It pains me so much to see the beautiful Klonoa remake on Wii ignored by the public. Doesn’t anyone out there like Klonoa? This is a colorful platformer on Wii that somehow got brushed under the carpet. How is it that this title didn’t become a success?! What better platform is [...]
The accessory you see above is tied to Physiofun Balance Training, an upcoming Wii/WiiWare game that we really don’t know all that much about. The odd thing is, you can actually buy the accessory for your board right now…if you shop through Amazon Germany. The accessory’s point is to increase the surface area [...]
I know, some of you think that there are too many shooters on the VC already. Why would we want any more on the service? Well, simply put, because the Neo Geo has some of the best shooters out there, and the service is yet to add them! If you’re going to [...]
Reader Homopod awoke this morning to find all sorts of Easter goodies waiting for him, including the Pokemon egg you see in the forefront of the picture above. What’s hiding inside that egg? I don’t know that we’ll ever find out!
#photoshop
Hey there, smart 'shoppers, break out your Paas coloring kits, because it's Easter and it's Sunday, and that means it's time to roll some eggs across Kotaku's virtual lawn. More »
Yes, Playboy actually had some features outside of nudity. Actually, most of Playboy magazine isn’t nudity, but that’s another story altogether.
At one point in time, Playboy used to put out a supplemental guide to help its readers keep track of the gaming world, as well as other electronic goodies. As you can see [...]
Reader Richie85 has informed me that the freeware game Hedgewars has added in some new ‘hats’, and this time around they’ve decided to acknowledge Nintendo. I don’t think the hats help you in any way, but they sure do make you look stylish!
Sadness isn’t coming out on Wii, or any other platform. The project just wasn’t meant to be, and it seems that everyone involved is jumping ship. Most recently, the composer on the project dumped 13 tracks from the game, since his hard work wasn’t going to be appreciated otherwise. You can hit [...]
#dukenukem
Had the farce of its development not abruptly dead-ended in May of last year, April 1, 2010 was to have been the date Duke Nukem Forever went to gold master - that is, was at last finished. More »
“We wanted to have the entire American Idiot album in the game. It’s like one album that’s meant to be heard and played as one unit. So you have the ability to do that. It’s the first time we’ve shipped any game with a full album involved in it. And it really fits for Green [...]
In the picture above, you see NBA superstars Jameer Nelson and Dwight Howard donning some Mario and Luigi hats. Why are they doing this? I don’t know, but it was good enough for them to tweet about it! Thanks to Wiimo for the heads up!
#review
Apple touts the newly-released iPad as a "magical and revolutionary device." How much of that revolutionary magic was applied towards the gaming side of the spectrum? More »
In a recent interview with G4TV, Harmonix's Chris Foster revealed that Green Day's dumbest album will be featured in its entirety in the band's upcoming dedicated rhythm game. Yes, Green Day: Rock Band will feature all 13 tracks from the rock outfit's 2004 album "American Idiot," which features the song "American Idiot," which starts, "Don't wanna be an American Idiot."
We know there are plenty of youngsters who prefer "American Idiot," but we'd much rather hear that all of "Dookie" or "Insomniac" would be included in the game. Or all of "Vox Humana." Which -- nope, wait. Yeah, that's Kenny Loggins. We mixed up Green Day and Kenny Loggins again.
#photoshop
Last week's 'Shop Contest challenge was unintentionally a little tough. But you guys pulled through with quality entries that show X-rays of gruesome incidents can also be hilarious. More »
#modernwarfare2
At $3 per map, it was fair to ask what else you get for your money with the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package. The answer, apparently, is a big-ass marketing campaign. More »
While we might argue that Infinity Ward's 2009 follow up to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, likely earned the lion's share of its sales through Infinity Ward's history of making quality games, building a strong and loyal fanbase, and, well, the very fact that it was a sequel to an insanely high-selling game, the marketing team behind MW2 would likely disagree. Speaking at this week's MI6 Conference (and picked up by VentureBeat), contract marketing team The Ant Farm discussed some of the reasons that the sequel's advertising campaign worked so well -- and helped the title sell millions more copies than it would have without.
"With us, it became a challenge of basically breaking it down to 'how do we engage the core first?'," explained Ant Farm executive creative director Rob Troy. "By the time you see the invasion on US soil, which was a secret for a long time, you definitely wanna go out there and kick some ass." For him, the marketing campaign was about slowly doling out aspects of the story while keeping fans in the dark about specifics, and resulted in a resounding success. We have to imagine landing commercial premieres during major sporting events likely helped out the sales as well, not to mention those MW2-branded energy drinks. Also, hey, blowing up castles is always a good way to advertise your product -- let's not kid ourselves, folks.
We've embedded the whole conversation for your viewing pleasure after the break.
#youaskedforit
The iPad might not fit in your pocket, but you'll find there are plenty of places around your house you can store it safely, like in my pants. More »
#motioncontrol
But, said Sony's top marketing officer, they look down their nose at Nintendo's motion control, and that's why the PlayStation Move is on the scene - to make this kind of thing cool for the core. More »
When was the last time you played this game? I haven’t touched it in a very long time, but I think I should go back. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit! From what I heard, it sold quite well for Nintendo as well.
This email just came in from reader Mike…
Just seen the rather nifty custom-made Wiimote caddy on GN. Good bit of recycling, but I think I can go one better - albeit minus the Victoria’s Secrets models I’m sorry to say. I made a Mario warp-pipe inspired Wiimote tidy from used ducktape tubes
It lacks sex appeal, [...]
Are you one of the few that still need new content on your PS2? Looks like Sony may be reaching into the depths of its PSP archive to find more ports to bring to the aging console. The ESRB has appended its rating for Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow -- the latest (and arguably greatest) entry in Sony's stealth franchise -- with both PSP and PS2 as the listed platforms.
It seems quite a stretch that Sony would invest the time and money to release a PS2 port so late into its life cycle (we've contacted Sony and the ESRB, to be clear). And while Logan's Shadow is a terrific game, it's strange that Sony would want to port a game that is already nearly three years old. Perhaps that effort could be better used on creating a PS3 iteration of the franchise?
#unkindwords
In a recent interview Microsoft's director of product management was asked why there was no browser on the Xbox 360, and if one will ever be made available. Don't bet on it anytime soon. More »
