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Global Agenda: Two Ways To Pay; Two Ways To Play
Hi-Rez Studios has revealed the innovative pricing model for their upcoming persistent-world online shooter Global Agenda, which allows players to choose which type of game they want to play – online shooter, or MMO. Global Agenda is an online shooter that, on the surface, plays a great deal like many other online shooters. You gain…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
Scribblenauts Spells Sales Success In September
Though it didn’t make an appearance in the NPD Group‘s top ten bestselling games in the U.S. for September, 5th Cell‘s innovative Nintendo DS game Scribblenauts conjured up impressive sales. According to NPD data released today, the Warner Bros. Interactive-published DS game sold nearly 194,000 copies in its first month on the market. That puts…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 20, 2009 -
PSP Launch Brings New Chinatown Wars Social Club Features
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is now out for the PSP, and Rockstar has added new features to the Rockstar Social Club to celebrate the eagerly anticipated release. Today sees the introduction of two new features to the Rockstar Social Club to help players of both the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable versions of Grand…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2 PC’s IWNET An “Improvement” Over Dedicated Servers, Says IW
Infinity Ward’s revelation that Modern Warfare 2 for the PC would drop dedicated servers for online multiplayer in favor of the developer’s IWNET tech was met with the usual community grumbling. Now IW is trying to clear the air. Amid frantic petition signing and friendly sniping about the change from competitors, Infinity Ward’s Robert “FourZeroTwo”…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 20, 2009 -
Aion Wings It To The Top Of September PC NPDs
The NPD PC charts for September have arrived, bringing with them several new entries amidst the old favorites, with Batman, Champions Online, and Aion slipping into the top 20. Well, Batman: Arkham Asylum slips into the top 20 at least, taking a respectable number 16 position. The two MMO titles more or less storm the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
Halo Waypoint Still Evolving, May Eventually Have Gameplay
What started conceptually as a hub for Halo content on the Xbox 360 may develop into something more, the creative director for the new Halo Waypoint Xbox destination told Kotaku. Developed by Microsoft’s Halo group, 343 Industries, in conjunction with game development studio Certain Affinity, Waypoint launches in November. It is intended to be a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2009 -
A New, Improved KORG DS-10
Fans of the KORG DS-10 music creation software for the Nintendo DS will be happy to know that cavia, inc. and Procyon Studio are working hard on an enhanced version, aptly named KORG DS-10 Plus. KORG DS-10 Plus isn’t a sequel, but rather a revamped version of the original application, already released in Japan, with…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
Capcom: Seth Will Be Cheaper In Super Street Fighter IV
Super Street Fighter IV wasn’t always super. Initially, franchise producer Yoshinori Ono thought the next iteration of Street Fighter, landing just a year after the release of Street Fighter IV, should get a new number. Maybe not five, but perhaps 4.9. But Capcom thought that might be too confusing and instead slapped the game with…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2009 -
Namco Bandai Defies Gravity With Inversion
A cop and his neighbor scour the gravity-twisted, alien-infested streets of their city in search of a missing boy in Inversion, a 3rd person shooter for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 from Namco Bandai, The alien Lutadore have invaded the Earth, their gravity-twisting weapons riddling major cities with areas of zero gravity and vector…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
World Of Goo Birthday Sale: The Results Are In
2D Boy celebrated the World of Goo’s birthday by allowing folks to pay whatever price they wanted for the PC version of the game, from a penny on up. Let’s see how that worked out. The good news? The World of Goo birthday sale was such a huge success that 2D Boy has extended it…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
The Living Covenant Elite Halloween Mask
There are Halloween costumes and then there are HALLOWEEN COSTUMES. With animatronic eyes and a face, this Halo Covenant Elite head will most surely form the ladder. That’s right, moving mandibles means you can use all caps when you describe what you’re going as for Halloween. Not a lot is known about YouTube user petemander1,…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2009 -
NCSoft’s Halloween Plans
MMO companies love delving into their bag of tricks for Halloween, and NCsoft is no different, with events planned across all six of its active Western games. NCsoft is operating six games at once? Yes they are, and Halloween is coming to each one of them. The Mad King Thorn returns to Guild Wars, Scarecrow…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
Games On Demand: Fist-Bumping, Werehogs, And LA Traffic
Whether you enjoy shooting, driving, or bemoaning the sad decline of a once-beloved franchise, today’s additions to the Xbox 360 Games on Demand lineup have something for you! Three old Xbox 360 titles are made new again this week, thanks to the magic of digital delivery. Today you can download Army of Two, Midnight Club:…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
Gran Turismo 5 Comes with Three Discs?
At least one version of upcoming Playstation 3 racer Gran Turismo 5 apparently comes with three Blu-ray discs, GT Planet writes. The Gran Turismo fan site spotted the game’s box in the hands of game creator Kazunori Yamauchi on a Mercedes-Benz video that talks about the inclusion of the Mercedes SLS AMG. Gran Turismo 5…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2009 -
PAX East Tickets Go On Sale
Are you an East Coast gamer tired of watching the West Coast gamers having all the fun? Registration has opened for PAX East, the more sensible version of Penny Arcade’s celebration of games and gaming. After several years’ worth of trial shows in Seattle, the Penny Arcade team is ready for the main event. PAX…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
And Then There Was LEGO Queen
Guitarist Brian May may have beat them to the punch, but that won’t stop Warner Bros. Interactive and MTV Games from proudly announcing tiny LEGO versions of super group Queen in LEGO Rock Band. Sure, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury might have passed, but including a virtual representation of him in LEGO Rock Band is…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
Microsoft Explores Xbox Live Rewards Program
Microsoft appears to be launching a pilot rewards program for Xbox Live, according to emails sent out to a number of subscribers over the past day. The email, sent to a number of our readers and forwarded to Kotaku, says that the sign-up period for the program closes on Oct. 21. But it’s unclear what…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2009 -
I. Am. Sick.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Landed Feeling horrible, sore throat. Will go to the doctor’s tomorrow if I don’t get better. Hate when the weather changes — I always get sick. What you missed last night 3D Dot Heroes Has The Bestest Load Screens Rumor: Famitsu Awards Bayonetta A Perfect Score Sony: Playstation Continues To…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
Don’t Expect More PixelJunk PSP Ports Just Yet
Kyoto-based developer Q-Games has brought its home console PSN PixelJunk experience to the PSP with PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe. It’s a first for the company, and perhaps, a last. Q-Game head Dylan Cuthbert has stated that he doesn’t think the company will port anything else to the PSP, telling Kotaku, “We thought the psp-go and the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009