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  Talk Amongst Yourselves of Love

  Love is in the air as we slink into February in Kotaku’s official forum, and what do you folks love? That’s right, video games. In fact you even love talking about video games, so here we are. A brand new month brings with it a brand new TAY image, this time discovered via a site…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2012
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  Puzzlejuice Blends Bejeweled, Tetris and Scrabble into an Addictive Treat

  Peanut butter and chocolate. Trenchcoats and cyberpunk. Some great-tastes-that taste great-together are obvious. At first blush, the Tetris-and-Scrabble fusion that Puzzlejuice presents doesn’t look like it’s going to be appetizing at all. But, the indie iOS release winds up being one of the most delicious mash-ups ever. Puzzlejuice combines the falling-block puzzle gameplay of Alexey…

  By Evan Narcisse Published February 1, 2012
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  Watch Humanity Take Its Next Leap Toward Real-Life Galaga

  Nano quadrotors fly in formation in this great video from the GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. All we need is a spaceship that can shoot these things down and we’re good to go. A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors [YouTube]

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 1, 2012
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  Halo’s Creators Pass the Bungie.net Baton to 343 Industries on March 31st

  Bungie’s not making Halo games anymore. That’s not news. But they’ve still been administering the servers which hold all that precious multiplayer data. Y’know, the place where all your Forge maps and deathmatch stats live. However, the studio just announced that their stewardship of Halo data will end on March 31st, as the final part…

  By Evan Narcisse Published February 1, 2012
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  Rift Lite Has the Great Taste of 20 Levels With None of the Cost

  Have you ever wished you could play the first 20 levels of Trion World’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game Rift with no time limit at no cost to yourself whatsoever? Damn, that’s a very specific wish. Also, you’re in luck, as Trion launches Rift Lite, which is exactly what you wanted. Launching today with the…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2012
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  This Desk Is Nuts

  Miku | TOKYO, JAPAN: This desk belongs to the Dengeki PlayStation editor in chief. So much aqua! (Photo: @dengekips) PlayStation Man Kaz Hirai Will Officially be Sony’s Next Boss As has been expected for a while now, Sir Howard Stringer’s replacement as President and CEO of Sony Corporation when he steps down in June will…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  When Sony Game Developers Wear Skimpy Outfits at Work

  Gravity Rush is one of the PS Vita’s most compelling titles. Keiichiro Toyama, creator of the Silent Hill series, served as the game’s Creative Director. But he didn’t make the game alone. This lady helped—and now this young female developer is dressed up as Gravity Rush for a Twitter photo session. In the second photo,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  Is Hello Kitty Japanese? Or British?

  Everybody who is really, really into Hello Kitty knows her name is Kitty White. Ditto for this: according to her official Sanrio biography, she was born in London, making her British by default, no? So what’s the big deal? Yet, pretty much everyone in Japan thinks Kitty-chan is Japanese—with only diehard Hello Kitty nerds all…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  Dragon’s Dogma Dated for Japan

  The game will be out May 24 and feature a theme song by Japanese rockers B’z—a group I loathe. Both the PS3 and 360 versions include Resident Evil 6 demo codes with different access dates. [Game Watch Impress]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  Vanquish Figures Unloaded for Your Viewing Pleasure

  Fast-pace shooter Vanquish is being immortalized in resin with two upcoming figures. The game’s developer, Platinum Games, is showing off the figures. Have a look. They’re unpainted prototypes, and according to Platinum, there are still minor tweaks being made. Square Enix Play Arts Kai line is creating the figures, which were last shown off last…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  Will You Forgive Dark Souls‘ Developers? Please?

  Role-playing game Dark Souls was, for many players, the best game of last year. Yet, like many titles, there were bugs and frame-rate issues. From Software, the game’s developer sure sounds unhappy about that. “Yes, there were technical difficulties,” the game’s creative director Hidetaka Miyazaki told Edge. “I don’t believe that it’s okay to have…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  Eh, What’s with the Big Resident Evil 6 Demo Gap?

  According to Famitsu, the Xbox 360 Resident Evil 6 demo hits on July 3 in Japan as the code is included with Dragon’s Dogma. The demo hits the PS3 on Sept. 4. That’s a big gap! Wonder why… [Famitsu]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  Welcome to a Korean Cosplay Inferno (Burn Baby, Burn)

  If you are talking Korean cosplay (and that’s exactly what we are doing), you can’t finish a sentence without mentioning cosplay collective Spiral Cats. The team dazzles with its outfits, its photos, and its live cosplay performances. Spearheaded by cosplayer Tasha, who Kotaku previously featured, and featuring the likes of Tomia, Ren and Miyuko, the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  Report: THQ REALLY in Trouble, Sacking 170+ People [Update]

  Looks like things are going from bad to really bad to awful for publisher THQ, with an industry man reporting – not speculating, but straight-out reporting – that the company is about to sack over 170 employees. [Update 5:30 p.m.] A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late today said that as many as…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2012
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  Is This the Most Daring Pokémon Rip-Off Japan Has Seen?

  In years past, whenever Pokémon knock-offs appeared in other countries, Japanese netizens would post them online to laugh and point. This time, it’s not a foreign rip-off. It’s homegrown. Dubbed Pokedan Monsters (yes, really), the social game features over 1,000 monsters, monster rearing, and monster battles. Sound familiar? If the title was not enough, the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  The Difference Between SoulCalibur V and SCIV in Two NSFW Photos

  Not yet four years has passed, but check out how the latest SoulCalibur compares to SoulCalibur IV. Can you spot the difference? Hint: it’s not just the graphics. Namco launched SoulCalibur V with an aggressively sexual advertising campaign that featured T&A If you haven’t already, be sure to read the Kotaku review. The game is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  How the One Piece Manga Heist Went Wrong

  There are 64 volumes of popular Japanese manga One Piece. Each copy is about half an inch thick and weighs 5.30 ounces. All 64 volumes stacked are over three feet high and weigh nearly 22 pounds. You’d be insane to try to steal all 64 volumes at once. But that’s exactly what one man did.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2012
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  PlayStation Man Kaz Hirai Will Officially be Sony’s Next Boss

  As has been expected for a while now, Sir Howard Stringer’s replacement as President and CEO of Sony Corporation when he steps down in June will be Kaz Hirai, a long-time champion of the company’s PlayStation brand. Sony officially announced the move tonight, with Hirai’s promotion to come in April (Stringer will remain as executive…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2012
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  Mario Meets Godzilla in These Awesome Monster Movie Posters

  Olly Moss does it again with these great posters for a very different, though still very Japanese take on the Mushroom Kingdom. If you’re wondering what the text says, it’s “Super Mario”. スーパーマリオ [Olly Moss]

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2012
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  Yes, More footage of the Bootleg Pokémon Fighting Game!

  Remember Pokémon: Type Wild, the fan-made fighting game that took Pocket Monsters and made a 2D fighter for them? Here’s some more gameplay footage. This looks…well, it looks amazing. I would not expect an actual Nintendo product to look this slick. The game isn’t quite finished, but it is playable, so if you want to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2012