Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Mass Effect PC Due On May 6
11:30PM Luke Plunkett | We knew it was May, but sometimes, it’s nice to know specifics. Bets may be determined by this date. People’s lives may hang in the balance. So it’s without further ado that we let you know that Mass Effect’s PC adventure will kick off on May 6, giving you a pinch over two months to decide whether faster load times and shiner graphics are worth a second purchase. And if you own a PC but not a 360…well, Mass Effect with faster load times and shinier graphics is worth a first purchase. More »
WipeOut HD Features Custom Soundtracks
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | I know, it’s not the first PS3 game to feature custom soundtracks, but this isn’t some cheap bowling game we’re talking about here. This is WipeOut. A game for whom music played a big, big part in its success back on the PS1. SCEE blog Three Speech sends word that while the game’s bundled soundtrack includes appropriate artists such as Kraftwerk, you’ll also be able to create custom playlists from any songs you’ve got stored on your PS3’s HDD. WipEout HD Tracks Announced [Three Speech] More »
Capcom Porting Another GameCube Resident Evil to BC Wii
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | For third party publishers, Capcom’s done alright on the Wii. The Resident Evil 4 port did good business for them — even if the GameCube version was already playable on the Wii! People just loved the tacked on waggle. That means one thing: More RE ports! This year, Capcom is bringing Resident Evil Zero to the Nintendo Wii. That’s right, Capcom is again remaking a GameCube original with waggle. Think about it: Another waggle remake of a backwards compatible GC remake that you can already play on the Wii. Knowing Capcom, don’t be surprised if they wagglize every single RE game. Be sad. RE Zero [Resident Evil Horror Thanks, John!] More »
Brits Get Paid Just For Pre-Ordering Lost Odyssey
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sweet deal ahoy, Britain! Mistwalker’s Lost Odyssey launches in the UK later this week. It’s pretty good. In case you’re not sold on its particular merits, however, high street retail giant HMV are offering 1000 Microsoft Points to anyone who preorders the game. You can buy Rez HD for that. With change. Get on it. Pre-order Lost Odyssey and get MS Points [Eurogamer] More »
Cosplaying with Cosplay Figurine
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | This is a Kotaku first, I believe. We’ve featured cosplaying tons on Kotaku. Ditto for figurines. But, we’ve never covered people cosplaying with figurines that are cosplaying. Here, cosplayer Usagi Tsukimiya poses with a Hobby Wave Haruhi Suzumiya bunny figure. Even though Tsukimiya was a Hobby Wave booth companion at the recent Wonder Festival in Japan, something about this photo shoot seems oddly profound. A cosplayer posing as a figurine character in cosplay? Damn, that’s deep. galleryPost('haruhifigurecosplay', 5, 'Humming'); Haruhi Cosplay Figure Review [Moeyo] More »
New Stages Seen During Japanese SFIV Test Run
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Like we said, Street Fighter IV’s been playable for a few days in Tokyo. Which means pictures. More pictures of the super-sexy cabinets, yeah, but since this is a newer build than the version on show at AOU and GDC, also glimpses of some of the game’s other stages. Which is nice, since so far we’ve only seen the one. galleryPost('sfivcabs', 3, 'Street Fighter IV In The Wild'); [Capcom] More »
Warren Spector Makes Nintendo Kissy Face
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | At the moment, Deus Ex creator Warren Spector just lurves Nintendo. Listen to him proclaim his undying affection for Nintendo: Holy cow, do I love the Wii and DS. I am a Nintendo freak right now! It’s partly because where I am in my life; games for families, trying to make people smile. Who’s doing that? Nintendo. The tone of the games, the audience they attract… I’m loving it. But look at games on the PS3 and Xbox 360! They look gorgeous. So there are attractions to every platform. Don’t think of developer Warren Spector as a “bargain basement Will Wright.” Think of him as a self-proclaimed “Nintendo freak.” Warren Spector [GamePro via Go Nintendo] [Pic] More »
Activision Sued Over Blizzard Merger
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Time for more crazy lawsuit news! Why? Because everyone loves crazy lawsuit news. The mighty Wayne County Employees’ Retirement System are unhappy with the merger deal Vivendi and Activision signed last year, claiming that as shareholders they copped a bum deal: The merger, stock purchase and tender offer, working in concert, convey control of Activision to Vivendi but fail to offer the Activision stockholders an opportunity to realize a true control premium for their stock. And to think, there once was a time people had to work for their money. Cry me a river. Investors sue Activision over Vivendi merger [GI.biz] More »
