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What A Difference A Year Makes

5:00PM May 26, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Last year’s “main visual” for the Tokyo Game Show gaming expo featured a hodgepodge of images and a very bland slogan: “Game, it’s so energetic”. This year’s? More »

A More Advanced Look At Splinter Cell Conviction

4:20AM October 16, 2009 | Mike Fahey

You’ve read Totilo’s hands-on with Splinter Cell Conviction from the Tokyo Game Show; now watch game designer Dean Evans walk us through the level, showing off the game’s innovative new features. More »

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Live Test Of Facebook On The Xbox 360

9:00AM October 7, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Browsing through Facebook on the Xbox 360 is much like browsing through the community portal on your computer — with one exception. More »

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Level 5: More People Need To Ask For A Dark Cloud Sequel

7:00AM October 3, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

While talking to Level 5 about the studio’s next big role-playing game for the US, White Knight Chronicles, I inquired about the status of an old favourite, the Dark Cloud RPG series. More »

Should A Game Demo Work In A Pirate-Themed Nightclub?

6:00AM October 3, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

If something goes wrong when you, a video game producer, try to show a trio of Kotaku writers a DS game, should you blamed the pirate-themed nightclub you’re standing in? Or should you blame a questionable staple of game design? More »

In Real Life

Know The Likes And Dislikes Of Your Tecmo/Koei Producers

5:00AM October 3, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

One guy likes buying toilet paper. Another says he never drives on the same road twice. But were you also wondering which Tecmo producer can walk like a zombie? More »

Ace Attorney Devs Want Mia Fey For The Defence, No Spin-Offs

3:40AM October 3, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Two of the top men at Capcom responsible for making interactive murder investigations funny know which fake lawyer they’d hire and why their games should only be on handhelds. They also talked about their new game. More »

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Microsoft: Motion Is The New Multiplayer

3:00AM October 3, 2009 | Brian Crecente

While Project Natal, and it’s ability to allow Xbox 360 gamers to play video games completely free of a controller, will launch as a niche of sorts on the platform, Microsoft believes it will one day become the norm. More »

Is Microsoft Working On Universal Vid Cap For Xbox 360 Games?

2:00AM October 3, 2009 | Brian Crecente

In a meeting last week with a game developer at the Tokyo Game Show, I asked them if they were planning on trying to incorporate in-game video capture into their title. The type you see in Halo 3. More »

Thexder-Neo PSP Impressions: Classic Robot Action

1:00AM October 3, 2009 | Brian Crecente

The PSPgo and Playstation Portable were everywhere at Sony’s Tokyo Game Show booth. And tucked away in one section of the booth was a blast from the past: A PSP remake of classic ’80s action title Thexder. More »