We aren’t going to get a chance to buy the Zelda art book that Nintendo Dream put out. It’s simply not going to go on sale here. With that said, at least now we can take a look at what’s inside the collection. Hit up the link below to check out the [...]
You know, I kind of scoffed at the idea of a Wii Wheel before it came out. Then, when I played Mario Kart Wii, I really became a believer. I’ve played both with and without the wheel using motion control, and that wheel really does add something extra. Hell, it might only [...]
We knew that High Voltage had a 4th quarter release planned for Conduit 2, but we didn’t have a specific month. According to both Amazon and GameStop, November 2nd looks like the launch date. As always, this isn’t meant to be a confirmation, but it’s certainly interesting to see both retailers with the [...]
For the dozens of you interested in the NCAA Football franchise returning to PSP in 2010, today's news of the 2011 iteration of the game not heading to Sony's handheld is likely a pretty major bummer. On one hand, you were probably expecting it when yesterday's announcement of Tim Tebow as the cover athlete didn't include the PSP on its list of consoles (also absent was the Nintendo Wii), but on the other hand, there's been a PSP release for the last two years. IGN confirmed the lack of a PSP version release with EA, who subsequently confirmed an iPhone App Store release. So there's something, right? Right?
Blizzard recently announced a cadre of class-specific additions coming to its upcoming ruinous expansion pack, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. If you're currently rolling through Azeroth, owning fools while playing as a Death Knight, Hunter, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock or Warrior, you can get an early glimpse at some of the new powers and revamped mechanics the expansion will bring your way.
If you're having a hard time understanding what all these changes really mean, we suggest checking out our loot-obsessed sister site, WoW.com, for a detailed analysis of these changes. For instance, we just learned that the Rogue's new "Smoke Bomb" ability will change them from merchants of death into invisible merchants of death. How fun!
#photoshop
Last week the Kotaku 'Shop Contest got in the Easter spirit, offering up a white egg for everyone to color with a video-game theme. Some went further, hatching complicated game scenarios with the incredible edible in them. More »
Xbox Live Arcade was once thought to be a bastion of independent game development, destined to help independent studios get there projects to the game-playing masses. While that's still true to a certain extent -- Ska Studios and Polytron say hi -- there's no denying that an increasingly large number of XBLA games are being created by major publishers and development houses. And now it seems as if Xbox Live Indie Games -- quite literally a bastion of independent game development -- might suffer the same fate.
Unstoppable mobile game publisher Gameloft (a subsidiary of Ubisoft) is officially entering the Indie Games space with Tank Battles. As the title implies, the game features tanks doing battle from a third-person perspective. If the title sounds familiar, it's because the game was already released on PSN last year as Battle Tanks. The game offers up to 4-players (locally or online) to duke it out and, truth be told, it looks pretty fun. Check out a trailer after the break.
#patent
A newly published patent application lends additional credence to what Nikkei reported last month, that Nintendo's upcoming 3DS handheld will feature force feedback. More »
#thisisyourgod
Good news, everyone! Ubisoft says it's "constantly working to evolve and improve" its new "online services platform" for gamers. Awesome! What's this "online services platform"? Why, it's Orwellian b.s. for "DRM." More »
#toys
Not that Batman has ever gone wanting for action figure exposure, but the Caped Crusader's getting a new line based on last year's Batman: Arkham Asylum game. It'll be revealed in next month's issue of Toyfare magazine. More »
Capcom wants to ensure you continue hunting after the release of Monster Hunter Tri, by releasing limited-time quests after release, in the form of "Event Quests," "Gigantic Monster Quests," and "Arena Quests."
According to a post on Capcom-Unity, Event Quests will be offered "on an ongoing basis," but require players to achieve a certain hunter rank before taking part. "Gigantic Monster Quests," however are only up for one day, allowing parties of hunters to take on the enormous "Jhen Mohran" monster. Arena Quests allow only two players in a party, fighting a single monster. Some of these arena battles will offer better rewards for quicker completion.
Capcom will announce each month's quest schedule on the first Friday of each month on Capcom-Unity, so set your bookmarks, monster hunters.
Looks like The Conduit picked up a bit since last I remember. I think the news and reveal of Conduit 2 is bringing in some new purchases for the original.
The Game Boy Micro was a success when it came to design, but it was also a commercial failure. The timing of launch just seemed to doom this device. I picked mine up around launch, and it was well worth the purchase. At least it isn’t as hated as the Virtual Boy.
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#stickjockey
Even if your wideout didn't see that linebacker coiled up between the hashmarks in Madden, ready to hit him like a lifetime supply of bad news, anyone who's played the game can quote from memory what comes next. More »
While we were all hoping that the recently announced Pokémon Black and White would have an appropriate film noir aesthetic and monochromatic color palette, a few vividly colorful glimpses of the game have appeared in CoroCoro magazine (via Serebii.net). While it certainly looks a heck of a lot like previous DS-based iterations of the franchise, a few of the screens seem to change up the series' isometric camera angle. Will some creative camerawork and new pocket-sized monsters be enough to keep the franchise fresh? Only time will tell.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]First Pokemon Black & White images revealed (in color)
#rumor
The studio responsible for last year's indie adventure/puzzle hit Machinarium says that Microsoft refused the game for Xbox Live Arcade after six months of negotiations. "They don't want to support games which aren't Microsoft exclusives," the studio chief alleges. More »
Despite earlier claims that Haze developer Free Radical (now Crytek UK) were working on an "original FPS" for its new overlord Crytek Studios, it appears that the UK-based studio is actually hard at work on Crysis 2's multiplayer component. In an interview with VG247, CEO Cevat Yerli revealed "several online functionalities" for the game, as well as the team behind said functionalities. "That is all they [Crytek UK] are doing, with a full team on it, and they are blasting forward at full speed with more focus and dedication than I've ever had before at Crytek." Jeez you two, get a room!
Yerli unfortunately couldn't expand on the various types of multiplayer we'll find in Crysis 2 when it arrives later this year, though he did note that the team at Crytek UK will be "making the gameplay unique to both the console and PC versions." Presumably he means that in a sense greater than "The PC version has way, way prettier graphics."
Well, it’s similar to HeartGold/SoulSilver, but only slightly. There actually seems to be a lot different with the visual approach. Pretty unique looking…I like it! Thanks to all that sent this in!
