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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
If this image looks familiar, we had some technical difficulties delivering today’s version of the Talk Amongst Yourselves art. Which sucks, because I had a hell of a joke worked out. Anyway, the starter image is like the frame of a painting. You guys are that painting. Enjoy your canvas for talking about anything in…
By Owen Good Published March 6, 2010 -
What About Mexico? China? Brazil?
For several years now, Japanese developers have realized that there are bigger markets outside Japan — namely, the U.S. and Europe. Isn’t that limiting? In his new “Itagaki’s Thought” column, former Ninja Gaiden designer and currently Valhalla Game Studios developer Tomonobu Itagaki is looking at the bigger picture. “I’m doubtful about the Japanese game industry’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2010 -
Rumor: Lucasarts Releasing Monkey Island 2: Special Edition
Lucasarts made a special edition of Monkey Island, and it went down real well. Know what that means? Yeah, that Lucasarts will be releasing a special edition of Monkey Island 2. We’ve heard from sources that the game is due to be announced very soon, perhaps even next week at the Game Developer’s Conference, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2010 -
QuakeCon 2010: It’s A Date!
id software today announced a date, time and place for QuakeCon, its annual celebration of all things Quake. And Doom. And anything else id has ever done, or is doing in the future. It’ll run August 12 to August 15, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Entry will be free, and you can…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2010 -
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Players Prefer PC To Console
These days, multiplatform games tend to be dominated by console gamers. Modern Warfare 2, for example, has a relatively tiny PC-playing community. Not so for Battlefield Bad Company 2! DICE associate producer Barrie Tingle has revealed that at the moment, during the week of the game’s retail release, more people are playing the PC version…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: Going Underground
Ladies and gentlemen of Kotaku Off Topic, it’s Friday night and it’s time to forget about the troubles—and there were some troubles—of the week, hopefully with a few cocktails and some well-mixed conversation. Like the White Rabbit, I am late for a very important date. That’s a platonic date, mind you, but an obligation at…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 5, 2010 -
This Gaming Rig Has Four Tires, Multiport Fuel Injection
At least dad here doesn’t look like a doofus flailing the Wiimote. He’s still got the swervy hands and overbite that indicate the the guy was told to look like he’s playing a video game, not actually play one. We’ve seen N64’s played in a minivan, but it’s control scheme was pretty straightforward. I have…
By Owen Good Published March 5, 2010 -
Xbox 360 Elite Bundle Packs In Forza III, Halo 3: ODST
If you planned on doing any Xbox 360 purchasing this weekend, it might behoove you to cool your jets for at least a few more days. Amazon is listing a new Xbox 360 Elite bundle that’s a solid deal. The 120GB Xbox 360 bundle packs in two 2009 console exclusives, Halo 3: ODST and Forza…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 5, 2010 -
Games Provide Comfort to Chilean Woman Pulling Through Quake
A Chilean woman coping with the devastation wrought by last week’s earthquake has looked to games to provide some comfort and normalcy, and a fragile World of Warcraft collectible that somehow managed to survive is her symbol of hope. Karen, the gamer, was not near the worst of the shaking – she’s in Santiago, some…
By Owen Good Published March 5, 2010 -
First Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Screens, Details
One look at the all-new Tomb Raider game and you’ll see why Eidos and Crystal Dynamics have put aside the famous name for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. This is a very different Tomb Raider game. The downloadable cooperative Lara Croft adventure drops the standard behind-the-back third-person camera angle from just about every…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 5, 2010 -
Twin Galaxies Founder Retires
Walter Day, a former oil industry executive so captivated by the video game craze that he founded an arcade that would later become the international sanctioning authority for record high scores, has retired from his creation, Twin Galaxies. Day, 61, has chosen to leave to pursue a music career, an avocation featured in Day’s appearance…
By Owen Good Published March 5, 2010 -
Review Round-Up: Zombie Alice Mega Toys
What freaks out an old-school gamer more, a Sonic kart-racer or a Mega Man with an easy mode? We have reviews of those games and more, plus two unoriginal movies, all subjected to our subjective blue-and-red judgments this week. The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Micro-Review: Hot Coals Over a Cakewalk In which Owen Good…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 5, 2010 -
DSi XL Versus iPad: The Battle of the Bigger Versions
The Nintendo DSi XL comes out on March 28; the Apple iPad on April 3. Both are essentially bigger versions of things that already exist, but how much of an improvement are they really? We know that comparing the Apple iPad to the Nintendo DSi isn’t exactly fair, but we aren’t comparing the two devices…
By Mike Fahey Published March 5, 2010 -
Majesco Faces NASDAQ Delisting — Again
Majesco’s share price has again wandered south of Wall Street’s Mendoza line, prompting NASDAQ to tell the maker of Cooking Mama to get it back north of $1 or face delisting from the exchange. Sound familiar? Majesco got the same notice back in August 2008. The company’s share price closed today only marginally below a…
By Owen Good Published March 5, 2010 -
Five Pounds in One Day
To: Ash From: Crecente Every three or four years for most of my adult life I get hit with this bizarre, and very nasty, stomach bug. It usually hits me in the evening and has in the past always resulted in my being taken to the emergency room where a doctor declares that he has…
By Brian Crecente Published March 5, 2010 -
Next Week On Rock Band: White Stripes & Futureheads
MTV Games and Harmonix put a little more Jack and Meg in your copies of Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and LEGO Rock Band, a trio of new tracks from The White Stripes (and more) arriving next week. That includes the radio friendly White Stripes tracks “Seven Nation Army” and “Fell In Love With A…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 5, 2010 -
Jaffe: Sony Lawyers Should Start Sending Out Some Letters
On his blog, David Jaffe writes that similarities between Microsoft’s upcoming Scrap Metal and Sony’s Twisted Metal, as well as the film title “War of the Gods,” should both rate “a sternly worded legal letter,” from Sony’s lawyer-mans. Jaffe, the designer who directed both Twisted Metal and God of War emphasizes that he doesn’t own…
By Owen Good Published March 5, 2010 -
How To Score Your Red Dead Redemption Preorder Bonus
The results are in for Rockstar’s choose your own Red Dead Redemption preorder outfit, but you’re not getting your Deadly Assassin just by entering a code. This here’s the Wild West, and you’re gonna have to jump through some hoops. Not only does the Deadly Assassin outfit look damn fine, it also allows your character…
By Mike Fahey Published March 5, 2010 -
Fist Of The North Star Explodes Europe’s Guts This Summer
Tecmo Koei’s latest Musou crossover, the one that blends classic manga Fist of the North Star characters with Dynasty Warriors style play, is making its way to Europe. The game known as Hokuto Musou will summer in Europe, officially. Koei’s simply calling the game Fist of the North Star for now, pegging the European release…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 5, 2010 -
The Whispered World Is Coming To America
Daedalic Entertainment is pleased to announce that its award-winning, hand-painted adventure game The Whispered World is finally coming to North America, with Viva Entertainment publishing the German game in the states this April. I’ve been following The Whispered World for what seems like years now, so news of a North American release for the gorgeous…
By Mike Fahey Published March 5, 2010