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Do You Demand A New Surfing Game?
I used to work for a guy who just didn’t understand why there weren’t any great surfing video games. I couldn’t explain it. Does the world need one? We’ve had some surfing games. In the early 90s, for example, I played a lot of the surfing mode in California Games on my Atari Lynx. I…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2010 -
Get Your Medal of Honor Beta Keys Here
Didn’t buy Bad Company 2? Still want in on the Medal of Honor beta? No worries, below you’ll find two dozen beta keys first-come, first-served. The beta is now available for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC gamers. Enjoy! GXWH-96WF-EH7Z-T39E AD8D-3BUA-FKKG-HSWF 5LDZ-JVSR-4MFP-K865 6HKY-3GZ9-NCM4-7FGS E4DM-4PSG-JGK7-NTFX CYP3-9BSQ-D4M8-GS6B 7F5W-WY2U-LST8-JLNZ DS7M-F54C-K3GB-WEXK ANC2-L87L-KS9T-6ZQT 3CA4-U4HS-54R2-F69F GVUJ-9M27-TRBE-SHEF CE4Q-R9DN-8FVE-34W3 EPXG-76GQ-YMMY-RDGE 2EEG-U6FG-T9UY-BNZF BG7E-DNT6-JLV9-NQP7 3GRN-NK88-A44V-CBWV FRGZ-MZS7-3W23-PAGB…
By Aulistar Mark Published July 23, 2010 -
He’s The Juggernaut, Spider-Man!
Activision has released a pair of new videos for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, showing off the unstoppable Juggernaut and the slightly more stoppable Scorpion 2099 in action. While it’s nice to see Juggernaut making an appearance in a Spider-Man video game, helping add a little more of that gameplay variety McWhertor liked so much from his…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 -
Two God of War Ghost Of Sparta Stats
At a PlayStation event in New York this week, I played the PSP’s God of War: Ghost of Sparta and learned some details. 1) A Sony producer said the game will be 25-30% longer than the first PSP God of War, based on the playtests and focus groups now trying the game. (The earlier portable…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2010 -
StarCraft II Did Not Cost $100 Million To Make
Last week we reported on a Wall Street Journal article that tagged the development cost of StarCraft II at more than $100 million. According to Blizzard, it was a case of right price, wrong game. How much did StarCraft cost to make? Blizzard hasn’t said, nor is it planning to any time soon. What Blizzard…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 -
Sand on My Back, Joystick In My Hand
Growing up in the 70s in Maryland, there was nothing more rewarding than a trip to the beach. But it wasn’t the sun, sand or the surf that attracted me, it was the boardwalk. This week’s celebration of the summer of gaming here on Kotaku reminds me of those trips. Each summer, Ocean City Maryland’s…
By Brian Crecente Published July 23, 2010 -
This PlayStation 3 Controller Is Shaped Like An Assault Rifle
Your PS3 controller is shaped like a big plastic mustache. Ours is shaped like a gun. This is a $65 PS3 Assault Rifle Controller (not a light gun!). From CTA Digital: the people behind the Wii bowling ball
By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2010 -
Dead Space Fiction Expands With Aftermath And Salvage
As with Dead Space before it, Dead Space 2 is getting the transmedia treatment from EA, with a brand new animated feature and a graphic novel taking fans deeper into the dark universe this winter. Dead Space is definitely a multimedia franchise. EA kicked off the first game with an animated feature called Dead Space:…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 -
$500 Worth of Flight Controllers For the Insane Flight Sim Addict
Mad Catz just rolled out a new line of pro flight controllers for the type of flight sim fanatics who want to be able to tinker with fuel mix and mindfully watch for warning lights while pretending to fly. The new line includes $200 di-cast alloy rudder pedals, a $150 throttle, pitch and mixture system…
By Brian Crecente Published July 23, 2010 -
inFamous 2 Cut-Scenes Are Works Of Comic Book Art
Let’s get hyped up for inFamous 2, with a look at the gorgeous 2D comic book style cut-scenes that tell the story of Cole McGrath’s little trip to New Marais. The cut-scenes in inFamous 2 are the work of Sucker Punch’s crack art teams, led by senior artist Edward Pun, who says it’s all about…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 -
LittleBigPlanet 2 Takes November With Adorable Collectors Edition
You know what the original LittleBigPlanet was missing? A collector’s edition complete with downloadable costumes and a seven inch plush Sackboy. Sony corrects this oversight on November 16 with the LittleBigPlanet 2 Collector’s edition. There are several ways to purchase LittleBigPlanet 2 on November 16, the newly revealed release date for Media Molecule’s next LittleBigThing.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 -
Sony Remains Committed To Massive Shooter MAG
It has been six months since Sony launched their massively multiplayer online shooter MAG and as with many online games, time has started to dwindle their numbers. MAG fan and Kotaku reader JG Mills wrote to us to ask: “How long will Zipper & Sony support the MAG servers as their user numbers are dropping?”…
By Brian Crecente Published July 23, 2010 -
Killzone 3 Looks Great, Plays Different, Sort Of Adds Yoshi
I got my first hands-on with the PlayStation 3’s Killzone 3 this week. Fantastic graphics are a franchise given. I liked how this one plays and how it made me think of Mario’s dino. Killzone 3 plays faster than Killzone 2. It is still a first-person futuristic war shooter with a cover system, but development…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2010 -
Green Lantern’s Light Shines In Rise Of The Manhunters
In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s video game tie-in to next year’s live-action Green Lantern movie. It took a major motion picture starring Ryan Reynolds in a silly costume for Green Lantern to finally get his own video game, and for…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2010 -
Neil Patrick Harris One of The Many Voices Of Spider-Man in New Game
Neil Patrick Harris, the man behind Dr. Horrible and How I Met Your Mother’s Barney Stinson, will be the voice of one of the four different Spider-Men in Activision’s upcoming Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, according to the publisher. Harris will voice the Amazing Spider-Man, while voice actor Josh Keaton will be Ultimate Spider-Man, Christopher Daniel Barnes…
By Brian Crecente Published July 23, 2010 -
Ants, Meet Vacuum Cleaner
To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Three for Three Haven’t read any of those yet. Reading through a Kurt Vonnegut book for the umpteenth time. Did I ever tell you I have Kurt Vonnegut’s autograph? I do. Oh yes. I made it through a week! I have survived! The child, Micro-Bash, is alive! Yay! One more…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2010 -
First Look At Akai Katana Bullet Hell
Cave, the studio behind countless shmup classics, is releasing a new maniac shooter for Japanese arcades. This is it. There hasn’t been much info about the game, but the game is a horizontal shooter. Interesting as the vast majority of Cave shooting games are vertical. Check out the video, filmed during the game’s location test…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2010