News

Looks Like Carmageddon’s Making A Comeback

Carmageddon‘s official site is displaying a countdown that will reach zero early the morning of June 1. The site is registered to Square-Enix, the series’ owner (acquiring it with Eidos). The series’ last release came in 2000; a Carmageddon 4 had been rumoured in 2005 but was put on hold indefinitely.


May 10, 2011
News

Is This A Countdown For The New Soul Calibur?

Kotaku AU

As much as I hate getting drawn into video game ‘countdown’ announcements, I just can’t help myself. This one, found on the Namco Bandai Japanese website, is rumoured to be for the new Soul Calibur game.


April 15, 2011
PC

Another Hint That Portal 2 May Be Releasing Early

The Valve-owned domain aperturescience.com tossed up a countdown whose timer expires at 11am EDT/8am PDT tomorrow (1am AEST). Rumours, abetted by easter eggs, have hinted that the game is arriving a week ahead of its announced April 19 date. Hey, it’s either that or Half Life 2: Episode 3.


February 26, 2011
Nintendo

Is It Time For Modern Warfare 3 Yet?

With glowing green numbers counting down to five days from now and the 2010 Game Developers Conference kicking off on Monday, it looks like we might be getting our first look at the next Modern Warfare on Wednesday morning.


February 11, 2011
Nintendo

This Is A Shitty Way To Teach A Child New Words

The Nintendo Wii continues to prove itself quite capable when it comes to teaching children new things. In fact, it taught three-year-old Oliver Smith a brand new word! Can you say shitheads?


September 8, 2010
News

The Countdown To Halo: Reach Invasion Week Begins

Halo: Reach is only a week away, and Microsoft is counting down the days with previews, themes and other downloadable goodies, leading up to the Halo: Reach Invasion Week on Xbox Live.


January 29, 2009
News

Final Fantasy Countdown Reveals…

….a brand new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII! After a brief scare with a resetting countdown clock, the Final Fantasy XIII website now correctly features the new trailer for FFXIII.


January 19, 2009
News

OK, What’s the Deal With These Countdown Clocks

Two countdown clocks are up on Japanese developer web sites, both pointing to something being announced around Friday. One looks like Zelda, the other Mario-ish.