Dark Void’s CES Trailer

This is a new trailer for Capcom’s Dark Void. You know, for all its allusions to The Rocketeer, I’ve never really noticed how much it looks a lot more like Mass Effect. If Shepard used Super Soakers.


January 6, 2010
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Strap On Your Jet Pack For The Dark Void Demo

Capcom is releasing a demo for Dark Void on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live this week, giving players an early taste of what awaits them on the other side come January 19th.


December 22, 2009
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Dark Void Goes 8-Bit In DS Version

Capcom’s Dark Void won’t just be appearing on the 360, PC and PS3; no, it’ll also be appearing on… the Nintendo DSi.


December 9, 2009
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Create Your Own Tiny Dark Void Levels

Create, share, and play custom-made levels of a Dark Void-like flash game, with Capcom’s Jetpack Attack.


December 3, 2009

That Void Doesn’t Look So Dark

The latest trailer for Capcom’s Dark Void shows off just how not dark the titular void can actually be.


November 20, 2009
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Brad Pitt Attatched To Dark Void Movie

Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment and Capcom have come to an agreement over the movie rights for Dark Void, now being developed as a sci-fi thriller and potential Pitt-starring vehicle.


November 10, 2009

Head In The Clouds: Flying In Video Games

There’s something fantastical about flying in a video game. We can easily run, jump and swim in real life. Flight is more exotic. But we do fantasise about it. Where do you think the term “flights of fancy” comes from?


October 24, 2009
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Notebook Dump: Ghost Trick, Canivorous Plants, Dragon Age Done

There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter’s notebook but didn’t turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we?


October 21, 2009
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A Reason To Exclude Motion Controls From Your Flying Game

Chatting with the producer of Capcom’s jet-pack shooter Dark Void today, I learned that Sixaxis was not a control option for the game. Why not? “False positives.”


October 14, 2009
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Five Things To Fill In Your Dark Void

Until yesterday, I’d only just heard of Dark Void. I’d never played it, never seen videos of it — my only attachment to the game at all were the magic words “jet pack”.