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Australia’s Moral Defender Has Hurt Feelings, Interest In “Research”
As the most public – and pivotal – opponent of an adults-only video game rating in Australia, Michael Atkinson is a rather public figure. Just don’t call him a crook. You may end up being sued by him. Last year, a user-submitted comment on an Adelaide-based website called Atkinson a “crook”. That’s it. It had…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 -
Platinum Games’ Third-Person Shooter Won’t Have Multiplayer
These days it seems like every game has multiplayer. Multiplayer isn’t just expected, it has become a given. That makes it all the more noticeable when a game does not have the feature. Upcoming third-person shooter Vanquish features a protagonist in an armored suit wielding cool weapons. Third-person shooter. Armored suit. Cool weapons. The game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2010 -
World Of Warcraft Figures, Silly Names
DC Unlimited is back with two more series of World of Warcraft figures, featuring Orcs, Trolls, Worgens and even a human. Series 7 of the line’s regular pieces features Judge Malthred, Garona and Garm Whitefang, while series 3 of DC’s premium line includes Garrosh Hellscream and Taz’Dingo. Both lines will be out in October, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 -
Which Pokemon Song Do You Like Better?
Nerd hero and cat-butt-sniffer Shoko Nakagawa (pictured) belted out a the ending theme for the televised Pokémon. Sadly, her song has been replaced. But is the new song better? Nakagawa’s tune, “Get Fired Up Notch-Eared Pichu”, is catchy and fun. She also voices Giza Mimi Pichu (“Notch-Eared Pichu”). Watch her as she sings the song…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2010 -
New Gran Turismo 5 Footage Goes Mad For NASCAR
While Gran Turismo often deals with the more refined aspects of car racing, you won’t find any of that in this trailer. All you’ll find here are giant cars going round and around and around. While NASCAR’s inclusion in Gran Turismo 5 has been known for a while now, this is the first time we’ve…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 -
Tron Legacy Trailer Teaser Shots
To tease the upcoming Tron: Legacy, Disney has been releasing a series of images from the new, upcoming Tron: Legacy trailer. That’s right, Disney is teasing a trailer. So far there have been shots of Sam Flynn (played by Garrett Hedlund), son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), going into the old Flynn’s Arcade. Nice mirror.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2010 -
Your Red Dead Redemption Survival Guide: Listen To This!
Western game Red Dead Redemption was originally supposed to get in the saddle this April, but has been kicked off its horse and won’t be riding into stores until May. Developer Rockstar needs more time to polish the game, which *fingers crossed* means a better finished product. Still, that leaves us with some dead time…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2010 -
PC Sales Charts: Bringin’ Out The Big Guns
It’s not until you look at these charts that you realise that PC has been having a big couple of months. Where normally these things are full of old or discounted titles, there are some big games here from some big publishers, some of them PC versions of multiplatform titles, others PC exclusives set to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 -
Report: FFXIII On 360 “Isn’t Anywhere Near As Impressive” As PS3 Version
The obsessives over at Digital Foundry, who do this kind of thing for a living, have compared the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Final Fantasy XIII in agonising detail. The results? Not so good for 360 owners. While acknowledging that the most important thing – that game itself is the same (of course) –…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 -
This Prince of Persia Poster Is Way Better
Not this one. This one is the U.S. promotional poster for the big screen version of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It’s…boring! Russia, god bless ’em, did a much better job. Just look at it! We get the two leads, the dagger, and the backdrop in one fell swoop. The poster informs…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2010 -
Sony’s “Degradable” Video Game Demo Patent
Sony has patented a new form of trial or demo for video games that, rather than presenting us with a small piece of a title, gives us the whole thing, then takes bits away as time goes on. After playing a demo for a certain amount of time, or having completed a set number of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 -
New Mafia II Trailer Gets Made
The latest trailer for upcoming multi-platform gangster game Mafia II provides another glimpse of Vito Scaletta as he enters the underworld and becomes a made man. It features the tune Boom Boom by the late, great John Lee Hooker. Developed by studio 2K Czech, Mafia II had a game script that was nearly twice as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2010 -
SOCOM 4’s Debut Trailer
SOCOM 4 was announced earlier today courtesy of some info and screenshots. To go with them, here’s a debut trailer. It’s…yeah. Not the best trailer you’ll see this month. SOCOM 4 will feature 32-player multiplayer and 14 singleplayer campaign missions.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 -
PSP Still In First In Japan, But It’s Still Nintendo’s Pie
Sony’s PlayStation Portable is still the bestselling (and worst selling) piece of hardware in Japan, moving another 37,000 PSPs of standard variety and nearly another 1300 of the “go” variety. The PSP secured the top spot on the hardware chart once again, in part thanks to the release of chart topper Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 5, 2010 -
The PS2’s First Ten Years: A Timeline
In case you missed it, today was the PlayStation 2’s tenth birthday. Happy birthday, PS2! To mark the occasion, we’ve whipped up a little timeline charting the good times, and better times, of the world’s most successful games platform. Here’s a hint: you’ll need to click the above image to see it at full resolution
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 -
Rumor: Infinity Ward Had Been Courting EA, Other Publishers
You’ve read the lawsuit filed by Infinity Ward’s former bosses, now check out a supposed internal Activision memo, which alleges that Call of Duty creators Vince Zampella and Jason West had been flirting with, of all people, Electronic Arts. The memo, obtained by G4, says that Activision is currently, as part of its own investigations,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2010 -
Mile Marker 7: Limbo
Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Limbo. In A Sentence This is the unsettling and deviously well-designed side-scrolling adventure of a boy set in a quietly hostile black-and-white world,…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 4, 2010 -
Kotaku Off Topic: Garbanzo Bonanza
Welcome back to Kotaku Off Topic, the nightly not-always-about-video games post that is sometimes about pop culture, sometimes about current events, and sometimes about food. The nightly Kotaku Off Topic post often hits as my dinner plans are forming, so forgive me for Twitter caliber “this is what I will be eating tonight” entries. But…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2010 -
Study: Wii Can Alleviate Elderly Depression, Too
The benefits of the Wii and exergaming to patients in hospitals and elder-care facilities has been discussed nearly since the console’s release. Researchers in San Diego now say that Wii games can combat the onset of depression in elderly persons. A pilot study involving 19 subjects with subsyndromal depression – not full blown depression, but…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2010 -
Badass PSP Game Rumbles To The Top Of Japan’s Bestsellers List
Tough guy simulator Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou is Japan’s bestselling video game, the latest entry in the series that has made its way stateside under the name Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble. It dethrones Capcom’s Biohazard 5 re-release this week. While Biohazard 5 Alternative Edition (aka Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition) couldn’t hold onto first…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2010