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Shakespeare As Video Game Designer
There’s not much Shakespeare in video games, no major Hamlet games and only scattered hopes for a Macbeth one. The lead creator of Dante’s Inferno thinks the writer himself, could have been a game design visionary. Hey, the Wall Street Journal asked Dante’s Inferno lead game creator Jonathan Knight the question: WSJ: You mentioned Shakespeare…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2010 -
Halfbrick Mixes Zombies And Time Travel
Australian developer Halfbrick attempts to stand out in the undead crowd with Age of Zombies, a time-travelling zombie-killing adventure, coming February 25th to PSP and PlayStation 3 minis. In an industry chock full of games involving zombies, how does one small developer stand out? Well I suppose this post helps. Other than that, Halfbrick is…
By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2010 -
Infinite Space Preview: Seems Vast And Charty
Platinum Games has made a video game that’s really sexy. Before that, one that’s really violent. Next: A game that’s really… spaceship? Infinite Space is set for March release in the U.S., a Nintendo DS game from the Platinum label behind Bayonetta and Madworld but developed primarily by Nude Maker, creators of erotic games. Oh,…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2010 -
Bioshock 2’s Jordan Thomas Takes Your Calls During This Week’s Podcast
Into the deep we go this week as Bioshock 2 creative director Jordan Thomas joins me and Brian to take your calls live on Wednesday’s live Kotaku podcast. Thomas will be our in-studio guest for the hour. On Wednesday at 11am Kotaku Time (that’s 1pm ET, 10am PT), you will be able to call in…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2010 -
Will You Be My Player 2?
Gamers need Valentine’s Day gifts. If you plan to buy a February 14th present for a gamer – or are a gamer and need to drop some hints — please consult this, our Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for Gamers For most people, the best Valentine’s Day gifts say, “Thou art my Main Squeeze, and I…
Lisa Foiles Published February 8, 2010 -
How To Survive In Aliens Vs. Predator
I’ve noticed from my time playing an Alien in the Aliens Vs. Predator multiplayer demo, that many of you don’t know how to block. Sega fixes that, with this helpful close combat techniques video, dammit. I’ve been dominating rounds in the Aliens Vs. Predator PC demo for several days now, and now Sega wants to…
By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2010 -
Love – Exciting and New
With Valentine’s Day creeping up on us, ax in hand, we’ve decided to take a moment here on Kotaku to examine all things Love. What does that mean? It means along with our full slate of reviews, news, opinions and features, you’ll be treated to a cornucopia of stories examining the topic of love, in…
By Brian Crecente Published February 8, 2010 -
Test Drive Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
Xbox 360 owners can begin to explore the mystery behind the world’s fastest video game character’s need for a car today, as a demo and premium theme for Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing show up on Xbox Live. 1GB of free space and an Xbox Live Gold subscription are all you need to feel the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2010 -
The Nintendo Download: Blaster Master, Fieldrunners, And A New Format
Blaster Master Overdrive, Fieldrunners DS, and Princess Tomato shine their love on The Nintendo Download this week, with a new format making it much easier to see what you might be spending your Nintendo points on. I’ve been doing The Nintendo Download since Nintendo started putting things up for download, and lately it’s gotten a…
By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2010 -
iPhone Chart Toppers: Rock Band Still Untoppled
I guess dropping a few new songs in the Rock Band store and releasing a free version really boosts sales. Rock Band continues its position as king of the hill for iPhone games, this week. What do you think should topple it? Here’s the full list: Which do you think should be the top game?…
By Brian Crecente Published February 8, 2010 -
Free Realms Celebrates 8 Million Players
It’s been awhile since we checked in with the player population of the free-to-play, family-friendly MMO Free Realms, and Sony Online Entertainment snuck in more than five million additional users while we weren’t looking. When last we checked, way back in June of last year, Free Realms had just surpassed the three million player mark.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2010 -
The Saga Continues With LEGO Clone Wars
LucasArts and TT Games continue to tear apart the Star Wars universe and rebuild it brick-by-brick with LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. I am continually amazed by the success of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a stylized cartoon version of the events that take place between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2010 -
Digital Decapitations A Primal Release, Creator Says
“I’ve always been a non-violent person,” Tim Jones told me last week as we chatted in a subterranean nightclub in Manhattan. He’s a “peace and love” kind of guy and designer of a new video game featuring spine-dangling decapitations. Jones is the head of art and design at Rebellion, the U.K. studio behind Aliens Vs…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2010 -
The Once and Future Sim
One hundred million copies sold, 36 magazine covers and 100 game critic awards: The Sims franchise continues to thrive ten years after its launch, basking in the uncommon flattery of having no real competition. The Sims importance and impact on the video game industry as a whole could perhaps be measured by the games created…
By Brian Crecente Published February 8, 2010 -
This Night Note Is Late
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Sorry, folks! Eight minutes late, actually. Didn’t mean to keep you waiting. What happens when a night note is late? What you missed last night The Emotion, And Humor, Of Mass Effect 2’s Romantic Interludes Prince Of Persia’s Super Bowl Trailer Is Big On Action, Short On Shirtless Jake Silhouette of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2010 -
Peter Molyneux: Natal Could Change Interaction Like The Mouse
Peter Molyneux, the guy who designs those Fable games and runs Microsoft’s European studios, sees Project Natal as more than just another motion peripheral. For him, it’s the peripheral is akin to some like the computer mouse. “If you’re thinking that Natal is going to give you another version of an FPS, you’re just not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2010 -
The Best PC Mods For 2009 Were…
Mod DB, the central hub for all things mod-related on the PC, released over the weekend their editors’ and readers’ picks for the best mods of 2009. You may have seen some of these – like Galactic Warfare and NeoTokyo – featured previously on Kotaku. Others may be entirely new to you (and us!). Regardless,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2010 -
Nippon Ichi Software, This Can’t Be Good (Part II)
Last Friday, Nippon Ichi Software, the developer behind the Disgaea series, announced its financial earnings. They were not good. As Kotaku previously reported, the operating profit for the Gifu Prefecture-based company is down 97.5 percent during the first nine months of this financial year. The company’s closing price on the JASDAQ (Japanese NASDAQ) was ¥36,200…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2010 -
This “Sonic 4” Is Actually 14 Years Old
Sega may have you thinking Sonic 4 is on the way, but really, it’s already here. It was released in 1996. For the Super Nintendo. This is a game called “Sonic 4”, a hack which took the existing Speedy Gonzales: Los Gatos Bandidos (by Sunsoft) and added some extras to it. Like Sonic, Sonic’s rings,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2010