Brian Crecente

A Visual Guide to Dance Central

Crank That By Soulka Boy Jungle Boogie By Kool and the Gang Funkytown By Lipps Inc. The Dance Central Trailer

Kinect Flood Incoming

To: Ash From: Crecente We’ve seen it before, back when the Playstation Move launched, and tonight we’ll see it again: Story Flood!!! At 10:01 p.m. Kotaku time (that’s midnight 01 Eastern) we are opening the floodgates on our Xbox 360 Kinect coverage. That means oodles of game reviews, hardware reviews, videos, explainers, thoughts. If you’re…

A Visual Guide to Kinect Sports

Kinect Sports launch trailer. Don’t forget that you’re the controller. This is what you’ll look like when playing Kinect Sports, only a slightly less telegenic human controller.

These Are Some Sexy Call of Duty Headphones

The Limited Edition Call of Duty: Black Ops ProGaming Headset comes in a slick travel case and includes spare ear pads and oodles of cables. We’re going to be reviewing the 5.1 surround sound headphone and mic next week, but I thought you might want a peek at the latest lush gaming product Mad Catz…

James Bond: Blood Stone DS Sure Has a Lot of Running

What’s with all of the running, Bond? The fluid aiming, the ability to take cover and shoot your environment is all neat in James Bond: Blood Stone DS, but that crazy-arms running is the most captivating thing in this video for me. I’m never going to be able to take Daniel Craig seriously again. James…

Call of Duty Black Ops Limited Edition Gaming Headset

A Glimpse of Live Action Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

Directed by David Slade, of 30 Days of Night and X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 fame, this live-action teaser for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is kinda cool. I’m hoping we get to see more of this down the line as the game’s Nov. 16 release date approaches.

A Visual Guide to Kinect Adventures

Or Do You Call Them Denims?

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Right Now, I Am Wearing Pants You inspired me. I too am now wearing pants. True, they’re not nearly as trendy as your jeans, but they are jeans. Now to work myself up to socks! What you missed: PC Classic Horror Puzzle Game 7th Guest Hits iPhone Next Month Mario,…

Mario, Pokemon Represent Among Hundreds At U.S Supreme Court

People started lining up at 5 a.m. today in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for a chance to hear arguments in a landmark case that will decide whether video games should be afforded First Amendment protection. Among the more than 200 present were quite a few video game supporters. The rally and line-up to…

Hundreds Gather on Steps of The Supreme Court of the United States

Leland Yee

PC Classic Horror Puzzle Game 7th Guest Hits iPhone Next Month

Classic 90s full-motion video puzzle game The 7th Guest is headed to the iPhone. The 7th Guest, which was the first PC game released on CD-ROM when it hit in 1993, will sell for $3.99 when it hits in early December.. That’s quite a price drop compared to the $79.95 it sold for when it…

Here they Are, The Winners of An Autographed Copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops

Here it is the last giveaway for the month of October: Two North American copies of the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition signed by Treyarch. We randomly selected the lucky two winners from our list of newsletter subscribers. If you were subscribed, you were entered. It’s something I’ll be…

Did You Win One of Three Pro Elite Wireless Controllers?

Over the weekend we kicked off a contest to give away a Pro Elite Wireless PS3 Controller from Power A to three readers. The controllers have reverse analogs, motion control, dual rumble, glowing buttons, custom L2 and R2 triggers and are rechargeable. The good news is that you didn’t have to do anything if you…

Review: Power Gig Rise of the SixString

Power Gig: Rise of the SixString strives to bridge the gap between pretending to play guitar and playing guitar with a game backed by a instrument manufacturer and an impressive list of previously reticent artists. Power Gig’s biggest selling point is the real electric guitar it ships with. But just behind that is the notion…

Here are the Winners of Those Neat LEGO Wii Controllers

Over the weekend we kicked off a contest to give away a Power A LEGO Play & Build Wii Remote and ProPack Mini Wii MotionPlus controller to three newsletter subscribers. The good news is that you didn’t have to do anything if you already subscribed. Everyone who gets the Kotaku newsletter was entered. Here are…

iTunes Chart Toppers: Zombies!!!

Zombies and Halloween-themed Angry Birds roosted in the top spots last week. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry Birds Halloween (Rovio Mobile) $0.99 2 1 2 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 25 3 3 Cut the Rope (Chillingo) $0.99 4 2 4 Plants Vs.…

The Problem With Microsoft’s New Way To Play Video Games

When Xbox 360’s controller-free Kinect add-on hits stores later this week it has the potential to redefine gaming in ways even the Nintendo Wii hasn’t yet done. It could just as easily fall flat on its face. While Nintendo’s motion-sensing Wii changed the way we use controllers, Microsoft’s Kinect completely removes the need to hold…

Bejeweled 3 Brings Poker, Ice Storm to Addictive Matching Game This December

Bejeweled 3, the first “true sequel” to the popular decade-old matching game that more than half a billion people have played, hits PopCap.Com and retailers on Dec. 7 for a nickel shy of $20. The game will include reworked music and graphics, “re-imaginings” of the four original game modes of Bejeweled 2 and four new…

A Little Bit of Kennedy Goes a Long Way in The Latest Call of Duty: Black Ops Trailer

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what part Kennedy will be playing in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. It’s great to see that Treyarch is getting plenty of mileage out of JFK. Looks like Treyarch also didn’t spare the expense on settings, this is one diverse looking shooter. If…