Why Grand Theft Auto V Isn’t Next Gen

When Grand Theft Auto V was first revealed, some thought, surely, the game is aimed at next generation consoles, which are just around the corner. Nope! As we now know, the game is headed to current generation consoles. In a still unreleased interview with Japanese game magazine Famitsu, Rockstar co-founder and Grand Theft Auto V…

Sony, Your Turkey Looks Like a… Um…

Next week is Thanksgiving. Excited? No way you’re more excited than Sony is about its Thanksgiving sales on movies and TV and phallic imagery. Kotaku reader Sirsonik spotted this turkey on the PlayStation home screen earlier today. Right above the two people making out. Subtle! Below is a photo of the romance movies section. CANNOT…

Taiwanese Woman Believes David Petraeus Will Marry Her

When not appearing in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, David Petraeus is at the center of a sex scandal—a very confusing sex scandal. Taiwan’s Liu Shu-jen isn’t making anything easier, either. She is making things stranger. According to Want China Times, Liu Shu-jen is a former engineer at a Taiwanese semiconductor company. In September…

Check Out These Butt Slides in Tekken Tag 2

Doctor Boskonovitch is a downloadable recently unlocked Tekken Tag Tournament 2 character who is full of piss and vinegar. As this video from YouTuber Kaworuscott seems to show, the ability to spam this move appears overpowering. What, does Doctor Boskonovitch have a PhD in infinite ass slides? Tekken Tag Tournament 2’s – Dr. Bosconovitch’s butt…

Heads up fighter fans! BLAZBLUE CHRONOPHANTASMA (their caps, not mine) hits Japanese arcades on Nov. 21, says 4Gamer

The Secret Life of Japanese Toys

If the Pixar flicks are about the secret lives of toys, then YouTube user ugoorePowerPlant‘s stop motion clips are about the secret lives of Japanese toys. Courtesy of sister site Kotaku Japan, the above short is called “Fuufugenka” (夫婦喧嘩) or “marriage quarrel”. 夫婦喧嘩 [ugoorePowerPlant via Kotaku Japan] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet…

How Sony Is Turning into a Ghost in Japan and Around the World

For some people in Japan, Sony is already dead. The only question they have is how did Sony die, or who killed it, and how long will the spectre of Sony remain haunting Japan. It’s a pessimistic view of the company but it’s one reality in this island country. Mr. and Mrs. Nakayama have run…

Meet The Boy Who Wants To Change Your Life

Harry Lee is 19 years old. He wants to change your life. Well, maybe not your life, but someone’s life. He wants to help you understand other people, he wants to confuse you. He wants to make you happy. And he wants to do it with video games. When he was young, Harry Lee’s favourite…

They Might be Gathering Dust, But They’re Still Your Most Cherished Memories

OMOCAT’s piece called “Old Toybox” is about as perfect a remembrance for the ghosts of Nintendo’s late 90’s (and early 2000’s) you could hope for. Originally done for the Fangamer vs Attract Mode Art Show at this year’s PAX Prime, it’s now available as an 18″ x 24″ print from Fangamer. Old Toybox [Fangamer]

The developers of Mount & Blade’s Napoleonic expansion are talking more about their next game, Battle Cry of Freedom

Yes, Master Chief, I Know You’re Part Robot, But I Want You To Get In This Bigger Robot

My sincerest apologies if you’ve had your fill of Halo 4 concept art over the past week because, well, I have not. As is common, now that the game is on shelves the artists involved can begin sharing more of their work. One of those artists is Chris Durso, whose stuff you’ll be seeing today.…

Remember: This is How Call of Duty Games Are Made Now

A reminder (this pic is from May) that when you fire up Black Ops II and about an hour in are greeted by horses, Activision’s billions do not get you hand-animated horses. They get you this It’s like Andy Serkis lay down and dreamed of Vladimir Putin… Black Ops 2 preview [PC Gamer]

Wait, This Might be the Laziest Wii Port Ever

EA’s FIFA 13 on Wii was a middle finger to sports fans on the console, as it was quite literally a full-priced roster update. If you thought competing franchise Pro Evo would do any better, though, you are sadly mistaken. As you can see in these images, once again provided by Nintendo Gamer, this year’s…

Nintendo Power Officially Closed Its Doors Today

The news dropped in August, but today Nintendo Power magazine, which has run since 1988, officially closed its doors. The last issue is in the books, and one of the world’s longest-running games mags is no more. It’s a sad day for lovers of print mags, especially as word hit that two British magazines—Xbox World…

Sony Says Hacked PS3s Will Be “Terminated Permanently”

There’s been a new PlayStation 3 hack doing the rounds over the last few weeks, one which some in the scene felt was a major victory in their running battle against Sony’s copy protection. It’s a hack that Sony has now officially responded to, directly warning users against applying it and threatening all those suspected…

Black Ops II’s Weapons, Broken Down Into Tiny Statistics

If you’re about to settle in for 11 months of Black Ops II multiplayer, you’d do well to take this chart with you, as it shows just about everything you need to know about all the game’s weapons. Having spent four days doing nothing but shooting and recording data, pwnsweet and his brother can now…

The True, Hilarious Story Of The Most Horrifying Massage Ever

Have you ever been to get a professional massage? It can be pretty great. All of the jacked-up knots and blocks in your back get worked out by a trained professional, and you walk out with a spring in your step. Or, if you’re writer Pamela Ribon, you have the most disgusting, panic-inducing, and eventually…

Nintendo (Finally) Explains How The Wii U’s Online Will Work

Phew, they made it. The Wii U comes out in five days, and now we finally know how its Internet functionality will work. Here’s Nintendo’s Bill Trinen talking about the Nintendo Network, user IDs, the eShop, and more. There’s also a lot of info on Miiverse, the system’s web browser, and even some footage from…

If Everything’s a Call of Duty Clone, Why Can’t Anyone Outdo Call of Duty?

Whenever a military-themed shooter comes out, the first thing many people say is “oh great, here comes another Call of Duty clone”. It’s a term used as a slur against a game, saying that it’s not just copying another game, it’s copying another game that for many has long run out of ideas. Why, then,…

Fans Waiting for the Beyond Good & Evil Sequel Just Have to Keep Waiting, Ubisoft Head Confirms

Fans of Beyond Good & Evil have been waiting a very long time for a sequel. The game, which came out in 2003, was envisioned as part of a trilogy but as the years have gone by, fans have let their expectations wane. A 2011 HD re-release seemed to be it for a while, until…