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3DS’ Augmented Reality Turns Cards Into 3D Dragons
The Nintendo 3DS will come with six augmented reality cards. But what does that mean? It means you can drop 3D dragons on to coffee tables, desks and your son’s sleeping head and then shoot virtual arrows at them. Excellent! Stay tuned to Kotaku’s 3DS page for a day full of updates, interviews and videos.…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
A First Look At the 3DS’ Free Apps and Surprising Multitasking
Here’s a quick look at the freebies built into the 3DS. Will be pubbing a much more detailed look at these features later in the day, but an important thing we discovered is that a lot of these built in apps can run in the background. For instance you can be playing Zelda Ocarina of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
Nintendo’s 3DS Hits Europe On March 25
Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit “across Europe” on March 25. The price will be set by retailers, Nintendo Europe says. The system, which hits the U.S. on Match 27 for $249.99, will come with a telescoping stylus and some digital software built in. Retailers, including Amazon and GameStop, list the price at…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
Nintendo’s 3DS Hits the U.S. On March 27 for $249.99
Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit the U.S. on March 27 for $249.99 “Nintendo 3DS is a category of one – the experience simply doesn’t exist anywhere else,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “You have to see Nintendo 3DS to believe it. And it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before.” The…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
Where Do You Game?
This is where I sit and game; quietly, contently. Where do you park it when you’re gaming? Also, Kimokawaii!!! What you missed Who Knew Dead Zombie Hookers Were So Fun? Kinect Hacked To Perform Surgery The Uncanny X-Men At The Mercy Of One Of Games Journalism’s Greats Heroic Company Of Heroes Dev Lives On In…
By Brian Crecente Published January 18, 2011 -
Kongregate Arcade Floods Android With Free Games
The Kongregate Arcade app for Android brings more than 300 free games to your cell phone… if you have an Android. The app also lets you check out ratings, high scores and comments and even download games to play offline. iPhone owners? Sorry it’s Flash.
By Brian Crecente Published January 18, 2011 -
Kotaku Editorial Board: Beta Goes Live Soon
Sometime within the next month Kotaku Beta will become plain old Kotaku. Now’s probably a good time to host another Kotaku Editorial Board to discuss the changes and try to answer some of your questions. One important thing. You might want to check out this neat little trick on the beta site. Try moving through…
By Brian Crecente Published January 18, 2011 -
Video Game Reduced to 30 Seconds of Disapproving Moms
Electronic Arts’ latest Dead Space 2 campaign is brilliant. Why? Because it uses the power of the disapproving mom to sell violent video games. Who knows if these are real moms being really disgusted by the notion of a game that essentially requires you to dismember your enemies and features vomiting deaths and exploding faux…
By Brian Crecente Published January 18, 2011 -
Angry Team COCO Birds Make Late Night Appearance
He doesn’t talk about it much, but either Conan O’Brien is a gamer or someone on his team is. How else do you explain the subtle gaming references that keep popping up? This little video showed up last night early in the show. Poor Richter Pig La Bamba Pig.
By Brian Crecente Published January 18, 2011 -
Learn the Secrets of Nintendo’s 3DS From the Man Behind Mario Kart and Nintendogs
With the annual Game Developers Conference set to kick off next month, we’re starting to learn much more about the talks, including one that promises to walk us through the creation of the Nintendo 3DS. Hideki Konno plans to lecture about the development process of the Nintendo 3DS, a perfect fit for a show that…
By Brian Crecente Published January 18, 2011 -
Who Knew Dead Zombie Hookers Were So Fun?
What better way to kick off a Tuesday then a little dead zombie hooker action? Right? OK, maybe not for everyone, but you still should probably watch this for a morning grin. Just make sure you’re wearing headphones. Stay around after the credits for a pro tip on which babies are OK to kill.
By Brian Crecente Published January 18, 2011 -
The Single Most Important Piece of Tattered Paper in Kotaku Tower
The paper almost feels fleshy, it’s so worn. Bits of it have fallen off, and it’s curled on the edges. I had a mild panic attack earlier this month, after returning from Vegas, thinking that I had somehow lost it. This is the single most important piece of paper in Kotaku Tower. What you missed…
By Brian Crecente Published January 17, 2011 -
The Perfect Game for the iPad
What started out as a wonderful indie computer game has become a wonderful indie iPad game. This is the sort of experience I’d like to expect from gaming on the iPad, and when it happens I’m delighted I have this Apple tablet to game on. In World of Goo you’re building wobbly, inky structures with…
By Brian Crecente Published January 17, 2011 -
A Look At Call of Duty: Black Ops’ New Map Pack, Due Feb. 1
Zip-lines, collapsing ice bridges and auto-turrets are all coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer next month, if you game on an Xbox 360. Due out on the Xbox 360 on Feb. 1, and perhaps one day the Playstation 3 and PC, the First Strike map pack will include four new multiplayer maps and…
By Brian Crecente Published January 17, 2011 -
The Great Debate Starts Today
Selecting the best game of the year should be the result of a thoughtful process, not a rush to the finish line. Last year we completely retooled how Kotaku made it’s selection for game of the year, and I think it worked. This year we’re returning to that system, a system that has us wait…
By Brian Crecente Published January 17, 2011 -
iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry Birds Dominate
Not a whole lot new to see here. Angry Birds continues its dominance, while some classics like Plants Vs. Zombies and Cut the Ropes continue to linger. I’m thinking of killing this feature. What do you think? Do you find it worthwhile? iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 34…
By Brian Crecente Published January 17, 2011
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