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DJ Hero Controller Now Sold By Its Lonesome [Activision]

Published 50 minutes ago by Mike Fahey at Kotaku

Players interested in making their DJ Hero experience slightly more social can now order standalone controllers online from GuitarHeroStore.com. Up until now, if you wanted to play DJ Hero multiplayer you were limited to playing online, playing with a guitar controller during select songs, or ...
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Assassin's Creed II DLC Raises Questions, Possibly Fills Gaps [Ubisoft]

Published 69 minutes ago by Stephen Totilo at Kotaku

You don't make an expected hit game with a 200-plus-person development team and not plan some sort of downloadable content. Assassin's Creed II is getting two large add-ons. The names of these packs suggest key story gaps will be filled. Ubisoft's announced the DLC for ACII this afternoon and ...
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Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS [Nintendo DS]

Published 90 minutes ago by Michael McWhertor at Kotaku

The engineers at Sega have discovered an all-new way to repackage the Sonic the Hedgehog titles that you know and may still love in the just-announced Sonic Classic Collection for Nintendo DS . Sega will squeeze 16-bit platforming adventure classics Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, ...
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Super Monkey Ball 2 iPhone Preview: Hollaback Monkeys [Preview]

Published 110 minutes ago by AJ Glasser at Kotaku

Anyone who played Super Monkey Ball for the iPhone probably isn't thrilled to hear about the sequel hitting the App Store today. But before you say "this shit is bananas," know that Sega completely redid their approach to the game. First, they got rid of the 2D sprite monkeys and replaced them ...
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British Tennis Star Possibly Dumped Over "Seven Hours A Day" Gaming Habit [Rumor]

Published 2 hours ago by AJ Glasser at Kotaku

I guess even celebrities can be broken up with over video games. The Telegraph reports that British tennis star Andy Murray got the boot from his old lady over "seven hours a day" PlayStaiton 3 binges. The split between Murray and Kim Sears was confirmed Sunday when Sears didn't show up to ...
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British Tennis Star Dumped Over "Seven Hours A Day" Gaming Habit [Rumor]

Published 2 hours ago by AJ Glasser at Kotaku

I guess even celebrities can be broken up with over video games. The Telegraph reports that British tennis star Andy Murray got the boot from his old lady over "seven hours a day" PlayStaiton 3 binges. The split between Murray and Kim Sears was confirmed Sunday when Sears didn't show up to ...
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Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned Micro-Review: Brains Optional [Review]

Published 3 hours ago by Michael McWhertor at Kotaku

Borderlands expands Pandora's border with the downloadable Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, a new landmass that's infected with all manner of spook, from reanimated corpses to half-man, half-skag abominations. Yup, Borderlands got itself some zombie killin' too! The draw in The Zombie Island of Dr. ...
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Xfire Teams With Livestream To Broadcast Your PC Gameplay [Sharing Is Caring]

Published 3 hours ago by Mike Fahey at Kotaku

Now you can let people all over the world tell you how much you suck, as gaming community Xfire teams with live video company Livestream to create a live broadcast service for gamers. The new service is aimed at every facet of the PC gaming community, from pro-teams that want to show off ...
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Backbreaker Going For Broke [Impressions]

Published 3 hours ago by AJ Glasser at Kotaku

I can't imagine how scary it is for a developer to pitch a football video game when their name isn't EA Sports . I imagine a room full of people going dead silent before someone says, "You mean like Madden?" That may not have been what developer NaturalMotion went through while pitching ...
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Today's Games Are Too Complicated For Eminem [Celebrity Gamers]

Published 4 hours ago by Mike Fahey at Kotaku

Not all rap stars can be video game experts as well. In a recent interview, controversial white rapper Eminem explains that today's games are just too complicated for his old-school tastes. During an interview with Marc Ecko's Complex magazine in which Mr. Mathers discusses everything from ...
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Red Dead Redemption's Second Trailer Forgives Nothing, Debuts [Clips]

Published 4 hours ago by Stephen Totilo at Kotaku

There may be people who don't like Rockstar's games, but is there anyone who disputes their trailer-making skills? Watch. Here's the new trailer for Red Dead Redemption, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 western sequel, slated for April 2010. A company rep confirmed that the action in ...
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Mass Effect 2's New Blue Girl Kicks Ass [Bioware]

Published 4 hours ago by Mike Fahey at Kotaku

Meet Samara, the latest addition to Mass Effect 2 's character roster. She's an Asari Justicar who isn't afraid to step on a few necks to get the job done. Check out her video debut. "Find peace in the embrace of the Goddess," indeed. Judging by the video and screenshots, Samara will serve ...
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Euro PSPgo Buyers Snag Even More Free Games [Sony]

Published 5 hours ago by Mike Fahey at Kotaku

Showered with free titles since launch, European PSPgo owners can now take their pick of free MotorStorm, Gran Turismo , or Assassin's Creed, while North American buyers still get a rock. Between now and January 10th, European PSPgo owners both new and old can download a special free PSPgo ...
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Cliff Bleszinski Takes Your Calls During This Week's Podcast [Podcast]

Published 5 hours ago by Stephen Totilo at Kotaku

I have a found a man who can fill in on the Kotaku podcast tomorrow for a vacationing Brian Crecente. A man who will take your calls live. That man is Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski. The chief architect of the Gears of War series and a fun guy to chat games with, Cliff will follow in the Kotaku ...
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Which Console Gets The Dante's Inferno Demo First? [Demo]

Published 5 hours ago by Mike Fahey at Kotaku

The demo for Dante's Inferno is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this month, but one console is getting it two weeks ahead of the other. Who gets it first? Hint - it's not the Xbox 360. I suppose that was a rather large hint, but I just couldn't keep our readers in suspense. The ...
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D.E.H.T.A. Urges You To Save The Murlocs [Clips]

Published 6 hours ago by Mike Fahey at Kotaku

The Druids for the Ethical and Humane Treatment of Animals issue a desperate plea to World of Warcraft players - stop killing the noble Murloc, and possibly buy some t-shirts from Hot Topic . J!nx, creators of fine gaming apparel, and Hot Topic, the store that helps millions of teenagers ...
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Your Holiday Xbox 360 Propaganda [Xbox 360]

Published 6 hours ago by Stephen Totilo at Kotaku

A mailer showed up in the Kotaku NYC office yesterday. It contained some hype for the Xbox 360 , in the form of a psychiatric examination, complete with case studies and Rorschach test. Shall we credit Microsoft for creativity? For pushing Xbox Live Gold features while promoting a $199 price? ...
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Left 4 Dead 2 Sells 2 Million In 2 Weeks [Valve]

Published 6 hours ago by Mike Fahey at Kotaku

Despite early concerns that it was too soon for a sequel, Left 4 Dead 2 has sold more than 2 million copies at retail, doubling the sales to date of the original game. Gamers made noise when the sequel to last year's cooperative survival horror title was announced earlier this year, but the ...
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No Loading Time Problems For DS Sequel [Ds]

Published 7 hours ago by Stephen Totilo at Kotaku

If you're the kind of person who didn't think a DS game could even have loading time issues, then you're a person who never played Puzzle Quest: Galactrix on Nintendo's handheld. Its sequel won't have the same problems. Michael Cerven, public relations man for Puzzle Quest publisher D3 told ...
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Final Fantasy XIII Box Art, Now With More Xbox 360 [Packshot]

Published 7 hours ago by Mike Fahey at Kotaku

There is definitely something eerie about seeing Final Fantasy box art with the Xbox 360 logo at the top. This is an image I would have sworn was fake prior to July of 2008, when Microsoft and Square Enix outed Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360 . It was one of the most exciting E3 ...
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