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Dragon Age: Origins Preview: About Those Xbox 360 Controls…
The Xbox 360 version of Dragon Age Origins, which we now know will be a massively-single-player role-playing game, was brought to New York City last week for a showcase and one of the shortest hands-on demos ever. Maybe a short demo’s for the best, though, because Dragon Age is one of those games that is…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2009 -
The Comic-Con 2009 Schedule: Just The Games
The annual San Diego Comic-Con isn’t just about comic book culture. It’s the mecca for all things nerdy and obsessive, including video games. This year’s gaming presence at the convention is impressive, not to mention regularly double-booked. Expect games like Gears of War, Assassin’s Creed II, Halo, Bayonetta and Dead Space Extraction to get prominent…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009 -
Battle Fantasia Goes Downloadable For PS3
More than a year after retail release for the PlayStation 3 in Europe, Arc System Work’s Battle Fantasia is finally coming to North America, courtesy of the PlayStation Network. North American PlayStation 3-owning fans of Arc fighters like Guilty Gear and the recently-reviewed BlazBlue were somewhat disappointed last year when Battle Fantasia was released exclusively…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
Helping Jimmy: Video Game Ideas We’d Like to See on the Fallon Show [Update]
Real or a put-on, Jimmy Fallon’s apparent love of video games gives our favorite hobby quite a late night stage on NBC, so why not make the best of it? Fallon sent someone to cover E3, played Tiger Woods a round of golf on the Wii and checked out Project Natal, but I think there…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 -
Watch Penn & Teller’s Video Game Bullshit! Episode
In this episode of Penn & Teller’s Bullshit!, the comedy duo take on “the video game industry’s worst nightmare” Jack Thompson, and hand a 9-year-old boy an AR-15 rifle to see if anyone dies. We gave you a taste, and now here’s the entire episode of Penn & Teller’s Bullshit!, which takes on the issue…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
They Remember Jedi, Jaws and Indiana Jones
1975, Jaws — “It was the Village East theater in Birmingham, Alabama. And we rode in my sister’s husband’s Trans Am…I have certain flashes of scenes, like the scene where Roy Scheider pulls the license plate out of the stomach of the shark. I remember that. They’re just flashes. I remember it being very scary.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2009 -
Nintendo Scores Biggest Bonus Round In Japan
Summer bonuses in Japan may have plunged this year, but that didn’t stop Nintendo from reclaiming the top spot as the company with the biggest bonus ranking. Japanese companies traditionally deliver bonuses to their employees in the summer and winter, a practice that our own Brian Ashcraft tells us is losing popularity in the face…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
Myst Finally Makes North American PSP
Cyan World’s classic adventure game is finally coming to North American PlayStation Portables this week, with Hoplite Research confirming a July 17th release of the game on the PlayStation Network. The original Myst has seen countless rereleases and ports since it originally debuted back in 1993 as a showcase for the then-new CD Rom technology.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
The Nintendo Download: Incoming Pulseman
Today brings six new downloadable titles for Nintendo’s various digital delivery platforms, including the release of a rare classic, the ultimate ant farm, and a completely different sort of bit tripping. Virtual Console fans get a rare treat this week with the release of Pulseman (900 Wii points), a platform title often considered the best…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
PS3’s Fallout 3 Content Pushed Back to Sept., Reordered
June came and went without the promised Fallout 3 downloadable content from Bethesda and July and August will too, the developers now say. The first downloadable content will now be Broken Steel, not the promised Operation: Anchorage, in September. Worse news, Bethesda says they’re “hoping” that it will be by “the end of September.” That’s…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 -
A Look at Wet’s High-Concept Rage Mode
When I saw WET earlier this year, one of the things I really liked about the action title was it’s artistic rage mode. But it’s kind of hard to properly explain the fast-paced, over-the-top mode. Fortunately, GameTrailers has our back.
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 -
No More No More Heroes For The Wii
Goichi Suda breaks the hearts of countless Wii owners, suggesting that once No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is finished, the franchise will leave the platform behind. While No More Heroes and its star Travis Touchdown have captured the hearts of many fans on the Nintendo Wii, Suda’s ambition might just be too big for…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
It’s A Good Week To Buy Ikaruga
If you’ve been avoiding spending 800 Microsoft points in order to let Treasure’s beloved shoot-em up Ikaruga kill you repeatedly, then perhaps the Xbox Live Deal of the Week is for you. Black and white has never been quite as complicated as it is in Ikaruga, the shooter that adds an interesting polarity mechanic to…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
Looks Like That Tomb Raider Reboot Is Real
An attorney with Nielsen has contacted Kotaku asking we remove the image of a new Lara Croft from our site, saying that the picture was leaked without their permission. The site that originally posted the images, Four Player Co-Op, says that Crystal Dynamics also contacted them asking to take down the pictures. Sounds like the…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 -
Jumpstart Your Heart With A Wii Remote
Can the Wii remote save lives? The American Heart Association is betting on it, pledging $50,000 to fund a student project that uses Nintendo’s TV killer to teach CPR. Associate professor of biomechanical engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Greg Walcott came up with the idea for a computer program that uses the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
Capcom: SFIV Seth And Sagat A Tad Overpowered
The assistant producer of the arcade version of Capcom’s Street Fighter IV has given fans of the game the ultimate excuse for failing, admitting that characters Seth and Sagat might be a bit too powerful. I’ve never cursed so much in my life as I did trying to unlock characters in Street Fighter IV, stumbling…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
FTC Calls Out Video Game Reviewers in Proposed Endorsement Rule Changes
The Federal Trade Commission, it seems, has determined that bloggers aren’t journalists, or should at least be treated differently. The commission, in the process of reexamining the disclosure rules for their truth-in-advertising guides, are now calling out bloggers as a potential issue. The commission says it is looking into the legitimacy of blogger opinion and…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 -
Micro-Bash Slept All Day
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Which means one thing… Micro-Bash is gonna be up all night. 🙁 Enjoy your sleep people-without-small-children! What you missed last night Resistance Fan Gets Crafty, Builds Resistance Rifle These Amazon Japan Customers Do Not Like DQIX The Last beatmania Game Coming To PlayStation 2 Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2009 -
UFC: “EA Doesn’t Give A **** About Mixed Martial Arts”
UFC president Dana White has gone on an expletive-fuelled tirade against EA Sports, lashing out at not only the publishing powerhouse, but at any UFC fighter that agrees to appear in EA’s upcoming mixed martial arts title as well. White (pictured) says that back in the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, EA were…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009