Thursday, September 10, 2009

News

European Ghostbusters Release Slips Again

11:00PM September 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Thanks to a messy, silly publishing deal between Atari and Sony, Ghostbusters is only out in PAL territories on PS3 and PS2. All other versions have had to wait. And now, will be waiting even longer. More »

In Real Life

DIY Left 4 Dead Figure Leaps From The Shadows

10:30PM September 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

It’s DIY Valve Action Figure Week this week at Kotaku, as hot on the heels of yesterday’s lineup of Team Fortress 2 toys comes this fan-made Hunter from Left 4 Dead. And doesn’t he look…hungry. More »

In Real Life

Metal Gear Style Cardboard Box Prison Escape

10:00PM September 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

There’s a device in the Metal Gear Solid stealth series in which Snake can sneak past guards by simply covering himself in a cardboard box. This isn’t just a game convention. It apparently really works. More »

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Gran Turismo’s Love Affair With European PSPs Continues

9:30PM September 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Europe’s already got one up over America when it comes to Gran Turismo on the PSP, with early PSPgo adopters getting GTPSP for free. So did they really need a couple of fancy limited edition packs as well? More »

Another Gundam Game Coming To PS3

9:00PM September 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

According to Hong Kong game mag Game Wave, arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next is coming to the PS3. The title has not yet been officially announced by Namco Bandai. More »

In Real Life

Ping Pong’s World Warriors

8:30PM September 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

These guys are nuts. I mean, I’ve seen some heated ping pong matches in my time, but none of them ever got to the point where one guy took his short off, let alone two guys. More »

In Real Life

Street Fighter IV With Old School Sprites

8:00PM September 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Street Fighter IV does not have old school Street Fighter III sprites. But what if it did? What would it look like? Over at the Shoryuken forums, steamboy33 thinks it would look like this. More »

News

Tatsunoko Vs Capcom Gets A New Character

7:30PM September 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Capcom’s Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is going to be a little different when it’s released in the US. Like, it’ll have online play. And new characters. More »

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Konami Leaks Tokyo Game Show Map

7:00PM September 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Doh. Konami Entertainment, publisher of Metal Gear Solid and Castlevania, has accidentally leaked the floor map for this year’s Tokyo Game Show—before TGS organisers officially released it. More »

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Courtney Love Will Have Her Revenge On Activision

6:30PM September 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Creeped out by Kurt Cobain’s appearance in Guitar Hero 5? Upset, even? You weren’t the only one. Courtney Love, Cobain’s widow, is furious, and is satisfying her fury by threatening Activision with legal action. More »