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Some Xbox 360s Won’t Do Halo: Reach Online Co-Op
While the $199 price tag on Microsoft’s 4GB Xbox 360 slim model might seem attractive, Halo: Reach owners eager for a little online co-operative multiplayer campaign play are finding out the hard way that you get what you pay for. Kotakuite Captain Fuzzy brought the issue to our attention yesterday. After picking up his copy…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2010 -
Clone Wars Adventures Welcomes Playful Jedi
While we’re all anxiously awaiting that other massively multiplayer online Star Wars game, Sony Online Entertainment officially launches the free-to-play Clone Wars Adventures, and you may never find a more fetching hive of fun and villainy. Following much the same formula that made it’s Free Realms so popular, Sony Online Entertainment’s Clone Wars Adventures in…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2010 -
Sony Gives Us Six Reasons To Pre-Order God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Developed by the folks behind perhaps one of the greatest games to ever hit the Playstation Portable, God of War: Ghost of Sparta hits in just two months. And Playstation has half a dozen reasons why you should pre-order it. The game’s pre-order bonuses will each be detailed on the Playstation Blog over the coming…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 -
Gamers Unite to Help Grieving Widow
In her darkest days, Erin Wood says she found some solace in the kindness of strangers, of gamers, of you. Brian Wood, the lead designer of Company of Heroes Online, was driving his pregnant wife, Erin Wood, to their family home on Whidbey Island in Washington State on Sept. 3 when an out-of-control Chevy Blazer…
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2010 -
Let’s Tokyo Game Show 2010!
The 2010 Tokyo Game Show kicks off tomorrow, and Kotaku will be there. But what will we be doing there? We’ll be playing games. Talking to people who make games. Talking to people who don’t make games. Sitting in on press conferences. Eating fancy food. Photographing cosplayers. Eating crummy Makahari Messe food court food. And…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010 -
There Is A Fifth Devil May Cry Game
Proving you can’t keep a good, albeit frilly series down, Capcom tonight revealed a fifth game in the Devil may Cry series, simply titled “DmC”. Not much was shown other than a fancy cinematic trailer, though we do know the game will star series favourite Dante, looking decidedly younger and more rebellious than we’re accustomed…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010 -
New Capcom Slasher Is The God Of War Of The East
Capcom’s press event tonight contained a pleasant surprise: an all-new title from the Japanese developer, going by the name of Asura’s Wrath. It’s a multiplatform hack-and-slash title, blending elements of Eastern mythology and religion, including a giant Buddha in space. The game is still quite early in development, Capcom says.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010 -
Frank West Returns In New Dead Rising Title
Capcom tonight showed off another new game in the Dead Rising series: Dead Rising: Case West. Serving as an “epilogue” to the latest game, it will star both Dead Rising 2’s Chuck Greene and Dead Rising’s Frank West. Which explains that photo of the two together Case West will be a downloadable title, similar to…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010 -
So, What’s The Biggest-Selling Super Mario Bros. Game?
So the Super Mario series has sold 240 million copies worldwide since 1985. Wondering how those numbers break down amongst the various games? Using official Nintendo numbers (Nintendo discloses sales figures with its financial results) French newspaper Le Monde has done us all a favour and made a pretty chart, outlining the sales of every…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010 -
Look At All This Super Street Fighter IV Costume Art!
Don’t like the Super Street Fighter IV outfit? Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono has been twittering up a storm with character costume art. Have a look and hit us up with your favorites in the comments section. ワンピ姿が眩しいさくら。小野Pが『スパIV』新コス情報をポロリ [Kotaku Japan]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2010 -
978 Zombie Games, Movies, Books & Comics, All In One Place
This poster, by Freaking Awesome, contains the title of 978 pieces of zombie fiction, arranged, Left 4 Dead-style, in the shape of a flesh-biter’s hand. Can you spot the video games among them? It’s not hard. They’re mostly in one spot, and while it won’t be comprehensive, they’ve done a pretty good job, including games…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010 -
First Shadows Of The Damned Screens And Concept Art
Shadows of the Damned is the upcoming collaboration between Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami and No More Heroes designer Goichi Suda of Grasshopper Manufacture. The game follows a hero — a self-described “hunter of demons” — named Garcia Hotspur as he goes to hell to save his true love. However, Suda is clear to point…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2010 -
EA Shows Off Its First Nintendo 3DS Game, ‘My Garden’
Electronic Arts revealed at its Tokyo Game Show press conference today a new title for the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS, a gardening sim named My Garden. Coming from the publisher’s EA Play label, My Garden is said to incorporate the “beauty and complexity of the natural world.” Your guide, and the adorable mascot of My Garden,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2010 -
Kotaku Live @ EA’s Tokyo Game Show Press Conference
We’re live at EA’s Tokyo Game Show press conference. Why don’t you join us, see what EA has to show. There are a few technical difficulties in the venue, so instead of our fancy liveblogging tech we’ll be doing this the old-fashioned way. So, yeah, hit F5 to refresh! – The first game being shown…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2010
