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Nintendo Thought Starfy Was “Too Japanese”

For all Nintendo’s recent follies, one thing they’ve done right is bring Starfy to the West. But boy, it sure took a while. Want to know why? Blame Nintendo of America. In an interview with IGN, Producer Hitoshi Yamagami said that despite the fact the series had been developed with a Japanese audience in mind,…

Square Enix Restricts E3 Travel Over Swine Flu

Joining the likes of Koei and Capcom, Square Enix is the latest Japanese developer to restrict employee travel to E3 because of Swine Flu. “Due to the recent worldwide spread of H1N1 flu, a limited number of executives and development team members from Square Enix’s headquarters in Japan will be attending E3 this year,” Sonia…

Empire: Total War Getting New Units

Empire: Total War developers Creative Assembly have announced that, as part of an upcoming patch, a number of new units will be introduced into the game, free of charge. Some of these units are lying in the game code but weren’t, for whatever reason, unlocked for the release of the game. Others, that are currently…

Paul McCartney’s Ex-Wife vs. Capcom

Heather Mills, the one-legged ex-wife of Paul McCartney, was apparently approached by Capcom to appear in Bionic Commando. Mills, prime UK tabloid fodder, reportedly asked for a six-figure-sum and demanded to be the game’s star. The star of Bionic Commando, that is. Heather Mills. Yeah. The action game follows the adventures of one-armed hero Nathan…

Capcom “Considering” More Wii Ports

Capcom’s Chief Financial Officer, Kazuhiko Abe, has offered a glimmer of hope for Wii owners hoping to some day see a downgraded release of PS3 and 360 games on the system. While highlighting stronger-than-expected sales of Resident Evil 5, Abe says “We have not decided whether we are doing it or not doing it”. “It”…

Smells Won’t Stink Up Consoles For Decades

Sight, sound and smell. Gaming has the first two covered — and maybe soon the third as well. Then again, maybe not. In the UK, the Ministry of Defense is part-funding a project that releases foul smells during training vids so soldiers can learn to smell trouble. According to the MailOnline, this tech “is expected…

Kojima Productions Teaser Countdown Ends Just As You’d Expect

What riches await patient Metal Gear Solid fans at the end of Kojima Productions’ days long countdown, now that the teaser timer has reached the zero hour? Why, more waiting of course! Kojima Productions, in a completely unexpected move, revealed another countdown today, this one an impressive 120 hours in length. Clearly, Hideo Kojima and…

So, What Were Square Enix’s Biggest Games For 2008?

Japan’s fiscal year reporting season draws to a close, and one of the last companies to report their data was Square Enix. Contained within that data was a colourful graph showing their 2008 game sales. As you can see, it was sort of an “off” year (the fiscal year running from April 1, 2008 to…

Iwata: Remember, Miyamoto Is Not God

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reminded attendees of the company’s financial results briefing that it does not employ a powerful deity, as famed Nintendo game designer is not, in reality, a god walking the Earth. Iwata was forced to remind the crowd of Miyamoto’s non-divine status when questioned about a few of Nintendo’s more recent stumbles.…

Meet Poison Ivy, Arkham Asylum’s Newest Inmate

The Batman: Arkham Asylum is co-ed facility, housing many of the caped crusader’s most legendary adversaries, including the Joker and Bane, as well as more feminine foes, like Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. Our first look at Poison Ivy in motion offers a peek at how Eidos and Batman: Arkham Asylum developer Rocksteady have interpreted…

More Modern Warfare 2, Heavy Rain Peeks On GTTV Tonight

Eager for any morsel you can get from Modern Warfare 2 and Heavy Rain? Then you’d best tune in to tonight’s episode of GameTrailers TV, as both games will be featured. Expect less Modern Warfare 2 than Heavy Rain though, as the next full video reveal of Infinity Ward’s follow up to Call of Duty…

iPod Touching

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: What Happens If You Don’t Pay Your Speeding Ticket In Japan Tristan has been saving up since before his eighth birthday for an iPod Touch. Today, forced to stay home because he hasn’t been healthy for 48 hours, he went to Target with Trish and bought one for himself. It…

PlayStation Store Update: It’s Electric!

This week’s North American PlayStation Store update packs in demos and downloadables, including what might be your first chance to play inFamous for the PlayStation 3. Plenty of downloadable content for LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band and Guitar Hero join new PS one Classics and loads of video game trailers. Well, you’ll see. There’s a full list…

Your Wii Has A Minor Button-Combo Secret

Go to the Mii Channel. Press A. Press B. Press 1. Press and hold 2. Nintendo sent Kotaku copies of Personal Trainer: Walking yesterday, and while we think we don’t need that much training to walk (left foot and then right foot, yes?), we are in fact learning things. We have learned, for example, that…

Too Much Information About Matthew Perry’s Klonoa Habits

Regular followers of the works of actor Matthew Perry, of Friends fame, know that the man is deadly serious about Fallout 3. He claims to have played it so much, that he required medical attention. But he’s also a dedicated Klonoa fan, apparently, seemingly one of the few Wii owners who has bothered to pick…

First Look At BioShock 2’s New Big Daddy

Not to be outdone by distinguished competitor Game Informer’s cover reveal of BioShock 2‘s Big Sister, GamePro has given us our first third-person look at the star of the sequel, the new Big Daddy. The July issue of the mag touts a deep dive into 2K Games’ sequel to the original BioShock, offering “first *real*…

Making Ghostbusters Game As Funny As The Movie Is “Next To Impossible”

Giant Bomb‘s biggest Ghostbusters fans have played the new Ghostbusters game, only to be reminded that video game humor has its limits. Humor is hard in games. So, as excited as the Giant Bomb podcast hosts sound about the new Ghostbusters game — and they do spent several minutes talking about how much fun they’re…

inFamous Demo Gives PS3 Owners 15 Minutes Of Infamy Today

Power on the PlayStation 3, dear reader, as a new demo for Sucker Punch’s inFamous will be available for you to download as of today. European PS3 owners already have it—we’re getting it soon. North American PlayStation faithful should get their shot at the game today when the PlayStation Store update hits. inFamous is slated…

Most expensive regretable gaming purchase? Complete with reason. darkSector – Beat the best buy employees in Brawl when it first came out, for 10 bucks off any game. Not many choices available. I ended up losing in the long run.

LittleBigPlanet Getting Web-Based Level Sharing Portal

Sharing LittleBigPlanet levels with your friends and strangers will soon be a lot easier, with a web-based portal on the way that will allow players to queue up levels using a handy web link. At the moment, sharing a LittleBigPlanet level involves giving other players your PlayStation Network handle and then having them search in-game…