation Phone And PSP2, Sony?
Two notable absences from Sony’s CES 2011 keynote were the long-rumored PlayStation Phone and PSP2. In the question and answer session following the conference, Sony’s head of home electronics Mike Abary gives fans the old no comment. Abary was fielding questions that poured in from Twitter, Facebook, and the UStream TV chat room that hosted…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
Fable Golf Game, Game Room Games Are Going To Be On The Windows Phone 7
Fable Coin Golf was the oddest of the games Microsoft showed in Las Vegas today, all slated to come to the Windows Phone 7 … (you know, Microsoft’s answer to the iPhone.) Check out the reel of upcoming games. Some neat stuff there. The only other thing we know about Fable Coin Golf is that…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011 -
Avatar Kinect Is A New Xbox Live Gold Perk And A Fancier Chatroom
We’ve been wondering what Avatar Kinect is. Now we know. It’s a way to use Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect sensor to slip us into a Matrix of avatars hanging out together in the virtual world. They showed it in Vegas today. Remember, the Kinect is a hands-free system and it’s already been able to make…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011 -
Wave Your Hands To Use Netflix On Xbox This Spring
At CES today, Microsoft said that people with the Kinect sensor hooked up to their Xbox will be able to use the controller-free device to control Netflix and Hulu starting this spring. Meaning: choosing/playing movies and TV with a wave of the hand. No remote.
By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011 -
Live At Microsoft’s CES 2011 Keynote
What has Microsoft brought to Las Vegas for the Xbox 360? What else will they show besides video games? The answers await inside Microsoft’s CES 2011 keynote. Read on for Kotaku’s live blog of this year’s Microsoft news conference, headlined by CEO Steve Ballmer presenting what’s in store for 360 fans in the coming year.…
By Owen Good Published January 5, 2011 -
Sony’s Doing Glasses-Free 3D Too
There’s no glasses free 3D PSP coming yet, but Sony just showed that they will be making camcorders and cameras that show 3D images without the need for glasses. Sony’s not shunning glasses-free 3D, which Nintendo is bringing to us for gaming this winter. At CES 2010 out in Vegas, Sony just showed a 3D…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011 -
The Green Hornet Demands A Kato Combat Video Game
Sony kicked off its 2011 CES keynote with some spectacular fight scene footage from The Green Hornet. If we don’t get to play Kato in a video game, something is terribly wrong with the world. As an added bonus, here’s Sony’s Sir Howard Stringer and the stars of the movie, plugging the movie. Follow our…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2011 -
Live At Sony’s CES 2011 Keynote
What will Sony have for PlayStation 3 and PSP owners at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show? What will they have to show off beyond video games? We’ll find out at the PlayStation maker’s CES 2011 keynote. Read on for Kotaku’s live blog of this year’s Sony electronics blowout, which is sure to span movies, music,…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 5, 2011 -
Mario, You Might Want To Turn Around
Mario needs to swing that flashlight around right quick! Excellent character filled Super Mario Bros. illustration by Maicon Costa. View in High-Res HERE Related Rampage: Alphabetical Poster Mario in Trouble by Maicon Costa / Maicon MCN (Behance) (Twitter) Via: maiconmcn
By Michael McWhertor Published January 5, 2011 -
Preorder Incentives Offer Putter, Two Courses For Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12
Moving up nearly three months to be here in time for The Masters, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 was given a March 29 release date yesterday. If you’re so inclined, the major games retailers have listed their preorder bonus content. Amazon gives you an extra club – the “Georgia Classic Putter,” which gooses putting attributes…
By Owen Good Published January 5, 2011 -
The Best Rock The Post Office Delivered
To: Luke From: Stephen What you may have missed from the day crew CES 2011 Can Only Get More Impressive After This Some StarCraft Player Has The Best Girlfriend Ever Review: ‘Lost In Shadow’ And The Six-Hour Wait For A Wonderful Eureka Doctors Say The 3DS Is Safe, Potentially Beneficial To Children PLUS… CES keynotes…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 5, 2011 -
Kinect Powered Jiggle With Soulcalibur’s Ivy Goes Too Far
Ivy from Namco’s Soulcalibur fighting game series is perhaps best known for her ample endowments and her unique sword. When combined with Kinect motion capture, Ivy’s extreme anatomy doesn’t hold up very well. The creator of this real-time motion capture Kinect hack explains this as “a physics simulation of 2 capsules on dual-axis hinges, with…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 5, 2011 -
Fight Night Champion Starts Your Career With A Big Loss
From what I can tell in this video, here’s how Andre Bishop’s fight career ended up in the crapper: Someone told him to take a dive and he didn’t. When the muscle showed up, someone got shot. (NSFW language.) That’s Champion Mode, EA Sports’ first crack at putting a narrative into a sports game. Its…
By Owen Good Published January 5, 2011 -
EA Closing Down Online Play For 25 Old Sports Games [Updated]
As happens every year around this time, Electronic Arts is ending online service for many old games, the majority of them sports titles. The publisher’s Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth series also is affected. The closures mean largely that only the two most recent titles in EA’s FIFA, Madden, NCAA Football, NHL…
By Owen Good Published January 5, 2011