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New NASCAR Game Confirmed [Update]
As was rumored last week, Activision will publish a NASCAR-licensed game and racing-focused studio Eutechnyx will be building it, according to an official site launched today with a countdown clock that hits zero in five days. EA Sports had published NASCAR games from 1996 to 2009, ending with NASCAR Kart Racing on the Wii, the…
By Owen Good Published September 29, 2010 -
Force Feedback Helps Doctors Poke Patients With Robots
A popular method of adding more immersion to video games could make a life or death difference to doctors using robotic proxies to perform delicate surgery. See that dangerous-looking machine in the picture up top? That’s Sofie the surgical robot, and one day her pointy bits might be fishing about your insides, trying to repair…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 -
We’ll Play Duke Nukem Forever Before This Duke 3D Remake Is Done
The return of Duke Nukem Forever has inspired a flash of Duke Nukem fever in at least one enterprising game maker, who is planning on recreating 1996’s Duke Nukem 3D in the Unreal Engine. Gearbox forumgoer “fresch” has begun drumming up enthusiasm for his homebrewed remake of 3D Realms’ first-person shooter, showing in-progress builds of…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 -
Legless Marathon’s Underground Final Fantasy XIV Adventure
During the Final Fantasy XIV beta stress test, a tiny Lalafell named Legless Marathon fell through the world. It was the beginning of a grand adventure. Normally falling through the world would be a bad thing, but little Legless here has a grand old time. He does battle with vicious creatures that can’t technically touch…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 -
Rock Band 3 ‘Pro’ Mode Songs Will Cost You Another Buck
Rock Band 3 makes playing guitar almost like the real thing, thanks to the game’s “Pro Mode” option, which tracks each strum note for note. Going Pro in Harmonix’s next big music game will cost players a premium. MTV Games’ Paul DeGooyer tells IGN that, while the “typical stand-alone song” that players can download and…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 -
Xbox 360 Transformed Into A Stereo, Via Zune
Xbox Live Gold members have been able to use Last.fm to turn their game console into a stereo. Come November, those with a Zune pass can also do the Xbox stereo thing through the Zune library. The video you see above is a sneak listen to the improved Zune music integration coming in the November…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010 -
Scenes From An Undead Nightmare
At first I was scared that Rockstar adding zombies to Red Dead Redemption would come off as silly. After seeing the first four screens for the Undead Nightmare downloadable content, I’m just scared. It’s one thing to be surrounded by zombies in a modern setting, where weapons are readily available and even the most ordinary…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 -
Hellboy Director Guillermo del Toro Making ‘Lovecraftian’ Horror Game With THQ
The director of Hellboy and the Oscar-winning Pan’s Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro, has confirmed reports that he is working with publisher THQ on a series of video games, including one horror game that diverges from the standard video game stuff. Del Toro tells MTV Multiplayer that, yes, he is working with the publisher of Red…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 -
Of Course There’s Going To Be A 3DS Super Monkey Ball
Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator and developer of the Super Monkey Ball franchise, started envisioning how his game would work on the Nintendo 3DS from the moment he saw the handheld’s features. Super Monkey Ball was there for the launch of the Wii. There was a version for the Wii balance board. It was there when the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 -
The Next Way To Play Pac-Man Is Without Touching Anything
Remember Pac-Man? Remember the recent popularity of Nintendo DS game Brain Age that supposedly made you smarter. Combine the two. Put them on an Xbox 360 next spring, and make it run on Kinect — no controller required. You’re looking at a video I shot last night of a Namco representative using Body and Brain…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010 -
Law And Order Handles Video Game Fueled Child Neglect Badly
In last week’s ripped from the headlines episode of Law and Order: SVU, a couple gets so wrapped up in a ridiculously fake video game that they forget who their daughter is. “This is the kingdom of Galagar!” Parents neglecting their children because of video games is a serious subject, but I can’t help but…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 -
Various Japanese People Posing With The Nintendo 3DS
These are paid models. They’re not real people. Well, they’re real, but they’re just not real. Anyway! Enjoy some Nintendo 3DS lifestyle shots and try to image yourself with the 3DS and not these paid professionals. Nintendo Conference 2010 [Nintendo]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
Panic!
Wow, today has been a crazy day for gamers. It kicked off in the whee hours of the morning with an absurd amount of 3DS news coming out of Japan from Nintendo. Then we had confirmation of zombies, yes zombies, in Black Ops. And finally we had an embargo lift on the Xbox 360’s new…
By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010 -
We Cannot Show You The New ESPN On Xbox 360 [UPDATE]
Are you excited for ESPN on your Xbox 360? Check your zipcode. I live in New York City, but Time Warner Cable in Brooklyn does not support ESPN3.com, so my Xbox 360 can’t use the ballyhooed Xbox integration. The video you can see here is captured from my Xbox 360, which is running the new…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010 -
Rule Your Xbox 360 Family With an Iron Fist
Being the parent of a 9-year-old boy and a gamer, I’m a huge fan of parental settings. I love the fact that all of my consoles are a bazillion times more robust in helping me parent than are TVs or movie theaters. And the Xbox Live dashboard update coming in November adds quite a bit…
By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010 -
Chic, Sleek, Sexy, So Sexy New Avatar in Motion
Sure, the new look for the Kinect-compatible Xbox 360 avatars isn’t that different than the old look, but there is a certain je ne sais quoi. Here’s a not too quick video of the old and new look of the new Xbox 360 avatars due to hit with the November dash update… alright it’s like…
By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010 -
At Play With The New Xbox 360 Dashboard
We’ve got the new Xbox 360 dashboard, still in beta, running on some of our Xbox 360s at Kotaku. The update will be coming to all 360 owners later this fall. Let’s talk features. Updated with a longer video tour. The dashboard update is slated for November. Presentation is lighter. Fonts are changed. We’ll have…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010 -
Finally, You Can Search on the Xbox 360’s Netflix
My family and I are huge fans of Netflix on consoles. We use the service at least once a week for our movie nights. So I am delighted with the tweaks that the Xbox 360’s Netflix is getting this November. At the top of the list of tweaks that come with the November update to…
By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010 -
A Volley Of Mario Sports Mix Screens
It might not be Xtreme, but Mario Sports Mix’s beach volleyball has basketball, ice hockey, field hockey, and dodge ball backing it up. Here are some colorful, candy-coated screens. More sports need to integrate banana peels and shells. We got a chance to play Mario Sports Mix at E3 earlier this year, but we never…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 -
Nintendogs And Cats, Living Together, Mass Hysteria
On top of urging real dogs to attack them, Nintendo’s Nintendogs + Nintencats for the 3DS will give children the false impression that cats give a damn about them. Check out some fresh screens from Nintendo’s fanciful pet simulator. Cats do not care about children, or anyone else for that matter. Cats are cute. The…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010