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The Great Battlefield Crossover Experiment

With public interest in free-to-play shooter Battlefield Heroes at critical levels following EA’s controversial changes to the game’s pay structure, the publisher is trying to light a fire under the game with a Battlefield Bad Company crossover. Starting March 16, there’ll be a month-long “tribute” event in the PC shooter, which will see new items,…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2010

Brits Build Real Life Modern Warfare 2 Level

The team from Britain’s FiveFWD gadget show were feeling crafty the other day, so went and built themselves a full-scale replica of “The Pit”, Modern Warfare 2’s training area. That in itself would normally be good enough, but for next week’s program, presenter Jason Bradbury will go one better and race a real special forces…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2010

Rumor: Street Fighter IV Characters Get New Costumes

These apparently leaked shots of a Super Street Fighter IV theme for the 360 are a bit more interesting than they ought to be, showing off a new range of alternate costumes for the game’s fighters. If legit, they’re certainly interesting. M. Bison’s new mecha suit looks great, as does Jamaican fighter Dee Jay, who…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2010

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Coming To the PSP

Monster Hunter, the game series that lets players hunt…monsters, is getting another installment. At a press conference today in Tokyo, Capcom announced that Monster Hunter 3rd would be arriving on the PSP this year in Japan. Good news for MH fans. Better news for the PSP, because the million-plus selling series actually moves PSP units…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2010

There is Yet Another New Yakuza Game

Like clockwork, SEGA churns out a new Yakuza game almost every year. With Yakuza 4 coming out in Japan this March, it’s time for…another new Yakuza game. SEGA announced the new title in the Yakuza series at a press event in Tokyo with a new trailer and concept art. The trailer featured the words “Project…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2010

Star Wars Strippers We Never Want To See Again

If you were to name which Star Wars characters you like to see in a burlesque show, Slave Leia might be at the top. Heck, a Stormtropper-getting-naked might make the list, too. Boba Fett? Sure, why not. How about Chewbacca? Or C-3PO? Or Jabba the Hut? Eh… These characters most certainly would not. Too late!…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2010

3D Gaming Goes From The PC To The TV

NVIDIA, a company known for its graphics cards for PCs, today revealed a push for the living room of the future, with the release of software that allows PC gamers to play in 3D on their television sets. The software is called NVIDIA 3DTV Play, and lets anyone with a 3D-capable laptop or desktop PC…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2010

Hey Japan, Welcome To Western Gaming

If you every wonder why some Japanese players have a bad impression of Western gamers, read this post. These two images are doing the rounds on the Japanese internet, and they apparently depict a message from one message from one Battlefield 1943 player (supposedly an American) to a Japanese player. Battlefield 1943 is a multi-player…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2010

Relax, Warcraft III Just Got Patched

Warcraft III, a PC (and Mac!) game released almost eight years ago, just got a couple of new, official patches. Now that’s some post-release support. They’re obviously minor patches, but hey, support is support, no matter how minor or, in this case, how long it comes after the game’s release. There are two available, one…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2010

Splinter Cell Conviction Demo Out This Week

It’s a bit hard to believe the long-delayed Splinter Cell: Conviction will actually be out soon. If you needed something tangible as proof, you could always try the Xbox Live demo of the game, due out this week. It’ll be released on March 18, which is this Thursday. Two levels from the game are playable,…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2010

But Can You Buy Michael Jackson’s Arcade Cabinets Now?

In early 2009, popstar Michael Jackson was facing financial ruin. Part ownership of his Neverland Ranch was sold off, and 1,4000 personal artifacts were slated to be auctioned off. That auction never happened. A new one is, however. Michael Jackson’s expansive arcade cabinet collection was included in the 2009 Michael Jackson Collection catalogue from Julien’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2010

A Week In Comments

The Difference Between Scary and Horror Comment by: Gouki4u Nominated by: 天 H.P. Lovecraft famously stated, “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the old and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” Games I find creepy place more emphasis on dread of the unknown than jump out scares. Fatal…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2010

Publisher: PSP Is A “Bollocking Useless Waste Of Space”

Gavin Cheshire, VP of Codemasters (DiRT, Operation Flashpoint), owns a PlayStation Portable. Which may explain why he’s slagged the handheld off in the latest issue of Edge Magazine. “Well, speaking as a person who bought a PSP, the problem was that I always thought – because it was a better screen than iPod’s – that…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2010

Kotaku Census 2010: The Consoles You Own

All week long, we’ll be running Kotaku Census 2010, where we ask you a ton of questions, and you answer them. Our first polls are now up, and want to know all about the consoles you own. Consoles, handhelds, whatever you own and in whatever combination you own them in, the ones that work and…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2010

Custom God Of War III Console Has Its Eye On You

There’s a televised God of War trivia competition on Spike tonight. What fun. There is one bright spot emerging from the charade, though: the winner’s prize, which is this custom God of War III PlayStation 3 console. It’s laser-etched, and only one has been made. So you won’t be getting one. Makes you wonder why,…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2010

Wakeboarding HD, A Rare Wakeboarding Game, Goes To PSN

How many games have been based on the water sport of wakeboarding? One? Two?! No, three, now that Creat Studios is bringing Wakeboarding HD to the PlayStation Network this week, perhaps the most shark-jumping of the bunch. Creat’s Wakeboarding HD takes some seriously over-the-top liberties with the extreme sport, promising “crazy, high-speed racing and obstacle…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 15, 2010

Kotaku Off Topic: Uninterrupted

After giving Kotaku Off Topic a few days off, let’s get back into the week with some conversation that doesn’t have to be about video games if you don’t want it to be. Movies, music, toys, fashion, politics. Cut loose. Even if you want to tell us about the excursions or events of your weekend,…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 15, 2010

Someone’s Gonna Buy a R.O.B. for Four Grand

This display case, containing a pristine, never-played Nintendo Entertainment System, and a never-used Robotic Operating Buddy (we like to be formal on first reference here) fetched $4,150 in an eBay auction that just closed. For those who remember when the console first came out, this would be the Deluxe Set, which included the console and…

By Owen Good Published March 15, 2010

Mafia II Hands-On: The Scenic Route Is Full Of Centerfolds

What differentiates Mafia II from other open world gangster games, especially Take-Two’s other popular driving and delinquency-filled Grand Theft Auto series? For one, Mafia II runs things at a slower, simpler place. It also has Playboy Playmates. You may already know about 2K Games’ partnership with Playboy, but unless you have already played Mafia II,…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 15, 2010

A New Marathon Trademark? What’s That Pfhor?

One week ago Bungie filed a new trademark application for Marathon, the FPS superstar of Mac gaming’s brief apogee during the mid- to late-1990s. There are few details beyond that but the paperwork’s enough to stoke fantasies of a reboot. It’s definitely Bungie filing it, though the application notes the first use in commerce was…

By Owen Good Published March 15, 2010