Tuesday, October 13, 2009

In Real Life

Left 4 Dead, Meet The Mushroom Kingdom

11:30PM October 13, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

There’s a bustling Left 4 Dead mod community over at L4Dmaps.com, whipping up also sorts of custom maps like this Super Mario Bros. 64 map created by modder DoritoClock. Who knew Princess Peach’s Castle could be so nightmarish?

Mushroom Massacre [L4Dmaps.com]

News

You’ve Got Pizza Hut In My Phantasy Star Portable 2

11:00PM October 13, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Hungry? SEGA Japan has teamed up with Pizza Hut by opening a virtual restaurant in the game’s Gurhal Galaxy. Hello advertising! More »

In Real Life

Yakuza Designer, Your Customer For A Day

10:00PM October 13, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Bar girl magazine Koakuma Ageha (yes, Japanese night club hostesses have their own mag!) is running some sort of contest. You’ve never guess what’s present number 19. Well, you might! More »

Check Out Epic Mickey Enemy

9:00PM October 13, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Since Warren Spector’s new Disney game is a Wii exclusive, you’ll have to imagine this official character sketch as rendered by the Nintendo Wii, not an artist’s pencil. More »

What Can Kotaku Tell Me About These Tales Of Graces Vids?

8:30PM October 13, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Dear Japanese role-playing game gods, let Namco Bandai bring Tales of Graces to the US soon. I need to get the lingering yuck of Dawn of the New World out of my Wii. More »

News

Japanese Retail Employee Says Xbox 360 Having Rough Time

8:00PM October 13, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Xbox Japan has never had an easy time in The Land of the Rising Sun. Last year, with titles like Tales of Vesperia, the company saw some bright spots. This year has been somewhat grim. More »

Here, Have Some Ballad Of Gay Tony Screens

7:30PM October 13, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony hits Xbox Live and store shelves (along with Lost and Damned) October 29, 2009. Let’s look at some screens. More »

News

Tecmo Koei Bringing Fist Of North Star To PS3/Xbox 360

7:00PM October 13, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

The post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) is coming to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 as Hokuto Musou. More »

In Real Life

Hey, I Got A Tesla Roadster!

6:30PM October 13, 2009 | AJ Glasser

In Micro Machine form! More »

News

Going Indie — A New Developer Tactic?

5:30PM October 13, 2009 | AJ Glasser

After getting a look at developer Arkedo’s new venture today, CEO Camille Guermonprez told me something very, very interesting: more published devs might go indie. More »