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Xbox 360: More Than 30 Million Served

Microsoft has announced that global sales of the Xbox 360 have now surpassed the 30 million mark, with the Xbox Live community swelling to 20 million active members, all swearing at each other. The new statistics arrive with the announcement of record growth for the console so far this year, celebrating a 28 percent jump…

By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2009

WowWee Robot To Delve Into Augmented Reality Gaming

From a remote controlled dragonfly to their award-winning Robosapien, toy maker WowWee is the master of all things robotic, but the inspiration for their toy creations often come from the world of video games. “All of us are gamers, we all play video games all of the time,” said Davin Sufer, chief technology officer of…

By Brian Crecente Published May 28, 2009

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Today is a day like no other day. It is a day to discuss video games in the comments section to this post. Bonus points if you use the word “literally” properly in your comment. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2009

Mini-Bash’s Favorite TV Show Is…

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Robots, Toys and E3 Yep, this. Kid loves this show, watches it everyday. It’s about a “cooking idol” whose name is “Main”. The show’s aimed at kids and actually teaches them basic recipes, which is good. It stars grade schooler Haruka Fukuhara, who sings and dances and voices the anime…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

The Many Automata of Richard Garriott

Automata are self-operating machines, the original iteration of robots. These clockwork creations have fascinated me since I was a child. Richard Garriott, too, is fascinated with these machines, but he’s got the money to back up his interest. As part of KotakuRoboto, we asked Garriott if he would send over some pictures of his personal…

By Brian Crecente Published May 28, 2009

Wolfenstein Will Be Out In August

Activision’s latest attempt at re-igniting the public’s fascination with the Nazi occult will be put to the test this August, with the release of Raven’s Wolfenstein title for the 360, PS3 and PC. The game will be out on August 4, and while we wish it the best of luck, can’t help but yearn for…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2009

Army of Two, MGS 4, Others Added to PS3 Greatest Hits

Sony today added six more Playstation 3 titles to their Greatest Hits library, dropping the price of the half-dozen to $30 each. Army of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company, Devil May Cry 4, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction all get the…

By Brian Crecente Published May 28, 2009

Report: PS3 Slim Is Real, Won’t Be At E3

Don’t expect the PS3 Slim at E3! According to website Ars Technica, it won’t be there. A “very well-informed mole” says that there won’t be a PS3 Slim announcement next week at E3, and that the console won’t be in stores until late summer or early fall. Why? “There are plenty of PS3 systems sitting…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

European PlayStation Blog Open For Business

Poor Europe. Americans have long been spoiled with up-to-the-minute PlayStation info straight from the horse’s mouth, in the form of the PlayStation.Blog, while Europeans got…Three Speech. Yuck. Today, that changes! Yes, Three Speech’s final post has been to announce that the PlayStation Europe Blog opens for business today, having first been announced last month. It’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2009

Sony Japan Marketer Wants To Make Official Board On 2ch

Times are changing. Marketing people are smart, they know things are different these days. These ad wizards are moving from traditional forms like print, TV and radio to the internet. In a recent interview, Sony Computer Entertainment Platform Promotion Chief Tetsuro Sakurai talked about how things are changing. Up until now, he said, advertising has…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

UFC Fighter Left Out Of UFC Game Because He Has…Big Hair

UFC 2009 Undisputed is, by all accounts, a pretty great fighting game. Realistic, too. But there’s one thing missing from the game: renowned fighter Clay ‘The Carpenter’ Guida. And his giant hair. Believe it or not, Guida – who has an enormous lion’s mane stuck to his scalp – was apparently left out of the…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2009

How Do You Promote The Last Guy Retail Launch?

Yes, The Last Guy, you remember that? The PSN game that used real world overhead maps of Tokyo as players tried to save citizens from alien monsters. Well, the popular PSN game is getting a retail packaged version — on sale today. To mark the occasion, Sony held a food stall inspired demo station in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

Gladiator Looks Like A Bloody Mess

Here’s the first footage of Gladiator AD, High Voltage‘s new fighting game for the Wii. Bloody! Let’s just hope the MotionPlus-compatible gameplay is better than their grasp on history in that opening dialogue. More Gladiator A.D. Info

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2009

Answer Some Pre-Release Questions About Dragon Quest 9

Japanese publisher Enterbrain doesn’t only publish magazines like Famitsu, but also does probing research. Earlier this week, Famitsu polled folks with a “Dragon Quest 9 Pre-Launch Awareness Survey”. It was mostly multiple choice with a few free response questions. Oddly, for the multiple choice question “Do you plan on buying Dragon Quest 9?”, there isn’t…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

Now For BioShock, The Novel

Never mind that BioShock was a game that told its story through broken furniture and level design. Book publishers Tor think you can wring a good novel out of it. Having already made good game-related money with their Halo series, Tor will later this year be releasing a novel based on BioShock, which will “take…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2009

So, Just How Many Games Come Out At Christmas Time?

It’s a common complaint from gamers: there are just too damn many games coming out between October and December to give time to them all. But just how many games are there at Christmas? Research firm EEDAR have crunched the numbers and found out. In these graphs – the colourful kind, of course – you…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2009

First Look At Smash Bros. Designer’s Newest Title (Made In Sakurai)

While we’re extremely confident this isn’t the new title from Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai Nintendo announced this February, Sakurai does say it is the first game from his new Nintendo start up, Sora Ltd. Made in Ore lets players design and craft their own WarioWare games with the game’s own on board editor. Sakurai does…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

What’s Square Enix’s Plan For Future Growth? Making You Happy

Some people say that the demand from video games has leveled off says Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada. What to do, what to do. The reason for this, he continues, is that the customer base has been increasing. “I think some people say it’s leveled off,” Wada explains, “because they believe this growth has almost…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009

Today, Guitar Hero, You Have The Touch (And The Power)

With Fahey’s life-long crusade nearing its rapturous conclusion, Activision have announced that Stan Bush‘s "The Touch" will be available as a free download for Guitar Hero: World Tour on May 28. That’s today! While I’d have preferred Lion’s rendition of the 1986 film’s theme, or even NRG’s Instruments of Destruction, I know not to look…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2009

Castlevania Movie Has Been Slayed

Even Simon Belmont cannot save the Castlevania movie from development hell, it seems. Sources tell website Bloody-Disgusting.com that the movie has had a stake driven through its heart. The movie, apparently, is dead. Hollywood got the big screen game rights back in 2005 with Resident Evil helmer Paul W.S. Anderson attached to write and direct.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2009