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Call Of Juarez Gets Custom Shootout Creator

You know, for all its flaws – and the game had many – I still enjoyed Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. So I’ll be dusting it off now that a level creator is on the way. The world builder will be available in two modes: a “simple” mode for basic level creation that’s full…

Empire: Total War Getting New Campaign, New Battles

Just because Creative Assembly are working on a new Total War game doesn’t mean they’ve given up on the last one – Empire – as a new expansion for the game is due next month. It’s called “Warpath”, and is focused on North America, and the conflict between Native Americans and European powers. It includes…

Was The Young Pirate Girl Cut From Xbox 360 Tales of Vesperia?

To recap: A young pirate girl was referenced in the original Xbox 360 version: “Inside the drawer, there’s a pirate outfit for girls. A name is written, but it’s hard to make out because of heavy wear. ‘Pa…..’?” Pa? Hrm, “Patty” starts with “Pa.” Patty is also a girl – a girl who wears pirate…

NPD Group To Introduce Digital Sales Charts

The NPD sales charts come with a hefty caveat: they don’t include digital download sales, meaning we’re not getting the full picture when it comes to game sales. So, to fix this, the NPD Group are introducing digital sales charts. The NPD Group’s David Riley has told MCV “The charts are needed in much the…

Nintendo All Started Right Here

As seen on Kirainet. There are directions too in case you’d like to go!

FIFA 10 Trailer Shows Where EA’s Money Went

FIFA is the biggest of EA’s many big franchises. Indeed, it’s one of the biggest-selling series in the world. So when it comes to making ads for the thing, no expense is spared. For those who aren’t fans of the beautiful game, know that this is full of famous, world-class players. Who, yes, do a…

Resonance of Fate Tokyo Game Show Trailer

Tri-Ace’s role playing game Resonance of Fate is getting the big roll out at the Tokyo Game Show. A big TGS roll out needs a big TGS trailer. This is that, apparently. Published by SEGA, Resonance of Fate will be released in the West next Spring.

Guess Who Was At Our Kotaku Reader Party? Guess!

As seen on Oreteki.

More Great PC Games Going For $5

Direct2Drive’s crazy $5 sale continues this week, with a range of games that have no business being $5 added to the list of discounted titles. Among the newly-added games are Assassin’s Creed, EVE Online, Age of Conan, Titan Quest and Vice City, while plenty of games from last week are still available as well. You…

Microsoft: Price Cuts Sales Spikes Are Short Term

The Xbox 360 is cheaper. The PS3 is cheaper. That means that both are, well, cheaper for people to buy. And that means more people buy the consoles. But how long does that sales increase last? “I don’t believe the price cuts that both companies have made will impact the market dynamics too dramatically in…

You Know What Team Fortress 2 Needs? Guard Dogs

There’s a TF2 “Team Update” doing the rounds at the moment, which has people thinking a new class – guard dog – is being added to the game. It’s not. But Valve have still given the concept the thumbs up! You can check out the user-made concept here, which has the dog acting as a…

Square Enix Talks Motion Control, New Wii

When the Wii was released in November 2005, the motion controls were revolutionary. But that was then. Now it’s 2009, and Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has seen the future. The future? The future. The PS3 already has motion controls with the SIXAXIS, but will be getting more exact motion controls with the wand-like controller.…

So, This New 360 Controller Is Pretty Awful

This is a new colour scheme for the Xbox 360 controller, due out next month, which appears to be a GameStop/EB Games exclusive. Gee, what a scoop. It looks like it should be wearing heavy boots and mulling around a mall complaining about things. Or transforming into Spawn in front of a backdrop of flames,…

One Day, Infinity Ward Will Do Something Other Than Call Of Duty

Infinity Ward are famous! Famous for being the guys behind Call of Duty, and…and…well, that’s it. Just Call of Duty. But don’t tell them that! Because one day, IW would like to do something new. Heck, they think they’re doing something new already, community manager Robert Bowling telling Videogamer “When we feel like we can’t…

RedOctane Chief Says Natal ‘Likely’ for Guitar Hero

When last we heard about Natal, and the possibility of air guitaring Guitar Hero, a Neversoft producer said they were ‘interested.’ If they’re not, RedOctane is. Their president just upgraded the Natal/Guitar Hero connection to “likely.” In an interview with Digital Spy, Kai Huang, president and cofounder of RedOctane, said the studio has “definitely been…

Watch The First Fifteen Minutes Of Dead Space: Extraction

It should go without saying, but… SPOILER WARNING! Thanks to Dead Space: Extraction hitting the streets in Australia a whole week earlier than here in the US, we’ve got nothing better to do than watch an Australian gamer play through the first fifteen minutes. I know it’s an on rails shooter a “guided first person…

Microsoft Confirms 802.11n Wi-Fi Adapter

An FCC listing last week showed it had reviewed an official 802.11n wireless adapter Microsoft’s developing for the 360. A flier in an Italian Gears of War 2 pointed to the same thing. The company has formally confirmed its existence. Microsoft gave the statement to Joystiq earlier today but did not divulge a release date…

Suda Clarifies What No More No More Heroes Means

When Goichi Suda said last month that No More Heroes 2 would be the last of the series on Wii, he didn’t mean that was its end with Nintendo. Suda expects a “Wii 2”, and NMH to continue on that. Although, speaking to 1Up, Suda also made clear that “I’ve finished the story for Travis…

Part-ay

To: Luke From: Crecente We had our official Kotaku party tonight. It was, as it always is, a blast. We took over both Mother and Mother’s Ruin, two bars that have hosted us in the past and were gracious enough to host our party again this year on extremely short notice. Tons of people showed…

One Web Series’ Success on XBL Doesn’t Mean Others Will Follow

“The Guild” might be a hit on Xbox Live, but don’t look for it to inspire many imitators. A senior Microsoft executive says the sponsorship deal it was able to wangle was rare, and such deals are hard to swing. Ross Honey the general manager of global content acquisition and strategy in Microsoft’s media and…