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Frankenreview: Splatterhouse
Every once in awhile it’s nice to do a Frankenreview featuring a game that isn’t considered to be a major blockbuster release. Hello, Splatterhouse. I know what you’re thinking. How could the remake on an 1988 arcade game be anything less than completely spectacular? Namco Bandai worked so hard on this game that the original…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
And Now A Man With A Camera Implanted In His Head
New York University professor Wafaa Bilal had art on his mind when he had a camera mounted to the back of his head, but I’m claiming having electronics surgically attached to your body in the name of science. If the name of the Iraqi-born professor is familiar to Kotaku readers, that’s because he’s the man…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
A Hero Among Super Heroes
I want to be perfectly blunt with the team behind DC Universe Online, no allusions, so I tell them right off the bat: I haven’t really liked a massively multiplayer online game since Ultima Online’s late 90s alpha. Ultima Online ruined me for MMOs, I explain. DC Universe Online faces a second challenge as well,…
By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010 -
A Double Dose Of Queen For Rock Band 3
Including a new instrument and pro modes in Rock Band 3 means Harmonix gets to release updated old music along with the new stuff, as is the case with next week’s 13 songs from classic rock group Queen. Eight of the 13 songs in next week’s double dose of Queen music are in the Rock…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
It’s Like Portal With A Powerglove
The Spire is an upcoming adventure game that is played entirely in first-person, is made by a small indie studio and looks like the bees knees. You play a man who comes to deep in a mysterious facility in the Antarctic, who has not only lost his memory, but has woken up with a weird…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2010 -
The Plan To Dethrone Call Of Duty
One year ago this week, the head of Electronic Arts told me he had Call of Duty in his sights. Call of Duty was the king of first-person shooters. He wanted that spot. Today, he is convinced CoD is beatable. This is the way to do it: “Make a better game,” EA CEO John Riccitiello…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 3, 2010 -
Monty Python Appoints The Ministry of Silly Games
Terry Gillaim and Terry Jones were on hand at the Tower Bridge in London yesterday to introduce the world to the first new Monty Python game in 13 years: The Ministry of Silly Games. Created by UK social gaming company Zattikka with the cooperation of the Monty Python team, The Ministry of Silly Games (a…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
The Greatest World Of Warcraft Music Video Ever Made
This is what happens when a 25-man Alliance raiding party sacks their own capital city – with rock. They may not have started the fire, but they have created one of the most beautiful videos I’ve ever seen. The Dark Endeavor guild on the Durotan World of Warcraft server has me seriously considering handing Blizzard…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
Everquest 2 May Be Getting Its Own Cataclysm Soon
Next week’s world-changing expansion for World of Warcraft may not be the only cataclysm to hit a major massively multiplayer online game soon. John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment, tells Kotaku that the publisher has been considering a similar game-wide reset for EverQuest II. “We are looking at it closely, we have been for…
By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010 -
Catherine’s Sexy Box Art Is Not For The Sheepish
Atlus is making its adult role-playing game Catherine as suggestive as possible. What does a tiny man with ram horns stuck in a woman’s cleavage suggest to you? Catherine is an adult Persona spin-off that deals with sex, dreams, and murder, so I suppose this Japanese box art conveys those themes in some fashion. The…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
The New Mortal Kombat Makes A TV Show Cameo
Not only did viewers of last night’s episode of Nikita get to see Maggie Q in a bathing suit, they also got a glimpse at the new Mortal Kombat and a tiny nod to another beloved fighting game classic. I’ve been watching too much television lately as it is, so I’ve not managed to add…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
I Like Games Too Much To Finish Them
It’s happened again: I spent 100 hours on Dragon Quest IX and I’m running out of things to do before I can just go beat the game. Funny thing is, I probably never will. I have a problem finishing games, and I’m not alone. It doesn’t make a lot of sense. I’ve poured tons…
Leigh Alexander Published December 3, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIII Is Epic Enough For Sony’s Platinum Prize
Tokyo-based Sony Computer Entertainment held its annual PlayStation Awards in which the company gives, wait for it, awards to, you guessed it, PlayStation games. The awards are given based on how titles released in Japan on PlayStation consoles did domestically. Final Fantasy XIII took the Platinum Prize for shipping between 1 and 2 million copies.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010 -
The Gingerbread House That Nintendo Built
OK, they didn’t really build it. But Nintendo did send along the supplies, complete with Nintendo-themed candies. Trish, Tristan and I built the Gingerbread house, complete with a trapped Mario, waiting for his princess to save him. Rudolph by J.E.L.L.i.
By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010 -
A Visual Guide To Rage HD
Players must compete in MutantBash TV. These are the mutants. You don’t bash them. You shoot them. Lots of them. Players must grab ammo as they move through the stage. The environments are well detailed and well designed. Is this really an iPhone game? Yes.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010 -
Farm Fruits And Veggies Are Different From Supermarket Ones
To: Crecente From: Bash RE: What I’m Doing Right Now I usually buy fruits and vegetables at the supermarket, but since I live in somewhat of a rural place, we occasionally get produce from the farms of friends. Like this! I don’t know if it’s the fact that the food didn’t come wrapped in plastic…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010 -
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Getting Bonus Map ‘Operation Hastings’
Classic Battlefield: Vietnam map Operation Hastings is coming to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam, but only after a little online teamwork. Starting Dec. 21 Electronic Arts will start tracking how many times players resupply, revive, heal, spot and repair for one another, once 69 million of these team actions have been amassed the nap map…
By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010 -
Disgraced By A Sex Scandal, Now Endorsing A Game Convention
If you type “Edison Chen” into Google Image search, you’ll probably see him singing, dancing and screwing. Lots of screwing. The Canadian-born Chen debuted in the Japanese gangster film Dead or Alive 2: Birds, directed by Takashi Miike. Besides appearances in Infernal Affairs (remade as The Departed) and the big screen version of Initial D,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2010
