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Voice Actress Tips Off ‘Resident Evil 5: Director’s Cut’?
Curious tidbit from this 9 minute interview with Patricia Ja Lee, the voice of Jill Valentine in Resident Evil 5. Seven minutes in, she talks about doing work “for the director’s cut that’s coming out for Resident Evil 5.” “I guess the news is already out,” Jill says. It is? First I’ve heard of it.…
By Owen Good Published September 23, 2009 -
EA Stock Soars On Microsoft Buyout Rumors
Rumors can be powerful forces in the economy, as evidenced by an 8.1 percent rise in Electronic Arts stock today following unsubstantiated rumors that Microsoft was interested in buying the publisher out. What analysts and strategists are calling “unsubstantiated chatter” had a profound effect on EA stock today, rising 8.1 percent to $20.01 during Nasdaq…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2009 -
Sony Confirms Wii Price Drop?
Nintendo hasn’t confirmed a Wii $199.99 price drop yet, but seems like Sony has, as an anonymous tipster sends us an alleged price comparison chart from a Best Buy event going on in Missouri. Kansas City, Missouri, to be exact, where a Sony representative was instructing store representatives on the relative values of the three…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2009 -
LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Driving Segment Preview: Smash! Crash! Rehash!
I get apprehensive whenever a developer announces a driving part of their adventure game. It’s like, what’s their motivation for putting that in there? Do they even know how to design driving levels…? Luckily, LEGO Indiana Jones 2 does it right. Not only is it adding a gameplay element that you’d kind of expect based…
By AJ Glasser Published September 23, 2009 -
Army of Two: The 40th Day Weapons Customization Hands-On
While we’ve played the sequel to Army of Two plenty of times, today we got our first taste of how EA Montreal has iterate upon the weapons customization in The 40th Day. When the entirety of the Army of Two: The 40th Day weapons arsenal is unlocked for you via a developer cheat code, the…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 23, 2009 -
The God Of War Collection Collects GoW III Demo
As if re-mastered versions of God of War I & II on a Blu-ray disc for the PlayStation 3 weren’t enough, Sony sweetens the God of War Collection with a God of War III demo. At this point you’ve read about everyone and their brother getting some hands-on time with the E3 2009, Comic-Con, and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2009 -
BlazBlue Expands With Continuum Shift
Guilty Gear creators Arc System Works achieved some enjoyable level of success with a new fighting game property, BlazBlue. One of the loudest complaints was the comparatively slim roster. Good news about that, courtesy of the newest issue of Famitsu. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger will be getting an expansion of sorts in BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, featuring…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 23, 2009 -
A Sneak Peak At The TGS Yakuza 4 Trailer
The cast of Sega’s Yakuza 4 is revealed in this screen-to-cam trailer shot by an early visitor to the Tokyo Game Show floor. Where is Ashcraft when you need him? He’s been following the casting for Sega’s new Ryu Ga Gotoku title for the PlayStation 3, from the initial cattle call to the porn star…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2009 -
Tsumuji Bring Ninja Sneaking To The DS
The Zelda comparisons are obvious and prevalent. EA Nintendo DS title features a young, light-haired boy in an adventure-puzzle title — the cell shaded graphics are reminiscent of Zelda DS titles. But there is more to the title than simply Zelda DS stylings. “We’re really big Zelda fans,” says EA producer Nelson Wong. “It’s a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2009 -
Left 4 Dead 2’s Dark Carnival: Chainsaws On
The build of Left 4 Dead 2 that Valve brought to Tokyo Game Show really wasn’t that different from the version showed at PAX—with one exception, the addition of the chainsaw melee weapon. The two level demo took place in the “Dark Carnival” campaign, the one that Totilo recently previewed during a visit to Valve.…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 23, 2009 -
Your Life-Sized Gears Of War Lancer Replica Is Almost Ready
TriForce Sales has finalized work on its painstakingly-detailed replica of the Lancer from Gears of War, and it can be yours come February for the low, low price of $1000. Okay, $949.99, but I very much doubt that $50 under is going to sway anyone to the dark side of video game collectibles. TriForce’s Lancer…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2009 -
Second Batman Challenge Map Out Early in the UK [Update]
Just a reminder that Prey in the Darkness, the second challenge map in the Batman: Arkham Asylum set of free downloadable content, will arrive on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live tomorrow. The map actually is live on the UK’s Xbox Live servers as we speak, so if you’re there and home from work/school, check it…
By Owen Good Published September 23, 2009 -
Alienware’s TGS Lineup Is So Very Pretty
Gaming computer experts Alienware took the occasion of the Tokyo Game Show to unveil four new desktops and one new laptop for those of us who could never afford one to drool over. Sure, I could build a comparable PC for less money on my own, but it wouldn’t be nearly as pretty, and it…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2009 -
Grab This Week’s Kotaku Talk Radio Now
Join us this week as we talk about upcoming convention Tokyo Game Show. During the hour show we tackle everything from the PSP go to Lust in Dante’s Inferno and chainsaws in Left 4 Dead 2. Download the latest episode here or subscribe to the show on iTunes. You can also listen to it right…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2009 -
360’s New Wi-Fi will be $100; Old WiFi to get Price Cut
The 802.11n adapter whose development Microsoft recently confirmed will cost you one benjamin. The existing 802.11g adapter will get a haircut and cost $79.99. That’s according to Ars Technica’s trusty, and unnamed, “Mole.” The new adapter, and its ability to stream 1080p video, is tied to Microsoft’s upcoming Zune video store update to Xbox Live…
By Owen Good Published September 23, 2009 -
Hope On The Horizon For Aion’s Server Woes
Players are none too pleased with the massive, multi-hour queues affecting most of the newly-launched MMO Aion’s servers every evening. We spoke with NCsoft about plans to sooth the teeming masses. Forcing customers to wait upwards of several hours during peak game-playing time is not the sort of first impression you want to give the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2009 -
Firmware Update Hits the 360
An Xbox 360 firmware update went live overnight/early this morning. Although it lays the foundation for the 360’s Facebook and Twitter capabilities, no new features are included in this download. Major Nelson confirmed the new firmware in a late-night post; also, for any of our friends who were up late and gaming and found the…
By Owen Good Published September 23, 2009 -
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Track List Grows By Eight
We’re happy for you DJ Hero and we’re gonna let you finish, but Scratch: The Ultimate DJ features some of the greatest newly announced musical tracks of all time, featuring Kanye. Yes, I realized I used that reference already in today’s Talk Amongst Yourselves, but this story actually has Kanye in it, or at least…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2009 -
Naughty Dog Vows Uncharted 2 Isn’t the End of Drake’s Story
Naughty Dog‘s Amy Hennig told Playstation.Blog that Nathan Drake is “going to have a lot of adventures” past Uncharted 2. What is said here – very successful IP will continue – isn’t news. Yet again, what’s unsaid is. Said Hennig: [Uncharted 2] doesn’t conclude the story at all. The expectation with Uncharted 2 is that…
By Owen Good Published September 23, 2009 -
Dante’s Inferno Lust Impressions: Breast Bosses And Phallic Walls
EA offered hands-on with its second circle of its interactive Hell in Japan on Wednesday, allowing me to try the Lust level of 2010’s Dante’s Inferno. It was more disgusting than it was sexy, I hope we can all agree. Beware: Lots of words for body parts are used in this post. As it has…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 23, 2009