Saturday, December 8, 2007
News
Capcom Still Believe In Third-Party Exclusives
5:30PM Luke Plunkett | Games cost a lot of money now, there’s not as many people owning current-gen consoles as owned stuff like the PS2, competition between the three platforms is closer than last gen, blah blah blah. In short, the third-party exclusive is dead. We’ve heard it all before. Capcom have heard it all before, too, and do you think they care? They couldn’t give a rat’s arse. Capcom marketing VP – and exquisitely-named gentleman – Nique Fajors: Exclusives are driven by gameplay functionality and cost. If you get your gameplay functionality and costs right, exclusivity can work. How right he is! Phoenix Wright, Dead Rising, Lost Planet, Devil May Cry…oh, wait… Capcom: Third-Party Exclusives Still Viable [Next-Gen] More »
Can’t Wait for Next Monday!
5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Just a heads up! Next Monday is… You guessed it, Ban Monday. While we do welcome the new folks, we also want to warn them. We ban here at Kotaku. Ban like crazy. So please do not confuse our comment sections with your run-of-the-mill forum, boards, blah blah. We are always open to ban submissions, but next Monday the ban sensitivity on the Hammer will be turned up max. So type up your list of those you want out, send along their commenter page, the reason you want them banned and your own commenter page. The streets of Kotakuland will run hot pink and baby shit green! More »
Devil May Cry Animated Series Out In February
4:30PM Luke Plunkett | Capcom have announced that Dante and co.’s debut on the effeminate, over-sized sword-and-gun-wielding animated scene is nearly upon us. To tie in with the launch of Devil May Cry 4, the first volume of the DMC animated series will be released in the US by ADV films on February 5. It’ll be $26.96, or if you’d prefer to fork out for something with a less puzzling price point, it comes bundled with the special edition of the game. [Capcom] More »
MTV Creating “Virtual World” With “Online Games”
3:40PM Luke Plunkett | MTV, convinced that there’s still a little elbow room on the vitual world bandwagon, will be launching a “multi-user 3D online world” next year, The Guardian writes. 10Tacle studios will be developing the world as well as providing the many “online games” that will fill it, while MTV will be on “editorial preparation” duties, guiding the overall look and feel of the space. In addition to standard communication and gaming services, MTV are also planning to throw a bunch of stuff like archived music videos and programs into the world. [The Guardian] More »
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Codemasters Going After Game “Pirates”
3:20PM Luke Plunkett | Codemasters are sick to death of people in the UK pirating and distributing their games. Their logic being that’s money they’re missing out on. So they’ve hired London-based rights lawyers Davenport Lyons to go after anyone and everyone they can find illegally distributing, and receiving, pirated Codemasters titles. Thing is, Davenport Lyons don’t actually do the hunting. Swiss firm Logistep are responsible for that. They employ P2P-tracking software which they claim is “fully accurate”, and anyone their software finds to be involved in shady business, Davenport Lyons go after. More »One Man & A Little Lady
2:40PM Michael McWhertor | To: Ash & Flynn From: McWhertor Re: On Beards & Tacos Guys, how do you work this thing? I’m new to this whole Day Note business. Someone left the thing in a cozy bundle outside my door, hoping it would find a good home and now I’m stuck with it. Frankly, I’m not the mothering type and find caring for the Day Note to be… well, icky. The Day Note has already spit up on the couch and no matter how hard I shake it, it just won’t stop crying. The sooner I’m rid of it the better. Damn it! I’ve gotta change another poopy nappy. Here’s what you missed while Luke was caring for the Night Note and playing Kyuss to his beard. Gamespot Staffers Get Weepy About Jeff Gerstmann A Defense of Our Word Writing Skill Things Jean Claude Van Damme Is Filmed Not Doing A Split Another PSP To PS2 Port Ziff Goes After Site Ziff Explains Why They Don’t Like People Stealing Stuff More »
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French Lifetime Hardware Sales (Sacré Bleu, etc)
2:20PM Luke Plunkett | Newspaper Les Echoes have, upon being handed the information by Microsoft Europe, announced that the 360 has sold half a million units in France since launch. Jeux France went ahead and filled in the gaps by publishing the total lifetime sales of the Wii and PS3. Between them? Oh yes, we get a straight-up comparison of how the three are doing in one of Europe’s biggest markets. Just don’t expect to be surprised with the results: Wii – 1,100,000 360 – 500,000 PS3 – 270,000 [Les Echoes, Jeux France] More »
Ziff Sets Us Straight On Stolen Street Fighter IV Pics
1:20PM Michael McWhertor | Earlier today, we posted about the plight of “tiny Brazilian blog” Blogeek, who, as you may remember, posted a pair of screen shots of Street Fighter IV yesterday. Amazingly, the site scooped 1UP to its own exclusive, claiming it had received the screens and details on the Capcom fighter from an “anonymous source”. The site’s owner, Douglas Pereira, wrote us this morning, crying out for help. “Ziff Davis is going after me. They’re chasing me,” he lamented. It was very heart-wrenching. More »
LotRO Gets Cheaper For The Holidays
1:00PM Mike Fahey | With Blizzard adding a cold pack to their Burning Crusade and NCsoft giving Guild Wars players five hours of marketing, what does Lord of the Rings Online have to offer MMO players this Holiday season? Low, low prices! From now until January 31st, new and existing subscribers to LotRO can pay only $US 9.99 month, $US 5 off their normal $US 14.99 rate. You’ll have to pay $US 29.97 for three months at a time in order to take advantage of the special offer, but 33% off is nothing to scoff at. Of course had you known you’d be so addicted you would have just dropped $US 200 at launch for the lifetime subscription. Hindsight, huh? LotRO Holiday Promo [Lord Of The Rings Online via FiringSquad] More »
