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DJ Hero 2 Preorder Bonuses Abound
Who wants a Puma-branded DJ Hero 2 carrying bag? How about a hard shell turntable case stand, or a copy of the original DJ Hero? Where you pay decides what you’ll be playing with when DJ Hero launches October 19. If you’re planning on sticking with the original DJ Hero deck and just picking up…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2010 -
There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Adam Sessler
This ad for Gunnar’s Retweet to Win-This Giveaway has me wondering if Gunnar’s gaming eyewear comes in an opaque variant. I’d rather not see anything anymore. That Sessler is a far braver man than I. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2010 -
The Gamer I Really Am
I’ve never been much for online multiplayer. I play video games to get away from other people, I always say. I like a good campaign, totally solo. Or so I thought. A close look at my gaming habits taught me a few new things about the gamer I really am. We’re now in an era…
Leigh Alexander Published October 6, 2010 -
Left 4 Dead ‘The Sacrifice’ Visual Guide
The cinematic trailer for The Sacrifice add-on offers a preview of some of the expansion’s key battles and dramatic events. Gameplay of the opening level in The Sacrifice, as seen on YouTube. The original trailer for Left 4 Dead 2. You won’t see any of these folks in The Sacrifice, but you will see those…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 6, 2010 -
Sega: Yakuza 4 Cuts Will Be Minor
There will be far fewer content cuts in the Western release of Yakuza 4 than in the previous overseas release of the Japanese video game crime series, a Sega of America representative told Kotaku yesterday. Hostesses will be back as will be a hostess dress-up mini-games, elements that are sure to please non-Japanese gamers who…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 6, 2010 -
Play Dress Up With Dead Rising 2 DLC
The Dead Rising 2 dress-up fun never stops, as Capcom reveals four themed packs of downloadable content that add new looks and new abilities to Chuck Greene’s arsenal. Capcom is releasing a fresh set of gear for Dead Rising 2’s protagonist on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network every week through November 2, starting with…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2010 -
Halo Creators Tease MMO As Their Next Big Thing
Speaking at Game Developers Conference Online 2010, creative director Joe Staten hinted that Bungie’s next project could feature “a world that was always there for you.” Does Bungie have a shooter MMO up its sleeve? Kotaku contributing columnist and Gamasutra news editor Leigh Alexander was in the audience this morning as Bungie’s creative director Joseph…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2010 -
Free Realms Does The Mac, What About The PlayStation 3?
As Sony Online Entertainment reveals plans to release the free-to-play MMO Free Realms on the Mac later this fall, fans are still wondering what happened to the PlayStation 3 version. We tapped SOE for an update on the console port. Back in 2008 Sony Online Entertainment let the world know that MMOs The Agency, DC…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2010 -
Where Are You On The 2010 Map Of Online Communities?
Randall Monroe from the webcomic XKCD just released his massive 2010 Map of Online Communities. Can you find Kotaku? Hint: Look for the fish. We had to add the fish ourselves, but since Kotaku is an island nation in the blogosphere, one can assume there would be plenty of fish there anyway. This map is…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2010 -
Blizzcon 2010 Schedule Has Diablo III, No New StarCraft
You can now stare at the Blizzcon 2010 schedule and dream. What will they reveal at the keynote if we got Cataclysm revealed last year? What’s with the Diablo III panels? Where is StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm? This is the official Blizzcon schedule, revealed today for anyone attending the annual convention for all…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 6, 2010 -
Dead Rising is coming to the iPhone
Dead Rising is headed to the iPhone for the holidays, bringing with it the ability to beat up zombies with a wide assortment of objects, but not, it seems, the ability to separate zombie limb from zombie body. Slide to Play says the game won’t have boss fights, escort missions, photography, costumes or driving vehicles.…
By Brian Crecente Published October 6, 2010 -
Dead Rising 2 Visual History
Dead Rising: Case Zero introduced gamers not only protagonist Chuck Greene and his cute-as-a-zombie-button daughter, but also the game’s love of alcohol, vomit and funny, but crass humor. Case Zero also gave Xbox 360 owners a chance to check out the new gunplay mechanic for the game. Dead Rising 2 isn’t just about wading through…
By Brian Crecente Published October 6, 2010 -
Time To Get A Jump On Halloween
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: I Should Read That Today was Halloween costume fitting day at chez Ashcraft. Micro-Bash is going to be a pirate. We didn’t ask him what he wanted to be. He’s one! Pirate is fine. Mini-Bash wants to be a racing driver on the McLaren Mercedes team. Anyone is okay, he…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2010 -
The Most Delayed Game Of 2010 Must Be…
“Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi” (“The Bridge over the Starry Sky”) was originally slated for release on December 11, 2009. Then it was delayed. A whole bunch. The next release date for the 18-years-old-and-up adult adventure game was penciled in for February 26, 2010. The release slipped to April 23. And that turned to May 28,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2010 -
Hey Video Game Industry, You Are Not Hollywood’s Junior Varsity!
Does the game industry have a Hollywood complex? BioShock designer Ken Levine seems to think so. “I think there’s a sense in the entertainment fields that video games are seen as the junior varsity,” Levine tells Develop. “There’s this feeling of ‘oh one day you can come up to our league’.” Back in the late…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2010 -
Starcraft II Becomes Survival Horror In This Incredible Mod
Granted, this mod – turning Starcraft II into what’s essentially Dead Space in the Blizzard universe – may never see the light of the day. But its creators deserve credit just for this demonstration video. The basic goal of the mod, called Project Vector, is to turn Starcraft II – a real-time strategy game –…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2010
