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Britain Jumps on Violent Video Game Tax Bandwagon
Britain’s top authority on knife crimes is telling his boss — Prime Minister Gordon Brown — to tax violent video games just after Pennsylvania legislators considered the same thing. It’s not clear that there is a connection between violent video games and knife crimes in Britain, but knife crime adviser Richard Taylor says that young…
By AJ Glasser Published March 10, 2009 -
Black Knight Producer Explains Sword-Swinging Sonic: “Preposterous”
Sonic Team Producer Tetsu Katano is the man to blame if you’re not happy with Sonic and the Black Knight. It was his idea to slap a sword in the hands of a hedgehog. …after a sequence of sleepless nights that my boss came up to me and casually dropped on me the newss [sic]…
By AJ Glasser Published March 10, 2009 -
Another Pretty Vic Viper For The Space Fleet
You can never be too thin, too rich or have too many Vic Viper spaceships from the Gradius series. That’s why it’s so easy to recommend the latest, a special Gradius II edition. Wait. Didn’t we already have a Gradius II Vic Viper? My video game space ship spreadsheet is almost never wrong! In fact,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
PlayStation Store Gets A Booster Shot From NBC Universal
Sony’s PlayStation Store got a massive passive entertainment shot in the arm today, thanks to addition of NBC Universal goodies and the drying of contractual ink. Wanna watch Milk tonight? Warm up the PlayStation 3! The official PlayStation blog drops word today that NBCU has delivered movie and television programming to the PlayStation Network as…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
Big Sis
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Pretty Sure Anything Tastes Good Fried I was surprised to see that our Big Sister rumor was confirmed so soon after we published the story. Good thing we ran it Sunday and didn’t wait till next week, huh? I probably should post that other rumor I just heard, just in…
By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2009 -
Report: DS Will Soon Break 100 Million Lifetime Global Sales
According to Japanese economic newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Nintendo DS will surpass an important milestone during the middle of this month. The DS will achieve 100 million in lifetime worldwide sales. As of December 31, 2008, the official global DS sales tally was 96.22 million. The Nintendo DS was first launched in North American…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2009 -
First Image of BioShock 2’s Big Sister
Game Informer’s April cover confirms what Kotaku readers already knew: Big Sister will greet gamers when they land in BioShock 2’s Rapture later this year. The cover shows off the new creature, which we described as an amazonian version of the Big Daddy, wearing similar, though svelter, gear. The image depicts a Little Sister riding…
By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2009 -
Find Body Parts, Win a Trip to Africa
Hmm, I’m not sure if this is a great idea. To promote the upcoming release of Resident Evil 5, Capcom will leaving a trail of body parts through part of London. The person who collects the most valuable parts and announces their bloody loot to the world from the Westminster Bridge will win a trip…
By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2009 -
What Is Nintendo’s Rock N’ Roll Climber?
Australia’s game rating board has announced the arrival of Nintendo’s Rock N’ Roll Climber, maybe a bit earlier than the publisher was probably expecting. Sadly, details are slim, even for a governmental video game rating. Development duties on Rock N’ Roll Climber are credited to Vitei Inc. They’re a relatively young development studio based out…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
BAFTA Video Game Awards Happening Now
The GAME British Academy Video Games Awards are starting to be handed out in the UK. So far the official BAFTA Twitter has named a few winners. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare picked up an award for gameplay, while Boom Blox landed one for casual and Race Driver: Grid won the sports category. The…
By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2009 -
Grand Theft Auto IV Moves 13 Million Copies, Take-Two Sees Loss
Take-Two Interactive has shipped over 13 million copies of Grand Theft Auto IV, the company announced today, revealing sales of more than $256 million for its holiday 2008 quarter and a $50 million loss. GTA IV figures were dated to January 31st, prior to the release of the first downloadable episode The Lost And Damned.…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
Take-Two Still TBA on Platforms for BioShock 2, Beaterator
Take-Two today laid out the list of games they plan to bring to stores over the course of their fiscal year, which ends this October. Take-Two’s lineup announced to date for the remainder of fiscal 2009 includes long promised Beaterator, BioShock 2, the second downloadable episode of Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360…
By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2009 -
J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Video Game Coming In May
Star Trek D·A·C will be coming to a video game platform near you this May, timed with the release of the JJ Abrams’ film, according to Paramount Pictures. While the movie studio hasn’t officially announced the game, the promotional insert tucked inside the Blu-ray release of Star Trek Season One has. Trek Movie got its…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
Media Watchdog Group Slams Nintendo Over MadWorld
The National Institute on Media and the Family is giving Nintendo what for today over the release of the ultra-violent MadWorld, saying the Wii game has “shed its ‘family friendly’ reputation with MadWorld’s release.” Seems NIMF missed the release of Manhunt 2, No More Heroes, and The House of the Dead: Overkill, as Dr. David…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
Ninja Blade Demo, Giant Spiders Hit Xbox Live
From Software‘s Ninja Blade is coming April 7th. Today, you can decide whether that’s the day you’re buying Ninja Blade or not, as the North American demo hits Xbox Live today. It’s an expanded version of the demo we played at Tokyo Game Show this past October. While the trial version has certainly been improved…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
Microsoft Sued For $90 Million Over Halo Patent Infringement Claim
New York based PalTalk Holdings filed suit against Microsoft over two years ago, claiming that the company violated two patents with its Xbox Live service, singling out the multiplayer infrastructure of its Halo games. PalTalk wants $90 million from Microsoft, a case which went to trial in Texas this week, according to a report from…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
The Secret To CCP’s Success
During a recent visit, CCP North America president Mike Tinney explained how the EVE Online developers continue to expand in an economic environment where many online gaming companies are cutting back. The recession hasn’t been kind to online game developers, with companies like Mythic, Nexon America, Funcom, and NCsoft all experiencing job cuts and studio…
By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2009 -
Tricell’s Real Progenitor Virus Detection and Suppression Kit
Capcom sure knows how to make their swag, from retro Megaman carts, to sweet Street Fighter mags. Seen here is the Progenitor Virus Detection Kit + Suppression Kit developed by Tricell. The kit, recommended by epidemic specialists, is 97 percent accurate and provides detection of the zombie-inducing virus within minutes. Too bad the sealed box…
By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2009