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CID The Dummy Screens

7 January 2009 |22 new shots posted.

Hotel for Dogs Screens

7 January 2009 |3 new shots posted.

Pool Revolution: Cue Sports Screens

6 January 2009 |10 new shots posted.

Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop Official Movie 1

6 January 2009 |Like hardcore Japanese metal with your zombies? Check this out.

Hotel for Dogs Screens

6 January 2009 |3 new shots posted.

Kung Fu Panda Review

20 December 2008 |This movie-inspired action game is fun while it lasts, but sadly that isn't very long.

Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templars (Director’s Cut) Screens

20 December 2008 |2 new shots posted.

We Rock: Drum King Screens

20 December 2008 |13 new shots posted.

Williams Pinball Classics Screens

20 December 2008 |11 new shots posted.

On The Spot - 12/18/08

19 December 2008 |This week we take a look at the best OTS segments from 2008, as voted by YOU! Also, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom and Deer Drive on the Wii... plus a ton of schwag to give away!

Hudson’s Fishing Master World Tour Can Now Be Caught

7 January 2009 |Fishing Master World Tour (Wii)Indoor fishermen can now set their sights on a brand new fishing title for the Wii.

Mario Power Tennis Commercials

7 January 2009 |New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (Wii)See how it's played on the Wii in these two Japanese spots.

Kirby’s Dream Land 3 Review

6 January 2009 |Kirby's Dream Land 3 [Virtual Console] (Wii)The last first-party release for the SNES returns, with a second chance to find an audience.

Interview: Eduardo the Samurai Toaster

6 January 2009 |Eduardo the Samurai Toaster (Wii)Tiny developer Semnat Studios talks about getting noticed by Nintendo.

Dead Rising Video

6 January 2009 |Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop (Wii)Rock out with some zombies.

Eduardo the Samurai Toaster Screenshots

6 January 2009 |Eduardo the Samurai Toaster (Wii)Check out the flashy WiiWare shooter.

Samurai Toaster Popping Onto WiiWare

6 January 2009 |Eduardo the Samurai Toaster (Wii)A visually unique 2D shooter is on the way.

Fragile Commercial

6 January 2009 |Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii)Namco Bandai kicks off 2009 in style over in Japan.

Wii-kly Update: 01/05/09

6 January 2009 |One WiiWare game and one Virtual Console game added to Wii Shop Channel.

Wii U.S. Release Date Revision (01.05.09)

6 January 2009 |Want to know when you can waggle your Wiimote?

Jump Festa 2009 Report

24 December 2008 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Ah, Jump Festa. Only for you would I submit to being shuttled to the industrial wasteland of Chiba, ...

The Sights of Jump Festa 2009

23 December 2008 | <!-- Template_Screenshots --> The Sights of Jump Festa 2009 Our photo gallery of Japan's year-end otaku bash. Every year Weekly Shonen Jump, the largest comic magazine in the ...

Anonymous Source says Factor 5 has Shut Down

22 December 2008 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> When last we heard of Factor 5 (developer of Lair and the Star Wars Rogue Squadron series), an ...

Holiday Videogame Sales Meltdown Part 2: Microsoft Reaches for the Masses

19 December 2008 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> On last Thursday, the NPD Group divulged its report chronicling retail U.S. videogame hardware and software ...

Time Warner Buys 10 Million Eidos Shares

16 December 2008 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Time Warner may be inching closer to a controlling interest in British publisher Eidos, reports ...

CNNMoney Calls PS3 “A Sinking Ship”

13 December 2008 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Fallout from the November sales data continues to mount for Sony and its PlayStation family. CNNMoney's ...

Iwata Claims 800,000 Wiis Sold During Week of Thanksgiving

10 December 2008 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Further legitimizing the popular "it prints money" .gif, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Reuters that ...

December GH DLC Adds Eagles, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins

4 December 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Some popular rhythm game makers like to drip DLC announcements week by week. Not Activision, apparently. Today they've announced the full slate of downloadable songs ...

Spend Thanksgiving Weekend With MyCheats

27 November 2008 |<!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> The ballgames are a bust (you really thought the Tigers were going to beat the Titans?), nothing is good on TV (A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving isn't on until later), and the ...

Animal Crossing: City Folk Comparison Video

20 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="319" ...

Analyst: GameStop Lost Holiday Traffic To Big-Box Discounters Like Wal-Mart

7 January 2009 |Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says that GameStop stores likely lost traffic during the holidays to big box retailers like Wal-Mart. Hickey suggests that highly discounted pricing on consumer products attracted shoppers away ...

Midway Gains Reprieve In Bankruptcy Struggle

7 January 2009 |Midway says it's reached a forbearance agreement with its bondholders that will allow it to delay $75 million in senior note buybacks until February 19. According to an SEC filing, the company is also currently negotiating with its ...

Feature: A Guide To iPhone Development In 2009

7 January 2009 |There's great potential in the iPhone/iPod Touch gaming platform, but alongside the promise of great success comes the possibility of zero revenues in a burgeoning market. And there are even further possibilities ahead for ...

Student Postmortem: Bloomfield College’s Rage of the Elements

7 January 2009 |Lori Cerchio and four of her peers at Bloomfield College spent one academic year creating Rage of Elements, a 2D side-scrolling action game. Even though the game was scoped modestly for a year-long project, the team still ended up ...

Study: China’s Online Games Biz To Reach $2.67B In 2010

7 January 2009 |China's booming online games industry may reach sales of RMB 18.21 billion ($2.67 billion) in 2010, says a report from business news organization and research group Interfax China. Current online game operators are generating ...

The Most-Awaited Games Of 2009: Xbox 360

7 January 2009 |With nearly a full year of of game releases ahead, Gamasutra is picking out noteworthy titles due in 2009 for each home and handheld platform, beginning with the Xbox 360. The oldest seventh-generation home console on the market, ...

GDC 2009 Reveals Localization Summit Specifics

7 January 2009 |The organizers of the inaugural Localization Summit at the 2009 Game Developers Conference have announced initial speakers and sessions for the innovative two-day localization summit, including a keynote from Electronic Arts VP ...

Sony’s Reeves: Profitability’s First Goal For 2009

7 January 2009 |Once Sony tackles its profitability struggles, it can focus on games and new services for the PlayStation 3, says Sony Computer Entertainment of America president David Reeves, who notes that making money is short-term priority one ...

SCEA: PS3 Holiday Sales Up 130 Percent

7 January 2009 |Sony says its PlayStation 3 saw an increase of more than 130 percent in hardware sales for the holiday season (from Black Friday on) in the U.S., and nearly a 40 percent increase for the calendar year. "We've had a solid holiday ...

In-Depth: Behind The Scenes Of Twisted Pixel’s The Maw

7 January 2009 |The latest issue of Gamasutra sister publication Game Developer magazine includes a creator-written postmortem on the making of Twisted Pixel's The Maw, the forthcoming extraterrestrial action-adventure game planned for PC and Xbox ...

News: Note holders grant Midway breathing space

7 January 2009 |Beleaguered publisher seeks further extension on potential debts owed to holders of Convertible Senior Notes

News: Turbine at work on micro-transaction MMO

7 January 2009 |Developer says the move will be for an as yet unnamed title

News: Japan to receive Resident Evil 5 Xbox bundle

7 January 2009 |Special edition version of Capcom title to be shipped with discounted hardware

News: “Very strong interest” in Free Radical Design sale

7 January 2009 |Administrator considers whole or part sale for Haze studio as January deadline looms

News: PS3 sales up 130 per cent during Xmas

7 January 2009 |Sony happy with "solid holiday season"

News: Xbox Live hits 1.5 million concurrent users

7 January 2009 |Recent sales success and launch of NXE sees online use hit new milestone

News: FIFA 09 tops UK chart

7 January 2009 |Sales fall almost unanimously across the board in the first week following Christmas

News: Reeves: Profit is number one priority in 2009

7 January 2009 |Sony Euro exec wants to alleviate financial pressure and move PlayStation business forward in the coming year

News: EVE hits new concurrent users record

7 January 2009 |Serverside improvements and fan loyalty championed as MMO sees over 45,000 log in simultaneously

News: 360 hardware sales top 28 million

7 January 2009 |Microsoft reveals console performance to date, as sales of Xbox Live content jump 84 per cent

Do Consumers Need Govt. Protection From DRM? It’s on the Agenda at FTC Conference

7 January 2009 |Last September's controversial release of Spore demonstrated the extent to which digital rights management (DRM) has become a wedge issue between game publishers and game consumers.Might the government step in on the side of ...

FCC Commish Who Blamed WoW for College Dropouts Resigns

7 January 2009 |Last month GamePolitics broke the news that FCC commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate blamed World of Warcraft as a leading cause of college dropouts: You might find it alarming that one of the top reasons for college ...

Does Wii Fit Really Work? Researchers Aim to Find Out

7 January 2009 |Will Nintendo's best-selling Wii Fit really help you get into shape?What They Play reports that Scott Owens, a researcher at the University of Mississippi wants to find out. Owens equipped eight families with Wii Fit last autumn. ...

Publisher Wants Politicians to Practice with Computer Game

7 January 2009 |Before taking office on January 20th, Barack Obama might want to spend some time playing Democracy 2.At least, that's the view of Cliff Harris of UK publisher Positech Games. Harris has offered a free copy of his firm's  ...

Soccer Game Has 90% Piracy Rate But Will Not Add DRM

7 January 2009 |Although PC soccer management sim Championship Manager is experiencing a 90% piracy rate, its publisher is not planning to add DRM to the mix.Roy Meredith of Beautiful Game Studios told CVG:[The 90% piracy figure is] not just ...

Peter Moore Gets Feisty With Eurogamer

6 January 2009 |In the tight-lipped, image-massaged corporate world in which game company execs exist, it's refreshing to find someone who isn't afraid to speak his mind - even if he is calling out the gaming press in the process.Thus, we ...

“Sacred Cow Slayings” Rumored at Sony… Is PlayStation In Jeopardy?

6 January 2009 |UK newspaper The Times reports today that radical corporate upheaval is coming to Sony.Long-overdue cost-cutting moves will, according to company sources, result in "sacred cow-slaying measures" that will "will ...

Author Salman Rushdie Gamed While Dodging Decade-long Fatwa

6 January 2009 |There's no word on what he played, but Sir Salman Rushdie told UK newspaper The Times that he indulged in some computer games while dodging a fatwa issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini from 1988 until 1998.Khomeini lodged the ...

How Grand Theft Auto Will Deal with the Recession (Humor)

5 January 2009 |Columnist Joe Blundo has a bit of fun with Grand Theft Auto (and other targets) in a recession - themed piece for today's Columbus Dispatch.As per Blundo, in order to deal with recessionary pressures, GTA will be re-invented as ...

How Grand Theft Auto Will Deal with the Recession (Humor)

5 January 2009 |Columnist Joe Blundo has a bit of fun with Grand Theft Auto (and other targets) in a recession - themed piece for today's Columbus Dispatch.As per Blundo, in order to deal with recessionary pressures, GTA will be re-invented as ...

Eurogamer: Europe may get pre-launch Killzone 2 demo

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, First Person Shooters Eurogamer claims a source close to Sony has indicated that if the Killzone 2 demo clears QA, it'll "almost certainly" be released in Europe before the game storms store ...

PETA chooses Fable 2 as its GOTY

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs When Joystiq chose Fable 2 as its Game of the Year, were you aware that we were displaying not only our great taste in electronic entertainment but also our abiding love for all the planet's ...

2008 Japanese game retail tallied, tumbled

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Has it really come to this? Not even a DS hardware revision could salvage another woeful year for Japanese game ...

Xbox 360 sales reach 28M, Xbox Live garners 17M users

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 Thanks to "over-achieving" in Europe and (we'd imagine) a few sales in North America over the holidays, the 360 has reached 28 million units sold worldwide. That's more than 8 million ahead of PS3 ...

Time extension: Midway gets extra month to pay off debts

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Business Midway has picked up a time bonus, turning back the clock somewhat on its 50-day fast track to financial doom. The troubled Mortal Kombat publisher has negotiated some breathing room for itself, extending the ...

Warning: New StarCraft 2 screens

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Mac, PCclick to embiggen (it's your funeral) We're posting these new StarCraft II screens (we count six) with much reservation. After all, someone out there woke up this morning with no intention to die. But, having ...

XBLA receiving Hasbro game channel; EA’s Scrabble coming to handhelds, consoles

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, Microsoft Xbox 360 Electronic Arts announced today that Scrabble will make its way to the DS and PSP in March, and to Xbox Live Arcade at a later date. Beginning in spring, XBLA will not only ...

Chopped up or whole: Free Radical for sale

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Business ReSolve Partners, which is handling the administration of Free Radical's dire situation, continues its mantra that there's "stong interest" in the company from buyers. A ReSolve spokesperson told GI.biz that ...

Sony: PS3 holiday sales up 130%

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business Ian Jackson, VP of sales for Sony Computer Entertainment America, told CNET that internal data shows a 130% increase in PS3 sales during the holiday season (post-Black Friday). Jackson also ...

Reeves: PlayStation ‘on target’ to start earning profit

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Business Step 1: Release PlayStation 3.Step 2: ?????Step 3: Profit! David Reeves, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, believes that Sony is "on target" to ...

Two Guys Go From Racing Games To Racing Real Cars

7 January 2009 |Last year, Sony and Nissan teamed up to hold a Gran Turismo competition. GT racers would compete for a spot on a real race team. The winners are in, so let's go meet 'em. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: gran turismo, gt, news, ...

Japan Getting Star Ocean 4, Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 Bundles

7 January 2009 |Microsoft today announced two new Xbox 360 bundles for Japan: Star Ocean 4 and Resident Evil 5. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: japan, microsoft, news, only in japan, original, resident evil 5, star ocean 4 -->

Limited ‘Dragon’ PlayStation 3 Console Is For Japanese Eyes Only

7 January 2009 |Yes. It's another fancy PlayStation 3 for the Japanese market. Not content with lording it over us with their white and silver consoles, Japan will now also be getting this dragon-emblazoned Yakuza machine. <!-- Gawker ...

Here Are 15 Famitsu.com Stories That Shook Japan In 2008

7 January 2009 |While print mag Famitsu ran the ten biggest stories of 2008 according to it's readers, Japanese website Famitsu.com has listed its most accessed stories from 2008 according to page views. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: japan, ...

Silent Hill: Homecoming Unbanned In Australia?

7 January 2009 |Fallout 3 got banned, then unbanned. F.E.A.R. 2 got banned, then unbanned. And now it appears Silent Hill: Homecoming just got unbanned, having been banned back in September.

Erotic Game Makers In Female Manga Form

7 January 2009 |Manga with saucy female content is nothing new at all. Ditto for erotic games. But a manga about female erotic game makers making shojo erotic games? <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: maximum risky, culture, erotic games, japan, ...

Oz Rock Guitar Hero Pack For Australia Day

7 January 2009 |Excellent news for Guitar Hero: World Tour-owning fans of Aussie RAWK! Activision has revealed a three-song DLC pack featuring Silverchair, Wolfmother and The Vines (most definitely not pictured above) will be hitting the console ...

Congratulations To Our Blogging Brothers

7 January 2009 |Some good news for the wider Kotaku family with our sister sites blogging brothers Gizmodo and Defamer snagging nominations for the 2008 Weblog Awards. Yay them!

Hey, Tribes 2 Is Back!

7 January 2009 |Turn those frowns upside down, Tribes 2 fans. While the game may be officially six feet under, a group of dedicated fans have brought Tribes 2 back to life, online multiplayer and all. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: tribes, ...

Salman Rushdie Killed Time With Computer Games

7 January 2009 |After novelist Sir Salman Rushdie published The Satanic Verses, many deemed the book blasphemous. The Ayatollah of Iran issued a decade long fatwa, calling for Rushdie's death. How did he spend that time? <!-- Gawker ...

Report: China Gaming “Boom” Underway

7 January 2009 |MMORPGs and online casual games will drive China online game operators' total revenues from $1.55 billion in 2007 to $2.67 billion in 2010, Research and Markets said in a report abstract on Tuesday. Claiming that "China's ...

Epic to Swat Gears 2 Bugs

7 January 2009 |November's Gears of War 2 has proven to be a critical and commercial smash with over 3 million copies sold, but the game does have some problems, particularly with online gameplay. Developer Epic Games intends to fix these problems ...

Killzone 2 Demo Primed for Launch

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Sony has confirmed that a demo edition of Guerrilla Games’ Killzone 2 will be available on PSN before the full game officially launches. SCEE has confirmed that the demo will be available to European ...

Reeves: Sony “On Target” to Make Profit

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->David Reeves believes that Sony is “on target” with its plan to turn a profit from the firm’s hardware and software businesses.Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, ...

Microsoft Points to Blog Contesting Job Threat Rumors

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Though Microsoft told Edge earlier today that it “does not comment on rumour or speculation” in regards to recent claims that the global enterprise may be shedding its staff, the company did ...

Japanese Sales Tumbled in 2008

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Japan’s game retail industry felt a sharp decline in sales throughout 2008, according to data published by Enterbrain. While the year ended with the inevitable holiday retail boost, overall the ...

What Can Ads Teach Developers‭?

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->  Is it false advertising when commercials strongly imply that a game is more narratively or emotionally engaging than it actually is‭? read more

FIFA Reclaims UK Top Spot Amid Sales Plunge

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->FIFA 09’s retail wrangle with Activision’s World At War continues apace as the EA football sim reclaims the UK’s all-format chart. On Christmas week FIFA ended World At War’s ...

MS: 360 Life-to-Date Sales Hit 28m

6 January 2009 |Microsoft proclaimed Monday evening that Xbox 360 has sold 28 million units worldwide through 2008 since its launch in November 2005. Microsoft director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Aaron Greenberg told Edge in ...

Microsoft Tight-Lipped on Layoff Rumors

6 January 2009 |Microsoft will cut loose as many as 15K employees from its global workforce on January 15, according to unconfirmed reports that permeated the Web over the holiday break. Bloggers at Fudzilla said in late December that mass layoffs ...

Awesome Geeky Gingerbread Creations

7 January 2009 |Forget your old fashioned ginger bread houses, we've moved on. Im not happy unless i have to crunch through at least one LED in my ginger bread man.

Top 5: Moments of 2008

7 January 2009 |Wow. Hasn't 2008 flown by? It only seems like yesterday that we were tearing up tarmac in Burnout Paradise, settling into an hour long cut-scene in Metal Gear Solid 4 and putting our fists through walls over Geometry Wars: Retro ...

Meet the New Lara Croft - Photo Gallery!

7 January 2009 |Meet Alison Carroll, the new Tomb Raider Lara Croft. For the new Tomb Raider game, Carroll will be the face of Croft, joining the long list of ladies who have held the title, such as Karima Adebibe, Lucy Clarkson, Jill de Jong, ...

Kotaku’s 2008 Games of the Year Awards

7 January 2009 |This year we decided to try something different with our Game of the Year awards: The GOTYS. We came up with categories that exemplify the areas of gaming that we think should be highlighted. Instead of awards meant to serve as a ...

Download Dozens of Commercial PC Games Free

7 January 2009 |Where do computer games go when they die? Nowhere, if you know where to look.

Wii Sports Became #1 Selling Game of All Time! Surpasses SMB

7 January 2009 |Wii Sports has now passed sales of Super Mario Bros. (NES), making it the top selling console game of all time!

20 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2009

6 January 2009 |You're probably playing catch up with all the great games that came out the last few months, but you better hurry up. There's a lot more coming in 2009. You can expect everything from sequels to game series reboots to brand new ...

9 comic book characters to watch in 2009

6 January 2009 |The new year is wide open with comics firing on all cylinders — from the upper echelons of superhero comics to the vibrant field of modern comics.

Airport Vending Machines Selling DS Systems and Games

6 January 2009 |Best Buy vending machine let's you buy a DS system and a couple of games before takeoff.

Mirrors Edge Themed Photoshoot

6 January 2009 |It all started when I was driving home from work and listening to the following MP3 remix of “Still Alive”, the theme song for Mirrors Edge. I thought, wouldn’t it be cool to dress or cosplay Jannica as Faith...

Lenovo to Bring Wii-Inspired Input to PCs

7 January 2009 |PCWorld reports on an upcoming Lenovo PC that includes a remote control with functionality similar to that of the Wii Remote. It will control games using the same motion-based method, and Lenovo appears to be coming out with sports ...

Setting a Learning Curve In MMOs

7 January 2009 |Ten Ton Hammer has an article looking at the learning curves of modern MMOs. Many of the more popular games, such as World of Warcraft, go to great lengths to make learning the game easy for new players. Others, such as EVE Online, ...

PS2 the Most Played Console In 2008

6 January 2009 |An anonymous reader writes "In terms of console usage, the aging PS2 still leads the competition, according to data from US research firm Nielsen. Data the company compiled between January and October 2008 shows that the PS2 ...

Why Game Developers Should Support OS X and Linux

6 January 2009 |kevind23 writes "Although Mac OS X and Linux have a small (but growing) market share, Jeff from Wolfire Games argues that supporting non-Windows platforms can lead to a huge increase in game sales. Using their popular game Lugaru ...

Apple IIe Emulator Released For the Wii

4 January 2009 |fortapocalypse writes "Yohanes Nugroho just released WiiApple, an Apple IIe Emulator for Wii. While the sound doesn't work, some games are playable (he shows a screenshot of Epyx Winter Games as well the execution of a program he ...

“Necessary Complexity” in Online Games

4 January 2009 |Massively is running a story about Google's short-lived virtual environment, Lively. The article examines why Lively shut down so quickly, and how its simplicity and its attempts at user-friendliness did more harm than good. ...

“Necessary Complexity” in Online Games

4 January 2009 |Massively is running a story about Google's short-lived virtual environment, Lively. The article examines why Lively shut down so quickly, and how its simplicity and its attempts at user-friendliness did more harm than good. ...

Pushing Linux Adoption Through Gaming

3 January 2009 |An article on CNet questions the viability of using games as part of a strategy to increase Linux adoption. It points out a blog post by Andrew Min which suggests: "... Linux companies also need to start paying attention to the ...

How Sony’s Development of the Cell Processor Benefited Microsoft

2 January 2009 |The Wall Street Journal is running an article about a recently released book entitled "The Race for a New Game Machine" which details Sony's development of the Cell processor, written by two of the engineers who worked on it. They ...

CCP Considering Mobile Apps for EVE Online

2 January 2009 |Massively reports on statements from EVE Online developer CCP Games indicating that they'll be working with MIT students to see if they can create mobile applications that will interact with EVE. They specifically mention things ...