High Voltage are working on The Conduit. And Gladiator AD. And now they’ve just revealed a third game, only a day after revealing Gladiator. Slow down, guys! This third title is called The Grinder, and is a four-player co-op shooter for the Wii, where players must battle waves of vampires, werewolves and the undead. So,…
This week’s issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu features an interview with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima about his new project. Make that a censored interview with Hideo Kojima. Can you decipher it? When speaking with Famitsu Editor-in-Chief Hirokazu Hamamura, Kojima apparently revealed more than he originally intended about his new title. Hamamura asked Kojima if…
Truly iron fists for The King of the Iron Fists Tournament. There isn’t one Jack, but a series of these Russian robots: Jack, Jack-2, Jack-4, Jack-5, Jack-6, Gun Jack and Prototype Jack. A package deal! So why do we love him? His blood is plutonium* and his eye glow. What’s not to love? He’s a…
On the 7th of April this year, Nintendo registered trademark #2009-026024 with the Japanese Patent Office. For something called “Wii Fit Plus“. Hrm. What ever could it be? The mind boggles. While companies trademark stuff all the time that means bupkis, we’re a little more interested in this because it has a nice, formal logo…
Epic Games, the folks behind Gears of War, know a lot about how games are made now. So there’s a good chance Epic has a good handle on the future. The company’s Unreal Engine 3 powers a good chunk of this generation’s titles. The ensuing generations are likely to have photorealism — and Epic’s Tim…
With Empire: Total War nowhere to be seen on Direct2Drive’s charts, there’s only a single game that made the top 10 across all three outlets over the past few weeks. And it was Fallout 3! Yes, Bethesda’s RPG soldiers on, with more and more gamers each week drawn into its tale of post-apocalyptic intrigue and…
Gaming’s Citizen Kane Moment. Don’t roll your eyes just yet! Director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Cronos) is here to tell us how its going to happen: convergence. And it’s starting now with gaming’s Model T. “In the next 10 years, we’re going to see all the forms of entertainment-film, television, video, games, and print-melding into…
Oh look. Another new product announcement just days before E3. In this instance, for a big, proper game based on Pirates Of The Caribbean. Why, exactly, do we have the show again? Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned is an “action RPG”, being developed by Propaganda Games and to be published by, who…
Activision have unveiled a new website for Guitar Hero 5, in the process confirming not only that the game is returning to a numbered title, but that it has a ballsy new release date. And that date is September 1. Cocky! You may have heard, a certain other music title is due out in early…
Former Team Ninja lead Tomonobu Itagaki is in the catbird’s seat, having moved on from Tecmo and on to things not Ninja Gaiden or Dead Or Alive related. It’s even better for us. That’s because Itagaki can now trashtalk Tekken and whatever happens next in the Dead or Alive series, given his new position at…
Leaked scans from the upcoming Famitsu show what looks like another familiar Metal Gear character: Raiden. Raiden means “thunder and lightning” in Japanese — fitting as the teaser site has mostly been thunder and lighting. Oh, rain, there has been rain. (Who knows though if this character is actually Raiden, maybe it’s Gray Fox?) Those…
The last Kojima Productions countdown clock wasn’t exactly climatic. This one will hopefully make up for it. The lighting and rain return, but the letters “R” and “P” flash on the screen…along with? What looks like a close-up of Big Boss. It is unconfirmed, however, whether this actually is Big Boss. The lighting and rain…
Sony Computer Entertainment and Rhino Studios’ safari and photography sim Afrika is finally coming to North America, publisher Natsume has announced, giving PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience the gorgeous game on Western shores. According to IGN, Natsume has picked up publishing duties where National Geographic Games and Sony Computer Entertainment America appear to…
Speaking with The Guardian, Microsoft’s Chris Stevenson has announced that the Zune Marketplace – and everything available on it – is to be made available to Xbox 360 owners. The move is part of a growing effort by Microsoft to bring their two “entertainment” devices closer together, and is one which will no doubt heighten…
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Daily Or Two Week? That Is The Question Today felt like a Monday and the long weekend didn’t help. Gloomy, overcast, packed, busy and stressful. I can’t wait until E3 kicks off and we can get down to the covering. What you missed: LucasArts Confirms Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron…
Who doesn’t love the introduction of a pint-sized sidekick who cracks wise in established franchises? I know I do. So I hope these new screens of Army of Two: The 40th Day are telling. When I played the Army of Two sequel a few weeks back—more about that later—I certainly don’t remember any precocious kids…
In trying to describe how much they disliked the new Terminator movie, many movie reviewers decided that comparing it to video games would do the trick. Terminator Salvation, the fourth Terminator movie, opened last weekend to cranky reviews. Unimpressed with actor Christian Bale and director McG’s take on the evil-android series, movie reviewers eviscerated the…
Worries about being bitten by infected pigs at E3 2009 may have put a damper on the giant video game expo, but those fears haven’t affected Nintendo’s plans to exhibit its wares next week. The company told Kotaku today it has not restricted international travel for key Nintendo employees due to concerns over swine flu,…
While it’s unlikely that the White House coordinated with the makers of Grand Theft Auto, the two parties managed to make May 26, 2009 a significant date for Latinos. Today saw the announcement not just of the first Latino protagonist of a Grand Theft Auto adventure but the nomination by President Barack Obama of the…
In an earnings call today, Take Two executives worked revenue drops, the word “Beaterator,” a denial of a digital distribution sea-change and praise for Rockstar into one conversation. This is how they did it: Highlights from Take Two’s second quarter earnings call follow, minus the big BioShock and GTA stuff, since we covered that already……
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