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Box Scores: Worst Sticks It To First
Something like three-fourths of NCAA Football’s user base play it principally for Dynasty mode, and of those, probably more than half have done it to take the game’s worst team to national prominence. Kotaku reader Siubone decided to try that with Western Kentucky in NCAA Football 10. In last year’s game, the Hilltoppers were ranked…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2010 -
Borderlands Turns Three Villains Into Snarking Unicycle Robots [Update]
Part of the story in “Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution,” the fourth add-on to Borderlands set to arrive Tuesday, is that bosses from previous installments of the game have been “Claptrapified.” The achievement list tells us of three. Looks like Commandant Steele and General Knoxx of the Crimson Lance have gone robot on us, in addition…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2010 -
The Moneysaver: With A Bullitt
Tuesday I was turning onto the Delta Highway up here and some shitbag in a Dodge Charger wouldn’t let me merge. I drive a Mustang. All I could think about was this scene. Before we get started, Direct2Drive hit us yesterday with a coupon code just for Kotaku readers: KOTAKUDEAL. Use it to get $10…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2010 -
The Week In Review: Crossing The Threshold
Summer transited to Fall this week as Civilization V deployed, Project Milo met an unfortunate end, Nintendo celebrated its 121st (yes, really) birthday, and Activision’s boss drew sharp rebukes for his comments to investors. The week in Kotaku Original reporting: Kotaku’s Tokyo Games Show 2010 Coverage Kotaku Talk Radio Top Stories An Open Letter From…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2010 -
Xbox Live Indie Clips: Radiangames Inferno
In this week’s installment of Xbox Live Indie Clips we take a look at Radiangames Inferno. The developer calls it a “twin-stick action RPG.” What the hell is that? As it turns out, a twin-stick action role-playing game is a great deal like Gauntlet. It’s got four-player same screen multiplayer, monster generators, doors and keys,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2010 -
How’s Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Looking These Days?
Going by its ability to render the classic Sonic the Hedgehog casino style level—this one’s cleverly named Casino Street Zone—the episodic, old-school style Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is looking like a winner. Hopefully, the game’s delay has given developers Dimps and Sonic Team to craft a product better than the ho-hum version we played just…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2010 -
Let’s Weekend
Gang, I know you’ve got serious gaming plans for the weekend, but before you leave us at the end of the workweek, how about a little off-topic conversation? For me? Please? Since my weekend is shaping up to be an unpleasant ride on a Los Angeles area heat wave, we’re going to try to keep…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2010 -
Seven-Foot Man Unhappy With Bad Rating In NBA 2K11
The starting lineup ratings for NBA 2K11 went out yesterday, and centers were notably underweight. None rated 90 or above, a superstar badge (Dwight Howard was 88) and five of the bottom seven players are pivots. One expressed his displeasure. Ladies and gentlemen, the Washington Wizards’ JaVale McGee (pictured, at right), a third-year player out…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2010 -
Prince Of Persia Almost Went Modern Day
The Prince of Persia franchise may have dodged a bullet this generation, saving fans from the discomfort of seeing the series thrust into the modern age, an idea that was ultimately scrapped for a PoP reboot of a different nature. Deus Ex: Human Revolution art director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête tells CVG that he once led a…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2010 -
Rare Genesis Cartridge Gets A Private Reproduction Run
Blockbuster’s second Video Game Championship contest, for SNES and Genesis, ran nationwide in 1995. Stores had to destroy the cartridges after the contest. Someone made 100 reproductions to help completionists fill a gap in their collect. About 40 are left. Best part, it sounds like the buyers will have a high score contest of their…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2010 -
Rumor: Mortal Kombat, Prince Of Persia HD Collections Go 3D On PS3
Two rumored high-definition ports of PlayStation 2 games, bound for the PlayStation 3, look less like rumors today. Supposed box art for Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection and Prince of Persia 3D Trilogy has apparently been outed by retailers. Both compilations, previously leaked by retail listings, boast stereoscopic 3D support on their box arts, as…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2010 -
ESPN Sends Its A-Team To NBA Elite 11
After fooling around some with the demo I can say one of the bright spots of NBA Elite 11 is its commentary and presentation. The total integration with ESPN’s graphics, wipes and music helps sell the authenticity of the call. This video says EA Sports Vancouver – also responsible for the ESPN integration of NCAA…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2010 -
The Legend of Zelda, Filtered Through God of War
Artist David Hsu Yen re-imagines Link and Ganon from The Legend of Zelda with God of War flavor in his gorgeously rendered “Link of War,” quickly following that with an unlikely Metroid-Shadow of the Colossus artistic mash-up
By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2010 -
Pokemon Is Super Effective At Blowing Up Nintendo DS Sales In Japan
Turns out selling more than 2.5 million copies of the latest Pokemon game(s) translates into a big boost for the Nintendo DS. Crazy! But just how many new Nintendo DSs did Japanese Pokemon fans snap up with the game? More than 85,000, according to sales tracker Media Create, across the DS Lite, DSi and DSi…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2010 -
Take-Two Mum On Plans To Get A Slice Of Used Sales
Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of 2K Games, 2K Sports and Rockstar Games, has told investors it’s working on a way to “participate” in the used-games market but was tight-lipped about what specifically it has in mind. In sports titles, what we’ve seen this year is the arrival of one-use codes that unlock multiplayer features. The…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2010 -
Operation Angry Birds
To: Bash From: Crecente Trish is not a gamer. Not really. She doesn’t like to play typical video games, doesn’t like to hear about them, doesn’t like to watch them. But occasionally I trick her into trying one out. A decade ago it was Sims, which she loved for all of a week before starting…
By Brian Crecente Published September 24, 2010 -
Mario Creator Says Making Mario Games Is Easy, Rubik’s Cubes Hard
Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind Mario, reflects on the past 25 years of his creation in a new interview with fellow creator Shigesato Itoi, explaining how creating Super Mario Bros. and the Mario games that followed was the “easy” way out. “When there are several possibilities, I choose the easy one,” Miyamoto explains to the…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2010 -
“Grenade Dodger” Exposes Jersey Shore App To Legal Situation
“The Situation,” star of the Mutual-of-Omaha douchebag safari “Jersey Shore,” has an iPhone app with a minigame in which one must dodge “grenades” – i.e. unattractive women. Unbeknownst to them, the game uses photographs of live grenades. And one’s ticked off. RadarOnline reports that “The Situation – Official App” could get hit with a lawsuit…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2010