Nintendo executives were reportedly given the option to snatch up the technology that powers Microsoft’s controller-free Project Natal but passed, worried that the camera tech was too expensive and not responsive enough for the Wii maker. CVG cites an anonymous source at Nintendo—specifically “a top insider (and we mean top insider)”—as saying that Nintendo bossman…
Square Enix has made good on its promise to open a Dragon Quest themed restaurant in Tokyo’s Roppongi district, as proven by new photos of “Luida’s Bar” that offer a sneak peek at cosplaying staffers and Slime-themed foods. Whether you’re interested in ogling Japanese ladies in Dragon Quest costumes or simply want to see if…
Stylish indie platformer Canabalt, which we loved as a Flash game and as an iPhone app, is now lovable in another form—a mini-soundtrack. If having access to the game via your iPhone or iPod Touch wasn’t enough, you can now purchase Daniel Baranowsky’s soundtrack to the excellent one-button platformer for constant listening. You can also…
Let’s all relax with a weekend edition of Kotaku Off Topic, in which non-video game related things and video game related things may be discussed. Things like Avatar, which is both on and off topic. Now, I haven’t seen Avatar yet—maybe tomorrow—but apparently a lot of people have. Have you? What I did see this…
Two welcome additions are coming to the Xbox 360 and PC versions of Left 4 Dead 2, according to Valve, with the addition of Infected bots in Versus modes and the removal of the dreaded multiplayer auto spawn. Valve’s “L4D Team” writes on the official Left 4 Dead blog that the developer “adding bots for…
Not having played every game on every platform, I was hesitant to issue genre/platform awards for my “Best Of” individual editor picks. Instead, I opted for one aspect of games that rarely gets award-level attention—costume and character design. For my picks, I went not for the best graphics, story or gameplay innovation, instead focusing on…
The recently revealed New York City setting for Crysis 2 was met with just a touch of disappointment. “What of the open environments?!” commenters cried. Well, if Crysis 2 uses this tech, I don’t think openness will be an issue. Reader Jay tipped us off to this “Structure Procedural System” tech demo, which can generate…
MTV Games and Harmonix are bringing cowbell classic “Hair of the Dog” from Nazareth to Rock Band next week alongside a batch of classic and arena rock from Hawkwind, Motörhead, Blue Öyster Cult and more. Rock Band and Rock Band 2 owners can enjoy seven new tracks and double the umlauts starting on January 26…
“Say, isn’t that BioShock?” you may be rhetorically asking. “Why, yes it is,” I would respond, for that will be the game I’ll be playing through this weekend, a three-day weekend for me. “Why are you playing BioShock one this weekend?” you’re probably not asking, but might upon reading that a copy of BioShock 2…
Tecmo Koei is bringing the bikini-collecting, mini-game-playing thrills of Dead or Alive Paradise to North American PSP owners, loosely dating the fighting game spin-off for “Spring 2010.” If you haven’t been keeping up, Tecmo’s eye candy laden activity collection for the PlayStation Portable is like Dead or Alive without the fighting or Y chromosomes, like…
Ubisoft has put a price and firm date on Kotaku Game of the Year contender Assassin’s Creed II’s first batch of downloadable content. The “Battle of Forli” DLC will arrive January 28. It can be yours for 320 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 or $3.99 USD/3.99€ for the PlayStation 3, depending on which version…
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The PlayStation Portable bookends this week’s Japanese hardware chart once again, with Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep helping the PSP snag first place but doing no favors for the languishing PSPgo. The UMD is winning the war against the digital download in Japan, with the PSP selling more than 71,000 units last week, the PSPgo…
This edition of Kotaku Off Topic was cobbled together while doing something appropriately off topic: looking for artists in the vein of Maruo Suehiro. Careful what you Google Image Search, if you’re interested in just who that is, because his artwork ventures toward the graphically violent. But we (meaning my side project Meat Bun) are…
In addition to a dash of freshly uploaded content, the North American PlayStation Store is also home to new, amazing deals on ten PlayStation 3 and PSP downloadable PlayStation Network games… including Critter Crunch! Capy’s adorable pukefest can be had for the unridiculous sum of just $3.49 USD or half its original asking price. In…
Sega will be pulling the plug on Phantasy Star Universe‘s online mode for the PlayStation 2 and PC versions later this year, putting an end to the multiplayer aspect of the three-year-old role-playing game. Phantasy Star Universe players’ final opportunity to hack and slash online will happen on March 31 at which point the PS2…
The good news? This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is better than last week’s meager offering. The bad, however, is that beyond Championship Bass there’s not too much worth getting overexcited about. Oh sure, there are plenty of quality Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band tracks. I know I could use some downloadable Phoenix…
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