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  Sportaku Starts Now

  From the Worldwide Leader in Sports … Video Games, your 6 p.m. Sportaku begins now.

  By Owen Good Published April 5, 2012
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  Fantastic-Looking The Pinball Arcade Hits PS3 and Vita Next Week

  Color me excited—FarSight’s painstakingly crafted pinball game The Pinball Arcade will be coming to PS3 and Vita next week on April 10th.

  By Kirk Hamilton Published April 5, 2012
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  CSI: NY Tackles the Deadly World of Competitive Gaming in the Cleverly-Titled “Kill Screen”

  On tomorrow’s investigation-packed episode of CBS’s CSI: NY, Spengler, Mattock and Lady Minerva attempt to solve the murder of a pro-gaming champion in “Kill Screen”. Gives you tingles, doesn’t it? “Kill Screen”! So menacing. Sounds like the team at the New York Department of Solving Crimes is in over their heads this time. It will…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 5, 2012
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  Too Much Time and Money Can Make a Video Game Bad, Gearbox Says

  What would games look like if the developers behind them had an unlimited amount of time to work on them? I’m not talking about an unlimited time in development hell, like Duke Nukem Forever. I’m talking about the luxury of not having a publisher breathing down your neck to crank a game out by the…

  By Tina Amini Published April 5, 2012
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  Play Classic Mario Games With a Tennis Racquet in Mario Tennis Open

  The coolest feature of the upcoming 3DS game Mario Tennis Open is the ability to play the original Super Mario Bros.… by hitting a tennis ball against a wall. That may sound strange, but it feels very natural once you see it in action. It’s easily the most interesting part of the game, which for…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published April 5, 2012
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  Grand Theft Auto Publisher: ‘THQ Won’t Be Around In Six Months’

  Speaking at an MIT conference today, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two and publisher of Grand Theft Auto, criticized the practices of THQ, the company behind Saint’s Row. Zelnick predicted that the struggling THQ won’t last much longer. [Joystiq]

  By Jason Schreier Published April 5, 2012
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  This Is Exactly How Google’s Glasses Will Go Wrong

  It’s hard not to be at least a little wary of Google’s cool new augmented-reality glasses prototype. I get distracted enough by my phone walking down the street as it is, and voice recognition on my Droid is more than a bit dodgy. Would blasting all that into my line of sight really help? Internet…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published April 5, 2012
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  Conan O’Brien Debuts Call of Duty: Teenage Girl Edition and Keeping Away From the Kardashians

  Black Ops 2? Forget that noise. Late-night funnyman Conan O’Brian has the scoop on Activision’s not-actually-real bid to win over a segment of the population who probably isn’t playing the company’s hit FPS franchise. Call of Duty: Teenage Girl Edition led the way in a segment of fake video games that the red-haired talk show…

  By Evan Narcisse Published April 5, 2012
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  No Random Encounters Tomorrow. Blame PAX East!

  Because I will be off in Boston for PAX East during tomorrow’s edition of Random Encounters—and because it lands smack in the middle of our panel, Take Over Kotaku—there will be no JRPG column this Friday. Sorry! Instead, you’ll get to watch the horror hilarity as Kotaku readers take over the website for their own…

  By Jason Schreier Published April 5, 2012
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  Valve And Nexon Partner for Counter-Strike Online 2

  Publishers Nexon and Valve will collaborate to bring the shooter Counter-Strike Online 2 to Asian territories, they said today. In a press release explaining very little about how this will be different than older Counter-Strike games, the publishers write: Counter-Strike Online 2 will offer enhanced graphics, more realistic gameplay and powerful impact sensations powered by…

  By Jason Schreier Published April 5, 2012
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  Take Over Kotaku. For One Hour. In Boston. Friday.

  After three months of running Kotaku, I’ve decided to bring you on board. Yes, you. You will be paid nothing. You will only be on the team for one hour. After that, consider yourself fired. But think of the fun you can have before then! This amazing opportunity is available to all attendees of PAX…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 5, 2012
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  Shadowrun Returns is Officially a Going Concern

  Thanks to an overwhelming response from fans of both video games and table-top role-playing, the Shadowrun Returns Kickstarter has reached its $400,000 goal in a little over 24 hours. It’s all additional features from here. [Kickstarter]

  By Mike Fahey Published April 5, 2012
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  RPG Classic Fallout Is Free For 48 Hours

  For the next two days, the classic post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout will be a free download from GoG.com. Looks like it’s time to explore the wastes again.

  By Kirk Hamilton Published April 5, 2012
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  Let Me Show You What Doesn’t Work In Kinect Star Wars—And What Does

  Kinect Star Wars is not the world’s greatest new video game. I’ve said as much in my review. But you should see this game’s failures—and its triumphs—for yourself. Watch the video and allow me to demonstrate. As you watch, bear in mind that this game might be lovely for little kids who have a high…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 5, 2012
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  Notch’s Upcoming Space Game Will Have a Multiplayer Monthly Fee. And Fully Functional Computers.

  Minecraft creator Markus “Notch Persson” has been tweeting all sorts of details about his upcoming space simulator, the oddly titled 0x10c There’s a full unofficial roundup over at a new website called 0x10.cc, but here’s some of the salient stuff: There will be a monthly fee for multiplayer, because free-to-play games are “a scam,” Persson…

  By Jason Schreier Published April 5, 2012
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  New York State Just Banned 3,580 Online Gamers (Who Are All Sex Offenders)

  As of today, thousands of sex offenders will no longer be able to log onto online gaming platforms, thanks to a joint operation between New York State and some of the world’s biggest video game companies. In a statement issued this morning, it’s been revealed that the New York Attorney General’s office has been working…

  By Evan Narcisse Published April 5, 2012
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  Kitana Reminds Us Mortal Kombat Vita is Coming and Her Outfit is Drafty

  Play anywhere, dressed scantily. Mortal Kombat Vita is coming to the states on May 1, at which point we’ll see an influx of alien ninja women scaling skyscrapers and posing.

  By Mike Fahey Published April 5, 2012
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  Day-One DLC Isn’t Always Evil, Says Borderlands 2 Guy

  Everyone hates day-one DLC. But even haters of the practice don’t really understand why it exists. The exact procedure that goes into launching a game means that developers aren’t always on-hand with a game up until to the day it is launched. Teams are left free to work on bugs, patches, or extra content after…

  By Tina Amini Published April 5, 2012
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  Here’s Your First Look At Cortana in Halo 4

  Cortana sure looks blue in this brand new Halo 4 art, which will be on this month’s cover of the gaming magazine Game Informer The May issue of Game Informer will show off some pretty pictures of the highly-anticipated upcoming shooter, as well as more details about the story and multiplayer mechanics May Cover Revealed:…

  By Jason Schreier Published April 5, 2012
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  Launch Your Friends Off Helicopters in Grand Theft Auto IV

  I love Gav and Geoff from Rooster Teeth’s Achievement Hunter. They always find the most pointless, yet hilarious things to do in games. In today’s edition of pointless, yet hilarious things to do in games, the duo launches their character into the air in Grand Theft Auto IV. GTA is known for some wacky glitches…

  By Tina Amini Published April 5, 2012