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The Ataris That Never Were
Time for some concept art! Not for upcoming games, though. Not for old games, either. These are for old systems These are all concept sketches for Atari systems! You never played them, of course, but now you can imagine that if you ever lived through a parallel 1983 that was a little more stylish than…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2010 -
A Famicom Dissected
Whenever new hardware is released, it is common for folks to rip it apart and then take photos of the innards for the entire internet to ogle. This time is different. This time it’s a Famicom, released in 1983 and built by nice ladies As Gizmodo points out, here is a list of the chips…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2010 -
Your First Look At PAX
Are you ready for PAX? You should be! It starts in a little over 9 hours. Team Kotaku will be on the ground, covering the festivities. The show hasn’t started, so have a look behind the show’s curtain. Pre-PAX Pix: Shots from the Night Before | Pikimal: Geek [Pikimal Thanks, Cody!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2010 -
One Day There Could Be Eyeball Controllers
Vanquish designer Shinji Mikami via CVG [Pic]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2010 -
Sony America Taking Modchip Seller To Court
Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed suit in California against an online retailer, accusing them of a raft of charges including copyright violation. While not specifically mentioned in the court documents, it’s believed the accused, Zoomba LDC – trading at the address SHOPPSJAILBREAK.com – has been attempting to sell the new PS3 Jailbreak modchip, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2010 -
32 Indie Games Fighting To The Death (Well, Hanging Out)
This year’s IndieCade gathering in California will showcase 32 of the year’s finest indie games. Here are those games! The festival runs October 8-10 in Culver City, and is open to the public. You can see the full list of nominees – of which there’ll be twelve winners – below. # 1066 – The Game…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2010 -
Red Dead Has Sold Millions
Red Dead Redemption hasn’t just been the critical surprise of the year, it’s also been the retail surprise of the year, publisher parent company Take-Two revealing today that the game has shipped almost 7 million copies since May. As part of its financial results reporting from earlier today, Take-Two say that the game, developed by…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2010 -
Super Mario Dumpster
As seen by reader Jonathan.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2010 -
New Platformer Is Ikaruga Without The Spaceships
Ubisoft, when you show a game that is essentially Ikaruga reimagined as a platformer, congratulations, you have our undivided attention. This is Outland, for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, a game first teased by the publisher last week. It’s a 2D, side-scrolling platformer which borrows Ikaruga’s core mechanic of a light/dark shooting system:…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2010 -
Miniguns In The Desert: How Video Game Guns Are Made
In many genres, the gun is the point where the gamer meets the game, making it the single most important element in a given title. That makes the guys who make the guns important, too. So many titles, especially (and obviously) shooters, give you such limited interaction with the game world that what you do…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2010 -
New Kirby’s Epic Yarn Trailer Is So ~Cuuute~ :D
Because the world was in need of something particularly soft and precious right now, Nintendo of Japan has released a new trailer for its hyper adorable platformer adventure Kirby’s Epic Yarn. (It’s perfectly acceptable to squeal now.) Diabetics may want to look away, for the latest preview of Kirby’s next game for the Wii is…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2010 -
Simpler Times
Ladies and gentlemen, lend us your keystrokes for a few moments this evening while we retire this Thursday to the sound of internet-based conversation. This is an open thread with which you may do as you please. Say, is anyone out there already enjoying Gmail’s “Priority Inbox” option? If so, let us know how it’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2010 -
NFLer Opens Up About His Games Addiction
Quinn Pitcock, the once promising defensive lineman who washed out of the NFL in 2008, citing games addiction, has opened up about his dark days in front of a screen. His game of choice was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Interesting, as many typically associate compulsive games-playing with MMOs. Pitcock, however, numbed his depression and…
By Owen Good Published September 2, 2010 -
Team Fortress 2’s Heavy Finally Playable In… A Poker Game
Telltale Games’ tease that featured a cryptic crossover between Homestar Runner, Penny Arcade, Sam & Max and Team Fortress 2 turns out to be the developer’s latest gambling game, Poker Night at The Inventory. Yeah. The Heavy, Strong Bad, Tycho and Max the “hyperkinetic rabbity thing” will play what Telltale calls “a new style of…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2010 -
Don’t Buy The New Crackdown 2 Add-on (Yet)
Crackdown 2 players who downloaded the newly released Toy Box add-on for the Xbox 360 game are finding their games on lockdown. Reports from readers and the official Xbox support forums indicate today’s DLC is a bit broken. Crackdown 2 players are reporting that the Xbox 360 game will freeze up when attempting to load.…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2010 -
NBA Elite 11 Gameplay Video Officially Surfaces
Gameplay video for NBA Elite has been conspicuously rare up to now. Yesterday, Operation Sports got its hands on directly captured gameplay video from EA Sports, giving five minute looks at the flow of the player-vs.-player and player-vs-CPU action. That first video above is a player-on-player game, which OS says took place between NBA Elite…
By Owen Good Published September 2, 2010 -
Nintendo’s Verbally Abusive Wave Race Easter Egg Finally Unearthed
Nearly nine years after the game’s release on Nintendo’s GameCube, an Easter Egg that unlocks a verbally abusive asshole mode in Wave Race: Blue Storm has been discovered. The code, publicized by NeoGAF forum-goer RaoulDuke, changes the normally enthusiastic and informative pit crew voices heard in the jet skiing game into that of a total…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2010 -
The Kinder, Cuter Monster Hunter Is Already A Big Success
The Monster Hunter brand is big in Japan. Big enough to support an adorable, gameplay changing spin-off in the form of MonHun Nikki: Poka Poka Ailu Mura. It’s Japan’s biggest game right now. The PlayStation Portable game moved more than a quarter million copies in its debut week in Japan, according to sales tracker Media…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2010