Uncategorized

This Is The Resistance That Could Have Been

Insomniac Games, developers of Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, takes another look back at a game that never was. In this case, it’s the original vision for Resistance: Fall of Man, formerly a time-traveling World War I shooter. Insomniac CEO Ted Price and crew talk about the PlayStation 3 launch title’s origins, a sci-fi shooter…

Take a Dim View of Vindictus’ E3 Trailer

Man, OK, this is the way wars are fought: Damn near in the dark. Here’s the pre-E3 trailer for Vindictus, the upcoming MMO from Nexon, and it’s a prequel for the game known as Mabinogi Heroes outside of North America.

Duke Nukem On Xbox Live In Two Weeks

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project will be available for download in two weeks on Xbox Live. 3D Realms boss George Broussard tells us the game is a remake of the 2002 game of the same name — a sidescroller, you know — and will be available on June 23 for 800 Microsoft points, though you can…

You Should See the Tournament Edition [NSFW?]

How to make your girlfriend really hate your games habit. As seen on There I Fixed It, via Hawty McBloggy.

Our First Look at XCOM in Motion

Click to view XCOM, the bastardization of everything I love and hold dear in the fabled 90s game series, looks like it could be worth some attention. OK, maybe I’m being a bit overly harsh, but I want my turn-based strategy game dammit. If you can get over the fact that really, this could have…

NCAA 11‘s Final Demo Pairing Delivers Classic Pac-10 Rivalry

Alabama fans are not amused. NCAA Football 11 promised four times the number of teams it normally puts in its demo, and the reigning national champion is not one of them. But Big XII defectors Texas and Oklahoma are. That’s the speculation of course, with Colorado bolting for the Pac-10 (11?) today to make sure…

NCAA 11 Demo Screens: Texas and Oklahoma

Sega, These Are The Next Dreamcast Games We Want

Today, Sega confirmed the good news that has been leaking for months, revealing that it would bring two Dreamcast classics to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. It’s a good first step, but where should it go from here? The Dreamcast library was varied and strong, and many of the games that made us adore…

It’s Oh So Quiet

To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Who Is Excited For E3? Today is the quiet before the stories, the lull before the E3. Tomorrow I’m spending the day working on a longer story and then flying with Trish to St. Louis. Saturday we’re back and Sunday I’m off to the big show! See you there! What…

Mario’s Sales Still Super In Japan

Nintendo’s newest Mario adventure floats comfortably atop Japan’s bestsellers list, with Super Mario Galaxy 2 selling another 100,000-plus copies to Wii owners, according to latest figures. For the second week in a row, Mario had little competition for the first place spot. This week, Konami’s Fairy Tail: Portable Guild for the PSP came closest. When…

Bullet Hell Gundemonium Collection Breaking Loose On PSN

Cute anime girls and millions of bullets collide in the Gundemonium Collection, a trio of Japanese-indie bullet hell shooters, coming to the PlayStation Network next week from Sony Online Entertainment. Why are the EverQuest people publishing a collection of doujin games on the PlayStation Network? Does it really matter? They’re filling a spot that needs…

Team Fortress 2 Deployed To Mac, Earbuds For Everyone*!

Mac versus PC. The cross platform war is officially on, Team Fortress 2 style. Slip in your earbuds, Mac owners, because the team-based multiplayer shooter is now available for download. For free. Valve is kicking off Team Fortress 2’s war between the latte sipping Mac snobs who spent way too much on their computers and…

This Could Be The Beginning Of A Beautiful Mass Effect 2 Cosplay

Holly Conrad wants to be part of a Comic Con documentary. To do so, she and her friends are creating the ultimate Mass Effect 2 cosplay, complete with female Shepard, Tali, the Illusive Man, and an animatronic Grunt. It’s almost not fair to cosplayers to call this cosplay. Holly Conrad and friends are several leagues…

E3 2010 Preview: These Are the Big Shooters, We Think

Shooters dominate the modern video game landscape, as evidenced by the sheer number of them being shown off at this year’s E3. Here are console and PC shooters we think are going to be the biggest ones on show. They may be fresh in our minds, they may have been first unveiled at last year’s…

Method Man and Redman Rapping At E3

If you’re attending E3 next week, you can check out a live Method Man and Redman concert at the Konami booth at 4pm on the 16th to hype this fall’s Def Jam Rapstar. If you can’t make it, you can at least watch them taunt you about your rap skills right now.

Bethesda’s E3 Booth Includes a Giant Dinosaur

As seen on Beth Blog

Mass Effect 2 Overlord DLC, Demo Coming June 15

The latest “Coming Soon” post from Xbox Live’s Major Nelson lists a June 15 release date for Mass Effect 2‘s Overlord downloadable content, along with a playable demo of the game for the five people who haven’t bought it yet.

There Isn’t Any Party Quite Like One From Kotaku

Because Kotaku parties tend to go on and on. And you’re invited. As we’ve done in previous years, we’re taking over the Sunday night before E3 to party down with developers, gamers, costumed mascots and, who knows, maybe some French-Canadian circus performers. This year’s party is leaving the welcoming confines of the Golden Gopher for…

Best iPad Games

Boggle for iPad Crosswords Shredder Chess for iPad Dungeon Hunter HD Mirror’s Edge for iPad Warpgate HD We Rule GodFinger Strategery

MotorStorm Apocalypse Is Urban Survival Racing

Evolution Studios brings MotorStorm to the Bay Area of California in MotorStorm Apocalypse, making urban areas suitable for off-road racing the only way the makes sense — total destruction. It’s not post-apocalyptic, and it’s not pre-apocalyptic either. It’s just plain apocalyptic. Today Sony and developer Evolution reveal MotorStorm Apocalypse, the fourth game in the off-road…