| FIFA 10 Screenshots Emerge From The Tunnel
June 4, 2009 at 10:30 pm
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|   FIFA 10 is new. You knew it was coming, but still, new is new. And after reading our impressions of the game, why not sink your studs into the soft, fleshy shins of these screens  If anything is clear about the new look of Splinter Cell: Conviction, it's that Sam Fisher is a changed man. After losing his daughter in what was believed to be an accident, Sam learns the tragedy was planned as a personal attack.  Square Enix's Yosuke Saito is overseeing development of new action title Nier. So yesterday, we caught up with him, to have a chat and take a first look at the game. Nier is being developed by Cavia...  Tecmo's "TPS" Quantum is reporting for PlayStation 3 exclusive duty in 2010. The third-person shooter looks very Japanese in its visual design, but Western in its cover system-focused gameplay.  We get a look at Ratchet's new weapons and Clank's new time-control ability in the duo's latest adventure. After teasing us with the all-too-brief Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty last year...  Much like our initial reaction to Army of Two: The 40th Day, we were constantly impressed during a behind-closed-doors demonstration of the game at E3 this week. While much of the demo...
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| Overheard@E3: Silent Hill will hate me
June 4, 2009 at 10:15 pm
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|   At the start of Konami's Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, a psychiatrist performs an evaluation on players, prodding them with some fairly personal questions. Answering the "Do you roleplay during sex?" question is probably one of the tougher ones to answer truthfully in full view of other E3 attendees. (Hell yes, if you were wondering. Also, stop that.)  E3 2009 marks the first time Konami let us get our hands on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Nintendo Wii, and while the hands-on were brief, they were definitely illuminating.  Despite being the world's most popular sport, and also EA's biggest-selling annual title, FIFA 10 was relegated to a small backroom presence at E3 while Madden was everywhere.  The serial killer Jigsaw is back for more blood in this digital installment in the universe. Konami has a certain pedigree when it comes to mature, dark content, including Silent Hill, Castlevania, and, soon, Lords of Shadow.  Jack Tretton wasn't lying when he said we'd be seeing a lot more PS1 releases over in the West. Konami has announced that the original Metal Gear Solid will finally be heading to the PlayStation Store in America -- and pretty soon, too.
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| Joystiq E3 Meetup: virtual swag!
June 4, 2009 at 10:15 pm
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|  Pictured: the mouth of former Joystiqer, now Engadgeteer, Ross Miller Joystiq readers, you know we love you. We wouldn't be out here covering E3 if it weren't for you checking us for stories, browsing our galleries, and sending us tips. Seriously, you are the entire reason we exist in the first place. We know a lot of you read about our meetups and lament the fact that you can't get your smiling faces out here and participate. E3 2009 marks the first time Konami let us get our hands on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Nintendo Wii, and while the hands-on were brief, they were definitely illuminating. Despite being the world's most popular sport, and also EA's biggest-selling annual title, FIFA 10 was relegated to a small backroom presence at E3 while Madden was everywhere.  While speaking to BioWare's leaders slash doctors, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, Joystiq managed to confirm that the second batch of DLC for Mass Effect (that's the first game!) would be announced and detailed soon.  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's EyePet is one of the increasing number of games that's hard to go hands-on with. The augmented reality pet-simulation is played mostly...
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| Hands-on: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
June 4, 2009 at 10:07 pm
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| Ahh that old familiar feeling. It's been a few years since we played New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS -- and yes, we loved it with all of our bitter, embattled hearts. Three years later and the Nintendo Wii's sorta sequel of the DS hit is set to release this holiday. We did, however, get to put our dirty mitts on the game on the show floor at E3 (with three other folks in tow, to test out the four player co-op). E3 2009 marks the first time Konami let us get our hands on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Nintendo Wii, and while the hands-on were brief, they were definitely illuminating.  Nintendo's Glory of Heracles feels like the company's attempt at RPG Training, a My First Role-Playing Game for the crowd fearful of stats-heavy, turn-based conventions.  Now that we've seen how Super Mario World's level design has helped shape Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show backdrop, we had to get Nintendo's reaction. We did. "That's great...  From the creators of Hunter: The Reckoning comes the trailer for The Grinder, the four-player co-op first-person survival horror game for the Nintendo Wii.Looks pretty damn good for a Wii title...
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| Smash Bros. Brawl User Online Service Ending
June 4, 2009 at 10:00 pm
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|  When Nintendo's Wii fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl launched in 2008, it was touted for its user-generated stage designs and replay data. That service, sadly, will soon cease. From the game's official website: An explanation as to why Nintendo decided to end this service was not provided. Smash Bros. DOJO! [Official Site Thanks, Steven!]  While waiting in line to get our hands on Wii Sports Resort, a gentleman approached us, proposing a question that, when issued in the fine city of Los Angeles, would normally be cause for concern: "Wanna see something cool?" Our interest was piqued...  Last year, Nintendo only had three playable games from Wii Sports Resort: Disc Dog, Power Cruising, and Swordplay, all of which were used to show the precision of the Wii MotionPlus device.  Monado: Beginning of the World didn't get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game.  Our bingo card was off by just a couple of days. Nintendo didn't bother to introduce a new color for the Wii system during its E3 press conference ... or anywhere else in North America, for that matter.  Wondering where the in-development Zelda for Wii was at this morning's Nintendo E3 keynote? At an invite-only developers event with Shigeru Miyamoto, the revered designer confirmed that the title wouldn't see release until at least 2010.
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| Nintendo "Flattered" by Sony, Microsoft Motion Controls
June 4, 2009 at 9:54 pm
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Nintendo might have been the first major console manufacturer to popularize motion controls, but Microsoft and Sony's press conference proved that they won't be the only ones for much longer...  Earlier this week Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony each hit the show with big news, unveiling a slew of major titles, major surprises and innovative technology. But despite a strong showing across the board at the big three press conferences...  Announced at Sony's E3 press conference yesterday, the blandly titled PS3 Motion Controller blew the audience away with its unmatched precision and surprising utility.  Sony's head of marketing for the PS3 confirmed that the next console Metal Gear Solid is not an Xbox 360 exclusive or even a timed one. Despite being announced by Hideo Kojima at Monday's Microsoft press conference...  PixelJunk 1-4 now has both a proper title and cooperative play. We check them out at Sony's E3 2009 booth. Sony is showing off a whole lot of games at E3 this year, and one of the more unusual offerings is PixelJunk Shooter...
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| FIFA 10 Preview: It's The Early-Season Favourite
June 4, 2009 at 9:40 pm
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| Despite being the world's most popular sport, and also EA's biggest-selling annual title, FIFA 10 was relegated to a small backroom presence at E3 while Madden was everywhere. Ah well. We played it anyway. It's FIFA. Previously the world's second-best football game behind Konami's Pro Evolution series, but since last year, the world's best football game. FIFA 10 is new. You knew it was coming, but still, new is new. And after reading our impressions of the game, why not sink your studs into the soft, fleshy shins of these screens At the start of Konami's Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, a psychiatrist performs an evaluation on players, prodding them with some fairly personal questions. Answering... E3 2009 marks the first time Konami let us get our hands on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Nintendo Wii, and while the hands-on were brief, they were definitely illuminating. The serial killer Jigsaw is back for more blood in this digital installment in the universe. Konami has a certain pedigree when it comes to mature, dark content, including Silent Hill, Castlevania, and, soon, Lords of Shadow.  If you haven't already had your fill with the announcements of Metal Gear Solid Rising, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Solid Arcade, Konami has one more surprise in store.
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| Mass Effect DLC to be announced soon
June 4, 2009 at 9:20 pm
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| While speaking to BioWare's leaders slash doctors, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, Joystiq managed to confirm that the second batch of DLC for Mass Effect (that's the first game!) would be announced and detailed soon. According to Muzyka, he was even playing it at the BioWare office slash fortress before departing for E3 2009. Pictured: the mouth of former Joystiqer, now Engadgeteer, Ross Miller Joystiq readers, you know we love you. We wouldn't be out here covering E3 if it weren't for you checking us for stories, browsing our galleries, and sending us tips.  If you don't want to know anything about Mass Effect 2, don't read more. But if you're curious about just how dangerous this new game is.... Mass Effect 2 lead designer... E3 2009 marks the first time Konami let us get our hands on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Nintendo Wii, and while the hands-on were brief, they were definitely illuminating.  While we were checking out upcoming PS3 compilation/remix title Katamari Forever, which takes "the best" levels from previous Katamari games and updates them for the PS3 release.  The Overlord II demo is now available on Xbox 360 for your mayhem enjoying approval. We got some hands-on time with the title yesterday and fans of the original will likely not be disappointed.
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| Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Preview: There's A Light
June 4, 2009 at 9:20 pm
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| E3 2009 marks the first time Konami let us get our hands on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Nintendo Wii, and while the hands-on were brief, they were definitely illuminating. What Is It? Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a retelling of the first game in Konami's Silent Hill series. You're still Harry Mason; you're still searching for your lost daughter; and you still find yourself plunged into the twisted otherworld of Silent Hill, only this time things get much, much, cooler. At the start of Konami's Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, a psychiatrist performs an evaluation on players, prodding them with some fairly personal questions. Answering... Despite being the world's most popular sport, and also EA's biggest-selling annual title, FIFA 10 was relegated to a small backroom presence at E3 while Madden was everywhere. While speaking to BioWare's leaders slash doctors, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, Joystiq managed to confirm that the second batch of DLC for Mass Effect (that's the first game!) would be announced and detailed soon. The serial killer Jigsaw is back for more blood in this digital installment in the universe. Konami has a certain pedigree when it comes to mature, dark content, including Silent Hill, Castlevania, and, soon, Lords of Shadow. If you haven't already had your fill with the announcements of Metal Gear Solid Rising, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Solid Arcade, Konami has one more surprise in store.
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| Celebrate Forza 3 by getting a free car in Forza 2
June 4, 2009 at 9:08 pm
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|  Turn 10 Studios is celebrating the announcement of Forza Motorsport 3 this week by offering up a free car to Forza 2 players who reply to their blog with their Xbox Live gamertag attached. All you have to do is follow the cryptic, Da Vinci code-like instructions buried in their FAQ to link your gamertag, leave a comment on their post, and you'll get a free customized Audi S4 to drive around. At least until the new game comes out in October. If you don't want to know anything about Mass Effect 2, don't read more. But if you're curious about just how dangerous this new game is.... Mass Effect 2 lead designer...  While checking in with Epic's upcoming Xbox Live Arcade title Shadow Complex again today, we were given a nice little tidbit of info from Epic programmer Rob McLaughlin.  Activision's booth yesterday played host to more than just sweaty gamers and DJ Hero videos: Call of Duty 4-developer Infinity Ward was rewarded with a Guinness World...  In an interview with Joystiq, Forza Motorsport 3 content director John Wendl of Turn 10, confirmed the upcoming racer would ship on two discs. As rumors last year noted...
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| Taste Hot Monkey Vengeance!
June 4, 2009 at 9:00 pm
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|  Prepare to meet your frosty, carbonated maker in this E3 trailer for Telltale's Tales of Monkey Island.Brings back memories, doesn't it? That's Dominic Armato voicing Guybrush there. He's the original voice actor for the character, and it shows. Who else could pull off a line like, "Here comes Guybrush Threepwood's glowing sword of hot monkey vengeance!"? At the start of Konami's Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, a psychiatrist performs an evaluation on players, prodding them with some fairly personal questions. Answering... E3 2009 marks the first time Konami let us get our hands on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Nintendo Wii, and while the hands-on were brief, they were definitely illuminating.  June 3, 2009 - (4:32:32 PM): And that's it. All finished. Finitio. (4:32:16 PM): It's a DDR game with 150 downloable songs through XBL and the PSN. The game will feature a new Octomat for eight-way dancing.  You ready for some lightning bolt action liveblogging, Konami style? Well, you'd better be, because Konami is about to blow your hair back with its E3 2009 press conference.
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| Assassin's Creed 2 will end with a cliffhanger
June 4, 2009 at 8:52 pm
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|  "I'm telling you. At the end of AC2 you'll say‚ 'Holy crap, I never saw it coming.'"
That's according to Assassin's Creed II creative director, Patrice Désilets. In addition to saying "Holy crap," you should also prepare yourself to exclaim, "But what happens next?!" Désilets noted that his first Ubisoft sequel will answer plenty of questions -- but not all of them. |
| Konami Announces New Versions Of Dancedancerevolution
June 4, 2009 at 8:51 pm
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|  Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.,today announced four brand new games across multiple platforms for its popularDanceDanceRevolution franchise. The classic get-up-and-move franchise thatkick-started the music gaming genre will make its debut on the PLAYSTATION®3computer entertainment system with a new eight arrow controller. Additionally,new versions will be available for the Xbox 360™ video game system, Wii™, andPlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.  The Gametrak Freedom is doomed. Some clarification: I'm don't think the Freedom is a bad product. In fact, there's a very marketable product to be found in both the controller and its bundled game, Squeeballs. June 3, 2009 - (4:32:32 PM): And that's it. All finished. Finitio. (4:32:16 PM): It's a DDR game with 150 downloable songs through XBL and the PSN. The game will feature a new Octomat for eight-way dancing.  It's with no amount of surprise whatsoever that we tell you Konami is making a new Dance Dance Revolution, or what it's for Wii. Neither is the fact that it will feature licensed pop/rock/dance songs and videos.  During Konami's E3 press conference today, Kojima confirmed assumptions that Metal Gear Solid Rising will be multiplatform, now announced for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and PC.
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| Konami Announces Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
June 4, 2009 at 8:49 pm
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| Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.,has used the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) event in Los Angeles to premierethe first footage of a brand new Castlevania title: Castlevania: Lords ofShadow. Developed by Madrid-based Mercury Steam, the game also marks a 'dream'development collaboration with Konami's lauded Kojima Productions studio, led byHideo Kojima. The serial killer Jigsaw is back for more blood in this digital installment in the universe. Konami has a certain pedigree when it comes to mature, dark content, including Silent Hill, Castlevania, and, soon, Lords of Shadow.  2K Sports announces Lakers' MVP shooting guard Kobe Bryant 'Doing Work' on Just ahead of the NBA Finals, as NBA 2K10 cover star. LOS ANGELES--The 2009 Electronic Entertainment...  Lords of Shadow's Gabriel, circa 2008If Castlevania: Lords of Shadow -- announced today during Konami's E3 press conference -- seems ... familiar, it should. The game was actually announced at last year's E3 -- by Konami -- as Lords of Shadow...  Details about this Japanese arcade title are scant and scattered. Here's what we know: It was announced at the Konami press conference. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima and his studio Kojima Productions are involved.
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| Hands-on: Joy Ride
June 4, 2009 at 8:41 pm
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| Joy Ride is a game with an agenda. As a free downloadable title with lots of accessibility, Avatar support and plenty of customization options, we're sure Microsoft sees it as a great gateway game to Xbox Live. At any rate, Microsoft saw something in the game, as the company decided to acquire developer BigPark based on its merits. Having spent some time with Joy Ride -- which is still pre-alpha, mind you -- we think Microsoft might be on to something. Turn 10 Studios is celebrating the announcement of Forza Motorsport 3 this week by offering up a free car to Forza 2 players who reply to their blog with their Xbox Live gamertag attached.  We descended into the depths of a hollow space station to try out the player-versus-player combat in NetDevil's Jumpgate Evolution. What Is It? What do you mean, what is it? It's Jumpgate Evolution... The serial killer Jigsaw is back for more blood in this digital installment in the universe. Konami has a certain pedigree when it comes to mature, dark content, including Silent Hill, Castlevania, and, soon, Lords of Shadow.  We check out Tomy's latest anime-inspired 3D fighter for the DS during E3 2009. We stopped by Tomy's E3 booth earlier and, among other things, had an opportunity to get our hands on Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2 for the first time.
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| BioWare Doesn't Expect You To Survive Mass Effect 2
June 4, 2009 at 8:40 pm
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| If you don't want to know anything about Mass Effect 2, don't read more. But if you're curious about just how dangerous this new game is.... Mass Effect 2 lead designer Casey Hudson walked E3 show attendees through a behind-closed-doors demo of his game today. He started spilling news about BioWare's 2010 sci-fi sequel. Turn 10 Studios is celebrating the announcement of Forza Motorsport 3 this week by offering up a free car to Forza 2 players who reply to their blog with their Xbox Live gamertag attached. While speaking to BioWare's leaders slash doctors, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, Joystiq managed to confirm that the second batch of DLC for Mass Effect (that's the first game!) would be announced and detailed soon.  We get an updated look at this fantasy-themed turn-based strategy sequel and get new details on the first expansion pack. It wouldn't be E3 2009 without hundreds of games crammed into the cavernous halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center...  We know, we know. The first Mass Effect was also a "shooter" (note: in quotes), but after demoing a slice of combat in the sequel, we're dropping the quotes. Mass Effect 2 is a shooter -- if you want to play it that way.
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| New iPhone Will Include 3D Graphics Chip, Hits July
June 4, 2009 at 8:20 pm
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|  Next week at Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference the company will be unveiling its new iPhone, a device that will sport a built-in 3D graphics chip, operate on a new, higher-speed network and hit mid-July, sources tell Kotaku. Our sources told us that the new iPhone will also tout much more robust Bluetooth support, an upgrade that will allow third-party developers to to release add-on products like a keyboard or game controller.  E3 2009: SCEA SVP of marketing confirms third-party publishers and developers are already working with the LED-based motion-sensing tech shown during Sony's press event.  While trying to stump 5TH Cell's Scribblenauts, it was suggested to us that we should try typing some Internet memes into the game's interface and see if they'd materialize.  June 3, 2009 - For years, EA has been the biggest third party publisher in the world. Wandering around their E3 booth this year, it was hard to avoid reckoning with that fact.  Square Enix are hosting a little press conference this morning to expand upon yesterday's announcement of Final Fantasy XIV, and specifically, to clear up any "confusion" surrounding the game's "exclusivity".
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| Eyes On With Sony's EyePet
June 4, 2009 at 8:00 pm
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| Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's EyePet is one of the increasing number of games that's hard to go hands-on with. The augmented reality pet-simulation is played mostly by interacting with an adorable on-screen creature with little more than your hands. We sat in on a EyePet demo at E3 that showed off some of the game's feature set, some of which is controlled using a special card that acts as a menu. Place that card on the same platform as the pet and an options menu pops up. We get an updated look at this fantasy-themed turn-based strategy sequel and get new details on the first expansion pack. It wouldn't be E3 2009 without hundreds of games crammed into the cavernous halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center...  E3 2009: Sony VP of marketing Peter Dille confirms redesigned handheld will ship in two colors on October 1; additional hues possible post-release. LOS ANGELES--Sony...  Despite expectations that Sony would lower the price of the PS3 at E3, the company announced no price drop at the big show. We asked why. "From our perspective, this show is all about content," Sony's head of PlayStation marketing in the U.  While we haven't gotten Sony to answer our question yet about how UMD games will or won't be transferable to PSP Go yet, the company has addressed two other big topics: the unit's price and the timing of game releases.
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| Impressions: Six-in-one Translator
June 4, 2009 at 7:45 pm
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| While waiting in line to get our hands on Wii Sports Resort, a gentleman approached us, proposing a question that, when issued in the fine city of Los Angeles, would normally be cause for concern: "Wanna see something cool?" Our interest was piqued, and his Nintendo exhibitor badge assured us that we wouldn't be shivved, so we answered with an apprehensive "yes." The reward for our bravery was a quick look at the coolest app we've yet to see from the DSiWare service -- the Six-in-One Translator (tentatively titled, natch).  Use your Legilimency skills to find out how the upcoming Harry Potter game is shaping up. Or just read this hands-on preview instead. Have you ever wished that you could wave around a magic wand... Last year, Nintendo only had three playable games from Wii Sports Resort: Disc Dog, Power Cruising, and Swordplay, all of which were used to show the precision of the Wii MotionPlus device. Monado: Beginning of the World didn't get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game. Our bingo card was off by just a couple of days. Nintendo didn't bother to introduce a new color for the Wii system during its E3 press conference ... or anywhere else in North America, for that matter.
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| Impressions: Katamari Forever
June 4, 2009 at 7:35 pm
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|  It hasn't been all that long since we last got to check out Katamari Forever, and one of the levels being demoed was actually the same as the previous demo (rolling the Katamari around to plant flowers), so we didn't spend much time with it. Instead, we sought to explore the other stage, which was traditional Katamari fare.
If you don't want to know anything about Mass Effect 2, don't read more. But if you're curious about just how dangerous this new game is.... Mass Effect 2 lead designer... Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's EyePet is one of the increasing number of games that's hard to go hands-on with. The augmented reality pet-simulation is played mostly... We get an updated look at this fantasy-themed turn-based strategy sequel and get new details on the first expansion pack. It wouldn't be E3 2009 without hundreds of games crammed into the cavernous halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center...  We take a look at this World War II flight game at E3 2009. Many games are being shown at E3 2009, including IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, a new console game based on the cult-classic PC flight-combat simulator.
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| Hands-on: Muramasa: The Demon Blade
June 4, 2009 at 4:45 pm
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| Vanillaware's Muramasa: The Demon Blade was one of the flashier games being demonstrated on the show floor. Positioned right in front of the door at E3's West Hall, every attendee is greeted by the game's signature woodblock-esque look, with vividly colorful, swirling forest scenery. Our demo took place inside Ignition's booth, guided by new director of business development Shane Bettenhausen.  Activision Rep: "Have you been to the booth yet?" Xav: "Not yet. I want to check out Brutal Legend... wait sorry, that's EA. You guys used to have it." Activision: "Yeah.  At the Sony booth during E3 2009 I got a chance to become a part of something much bigger than myself, stepping into the shoes of a soldier in Zipper Interactive's MAG - Massive Action Game.  Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme. Beauty and the Poké beast -- oh, sorry, the Monster Racer beast. We witnessed a young booth babe giving an assist to a creature that was shuffling along the show floor. If you haven't already had your fill with the announcements of Metal Gear Solid Rising, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Solid Arcade, Konami has one more surprise in store.  Uncharted 2 isn't all snowy mountains and crummy city streets. Drake will also find himself back in the jungle, which is really where he belongs.
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| New Nintendo peripheral found: FrisWii
June 4, 2009 at 4:40 pm
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| Yes, the Wii Balance Board has sold millions of copies. The Wii MotionPlus is poised to bring precision gaming to everything from golf to shuffleboard. Now the Vitality Sensor can monitor your body and tell you when your heart will explode. Well, ignore all of those and focus on the new FrisWii. It's packed with innovation and technology, and you'll be amazed at what you can accomplish with it. Plus, we're giving one away at the Joystiq E3 Meetup tonight. Be there. Earlier this week Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony each hit the show with big news, unveiling a slew of major titles, major surprises and innovative technology. But despite a strong showing across the board at the big three press conferences... Announced at Sony's E3 press conference yesterday, the blandly titled PS3 Motion Controller blew the audience away with its unmatched precision and surprising utility. Last year, Nintendo only had three playable games from Wii Sports Resort: Disc Dog, Power Cruising, and Swordplay, all of which were used to show the precision of the Wii MotionPlus device. Monado: Beginning of the World didn't get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game. Wondering where the in-development Zelda for Wii was at this morning's Nintendo E3 keynote? At an invite-only developers event with Shigeru Miyamoto, the revered designer confirmed that the title wouldn't see release until at least 2010.
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| Telltale Tells Tales Of Monkey Island
June 4, 2009 at 4:00 pm
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|  With LucasArts busy recreating The Secret of Monkey Island, Telltale is bringing us Tales of Monkey Island, an episodic adventure that picks up where the fifth Monkey Island game left off. Yes yes, I realize there was no fifth Monkey Island game, but don't tell Tales of Monkey Island that. Telltale walked me through the beginning of the first episode, which kicks off with Guybrush Threepwood rushing to rescue his wife Elaine from the vile clutches of his arch-enemy LeChuck, Tecmo's "TPS" Quantum is reporting for PlayStation 3 exclusive duty in 2010. The third-person shooter looks very Japanese in its visual design, but Western in its cover system-focused gameplay. Now that we've seen how Super Mario World's level design has helped shape Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show backdrop, we had to get Nintendo's reaction. We did. "That's great... Activision Rep: "Have you been to the booth yet?" Xav: "Not yet. I want to check out Brutal Legend... wait sorry, that's EA. You guys used to have it." Activision: "Yeah. At the Sony booth during E3 2009 I got a chance to become a part of something much bigger than myself, stepping into the shoes of a soldier in Zipper Interactive's MAG - Massive Action Game.  The tale of Guybrush Threepwood and his ascent through the pirate ranks is one of the most-loved stories from the adventure games of yesteryear, and now you can get ready for a whole lot more of it.
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| Nintendo Thinks Conan O'Brien Mario Homage Is "Great"
June 4, 2009 at 3:40 pm
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| Now that we've seen how Super Mario World's level design has helped shape Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show backdrop, we had to get Nintendo's reaction. We did. "That's great," Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said as he looked at it for the first time during his interview with Kotaku. "We know that he is a fan of what we do, and we're thrilled to have him as a passionate Nintendo fan. Maybe we'll have to go play some Wii Sports Resort as well as Super Mario Bros Wii."  Nintendo's announcement overnight of a black Wii and a red DSi being scheduled for the Japanese market, got us wondering about those new colors coming to America. Who...  It. Just. Doesn't. End. We had another day of E3. Day one, two, three, actually! Lots of new, lots of coverage, lots of posts. We've gathered them up and put them in one place.  New Super Mario Bros. won't feature online cooperative play, Shigeru Miyamoto told a room full of writers during his developer's round table yesterday. New Super Mario Bros.  Nintendo's showing at the really big show of E3 is really big. An impressive number of first and third party titles that are actually playable by E3 attendees, including New Super Mario Bros.
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| Overheard@E3: Brutally Jealous
June 4, 2009 at 3:29 pm
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| Activision Rep: "Have you been to the booth yet?" Xav: "Not yet. I want to check out Brutal Legend... wait sorry, that's EA. You guys used to have it." Activision: "Yeah. Don't rub it in." For the record, this happened yesterday ... which makes today's law suit even more hilarious. At the Sony booth during E3 2009 I got a chance to become a part of something much bigger than myself, stepping into the shoes of a soldier in Zipper Interactive's MAG - Massive Action Game.  Yahoo reports that Activision filed a lawsuit against Double Fine, developer of the Jack Black-fueled Brütal Legend, on Wednesday to "stop the release" of the game. Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme. Beauty and the Poké beast -- oh, sorry, the Monster Racer beast. We witnessed a young booth babe giving an assist to a creature that was shuffling along the show floor. If you haven't already had your fill with the announcements of Metal Gear Solid Rising, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Solid Arcade, Konami has one more surprise in store. Uncharted 2 isn't all snowy mountains and crummy city streets. Drake will also find himself back in the jungle, which is really where he belongs.
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| New Quantum Screens Are No Longer Theoretical
June 4, 2009 at 3:20 pm
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| Tecmo's "TPS" Quantum is reporting for PlayStation 3 exclusive duty in 2010. The third-person shooter looks very Japanese in its visual design, but Western in its cover system-focused gameplay. The twist(!) in Quantum (known elsewhere as Quantum Theory—yes, that game!) is that the things one needs to find cover behind may change, as you'll battle big demonic things in a living tower. That Tecmo. So clever! We get a look at Ratchet's new weapons and Clank's new time-control ability in the duo's latest adventure. After teasing us with the all-too-brief Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty last year...  Sony boss Jack Tretton may have spoken a bit too soon when he said that Final Fantasy XIV would be exclusively on PS3. At today's Square Enix press conference, senior...  Although PlayStation 3 owners are currently enjoying an exclusive demo for the upcoming digital release, Microsoft was showing off Marvel vs. Capcom 2 behind closed doors at this year's E3 Expo to promote the upcoming Summer of Arcade lineup.  Yes, you too can be the proud owner of that with Sony's family title for the PlayStation 3, EyePet. Using the PlayStation Eye, the pet will interact with every object placed in front of it.  Fitting the other team's cake-engorged princess into the giant PlayStation 3 was easy; how they've managed to cram her into the PSP is something we don't really want to think about.
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| Metal Gear Solid Dated, Priced For PlayStation Store
June 4, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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|  The original Metal Gear Solid is coming to the PlayStation Store as a "PS one Classic," playable on the PSP and PlayStation 3. That we knew. But we didn't know the when and the how much. Konami has officially put a price on the re-release now that all that other Metal Gear Solid related news is out of the way. The Hideo Kojima epic will arrive at the PS one Classic premium price of $9.99 USD on June 18th, two days after the "Greatest Hits" version of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots ships in the States at its new budget price of $29.99. Jack Tretton wasn't lying when he said we'd be seeing a lot more PS1 releases over in the West. Konami has announced that the original Metal Gear Solid will finally be heading to the PlayStation Store in America -- and pretty soon, too.  When Metal Gear Solid Rising was announced at Microsoft's press conference, it was hard not to notice that the subtitle descriptor had changed to "Lightning Bolt Action. During Konami's E3 press conference today, Kojima confirmed assumptions that Metal Gear Solid Rising will be multiplatform, now announced for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and PC. Sony's head of marketing for the PS3 confirmed that the next console Metal Gear Solid is not an Xbox 360 exclusive or even a timed one. Despite being announced by Hideo Kojima at Monday's Microsoft press conference...
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| Metal Gear Solid coming to PSN June 18
June 4, 2009 at 2:45 pm
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| Jack Tretton wasn't lying when he said we'd be seeing a lot more PS1 releases over in the West. Konami has announced that the original Metal Gear Solid will finally be heading to the PlayStation Store in America -- and pretty soon, too. You'll be able to replay Solid Snake's original adventure on June 18 and, similar to previous high-profile PS1 releases, will cost $9.99. The original Metal Gear Solid is coming to the PlayStation Store as a "PS one Classic," playable on the PSP and PlayStation 3. That we knew. But we didn't know the when and the how much. If you haven't already had your fill with the announcements of Metal Gear Solid Rising, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Solid Arcade, Konami has one more surprise in store. June 3, 2009 - (4:32:32 PM): And that's it. All finished. Finitio. (4:32:16 PM): It's a DDR game with 150 downloable songs through XBL and the PSN. The game will feature a new Octomat for eight-way dancing. When Metal Gear Solid Rising was announced at Microsoft's press conference, it was hard not to notice that the subtitle descriptor had changed to "Lightning Bolt Action.
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| Gran Turismo PSP Screens Race Out Of Hiding
June 4, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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|  After a development time that can only be described as comedic, Gran Turismo will finally be coming to the PSP this October. Here are some surprisingly honest screenshots. Tecmo's "TPS" Quantum is reporting for PlayStation 3 exclusive duty in 2010. The third-person shooter looks very Japanese in its visual design, but Western in its cover system-focused gameplay. Uncharted 2 isn't all snowy mountains and crummy city streets. Drake will also find himself back in the jungle, which is really where he belongs.  It's been a long time coming, but Gran Turismo PSP is finally coming out. Finally re-revealed at the Sony press conference, Gran Turismo is shaping up to be a thoroughly comprehensive experience worthy of the franchise moniker.  Check out how sackboy makes the transition from console to handheld in these E3 screens for LittleBigPlanet PSP.
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| Activision sues Double Fine over Brutal Legend
June 4, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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| Yahoo reports that Activision filed a lawsuit against Double Fine, developer of the Jack Black-fueled Brütal Legend, on Wednesday to "stop the release" of the game. The mega-publisher claims to have invested "roughly $15 million" into the game's development and that "it still has a valid contract to release the game," despite Double Fine transferring rights to Electronic Arts late last year.  Publisher Activision has filed suit against Brütal Legend developer Double Fine Productions to prevent the release of the heavy metal game starring Jack Black, putting the title's Rocktober release in jeopardy.  Raven Software's Brian Raffel took us through Singularity recently, and we finally got closer look at the time warping shooter that feels like the lovechild of Raven's very own Wolfenstein and 2K's Bioshock...  Tim Schafer is showing off Brutal Legend at EA's E3 press conference, and just announced that the last old-timey metal legend not in the game - Ozzy - is going to be in the game.
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| Play Scribblenauts off, keyboard cat
June 4, 2009 at 2:34 pm
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| While trying to stump 5TH Cell's Scribblenauts, it was suggested to us that we should try typing some Internet memes into the game's interface and see if they'd materialize. Our first experiment: Longcat. As it turns out, Longcat is in the game ... and he's looooooong. Equally long, but not pictured, is Longcat's nemesis Tacgnol. Seriously. Tecmo's "TPS" Quantum is reporting for PlayStation 3 exclusive duty in 2010. The third-person shooter looks very Japanese in its visual design, but Western in its cover system-focused gameplay. Yahoo reports that Activision filed a lawsuit against Double Fine, developer of the Jack Black-fueled Brütal Legend, on Wednesday to "stop the release" of the game.  Speaking with ijji.com earlier today, just before we got a hands-on with upcoming MMOFPS Huxley: The Dystopia, the company confirmed to us that the game is going with the microtransaction model.  There's an unnavigable divide between the world of MMORPGs and the art of good storytelling. Not writing, mind you -- the gang at Blizzard know their way around a word processor -- but rather, the actual sharing of a story.  Vigil Studios' Darksiders is a game that was nothing short of surprising at E3. With barely any marketing behind it, the game has been under many a radar. Well, consider that no more...
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| Nintendo Has No New Colors To Announce For America
June 4, 2009 at 2:30 pm
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| Nintendo's announcement overnight of a black Wii and a red DSi being scheduled for the Japanese market, got us wondering about those new colors coming to America. Who better to answer this than the president of Nintendo of America? "We don't have anything to announce for the U.S. on either of those products," Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Kotaku this morning. "We know that it will be reacted to quite positively in Japan.. but no news for the Americas markets for those two products." Now that we've seen how Super Mario World's level design has helped shape Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show backdrop, we had to get Nintendo's reaction. We did. "That's great...  Matching Wii Remote and Classic Controller Pro also appear in Japan, where Nintendo's portable is also getting a new shade. When Nintendo first announced its contribution to next-generation gaming back at E3 2005... Last year, Nintendo only had three playable games from Wii Sports Resort: Disc Dog, Power Cruising, and Swordplay, all of which were used to show the precision of the Wii MotionPlus device. Monado: Beginning of the World didn't get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game.  Sources tell Kotaku that British game company Kuju Entertainment has shuttered Chemistry, its Sheffield, UK studio. Chemistry was founded in 2002 as "Kuju Sheffield". Kuju...
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| Activision Sues Brütal Legend Devs To Halt Release
June 4, 2009 at 2:30 pm
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| Publisher Activision has filed suit against Brütal Legend developer Double Fine Productions to prevent the release of the heavy metal game starring Jack Black, putting the title's Rocktober release in jeopardy. According to a report from the Associated Press, Activision claims that Double Fine failed to deliver Brütal Legend on time and mostly on its dime. The suit contends that the Brütal Legend dev was paid $15 million to finish the game, but missed a key deadline, with Double Fine asking for another $7 million in development monies and a nine month extension. Yahoo reports that Activision filed a lawsuit against Double Fine, developer of the Jack Black-fueled Brütal Legend, on Wednesday to "stop the release" of the game.  President of Double Fine Productions, Tim Schafer took the stage at E3 on Monday to give us a taste of what we can expect from Brutal Legend and reveal some of the metal-studded cast. Tim Schafer is showing off Brutal Legend at EA's E3 press conference, and just announced that the last old-timey metal legend not in the game - Ozzy - is going to be in the game.  Back in March, we took a trip to Double Fine Productions to have a look at the opening sequence from Brutal Legend. This hands-off demo gave us an introduction to the...  Jack Black voiced Brutal Legend is prepping for E3 this week, unveiling a website dedicated to the game and the big show with promises of contests, interviews and a new trailer.
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| Seen@E3: Beauty and Koei's Monster Racer beast
June 4, 2009 at 2:28 pm
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| Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme. Beauty and the Poké beast -- oh, sorry, the Monster Racer beast. We witnessed a young booth babe giving an assist to a creature that was shuffling along the show floor. We'd look up the name of the creature -- which could barely see where it was going (poor guy) -- but we're not aware if there's a Monster Racer "Pokédex" to see if the creature is supposed to be blind or if it just liked holding the pretty lady's hand. Activision Rep: "Have you been to the booth yet?" Xav: "Not yet. I want to check out Brutal Legend... wait sorry, that's EA. You guys used to have it." Activision: "Yeah. At the Sony booth during E3 2009 I got a chance to become a part of something much bigger than myself, stepping into the shoes of a soldier in Zipper Interactive's MAG - Massive Action Game. If you haven't already had your fill with the announcements of Metal Gear Solid Rising, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Solid Arcade, Konami has one more surprise in store. Uncharted 2 isn't all snowy mountains and crummy city streets. Drake will also find himself back in the jungle, which is really where he belongs.  The ESA just announced that E3 2010 is all set for June 15-17. The organization stated that this year's seemingly successful show had more than 41,000 attendees from 78 countries and 216 exhibitors.
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| MAG Preview: Generic Action Game
June 4, 2009 at 2:20 pm
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| At the Sony booth during E3 2009 I got a chance to become a part of something much bigger than myself, stepping into the shoes of a soldier in Zipper Interactive's MAG - Massive Action Game. What Is It? MAG stands for Massive Action Game, and that's exactly what it is. Up to 256 players can participate in a single battle at one time between three different Private Military Companies. Wins and losses affect the global standings for your PMC, Activision Rep: "Have you been to the booth yet?" Xav: "Not yet. I want to check out Brutal Legend... wait sorry, that's EA. You guys used to have it." Activision: "Yeah. Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme. Beauty and the Poké beast -- oh, sorry, the Monster Racer beast. We witnessed a young booth babe giving an assist to a creature that was shuffling along the show floor. If you haven't already had your fill with the announcements of Metal Gear Solid Rising, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Solid Arcade, Konami has one more surprise in store. Uncharted 2 isn't all snowy mountains and crummy city streets. Drake will also find himself back in the jungle, which is really where he belongs.  Customize your character to ridiculous levels in this online, open-world action game from the makers of Crackdown. Take the open-world crime genre that Grand Theft Auto made popular...
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| Original Metal Gear Solid Coming to PSN
June 4, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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| If you haven't already had your fill with the announcements of Metal Gear Solid Rising, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Solid Arcade, Konami has one more surprise in store. The company announced today that it will be releasing the original PS1 Metal Gear Solid to the PlayStation Network on June 18, for $9.99.This seems like part of a larger push lately to release several seminal franchise titles as downloadable on PSN, as both Final Fantasy VII and Medal of Honor were just put out to align with Sony's E3 press conference. Let's hope the flood of classics continues. Jack Tretton wasn't lying when he said we'd be seeing a lot more PS1 releases over in the West. Konami has announced that the original Metal Gear Solid will finally be heading to the PlayStation Store in America -- and pretty soon, too. We get a look at Ratchet's new weapons and Clank's new time-control ability in the duo's latest adventure. After teasing us with the all-too-brief Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty last year... During Konami's E3 press conference today, Kojima confirmed assumptions that Metal Gear Solid Rising will be multiplatform, now announced for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and PC.  E3 2009: Japanese publisher announces Raging Blast for Xbox 360 and PS3, Revenge of King Piccolo for Wii, Attack of the Saiyans for DS; DBZ license holder unclear. LOS...
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| Meet Your New Castlevania Developers!
June 4, 2009 at 2:00 pm
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|  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is the first major Castlevania title in years. But it's not being developed in Japan. And neither series curator Iga or his whip are anywhere to be seen. Instead, meet MercurySteam, pictured here with Hideo Kojima, who will be "helping out" on the project. MercurySteam are Spanish developers, who are probably best known for their work on... Clive Barker's Jericho. And American McGee's Scrapland. Not the finest pedigree, we admit, but everyone's gotta start somewhere!  Funny thing, making a sequel to Mafia. A game that, for all its innovation, has been forgotten in the wake of the Grand Theft Auto series. Hopefully the same fate doesn't await Mafia II.  Who wants a Wii game with great graphics and no motion control? The single-player adventure or action game genres are not as popular on the Wii as mini-game compilations. Lords of Shadow's Gabriel, circa 2008If Castlevania: Lords of Shadow -- announced today during Konami's E3 press conference -- seems ... familiar, it should. The game was actually announced at last year's E3 -- by Konami -- as Lords of Shadow... It. Just. Doesn't. End. We had another day of E3. Day one, two, three, actually! Lots of new, lots of coverage, lots of posts. We've gathered them up and put them in one place. During Konami's E3 press conference today, Kojima confirmed assumptions that Metal Gear Solid Rising will be multiplatform, now announced for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and PC.
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| Activision Suing Double Fine Over Brutal Legend Rights
June 4, 2009 at 1:44 pm
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Brutal Legend is getting a lot of attention at this year's E3, but if Activision has its way the game will never be released under EA... Yahoo reports that Activision filed a lawsuit against Double Fine, developer of the Jack Black-fueled Brütal Legend, on Wednesday to "stop the release" of the game.  The next Castlevania isn't being made by series legend Koji Igarashi -- it's coming from Metal Gear masters Kojima Productions. The game teased as "MASK" on the developer's E3 countdown site is, in reality, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.  Ratchet and Clank return once again, this time with Ratchet searching for his buddy Clank and trying to save the universe.A Crack in Time tries to tie-up loose ends from...  At Nintendo's E3 press conference today, the company announced the return of a beloved Game Boy Advance RPG series on the Nintendo DS: Golden Sun DS.Very few details were given, as only a brief trailer was played.
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| Overlord II playable demo now available from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace!
June 4, 2009 at 1:44 pm
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| Prepare to take control of aYeti-hunting, seal-clubbing, wolf-riding team of Minions and create chaos, asCodemasters today announced that the Overlord® II playable demo is now availablefrom Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox® 360 video game and entertainmentsystem from Microsoft® UK:http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802434D0809].  Watch out PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade games recharge! GamePro Senior editor Sid Shuman and I discuss the state of Xbox Live Arcade versus PlayStation Network games on a weekly basis. The Overlord II demo is now available on Xbox 360 for your mayhem enjoying approval. We got some hands-on time with the title yesterday and fans of the original will likely not be disappointed. Activision's booth yesterday played host to more than just sweaty gamers and DJ Hero videos: Call of Duty 4-developer Infinity Ward was rewarded with a Guinness World...  Trine, the cooperative platformer from Frozenbyte, has until now been thought to be a PSN/PC exclusive (which is a fancy way of saying it's not on Xbox Live Arcade). We were surprised upon entering Atlus's booth to find Trine running on .
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| Stare Into Project Natal's Small, Child-Like Eyes
June 4, 2009 at 1:40 pm
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|  If you haven't seen it yet, here's a close-up shot of Project Natal, Microsoft's motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360.  I was fairly impressed with Project Natal's ability to strip away the physical controls for Burnout Paradise and still deliver and relatively similar racing experience. Earlier this week Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony each hit the show with big news, unveiling a slew of major titles, major surprises and innovative technology. But despite a strong showing across the board at the big three press conferences...  E3 2009 Q&A: Microsoft Game Studios head Phil Spencer talks about the origins of Microsoft's motion-sensing device--and how two top developers have been looking at its technology for "quite some time.
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| Hands-on: Wii Sports Resort's archery and canoeing
June 4, 2009 at 10:42 am
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| Last year, Nintendo only had three playable games from Wii Sports Resort: Disc Dog, Power Cruising, and Swordplay, all of which were used to show the precision of the Wii MotionPlus device. This time, twelve games are available for play, and we were able to get our hands on two of those, which we think do an even better job of displaying the difference between a MotionPlus-enabled Wiimote and a stock controller. Monado: Beginning of the World didn't get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game. Who wants a Wii game with great graphics and no motion control? The single-player adventure or action game genres are not as popular on the Wii as mini-game compilations. Sources tell Kotaku that British game company Kuju Entertainment has shuttered Chemistry, its Sheffield, UK studio. Chemistry was founded in 2002 as "Kuju Sheffield". Kuju...  We got to find out what it's like to be the Overlord controlling his minions using the stylus at Codemasters' E3 booth. It's clear that June is officially Overlord month, with three games across three platforms all arriving in a few weeks' time. It. Just. Doesn't. End. We had another day of E3. Day one, two, three, actually! Lots of new, lots of coverage, lots of posts. We've gathered them up and put them in one place.
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| Overlord II demo strikes giggly fear on Xbox 360 now
June 4, 2009 at 10:35 am
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| The Overlord II demo is now available on Xbox 360 for your mayhem enjoying approval. We got some hands-on time with the title yesterday and fans of the original will likely not be disappointed. We're not exactly able to download the demo at the moment and tell you about it, but we're hoping you get to see the "Overlad." Evil never looked so adorable. Download it now. If you hated the first game, try this demo and see if the Overlord can warm your heart with a flame spell this time around.  We take a look at two new levels and get a better taste for the head-bustin', power-slingin' cooperative superhero/supervillain action. In our previous look at Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2...  Well, have you? No? Well, if you ever did, Kudo Tsunoda and the technology behind Microsoft's Project Natal finally make it possible for you to uncover the fascinating mystery of Xbox 360 Avatar footwear. E3 2009 Q&A: Microsoft Game Studios head Phil Spencer talks about the origins of Microsoft's motion-sensing device--and how two top developers have been looking at its technology for "quite some time.  We check out an extended demo of Bethesda and Splash Damage's upcoming futuristic shooter. Jumping from a brief teaser trailer to a half-hour live game demo in the space of a week is a brave way to build interest in a game...
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| Hands-on: Darksiders
June 4, 2009 at 9:35 am
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| Vigil Studios' Darksiders is a game that was nothing short of surprising at E3. With barely any marketing behind it, the game has been under many a radar. Well, consider that no more, because we ripped the lid right off this sucker, and found a highly enjoyable melange of gameplay inside. Gallery: Darksiders Monado: Beginning of the World didn't get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game. Customize your character to ridiculous levels in this online, open-world action game from the makers of Crackdown. Take the open-world crime genre that Grand Theft Auto made popular...  This upcoming massively multiplayer game focuses on server-side updates that can change the game without patching. We pay it a visit at E3 2009. Is there a better way...  ModNation Racers is effectively Mario Kart meets LittleBigPlanet, and we got to check it out for the first time at E3 09. One of the most interesting games to come out of yesterday's Sony E3 09 press conference was ModNation Racers.
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| Hands-on: Sin and Punishment 2
June 4, 2009 at 9:33 am
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| Nintendo's E3 booth is full of "Everybody's Games," games designed to be accessible to anyone and enjoyable without being frustrating. Well, it's full of "Everybody's Games" ... and a Treasure shooter. Sin and Punishment 2 doesn't seem to make any concessions to the Wii audience, with the usual frantic pace fans of Bangai-O, Ikaruga, and, well, Sin and Punishment expect, as well as some patently bizarre imagery and language at work. Refer to the giant chicken monster in the trailer above, called the, uh, Cock Keeper. Treasure's English has always been a bit awkward. Monado: Beginning of the World didn't get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game. Who wants a Wii game with great graphics and no motion control? The single-player adventure or action game genres are not as popular on the Wii as mini-game compilations. Sources tell Kotaku that British game company Kuju Entertainment has shuttered Chemistry, its Sheffield, UK studio. Chemistry was founded in 2002 as "Kuju Sheffield". Kuju... We got to find out what it's like to be the Overlord controlling his minions using the stylus at Codemasters' E3 booth. It's clear that June is officially Overlord month, with three games across three platforms all arriving in a few weeks' time. It. Just. Doesn't. End. We had another day of E3. Day one, two, three, actually! Lots of new, lots of coverage, lots of posts. We've gathered them up and put them in one place.
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| Electronic Art's Inferno May Miss The Point
June 4, 2009 at 9:00 am
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|  The three works of Dante's Divine Comedy are ripe with possibility. Each of the books paint compelling pictures of the afterlife, describing heaven, hell and purgatory in vivid poetry. It's these settings, so artfully detailed by Dante, that Electronic Arts hopes to tap into when turning the books into a video game, the developers told me.  Richard Garriott, son of an astronaut and science fiction/fantasy video game icon, will join two self-proclaimed sci-fi addicts in holy matrimony 36,000 feet in the air. Details about this Japanese arcade title are scant and scattered. Here's what we know: It was announced at the Konami press conference. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima and his studio Kojima Productions are involved.
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| Impressions: EyePet
June 4, 2009 at 8:33 am
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|  It's real, folks. We first learned of EyePet over a year ago, and approached it with both excitement and skepticism. When we had a chance to see EyePet running on PS3 live, we were blown away at how what we originally thought was a concept video had been completely real all along. For those not in the know, EyePet is a virtual pet simulator that takes advantage of the PlayStation Eye. With the addition of a "magic card," players will be able to play with a virtual monkey that lives in augmented reality. The television will display what the PlayStation Eye sees: you,  WayForward's a boy and his blob is at the same time an excellent recreation of the original game and an experience all its own. Much like the original game, our titular boy feeds his pet blob many varieties of jelly beans...  We take a look at this massively multiplayer third-person shooter at E3 2009. There are tons of games on display at E3 2009, like Global Agenda, the first-person shooter from publisher/developer Hi-Rez Studios. We take a look at two new levels and get a better taste for the head-bustin', power-slingin' cooperative superhero/supervillain action. In our previous look at Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2... Customize your character to ridiculous levels in this online, open-world action game from the makers of Crackdown. Take the open-world crime genre that Grand Theft Auto made popular...
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| Nintendo's Wii RPG Monado: Beginning of the World In Pictures
June 4, 2009 at 8:30 am
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| Monado: Beginning of the World didn't get much attention from Nintendo during its E3 2009 media briefing this week, but it cared enough to upload media for the Wii role-playing game. The game, developed by Monolith Soft, the folks also responsible for Xenosaga and Baten Kaitos, looks like your standard Japanese action role-playing game with all the trappings: stat-heavy HUDS, fancily dressed world saving heroes, and monstrous creatures that must be dispatched by laser blade. Our bingo card was off by just a couple of days. Nintendo didn't bother to introduce a new color for the Wii system during its E3 press conference ... or anywhere else in North America, for that matter.  E3 2009 Q&A: Shigeru Miyamoto reveals his team is hard at work on Link's next console outing, which will have a Twilight Princess-like visual style; Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros.  A newly released Nintendo patent from last year might solve the hurdling block for novice players while keeping the interest of hardcore players. When asked about it, Miyamoto seems to have indicated that New Super Mario Bros. Wondering where the in-development Zelda for Wii was at this morning's Nintendo E3 keynote? At an invite-only developers event with Shigeru Miyamoto, the revered designer confirmed that the title wouldn't see release until at least 2010.  The return of the Golden Sun is definitely a thing to celebrate. Don't let that Wii Vitality Sensor dampen your enthusiasm for this very core-focused Nintendo DS role-playing game.
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| Impressions: a boy and his blob
June 4, 2009 at 8:26 am
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| WayForward's a boy and his blob is at the same time an excellent recreation of the original game and an experience all its own. Much like the original game, our titular boy feeds his pet blob many varieties of jelly beans, however a new art style and host of new blob forms give this game a feel all its own. If there were any doubts regarding this title as both a conduit to relive the plesant days of the original's release, while simultaneously offering a fresh, new take on the game, then let them be squashed now. It's real, folks. We first learned of EyePet over a year ago, and approached it with both excitement and skepticism. When we had a chance to see EyePet running on PS3 live... We take a look at this massively multiplayer third-person shooter at E3 2009. There are tons of games on display at E3 2009, like Global Agenda, the first-person shooter from publisher/developer Hi-Rez Studios. We take a look at two new levels and get a better taste for the head-bustin', power-slingin' cooperative superhero/supervillain action. In our previous look at Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2... Customize your character to ridiculous levels in this online, open-world action game from the makers of Crackdown. Take the open-world crime genre that Grand Theft Auto made popular...
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| Peter Molyneux became creative director of MGS Europe three months ago
June 4, 2009 at 7:37 am
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|  According to sources at GamesIndustry.biz, Peter Molyneux has been promoted to European creative director for Microsoft Game Studios. Strangely, it appears as though he was promoted to the position as far as three months ago. Phil Spencer, general manager at MGS, confirmed the promotion, and said, "the best way for us to make sure our platforms evolve in a way that enables the best creative experiences is to make sure our creative leaders are closely tied into the work that's going on with the platform team."  Lionhead Studios founder Peter Molyneux is already a busy man, but now he's even busier. That's because Microsoft has given him a promotion.Develop is reporting that the famed designer is now the creative director of Microsoft's European studios. E3 2009 Q&A: Microsoft Game Studios head Phil Spencer talks about the origins of Microsoft's motion-sensing device--and how two top developers have been looking at its technology for "quite some time.  Peter Molyneux, the designer between the Fable franchise, has been given a promotion: Creative Director of European studios at Microsoft Games Studios. Previously, Molyneux founded Bullfrog Productions where he created "god games" like Populous.  . Our time spent with Darksiders' creative director Joe Madureira yielded more than a confirmation of release date and a demo, as we noticed a familiar voice ringing out throughout our play session.
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| Hands-on: PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe
June 4, 2009 at 7:33 am
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|  PixelJunk Monsters is certainly not the first tower defense game, but it's the game that popularized the genre on consoles. When it debuted on PlayStation Network last year, it became an instant hit. The game was easy to understand, but deceptively challenging, encouraging players to master each level to get that all-elusive rainbow. It's real, folks. We first learned of EyePet over a year ago, and approached it with both excitement and skepticism. When we had a chance to see EyePet running on PS3 live...  The PSP version of Soulcalibur IV, known as Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, continues the long-running tradition of non-canon guest stars with God of War's Kratos. Yes, you'll be chaos-blading Sophitia and Voldo later this year. Activision's booth yesterday played host to more than just sweaty gamers and DJ Hero videos: Call of Duty 4-developer Infinity Ward was rewarded with a Guinness World... We check out an extended demo of Bethesda and Splash Damage's upcoming futuristic shooter. Jumping from a brief teaser trailer to a half-hour live game demo in the space of a week is a brave way to build interest in a game...
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