Saturday, February 27, 2010

News

Gothic Lolita Shooter Sequel Dated For Xbox 360

5:00PM February 27, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

The Xbox 360 port of Cave’s arcade shooter DeathSmiles II has been dated today at a Microsoft-hosted “Shooting Festa” event in Tokyo. More »


In Real Life

Collector’s Item Obliterates Record For Rare Game Sale

3:10PM February 27, 2010 | Owen Good

There is a Holy Grail of Rare Video Games, and it is Stadium Events. The auction on a factory-sealed NTSC version closed just minutes ago, and it was sold for $US41,300, almost double the old record. More »


There It Is! The Most Amazing Use Of The Nintendo DSi Camera

2:30PM February 27, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

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This is Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda, a DSiWare game that makes brilliant use of the Nintendo DSi’s built-in cameras to control an in-game camera that lets the player explore a 3D diorama to find hidden objects. More »


News

Rock Band Weekly Gets Disturbed, Adds Silversun Pickups & More

2:00PM February 27, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Next week’s batch of Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and LEGO Rock Band downloadable tracks leads with mood rockers Disturbed, who bring more of The Sickness to Harmonix and MTV Games’ music game. More »


In Real Life

An Unfortunate Pairing Of Gestures With Double Entendres

1:30PM February 27, 2010 | Owen Good

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An Australian morning news team catches up with curling, the latest It Sport, via Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. What’s the joke? Well, here it comes … here it comes! More »


New 3D Dot Game Heroes Screens Will Add Inches To Your Sword

1:00PM February 27, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Atlus is bringing From Software’s 3D Dot Game Heroes to North America this May, a PlayStation 3 exclusive adventure that’s full of tiny, blocky, brave adventurers sporting monster blades and here are six scorching shots full of huge hard steel. More »


News

First Details On NCAA 11 Emerge

12:30PM February 27, 2010 | Owen Good

EA Sports gave its first exclusive look at (and first screengrab, above) NCAA Football 11 to ESPN, and the first details emerging about the game are ones sharpening the game’s visual authenticity. More »


Review Round Up: Micro-reviews Are Back From The Dead

12:00PM February 27, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

It was a week infested with zombies and micro-reviews, the smaller format reserved for Kotaku reviews of downloadable video games and downloadable add-ons. It was also the week that featured our first massive-review. More »


In Real Life

Finally A Chance To Beat Up Crecente

11:40AM February 27, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Specifically the Eegra version, as seen in Xbox Live Indie Games release Avatar Showdown. More »


News

Judge Tosses Blind Gamer’s Suit Vs. Sony

11:20AM February 27, 2010 | Owen Good

In October a visually-impaired gamer sued Sony, alleging that it wasn’t fulfilling its responsibilities under U.S. law to provide access to the disabled. The reasoning depending on finding that Sony’s products constitute a public accommodation. A judge said they aren’t. More »