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clips
Wolfenstein Introduces The Invisi-Nazi Ninja
Behold the Veil Assassin, a Wolfenstein enemy that combines the agile movement and stealth of the ninja with the snazzy dress-sense of the video game Nazi. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by asTer0id: you know, this is all cool looking and fine and all...but im kinda sick of these creepy dark FPSes. We... 6 Responses | Other threads
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e3 2009
Get Your Hands On Rachel In Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Stopping by Tecmo today for a little hands-on with Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, I learned that everyone's favorite ridiculously large-chested blonde is the third additional playable character in the PlayStation 3 exclusive remake. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Vecha: Wishing Prototype would go down in price!: Can I touch them? 7 Responses | Other threads
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Ninja Panda Magic
Mini Ninjas Make Happy Pandas
IO Interactive takes a step away from their popular Hitman franchise to introduce us to an all-new, all-tiny brand of hero, with the announcement of Mini Ninjas. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by McDollar: hmm. looks lame. then again, they did make hitman. (dodges tomatoes) 8 Responses | Other threads
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Bad Ninja
New Ninja Blade Screens And Ninja Blade Facts
Microsoft has releases a storm of new Ninja Blade screenshots showing off just how silly Ryu Haybusa would look without the mouth piece of his Ninja Outfit. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by DreamoftheEndless: I wonder how much of this will be QTE. 10 Responses | Other threads
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n
Hands On with N+
Lately we are seeing more and more online flash games making the leap to consoles and handhelds. The newest addition to that roster is N+, an updated version of a little Ninja action/platformer game called N that took the interwebs by storm last year. The gameplay is simple and addicting. Guide your stealthy Ninja through mazes of obstacles, grabbing gold along the way until you eventually make your way to the exit. Now, Developer Silverbirch Studios is set to bring the title to the PSP and DS with new levels and new game modes. More »
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Comment by TornadoTK: If only I made a map for the PSP version, I could have picked up all three (DS, PSP, XBLA)... more » | Other threads
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pirates of the burning sea
New Pirate Classes In PotBS
Up until now, pirates in Flying Lab's MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea have gotten the short end of the stick. While the different nations had a choice of career paths, pirates were pirates, which works fine in PVE but in group PVP it led to an imbalance...everyone knows what they're up against when they're fighting pirates. Well not anymore. The upcoming 1.4 patch of the game is introducing two new pirate classes, separate factions in the Brethren of the Coast. Existing pirates will be become Cutthroats, the more brutal type of pirates, while players creating new characters can opt between that or the new Buccaneer class.Buccaneers are pirates too, but a bit subtler than their burning-bearded brethren. They steal and loot, but also manipulate the black markets. Some would call them gentleman adventurers, though few are true blue bloods. Buccaneers do not have the raw power of cutthroats, but they work well in groups and can help friends and cripple enemies.
Bah. Either way they're still pirates, and one ninja could easily take either out. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Yamen: I really like PotBS, it's kinda like Eve though, you have to be the kind of person who wants to... more » | Other threads
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clips
Don't Witness Project Origin's Assassin In Action
Ever fight an enemy in an FPS and wish you were playing the bad guy instead of the good guy? That's the feeling I get watching this clip of Project Origin's assassin in action. It's all well and good to run around shooting folks in the face, but the ability to fade in an out of view at a moment's notice really calls to the ninja inside me, which is good, because it keeps him from stabbing his katana into my innards and trying to climb my esophagus with his pointy ninja gloves. Damn inner ninja. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Mantis1: I can't wait for Project origin and FEAR 2 more » | Other threads
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impressions
N+ A Triumph For Tiny Ninja
When I first heard that Metanet's minimalist ninja game N was going to be released on Xbox Live Arcade as N+, I have to say I was skeptical. An excellent free game for the PC, why would I want to spend my hard-earned monies on a game that uses a mere fraction of the power of my Xbox 360, filling up my widescreen TV with a game that looks like it could have been made 15 years ago? The answer, in short, is that it completely kicks ass. N+ is gaming distilled down to its component elements. You have a door, switches, and obstacles. Your job is to get to the door. Simple. The single player is as fun (and as frustrating) on the 360 as it was on the PC, but where N+ really shines is in the multiplayer. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by TheIrishNinja: way late to the party, but this game's one of the best ive played on XBL. Bought it with... more » | Other threads
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live arcade
N+ Hits XBLA This Wednesday
For those of you not wanting to wait until April for the handheld versions of the tiny ninja game that has Crecente tearing out hunks of his long, flowing hair, get yourself to an Xbox 360 this Wednesday as the classic PC flash game N makes its way onto Xbox Live Arcade as N+. With 450 levels that are sure to test even the most serene ninja's patience, a built-in level editor for creating your own challenges, and online multiplayer in both co-op and competitive flavors, N+ is surely worth 800 of your hard-earned fictional units of Microsoft currency. Not convinced? Try the free PC game over at Metanet's downloads page for a taste of what's in store for you this Wednesday. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by joelface: ...honestly people... BUY THIS GAME! ...the free downloadable game, n, is my favorite game of all time. you OWE it to yourself to... more » | Other threads
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kotaku stealth assassins
Day Of The Ninja Silently Kills You
It's December 5th, and if you don't know what that means you may already be dead and just not know it. The Annual Day of the Ninja (or alternately "Die Like A Pirate Day") tends to sneak up on you, whispering "boo" into your ear, only you just hear the very beginning of the "b" sound, your imagination filling in the rest as you slide lifelessly to the floor. Fun! Today is a fine day to whip out your favorite ninja-themed video game, throw it in deadly frisbee fashion into your game machine of choice, and harness the very power of the wind to power on your console, playing all day whilst steadfastly refusing to remove the black t-shirt from around your head, even to eat. Whether you prefer the hack and slash frenzy of Ninja Gaiden, the more whimsical adventures of I-Ninja or Goemon, the stealth action of Tenchu or even the complete and total suckage of Red Ninja, this day is for you. Actually, admitting you like Red Ninja pretty much signs your death order, but you know, have fun! More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Chilly Hollow: @ego531: Woe! I missed Ninja Day. No phone service means nothing. We had ninja snow instead. Only your silly music makes... more » | Other threads
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clips
Ninjabread Man Eats It
If you needed proof that the Nintendo Wii is a crap magnet, look no further than Data Design's Ninjabread Man. It's the best title for a game ever wrapped around one of the worst games I've played in a long time. I feel cheated having payed $8 to rent the thing, so the bargain price of $29.99 borders on ridiculous. The game deserves a spot in a PC bargain shareware collection at Wal Mart, not on Nintendo's baby. Please excuse the coughing, random screaming, and the cat cameo. It was very early.
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By Mike FaheyComment by yanya: I already wanted this game, and after seeing that video... I want it even more. I've enjoyed worse. more » | Other threads
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vc update
Mighty Ninja Panther Billiards Battle
Can there be too many ninja? It seems like every week a new one is unleashed onto the Wii Virtual Console, this week being no different as the previously unreleased in North America NES game Ninja JaJaMaru-kun (600 points) finds its way onto the VC. If this ninja glut continues they're going to band together and kill ever other game available for download, so you might want to hurry up and get your hands on a copy of Lunar Pool for the NES (500 points) and the Genesis classic Golden Axe III (800 points) before the bloodbath begins. Luckily the third installment of the Golden Axe saga lets you play as a giant or a panther, which are two widely known ninja weaknesses (also, Hot Pockets), but Lunar Pool with its 30 tables of billiards splendor only adds sticks and colorful balls to the deadly assassins' arsenal. Enter the world of my imagination, where the Virtual Console is a hundred times more entertaining than it has any right to be. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by MURDERFACE: I remember Golden axe 3 @ the arcades but not the sega? Damn my ADD unless it was a JPN... more » | Other threads
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avast
Talk Like A Pirate Day
It's September 19th, ladies and gentlemen, and you all know what that means. Whether you are a Pirate of the Burning Sea, a Pirate of the Caribbean, a Puzzle Pirate, or one of Sid Meier's stalwart band of buccaneers, today is your day. Break out the eye patch, cut off your leg and replace it with a wooden stump (do NOT actually do this), and crack open the rum, for International Talk Like A Pirate Day is upon us, may god have mercy on our souls. It's a special day for Kotaku, as it is a well documented fact that we are captained by the notorious dread pirate Crecente, whose exploits and bird shirts are the stuff of nautical legends. How are you planning on celebrating this day? As a ninja, I am going into hiding, though to be honest that's pretty much what ninja do anyway when they aren't killing pirates. Maybe I'll toss in a silent yar for the occasion.
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By Mike FaheyComment by KM91: As a ninja guy, I refuse to talk like a pirate. Pirates are for having their necks snapped. more » | Other threads
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pirates
PotBS Celebrates Talk Like A Pirate Day In Seattle
Pirates of the Burning Sea has become the official video game of International Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19th), and to celebrate they are raiding the coastline of Seattle, causing a right ruckus in the streets, and hanging about the Seattle Aquarium looking swarthy and unkempt. Local Seattle pirate group SeaFair Pirates will be on hand, offering tours of the waterfront on their pirate ship, and you'll get a chance to meet the devs and get some hands-on time with Pirates of the Burning Sea. There'll even be an appearance by Talk Like A Pirate originators John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers, commemorating the game's official pirate status. You can hit the jump for more details, though I would suggest hitting the official RSVP page first, as spots are limited. The event runs from 7-10PM, leaving you plenty of time to get home and lock your doors before September 20th - Unofficial Kill Pirates Like A Ninja Day. Only kidding. Locking your doors won't help, silly. More » -
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Screw Attack's Top Ten Ninjas
By Mike FaheyComment by ertyu: what the hell? No Ayane? No Rikimaru? No Shadow? These people are retarded.... more » | Other threads
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pirate vs ninja
Take Your Sims On A Wondrous Journey
And the relentless march of Sims 2 expansion packs continues, as was foretold by prophecy. In early September you'll be able to take a break from torturing your Sims to death and burying them in the backyard of their tasteful suburban home to travel to exotic locations around the world where you can torture them to death in some foreign guy's backyard! EA announces The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, the expansion pack that not only adds a variety of vacation-themed objects, activities and locales to the game, but also brings the fabled Ninja VS. Pirate debate to your simulated world. In the Far East your Sims will encounter a local resident known as the Ninja, and in the version of the expansion in my head it will be the last encounter they ever have. Meanwhile, on a tropical island somewhere, your Sims can explore a giant pirate ship - the largest object yet to grace The Sims 2 franchise - which I am assuming will be filled with the bodies of dead pirates, because this fictional reality has Ninja in it. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by FunkyJ: I'm an unabashed Sims fan, and will be getting this for sure! Ninjas & Pirates are already in the game though...... more » | Other threads
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By Mike FaheyComment by Haingis: a little part of my left hand died when i saw this... more » | Other threads
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ninja
Itagaki Talks Motivation, Cabbage
Team Ninja's chief ninja and Dead or Alive mastermind Tomonobu Itagaki is one competitive dude. He says that the projects he's currently working aren't just good, but good. So much so that they'll destroy the hopes and dreams of other developers. Itagaki explains: More »
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Comment by Lalamp_Lalamb.: @onikuwagata: That is actually a very interesting and thoughtful analogy. Mind you, Itagaki would probably call you a ninja dog... more » | Other threads
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pocket ninja
N+ Slinking Stealthily Towards DS, PSP
The tiniest ninja just got tinier. The game that proved once and for all that true ninja don't need polygons to kick ass is making the flying death leap from the PC to handheld consoles, as Atari announces N+ for the PSP and Nintendo DS. N is a popular flash game created by Metanet Software that distills the ninja experience to its purest form...jumping around. gathering gold, and killer robots. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by ceilingFANBOY: I've been looking for something to justify buying a PSP and this may just be it. I used to... more » | Other threads
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vc update
VC Update: Shocking Vampire Ninja
It's Monday, and that means old game goodness from the good folks at the Wii Shopping Channel. This week sees the beginning of the Belmonts, a ninja game without violent decapitations (say what?), and a TurboGrafx-16 game that probably should have stayed in Japan with its friends. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by DigitalHero: @Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee: Screw that man. Baseball Stars 2 for Neo Geo on the Wii VC. Superior... more » | Other threads
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ninja
Clip: Tenchu Z Trailer - Hot Ninja Action
Much like many professional athletes later become coaches, Rikimaru from the Tenchu series has taken on a teaching role. This time around, you are the protagonist, on the path to becoming the ultimate ninja warrior. As if. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Yamikage: @ilyag: actually i'd think it would be the other way around since MGS came out months after Tenchu did. anyway, game... more » | Other threads
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naruto
Gallery: Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes
I'm of two minds on the subject of Naruto. On one hand, it's the sort of anime phenomenon that invades and devours other aspects of fandom like termites devouring a house. You can't talk about anime without Naruto coming up, and you cannot go to an anime con these days without seeing at least 100 of the stupid headbands. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by monkeymcnugget: more importantly when is the next shippuden themed ps2 game out? the 3rd ps2 game was ace (as was the... more » | Other threads
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tenchu z
Tenchu Z Sneaks In Xbox 360 Summer Release
The long-running Tenchu series is coming to the Xbox 360 this summer, as Microsoft has finally locked down a release window for the ninja exclusive from From Software and K2. Tenchu Z (the eighth in the series) was announced as a stateside release in January, but ninja fanatics looking for a customizeable good time can now plan their vacations around its release. More »
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Comment by ablemancain: That screenshot just looks like shit to me. This is exactly what I feared nextgen graphics would look like:... more » | Other threads
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pirates
Gallery: Pretty Prancing Pirates
Here at Kotaku we are required by ancient code to deliver equal representation to ninjas and pirates, so since I posted the Ninja Gaiden DS bit earlier, I am forced to deliver unto thee these screenshots of Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End. Originally titled PotC: At Land's End, the well-documented pirate inability to pull off khakis and a polo shirt caused producers to go in a different direction. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by kcorbo: @Hater3000: No, you're not I hated the second PotC. Complete waste of my time. I'd much rather play the KH2... more » | Other threads
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pirate
Pirate v Ninja Makes The Paper
Yes, it made the newspaper because I put it there and no, it's not game related, not really. But I thought perhaps you'd still want to read it, that and I mentioned it last night in my Night Note. More »
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Comment by KRIGBERT: I'm all for whoever does the clubbing of the baby seals. more » | Other threads
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ninja gaiden sigma
PS3 Ninja Gaiden Demo for Japan in April
In the latest issue of Famitsu, Ninja Gaiden Sigma director delivered good news to the hordes of PlayStation die-hards and Xbox haters who've been waiting three years to step into Ryu Hayabusa's blue ninja jammies. A playable demo for the game will be available on the PSN in Japan starting April 27th, two months before the game is released. The demo will consist of a specially made level not featured in the main game in order to showcase a wide array of fighting moves and weapons. More » -
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White Ninja Makes Luigi Cry
White Ninja is one of the best comics on the web today, mainly because I could, if pressed, draw better than they do. Fortunately Scott Bevan and Kent Earle can do more with their crappy little drawings and a few choice words than many comics with high-quality artists could ever hope to do. Plus, the main character is a ninja, albeit a very 'special' one. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by greenideas: @Kuiosikle: d'oh! back to lurking for me, then more » | Other threads
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By Mike FaheyComment by Vegedus: Sounds fun AND the article was genuinly funny. more » | Other threads
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pirates
Clip: Pirates of the Burning Sea Ship Combat
Flying Lab Software has released a teaser trailer of sorts for their upcoming MMO, Pirates of the Burning Sea, which features a look at ship combat as well as a tantalizingly brief glimpse of character-based action. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Sunjammer: Ninjas are a natural constant of physics. I'm not sure how you can even describe something that doesn't, on some... more » | Other threads
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Comment by TryingNot2H8you: @scazza I know the back-and-fourth has ended, but I want to add my 2 cents. As someone already mentioned, the... more » | Other threads
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ninja
Games of the Ninja
In honor of the Day of the Ninja, I present this ninja video gaming compilation I found buried in the bowels of YouTube. It showcases some of the best ninja games of the past decade, as well as Red Ninja. The background music is Big Pun's "You Ain't a Killer", which includes more than your fair share of profanity. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by kamu: Yeah it was a pretty ridiculous statement but my point is that I actually got some enjoyment out of that... more » | Other threads
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ninja
December 5th Is The Day Of The Ninja
We normally wouldn't be able to post about a ninja-related holiday due to Crecente's being a high-profile pirate, but he has graciously allowed me to remind you about December 5th, the Day of the Ninja, in exchange for having his family returned safely. The Day of the Ninja is like Talk Like a Pirate Day, only we don't talk like idiots. Or at all, in fact. Just sweet, festive, deadly silence. And we have both eyes. Sometimes more than both. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by PlaidNinja: Is it a coincidence that the day of the ninja is also my birthday? I think not! more » | Other threads
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red steel
New Red Steel Trailer Shows Great Improvements
Today is full of videos, for which I apologize. It's just what the feeds doled out last night. More »
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