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Crackdown 2 Is Kind Of A Sausage Party
Ruffian Games’ sequel to Xbox 360 hit Crackdown will feature scores of mutants and highly customizable playable agents, but one thing it won’t feature is the option to play as a female. Crackdown 2, like the first, is a dudes only affair, according to Ruffian Games’ creative director Billy Thomson. He tells 1UP that in…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010 -
Buy a Broke Boxer’s GameCube
Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns was the first man to win titles in four different weight classes. That was more than 20 years ago. He’s now in debt to the IRS, and his possessions are being auctioned to pay the bill. Deadspin, in a whale of a downer post, found a number of lots whose prosaic…
By Owen Good Published April 1, 2010 -
PlayStation Store Update: An Axis Of Savings
This week’s new PlayStation 3 releases via the PlayStation Store may not be the highlight, but new PSP games might, as should price breaks on plenty of PSN games. PlayStation Portable owners with a taste for fighting game girls will be happy to have digital access to Dead or Alive Paradise and BlazBlue Calamity Trigger.…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010 -
Yet Another Pac-Man: The Movie Trailer
Pac-Man imagined as a movie is a joke that predates such schtickery as Space Invaders and Asteroids getting real-life deals. This one’s worth a look, with Pac presented as an unethical pharmaceutical executive subjected to ironic torture reminiscent of “Saw.” This production comes courtesy of Therefore Productions, which put an 11-person crew and three-person cast…
By Owen Good Published April 1, 2010 -
The Tester: Episode 7: ‘Killer Recall’ Liveblog: Every Doc Has His Day
We’re down to the final two episodes of the PlayStation Network’s reality show The Tester, in which 11 people fought tooth and nail to land a job as a PlayStation game tester. Today, just four remain. What will happen? If you’re just now hearing about The Tester, it’s not an April Fools’ joke. Nor is…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010 -
A Fool’s Blessing
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: About The Time My Ferret Died Well, it looks like we survived April Fools Day… sorta. The best real life April Fool’s Day jokes are the ones that trick people, momentarily. The best news site April Fool’s Day jokes, I think, are the ones that are more in the vein…
By Brian Crecente Published April 1, 2010 -
Survey: Hispanic Gamers More Inclined to Buy Games
Hispanic gamers are more likely to buy console video games, less influenced by price points in their choices, and consider themselves gaming novices, according to a survey by Univision, which will team with GameSpot to produce a Spanish-language games portal. Univision commissioned the study of the Hispanic gamer market, which sociologists consider undeserved by and…
By Owen Good Published April 1, 2010 -
So Long, Koticku, And Thanks For All The Valuable Market Research Consumer Data
Readers, I’m sorry to report that Activision Blizzard’s investment in Kotaku is not paying the dividends that we’d originally hoped and that Koticku will be ending its brief run, effectively immediately. All remaining Koticku staff has been let go. We did not reach this decision lightly, but over the course of the past day, the…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010 -
Metal Gear Solid Touches Down On iPad
As with just about every iPhone/iPod touch application (that doesn’t rely on a camera), Konami’s Metal Gear Solid Touch is making the upgrade leap to the iPad. It’s already available on the iTunes App Store for the iPad you don’t have. Unlike many of the other iPad games that we’re pretty excited about Metal Gear…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010 -
Red Dead Redemption Ain’t About Who’s Right, Just Who’s Left
With apologies to Hobbes, life in the American West also was nasty, brutish and short. And also hellaciously violent, as Rockstar’s second trailer shows in the variety of encounters you’ll have – and survive – in Red Dead Redemption. I just realized I’m going to be nowhere near a console when this sucker drops May…
By Owen Good Published April 1, 2010 -
Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Prince Is Not My Prince
Here’s the official trailer for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, which is a lot like the developer diary released early last month, only without developers inconsiderately talking over it so we can get to know this new/old Prince. I’m wondering how the unrelated Disney film will color fan’s perception of this game. After all,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2010 -
Nintendo’s Xenoblade Inspires Hope For The Role-Playing Game Hungry Wii Owner
Xenosaga and Baten Kaitos developer Monolith Soft are giving the Japanese role-playing game another go with Nintendo, bringing Xenoblade to the Wii sometime in 2010… at least in Japan. Will the game’s newest trailer make you demand an import? Nintendo of America didn’t bring Monolith Soft’s previous Wii game Disaster: Day of Crisis stateside. Nor…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010 -
The New Lost Planet 2 Multiplayer Demo Is A Charitable Endeavor
With Lost Planet 2 coming out next month, Capcom is in a giving mood, prepared to donate up to $25,000 to Music for Relief if PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners download the new Lost Planet 2 demo. Music for Relief is a charity set up by the band Linkin Park (them again?) to help…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2010 -
UFC Chief Knows Wii Is The Console For Grown-Ups
Dana White, colorful boss of the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts empire, knows which consoles in his home are for his kids — and which he can hold his own in. The self-confessed old-school gamer recently told Kotaku that his kids destroy him at PlayStation and Xbox 360. There’s only one system on which…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2010 -
New Portal 2 Concept Art Shows The Anatomy Of An Aperture Science Turret Gun
Ever wonder what the inside of an automated Portal turret looks like? Ever wonder why these things are dumb as a pile of rocks? Concept art from Portal 2 offers insight into both curiosities. Those lightweight, seemingly infinitely supplied Portal turrets are astoundingly simple in their design. And, as Game Informer‘s update to the game’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010 -
The Xbox Live Arcade Inventory Blowout Sale
The warehouses holding all of those Xbox Live Arcade titles are bursting at the seams, and MIcrosoft is making room, so they’re discounting South Park, Rocket Riot, Schizoid, and many more as part of the first ever Inventory Blowout Sale. I know the games don’t take up any real physical space, but Microsoft likes to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2010 -
Fist Of The North Star Liquefies The Competition’s Guts In Japan
Tecmo Koei’s latest beat ’em up Hokuto Musou—also known as Fist of the North Star ’round these parts—went all “Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta!” on its Japanese rivals this week, with the PlayStation 3 version of the game pummeling competition, sales-wise. The latest Musou-style brand of big brawling game is sitting pretty at the top of the Media Create…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010 -
The 12 iPad Launch Games We’re Most Excited About
The iPad games are live on iTunes now — more than 700 of them. We may not have an iPad, but it doesn’t mean we are not excited about the following (sorta expensive) games: Geometry Wars Touch ($10) Official Description: “Geometry Wars: Touch utilizes higher graphics and faster processing to enhance the game experience and…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2010 -
Deathsmiles Limited Edition Is So Very Pretty
As if Xbox 360 gothic-lolita shmup Deathsmiles could get any more attractive, publisher Aksys reveals the Deathsmiles Limited Edition, packed in a super-sized box with a Xbox 360 and a soundtrack album. Now how much would you pay? Here I am, pleased as punch that Deathsmiles is getting a North American release at all, and…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2010 -
The Best Games To Watch (While Someone Else Plays Them)
Some games are meant to be watched by your friends or loved ones while you play. Others, even good games, fail to entertain onlookers. Last week, I talked about games that are great for spectators with Michael McIntyre, the level design director for next month’s new Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. I hoped he’d…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 1, 2010