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You Choo-choo-choose The Demon’s Souls Valentine’s Day Special Event
Atlus is gearing up for another World Tendency event for the PlayStation 3 role-playing game Demon’s Souls just like it did for Halloween and the Christmas season. Since this one’s for Valentine’s Day, what will Atlus do? Whatever you choose. While Halloween was appropriately Black World Tendency and Christmas was White World Tendency, Atlus is…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010 -
Tetris Gets Its Own Satellite TV Channel
And not as hot, tetromino-on-tetromino Spanktravision pay-per-view either. For $2.99 a month, DISH Network subscribers will get access to a Tetris Channel that allows them to wham on their remote button seven times just to rotate the block counterclockwise once. According to a news release from Englewood, Colo. based DISH, Tetris is being delivered through…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2010 -
Left 4 Dead 2 Update, Zombie Bots Are Go
Valve has issued the latest update to its cooperative and competitive zombie killing sim Left 4 Dead 2, with changes that are sure to delight the Boomer in you. The newly issued patch, now available on Steam and arriving for Xbox 360 owners in “an upcoming title update,” deals away with the dreaded “auto spawn”…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010 -
EA Sports Planning Facebook Version of Madden
Speaking to Bloomberg Television, EA Sports boss Peter Moore said his division will soon introduce a version of its Madden NFL game to Facebook users, saying it is essential that the football simulation be made more accessible. Moore told Bloomberg that a Facebook Madden would deliver a “simpler experience” than the console game. Following up…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2010 -
“Saddened” Bungie Plans Halo 2 Send Off On Xbox Live
Earlier today, Microsoft announced that it was pulling the plug on Xbox Live support for original Xbox games. That obviously includes Bungie’s Halo 2, consistently the top original Xbox title represented on Live. Bungie responds to the change. “We’re all saddened at the realization that an era is coming to an end but looking back,”…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010 -
Europe’s God Of War III Ultimate Edition Even More Ultimate
The top shelf version of God of War III coming to Europe is a bit more ultimate than the North American version, known over there as the God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition. This is what it looks like. Europe’s God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition is the only way for our friends…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010 -
All is Forgiven, Miss America
So Caressa Cameron, crowned Miss America on Sunday, opened her yearlong reign with some alienating things to say about video games. Chalk that up to extemporaneous speaking. Here she assures Major Nelson she wants to learn how to play them. We mentioned that Cameron’s first post-coronation comments were intended to motivate parents to set better…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2010 -
Survey: Game Devs Walking Away From Wii, Warming Up To iPhone
Game developers are focusing less on the Wii and more on the iPhone, according to a new survey of more than 800 video game professionals, with development on Apple’s platform nearly doubling over the year prior. That survey of developers from North America “and beyond” was performed by Game Developer Research and consists of video…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010 -
Friday
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Why Is It Called China? I don’t know about you, but it’s been an exhausting week for me. Between the features, breaking news and reviews and handling a lot of manageminty and behind the scenes stuff, this week has zipped by. Next week has me traveling to San Fran on…
By Brian Crecente Published February 5, 2010 -
Introducing the Caseburster
Alien chestburster casemod for PS3 phat, as seen on Technabob.
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2010 -
John Romero Bows Before Gaming’s Masters
Speaking last night at The Art History of Games symposium in Atlanta, Doom developer John Romero talked about the “masters” the game industry should look to for help creating games today. Which industry figures could make Romero their bitch? The first thing that Romero made clear during his talk, titled “Masters Among Us,” is that…
By Mike Fahey Published February 5, 2010 -
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Has A Secret Platform (It’s the iPhone)
Sega will be milking the announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 for all its worth, doling out additional announcements and countdown clocks to drum up hedgehog hype. Perhaps the most interesting tease is the game’s fourth platform. Sonic 4 (nee “Project Needlemouse”) has been officially announced as a PlayStation Network, WiiWare and Xbox Live Arcade…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010 -
Download The BioShock 2 Soundtrack On Tuesday
Fans not opting to purchase the Limited Edition of BioShock 2 can still get their hands on music from the game, when 2K Games releases soundtrack digitally, packed with the greatest hits from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. Between BioShock and Fallout 3, I’ve grown quite fond of music from the 30’s through the 50’s…
By Mike Fahey Published February 5, 2010 -
Review Round-Up: More MAG, More Tower Defense, But No More Heroes
Some reviews we ran this week made people angry. Well, honestly, some of the reviews made us angry too. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Review: Repetitious Rebel In which, I guess I zigged when other people zagged. MAG Review: World of Shadow Warcraft In which Brian Crecente made a game pay for its poor…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 5, 2010 -
EA’s Road Rash Reboot, Oliver Twist Game Could Have Looked Like This
Road Rash fans are likely aware that Electronic Arts has flirted with reviving the violent racer on “next-gen” platforms, a project that has reared its head in video and trademark form. But did you know that EA was also working on an Oliver Twist game? It got at least as far as the concept art…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010 -
This Week’s Top Five Hotter-than-Hades Stories
It’s Friday and it’s time for the top 5 hottest Kotaku stories of the week. Warning: reading them may scorch eyebrows, eyelashes, and/or facial hair. Brought to you by Dante’s Inferno. In Stores 02.09.10. Read ’em and burn after the jump. 1. Romance With Disabled Girls: How (And Maybe Why) An Unusual Video Game Came…
By Gawkercreative Published February 5, 2010 -
Get Acquainted With Dante’s Sins
The latest Dante’s Inferno trailer provides us with a quick recap of the sins of man – lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud, treachery, and using leetspeak. I might have made up one of those. It’s a lovely trailer and all, but I can’t help but wonder what changes Dante Alighieri would have made…
By Mike Fahey Published February 5, 2010 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
BioShock 2! BioShock 2! On Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, that’s what I’ll be playing this weekend, drilling my way toward the end of the game and hopefully unlocking a World’s Greatest Big Daddy coffee mug reward for my Avatar. Oh, they don’t actually have such a thing (as far as I know) in BioShock…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010 -
I Will Now Attempt To Explain A Battle System
Ladies and gentlemen of Kotaku, children of all ages. I will now attempt to explain to you the battle system in Sega and Tri-Ace’s upcoming role-playing game Resonance of Fate. Drumroll please. (And let me know if I lose you.) Resonance of Fate, fine people, is a role-playing game set in a fantasy future. Imagine…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 5, 2010 -
Panelfly Comic Reader Makes The iPad A Bit More Attractive
I thought Apple’s new iPad was a completely ridiculous waste of money, until I saw pictures of the iPad version of Panelfly’s comic book reader. Now it’s just slightly ridiculous. There was absolutely no way I was shelling out $500 plus for an iPad in March. There was no application Apple could show me, nor…
By Mike Fahey Published February 5, 2010