Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has just confirmed that the Inazuma Eleven series is coming over to Wii. This is something that we’ve all suspected for quite some time now, as there was talk of a console version for over a year. With the series running strong on the DS, it would only make [...]
#clips
Many details of Mafia II get exposure in this video from Slovakia - such as the ability to swap between a realistic driving mode (where your car takes damage), and arcade, where it doesn't. More »
Amazon's current Deal of the Day is on Bizarre Creations' grown-up kart racer, Blur, which is temporarily available for $29.99 on PS3 and 360, and $19.99 on PC. We suggest spending the extra $30 you save on this transaction on a few sessions with a grief counselor -- you'll need it after the tenth time you get Shunted one centimeter from the finish line.
#iphone
The creators of Doodle Jump, the addictive platformer for the iPhone, believe their app is the first to break five million downloads from the iTunes store. That means they've taken in more than $3 million. More »
#kotakuofftopic
I've invoked plenty of martial themes for the World Cup, not least being France's characteristic surrender. Regardless of our defeat yesterday, I won't stop now. Today, England must go it alone versus Germany, amidst the V-1 chorus of the vuvuzela. More »
#microsoft
According to this video of a Microsoft Live Labs presentation of Windows Phone 7 at Cannes Lions 2010, Windows Phone 7 will be coming this October. Listen yourself, the month slips out around the :16 mark. [Thanks, Gary!] More »
The Joystiq Podcast wasn't the only regular feature that we were to slammed to produce last week -- the rigors of E3 2010 also prevented us from doing the Weekly Webcomic Wrapup. As such, we've decided to include our favorite comics from the past two weeks this time around. We're sure you won't mind; as busy as we were writing the news last week, we're sure you were equally busy consuming it.
Below you'll find our seven favorite comics from the past fourteen days. Give them all a once-over, and vote for your favorite in the poll posted after the jump!
Finally (Brawl in the Family) This is Why (Virtual Shackles) Evolution (Extra Life) Establishing Kinection (Digital Unrest) Secreting Digestive Ichor (Penny Arcade) It Would Literally Blow Your Mind (Of Noobs and Men) What Fans Want (Nerf Now)
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Man, I can’t tell if this kid is serious. His reasoning is either really funny as a joke, or really sad as a way of thinking. 3DS stealing the analog stick and Metal Gear franchise from PSP? If we’re going to use that line of logic, we could say that [...]
Though Konami's co-op vamp-slayer, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is now being touted as a proud participant in the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade promotion, a PSN version of the title may not be out of the question. In an E3 interview with Destructoid, producer Koji Igarashi explained "there might be a possibility with that. I hope this one sells, and then we can think about PSN."
So, there you have it, PS3 fans. If you want the best chance of getting Harmony of Despair on your platform of choice, all you have to do is first buy it on XBLA. Easy enough, right?
#announcement
Ordinarily I don't like to belabor technical issues, but today's daylong outage of our image server postpones one of our most popular features: The Kotaku 'Shop Contest roundup. I swear this is just a postponement - not a cancellation. More »
Sega recently announced a surprising feature for the Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown arcade installations which will soon populate Japanese arcades. According to Versus City's translation of the announcement, players will be able to link their VF.net profiles to their Twitter accounts, which will allow the Final Showdown machines to automatically Tweet their accomplishments. Players will also be able to search for their recent adversaries on VF.net, and begin following their linked Twitter account.
The game's director, Daiichi Katagiri, gave a few examples of updates which the machine will generate, including "DK's Lau has put together a 10 game win streak at Club Sega Shinjuku #VF5FS" and "DK's Lau has earned the "Dragon Wing" item from a Basic Capsule (Rare) #VF5FS." We think this feature could really turn the American arcade industry around, though we're not crazy about the idea of broadcasting messages such as "I just sprained my ankle and humiliated myself in public again #DDRSuperNova2."
#crime
Weird story out of Bristol, Va.; a judge there has abandoned his seat after it came to light that he'd been a constant video gaming companion of a man he'd sent to jail at least three times over the years. More »
#pc
When last heard from, those behind a long-in-development, fan-made King's Quest sequel were on the verge of an agreement with Activision allowing them to finally complete their project. This afternoon, that news came. The Silver Lining will finally be completed. More »
#bungie
Bungie's writers considered extending the saga of Master Chief beyond Halo 3 - whose ending certainly left an opening for it - before settling on the prequel story of the Fall of Reach, the studio's community manager said. More »
Was your avarice for discounted PC games not sated by Steam's Perils of Summer sale? Capcom's currently running a 72-hour promotion, knocking over 50 percent or more off the prices of a handful of the company's PC titles. For a full list of encheapened games, just click past the jump.
The highlights of this offer are Dark Void, Street Fighter IV and Neopets Puzzle Adventure, each of which are now available for $14.99. If you're looking to capitalize on any of these discounts, then you should probably hop on over to Capcom's online storefront sometime this weekend.
#apb
Some APB fans have checked their account management pages and noted a paid subscription option that will remove ads delivered to the MMO's in-game voice chat, which of course, means the game will serve ads over voice chat. More »
The latest trailer for Crysis 2 takes us through the area demoed during EA's E3 press conference. Sure, it looks just as slick as it did last week, but we're confused by the area's "Safe Zone" label. Between the giant killer robots, the average-sized killer robots and toppling MetLife building, we fail to see said zone's inherent safety.
#stickjockey
This is a column about Peter Moore, and because it's about the EA Sports president, it's going to be, in some way, about Madden NFL's exclusive license. So, let's get this out of the way. Because Peter's probably reading. More »
