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Beauty Is In The Ear Of The Beholder With Turtle Beach’s New Line-up
At CES 2011, Kotaku went ears on with the latest gaming headphones from Turtle Beach. From the inexpensive to the damn that’s expensive, we walked away impressed, particularly with one headset’s ability to expertly handle phone calls and shell casings. That headset would be the Ear Force PX5, a pair of headphones designed with the…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2011 -
This Is How Kinect Turns Your Face Into A Talking Avatar
At CES 2011, Microsoft unveiled Avatar Kinect, a new Xbox 360 app that uses the Kinect camera to track your facial expressions for a personalized, glorified chatroom. Just what does Avatar Kinect see? More than you might think. This brief tech demo illustrates how Kinect follows the head and multiple points on a person’s face…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2011 -
Nintendo Wants To Avoid Deadly Game Drought With 3DS
Suffering Nintendo fans may not have to suffer as much with the Nintendo 3DS. The company’s president says that owners of the stereoscopic 3D handheld won’t be twiddling their thumbs waiting for new games for the device. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata tells the Nikkei Keizai Shimbun newspaper that it’s “important that you be able to…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2011 -
Tron-ify Your Team Fortress 2 With Custom Skins, User
Kotaku reader “chandan1014” is taking his entry in last week’s Kotaku ‘Shop Contest to the next level. Now you can enjoy a Tron-ified Team Fortress 2, thanks to this Tron: Legacy-inspired skin pack. The first release of sleek black, blue and orange Team Fortress 2 skins contains “Tronified skins for all nine classes for both…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2011 -
The Visible Yoshi
Take a look at Yoshi’s custom sculpted innards! Jason Freeny created this piece for the My Plastic Heart “New Moon 2011” Group Show in NYC. Related Rampages: Mario Anatomy Sculpt | Gingerbread Man Yoshi Anatomical Sculpt by Jason Freeny (Facebook) (Twitter) Via: gamefreaksnz Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2011 -
Plastic Surgeon Topples Hot Sauce Man, Algebra Teacher To Claim Donkey Kong Throne
In the battle between three men over who is the world’s best Donkey Kong player, a New York plastic surgeon has claimed a fresh victory. Will this barrel hopping high score war ever end? Not any time soon. According to high score tracking group Twin Galaxies, expert Donkey Kong player Hank Chien has once again…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2011 -
Monster Hunter Rings In The New Year Big For PSP
Another week, another ridiculous amount of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd served up to Japanese video game fans. Just how many more fans did the monster hunting action adventure managed to lure in this week? Another 284,000, inching sales of Capcom’s wildly successful Monster Hunter series closer to the 4 million mark. The PSP game managed…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 10, 2011 -
K Monthly – December 2010
Welcome to the December 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original video game coverage, including reviews, previews, features, and weekly columns, from Kotaku. Kotaku wrapped up the year that was with our 2010 year in review, looking back at twelve months of motion control, disappointments, good news, surprises,…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 9, 2011 -
Nvidia’s Kegputer Can Play StarCraft II On 3 Screens, Get You Drunk
An important piece of technology was tucked away at Nvidia’s CES 2011 booth, the Kegputer, which is part Sierra Nevada dispensing beer keg, part high-powered gaming rig. Kris from Nvidia explains what makes this refrigerated PC so unique.
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2011 -
Medal Of Honor Toys Bring Deathmatch To Your Living Room Floor
This Christmas, the war in Afghanistan gets even more fun with EA and Interactive Toys’ Medal of Honor line-up of radio controlled cars. This is vehicle based deathmatch, designed for your living room floor. Interactive Toys will release five radio-controlled vehicles based on the 2010 Medal of Honor later this year, from tanks to ATVs…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2011 -
Why The Razer Onza Might Be The Better Xbox 360 Gamepad
Hardware maker Razer is getting into the console game with the Razer Onza, the Xbox 360 gamepad that might make you want to dump the official Microsoft version. Perhaps the coolest feature of the Onza is its analog sticks with adjustable resistance—a feature exclusive to the “Tournament Edition” of the deluxe controller—but the programmable shoulder…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2011 -
How Does Angry Birds (The Board Game) Work?
Well, how else could it work? Mattel explains the straightforward board game port of Rovio’s iPhone hit Angry Birds, which is a simple pig smashing game. Angry Birds: Knock On Wood is coming soon, but playable at CES right now.
By Michael McWhertor Published January 8, 2011 -
Sifteo Is The Coolest New Game Platform At CES
Playing with blocks just got a lot cooler thanks to Sifteo, a new game platform, playable at CES 2011, one that uses a computer and a trio of LCD cubes. How does it work? Sifteo’s creators show us how. Sifteo co-creator Jeevan Kalanithi walks us through the new platform, which went on sale in limited…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 7, 2011 -
The King of The Koopas
Bowser, the King of the Koopas, is ready to smash Mario for the last time in this awesome Super Mario Bros. fan art by Emilio Lopez Related Rampage: Oh but I Am Ironman BOWSER: KING OF THE KOOPAS by Emilio Lopez / E-Mann (deviantART) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 7, 2011 -
Fable For The Phone Is A Fun Round Of Coin Golf
The Fable series may be known best for its wild ambition, but the Windows Phone 7 spin-off keeps things perfectly simple. This is Fable: Coin Golf. Microsoft says the mobile phone take on Fable draws upon traditional British pub games like Shove Ha’penny, Bar Billiards and Skittles, tasking you with launching the “Hero Puck” into…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 7, 2011 -
Watch A $5,000 Game Controller Land A Plane In Las Vegas
Why spend mere hundreds of dollars on a fancy flight stick for your flight simulator needs when you can spend thousands on Saitek’s Procedure Trainer, an insane collection of instrument panels, yokes and rudder pedals? Mad Catz is showcasing the latest, impressively expensive Pro Flight controller set up from Saitek at CES 2011, a staggering…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 7, 2011 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Torchlight? Yes. Bejeweled Blitz Live? Probably. Beyond Good And Evil HD? You bet. Some bad Chinese Kinect knock offs? All this and more, thanks to a weekend spent at CES 2011. I’ll spend much of my weekend cruising the halls of CES, looking for games, curiosities, and photo opportunities, but tonight (at least) I’ll be…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 7, 2011 -
This Is Portal 2 Played With A Magnetic Motion Controller
Keyboard and mouse controls got you down? Yeah, didn’t think so. But if millimeter precise motion control sounds like an interesting way to play Valve’s first-person puzzler Portal 2, you might want to buy yourself a Razer Sixense. Razer’s motion control scheme for the PC, which uses a magnetic field to track a pair of…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 7, 2011
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