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Is The Beatles Bundle Worth $250?
Now that we know what comes in the Limited Edition Premium Bundle for The Beatles: Rock Band, it’s time to ask the question – is it worth $250? We first explored this topic last month, asking “What Could Make The Beatles: Rock Band Worth $250”. We know now that the bundles will indeed include a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009 -
Nintendo: Super Small Number of U.S. DSi Owners Have DS Cart Issues
While looking into the issue of Nintendo potentially making the DSi’s anti-piracy tech more robust, I also checked to see if it was possible that legitimate copies of DS games weren’t working in the DSi. The short answer is, probably not. Based on the people calling in to Nintendo to talk about DS games they…
By Brian Crecente Published April 16, 2009 -
Microsoft Introduces New Xbox 360 Platinum Hits Packaging That Actually Looks Good
In a bold move to make “greatest hits” console game packaging that doesn’t make one want to stab oneself in the retina, Microsoft has apparently deployed new Platinum Hits box art to retail locations. Kotaku reader Justin spied the new Platinum Hits design, which may no longer induce vomiting, at an upstate New York Target…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 -
Get In The Cities XL Beta
Cities XL is a lot like SimCity, but with a persistent online environment for players to take their God-complexes online. Beta sign-up starts today and we’ve got your bonus code right here. Go to the sign up site and type in: KOTCXLBR. It won’t guarantee you a beta slot, but it will increase your chances…
By AJ Glasser Published April 16, 2009 -
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo Infiltrating PSP A Third Time
The PSP gets a third helping of multiplayer tactical gaming this winter in SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3. Fireteam Bravo’s third mission on the PSP will see players embark on a mission to capture and interrogate former KGB agent Alexander Gozorov, believed to be in possession of information regarding a planned attack using…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009 -
Borderlands Concept Art Style Rather Fetching
As part of their ongoing effort to distance their new game from the term cel-shading, Gearbox has released a full screenshot of Borderlands, demonstrating its rather appealing new look. Call it cel-shading if you want; Borderlands’ new look is definitely unlike any cel-shaded game I’ve ever seen. Gearbox calls it Concept Art Style, and while…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009 -
Sony: 2009 Best PSP Software Year Ever
With a handful of big name titles announced and more on the way, Sony is confident that 2009 is going to be the PlayStation Portable’s best software year ever. It’s hard to imagine that last year was the biggest year for Sony in terms of PSP software sales, with hardly any big game releases outside…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009 -
Square Enix Finally Gets A World War II Game
Square Enix joins forces with real-time strategy specialists Wargaming.net to publish Order of War, a strategy title that takes place during everyone’s favorite international conflict, World War II. Order of War is real-time strategy on a massive scale, with players taking control of entire armies as they play out scenarios in across two campaigns –…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009 -
Ubisoft Officially Announces Assassin’s Creed 2 For Holiday 2009
We already know most of the details, but today Ubisoft officially announced Assassin’s Creed 2, due out this holiday on all “current-generation platforms.” In Assassin’s Creed II gamers will take on the role of Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who’s been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy, in a quest…
By Brian Crecente Published April 16, 2009 -
Missile Command Up Skirt
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By Brian Crecente Published April 16, 2009 -
World Of Warcraft Switches Chinese Operators
Blizzard is switching up operators in China for World of Warcraft, losing long-time operator The9 in favor of NetEase, already the operator of nearly every other Blizzard game in the country. Last summer Blizzard announced a partnership with NetEase to operate StarCraft II, Warcraft III, and Battle.net in mainland China, so it really comes as…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009 -
The Beatles: Rock Band Priced For Europe
The official announcement of the contents of the Limited Edition Premium Bundle for The Beatles: Rock Band also comes with European pricing info for the $249.99 box set. As reported previously, the Premium Bundle for the game comes with the game itself; a Hofner Bass controller; a set of Ludwig-branded drums complete with pearl accents…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009 -
LittleBigPlanet Guide to Switches
In this latest edition of Sack It To Me, Media Molecules Danny and Mark walk us through switches. The video includes explanation of how to create and use one shot switch mechanisms, counting mechanisms, delay mechanisms, multi-task switches and simple logic test mechanisms in LittleBigPlanet. It sounds all very complicated, but that’s why there’s a…
By Brian Crecente Published April 16, 2009 -
Wrestling Video Game Blamed For Child’s Parachuting Death
Friends of 9-year-old Damori Miles of Brooklyn, New York, claim the boy was imitating moves from WWE SmackDown vs Raw when he jumped off of his apartment rooftop to his death wearing a makeshift parachute. The boy’s was found on the ground outside his apartment building at 7pm on Tuesday night, wrapped in the string…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009 -
Target Pays You To Reserve Games
Target wants you to pre-order popular video games from their stores so badly, they’re willing to pay you $5. Here’s how the new Target reservation program works. First, you pay $1 to receive a collectible reservation card, featuring the logo of the game you wish to reserve. Upon the game’s release, you bring in your…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009 -
BlizzardVision Rakes in the Dough
Back in February Activision Blizzard said it expected to rake in $860M in net revenues for the March quarter, now the company says they underestimated how well they would do in the quarter. “Global consumer response to the Call of Duty and Guitar Hero franchises and Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft remains strong despite the…
By Brian Crecente Published April 16, 2009 -
Regular Phone Line Is Regular
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Aplusk Yeah, the CNN/Austin Kutcher thing is nuts. When I lived in America, I remember seeing him on TV a few times, but I don’t know much about him other than he’s famous. Hard to believe he gave CNN a run for its Twitter money! Got my phone set up…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009 -
What Possible Harm Could One Insane, Mutant Pair Of Sneakers Do?
If there’s one thing guaranteed to please our ageing eyes more than a pair of Monkey Island-themed Chuck Taylors, it’s a pair of Day of the Tentacle-themed Chuck Taylors. They’re once again the work of the talented Maya Plisetskaya, who once again has us wishing Lucasarts spent less time licensing shitty Star Wars games and…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009 -
The Pokemon X-Ray Machine
And not just a Pokémon x-ray machine, but a mobile Pokémon x-ray machine. In Japan, Pokémon is branded for products that range from instant noodles to sickness masks. This Pokémon x-ray machine from Shimadzu Corporation is directed not just at kids in the hospital, but kids in the hospital that are bed-ridden and unable to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009