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PlayStation Network is Down for Maintenance for the Next 14 Hours
Regularly scheduled maintenance on the PlayStation Network was postponed on Thursday and will begin right now. The service will be completely offline until about 5 a.m. EST. The maintenance extends to the PlayStation Blog itself, so if you’re looking for updates on the network and when it may return, follow the official PlayStation Twitter feed,…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
Whatever a “Steam Box” Means to Video Games, Only Valve Knows for Sure
Steam Box. Gabecube. Steam Engine. And, of course, Orange Box. If Valve Corporation is planning to offer a so-called PC gaming “console,” the gaming community has already focus-grouped the brand names for it. “Companion Cube” would also seem to be perfect. Nothing is confirmed. Valve’s intentions in hardware are as opaque as its timetable for…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
Kart-ography
Yes, I know we sort of addressed this topic three months ago (Road Reggie, winner Cygnus_Mal), but this ridiculous life-size Mario Kart kart, not to mention Mario tossing up the rokken devil horns, is just too exploitable to pass up this week. Not only do we have Nathaniel Stehley at the wheel of the Kart,…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
A trio of hunters makes for an appropriate scene set within Trine, by commenter Snufkin. Good morning and welcome to Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves. Feel free to discuss anything on the subject of video games in our comments below. If you’ve got a good idea and the skills, take a shot at whipping up a…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 - Culture
Sunday Comics: First-Person Problem
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Dueling Analogs by Steve Napierski published Feb. 28.—Read more of Dueling Analogs Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Feb. 27.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by…
By Owen Good Published March 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
Is This a Photo of Valve’s Rumored Console, Or At Least a Prototype?
Less than 24 hours since the website The Verge reported that Valve is working on a video game console, we’ve got what could be a photo of a prototype unit. The image comes from the Twitter feed of Valve employee Greg Coomer. It was Tweeted on November 2, with the caption: “Built this tiny PC.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Yah Mo Be Shopped: The Winners
The strange Michael McDonald Fight Stick that sold on eBay (for $137.50!) provided the grist for our latest ‘Shop Contest, which had more than 400 entries! Somehow I had to narrow this down to 20 finalists, but I did. They’re inside, including No. 1 winner pnkero, who might be the first ‘Shopper to go from…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Like It or Not, the Wheaties-Box Era of Video Game Covers Is Over
Looking over the field of candidates for the Madden NFL 13 cover, I’m thinking of what William Munny said before he shot Little Bill in Unforgiven: Deserve’s got nothin’ to do with it. That’s not to say all of the 40 candidates announced so far are meritless underperformers or lack star power. But when you’ve…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedMari0—the Portal/Super Mario Bros. Mash-Up—has Launched!
Announced back in August, Mari0—a full game of Super Mario Bros. played with a Portal gun—has released, and it offers way more than what its premise suggests. The game just became available minutes ago by its makers, StabYourself.net The video above shows you all that you get, but my advice is to simply download it…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedSounds Like Those Vita-Only Street Fighter X Tekken Characters are On-Disc DLC for the Console Versions
YouTube user SoulReaperTTG has managed to get a hold of all the introductions for the 12 PS Vita-only characters in Street Fighter X Tekken which releases for PS3 and Xbox 360 on Tuesday. That above is Blanka and Sakura’s. The rest are available through the link below. The prologues have no narration, just moving art.…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Top 10 “Platinumed” Games on the PlayStation 3
On a question from a reader, the PlayStation Blog dug through Sony’s telemetry and produced a list of the 10 games with the most Platinum trophy winners. Platinum trophies, of course, are awarded when someone collects all of the trophies available in a title. The platinum takes a lot of persistence and skill. It also…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedLeaked Promo Trailer Says Forza Horizon Arrives This Fall
There’s no gameplay in this trailer, it’s just a teaser for Forza Horizon, the next entry in the Xbox 360-exclusive driving title. But it does say the game will arrive this Fall, which I suppose is to be expected. Word has it the formal announcement will be made on Monday. If the trailer is taken…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 - Esports
See All the Action Here in this Weekend’s Final Round/Cross Assault Fighting Tournaments
Final Round XV is a fighting tournament currently under way in Atlanta, with action today and tomorrow in 10 different fighting titles. Four different live streams are available to watch; we’ve embedded all of them below. Team Sp00ky and FunkyP are handling the feeds for the main action, which is Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter X Tekken‘s Mecha Pac-Man, Fat Mega Man Free to PS3 on March 13
The PlayStation 3 version of Street Fighter X Tekken will offer, free, the bonus fighters Pac-Man and Mega Man on March 13, a week after the game’s release, Capcom says. You can see what they look like in action in a video here Mega Man is based on the crappy box art of the original…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Inna Gaiden Da Vida, Baby
No lie, I have been saving that headline for forever. I figured savings on Ninja Gaiden 3 was a good enough time to run that out to you. The Moneysaver has that, a deal on Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 and 56 more values inside! Software • Mar. 20 release Ninja Gaiden 3 (360, PS3)…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Best of Kotaku, This Week
Every week, we will be compiling the best of Kotaku. From our reviews and feature articles to comments from you, the community members. Highlighted first is our favorite image that we’ve found this week. The bronze, scholarly gentleman take on our favorite companion cube was a no-brainer. Want it for your wallpaper? We don’t blame…
By Tina Amini Published March 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Maybe Valve Really Is Making A Console
Respected tech reporter Joshua Topolsky is putting it all out there over at The Verge, reporting that the chatter about Valve Software getting into the hardware business isn’t a tease. He says Valve is making a console and that we’re going to be finding out about it soon, maybe next week at the Game Developers…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 3, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallWhat Does The Future Hold for Mass Effect‘s Painfully Punched Reporter?
“Kalisah Bint Sinan Al-Jilani, Westerlund News.” Say those words to any Mass Effect fan, and they’ll probably get a funny look on their face: A grin that’s half-silly, half-guilty. “Oh, man. I punched the crap out of that reporter.” What started as a somewhat shocking, offhand bit of violence in Mass Effect reached meme status…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 3, 2012