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Mario & Luigi Totally Killed It At the 2011 National Jitterbug Championships
In the unlikely scenario that you missed this year’s National Jitterbug Championships, the good people at Camp Hollywood have you covered. Specifically, they have you covered on the Super Mario Bros./ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! showcase that dazzled the jitterbugging crowds during the 2011 showcase. Seen here getting down to chippy Mario tunes are…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
Samus Gets A Deep Brain Kiss for Metroid‘s 25th Anniversary
Samus gets a loving / mind numbing Metroid kiss in this 25 year anniversary illustration by artist Drew Green. Check out more of his work here on Tumblr Death of the Bounty Hunter by Drew Green (Tumblr) (deviantART) (Twitter) Via: drew-green Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
Battlefield 3 and Theme Park(!) Coming to iOS
Electronic Arts has two potentially very exciting additions to its iPhone and iPad line-up in the form of DICE’s Battlefield 3 and (perhaps more importantly) Bullfrog’s classic sim Theme Park Pocket Gamer reports that the two iOS games are “likely” to make an appearance at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany next week. Kotaku will be in…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
The Best of Portal 2‘s Forlorn, Fan-Made Music Videos
Portal 2 developer Valve challenged the video making masses to turn the first-person puzzler’s original song by The National (“Exile Vilify”) into an equally original music video. Valve announced the winner of that contest, which was dominated by one very sad looking sock puppet. Valve also revealed the many runners up who competed in the…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
PlayStation Store Update: A Nightmare in North America
The arrival of Freddy Krueger in Mortal Kombat might take headline precedence, but Madden NFL 12‘s demo gets the lead image glory. Sorry, Mr. Krueger, but you’re simply lacking in screen shots. The fourth (and final?) downloadable fighter for NetherRealm’s Mortal Kombat arrives today on the PlayStation 3, which you can buy solo or as…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
Anarchy Reigns‘ New Robot Driller Killer Channels Antoine Dodson
“Hide your wife. Hide your husband. They are drillin’ everybody out here.” So warns the latest character trailer starring Garuda, the one-ton Transformer armed with a pair of high velocity drills. Clearly, anything goes in the next game from Bayonetta, Vanquish and Madworld creators Platinum Games. Two thousand pound androids who can transform into jets…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011 -
Family Matters
Greetings, Kotaku readers, and welcome to one more week of unbearable toil. I mean… uh, good evening and thanks for joining us in another open thread! Heh! Let’s get to it. We’re just about a week away from Gamescom, representing the end (for me, anyway) of a long summer of travel and video game trade…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2011 -
A Special Preview of the New SUPER iam8bit Art Show, Returning to LA This Week
This Thursday, the iam8bit video game art show returns to Los Angeles, California more super powered than before. More than 100 artists will debut video game-inspired artwork at SUPER iam8bit, a small taste of which Kotaku can show you a few days early. The artistic celebration of video game culture and history, reinterpreting Mario, Metroid,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2011 -
London Riots Inspire Fresh Grand Theft Auto Finger Pointing
What has spurned hundreds to take to the streets of London to riot, burn and loot? According to the London Evening Standard newspaper, the city’s continuing—and spreading—riots have their roots in Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto That tenuous connection between a violent sandbox crime spree of a video game and the very real violence happening…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2011 -
Epic Games Has Something All-New In the Works After Gears 3
The people who make Gears of War (and Unreal Tournament, Infinity Blade) also have a “new unannounced IP in development” at its North Carolina HQ, according to a gameplay programmer job opening. Surprising? Not really. But intriguing? Oh yes!
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2011 -
Sony’s 3D HDTV Bundle Drops Resistance 3 for Motorstorm Apocalypse (Well, Sort Of)
At this year’s E3 expo, Sony unveiled the PlayStation 3’s “official 3D Display,” a stereoscopic 3D package that packed in one monitor, one copy of Insomniac Games’ Resistance 3, one HDMI cable and one pair of 3D glasses for $500. Things have changed. Sony’s 3D Display bundle now officially includes a copy of Evolution Studios’…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2011 -
Meet Anarchy Reigns‘ Durga and the Meanest Right Leg in Video Games
Kotaku readers, meet Durga. He’s the latest addition to Platinum Games and Sega’s Anarchy Reigns, a man with Wolverine hair, a tiger tail and the camouflage jumpsuit to match—oh, and a mechanical leg with a huge-ass gun. Durga, a 31-year-old cyborg, is the newest ass-kicker confirmed for the 2012 title from Bayonetta and Madworld developer…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2011 -
Rumor: Four More Wii Games Have Been Selected for ‘Nintendo Selects’ Budget Line
Wii owners, you may soon have four new games to play at budget-friendlier prices. According to retail sources, Nintendo will update its “Nintendo Selects” budget line with Super Paper Mario, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!! and Super Mario Galaxy in August. Currently the Nintendo Selects line includes just four games in North America: The Legend of…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2011 -
Luigi’s Mansion Made More Terrifying
Luigi’s Mansion takes a dark turn in Ty Dunitz’s killer piece for this years FanExpo (August 25-28). Available in a very limited quantity at the show! Related Rampage: Super Meat Boy 64 Luigi’s Mansion: Redux by Ty Dunitz (deviantART) (Facebook) (Twitter) Via: gamefreaksnz | Reddit Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 8, 2011 -
Rhythm Heaven Still Tops In Japan, But Erotic PSP Fighting Is Also A Hit
WIi game Rhythm Heaven Wii (Minna no Rhythm Tengoku in Japan) is still the bestselling game in Japan, according to the people at Media Create. But Namco Bandai’s Queen’s Gate came closest to beating that with its suggestive, girl-on-girl role-playing brawler. Queen’s Gate: Spiral Chaos, the PSP sequel to 2009’s Queen’s Blade: Spiral Chaos, was…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 4, 2011 -
In Bit Pilot, You Actually Are Going In To an Asteroid Field
Explore your passive side with Bit Pilot, an iOS game that looks a lot like a blend of Asteroids and Geometry Wars 2‘s Pacifist mode. Bit Pilot is an arcade shooter, minus the bullets, built on replayability and high score pursuits. (Bit Pilot is not a new game. It was released last year on iTunes…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 4, 2011 -
Um, Pretty Sure This Is An Open Thread, Guys
Friends of Kotaku, you’re more than welcome to take this thread and make it your own, flavoring it with all the off topic conversation that you seem to like so much. So, have at it. Anyone going to QuakeCon this weekend? I’ve never been, but it seems like it’s going to be a good time.…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 3, 2011 -
Now Minecraft Has Its Own Convention—MineCon
Looking for an excuse to go to Vegas? Why not meet up with your fellow Minecraft fans at the game’s forthcoming convention, MineCon? That’s the place to be for Minecraft high rollers this fall. The game’s creator, Marcus “Notch” Persson, tells PC Gamer that MineCon will throw down at the Mandalay Bay on November 18…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 3, 2011 -
What Is Scribblenauts Remix?
Currently, we know Scribblenauts Remix is a new domain registered by Warner Bros. (and spotted by “superannuation“), but little else about mysterious Scribblenauts project. But, I wonder what would be summoned if we typed in “iOS” into a Scribblenauts game…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 3, 2011
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