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Nintendo Doing XL Sales In Weekly Japanese Console War
Just like last week, the cheaper, re-colored Nintendo DSi XL is killing it in the sales department, enjoying a comfortable lead against the PlayStation and Xbox competition. The Nintendo DS family benefited from more than just a recent price cut. Strong sales of games like Love Plus+ and Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 3rd Story also…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: I, For One, Welcome Our New Spider-Man
In Kotaku Off Topic, action is our reward. That and stimulating conversation about everything from games to comic books to movies to hey I’m eating a burrito right now. Join us. First topic of discussion? That guy. That guy, Andrew Garfield, will replace Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, the spectacular Spider-man of the big screen.…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Yes, Yes, We Know What You’re Going to Say Next
Maurice Lamarche is Mr. Freeze in Arkham Asylum 2, but he played The Riddler with MTV News, outing a special guest in Star Wars: STFU 2. When his agent got him the gig, I hope he said IT’S A PART! Said Maurice to MTV: I’ll just say that I have been paid to say the…
By Owen Good Published July 1, 2010 -
Portal 2’s New ‘Gel’ Gives You That Wet Look
Valve’s sequel to first-person puzzler hit Portal has more than just portals, cubes and more portals. In addition to Aerial Faith Plates, Excursion Funnels, Pneumatic Diversity Tubes and Thermal Discouragement Beams, there’s… gel. Specifically, the Repulsion Gel, which is a fancier term for a gooey trampoline, and the Propulsion Gel, which will rocket Chell and…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
NHL 2K11‘s Winnebago is Equipped with Boom Room [Corrected]
This is a promotional vid for a Vancouver-to-New York tour of NHL 2K11, but it gives a good look at the motion control upgrades for this year’s game – including a nifty puck-juggling mechanic that is certain to be abused. Cover athlete Ryan Kesler – you might remember him from the Americans’ silver medal performance…
By Owen Good Published July 1, 2010 -
Disney Has Its Tap Tap Revenge
The maker of Justin Bieber Revenge, Lady Gaga Revenge and even plain old Tap Tap Revenge has a new and magical owner. Disney has snapped up Tapulous, the developer of iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch megahits. Obviously, that means Disney is investing (once again) in its video games endeavors. Tapulous is now part of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Iran Gets Its First MMO
With help from a national foundation for games development, Iran has published the country’s first online game, an MMO called Asmandez Asmandez – its English title is Sky Fortress – supports 5,000 users at the same time. The head of Iran’s National Foundation for Computer Games said it was developed in hopes of inspiring other…
By Owen Good Published July 1, 2010 -
Sony Hears You On Those Ico, Shadow of the Colossus HD Remakes
While Team Ico’s The Last Guardian was distressingly absent from E3 2010 and speculation around high-definition remakes of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus is sadly just speculation at this point, Sony is “very aware” of fans’ expectations. The man in charge of Sony’s worldwide development studios, Shuhei Yoshida, tells Joystiq that, as far as…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
It’s Dangerous To Go Alone… Take These Condoms
Ben Marsh’s Play Condoms packaging, which aims to “create a desire to purchase the product for aesthetic reasons, rather than the necessity of condoms,” promoting safe sex. Make sure to read the NSFW instruction manual. Seen via TinyCartridge
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
A Glimpse of Madden’s Swagger
A brief clip gives an idea of the gameplay ramifications of Madden NFL‘s new “swagger” stat. In short, it’s not much, but at least it doesn’t seem to be limited to scoring situations. Bottom line, this is a set of animations attached to a branded stat. They do seem to be player-specific: Chad Ochocinco and…
By Owen Good Published July 1, 2010 -
From Snakes to Scorpions
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Hey America! Use The Metric System! I’m not going to touch that, not with a three meter pole! I am, though, going to prepare for a weekend trip to my mom and step-dad in El Paso, where they have a lovely pool and small army of impossible-to-see scorpions calling my…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2010 -
Xbox 360, Virtual Girlfriend Games Are So Hot In Japan Right Now
Wha…? An Xbox 360 game at the top of the Japanese sales charts? Sounds a bit kooky, right until we specify that that Xbox 360 game is a Monster Hunter title, the only game powerful enough to defeat Love Plus+. Yes, Monster Hunter Frontier did big numbers in its debut week in Japan, moving more…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
FIFA 11 Makes Way for EA Sports MMA
Two retailers’ listings now peg FIFA 11 for an earlier North American release date – Sept. 28 – which would seem to resolve a packed October schedule for EA Sports that must now accommodate EA Sports MMA Officially, no North American release date has yet been sent up for FIFA 11 though I have contacted…
By Owen Good Published July 1, 2010 -
It’s Better To Deathspank With A Friend
What could be more lovely than an afternoon spent frolicking with unicorns in the wilderness with Deathspank and his best pal Sparkles? Ron Gilbert’s latest and potentially greatest is coming out this month for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, and Hothead Games is celebrating the impending release with a brief look at the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2010 -
Tokyo Game Show To Host Cosplay Battles, Fighting Tournaments
The people who make the annual Tokyo Game Show happen are pulling out all the stops to boost attendance for the geeky game gathering. The latest tactic to draw more attendees? Even more cosplay and official fighting game tournaments. TGS is no stranger to hardcore video game and anime cosplayers. They’re some of the best…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Intel Inside Your Mind, Serving You Drinks
We’re one step closer to browsing the internet with our mind while our robot butler brings us drinks, and it’s all thanks to Intel. PC Magazine tells us about the wonderful tech on display at the company’s latest R&D day. Behold HERB, the robotic centerpiece of the festivities at the most recent Intel R&D day,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2010 -
Can’t Pull The Trigger On A Virtual Buffalo
On the topic of shooting animals in Red Dead Redemption, one player of Rockstar’s big Western writes to Kotaku about his resistance to killing virtual bison. I’ll excerpt from Austin Ivansmith’s blog post, which he pointed me to after he saw our post about the animals players kill the most in Red Dead. Austin noticed…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 1, 2010 -
The Bad News About Heavy Rain’s Move Support
The good news is that Quantic Dream’s moody adventure game for the PlayStation 3, Heavy Rain, is going to fully support the PlayStation Move motion controller when it launches later this year. The bad news is that decision’s impact. Quantic Dream CEO David Cage says that the three individual hour-long episodes planned for the game…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 1, 2010 -
Meat Bun Dresses You In Wizards And Warriors
The sorcerers at Meat Bun have summoned forth a magical set of t-shirts for their summer 2010 line, “Wizards ‘n Warriors,” celebrating the 8-bit fantasy fighters and casters who made the early days of gaming so magical. The six new t-shirts in the “Wizards ‘n Warriors” line continue Meat Bun’s proud tradition of creating wearable…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2010 -
The Revenge Of 2D
A world that is falling in love with 3D needs to know something: A different sort of 3D electrified video game players more than a decade ago. It was supposed to take over. But 2D won’t die. In fact, people just might like flatter… better. The latest 2D Mario game came out in late 2009.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 1, 2010