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These Are Your Power A 3DS Accessories
We showed you the Mad Catz peripherals for the 3DS. Now we’re showing you the ones from Power A, all officially licensed by Nintendo, but only some of them tested with our very own 3DS, knife and fork. This is the Mini Elite Transporter Case ($16.99), which holds a 3DS, 12 games, 4 styli and…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2011 -
How BioShock Infinite‘s Creators Are Crafting Adventure from Labor Strife, Dead Horses and the Energy of the Tea Party
Some time ago, game designer Ken Levine commented wryly about the shallow pool from which video game creators get their ideas. “Most video game people have read one book and seen one movie in their life, which is Lord of the Rings and Aliens or variations of that,” he had said. “There’s great things in…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome (back?) to Kotaku’s gaming forum, where you can talk about video games as much as you want to. Thanks to reader pitseleho for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2011 -
Lego Star Wars III Proves That New Star Wars Can Be Amazing Star Wars
Did you love those original Star Wars movies? Were you horrified by the newer ones… or think they were at least a wee bit inferior? Attention: we’re actually living in an era of great Star Wars. That might amaze you as much as the news that the newly-released Lego Star Wars III may be the…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2011 -
But How Many 3DS Game Cartridges Fit In A 3DS Game Box?
In the midst of more serious experimentation with the Nintendo 3DS, I’ve been wondering how many 3DS game cartridges I could fit into the slim 3DS game boxes. I wondered this because I’ve long used a DS game box to transport a fistful of DS games any time I travel with Nintendo’s portable machine. Were…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2011 -
Green Lanterns, The Illusive Man And The Best Week Of Comics On The iPad… Ever?
The selection of video game comics this week is thin, but a couple of major stories launch in the world of super-hero comics, one of the best graphic novelists in the world releases his first book in over a decade, and the iPad gets probably its best release of recent classics ever. This is a…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2011 -
Watch How 3D On Nintendo’s 3DS Can Make You A Better Gamer
It has been hard to believe the claims that 3D video game graphics do anything other than make video games look better. And maybe give you a headache. But after some noodling with Nintendo’s 3DS, a machine that lets you play games in 3D without the need to wear 3D glasses, we can finally show…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is the place were you can roll up all your thoughts about video games into one official Kotaku video game forum. So start commenting and roll it all up. Thanks to Prof.Gast for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2011 -
The Most Beautiful Sights On My iPad Are These First Few Minutes Of Sword & Sworcery
People who are in the know have been waiting for Sword & Sworcery for many, many months. They’ve expected one gorgeous iPad game from a little development studio called Capy. These people know an attractive game when they see its first Ico-meets-Atari screenshot. These people know that “sworcery” isn’t a typo and that the full…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 22, 2011 -
The Sims 3 = A Man Robbing Your House While You Have Sex
Every game on the Nintendo 3DS has some sort of rotating icon that appears on the system’s home menu. Submarine game Steel Diver features a rotating sub. Ridge Racer has a car. These things epitomize their games. What epitomizes the Sims 3 experience? A burglar peeping on you while you’re having sex. Or maybe you’re…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 22, 2011 -
Another Portal 2 Hype Video, For People Excited By… Panels
Could you like panels as much as you like portals? According to the latest video hyping April 19 release of Portal 2, panels are/were the next big breakthrough in Aperture Science, the crazy labs of the Portal series. I predict that their next innovation will be gel. Valve jokingly indicates that this video is the…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 22, 2011 -
Duke Nukem Forever, Portal 2, L.A. Noire And A 3DS Headline An Amazing Video Game Spring
The spring season of video games usually starts busy, then slows. But last year’s spring produced Kotaku’s 2010 Game of The Year and a few GOTY contenders are on the calendar to be released between now and June. Plus there’s this one game that some people have been impatiently awaiting for 15 years. Come get…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 22, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
If you have anything you want to say about video games today, say it here. This is Kotaku’s official forum, and you’re Kotaku’s official commenters. Thanks to reader KaiserSpiegel for today’s image, which he calls “The miracle of the 1px hitbox.” Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 22, 2011 -
Watch A Hockey Arena Evolve Into A Massive Pokémon Party
Last month, 3000 German Pokémon fans partied in an ice hockey arena in Hamburg. They did this thanks to the efforts of the G-Pro Consult company, who did their part in promoting the new Pokémon Black & White by turning that hockey rink into a party center — and filmed the whole thing so we…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 21, 2011 -
Nintendo Doesn’t Want ‘Garage Developers,’ Drawing A Line That Puts Apple On The Other Side
Sharpening a divide between the version of the games industry they like and the version in which they don’t want to participate, Nintendo has stated that it doesn’t want to work with “garage” developers. The very people responsible for many of the good and many more of the godawful games on the iPhone and other…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 21, 2011 -
ReviewsOkamiden, An Unintended Tribute To A Wounded Nation
It is no catharsis to use a Nintendo DS stylus to restore beauty to the ravaged mythical Japan of Okamiden, not while the real Japan stands bruised by natural disaster. Recent events, however, have transformed the simple video game adventures of Okamiden’s spirited wolf cub into an unintentional tribute to a nation’s magnificence. It is…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 21, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Brighten your day by gathering with friends, here at our official gaming forum. Today’s topic: video games. Thanks to reader Prof.Gast for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published March 21, 2011 -
What We Love And Hate About The 3DS, So Far
We got our Nintendo 3DS systems on Tuesday, many days in advance of the machine’s March 27 North American release. Today is Friday and, wow, have we been working hard! We’ve had a few days to form opinions and notice some things about the 3DS that we love and some that we could do without.…
Brian Crecente and Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 -
I Can’t Stop Playing Collision Effect, Can You?
I’m the guy on the subway who is playing Collision Effect. I used to be the guy on the subway playing Drop 7. (Everyone else is playing Angry Birds.) Since I downloaded Collision Effect a couple of weeks ago, it has been my iPhone obsession. All I’m doing in this game is tapping colored orbs…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011
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