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The Lawyer-Mans Can’t Help a Gamer Out
A New York personal injury firm employs reverse psychology in this humorous TV spot, but it suggests that a power outrage forcing you to start over a level you were just about to beat doesn’t constitute pain and suffering. I wonder how law offices of Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman feel about the case of the…
By Owen Good Published January 20, 2010 -
Pricey Bags
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Time to Buy Angel Wings Yikes! $700 for a kid’s backpack. That’s crazy talk. Tristan uses a Halo ODST bag for his school. I assume that wouldn’t fly in Japan. What you missed: How Cover Shaped Gaming’s Last Decade Ratchet And Clank Goes Vinyl The Rock Band Network’s Very Naughty…
By Brian Crecente Published January 20, 2010 -
The Best Games of 2009 to Play With Your Kids
Our finalists for Game of the Year have all been announced and continue to be hotly debated within Kotaku Tower as we try to come to a conclusion, but those three titles weren’t the only ones of note in 2009. We also have a slate of Editor’s Choice awards to go through. Totilo talked about…
By Brian Crecente Published January 20, 2010 -
EA Sports Now Taking Nickname Suggestions for NCAA Football
Kotaku’s in-depth pursuit of how and why NCAA Football 10 recognizes weird created-team nicknames – like Fightin’ Planets, Ingots and Orange Psychos – created enough fan reaction that EA Sports is accepting new nickname submissions through an official forum thread. Since the publication of Saturday’s Stick Jockey, I know I’ve been swamped with queries regarding…
By Owen Good Published January 20, 2010 -
BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk Has A Massive Effect On Kotaku Talk Radio
Our second studio episode of Kotaku Talk Radio is in the can! Listen now to hear one of Canada’s finest, BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk, discussing Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and beyond. Dr. Gregory P. Zeschuk kicks off this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio by mocking Totilo’s winter wear, and it only gets better…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2010 -
BioWare: There Will Be More Mass Effect After Trilogy Ends
Greg Zeschuk, co-founder of Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare, says that the sci-fi franchise will live on in other games after the role-playing game trilogy wraps up in Mass Effect 3. Zeschuk said during today’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio that the Mass Effect property is a “valuable universe,” that the end of…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 20, 2010 -
Supreme Commander 2 Gets A Proper Trailer
Gas Powered Games‘ Supreme Commander 2 finally gets itself a proper trailer, with lovely CGI and bombastic music appropriate for a real-time strategy game of its stature. For a while there the only video we had of Supreme Commander 2 was the one that came out with the North American release date announcement, which featured…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2010 -
No Wii For The Kids: Hidden Costs Compel Console Return
It could have happened to any man with any console. But for Chris O’Brien, newspaper columnist, it happened with the Wii. The father of two bought his kids a Wii for Christmas, but returned it. Too many hidden costs. The San Jose Mercury News columnist recently explained the sticker shock that had him returning his…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2010 -
Crysis 2 Welcomes You To A New Jungle: New York City
Crytek’s sequel to the tropical island set first-person shooter Crysis has a new Nanosuit, new platforms on which to play it and an all new urban setting, New York City, according to the latest issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine. Crysis 2 takes players to a new urban jungle in the sequel, bound for the…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 20, 2010 -
How Does World Of Warcraft Threaten The Porn Industry?
According to an article by The Daily Beast’s Richard Abowitz, online games like World of Warcraft are one of the top five reasons porn-for-profit is dying, and it all comes down to staying power. Most of the reasons presented in the article make perfect sense. Fans paying more for sex with porn stars than film…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2010 -
Assassin’s Creed II Discovery iPhone Preview: Sonic-y
It may have sneaked out early, in apparently unfinished form, but the iPhone take on Assassin’s Creed II will finally be out in February. Since last week, I’ve been playing it. It’s Sonic-y. Assassins’ Creed II Discovery was developed by Ubisoft and Griptonite Games, as both a DS game (released last fall) and now as…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2010 -
Sony Brings Patchwork Heroes To North American PSP
Today Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the domestic release of the game previously known as One Million Ton Bara Bara, now known as Patchwork Heroes, an original action puzzle game for the PlayStation Portable. So what is Patchwork Heroes? A game about destroying massive sky ships, tearing them apart piece by piece, and, you know,…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 20, 2010 -
Speak-Up On Kotaku: 404 Errors, Campaigns, PC Cowboys, And Goodwill Towards Tony Hawk
This week in Speak-Up on Kotaku, our readers question the use of the word “campaign”, ponder BioWare’s 404 error, discover where Tony Hawk Ride games go to die, and head out on the dusty trail of PC gaming. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku:…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2010 -
This Week In Video Game Comics
Sonic, Star Wars, Free Realms and Starcraft comics, all sprung from video games, hit comics shops in North America today. Click each thumbnail for more information. Free Realms #5 (of 12) Written by JS Lewis. Drawn by Oliver Nome. Summary Via Wildstorm Entertainment: Darkthorne reveals a dangerous secret that could threaten the stability of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2010 -
Getting Started With Global Agenda: A Visual Tour
Hi-Rez Studios’ massively-multiplayer shooter Global Agenda launches next month, so I’ve spent the past couple of days tooling about in the beta to see what’s what. Let’s take a tour, shall we? Recovering from a global disaster in the 22nd century, Earth has fallen under the rule of the tyrannical Commonwealth. As advanced technology opens…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2010 -
2009 Game of the Year Finalist Debate: Assassin’s Creed II
There aren’t many ways that the multimillion-selling Assassin’s Creed II can be seen as an underdog, but in a discussion of 2009’s Game of the Year, it’s the dark horse. It’s not the interactive-movie-with-heart that is Uncharted 2. Nor is it the likably rough-edged innovative experiment Demon’s Souls. It is a sequel that atones for…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2010 -
Persona 3 Gets Even Better On The PSP
Atlus sends more Persona love to the PSP, announcing Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable for July release in North America, complete with dozens of hours of additional gameplay and a new player-controlled female protagonist. Porting Persona 3, one of the highest-rated role-playing games of all time, to the PSP, would have been enough for…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2010 -
Ask BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk Questions Live on Kotaku Talk Radio Now
Join us live today on CBS Radio as we chat with BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk and take your calls. The show kicks off at 11 a.m. MT, 1 p.m. ET, with Zeschuk in studio with us. Want to be heard on Kotaku Talk Radio? Call us on the air LIVE at (877) CHAT-212 or use…
By Brian Crecente Published January 20, 2010 -
Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack 2 On Sale Next Month
Remember the three exclusive Halo 3 multiplayer maps included in Halo 3: ODST? They’re finally going up for sale on Xbox Live next month as the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack 2. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons for Halo fans to pick up ODST was the three exclusive multiplayer maps, Citadel, Longshore, and Heretic.…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2010 -
Fat Princess Map Selection Grows Fatter With Next Update
Titan Studios expresses its gratitude to the Fat Princess community, sharing some cosplay and slipping fans a free map along with the bug fixes coming in Patch 1.04. The cosplay comes by way of Asian School Boy, linked in the PlayStation Blog post as part of Titan’s outpouring of love for fans of the mutliplayer…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2010