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Marvel Super-Hero Squad Preview: Lego Without Lego

Hands-on time with Marvel’s new kid-friendly co-op brawler doesn’t just present a Lego-game alternative but suggests that Wolverine can wipe the floor with the Incredible Hulk. Not to be confused with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, the Marvel action-RPG coming this fall from Activision, Marvel Super-Hero Squad was shown in New York to be a lighter-weight…

How Well Will Your PC Run Street Fighter IV?

Interested to see how your PC will run Street Fighter IV? Capcom has released a benchmark program ahead of the game’s release next month, giving you ample time to find out for yourself. System requirements are nice, but there’s nothing quite like having a good old, resource hogging benchmark program at your fingertips. Depending on…

Do Game Critic Awards Predict A Game’s Retail Success?

Game Critics Awards are one of the most sought after badges of honor in the gaming industry, but does wining Best of E3 predict a retail success or impact the sales of a video game? For a second year in a row the analysts at Broadpoint AmTech took a look at the past 11 years…

2K Sports Congratulates Kobe With Box Art

2K Sports today congratulated the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant on his fourth career NBA championship today, revealing the fan-voted cover for NBA 2K10 in the process. As reported previously, 2K Sports had asked fans to vote on their favorite of four covers for the upcoming NBA 2K10, each featuring Lakers’ star Kobe in a…

Dungeons & Dragons Online’s New Store

Dungeons and Dragons Online is going free-to-play in North America this summer, and Turbine has released the first screens of the new DDO Store, where they hope to make up those subscritption fees. There’s certainly an interesting mix of items to purchase in the new DDO store. You’ve got your basic essentials, like potions and…

Harmonix Band Kicks Off Tour With Calvin and Hobbes Video

A Jagged Gorgeous Winter – The Main Drag from Main Drag on Vimeo. The Main Drag, one of many bands to come out Rock Band developers Harmonix Music Systems, is kicking off a summer tour with a winter music video. The new music video for A Jagged Gorgeous Winter, Rock Band 2 Remix, is a…

Warped Tour Song Packs Coming To Rock Band

The latest newsletter for the 2009 Warped Tour urges fans to be on the lookout for two new track packs for Rock Band, featuring tour artists The Devil Wears Prada, Bad Religion, and more. According to the newsletter, the two new Warped Tour track packs will be hitting the Rock Band store on June 23rd…

Realtime Worlds Aiming To Expand

Following a very successful showing of APB at E3 2009, Crackdown developers Realtime Worlds are kicking off a major recruiting drive, aiming at employing more than 300 game industry professionals by early 2010. Realtime Worlds isn’t going to let their disappointment with Microsoft keep them down. The Dunde-based developer has picked up some new office…

A Quick Look At iPhone’s Answer to Xbox Live and PSN

When the latest firmware update hit the iPhone and Touch yesterday so did a new gaming network for the device. Ngmoco’s Plus+ adds leaderboards, friends, and awards to the publisher’s games. It’s not a standalone app though, instead it’s built into the publisher’s new titles. Here’s a quick look at how it works: The home…

Sega Aligns Western Markets Under Mike Hayes

The departure of Sega of America COO Simon Jeffery has sparked worldwide leadership consolidation for the company, with Sega of Europe President and COO Mike Hayes now presiding over North America as well. Here’s how things are working now. Sega of America and Sega of Europe CEO Naoya Tsurumi is now responsible for Sega operations…

Sgt. Johnson Reports For Halo 3: ODST Pre-Order Bonus Duty

Who would you rather have at your side against in a Master Chief-less battle against increasingly difficult waves of enemies than Sergeant Major Avery J. Johnson? Yes, grizzled UNSC hero Sgt. Johnson may not have fared so well in Halo 3, but Halo 3: ODST takes place before the final installment of the trilogy, meaning…

Denver Teen Opens Retro Video Game Store

Denver teen, and Kotaku reader, Elijah Taylor opened his own video game store this week in Denver. Taylor tells us that the store specializes in rare, old-school collectible video games like Earthbound, Mario RPG and Bubble Bobble 2. The store stocks games for the Genesis, N64, SNES, PS1, Dreamcast, NES, Saturn, Gamecube, PS2, Xbox, PS3,…

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To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Flash Mob …but I can’t remember what it is. Don’t you just hate that? What you missed last night Konami Staffer Sues For “Discrimination” Koei Tecmo Working On Corporate Cross Over Game How You Might Kill Someone Important In Mass Effect 2 Microsoft Pulls Plug On Xbox Originals Harold Ramis…

So, What Games Does Lemmy Play?

Lemmy. Lemmy Kilmister. Lead singer, bass player and founder of Motörhead. The man is a living legend. But did you ever wonder, amongst the admiration for songs with names like “Killed By Death”, whether the man plays video games? Short answer is yes. Yes he does. Here’s Tim Schafer, telling GI.biz what it was like…

Get Ready For The Next Generation Of PC Graphics

PC gamers may want to have some extra cash on-hand in a few month’s time, because both AMD and Nvidia are expected to release the “next generation” of graphics chips later this year. A report over on VentureBeat says that the debut of this “next gen” tech will be so important to both companies that…

Yes, Blizzard Is Still Aiming To Release StarCraft II This Year

The release dates we’ve been hearing for StarCraft II have been fourth quarter 2009. In an interview with Swedish game site Press2play.TV, StarCraft II lead designer Chris Sigaty says… …that Blizzard is going to try to get the game out this year. “However,” he adds, “we’re not going to ship the game if it’s not…

Stardock: Quick Everybody, Develop For Windows 7!

When Vista was released, few developers really wanted to take advantage of it. Most customers preferred XP, so most developers did, too. But could Windows 7 be different? Stardock, the publishers behind Sins of a Solar Empire and Demigod, seem to think so. CEO Brad Wardell has told Gamasutra “it would be good if everybody…

Relax! Modern Warfare 2 Won’t Have Multiplayer Fee

According to an Activision survey, a paid Call of Duty service would “enhance the multiplayer experience and provide exclusive access to a group of gameplay enhancements”. Those enhancements include things like early access to betas and expansions, exclusive character skins, exclusive game modes, better stat tracking as well as competitive play support. Does that mean…

Crazed Fan Brings Classic Treasure Shooter To US Genesis

Treasure’s Alien Soldier is an absolute classic. It was also, for some reason, never released in its original form (ie on the Genesis) in the US. Until now! Bratwurst, from the Sega-16 forums, has made his own copy. With a box, box art, a manual (in authentic, faded black & white) and, most amazing of…