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#ces10
Take A Look At How Project Natal Actually Works
You've got questions about Project Natal, we've got questions about Project Natal. And, for once, Microsoft have some answers, providing this behind-the-scenes look at the development and technology behind their upcoming motion-sensing peripheral for the Xbox 360. More » -
#art
NSFW: Is This The Sexiest Game Developer Website?
Not counting erotic game developers, Japanese game developer Vanillaware surely must have the industry's sauciest website cornered. Don't believe us? Check out its landing page. More » -
#ces10
Xbox 360: 39 Million Consoles Sold, Only Half Are On Xbox Live
To go with their big address at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier today, Microsoft released some statistics on Xbox Live and the Xbox 360's install base. More » -
#noplanswatch
Will The Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle Get Western Release?
It currently does not look that way. The bundle, releasing on January 27 in Japan, comes with a 120GB PlayStation 3 as well as a Blu-ray copy of the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It. But is Japan it? More » -
#clips
Gran Turismo 5's Cover Star In Action
As announced earlier today, Gran Turismo 5 has got real cosy with Mercedes-Benz, and in particular the new Mercedes SLS AMG. You've seen it on the game's cover, but here's what it looks like moving. More » -
#hollywood
Shia LaBeouf: Video Games Will Take Over
One of Hollywood's hottest young actors Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) lent his likeness to the Transformer games and points out this: More » -
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#bayonetta
Reaping Beauty — the Video
Also on Kotaku Talk Radio today, Fahey introduced us to "Reaping Beauty," rapper MC Lars' shout-out to Bayonetta. Well, here's the accompanying music video, and it's slam full of gameplay. More » -
#howisthisnews
Kotaku Off Topic: Gaga Reflex
Day... one(?) of CES wasn't the most eventful of convention days, but it did see two keynotes, one from Sony and one from Microsoft that were relevant to our interests. But, like this post, they were mostly off topic. More » -
#ces10
Xbox Game Room To Feature "Over 1000" Classic Arcade Games
Although its cover was blown a little early, there's still new info coming out of the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas concerning Microsoft's Xbox Game Room. More » -
#startrek
Bethesda Once Pitched Singleplayer Star Trek RPG
Before making Fallout 3, Todd Howard and Bethesda Softworks pitched a sprawling single-player RPG set in the Star Trek universe - of the Shatner Capt. Kirk era, Howard told Kotaku Talk Radio. More » -
#ces10
Project Natal Launching This Holiday Season
It's always been strongly hinted at, but today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft's Robbie Bach has confirmed it: Project Natal will be out this "holiday season". More » -
#liveblog
CES 2010 Keynote Starring Microsoft's Steve Ballmer
Microsoft will kick off CES 2010 with its annual opening keynote, delivered by the energetic Steve Ballmer and presumably with the aide of a few high ranking Microsoft executives. We're there live, waiting for Project Natal and Xbox Game Room news. More » -
#nintendo
Motion Control on a New DS — How Might That Work?
An oblique reference to a DS successor helped turn Satoru Iwata's interview with Japan's leading newspaper into a full-on bombshell. Specifically, the Nintendo chief said such a device must be enabled for motion control. What could they be working on? More » -
#ces10
Sony Details PSN Expansion To Other Products
At CES 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment chief Kaz Hirai described long-anticipated plans to unify its PlayStation Network content offerings across its product line - including network enabled Blu-ray players, Sony televisions and PCs. More » -
#foundfootage
Best Satan Scene Ever: I'll Show You The Life Of The Mind!
The Coen Brothers have made some awesomely fucked-up movies in their time, but none contains a scene quite so freakishly compelling as this one, where a Satanic John Goodman goes apeshit on quivering Hollywood writer John Turturro. [io9] -
#ces10
Sony: Nearly Four Million PlayStation 3's Sold Over Christmas
Sony's Kaz Hirai took to the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier today, and while up there revealed some impressive sales numbers for the PlayStation 3 over the holiday season. More » -
#review
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Review: The Big Book Of FF Activities
The Crystal Chronicles continue on the Wii with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, the action-packed third installment of Nintendo's personal Final Fantasy series. More » -
#ces10
LG's Newest HDTVs Claim "Wii-like" Control Experience
How can television manufacturer LG Electronics make its latest batch of big black rectangles stand apart from the crowd? While CES is full of bigger-than-last-year TVs and high-def 3D displays, it's LG's new "Magic Wand" that intrigues us. More » -
#johncarterofmars
Willem Dafoe Gears Up To Start Making John Carter, Next Week!
Willem Dafoe revealed to us that next week he's headed off to London to start filming Pixar's John Carter of Mars. But how do you go about portraying a 10-foot tall, four armed green Martian? [io9] -
#sonicsegaallstarsracing
Gentlemiis, Start Your Engines ...
So, the Xbox 360 version of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing gets Banjo (and) Kazooie as playable characters. What's the Wii version offering? Well, you, of course. And by that Sega means Mii. More » -
#rant
Three Ways to Fix Heroes...Right Bloody Now
No, we're not talking about the usual "return to the kind of storytelling we loved in the first season" or "Kill Mohinder." (Not that killing Mohinder is ever a bad idea.) Here are a trio of concrete, honest-to-goodness course corrections. [io9] -
#liveblog
Sony Takes on CES 2010: This Time It's Personal!!!
Join us as we sit in on Sony's Consumer Electronics Show presentation today live in Las Vegas. Join in the chatter and see if Sony brought any bombs or mega bombs with them to the Strip. More » -
#ces10
Mad Catz R.A.T.s Out Premium Cyborg Gaming Mice
Cybernetic rats may sound like a futuristic threat, but it's really nothing more than Mad Catz's new line of premium gaming mice that can be "customized for any grip preference" and make for spectacular product shots. More » -
#deadpool
Deadpool Movie Gets The Dark Comedy Writers That Wade Deserves
Fans of loopy banter and insane violence rejoice — Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, of Zombieland fame, are writing the Deadpool movie. This means the "Merc with a Mouth" film could actually be clever. [io9] -
#ces10
Microsoft Exec: Project Natal To Be About "Entertainment," Not Just Games
In a new internally-produced interview, Microsoft division president Robbie Bach described his company's 2010 ambitions for the Xbox 360, hyping Halo Reach and Project Natal, the latter which he thinks will turn the "gaming" business into the "interactive entertainment" business. More »
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