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Virtual Pitchers And Catchers Report March 8
Earlier today 2K Sports, on its Facebook page, confirmed March 8 as the release date for MLB 2K11. While we’re pinging Sony to verify MLB 11 The Show comes out the same day, traditionally multiple league-licensed products all come out on the same day. An exception would be NHL 2K11, which was a Wii-only release.…
By Owen Good Published December 2, 2010 -
A Safer Way To Throw Darts At Your Television Screen
Wagering the staggering power of the PlayStation 3 combined with the innovative motion control of the PlayStation Move, Devil’s Details’ Top Darts transforms your television into the world’s fanciest dart receptacle. As a teen I fell in love with darts, but I never quite got over the fear that I’d turn around one day and…
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2010 -
Fading Wii Speak Faces Phase Out
Wii Speak’s retail availability is being curtailed and, if demand for it doesn’t improve – which doesn’t appear at all likely – Nintendo will phase out the microphone peripheral completely. In a statement, Nintendo has confirmed Wii Speak’s limited retail availability as part of a phasing out of it altogether. However, the company that it’ll…
By Owen Good Published December 2, 2010 -
Team Fortress 2 Enters Public Beta
Valve is throwing on ongoing public beta test for Team Fortress 2, and everybody that owns the game is invited! Valve loves adding new items and features to Team Fortress 2, but doing so takes testing, and testing takes people. Where are they going to find a large group of people with a vested interest…
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2010 -
This Xbox 360 Controller Mod Concept Has Cash Written All Over It
Shades of the Nintendo 64 pipe, this Xbox controller pipe loses points for being nothing more than a nut placed over the guide button, but gains points for the non-smoker’s uncanny resemblance to a young George W. Found on Flickr Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2010 -
Fight Night’s Card Carries Real Champions, Too
Though the star of its cover, and of the darker, rawer story told through its singleplayer mode, is fictitious boxer Andre Bishop, Fight Night Champion will still deliver real-life boxing legends in their prime, as fans expect of the series. Four new screens went out today over the game’s Facebook page. All of these boxers…
By Owen Good Published December 2, 2010 -
What I’m Doing Right Now
To: Ashcraft From: Totilo Re: Eat If You’ve Got ‘Em I am not Crecente, sorry. He’s been out and about today. So I’m writing this here Day Note. I mean, I was just interviewing the writer of Assassin’s Creed (who said some interesting things I’ll have to share at some point). But now I’m writing…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010 -
Fight Night Champion Screens And Box
Miguel Cotto slams a left into Ricky Hatton’s midsection. Lennox Lewis throws a missile at Eddie Chambers’ face. Manny Pacquiao works the heavy bag. In a time-travel bout, Sugar Ray Robinson crashes a left into Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns’ jaw.
By Owen Good Published December 2, 2010 -
Super Meat Boy’s Last Laugh On PETA Is PC-Playable Tofu Boy
Gloating that he goaded People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals into making a flash-game free advertisement for indie hit Super Meat Boy, the game’s co-creator followed up with an unlockable Super Tofu Boy character for the game’s PC version. The game hit Steam just yesterday, so, that’s fast turnaround by Team Meat. A tweet…
By Owen Good Published December 2, 2010 -
Chastened Prosecutors Dismiss Xbox 360 Modding Case
A day after a judge chewed them out in open court, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles dropped their case against a man accused of running a modding business that allowed Xbox 360s to run pirated or unauthorized games. Wired reports that Matthew Crippen, 28, is a free man, after prosecutor Allen Chiu told Judge Philip…
By Owen Good Published December 2, 2010 -
The Closest You’ll Come To Uncharted On The iPhone
Jason Cole is no Nathan Drake, but after getting a look at the hero of Gameloft’s upcoming action adventure game Shadow Guardian for the iPhone I get the feeling he really wants to be one. Gameloft has made a rather lucrative business out of copying the gameplay and concepts made popular in console games and…
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2010 -
Explorer Richard Garriott Didn’t Expect NASA’s Discovery, Not In His Lifetime
Richard Garriott created the blockbuster game Ultima Online, paid his way onto a Russian rocket and has traveled deep beneath Antarctica. So, yeah, he’s pumped about today’s NASA news. “People should not underestimate the data associated with proving that life can be built in new ways,” he said during a telephone interview with Kotaku today.…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010 -
Who Wants Eight Inches Of Hot Vinyl Meat?
Do you prefer your meat pristine and untouched or vigorously beaten? Symbiote Studios has you covered either way with a pair of limited edition Super Meat Boy vinyl figures, just in time to preorder for the holidays. Symbiote Studios, the creators behind the silly anime-styled Jessica Chobot figures, has teamed up with Team Meat to…
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2010 -
How A Big Video Game Was Killed
The last-minute cancellation of EA Sports’ NBA Elite 11 this fall isn’t supposed to happen to any video game. How? Why? Kotaku learned the unusual story this week from EA boss John Riccitiello. “I’m not sure I’m going to give you a good explanation,” Riccitiello told me when I brought up the topic of Elite…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010 -
Wolverine Tears Marvel Pinball A Release Date
The X-Men’s resident badass Wolverine sure plays a mean pinball, and fans can too when Zen Studios unleashes four Marvel-themed pinball tables for Pinball FX next week on Xbox Live Arcade. Wolverine joins Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Blade as the stars of next week’s batch of mighty Marvel additions to Xbox Live Arcade’s Pinball FX…
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2010 -
The Next Ghostbusters Game Is A Throwback
Last year’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game was practically Ghostbusters 3, a reunion of the main cast from the 1980s movies in virtual form. The next one is more like a Gauntlet or Robotron sequel. Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime will be a download-only four-player cooperative action game, according to a USA Today story about the game.…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010 -
Poison-Based Bacteria Redefines Life As We Know It
Arsenic is an element that is deadly to most living creatures, but bacteria living in California’s Lake Mono thrive on it. Today NASA explains how those poison-eating organisms are changing the way we search for extraterrestrial life. News of an arsenic-eating bacteria residing in alkaline Lake Mono first came two years ago. As reported by…
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2010 -
Rock Band Reloaded Delivers Single iPad Coop
Rock Band Reloaded hit iTunes today for the iPhone and iPad bringing with it a bunch of neat new features like the ability to sing along to your favorite songs and for two people to play on one iPad. We’ll be writing up a bit more about our thoughts on the game once we’ve had…
By Brian Crecente Published December 2, 2010 -
A Great New Way To Make A Halo Movie
What if the Halo movie was like Who Framed Roger Rabbit starring Master Chief and some real actors? Wonder no more. This is it. It’s called “You Will Never Get the Power Core.” The film popped up on Vimeo today. It was made by Alan Marsala and Chance McManus, using Halo Reach for the video…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 2, 2010 -
Video Game On Demand Service Adds $10 Plan
Streaming video game service OnLive plans to start offering a flat-rate video game plan for their on demand service starting next month, the company said today. The PlayPack, already available in beta to OnLive Game System owners, will cost $9.99 a month and launch to all OnLive members on Jan. 15. The PlayPack joins the…
By Brian Crecente Published December 2, 2010