Kotaku: New York

Super Mario Bros. Can Enhance Your Morning Commute

Jason Schreier — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:40:00 EST

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While New York's subway is only slightly less scary than the pipes under the Mushroom Kingdom, both underground tunnels are much improved by the addition of Super Mario Bros. composer Koji Kondo's infectious beats. More »

Pac-Man Dumplings Make for Adorable Dim Sum

Joel Johnson — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:30:00 EDT

Newly opened dim sum joint Red Farm, in New York's West Village, is serving "Pac-Man Dumpings". Sweet potato Pac-Man is cute! (And the Katz's pastrami spring rolls sound kind of amazing, as well.) The decor has a spiffed up tin-roof-rustic thing going on, too, as well as one of those big long common tables that drives out-of-towners insane with intimacy. More »

To-Do in New York: Explore Alt-Sexuality Gaming at Future Babycastles

Mike Fahey — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Join Kotaku contributing columnist and owner of some of the largest earrings in the industry Leigh Alexander tomorrow evening at Babycastles' new arcade exhibition space in Williamsburg for the debut of Bad Bitches, a new exhibition of games featuring themes of alternative sexuality. How can that not be a good time? More »

World of Fourcraft is Like Real-Life Risk, Played in New York

Owen Good — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:30:00 EDT

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Foursquare, the hot social network expansion that ... does ... social things ... yeah, actually, that's sort of the problem. Sensing an opportunity to make the "check-in" utility for Twitter "more compelling for long-term use," some people have used it to turn New York into a giant game of Risk. More »

New Rainbow Six Might Be the Most Innovative Shooter in Years

Brian Crecente — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EDT

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While Ubisoft's still-secret, yet-to-be named Rainbow Six game skipped an E3 appearance this year, it is still very much in the works we're told. More »

Mother Accused of Beating Son to Death After Wii Game Breaks TV

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:00:00 EDT

A 21-year old Bronx woman has been charged with murder and manslaughter after the death of her five year-old son, killed after he "broke the television while playing Nintendo Wii". More »

Kid Gets School Ban On Pokémon Overturned

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:40:00 EDT

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New York student Lucas Ayala, who goes to Out World Neighbourhood School in Queens, was so sick of a ban on playing with Pokémon cards during breaks that he wrote the school a letter, asking them to reconsider. More »

Is Cory Arcangel an Asshole?

Joel Johnson — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:00:00 EDT

The artist known as Cory Arcangel first made his name with the installation "Super Mario Clouds v2k3" at the 2004 Whitney Biennial, in which the 8-bit clouds of the original Nintendo Entertainment System classic were projected across a wide open space. The art world ate it up, but did it actually mean anything? More »

At Blip Festival, the People are Almost as Cool as the Music

Leigh Alexander — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:00:00 EDT

The first thing I thought about this morning, as I opened my eyes, was that the cat trying to rouse me from my hung-over sleep sounded like a Game Boy. More »

Promoter Sues Microsoft Over Kinect Launch Event

Owen Good — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:00:00 EDT

Remember the Times Square launch event for Kinect last fall? It took some begging, pleading, and cold hard cash just to happen, when the cops made the last-minute discovery a full blown concert didn't have the requisite permits. The promoter who made all the bad stuff go away says Microsoft owes him $63,000 for it. More »

Celebrate Retro Gaming Art, Music, And Culture At Blip Festival NYC 2011

Mike Fahey — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:28:53 EDT

The fifth annual Blip Festival hits New York City's Eyebeam Art + Technology center May 19-21, featuring the best in pixel art and performances by chiptune greats including Anamanaguchi, Bit Shifter, and Nullsleep. It should not be missed. More »

Cops Called on the Only Man Camping Out for the 3DS Launch

Owen Good — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EDT

This guy has been waiting outside a New York City Best Buy since Tuesday, a one-man campout line waiting for the Nintendo 3DS. That is, until store security called the cops to shoo him off. Look, I don't mean to stir the pot, but we know what's going on here: It's because store security is white and this man wears a Power Glove in public. More »

So, Some Guy Is Already Lining Up For A 3DS

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:40:00 EDT

The Nintendo 3DS is not released in the United States until midnight on Saturday. So lining up on the street outside a Manhattan Best Buy seems...smart? No, that's not the word we're looking for... More »

Chinatown Fair's Spiritual Descendant Will be a Different Type of Arcade

Owen Good — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EDT

The beloved New York City arcade Chinatown Fair closed last month after three decades; its owner, Henry Cen, will open a new arcade, but it will be in a different location, with a different focus, and evidently with fewer games. More »

Mario Used To Attack Mario's Son

Mike Fahey — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:20:00 EDT

New York Republican Gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino invokes a certain video game plumber in the latest flyer attack on his opponent, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, eldest son of former New York governor Mario Cuomo. See what he did there? More »

Professor Layton Covers Up New York Metro's Sex Issue

Brian Crecente — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:00:00 EDT

The sharp-eyed bloggers over at Aggrogate noticed something amiss with today's issue of freebie New York newspaper Metro. Instead of a sexy cover for the pub's Sex Issue, the Metro was wrapped with a faux cover dedicated to the panic in London caused by puzzles. More »

Donkey Kong Columbia Prank Called Off

Owen Good — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:00:00 EDT

That student who was scheming to turn the student center at Columbia University into the girder level of Donkey Kong ended up like the dog who caught the car. The scheme's been called off, and all donations have been refunded. More »

Turn An Ivy League Building Into Donkey Kong's First Level

Owen Good — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:30:00 EDT

Lerner Hall is Columbia University's student center, opening in 1999. Its ramped interior, visible through the glass facade, also resembles the girder level of Donkey Kong. You see where this is headed. More »

Is This Where Missile Command Goes To Die?

Brian Crecente — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT

There is nothing more tragic in the world of arcades than a disused classic cabinet sitting in some forgotten place as a glorified table. More »

Pinball Wizards Are Not Welcome In Beacon, New York

Mike Fahey — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Fred Bobrow, owner of the Retro Arcade Museum in Beacon, New York, might not look like a criminal to you, but he has broken Beacon Law, and paid the price. More »

Get Your PlayStation Move On At PAX East

Mike Fahey — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:00:24 EDT

Our PAX East party might be the convention's must-attend Friday night event, but what can you do on Thursday night? Why not get some hands-on time with the PlayStation move at Sony's PlayStation Blog meet-up? More »

8-Bit New York City Maps For The Metropolitan Dragon Warrior

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:40:34 EST

Regular maps too informative for you? Too lacking in colorful sprites? Retro cartographer Brett Camper has devised 8-bit NYC for the gaming crowd who can't make heads or tails of anything that doesn't look like a Dragon Warrior map. More »

Red Dead New York City

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

So your game is suffering from some poor publicity? Why not have a building-sized version of Red Dead Redemption's hero John Marston blow all your troubles away. More »

Argument Over Game Blamed as Nine-Year-Old Stabbed to Death

Owen Good — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST

Police and relatives say an argument over Tony Hawk: Ride precipitated a shocking murder in New York; Anthony Maldonado, 9, (pictured) who got a PS3 for Christmas, was stabbed in the chest by an enraged 25-year-old early New Year's Day. More »

As Seen on the Ground at Union Square in New York

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

As part of the New York Modern Warfare 2 festivities, Activision played the game's trailer on the ground of Union Square More »

You're Invited: The DJ Hero Launch Party

Brian Crecente — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Excited for next week's launch of mash-up sporting rhythm game DJ Hero? Then you better hustle over to the DJ Hero launch even today in New York' Soho. More »

Watch Capcom's New York Fight Club From A Safe Distance

Mike Fahey — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Now's your chance to join more than 160 people watching a currently empty room that will soon play host to today's Capcom Fight Club in New York. More »

New York Outlaws Video Games — for Drivers, Anyway

Owen Good — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT

This week New York's state legislature dragged itself out of paralyzing gridlock to pass a law that bans playing video games while driving. Putting on makeup, shaving, beating your children, that still isn't specifically proscribed. More »

Jimmy Fallon Brings Love of Gaming From SNL To Late Night

Brian Crecente — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Tonight on his NBC late night show, Jimmy Fallon will talk video games with Microsoft. It won't be the first time that gaming has cropped up on the show, and Fallon promises it won't be the last either. More »

If New York Was A Halo, It Would Look Like This

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:30:00 EDT

This picture of Manhattan, by graphic designers Jack Schulze and Matt Webb, shows what the island would look like rolled up over the horizon. Looks familiar, doesn't it? More »

New York Drops DLC Tax Plans

Mike Fahey — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:40:00 EDT

New York Governor David Paterson's December tax proposal that would see the state nickel and diming downloadable content has been scrapped in favor of large amounts of federal stimulus money. More »

NY Bill Seeks To Shield Children From Racist Sterotyping In Games

Mike Fahey — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:20:00 EST

New legislation under consideration by the New York Assembly seeks to keep games that promote "racist stereotypes" out of the hands of the state's children. More »

Proposed New York Budget Adds Tax To DLC

Mike Fahey — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:40:00 EST

Attempting to get his state's economy under control in the face of the recession, New York Governor David Paterson has proposed a budget that includes taxes on downloable content, including music, movies, and games. More »

And On The Third Day, The Giant PSP Was Risen...

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:30:00 EST

You just can't keep a good over-sized handheld console down! Sporting new PSP-3000 stylings, New York's favourite (giant) Sony console was today hoisted back into place. Reports of giant, over-sized scan lines should hit tomorrow. More »

NYU To Offer Game Design Degrees

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST

From all accounts, New York University is a big, big college. So the fact they're about to start offering game design degrees is (kind of) a big, big deal! More »

NYU Offering Degree In Games

Stuart Houghton — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:20:00 EST

New York University is to offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in video game design, research and development. More »

Best Buy New York Lich King Bash - Now With Morhaime

Mike Fahey — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:20:00 EST

Millions of people will be lining up around midnight on Wednesday evening for the launch of World of Warcraft's latest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, but the lining up promises to be much more entertaining at the Best Buy at 44th Street and 5th Avenue in New York, New York. That's Blizzard's chosen store for East Coast Wrath-tivities, with co-founders CEO Mike Morhaime and executive VP of product development Frank Pearce on hand to sign copies of the game. They'll even have former Kotaku guest editor Geoff Keighley on hand to act as the master of ceremonies for the event, with interviews, trivia, and prizes to be had by all. More »

New York Assembly, Senate Pass Video Game Bill

Leigh Alexander — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Though efforts to put the force of law behind voluntary content regulation in video games have been ruled unconstitutional over and over again, state-level lawmakers continue to endeavor to pass such laws. The state of New York is the latest to level its administrative eye on video games, passing almost unanimously a bill in the State Assembly at the beginning of this week that proposes an "advisory council" for video games. More »

New York Senate Passes Games Classification Bill

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:30:00 EDT

The New York State Senate have voted to approve a bill (proposed by Sen. Andrew Lanza, pictured) that would make the classification of all games sold in the state mandatory. It's now on its way to the Governor's office where, if signed, it'll become law in 2010. Those with their legislative knickers in a twist should know the bill isn't seeking to ban games, or censor games, or restrict their sale in any way. All it's doing is taking the view that current ESRB ratings are voluntary, and should anything ever happen to cause the ESRB to stop rating games off their own back, either they or somebody else would have to rate them. As someone who lives somewhere this is already the case - and the sun comes up on a daily basis - seems pretty harmless to me! More »

NYC Eyeballs Growing Games Industry

Leigh Alexander — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:40:00 EDT

New York City's Center For an Urban Future released an in-depth report on the state of the city's game industry, with the aim of encouraging city government to become more involved. Given the overall health of the industry, NYC joins a number of cities around the world looking for ways to attract game development; recently, we reported on a 20 percent tax credit granted to developers who create their projects there. More »