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WW2 Games Aren’t Dead, They Just Need New Digs
As has been established by science, there are over 100 recent video games set during the Second World War. Yet for a war that literally spanned the globe, we sure do spend a lot of time in, and above, France. John Constantine over at MTV has written a piece today on alternative locations for WW2…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 -
Trophy List Hints at More DLC Coming for Borderlands
Gearbox creative dude Mikey Neumann twitter-teased some sort of announcement yesterday that had to get pulled back, but it looks like PS3Trophies.org stole the show. Four new trophies tip off some coliseum-based DLC in the works. Here’s what we got. Haven’t seen these on Xbox Live (the version I play) yet. Take that for what…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2009 -
Lance Henriksen Moves Bishop To Aliens Vs. Predator
Sega and Rebellion Entertainment‘s upcoming Aliens Vs. Predator gets a little more Alien cred in the form of Lance Henriksen. The actor has been tapped to reprise his role as Bishop in voice and face for the forthcoming shooter. That’s Karl Bishop Weyland, mind you, descendant of Charles Bishop Weyland from the Aliens vs. Predator…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2009 -
Guild Wars 2 “Structured More Like Other MMOs”
Call me crazy, but I always thought a major pull of Guild Wars was that it wasn’t like other massively multiplayer online games. It’s not just the GW used a more realistic art style than the dreaded juggernaut, World of Warcraft. Guild Wars was different because it was mostly instanced (which I think might’ve made…
By AJ Glasser Published December 8, 2009 -
EA Sports Announcing “New Game” in January
EA Canada’s community manager tweeted last night that “execs at EA SPORTS will announce a new game sometime in January. I wonder what it’ll be?” Yeah, I wonder, too. Let’s wonder together. Some candidates, in decreasing order of likelihood: • FIFA World Cup 10. Although, this is really no surprise, nor is it really a…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2009 -
Meet The Cast Of The Saboteur
What with all the talk of nudity, I’d kind of lost track of the fact that The Saboteur has a plot-heavy story with more than one angst-filled character. Luckily, PlayStation Blog has got me covered with a quick rundown on all the main cast members of The Saboteur (mostly spoiler-free, too — although I’d argue…
By AJ Glasser Published December 8, 2009 -
Famitsu: Final Fantasy XIII Misses Perfect Score [Story Spoiler!]
This year, Japanese magazine Famitsu has awarded a perfect 40/40 score to four games: Dragon Quest IX, Monster Hunter 3, Bayonetta and New Super Mario Bros. Years-in-the-making and eagerly-anticipated Final Fantasy XIII did not. Famitsu has four reviewers rate games on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best for a cumulative 40/40 score.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 -
The Year We Make 3-2-1 Contact
To: Ashcraft From: McWhertor Re: Ten Years, Man, Ten Years. Crap. You sound about as excited as I do to enter “The Year We Make Contact” with Jupiter-sized space fetuses. I remember seeing 2010 in the theater back in 1984, a theater going experience that induced a very strange panic attack in me as a…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2009 -
Transformers: The War for Cybertron Puts Autobots In Gears
Activision has an all-new Transformers game on its slate for next year, one that looks like it will be taking gameplay cues from Gears of War. According to the newest issue of Game Informer, Transformers: The War for Cybertron is a third-person shooter that chronicles the Autobot’s battle waged against the evil forces of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2009 -
Kotaku Programming Reminder: Talk Live With Uncharted 2’s Amy Hennig On Wednesday
As noted yesterday, Amy Hennig, creative director of PlayStation 3 blockbuster Uncharted 2 will guest-host tomorrow’s live Kotaku call-in podcast. Show time’s 11am MT, 1pm ET. Call-in and listening details will be live on the site just before show time.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2009 -
Valve: Team Fortress 2 Mystery Update ‘Not A New Game Mode’
The most recent update to Valve’s two-year-old shooter Team Fortress 2 did more than just fix bugs, it added a bunch of new sound files for the game’s Announcer, newly referencing friendships, betrayals and mercenaries. So, new game mode? Nope! While some Team Fortress 2 players are left scratching their heads, some have already heard…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2009 -
New Yakuza 3 Trailer Is Full Of Hot Yakuza Action
Sega confirmed earlier today that the rumors of Yakuza 3‘s Western release were true, announcing a March 2010 release date for the PlayStation 3 gangster game. This new trailer, with English peppered throughout, offers further proof. The new trailer for the game released in Japan earlier this year both pans across and zooms in on…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2009 -
Speedy Gran Turismo 5 Impressions: Bumper Falls Off, Heads Theoretically Turn
Just got back from a Sony showcase a few blocks from Kotaku’s NYC office. Heading back over there post-haste. Had a few minutes to try to wreck a car in Gran Turismo 5 and learn about the game’s head-tracking. A Sony representative was showing Polyphony Digital’s upcoming PlayStation 3 racing game, and let me drive…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2009 -
Andross, Emperor of The New York City Subway System!
Street artist Posterchild—installer of Super Mario Bros. question blocks and Portal companion cubes in the real world—has let loose Star Fox nemesis Andross in New York City. Fear him, subway riders! Super Smash Bros. Brawl fans may recognize this version of Andross as he appeared in the original Star Fox for the Super NES, but…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2009 -
Play Panama Over And Over With The Guitar Hero: Van Halen Demo
Xbox Live Gold subscribers can now download a demo for Guitar Hero: Van Halen featuring three four songs, one two of which are actually by Van Halen! I suppose Activision is trying to show the range of the Guitar Hero: Van Halen product to those of us who didn’t already get it for free via…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2009 -
Metal Gear Solid 4 Music Man Joins The New Halo Team
Microsoft’s internal Halo team, 343 Industries, has a new member. Sotaro Tojima, formerly of Kojima Productions and credited with Metal Gear Solid 4‘s sound direction, has joined the Halo publisher. The official Halo Waypoint Twitter account brings word of Tojima’s hire, the second—that we know of—former Kojiima Productions staffer to join Microsoft in its Halo-expanding…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2009 -
Extended Spirit Tracks Commercial Has Twice As Much Hallucinating
The 60-second version of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks‘ television commercial displays in more vivid detail why you should probably put down the DS and sleep once in awhile. The 30-second version was nice, but I love the little details Nintendo threw in for the extended cut of the commercial. The passenger paying the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2009 -
Saboteur Developer Draws Line Between In-Game Nudity, In-Game Sex
The Saboteur, EA’s game about aiding the French resistance against the Nazis, has optional in-game nudity, but only alludes to actual sex. It’s an obvious distinction, but not one often discussed by those who discuss mature content in games. But that distinction did come up during an interview between Saboteur lead designer Tom French and…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2009 -
Sledgehammer Games Goes Online, Needs Help
Activision’s newest studio, Sledgehammer Games, founded by original Dead Space creators Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, has been made extra official today, with the launch of the start up developer’s web site. While there’s not much meat to it yet—no game announcements buried within—job listings offer some clues to what Sledgehammer is working on. It’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2009