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Is This Zombie TV Show Tipping Its Hat To Dead Rising?
At Comic-Con, a trailer was shown for the upcoming TV adaptation of the brilliant comic series The Walking Dead. Nearly every scene shown is lifted directly from the comics. Except for one, though it still looks familiar. You’ll see it come at around 4:10 into the clip. It’s from early in the comic series, when…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
PS3 Vs. Green Onions
Why compare your console to the competition when you can compare it to vegetables? The latest Japanese PS3 commercial does just that, putting the PS3 in a “talk” with green onions. Tongue planted firmly in cheek, the oddly humorous ad shows all the things the PS3 can do as well as the variety of dishes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 -
Metroid: Other M Trailer Goes Shooting, Gets Chatty
This is a “story” trailer for Metroid: Other M, the upcoming franchise reinterpretation from Team Ninja. You won’t get much story out of it if you don’t speak Japanese, but it’s still awfully pretty to look at. Highlights include a David Beckham cameo at 55 seconds, as well as an absolute wealth of gameplay footage,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
The Bugs & Issues Of Starcraft 2
For such a big game on such an unpredictable platform as the home computer, Starcraft 2’s launch seems to have gone rather smoothly! That doesn’t mean it’s been perfect, though. A number of niggling bugs and issues have popped up over the course of the past 24 hours, some of them with fixes, some of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
PlayStation Store Update: Kane & Lynch For Everyone
Remember last week’s PlayStation Store update, when the Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days demo was for PlayStation Plus subscribers only? Yeah, screw that noise. Now it’s for everyone. Fight the power! The online might be free, but PlayStation demos are getting awfully Xbox Live Gold/Silver lately, aren’t they? Why should non-paying customers have to…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2010 -
THQ Plans Involve A Fourth Rasslin’ Game
THQ will add a fourth wrestling title to its WWE lineup next year, the publisher’s core games chief told CVG. It’s not a western release of the Smackdown! vs. Raw Online currently available only in Asia, but something completely new. To avoid cannibalizing sales of its flagship game, Bilson said the new title would be…
By Owen Good Published July 27, 2010 -
Ty The Tasmanian Tiger Is On Facebook In His Underwear
After a five-year absence from the gaming scene, Krome Studios wants to bring Ty the Tasmanian Tiger back into the limelight, and they’re not afraid to show you his underwear to do it. Krome has launched Bush Rescue HQ on Facebook, calling it “the social hub of the Ty universe,” which is funny, because I…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2010 -
My Money’s On The Guy In Purple Pants
Donkey Kong vs. the Hulk, by artist David Stonecipher – who’s done video game takes on gender switches and “Lost” before. See Mario and Superman, Solid Snake and Batman, and Spider-Man and Just Cause’s Rico Rodriguez at this link.
By Owen Good Published July 27, 2010 -
I Would Hurt A Flea
Yesterday I scheduled a vet visit to clear up a nasty flea infestation on my cat, Bear, and buy some weapons-grade chemicals to annihilate their existence. After $250, you better believe I have a genocidal hatred of fleas. Fleas are like the crabs except they’re harder to get rid of, and and you didn’t even…
By Owen Good Published July 27, 2010 -
Madden Diehards Pan Its New ‘Pad’
A major change to a technical – but essential – component of calling plays had hardcore Madden gamers howling with complaints within hours of the demo version’s release on Tuesday. But the new “Strategy Pad” controls are here to stay, like it or not. At issue is the new method of pre-snap adjustments. EA Sports…
By Owen Good Published July 27, 2010 -
This Plant Is Your Role Model
To: B.A. (Baracus) From: Mr. T(otilo) Re: This Post Is Not About StarCraft II As day turns to night, as the baton passes from citizens of the free world to the non-Americans on Team Kotaku, as darkness enshrouds the Western hemisphere and I go off to play some Metroid Other M (while magically having a…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 27, 2010 -
Street Soccer Comes To FIFA On Wii
Not wanting to neglect the Wii version of its international seller, EA Sports Canada built a five-on-five street soccer mode into this year’s edition, with venues ranging from indoor (with Andrés Iniesta, pictured), to the streets of Brazil and France. Players will perform in street wear in this mode, and it sounds like it will…
By Owen Good Published July 27, 2010 -
Linkin Park Is Medal Of Honor’s Eminem
EA combats Activision’s inclusion of a soulful song from Eminem’s new album in Call of Duty: Black Ops with the inclusion of a soulful song from Linkin Park’s new album in Medal of Honor. Is there some unwritten rule that big-name first-person shooter releases must contain a new song from musical artists I stopped caring…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2010 -
Could A Console Version Of StarCraft II Work?
With a relatively successful, albeit questionably marketed version of the original StarCraft released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000, how would StarCraft II fare on today’s consoles? Two years after the release of the original StarCraft on the PC, StarCraft 64 hit store shelves. Co-developed by Blizzard Entertainment and Mass Media Inc., the game contained…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2010 -
Disney buys Playdom
Disney is purchasing social gaming company Playdom (Social City, Sorority Life) for half a billion dollars. EA’s got Playfish. Disney now has Playdom. FarmVille maker Zynga still rules. Facebook gaming’s huge and the big companies are clearly very into it.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 27, 2010 -
Donkey Kong Co-Op Is Friendlier Than Mario Co-Op
During an afternoon full of upcoming Wii and DS games yesterday, I got a chance to play the next Donkey Kong game with a second player. It went better than my first co-op Mario Bros. gaming last year. When I teamed up with other players in 2009’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii I was usually…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 27, 2010 -
Michael Jackson Zombie Moonwalks Away From Plants Vs. Zombies
After more than a year spent dancing into our hearts and gardens, objections from the King of Pop’s estate cause PopCap Games to replace the killer Michael Jackson lookalike in Plants Vs. Zombies. The Dancing Zombie in Plants Vs. Zombies will forever remain the Michael Jackson Zombie in my heart, even if plans are currently…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2010
