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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
While you’re playing video games this weekend, I’ll be making ’em. No, I’m not graduating from the school of enthusiast press to go work in game development, I’ll be playing WarioWare D.I.Y. on my non-XL Nintendo DSi. I’ve got plenty of ideas, including bizarre Super Mario Bros. and Metroid mash-ups, as well as one in…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 26, 2010 -
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Impressions: Bouncy
Just about everything I know after playing the new Hydro Thunder is what you knew if you read today’s news about the Xbox-exclusive sequel to Midway’s speedboating series. I can add at least one thing: It feels good. Aside from Wave Race: Blue Storm and Wii Sports Resort’s jet-skiiing there haven’t been many chances in…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2010 -
Nintendo President Explains Why You Need a DSi XL
With the DSi XL hitting this weekend, smack dab between last year’s DSi and next year’s 3DS, is there a reason you should bother picking up this over-sized portable? Plenty of them, the head of Nintendo of America tells Kotaku. While Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is an obvious supporter of his company’s products,…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 -
The First King of Fighters XIII Screen Shots Bust Out
SNK Playmore is going to keep this King of Fighters thing going, unveiling the latest version, The King of Fighters XIII, in Tokyo this week. The most notable addition? The return of Mai Shiranui, the series’ bosomy fan (service) favorite. Joining The King of Fighters’ bounciest ninja will be more modest newcomers King and Yuri,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 26, 2010 -
Attention PAX East: The Rock Band Freeplay Stage Needs A Drummer
While the singer desperately tries to make up for the absence of percussion, the PAX East Rock Band Freeplay stage is clearly in desperate need of a drummer. I clearly remember there being a substantial line to play Rock Band at last year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. Perhaps it’s just too early in the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010 -
Infinity Ward Points Finger at Activision For Modern Warfare 2 Pack Pricing
Set to hit the Xbox 360 next week, the downloadable Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Pack brings with it five new maps and a just a touch more controversy to a studio recently embroiled in discord. The founders of Activision owned Infinity Ward recently were firedamid allegations of royalties being withheld by the publisher and the…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 -
The Limit
Yesterday we considered that maybe breaking the rules is the best way to play video games. Because — or despite that — game developers have to set limits. So is this Heavy Rain clip, via reader Syptel, a tolerable limit? For those who haven’t played the game, this scene is from the game’s opening chapter.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2010 -
A Weekend Getaway For a Man And his Xbox
We’ve all thought about it, setting aside an entire weekend to recharge the recently rocky relationship with have with our console of choice… right? Or is that just me and this guy? It’s going to be really nice,” the 33-year-old structural engineer said of the upcoming weekend. “No phone calls, no e-mails, no distractions whatsoever.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 -
The Secret World Gameplay Isn’t So Secret Anymore
Funcom promised something big related to The Secret World was coming today, and they’ve delivered, with the first in-game trailer for the upcoming modern day occult MMO. Crecente’s extensive preview of Funcom’s The Secret World from Tuesday ended with a trailer that suggested something big was coming on March 25, and so it has. Behold…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010 -
Kotaku’s PAX Reader Meet-Up Tonight! [UPDATED]
Venue change for tonight’s meet-up: the Rattlesnake Bar & Grill, 384 Boylston St., Boston, MA. Meet Kotaku editors in town for PAX East, then hang at the Alienware afterparty where you can eat, drink, and experience the new Alienware systems until the wee hours. 8pm-2am. See you there!
By Gawkercreative Published March 26, 2010 -
The Making Of A Video Game Fanboy
It’s nearly 2 p.m. Eighteen year-old Richard Stephen rolls out of bed in his Florida home and fires up his PlayStation 3 to play a round of PS3 exclusive God of War III. He spent the night before, flipping on his computer, wishing that Sony made an operating system so he didn’t have to use…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 26, 2010 -
PAX East: Kotaku Has Landed
It’s 37 degrees outside in scenic downtown Boston, but Totilo and I are staying warm inside the John Hynes Convention Center, where the inaugural PAX East is slowly swinging into gear. Behold our first image gallery! The crowds are gathering; the badges being distributed, and the swag bags are being stripped of their Magic cards…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010 -
Hydro Thunder Returns With All-New Xbox Live Arcade Sequel
Midway’s classic arcade speedboat racer Hydro Thunder is getting a full-fledged sequel with Hydro Thunder Hurricane, exclusively for Xbox Live Arcade, promising all-new, over-the-top rocket powered speedboat action. (Which you can witness in the game’s first trailer!) Hydro Thunder Hurricane will come to XBLA this summer courtesy of Microsoft Game Studios and developer Vector Unit,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 26, 2010 -
Monday Night Combat Invades PAX East
Monday Night Combat kind of looks like a first-person shooter version of Heroes of Newerth or League of Legends to me… and that’s a good thing. This video, showing off the gameplay that will be on hand at Penny Arcade Expo East this weekend, gives us a good taste of how the Xbox Live Arcade…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 -
Concepts: Could The 3DS Look Like Any Of These?
Since we don’t know what the new Nintendo 3DS looks like, people are having to guess what it looks like. Some guesses are crimes against nature, but others, like these, look pretty good! Most of these are mock-ups from users over on gaming messageboard NeoGAF, and unlike the flights of fancy that plagued the internet…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2010 -
BioShock 2’s Newest, Fakest Upgrade
Were I to stab this syringe-shaped pen into my arm, BioShock style,I would not get the “Hemingway’s Helper” gene tonic upgrade, but we would all remember that it was swag to promote the Sinclair Solutions BioShock 2 multiplayer add-on.
By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2010 -
Sexy TERA Trailer Shows Its Lineage
I don’t know much about TERA: The Exiled Realm of Arborea, but after watching this gorgeous trailer for the upcoming action MMO I’d definitely like to get to know it better. TERA is the inaugural work of South Korean MMO developer Bluehole Studios. Bluehole was formed in 2007 by a handful of ex-NCsoft employees, including…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010 -
UFC Undisputed 2010 Packs New Modes, Moves, Fighters Into May’s Title
After seeing tremendous success with mixed martial arts game UFC Undisputed 2009, THQ is back this year to show of a game sporting more fighters, more combat nuance and robust online support. At an event last night, the publisher unveiled UFC Undisputed 2010 to an international gathering of gaming press. The upcoming game will include…
By Brian Crecente Published March 26, 2010 -
The Possibilities, Surprises And Limits of Playstation’s Move According to The Inventor
The PlayStation Move thrives in darkness, could enable a new kind of Greek god game, has 10 hours of battery life, a mystery port and a simple innovation that could be profound. Kotaku learned all this and more earlier this week when I sat down with Sony senior researcher Richard Marks, the man who had…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2010 -
We’re Off On The Road To PAX East
Behold stately John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center. As this post goes live, Kotaku’s East Coast contingent is speeding towards this very location, in order to regale you with glorious tales of PAX East. I’m likely crammed against the bulkhead of a magical flying machine, snoring loudly and trying desperately not to touch the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2010