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Microsoft: “Halo: Reach Will Be The Biggest Game of 2010”
This year, 2009, isn’t yet over, but Microsoft is already talking about next year — namely the biggest game of next year. That game, says Microsoft, will be Halo: Reach. Next year will see the release of Final Fantasy XIII in the West, God of War III, Gran Turismo 5, Mass Effect 2 and StarCraft…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
Transformers: War For Cybertron Debut Trailer
Set before the Transformers had contact with Earth, War For Cybertron allows players to partake in the battle between Autobots and Decepticons. The game is being developed by High Moon Studios, best known for the Bourne Conspiracy game. The title’s release date is still TBA, but Transformers: War For Cybertron will be hitting the PS3,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
A Look At Dead Space Costume In PlayStation Home
As previously announced, Sony released a bevy of goodies in PlayStation Home today, including this “Dead Space 2” miner outfit for male and female avatars. While Sony is saying this is a Dead Space 2 miner outfit, it does look very much like the Dead Space 1 duds. Twitter / Dead Space: Own a PlayStation…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
Pokemon Teaches Your Children To Worship Satan
Pokémon, plural, turn kids into devil. They are monsters. And there’s stabbing and shootings, too! Maybe it has something to do with the dark realm? Going by hairdos, this looks to be from the late 1990s or the turn of the century. Still remember that even with the passage of time certain things still hold…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2009 -
Xbox 360 Game Helps You Talk To Girls
For some, talking to girls is hard. For others, talking is hard. Xbox 360 downloadable indie title Don’t Be Nervous Talking 2 Girls might be able to offer help. Or at least offer something for you to point and laugh at. Because that is one tall roller coaster. Available for 80 Microsoft Points, so leave…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2009 -
Blizzard Patches Diablo II, Beta Test It Now
Say what you want about Blizzard’s ability to get Diablo III out the door in a timely fashion. But you can’t knock the developer for its support of older games, especially in light of Diablo II’s new patch. Version 1.13 of Blizzard’s nine-year-old action-RPG is now yours for the public testing. Simply opt-in to Diablo…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2009 -
Team Fortress 2’s “War Update” Lets Players Vote With Kills
Valve’s next Team Fortress 2 update will add new maps, new “surprises” and three new weapons each for the Soldier and Demoman classes. Somewhat surprisingly, a seventh top secret weapon is also en route. And it’s up for grabs. Either the Soldier or Demoman class will be on the receiving end of that to-be-revealed unlockable.…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2009 -
Mass Effect Preorder Gun Goes All Large Hadron Collider on Your Ass
In this video, you can get a look at the in-game bonuses for preordering Mass Effect 2 from GameStop: the Terminus Assault Armor, which does more than look good, and the Blackstorm Heavy Weapon, which does more than look bad. See, this is what everyone said those folks in Switzerland were gonna do, create a…
By Owen Good Published December 10, 2009 -
LittleBigPlanet DLC, Update Deliver 11 More Trophies
Yesterday, a trophy tip-off presaged today’s announcement of Borderlands’ second DLC package. Well, there’s another such leak today, showing 11 new trophies for LittleBigPlanet’s Pirates of the Caribbean DLC and Water update. There are 2 silver and 9 bronze trophies becoming available with the new content, reports PS3Trophies.org. They will raise the total trophies to…
By Owen Good Published December 10, 2009 -
Tony Hawk Ride Grinds Up 114,000 In Sales
Activision and Robomodo’s peripheral-based reboot of the Tony Hawk‘s Pro Skater franchise had what may be considered a disappointing first month on the market, selling 114,000 units in the U.S. in November, according to the NPD Group. GameSpot reports that the majority of those sales were to Wii gamers, with 67,000 copies of Tony Hawk…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2009 -
Naughty Bear Is Bringing The Pain
I once wanted to work at a Build-A-Bear store in the mall so that I could be surrounded by fluffy teddy bears all day. Instead, I work in video games journalism, where fluffy teddy bears are murderous beasts. Actually, Naughty Bear isn’t 100% murderous. He’s more like 110% mischievous with a reckless disregard for teddy…
By AJ Glasser Published December 10, 2009 -
DVR Alert: Spike Televises Top 2009 Indie Developers Tonight
Spike TV’s second-annual special celebrating indie games airs on Spike tonight. Host Geoff Keighley shared a copy of the show early with Kotaku and it does indeed feature visits with the makers of Osmos, ‘Splosion Man, Trials HD and Flower. The show even offers an early look at ‘Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel’s next game,…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 10, 2009 -
The Age of Internetz
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: In Flight Movies Isn’t the Age of the Internet grand? I write these words to you as I sit on a rural train rocking and rumbling its way to Sydney, Australia from the Blue Mountains. I’ve spent the past hour tapping out my week’s column on my magazine-sized laptop while…
By Brian Crecente Published December 10, 2009 -
NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note
What if someone asks you today to quickly sound smart about how video games sold in November? Here’s our monthly analysis cheat-sheet you can use in such desperate social situations. And this time, Kotaku gives you options. Just like BioWare. Before you read this analysis, open up some tabs or windows with McWhertor’s NPD November…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 10, 2009 -
Nintendo DS, Wii Top Nov. U.S. Console Sales; Xbox 360 Bests PS3
Nintendo hardware once again dominates U.S. video game sales, with the Nintendo DS and Wii selling more than 2.96 million units combined in November, with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 settling for third and fourth, respectively. It would appear that Modern Warfare 2’s big software sales numbers on the Xbox 360 had a nice…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2009 -
NPD: Modern Warfare 2 Sells 6 Million, New Super Mario Bros. 1.39 Million In November
As widely expected, Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 moved over 6 million copies in the U.S. last month on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, making the first-person shooter November’s best selling video game. Settling for third, behind the two versions of Modern Warfare 2, was Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii,…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2009 -
Left 4 Dead 2 PC Patched Up Real Good, Xbox 360 Update “Later This Month”
Valve has put forth a new update for the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2, fixing up a long list of outstanding bugs, tweaking gameplay and much much more. Expect the same fixes “later this month,” Xbox 360 players. Most of the changes appear to be relatively small, somewhat reducing the effectiveness of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2009 -
PlayStation Home Director Wants “Mini-MMOs” On The Service
Having been presented for its first year of public existence as a social platform, PlayStation Home is about to be pushed in a new way: As a social gaming platform. “We have developed a forum for developers to come in and develop 3D social games,” Buser told Kotaku during a Sony Playstation 3 showcase in…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 10, 2009 -
PlayStation Store Update: Shooter
PixelJunk fans and PSPgo owners have plenty to look forward to in this week’s North American PlayStation Store update. Warm up the wallets, kids! Perhaps most notable is Q Games newest, PixelJunk Shooter, a mere ten dollar download. The PlayStation Network game is joined by side-scrolling beat ’em up Revenge of the Wounded and top…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2009