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Don’t Bundle Dragon Quest, You’ll Go To Jail
During the 1980s and 1990s, Dragon Quest was a huge hit in Japan. Kids who were studying the piano, learned the Dragon Quest theme. People loved the series so much! One retailer took advantage of that and got arrested. In a recent issue of GamesTM, a product manager for an unnamed Japanese company recalls, “I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2010 -
PSP2 Hits Next Fall With Dual Analog Sticks, Touch Pad and Bigger Screen [Update]
Around the time of the Tokyo Game Show, Sony held a private meeting at its offices in Tokyo’s Aoyama. The purpose was to show off the PSP2. Several sources have confirmed to Kotaku that the PSP2 does have a previously rumored touch panel on the back of the hardware. The touch panel was described as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2010 -
Spectator Mode: QUBE (Or, Portal With Power Gloves)
Welcome to Spectator Mode, a new feature on Kotaku where we give you a look at some of our favourite PC games that you may never have heard of. Kicking things off is QUBE, a small, short puzzle game built on the Unreal Engine 3.0. It falls somewhere between Portal homage and complete Portal rip-off,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2010 -
PSPgo’s Price Is Slashed In US And Japan [Update]
Western retailers have already been knocking $50 off the PSPgo’s $249 price tag. Today, Sony made the price-cut official in the U.S. official. The cut for Japan, however, is twice as big. According to Reuters, the PSPgo will be priced at $199 in the US instead of the previous $249 list price. After less than…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2010 -
NSFW: Sonic Burlesque Show Doesn’t End With Werehogs
This Sonic doesn’t kiss a girl. Which for many of you may actually be a disappointment. Those realising that the ancient art form of burlesque is classier than that, though, should enjoy this little routine, which is about the most entertaining Sonic-related thing we’ve seen since the end of the 1990s. Unless you’re at work.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2010 -
Marine Firing Squad Shoots Up Xbox 360
A U.S. Marine in shades stands in front of the camera, holding an Xbox 360. “This is how you fix the Red Ring of Death for Xbox,” he says. A pistol protrudes from the screen’s bottom. “Thanks Microsoft for making such a brilliant machine.” The camera pans across a make-shift firing squad, five or six…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2010 -
There Is A New Tribes Game Coming
Hi-Rez Studios, the team behind PC MMO Global Agenda, has bought the rights to the Tribes franchise. And, not screwing around with it, has promptly revealed that a new Tribes game is in development. Built on a modified version of the Unreal engine, this Tribes game is being built with massive online battles in mind,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2010 -
A Week In Comments
Minecraft Apparently Under Siege By Angry Addicts Demanding More Updates Comment by: custerc001 Wow. This brings the concept of “entitled” to a whole new level. Let’s count the ways in which this is very, very stupid: (1) Attacking the developer of your favorite game makes them both more busy (because they have to try to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2010 -
StarJeweled Hands-On: The Competition Gets Casual
Building bases, managing resources, and fielding an army; these are things I cannot do. Matching three or more gems together? Welcome to my world, StarCraft players. StarJeweled is one of four new official game types coming from Blizzard to StarCraft II as a way to highlight the amazing flexibility of the game’s modding tools. Along…
By Mike Fahey Published October 24, 2010 -
Vacaycay
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Demon Hunter! Alright, well, I am outta here for the next week. That means no Owen until Nov. 3, the day after both Election Day and the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association. I should be in an awesome mood. What’s gonna happen until then? Well,…
By Owen Good Published October 24, 2010 -
The Week In Games
The last Tuesday in October does a number on your wallet with seven big releases, including Fable III, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Rock Band 3. Sunday (Oct. 24) Shaun White Skateboarding (PS3, Wii, 360) Monday (Oct. 25) Bit.Trip Fate (Wii) Dragon Age: Origins – Ultimate Edition (PC, PS3, 360) Tuesday (Oct. 26)…
By Owen Good Published October 24, 2010 -
BlizzCon 2010 Cosplay Blowout Part Two: Trolling For Chicks
See, they’re trolls, and they are female, get it? No? Just check out the second and final BlizzCon 2010 cosplay gallery, packed with the three W’s: Wizards, warriors, and Waldo. Since the costume contest is on Friday, most folks use that day for costumes, reverting to street clothes for day two. That’s why we’ve only…
By Mike Fahey Published October 24, 2010 -
Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 10 Games To Play When You’re Depressed [Calm Down Tom] Note, this is not the advice of a professional therapist. That accounts for Dead…
By Owen Good Published October 24, 2010 -
Diablo III Arena Battles Will Devour Your Soul
Last night I had a chance to sit down for 15 minutes of Diablo III multiplayer arena battles. Forty-five minutes later I finally made good on my “just one more round” promise. The wait for this game just got harder. It’s such a simple concept. Three players on each team enter a relatively simple little…
By Mike Fahey Published October 24, 2010 -
See Guybrush Threepwood In Action; Learn How To Unlock Him
Spoiler Alert. On the next page you’ll see video of the location of the Guybrush Threepwood costume holocron in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. You’ll also get detailed instructions on finding it, and see Threepkiller in action. In this video, Kotaku reader Matt B. has already unlocked the costume, so the holocron no longer…
By Owen Good Published October 24, 2010 -
BlizzCon 2010 Ends With A D
It doesn’t matter how you spell it; last night BlizzCon 2010 ended with a D. The main hall of BlizzCon has a press area, specifically positioned to keep members of the media close to the stage, but there was no getting close to the stage last night. Well before Jack Black and Kyle Gass took…
By Mike Fahey Published October 24, 2010 -
The Golden Tee At The End Of The World
The message to Incredible Technologies carried a desperate plea – from Antarctica. Need help. Urgent. Golden Tee machine is broken. That’s paraphrasing, but the researchers and staff at McMurdo Station, Antarctica – the United States’ research facility on the frozen continent – were very serious about getting their Golden Tee 2005 arcade machine repaired. A…
By Owen Good Published October 24, 2010
