http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com http://kotaku.com This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:00:00 MDT Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039742&view=rss&microfeed=true Hey, a new Mad World trailer. And new Mad World screens. With buses that have giant spikes attached to them. And corpses hanging of those spikes. And a giant jet engine to punch ninjas into. And a... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:40:00 MDT Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039735&view=rss&microfeed=true Isn't he dreamy? This, ladies and gentlemen, is Thomas Godaj, winner of the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, which is essentially the German version of American Idol. I'm told that,... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:20:00 MDT Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039758&view=rss&microfeed=true Promise, this is real. Sony have announced that, as of this Thursday, you'll be able to download Kratos as a playable character in Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds. There he is above, rendered all... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:00:00 MDT Adam Barenblat http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039511&view=rss&microfeed=true Even though Mirror's edge made Ashcraft a little ill at E3, the game looks like it's going to be one hell of a ride. This quick paced gameplay trailer gives us a little taste of what we can expect... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:40:00 MDT Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039716&view=rss&microfeed=true Dunno if we've mentioned it specifically, but the new Bionic Commando's controls are meant to be hard. Which is a design decision: they'll be hard to master, but once you have, they'll ultimately be... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:30:00 MDT Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039782&view=rss&microfeed=true As expected, a proper trailer for Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain was shown at Sony's Leipzig press conference earlier today. It's since been uploaded, so why not take a look. It's nice to see the... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:20:00 MDT Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039756&view=rss&microfeed=true No sooner have we hated on the 360 pad's useless d-pad for the 1,165th time than we hear that a new 360 control pad is on the showroom floor at Leipzig. Microsoft, your sense of timing is impeccable.... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:00:00 MDT Adam Barenblat http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039128&view=rss&microfeed=true For those of you who don't know, Multiwinia is the fourth game developed by Introversion Software. I was a huge fan of Defcon and Darwinia. Multiwinia looks like it's shaping up very nicely. In this... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:40:00 MDT Adam Barenblat http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039420&view=rss&microfeed=true Get ready for some fatalities and brutalities. Amidst all of the Sony news today McWhertor attended the Midway press conference this morning. Along with the announcement of four new Kombatants in... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:20:00 MDT Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039691&view=rss&microfeed=true Pictured: A scene from Sega's business center booth, far from where consumer eyes survey, where only check-signin' shot-callers (and lowly press) have access. That means that even an innocent title... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:00 MDT Stuart Houghton http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039418&view=rss&microfeed=true Following on from the GTA DUI controversy, Drunk-driving in gaming rears its ugly, pie-eyed head again. This time, though, the bottle is in the other hand. Or the beer is in the other dashboard cup... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:40:00 MDT Stuart Houghton http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039688&view=rss&microfeed=true Like a dehydrated baby weeing into a swimming pool, Atari has let out a teensy little trickle of screenshots from their upcoming Xbox racer RACE Pro. They are fine - nice shiny wing mirror effects,... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:20:00 MDT Adam Barenblat http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039421&view=rss&microfeed=true On rare occasions we are treated to a game trailer that aspires to be a movie trailer. When it comes to making a trailer like this I feel it's a very difficult thing to accomplish because even though... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:00:00 MDT Brian Ashcraft http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039280&view=rss&microfeed=true Sony's PSP title LocoRoco is back with a cleverly named sequel: LocoRoco 2. And it's brought annoyingly catchy music with it! If you watch this trailer at least twice, you'll have that tune stuck in... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:40:00 MDT Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039437&view=rss&microfeed=true There are major differences between a press conference at Games Convention and one at say, E3. I learned this earlier this morning when I attended my first Leipzig press conference for Konami. At E3,... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:20:00 MDT Adam Barenblat http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039372&view=rss&microfeed=true Earlier this morning we broke the news that Konami had announced a new 3D action title called Lords of Shadow. With the announcement came this trailer which gives us very small insight on what the... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:00:00 MDT Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039674&view=rss&microfeed=true To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Tomorrow Is A Horrible, Horrible Day (No Yoda on Facebook) The Games Convention kicked off early this morning and the day has been down right packed with news, and not... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:40:00 MDT Stuart Houghton http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039684&view=rss&microfeed=true EA Sports' Fifa Soccer 09 will get an optional realism boost in the form of weekly stat updates to reflect player's real world performance. The Adidas Live Season add-on will use a network of... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:20:31 MDT Stuart Houghton http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039725&view=rss&microfeed=true The Federal Trade Commission has posted closing letters to its site that show it has closed its Antitrust investigation into the Electronic Arts/Take Two merger. Upon further review of this... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:20:00 MDT Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039706&view=rss&microfeed=true Sad news. Think Services' Jamil Moledina - the Event Director behind the Game Developers Conference - has today announced his resignation from the company. Moledina will be off to pursue "other... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:00:00 MDT Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039552&view=rss&microfeed=true Here is an excellent example of the classic booth babe, taken in front of the Eidos Age of Conan exhibit here at GC. Two women, both dressed in outfits that directly mirror outfits worn in the video... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:40:00 MDT Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039209&view=rss&microfeed=true Forget everything I said about that Ectomobile stunt a few months back. Because that was too damn easy. It's just a car! All you gotta do is tart it up a little! No, our new "above and potentially... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:20:00 MDT Stuart Houghton http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039654&view=rss&microfeed=true Well, if you were hoping to fill your pockets and give your first Fable II character a healthy bank balance by exploiting the Fable II Pub Games bug you had better get in quick — Lionhead is... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:10:00 MDT Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039644&view=rss&microfeed=true As we mentioned earlier, Warhawk's upcoming expansion pack Operation Fallen Star is being shown off this week at the Games Convention in Leipzig. The pack comes with ten new battle maps set in the... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:00:00 MDT Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039297&view=rss&microfeed=true What the fuck, EA? No Kari Wuhrer? We are not impressed. Yet as you scold us with your left hand, we cannot help but notice how you caress us with your right, as the announcement that George Takei, J... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:40:00 MDT Adam Barenblat http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039538&view=rss&microfeed=true We had lots of news from Sony today since they held their press conference at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, from a new 160GB Playstation 3 to a touch-sensitive keypad and a new Playstation... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:30:00 MDT Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039638&view=rss&microfeed=true Hillcrest Laboratories sued Nintendo today claiming the game maker is using their motion-control inventions in the Wii, Bloomberg reports. Hillcrest is seeking to block imports of the Wii and Wii... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:20:00 MDT Stuart Houghton http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039424&view=rss&microfeed=true Wow, it seems like years since the first rumors of the Xbox getting exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV DLC and months since the game actually appeared (ok, it has been months... but I mean more months)... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:00:00 MDT AJ Glasser http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039454&view=rss&microfeed=true The Pure press party wasn’t much to look at – a huge dark room with some faux Italian statues and sweet-looking bikes you couldn’t touch – but that might’ve been Disney Interactive Studios’s plot all... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:40:00 MDT Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039461&view=rss&microfeed=true Silent Hill Homecoming, the fifth story in Konami's Silent Hill franchise, will be heading to the PC along with hitting the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game will be available as a digital... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:13:12 MDT Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039583&view=rss&microfeed=true Fallout 3 is coming to the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 28 in North America and three days later in Europe, Bethesda announced today. “We are very excited to let gamers get their hands... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:00 MDT Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039580&view=rss&microfeed=true The Invaders! art exhibition that shows twin waves of Space Invaders taking down the Twin Towers was created by French-American artist Douglas Edric Stanely for the 30 year celebration of Space... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:40:00 MDT Owen Good http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039250&view=rss&microfeed=true The 20th edition of gaming’s signature sports simulation sells us a big-tent philosophy — dueling difficulty settings that will level the playing field between lifelong players of Madden football and... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:30:00 MDT Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039534&view=rss&microfeed=true Back at E3 the folks from Neversoft announced that Guitar Hero: World Tour on the Xbox 360 would be completely compatible with Rock Band instruments, but weren't able to comment on compatibility for... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:10:00 MDT Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039398&view=rss&microfeed=true Let's file this one under "Too Soon." Seen at the "Invaders!" booth, tucked away in Hall Four of the Games Convention being held in Leipzig, Germany right now, was this non-interactive installation... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 MDT Jim Reilly http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039490&view=rss&microfeed=true More and more stuff keeps pouring in over at Leipzig. Sony annonced today Buzz:! Brain Bender will be making it to the PSP this holiday. The game focuses heavily on, well, making you think, which... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:50:00 MDT Jim Reilly http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039532&view=rss&microfeed=true Ever wanted to sing along with iconic Disney characters such as Aladdin, The Littler Mermaid, and Cinderella? Well, if you live in PAL regions you can. The Playstation 2 is still alive an kicking it... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:40:00 MDT Jim Reilly http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039471&view=rss&microfeed=true Playstation 3 owners in Europe, Australia and New Zealand will be the first to get their hands on the Vidzone trial expected the start in early 2009. The free service allows for streaming of music... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:30:00 MDT Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039479&view=rss&microfeed=true Sony Online Entertainment's experimental blending of social network service with massively multiplayer online role-playing game, FreeRealms, is coming to the Playstation 3 as well as the PC, Sony... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:20:43 MDT Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039467&view=rss&microfeed=true Sony's Games Convention press conference saw the announcement of one brand new and rather interesting title, one that takes advantage of the PlayStation Eye in impressive new ways. EyePet, a virtual... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:13:56 MDT Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039502&view=rss&microfeed=true Shortly after announcing a new snap on wireless keypad for the Playstation 3, Sony has released the full spec sheet for the device, which they say is going to be introduced worldwide this holiday...