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#retail
These Were Some Of 2009's Most Popular Rental Titles
Rental outlet Goozex have released some charts revealing what their most popular titles of 2009 were, and included are comprehensive charts for each major video game platform. More » -
#ps3
Uncharted Developers "Not Interested" In Motion-Controlled Nathan Drake
With Sony's motion controller due later this year, some of you may be thinking ahead. To the future. A future with killer robots, alien overlords and an Uncharted 3 that maybe uses motion controls. More » -
#japan
Pink PSP Blossoms In Japan
Just in time for the spring cherry blossoms, Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that Japan will be getting a "Blossom Pink" colored PSP-3000. More » -
#mmo
EVE Online Player Turns Robin Hood
Last year, an EVE Online player by the name of Curzon Dax managed to earn 374 billion ISK (the multiplayer game's own currency) from in-game investors. He then promptly took the money and ran. More » -
#xbla
Japan's 2009 Xbox LIVE Download Stats
Never mind that a mere 300,000 or so Xbox 360s were sold in Japan last year. Those who bought the console (hopefully!) enjoyed the console's online capabilities. More » -
#business
Nintendo Breaking Records, Taking Names In Europe
Joining Nintendo of America today in their back-slapping and high-fiving are Nintendo of Europe, who have released a number of impressive tallies for sales of both hardware and software. More » -
#hollywood
Why Mark Hamill Has Never Voiced Luke Skywalker
Star Wars made actor Mark Hamill famous. And while he turned in strong performances in films such as Sam Fuller's war opus The Big Red One, he was never quite able to move out of the shadow of Luke Skywalker. More » -
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#sega
Rest In Peace, Chromehounds
In August 2009, Sega informed the eleven people still playing online mech shooter Chromehounds that one day soon, the game's servers would be shut down, effectively "killing" the game. That day is today. More » -
#gallery
More Cosplayers To Poke Your Eyes Out
Okay, this is it — promise. Well, for now. No more Comiket 77 cosplays! Comic Market, or Comiket, ended in late December, and the Japanese website Moeyo.com has been uploading pictures since then, day by day. More » -
#capcom
Tatsunoko vs Capcom: A New Challenger!
Capcom unveiled a brand new character for their Wii 2D fighter Tatsunoko vs Capcom yesterday. Sadly, that character is somebody only 2% of you will have ever heard of. More » -
#tecmokoei
Fist of the North Star Dated Dated, Already Dead (And Dated)
In early December Tecmo Koei announced that its Fist of the North Star game, Hokuto Musou, would be released in Japan on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in simply "March 2010". More » -
#movies
Darksiders Might Wage War On Hollywood, Comic Books
Joe Madureira, creative director on Vigil's freshly-released Darksiders, has revealed that already talks are underway to shift the franchise into things like movies and comic books. More » -
#sony
Sony Increasing The Storage Capacity Of Blu-Ray Discs
Sony and Panasonic have announced plans to increase the capacity of Blu-Ray discs (such as those used by PS3 games) from 25GB to 33.4GB. Hideo Kojima will be so pleased! More » -
#nintendo
Report: New Zelda Out By End of 2010, First DS Successor Details
In an interview with Japanese newspaper the Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo Co., Ltd. president Satoru Iwata discussed some of this year's goals, which include releasing the newest Legend of Zelda game. More » -
#japan
Five Ways Japan Can Stop Game Industry Shrinkage
As the data indicates, the once robust Japanese game market is getting smaller each year. Surely, the Japanese gaming industry can figure out things that can be done to change this. More » -
#clips
Modders Drag Half-Life 2's Graphics Kicking & Screaming Into 2010
Do you remember the awe you felt first firing up Half-Life 2 in 2004? Now fire it up in 2010. It's more like "aawwww". Flat textures, dull lighting. It's a shame! What this game needs, then, is a makeover. More » -
#japan
GOD EATER Eats Up Over 1 Million Demo Downloads
PSP game GOD EATER looks to be Namco Bandai's take on the monstrously successful franchise Monster Hunter from Capcom. It also looks like it could be a hit for Namco Bandai. More » -
#wii
Nintendo President: Wii Not Out Of The Woods Yet
As 2009 rolled on, it looked like Nintendo's Wii was finally running out of steam. But then Black Friday came along, and the console broke records. Same with December. Despite this, however, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is still urging caution. More » -
#tablets
HP's TM2 Tablet: Finally Touchable
HP's new TM2 swivelling tablet is an evolution of its surprisingly long-running tablet series, and it's definitely a worthy younger brother to the TouchSmart 600 all-in-one. BumpTop, the new desktop alternative, is a huge step up for the line. [Gizmodo] -
#ps3
This Is It, The Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle
This is, ahem, it. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is releasing a new bundle with the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It. More » -
#howisthisnews
Kotaku Off Topic: Jigga Hirst
Kotaku's first night in Las Vegas for this week's Consumer Electronics Show—aka CES—has delayed the second night of Kotaku Off Topic. But we are determined to make the nightly TAY alternative a success. More » -
#rant
'Superphone' Is Arbitrary and Google Needs to Stop Using It
Superphone. If you weren't reading our liveblog of the Google event, it's the term their Android team kept using to describe the Nexus One. But why? [Gizmodo] -
#record
Tennessean Plays GTA for 40 Hours Straight, Pees Three Times
Barely four months after an Indian equity broker logged a world record by playing Grand Theft Auto IV for 40 hours and 20 minutes, a 19-year-old college kid in Tennessee has beaten it. More » -
#nexusone
A Very Large Nexus One for Dragons
This very large Nexus One is now sitting Google's lobby, and you won't guess what it's running behind the screen. [Gizmodo] -
#whoops
Aion Players Hit Jackpot After Maintenance Goof
Maintenance on an Aion server yesterday caused a glitch that delivered more than 34 trillion Kinah - that's Aion cash - to "a small number of players." NCsoft was forced to do a server data rollback to correct the mistake. More » -
#mobilegaming
Is Google's Nexus One A Gaming Contender?
Google has officially unveiled its Nexus One Android Phone, and while it's certainly an attractive device, does it have what it takes to be a portable gaming platform? More » -
#wii
Capcom's France Boss: "The Future is on PS3 and 360"
Capcom's director general for France sounds very pessimistic about development for the Wii, feeling that its user base has "radically changed" into something that is no longer interested in core games such as the poor-selling Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. More » -
#clips
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Trailer
The trailer for the Awakening expansion to Dragon Age: Origins shows off some of the new faces we'll encounter on our adventures in the new land of Amaranthine, along with the welcome return of a few more familiar ones. More » -
#dealtaku
Amazon Now Offering Cheap-O Xbox Live Subs
If your gold subscription to Xbox Live renews this month - or not, heck, this is a card with a code - Amazon is offering 12-month subscriptions for $34.99 which is 30 percent off. More »
