Why eight? Because it’s more than two? I don’t really know, but fruit-slicing iPhone title, Fruit Ninja is coming to the iPad with support for up to eight-finger swiping! This trailer gives you a sense of why you would need eight-finger support: For two-player head-to-head play of course! The two-player multiplayer in Fruit Ninja HD…
Driver San Francisco, the body-hopping reboot of Ubisoft’s popular driving action series, won’t be hitting stores and your consoles this year after all. A short note from Ubisoft points out that the game, previously scheduled for a release in 2010, won’t be hitting until their fourth quarter, which runs January to March 2011. The publisher…
Everyone is entitled to a secret identity, it seems. That’s the lesson that Blizzard learned last week when they unveiled a new set of rules that would have stripped anonymity away from those posting comments in the forums for the developer’s popular games like World of Warcraft and the upcoming StarCraft II. Blizzard’s Real ID…
In a recent interview with Surfer magazine, pro-surfer Bruce Irons proudly told the mag that he’s a gamer, just not a World of Warcraft gamer. “F—k no!” Irons told the writer after he broached the subject of World of Warcraft gaming. “I’m a geek, but I’m not that geeky…. But that other game… Call of…
One of our favorite games of E3, Wii-exclusive Lost in Shadow, apparently has a residential section. Don’t worry it’s not nearly as boring as it sounds, especially if you’re playing as a de-bodied shadow. Hudson sent us over this collection of a half-dozen screens from what they fondly also refer to as “level 5.” I…
Due out this fall, H.A.W.X. 2 looks like a perfect fit for fans of aerial combat. The question is, are there still enough of those fans around to support a big series like this? I’m mildly interested in the next H.A.W.X. game, but it seems to be still struggling to find itself. The first title…
Touchgrind is pretty great on the iPhone, but it’s so, so much better at the X-Games. OK, this isn’t really a plug for iPhone skateboarding game Touchgrind popping up at the extreme sports games, it’s just a kick-ass mascot for X-Game branded fingerboards. But still, so great! [Thanks Gizmodo for the heads-up]
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Had a bit of late breaking news today just as I was about to call it a day. The lawyers involved in the whole Infinity Ward, Activision Modern Warfare 2 suit had a hearing today and filed an amended complaint. That’s fancy talk for, they did more finger pointing. Of…
Guarded doors, secret interrogations and broken promises are just the latest allegations laid out in the ongoing saga about the break-up between the world’s largest game publisher and the people in charge of creating Modern Warfare 2. Activision created a “police state,” conducted secret “interrogations” of employees and held $54 million dollars hostage as they…
Growing up meant summers spent outside for me. Long days locked outside with no hope of returning home until the sun fell and my parents called us for dinner. This is a Kotaku Classic, a golden oldie we’re bringing back to the front page in case you missed it. Originally published July 20, 2009. My…
I know Super Mario Brothers was also kinda the only Mario movie ever made, but I suspect it can retain its title as the worst one no matter how many future movies based on Nintendo games come down the pipeline. And now you can own a piece of it, if you believe Craigslist! These oddly-shaped…
I think Kotaku is 1000 percent great. I love all of the articles on the site and all of the diverse topics, but there are some of you who don’t want to read about certain things. Here’s a solution for you that will spare you the need to scroll! We’ve posted about it before, many…
The EVO Championships, one of the largest video game fighter tournaments in the world, starts at 10 a.m. Mountain Time. Watch it here. Read about it here. [Thanks mintycrys will Vanquish]
We’re officially more than half way through the year, basking now in the glow of a sweltering summer and a look back at a surprising long trail of games we never reviewed. We’re taking this little break in the constant onslaught of new games, great games to look back over the previous six months for…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft We launched our Kotaku Reader Editorial Board today and I think it went over swingingly. The idea was to provide a place for Kotaku regulars to discuss Kotaku without having them clog up the comments in unrelated stories. It’s also a great place for readers to ask the writers questions they…
About 20 people were laid-off from Firaxis, the creators of Civilization V, parent company 2K confirmed to Kotaku today. Tipsters told us that Firaxis laid off 20 to 30 people yesterday including folks from the quality assurance team, the user interface art team, animators, programmers and designers. Markus Wilding, global public relations director for 2K,…
Consider this an experiment, hopefully a grand one and not a failed one. As the nature of journalism changes, the biggest of those changes is the relationship a publication has with its readers. We want you to not just read our stories, but to talk with us, challenge the notions presented in a story, debate…
Tournament of Legends started out as something special, something gory, something I wanted to play. But that’s not how it ended. Back before Tournament of Legends had a teen rating and a forgettable title, back when it was Gladiator A.D., it struck me as the sort of two-fisted, motion-sensing fighting game that I wanted to…
Music from A Tribe Called Quest, LL Cool J and Ludacris are among the songs unveiled today that will be appearing on the upcoming hip hop game Def Jam Rapstar. Coming October 5th to the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, Rapstar will include more than 40 songs and a number of producers. Producers will be…
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Rarely Use A/C Hey, it looks like we got the day note, night note bug fixed. Wheee! I’ve been a bit quiet about this, but I spent the weekend and part of the week in El Paso with my mom and step-dad because my step-dad’s health has been deteriorating recently.…
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