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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Sonic Bust 2

We’re back on the do-weird-things-with-Sonic case this week. This time we head over to France for our source exploitable. Rémi Gaillard was up to his old tricks again last week, causing problems for le gendarme while dressed as Sonic. He didn’t do much damage, probably because he was caught one minute into his rampage and…

Lawsuit Seeks to Stop New Duke Nukem Game Teased by Original Studio [Update]

The studio that spent 12 years unable to finish Duke Nukem Forever and the one that finally did in 2011 are back in court again, this time over a Duke Nukem game for PC and PlayStation that was teased earlier this month. Gearbox Software, which in 2010 acquired Duke Nukem and the rights to it…

Sunday Comics: Titanic Costs

Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published Feb. 19. Read more of Penny Arcade Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Feb. 17. Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Cup Noodles: The Winners

The name of this dorm-room food staple is commonly mistaken—there is no “of,” it’s just “Cup Noodles.” You see, “Cup Noodles” are a very special type of noodles. They are quickly prepared. They are nourishing to students, and the underemployed. They shovel snow … The image of Cup Noodles’ costumed mascot clearing the walk outside…

Yes, FIFA 14 Really Does Use a Picture of Pelé in a Hot Tub

Reddit noticed this today, as didEA Sports’ official forums in December. And now it’s confirmed: EA Sports based its Football Ultimate Team card for Pelé, the greatest footballer in history, off a 44-year-old picture of him relaxing in the tub. The image in the comparison shot posted today to /r/gaming comesfrom FIFA.com itself, in a…

Olympic Speed Skating Would Be a Lot Better if It Was Like Mario Kart

After two weeks of hearing about sports you’ve never cared to follow in the past four years, you’ve probably wondered why the short track skaters don’t just … you know … throw a blue shell at the end? And here we can see what would happen if they did. Sochi 2014 — Speed Skating Double…

If you’d like to see four minutes of gameplay from Infamous: Second Son and you either speak Russian or can read the subtitles, here you go, almost a month before the game’s release.

Madden Needs Help With the Logos for Its Pretend NFL Teams

Madden NFL 25 brought back franchise relocation, allowing you to keep a club’s name and look in its new city or pick from two or three new nickname and uniform options. And yeah, some of those designs weren’t so great. The game’s fake Twitter feed would even say so. So EA Sports is looking to…

In advance of online support shutting down for Gran Turismo 5 at the end of May, Sony is removing all DLC for the game from the PlayStation Store on April 30. Some, but not all, DLC will be re-downloadable through PSN after then if you already own it. See this link for more details.

There’s a ’50/50′ Shot The Last Of Us Gets Another Game, Says Creator

It’s difficult to discuss why so many people would not want a sequel toThe Last of Us without getting deep into spoiler territory. Its story has … rather clear boundaries, let’s say. But the game’s creative director said in a Reddit AMA that there’s a 50/50 chance there’ll be another game in the series. Neil…

I Didn’t Even Know I Wanted A Spelunky Metroid Mod Until Now

I don’t know how this game went this long without this mod, but that doesn’t really matter: Here it is, at last, Spelunky done Metroid-style. The title screen and music alone should fire you right the hell up. Wait! What? Where do I get it? Unfortunately, the mod maker, joey4track, has not made it publicly…

Here’s a look at Agent 47 as portrayed by Rupert Friend in the next Hitman flick, courtesy of a mole who leaked the pic to IGN.

Pre-Order Wolfenstein, Get Into the Beta for the Next Doom

Wolfenstein: The New Order will release on May 20, but perhaps the bigger news is that preordering it gets you access to the beta for the next Doom Bethesda Softworks’ official announcement doesn’t give any additional details about its plans for Doom, and that means a release date either for the game or its beta.…

Why a Train Wreck Can Still Be One Of Madden‘s Most Popular Teams

Barely a week after the Super Bowl ended, fans of the Cleveland Browns got confirmation they were functionally eliminated from contention next year, too. The team’s president and general manager resigned after hiring a new head coach, a comical sequence that is so bass-ackwards you can’t even repeat it in Madden Since re-entering the league…

You Can’t Play Titanfall On PS4–But You Can Watch It

Well, that’s one way to put Titanfall on the PS4, I guess. The channel Epic Reset Gaming (YouTube, Twitch) got the idea to share Titanfall with PlayStation 4 gamers through, once again, the magic of The Playroom, ostensibly an augmented reality game using your living room as the play space. Most folks who stream their…

It’s the middle of the month; that means new games on PlayStation Plus. Tomorrow, Remember Me is free to subscribers on PS3; for PS Vita, it’s Street Fighter X Tekken. That means today is your last day to download Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on Vita and Poker Night at the Inventory 2 on PS3…

Heavy Rain Creator Inducted Into Order Founded by Napoleon

Here’s something odd: David Cage, the maker of Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain, now has something in common with Marcel Marceau, Jacques Cousteau and Alexis de Tocqueville: all are members of France’s Legion d’honneur, an award akin to being knighted in the United Kingdom. Le Figaro reported this weekend that Cage, 44, (pictured) the…

The Week in Games: There’s Money in the Banana Stand

Rayman Legends makes its way to Xbox One and PS4 this week, followed by Strider’s long-awaited return to the PlayStation and Xbox consoles, plus PC. But the week’s big gorilla arrives on Friday, with Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Wii U. Tuesday, Feb. 18: Earth Defense Force 2025 (PS3, 360) NASCAR 14 (…

Days In Toyland: Window-Shopping at Toy Fair 2014

The grand rollout of the coming year’s wares—Toy Fair 2014—happened in New York this weekend, already kicking out news of the next Transformers game earlier today. It’s also a showcase for the new collection of figures, both fully posable and less so. Take a peek inside. Evan Narcisse patrolled Toy Fair 2014 for us, bringing…

If there could be a scientific explanation for why fanboyism is a destructive force within video gaming, trust PBS (and Kill Screen‘s Jamin Warren) to find it. “A 2011 study found that … people have biases against creativity.” That’s one reason why you’re getting sequel after sequel every year.