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Mass Effect 2 Characters Get New Wardrobe Options
Let’s see, let’s see…do I clothe Mass Effect 2 nutjob Jack in tattoos and some packing tape? Or do I go the Kanye West route, and opt for sci-fi sunglasses and jeans? Decisions, decisions. Tomorrow, Bioware will release yet another piece of downloadable content for role-playing masterpiece Mass Effect 2, this time consisting of new…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2010 -
Swiss Government Cracking Down On Violent Game Sales
According to a report on Gamesmarkt, Switzerland’s National Council has just passed a pair of bills that seek to restrict the sale of violent video games within the country. The first, put forward by Evi Allemann, of the Socialist Party, wants to stop the manufacture, advertisement, importation and sale of any game that promotes as…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2010 -
Get Inside The Real-Life Yakuza
With the release of Sega’s Yakuza 3 going down well with many, let’s take a look at the actual Yakuza, Japan’s “mafia”, and see just how powerful – and accepted – they are in contemporary society. American author and journalist Jake Adelstein knows more about the Yakuza than most Westerners, having studied them closely for…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2010 -
Mario Papercraft? More Like Paper Mario
Here we were, getting a little over the practice of folding pieces of paper into figures resembling video game characters, when Ignatius’ Mario piece blows our socks into the 22nd century. Depicting Mario’s trademark pose from Wii fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it looks like something that the average person just wouldn’t have the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2010 -
Xbox 360 Console Spammed With Child Pornography
A couple from Dublin, Ireland had to call the cops last week when their Xbox 360 console was spammed with images of child pornography. With their real names withheld due to the nature of the case, “Amy” said her boyfriend had been playing a game when a message from another user popped up. Upon opening…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2010 -
Awkward: Zelda Music On Reality TV Show
There’s a big TV show called America’s Got Talent. Britain’s Got Talent, too. Even Norway has it, and we like Norway’s the best, as it’s the only one with uncomfortable live renditions of a song from Ocarina of Time. The real action begins at 2:20 in the clip above, but if you’d like to sit…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2010 -
Kotaku: Census 2010 Closes Tonight
Just a reminder that if you’d like to take part in our Census 2010, which is polling users about their video gaming likes, dislikes and secret feelings, you’ve only got a few hours left. The polls should be closing at around midnight Sunday, MT. We’d have loved to leave them open for a bit longer,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2010 -
Kotaku Census 2010: You, Gamer
OK, we are done with the tangible stuff. The machines you own, the games you play. To finish off our census, we’re going to dig a little deeper. The final questions are about your tastes as a gamer. Where you play, what you play, who you play with, etc. So if you’ve bugged us about…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2010 -
For $2600, This Mario Had Better be Super
Currently for sale on eBay: this Mario pendant, lined with gold and covered with diamonds. Perfect for any Nintendo fanboy currently in the rap or drug dealing business. Bids are open if you’d like or, if you’d prefer not to let somebody else secure such a tasteful and reserved piece of jewellery, you can exercise…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2010 -
Kotaku Census 2010: The Games You Love
The machines you play on are one thing, but what really captures a gamer’s heart is the games they play. So let’s see which are your favourites. Now, unlike our previous polls, this one has the potential to be a little more wide-ranging. A little more open. There are only a handful of gaming machines…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2010 -
The Many (Faceless) Faces Of Video Games
Last year, Briton Ashley Browning gave the world a great set of minimalist video game character faces. Now, Justin Russo gives us minimalist video game…chests. Showing that game characters are as recognisable for their costume design and colour scheme as they are for their faces, Russo’s works are apparently the result of a dream the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2010 -
Commodore 64 Rises From The Grave
The Commodore 64 is a machine beloved by many who grew up in the 1980s. Like me. Which is why it’s fun to hear that it’s parent brand is making a comeback. A new company, Commodore USA, is currently digging through the rights to the ol’ hardware, and once acquired, intends to release new models.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2010 -
Alone In The Dark Creator Teasing New Game
Frenchman Frédérick Raynal, known to most as the creator of horror series Alone in the Dark but beloved by us for creating cult hit Little Big Adventure, has a new game due this year in the works for publisher Ubisoft. What it is, exactly, we don’t know. All we know from his chalkboard tease is…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2010 -
A Second Look At The Art Of Last Story
The first round of artwork for Mistwalker’s Last Story was great, but there were two things that were missing: people, and maps. Those shortcomings have been rectified in this second round of artwork for the game, which reveal more of the game’s Mediterranean influence, along with teases that the game’s world , the island (and…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2010 -
What Is This: PC Hardware, Or City Of The Future?
This is an “enthusiast” motherboard. The Rampage III Extreme. And by “enthusiast”, manufacturers Asus mean “hardcore PC gamers”. This would normally be where we all start nodding off, but really, take a look at this thing. That’s not a piece of hardware you stuff inside a desktop PC. It looks more like a miniature rendition…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2010 -
Splinter Cell’s PC Specs Don’t Need To Be Written On The Side Of A Building
While a lot of the game’s marketing has focused on the fact it’s coming out on Xbox 360, let’s not forget espionage title Splinter Cell: Conviction is also on the way for the PC. As such, and as is customary with major upcoming PC releases, we’re going to need to take a look at the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2010 -
Meet Yakuza 3’s Real Life Tattoo Artist
One of the most interesting things about Yakuza 3 is how you keep running into men with enormous, fantastic tattoos. Well, those tats are the work of one man: Kazuaki Kitamura. Better known as Horitomo, he’s a Japanese tattoo artist who, while working in Yokohama, was drafted in by Sega to design the trademark body…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2010 -
Muramasa Returns With Colourful, Yet Tasteful Figure
While the game is (sadly) slipping from people’s memory’s, Muramasa’s star Momohime doesn’t seem to be, as evidenced by this delightful new figure. We caught a glimpse of it at Wonder Festival, but the toy is gearing up for a retail release, meaning we now get to check out a range of detailed shots. It’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2010 -
Heavy Rain Patch Is On The Way
Since the release of Sony’s Heavy Rain last month, users have been complaining about a range of bugs and glitches. Well, complaining about most of them. Good news, complainers: a patch is on the way. The publisher has posted a notice on its official forums, revealing that the patch – which should hopefully (though it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2010 -
Command & Conquer Copies Ubisoft’s Awful DRM
Well, here’s something that slipped through the cracks. While we were all busy condemning Ubisoft for its restrictive, must-be-online PC digital rights management, EA has crept in and done the exact same thing. In a post over on Command & Conquer 4’s forums, EA community manager Apoc writes “First thing to be clear about, Command…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2010
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