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With early start Vita bundle buyers picking up their systems this morning in the U.S., commenter bassguygt is curious to know how they'll be picking up games, and frankly so are we. More »
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With the North American release of Sony's next generation handheld a mere month away, commenter Yoshi Salcedo is wondering who is going with 3G and who is opting to purchase the less expensive Wifi-only version. We're kinda curious too. More »
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The creepy survival-horror game Amy, about a psychic girl caught up in a zombie-like pandemic, is due for release on Wednesday on Xbox Live, where it will cost 800 Microsoft Points. Alright. It's due out on Tuesday on PlayStation Network, for a price of $12.99. That means the game is effectively $3 more on the PS3. More »
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That's right; less than a month before the start of early access and I've finally made it into the beta test for Star Wars: The Old Republic. That leave me a weekend to learn all I can about one character class. The question is, which one? More »
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Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 are two of the most hyped video games of this fall season. The people who buy them—and who will enjoy them—may only play half of them. Yet they pay full price. More »
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Last week we took nominations for a new feature to take Rooster Teeth's place in Sunday Comics. After reading through all of your suggestions, we've come up with a list of eight candidates for your vote. This is your decision. Please make it carefully. More »
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As you may have noticed, we've been down a comic in our Sunday Comics lineup ever since Rooster Teeth closed in August. More »
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At this point, after 17 days with no end in sight, it's fair to ask the question. the PlayStation Network Outage, or the Xbox 360's Red Ring of Death: Which is worse? More »
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Sony's had a tough month or so. More »
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The PlayStation Network has been down for a solid two days. We don't know when it will end. All we know, in its third day, is that Sony says an "external intrusion" is responsible for the outage. All multiplayer gaming is conked. Some downloadable titles are completely unplayable. (Those good old title updates are still being served, though.) Does Sony owe anyone anything for the inconvenience? More »
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There are 16 games available when the Nintendo 3DS launches in North America tomorrow. Now, the 3DS itself does come with a lot of fun stuff in the box - augmented reality games, 3D video, etc. But this is a games console. Games are sold separately. Which ones do you plan on buying? More »
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World of Warcraft's Cataclysm goes down early tomorrow morning, unleashing the ferocious Worgen and inventive Goblins upon Azeroth as playable races. I'll have to play both races, but the classes I pick are up to you guys. More »
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Yesterday, we asked you, the Kotaku readership, to name the video games that might make the least thrilling gifts to find under the Christmas tree this season, metaphorically, the fruitcake or the Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge of gaming gifts. More »
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Many of you are about to be on the receiving end of gifts this holiday season, many of those gifts being video games. Unfortunately, for some unlucky giftees, you'll be getting the video game equivalent of a fruitcake. More »
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Yesterday, EA Sports confirmed that Fight Night Champion will be its first M-rated sports game ever. The sweet science is a dirty business - how far will the game go in presenting that? More »
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Last week we mentioned that Sunday Comics would be getting a redesign in the coming weeks. You're already voting on which ones we should keep. Now we want to hear which new ones are worth adding. More »
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Last week we mentioned that Sunday Comics would be getting a redesign in the coming weeks. We're going to bring some new strips to the feature. But first, we want to hear which of the old ones are worth saving. More »
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Diablo III's fifth character class, the Demon Hunter, won many fans after its reveal today. Have you fallen hard for him (or her)? Or are you going for one of the other four? More »
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Better yet, what game characters do the readers of Japan's Dengeki want to become chums with. Let's have a look: More »
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Yesterday, you were able to read about the first 400 turns I made in Civilization V. Today, you can tell me what to do next. More »
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The Nintendo Wii, a hugely successful console, is experiencing a sales slowdown. Wii sales are down 21 percent — the biggest decline since the console launched in 2006. But why? More »
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Last week we asked you to impress us and you have succeeded. More »
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We know six characters in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and suspect we know another ten or so, but who would be on your dream list for the game? You know, besides Iron Fist. More »
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This weekend, the iPad went on sale in the United States. Did you hear? Many people bought it. There were lines. Hoopla. A review! And pants stuffing. Did you buy an iPad? Or did you buy something else? More »
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It's snowing right now, very hard actually, blizzard-like in fact. And I'm off. Yes, I know I'm writing this, but I am in fact off. But first, I need your help. More »
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A new poll by the Pew Research Center - you should know them, they're like the NPR of polls and stuff - finds that 80 percent of American kids between ages 12 and 17 have a game console, and more than half have a handheld. More »
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This is now the second When Pissed Off Girlfriends Attack Consoles video that's crossed my inbox in the past week. The first one was obviously staged. This, however, looks good. Is it legit? YOU MAKE THE CALL! More »
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Recap: a "Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition," was announced two weeks ago at TGS. But that's a Japanese version. The North American edition is not finalized. And so Capcom is asking: Should it be digital or physical? More »
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The last gaming convention of 2009 has run its course. The cosplayers have packed their bags, content to allow amateurs to parade around in costumes at the end of this month. More »
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August was packed to the gills with conventions. And conventions mean cosplay. But who had the best in August? More »
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Kotaku's newfound obsession with robots hs drawn mechanical video game characters from throughout time and space to do battle in the Robot Wars - and only you can decide who lives and who dies! More »
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Low price points and ease of accessibility could be factors in the discovery that iPhone owners buy more games than owners of any other gaming platform. More »
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Nintendo launched the DSi here in North America this weekend, and with it a batch of free DSi Store points for people to use to pick up a free game or two. More »
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With the Game Developers Conference less than a week away, it's time to start thinking about what we all expect to hear at the big show. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5175629&view=rss&microfeed=true Earlier this morning we announced the finalists for our Be A Kotaku Editor For A Day contest. Now's your chance to let your voice be heard, in the context of this very limiting poll. More »
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With Nintendo's press conference kicking off later tonight the rumors have been at full speed about what the profitable console maker may announce. More »
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Over the weekend we ran a Letter to the Editor from former Entertainment Software Association president Doug Lowenstein. In it, Lowenstein takes game journalists to task for giving Thompson a soap box to stand on and, to some degree, says the media helped create Thompson. He then says that instead of celebrating the seemingly inevitable disbarment of Thompson, journalists should take this time to reflect on whether their coverage has matured over the years. More »
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News last night that Nintendo plans to release a new model of it's unbelievably popular DS wasn't that surprising. But what was surprising is that a company whose beliefs seems so firmly rooted in attracting the broader, less tech-savvy general audience would decide to add music playback and picture taking to one of its core machines. More »
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With the economy on the ropes and a recession running around like death at the masquerade, it seems inevitable that we're going to be dealing with question eventually, so let's get to it now. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054621&view=rss&microfeed=true Trivia time! And not just any old trivia, Ninja Gaiden 2 trivia! And for the 20th person who answers the poll and sends the correct answer to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom with the subject heading "Ninja Gaiden II" and a picture of your most recent meal will get a free copy of Ninja Gaiden II. Just like that! More »
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