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The Two Sides Of Brink’s Civil War
There ain’t no good guys, and there ain’t no bad guys. There’s just the revolutionaries and the security forces, and they just disagree with bullets in this first developer diary for Bethesda’s Brink. Developer Splash Damage lives up to its name with the waterlogged world of Brink, detailing the two sides of the civil war…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2010 -
Blockbuster Rolls Out Games-By-Mail Nationwide
After testing out the service in several regions over the past year and a half, Blockbuster adds free video game rentals to its Blockbuster By Mail service, giving the specter of death hovering over the company brief pause. Blockbuster started adding video games to its DVD by mail rental service in February of last year,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2010 -
Yakuza Review Yakuza 3
There’s a terrific feature over at BoingBoing in which writer Jake Adelstein plays Sega game Yakuza 3 with three real-life members of the Yakuza. I have selected two wonderful excerpts. The set-up of the article is that Adelstein lets three guys from the real-life Yakuza in Japan try the game. They certainly don’t play through…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Time to talk about video games. And time to submit more of your tweaked images for this here official Kotaku forum. Thanks to reader Roth for the Metal Gear submission. Submit your TAY pic to #TAYpics Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2010 -
They Held A Parade For A Video Game
There was a parade for a video game in New Orleans yesterday. For Madden NFL 11. That makes it a parade that’s also a marketing stunt. Still, we are surely in the early days of video game parades. Baby steps. Official caption for the second pic: Former NFL players Ricky Jackson, Deuce McAllister and Mike…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2010 -
Weepy Toy Story 3 (An Answer For Ron Gilbert)
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: I’ll Be Me, You Be Ron Gilbert Today, I worked. But Mrs. Bashcraft took Mini-Bash and his friend to the movies. They saw Toy Story 3. When he left the theater, he was apparently sobbing! 🙁 He said Toy Story 3 was “a moving film”. Haven’t seen it yet! I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010 -
What Did Tekken Developers Think Of The Tekken Movie?
You hate the Tekken movie? You’re not alone. The guys that make Tekken hate it, too. “That Hollywood movie is terrible,” Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada tweeted. “We were not able to supervise that movie (It was cruel contract) I’m not interested in that mv.” The movie, which stars…some actors, has gotten a theatrical release in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010 -
Beat Takeshi Hates Games, Computers And Email (What About Twitter?)
In 1986, Japanese comedian and actor Beat Takeshi designed a video game. A very hard video game. Dubbed Takeshi’s Challenge and released by Taito, the game defines video game masochism. In Takeshi’s Challenge, players must sing karaoke into the Famicom controller mic. After they do that successfully, every character in the bar tries to kick…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010 -
New Fallout Game Stars Hellboy, Felicia Day And Wayne Newton
With the next Fallout game being set in Sin City, it’s only natural the game would star the vocal talents or Mr. Las Vegas, Wayne Newton. Newton is in the game as the disembodied voice of a radio DJ long dead. Which is a bit of a shame. You’d think that were an atomic apocalypse…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2010 -
NSFW: Bald Man Humps Pillow For Android Exercise
Getting in shape is hard. Some people need motivation. Others need motivation Android app “Issho ni Training” (Training Together) features a 16-year-old anime lady named Hinako in skimpy clothes exercising. The app encourages folks to work out in tandem with the anime lady and even tracks their progress through an array of sit-ups, push-ups and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010 -
Look At The New Pokemon Anime, Do It!
The fifth generation of Pocket Monsters are getting their own television anime in Japan. The show, Pokemon: Best Wish!, will replace current Poke-programming, anime Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl. As you can see in this spot for the TV anime, Best Wish! (and in turn Pokemon: Black and White) is filled with new Pocket Monsters. While…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010 -
Microsoft Looking To Beat China’s Ban On 360 Consoles
The Xbox 360 is, officially at least, banned in China. Microsoft, however, hasn’t given up hope of getting the machine cleared for a legal release. While you can find one easily enough at an importer, like most other games consoles in China (aside from the Nintendo DS), it is barred from official distribution, as consoles…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2010 -
What Was In The Pulp Fiction Briefcase?
This. As seen on KOG_KYOTO @ Yfrog
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010 -
The Ghost Of id Software’s Past
John Romero haunts game developer id Software. Yes, he co-founded the studio and thus more than earned his place in id history. But Romero only worked there between the years of 1991 and 1996. Yet, there Romero remains, like a ketchup stain on the carpet. When you think of id, you think of Romero. Whether…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010 -
The Indie Battles Of An Endless Universe
As a lover of games like Homeworld and Sins of a Solar Empire, I’m intrigued by Star Ruler, an upcoming indie strategy title that promises the world. Well, the universe. Boasting a procedurally-generated universe with a massive scale (“you are limited only by the speed of your cpu”), the game combines strategic management of your…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2010 -
Plants vs Zombies vs Chinese Kids
This isn’t mere cosplay. It’s straight-up re-enactment of in-game footage from Popcap’s Plants vs Zombies. Mouse pointer and all. You’ll need to skip to around 2:30 in the below vid to get to the main attraction. Or 3:00 if you’re feeling lazy. Click to view [via tuduo, thanks Mark!]
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2010 -
Video Shows Gran Turismo 5 Has Painfully Slow Load Times [Correction]
The realistic driving simulator isn’t out until this November. Heck, the game isn’t even finished. But a video of a recent demo shows sluggish loading times. According to this video of a Nurburgring demo, GT5 takes over a minute and a half to load. This track is quite long, so that might be a factor…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2010