Invasion of the Stop-Motion Halo Toys

Voting is currently open in the Mega Bloks Halo Toymation Contest, where the best and brightest stop-motion toy animators vie for fabulous prizes. It’s too late to enter, but there’s plenty of time to influence the winner. With more than 1,400 entries to the contest, the Mega Bloks folks are in for a hell of…

Midweek Moneysaver: Dark Incentive

This Wednesday edition of The Moneysaver catches all the offers, promotions and bargains that can’t wait until the weekend. The Midweek Moneysaver is brought to you by Dealzon. Software • Tuesday’s new releases: Rage comes with $10 bonus from Amazon and Newegg. Dark Souls has a $10 bonus and free shipping from Best Buy. [Dealzon]…

This Super Mario Side Table Makes Your Home a Mushroom Kingdom Castle

Video game décor, ’tis a tricky thing, it is. On one hand, who wouldn’t want Mega Man wall hangings and Pac-Man poufs in their room of living? On the other, you still want people to believe that you’ve got taste. Something about this Super Mario side table just works. I think it’s how the cut-out…

More than Just Asteroids Crash to Earth In Rage

The post-apocalyptic world of Rage was created by an asteroid impact in the year 2029. You’d have to assume the lucky survivors would rather not see objects plummet from the sky, right? Imagine their surprise then, and that of the player, when they see a vehicle launch skywards and, after a brief spell up there,…

Nintendo Will be at the New York Comic-Con

We’ll be at New York Comic-Con next week, starting next Thursday. So will Nintendo, because they want to show you big fall games, including Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Booth 1538.

Don’t Blame Ubisoft’s New Kinect Game, It’s Only Acting in Self-Defense

Tired of having sand kicked in your face? Then Ubisoft’s Self-Defense Training Camp is for you. Get in shape, gain self-confidence, and learn what to do when a game trailer comes at you with a generic version of “Feel Good, Inc.” No one wants to admit they are vulnerable, so the idea of a self-defense…

In Case You are Wondering, I Am Playing RAGE at 5760 x 1080 Pixel Resolution

When Nvidia was in the Kotaku offices the other day showing off, well, something we can’t quite talk about yet, they noticed we didn’t have a dedicated gaming PC. (All of Kotaku‘s gaming rigs are in the homes of our writers, including mine.) So they had Falcon Northwest cook up a nice little rig—Intel i7…

Assassin’s Creed Needs to Be More Difficult

I’ve been revisiting Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood in anticipation of the soon-to-be-released fourth game in the series, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. I started a new game, and within an hour or so protagonist Ezio Auditore was effortlessly laying waste to dozens upon dozens of enemies—guys on horseback, heavily armored pikemen, and scores of sword-wielding Roman guards. I…

Spider-Man Dies Before the Opening Credits in Edge of Time

In Spider-Man: Edge of Time the whole of reality is warped into something darker and more sinister, all because of the death of one Peter Parker. We’re in charge of making sure it doesn’t happen again. Or it doesn’t happen the first time. Quick frankly all this wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff has my head spinning. The…

Minefold Offers Hosted Minecraft Servers for You and Your Friends

You love your Minecraft, but hate random strangers. Enter Minefold, a hosting service that carves out space for only you and your buddies to romp through Mojang’s super-successful open world game. The two-man Australian company says it’ll give players infinite worlds, too, so that you can create to your hearts’ content. Minefold’s currenty in beta…

Interactive Trailer Lets You (Almost) Play Orcs Must Die

Y’know, for a medium where interactivity is king, 99.9% of game trailers get it wrong, by simply not offering anything to do. Sure, all the chanting, shiny CG and ominious voiceover is okay for setting mood but that stuff tells you nothing about the actual play experience of a game. Robot Entertainment’s new teaser for…

Man Convicted in 2004 Xbox Murders Wants New Trial

One of the more gruesome collisions of crime and video games happened on August 6, 2004, when four men broke into a home in Deltona, Florida and bludgeoned six people inside to death. The men reportedly went on their rampage, in part, to recover an Xbox that they claimed were taken from them after they…

Finding a Little Doom in Your Rage

There are plenty of Doom coffee mugs laying around in the world of Rage. But that’s not the little bit of Doom I’m talking about, I’m talking about some retro gameplay. We’ve shown you how you can find Wolfenstein in Rage and how you can find Quake in the game, this tutorial on how to…

Sonic Will Meet Sonic in Sonic Generations, and Other Amusing Revelations

I can’t take Sonic the Hedgehog completely seriously. He’s a gaming icon, but he’s also a punching bag. He’s the star of some beloved games and the subject of strange experiments. He’s got friends people hate; enemies people love and once, he controversially kissed a human female; another time, he developed the ability to turn…

Gamers Opt Out Rescues Us From Sony and EA’s Lawsuit Prevention Clauses [UPDATE]

With a supreme court decision earlier this year making it legal for companies to include do-not-sue clauses in their user agreements, the only recourse for customers of companies like Sony and Electronic Arts is to opt-out of the clause via written letter. Now there’s a website that does it for them. In an age where…

Let’s Watch Pretty People Enjoying the New Cable-Ready Xbox Live Experience

It’s time for cable TV on your Xbox 360. It’s time for controlling your television with your voice. It’s time for one set top box to rule them all. But mostly it’s time for a video of smiling people enjoying these things. This, ideally, is what you, your family, and your friends will look like…

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Real Racing 2 HD Adds Wireless Splitscreen Multiplayer for iPhone 4S and iPad 2

So, maybe you’re a bit disappointed by not getting a shiny new iPhone design revealed during Apple’s announcement yesterday. You’re not alone. But the real exciting stuff was all the news about iOS 5, what with the Siri personal assistant and full video mirroring through Apple TV. Developer Firemint’s going to use the latter feature…

This is What Comcast Cable Will Look Like On Your Xbox 360

Television, from 40 providers worldwide, is coming to the Xbox 360 this holiday. It will be showing up in many different ways. Here’s a look at Comcast’s version. Where Verizon FIOS subscribers will get a sort of light version of IPTV, Comcast subscribers will get an Xbox 360 version of the Xfinity TV app already…

It’s Official: Xbox 360 Gets Television

Following weeks of rumors and speculation, Microsoft today confirmed that they have teamed up with 40 TV and entertainment providers to bring shows and live television to Xbox Live. Here’s the full rundown of the partnerships (existing and new) for all countries. The list includes some heavy hitters like Bravo, Comcast, HBO GO, Verizon FiOS…