Name Your Game is a cute little store in the village of Hampshire, Illinois. It sells some clothes, it sells some candy, and most importantly, until this year it had ten old arcade machines. Ms. Pac-Man & NASCAR Racing were among the titles, whose retro appeal was a big hit with the local kids. But…
That’s Shota Matsuda. You may know him, you may not. But if you like Ridley Scott movies, you probably know his father. Reaching an international audience with Black Rain, Shota Matsuda’s father Yusaku Matsuda was actually dying of bladder cancer while making the film. He passed away after completing Black Rain. His son Shota has…
No GTA Club + for you, Europe, because…well, because you got it in December. No Ultimate Ghosts’ n’ Goblins, either, and still no SFIIHD. So what did you get? You caught up on some Force Unleashed DLC, got a Dead Space demo, a Skate 2 demo and the current Rock Band updates. Everything else, below.…
SEGA’s Yakuza series has been successful in its native Japan. In the West, not so — blame poor localizations for that! Now, it looks like Yakuza 3‘s North America release is undecided. Crud. The previous Yakuza title Ryu Ga Gotoku: KENZAN! still hasn’t gotten a localized Western release. And when asked about upcoming PS3 exclusive…
Yesterday, the Australian Youth Olympic Festival kicked off in Sydney. Mostly boring. Less boring, though, is the story of the flag-bearer for the ceremony, who only took up sport after being kicked off his computer. Ryan Tyack, 17, is competing at the festival as an archer, having taken up the sport in 2001. Why’d he…
Dubbed the FuG-01/ET, this case mod was inspired by the Wolfenstein games. It’s got dual electric gauges: one measures amperage, and the other core voltages. And a phone! Ring-a-ding. The phone is merely an objéct — that distressed paint job, carrying strap and bullet holes are nice touches. Benheck’s PC Mod Pick of the Day…
Guitar Hero’s been played out. Colours pass in front of you, you mash a button, music plays, life goes on. If only there was a way to take the core mechanics and make them fresh. Oh! Looks like there is. Here’s ianwarren’s “port” of the series, enabling you to play Guitar Hero as a classic…
Britain’s Eidos, publisher of Tomb Raider, has announced it’s in talks for a possible acquisition. According to a statement from the company: The Board can announce that it has received a preliminary approach which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the Company. Eidos emphasises that discussions are at a very…
So Wii title Castlevania Judgment isn’t very good. But this photo shoot of producer Koji Igarashi and a Simon Belmont cosplayer is better than anything we could imagine. Like, ever. See Igarashi whip a Dengeki Online staffer for not playing Castlevania Judgment. See Simon Belmont learn to use a computer, answer a telephone. We’re pretty…
Here’s how it goes: PC game is released, doesn’t work for a bunch of people, people start screaming for a patch. But just what’s required in releasing a patch? Allow Treyarch to explain. Posting on the official Call of Duty forums, Treyarch Community Manager Josh Olin goes into great detail on just what a PC…
Upcoming Wii title MadWorld has made it through the British rating board, the BBFC. There will be no content changes to game — probably the most violent title since No More Heroes. Developer Platinum Games worked closely with America’s ESRB to ensure the game would not be cut or altered. MadWorld mandarts onto Wiis this…
Wondering what happened to that iPhone Seaman caveman spinoff known asGABO? Not approved, it seems by Apple. Explains its innovative developer Yoot Saito: When is that previously announced GABO for the iPhone going to be finished? I’m often asked that question. Honestly, that was finished a while back. The reason this wasn’t made public was,…
We know Pandemic Brisbane is, for all intents and purposes, no more. We also know they were working on a Batman game that was canned late last year. Now, though, we know a lot more. New Kotaku AU editor David Wildgoose brings us the story of how the Batman game Pandemic Brisbane were working on…
Sure, 360 consoles are getting cheaper, but they’re still not cheap. And the PS3? Yeah, nowhere near cheap. So it’s nice to see, of all people, Dell come to the rescue. They’re currently offering crazy prices on both 360 and PS3 consoles, slashing $60 off the price of an Elite 360, $90 off a Pro…
Nintendo has announced its European install base has hit 14.2 million. In 2008 alone, 8.3 million Wiis were sold, up 58 percent from the previous year. How’s the DS doing in Europe? Damn good. Last year, 11.2 million DSes were sold in Europe, bringing the region’s lifetime sales to over 31 million DSes. If that’s…
Did you hear? Nintendo had a nice Christmas, giving 5 million good girls and boys Wiis and Nintendo DSs, smashing records left and right. Defensibly, Nintendo would like to brag about its accomplishments now. In its follow-up to NPD sales data that showed Nintendo moving 2 million Wiis and 3 million DSs in the United…
Microsoft is pretty positive about the Xbox 360s showing in December, calling it “the biggest month for Xbox 360 in history.” The company boasts outselling its Sony competition two-to-one for the holiday quarter. Mmmm… selective! But let ’em gloat, we say. While the Xbox 360 didn’t quite double sales of the PlayStation 3 last month,…
Given that Sony had its best sales of the year this December, it has reason to be pleased with its end of year sales. Corporately, it is, with the PlayStation brand “staged for continued momentum.” Sony’s response to today’s NPD sales figures for the U.S. point out… well, they point out everything. PlayStation 3 hardware…
You may have heard. The Killzone 2 demo is exclusive to GameStop. Meaning you have to part with money to play it. Savvy! But here comes the fine print: the demo’s not quite exclusive. Sony’s Scott Steinberg has told MTV that the demo will eventually be released to the American public. And released to the…
You may hate its multiplayer modes. You may abhor the fact it’s characters are so testosterone-fuelled they border on self parody. That doesn’t matter. The Gears of War series has sold nine million copies. Speaking with GameDaily, Microsoft’s Guy Welch has revealed that since Gears of War 2 was released in November, it’s sold four…
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