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Xbox 360 Newswire - December 2nd

Here’s all the latest news stories for Xbox 360.-Midway games sold-History of Prince of Persia-Xbox 360 sales soar-DRM gets more stick-Halo 3 Legendary map pack discountCheck back for more stories later.Related posts:Xbox 360: The Month Ahead -[...]

World Tour December: Pumpkins, Eagles, Nirvana, And Reggae [Guitar Hero World Tour]

Activision lays out December's DLC plans for Guitar Hero World Tour, kicking things off with The Smashing Pumpkins and topping off the holiday season with what all the kids want - free Reggae Rock. December starts off with The Smashing Pumpkins[...]

Win Totally Devalued Copies Of Arcade Mania [Contest]

One contest ends, another starts. That's the circle of Kotaku life. This time around we are giving away three copies of Arcade Mania, the arcade book I wrote. And if you want, I'd be perfectly happy to sign your winning copy (should you win) and forever[...]

Vin Diesel?s Wheelman - Preview event

You remember Vin Diesel right? Of course you do? big guy, moody looking, great voice?Well, Mr. Diesel and his production company Tigon Studios have been working with the UK?s own Midway Studios on a new action driving game. A driving game which promises[...]

Viewing a kid's face as they play violent video games

by: John YanNEWS - Watching the video, I can say my expression probably matches some of them and I know Chuck's face looks like a few in the video. Here's a little art project called Immersion where you just see a kid's face as they play violent video[...]

Video Game To Sponsor Pro Football Team [Pro Evo 2009]

Games companies sponsoring sporting teams is nothing new. Sega (Arsenal), Nintendo (Fiorentina) and Microsoft (Seattle Sounders) have all tried their hand at it. But a game sponsoring a football team, that?s new. Reason we bring this up is that Konami?s[...]

Vanguard Testing The Waters With Fishing [Fish Fish Revolution]

Sony Online Entertainment's Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is finally on the road becoming a real massively-multiplayer online RPG as fishing makes an appearance on the game's test servers. Every true MMORPG needs fishing. This is a fact that cannot be[...]

UK:Resistance Breaks Up With Sonic [Sonic Unloved]

It's a sad day. UK:Resistance, whose long and sometimes torrid love affair with the Sonic the Hedgehog series is the stuff of legends, has decided to drop the Sega mascot from their logo. I've been following UK:Resistance since the late 90's, and while I[...]

The N3 Newswire for December 3

Here’s the latest Nintendo news:–That supposed YouTube account owned by Serebii is fake–You know a game movie will be bad when this happens–First look at Ghostbusters: The Game (yes the theme song is in thereStay tuned for[...]

Sony Promises "Improved" LittleBigPlanet Moderation [Littlebigplanet]

Prior to release, LittleBigPlanet showed a ton of promise. Heavy-handed moderation in the weeks since release, however, has rubbed a little of the lustre off the game's appeal. Don't think that Sony aren't aware of this. They are so aware. And have today[...]

Smashing Eagles into Nirvana on Guitar Hero World Tour

by: John YanNEWS - Three great bands are releasing more tracks as DLC for Guitar Hero World Tour in December. On December 4th, The Smashing Pumpkins will have more songs for the game as G.L.O.W., 1979, and Everlasting Glaze will be available. Next week,[...]

Rise Of The White Wolf Teaser Trailer [The Witcher: Rise Of The White Wolf]

In case anyone had any doubts about how much of a badass Geralt the Witcher was, here's the teaser trailer for Atari's newly announced console title The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf. The console version, as previously reported, features a revamped[...]

Rip-Off Chinese MMO Publishers Respond To WoW-Rip-Off Allegations [Aurora Blade]

It's Limbo of the Lost all over again. No sooner have allegations of mass copyright infringement been levelled against Chinese browser MMO Aurora Blade than the game's publishers have responded, wiping their hands of it. IGG - who publish Aurora Blade in[...]

Qore Episode 07 Set Free For The Holidays [Qore]

PlayStation 3 owners who haven't seen the point of paying for a monthly magazine on their console will get a taste of what they're missing tomorrow as Sony releases Qore episode 07 for free. The episode is being released free to all as a way of saying[...]

PS2 Gets SNK Love Next Year With King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match [Japan]

Hey, PS2, who still loves ya, baby? SNK does! The Osaka-based developer is releasing The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match next February. It's a remake of KoF 2002. Featuring 66 playable fighters, the game gets newly tweaked and polished menus and[...]

Nintendo Sends Game to Journos With Racial Epithet Surprise [Nintendo Gets Racist?]

A copy of DS title Animal Crossing Wild World sent out to media yesterday by Nintendo came loaded with most of the game's secrets unlocked, it also included a nasty surprise. When you come upon Baabara, the town's resident sheep, you're greeted with a[...]

More DISSIDIA Scans To Look At [Dissidia: Final Fantasy]

The upcoming issue of Famitsu has some new scans of DISSIDIA: Final Fantasty character Shantotto. A black mage in Final Fantasy XI, she was announced for the PSP action title a while back. Famitsu has a bevy of new screens of other DISSIDIA characters,[...]

MonsterVine Forums have launched!

Yessir, the forums have officially launched.Mind you, phpBB 3.0.3. is one very squeaky clean build (released November 12, 2008), so it’s still got a few blips that hopefully don’t ruin the forum experience.The development of the forums was a[...]

Missed Opportunities

It’s true that missed opportunities can come at any time in life. We can sometimes regret not taking that chance to experience one fine moment which we either decided to pass on or worse, weren’t even aware of to begin with.But what if it[...]

Minimalist Java Games Contest Gets A Bit Premature [Java]

The Java4K 2009 contest will find the best Java game written in 4K in the year of 2009. It's that simple. Oh, wait... you can enter it now in 2008. Crazy! Only two games have attempted this subversive move thus far - Kart (pictured) is a creditable[...]

Michael Phelps Says His Game Is 'In Development' [Rumors]

Michael Phelps is both the winningest swimmer ever, and chummy enough with Activision to be given a box containing no copies of Call of Duty. Surely he should have his own game by now? Michael thinks so too - in fact, in an interview on 60 Minutes he[...]

Massively week in Review

Filed under: Culture, Features, PC, MMO Joystiq's sister site Massively.com has all the news you'll need about MMOs. Here's the best, brightest, and most interesting stuff from the last week, all in one convenient place for your MMO minute. EA licenses[...]

Links for 2008-12-02 [del.icio.us]

Big Picture Advertising: TV losing the war for attention?Ofcom's coinage: "stacking" (aka using the internet at the same time as watching TV. Uk stat = 74%)Essential Addons for Wrath of the Lich KingFor when I get five minutes to actually have a[...]

Kotaku's Favorite Lara Croft Is... [Tomb Raider Contest]

Kotakuland has voted and picked a winner for the Tomb Raider contest. There were tons of amazing entries so big thanks to everyone who entered. You have made priest Tim Curry proud. How divine. The winner is after the jump. Actually, I also put the[...]

It?s M&A time

All over the world right now tens of thousands of bankers and other financial services workers are being given a bin bag to put their personal possessions in as their employer dispenses with their services. Many would say they brought it on themselves[...]

Is Anyone Else Having Crap Luck With Firefox Crashes? [Note]

To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: The Undergrads Are Our Future That's awesome that you got to talk to that University of Colorado class. That's actually where my dad went to college. He studied music, though. Do agree that writing is important. Also,[...]

Ghostbusters ? What?s Different on the Wii [Impressions]

Usually when a game goes for simultaneous multi-platform releases, I immediately write off the Wii version. Can you blame me? Empirically, the Wii suffers from ?bastard stepchild port? syndrome, which leaves Wii owners like yours truly high and dry when[...]

Ghostbusters ? The Tom Hanks of Intellectual Properties [Impressions]

Nobody looks at Tom Hanks and says ?He sucks, I hate him and every movie he?s ever been in.? Similarly, nobody hears ?Ghostbusters? and thinks ?They suck, I hate them.? So says Ghostbusters: The Video Game developer Terminal Reality. After enduring a[...]

Gaming Gibs for 12/3/2008

by: Charles HusemannNEWS - Here are a few things I missed while cringing at the faux Disney remake of Akira: New Ghostbusters trailer released, looking good CD Projekt has two more projects in the works, this is good news folks Red Bull is the first[...]

Fable II Getting Massive Dose Of Bug Spray [Fable II]

Oh yeah, about that patch! Fable II developers haven't forgotten the bug-ridden masses, and are now finalizing a patch that should wipe out most if not all issues keeping players from enjoying the game. Better late than never I say. The patch, promised[...]

Even Pikachu Rides The Train In Japan [Pokemon]

To recap: Pokémon planes and Pokémon bullet trains. We've touched on both rapid forms of Pikachu approved transport before. But what about something slower? Like a regular subway train? Pikachu likes them, too. Pictured is Pikachu[...]

Dev Box Interview: Jumpgate Evolution?s Programmer Ohm Unmongkolthavong

It usually takes a small army to create the video games that we play, and, most of the time, all of the focus gets put on the game itself, and not on the people that came together to make it. Our Dev Box interview feature takes a look at some ... ----[...]

DC Universe Coming Late 2009, Early 2010 [DC Universe Online]

Marvel Universe may be dead, but DC Universe is not. It's alive. And it's coming. But when? Speaking with MTV, DC comics writer Geoff Johns - who's working on the game - says it won't be with us anytime soon. "It launches I think in early 2010, it could[...]

Custom Headcrab Zombie Lovingly Detailed in Gore [Headcrab Zombie Action Figure]

Reader Mark sends along his latest action figure creation: A 12-inch high Half-Life Headcrab Zombie. Mark says the figures clothing was assembled from his collection of action figure playthings, but that the headcrab and the remains of a face underneath[...]

City of Heroes Issue 13 hits today

by: Charles HusemannNEWS - NC Soft has launched the latest free add on for City of Heroes today. The Power and Responsibility pack adds in secret identities, new build out options, and a mac beta in addition to a host of other changes and[...]

City Of Heroes Launches Issue 13: Power And Responsibility [Expansionism]

City of Heroes introduces new ways to build up your superhero persona as NCsoft launches their latest free update, Issue 13: Power and Responsibility. Issue 13 might as well be called the casual gamer's issue, as it introduces two new ways to advance[...]

Chronicles of Riddick ? Here We Go Again In The Best Possible Way [Impressions]

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena does gamers one better than a next-gen port ? it?s got a completely independent game in there to go with Escape from Butcher Bay. Assault on Dark Athena is more like a follow-up to Escape from Butcher Bay[...]

Buy Your Own Sackboy [Littlebigplanet]

On the off chance you?re not already sick of LittleBigPlanet?s over-exposed Sackboys, boy, are you in for a merchandise-related treat. Officially-licensed replica Sackboys are now available for purchase from online retailer Play-Asia. They?re small (at[...]

Ben Heck's Xbox 360 Laptop v2.0 [Xbox 360]

Oh Ben Heck. What can't you do? I ask because there are so many things you can do. Like making desirable console laptops. You may remember the guy made a 360 laptop in 2007. Then made that into a Halo 3 laptop. Well, time flies, and Heck's just released[...]

Atari Combats Resale WIth Expandable Experiences [Buy, Sell, Trade]

With game companies all over the world depressed about the impact used game resales have on the industry, Atari offers up a simple solution - make games people don't want to let go of. This elegant solution to the used game market comes courtesy of[...]

Amazon Wii Gold Box Cracked Open Again Tomorrow [Wii]

Online retailer Amazon is opening up the Gold Box of savings again tomorrow, another take on its Wii-only deal-a-thon. The frenzy of cheapness starts tonight at midnight Pacific Standard Time, if you're still shopping. Typically, these things are good,[...]

10 Gnomes episode 11: The Remains

It's sad to see Mateusz Skutnik's delightful hidden object series coming to an end. This penultimate installment of 10 Gnomes, titled "The Remains" takes place along a quiet village street, and might be one of the most charming and challenging yet. Can[...]

GamePad : Posts From May 03 2008 : The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts

The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts From Arond The Web. ... All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them. Cool Stuff ...[...]

Colbert Invokes Katamari, Tetris, Mario While Mocking Japan's Election ...

Video games got a little face time on the Colbert report last night when the show?s namesake let loose on Japan ... All articles are the copyrighted material ...[...]

The iPhone Just Became A Text Adventure Goldmine [IPhone]

iPhone gaming just got a shot in the arm with the release of Frotz, an interactive fiction (aka text adventure) app that's free to ... all that fun stuff! ...[...]

PS3 Trophies Are Now MANDATORY [Playstation 3]

Because, come January, all new PS3 games must have trophy ... All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them. Cool Stuff ...[...]

How Many Copies Will Res V, SFIV Sell [Capcom]

Let's ask Capcom! As a follow-up to the financial results disclosed yesterday, Capcom have released some internal ... All articles are the copyrighted ...[...]

Bleszinski wants 'real actor' for Gears of War movie

Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360Given his entrenchment in the testosterone-fueled franchise, it comes as ... All articles are the copyrighted ...[...]

3D Realms: 'Several hours' of Duke Nukem Forever sort of done

Filed under: PC, First Person ShootersIs that the sound of Satan ... All most kidding aside, Broussard tells the site that the developer has "several ...[...]

Exclusive Xbox 360 Guitar Hero: World Tour Content Announced

Exclusive content continues to be the tug-of-war across the consoles, with Metallica, who were the first to wade into ... All articles are the copyrighted ...[...]

Tank Universal

by: Tyler SagerArticle - Tyler takes this tank game to taskComment ... All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them. Cool Stuff ...[...]

All Star Cheerleader (Juniors)

All Star Cheerleader allows players to participate in the competitive sport of Cheer, combining ... http://ready-up.net/reviews/all-star-cheerleader-juniors ...[...]

All Hail the Mighty SPORE Galactic Edition Trailer [Spore]

To get everyone ready for SPORE, EA has released this Galactic Edition trailer for all of you big spenders out there. The $80 edition will include a 'Making of' ...[...]

Playstation Invades All Points West Fest [Ps3]

SingStar, Rock Band, MotorStorm: Pacific Rim and LittleBig Planet will be among the games packed into the Playstation tents at this year's All Points West Music ...[...]

Massive Sims 3 Q&A Tells All [Questions & Answers]

Do you have questions about The Sims 3? ... Of course the big question on all major fans of the series is whether or not The ... This all happens in real time. ...[...]

All PS3 Music Peripherals Will Kind Of Work Together [PS3]

Is there anything more annoying than having to buy all these expensive music games only to find out that some instrument peripherals aren't compatible with the other ...[...]

The Week in Rock Band DLC: All That Remains three pack

OK, fine -- that's not what I was thinking at all. ... All tracks are masters because, well, it's easier to find a Black Sabbath cover ...[...]

Microsoft makes Games For Windows Live free for all

Filed under: PC, Business Microsoft's struggling Games For Windows Live service, which promised an Xbox Live like online experience with voice chat, unified friend ...[...]

Study: We're not all lonely, teenaged pariahs

... website, it'll be nice for her to know that a recent study (all scientific-like! ... Sees "Weakness At Retail" In October [Things Are Tough All Over] ...[...]

Fallout 3 Patches Coming For All Three Platforms [Fallout 3]

And broken across all three of the game's platforms. ... If you're lucky, all you've had to contend with are crashes, lock-ups and graphical glitches. ...[...]

The Guitar Hero World Tour unlock all songs code

... cheat code wasn't, in fact, cheating at all but rather a singular act of rock ... All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them. ...[...]

To my greatest game of all time:

Disclaimer: What follows is a rather mushy dedication to my favourite game of all time. You have ... All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs ...[...]

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