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Attention Digimon Masters: Your Massively Multiplayer Online Game is Ready
The real world and the Digital World collide once more (in English!) as Joymax officially launches Digimon Masters, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game in which 38-year-old game journalists can live out their secret Digimon fantasies. Well now, that was a bit more specific than I planned. What I meant to say is anyone capable…
By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedDragon Age Redemption Episode Three Is Ready for Viewing
Dragon Age Redemption, the official live action web series by Felicia Day and friends, hits the halfway mark today with a release of the third of six episodes. In this installment, she’s stabbing a guy who wants to help out. Pretty good episode, and, so far, my preferred way to get live-action interpretations of video…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedAdam Frucci Dishes on His Toyota Yaris Unboxing Experience
By now you’ve seen the unboxing of the 2012 Toyota Yaris. (If you haven’t, it’s right up there above the headline.) It was your basic big deal, and our sister site Gizmodo was thrilled to participate. What did star of said video, Gizmodo pal and swell dude Adam Frucci, think of the experience? He spills…
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Microsoft Bans—and Un-Bans—13-Year-Old Boy from Xbox Live Due to ‘Glitch’
Sure, it’s a given that a big conglomerate like Microsoft can giveth and taketh away. But the part that rankles is when the lockout of an XBLA account happens with no explanation, especially when it appears that there’s been no wrongdoing on the part of a particular user. Take this one 13-year-old, for example. As…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Know What the Pokémon Franchise Really Needs? Your Fresh Ideas
Commenter Balmung of the Azure Sky has been thinking about Pokémon lately, and believes it’s high time the franchise gets the modern-day makeover it desperately needs. How would you folks bring Pokémon up to date? Speak Up on Kotaku, I choose you! So I have been thinking a lot about Pokémon lately. These games need…
By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Huge Hardware Implications for Grand Theft Auto V and the Future of Video Games
In a year full of headlines about Apple, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, it’s possible to think that the forces that shape the future of what we’ll play and where we’ll play it is now solely in the hands of the people who make plastic and metal boxes. Or maybe it’s in the hands of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham City Shipped 4.6 Million Copies in Its First Week
From the earliest announcements of its existence, Batman: Arkham City stood out as one of the most anticipated titles of 2011. But, in a year with Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 on the way, no one knew just how many units all that anticipation would move. Well, as of this morning, Warner Bros. is…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves V
Sorry, we can’t tell you what city the next Talk Amongst Yourselves takes place in. Can’t tell you what platforms it’ll be on. Even worse: we don’t have a trailer for it, so come Nov 2, you still won’t know. Recover from your disappointment by talking here about video games. After all, that’s what TAY…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedLeeroy Jenkins, Yes That Leeroy Jenkins Gets a Prime Time Name Check
I’m a fan of buddy crime-solving comedy Psych. The silly nature of the show and its constant references to obscure pop culture, the 80s and obscure 80s pop culture suits my downtime perfectly. But when I heard Shawn Spencer (actor James Roday) bellow out a “Leeroy Jenkins” I thought that maybe it was just a…
By Brian Crecente Published October 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedOur Giant Monsters Used to Rampage; Now They Sit, Spit, and Burn the City
What’s happened to the monster work ethic in North America? There was a time when a giant fire-breathing lizard wasn’t afraid to get up to their elbows in urban renewal. Now they relax at a safe distance, destroying buildings with fiery physics. They say they’re using their minds to solve problems instead of their fists.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedGet All the Dance Central Tracks on the Cheap
There may be some debate about what the best Kinect game is. Some may say Fruit Ninja Kinect, others will cast votes for Child of Eden and Twisted Pixel’s The Gunstringer made a strong debut on the motion-sensing camera a few months ago. But the best franchise on Kinect? That’s without a doubt the Dance…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Ponying Up for Grand Theft Auto
Bills | Mountain View, CA: A customer shelled out cash for GTA IV in this 2008 pic. (Photo: Paul Sakuma | AP) Grand Theft Auto V To Be Revealed Next Week On November 2, Rockstar will release the debut trailer for the fifth main game in the Grand Theft Auto series, according to the developer’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedSnoop Dogg Explains a Waffle Maker, Feeds Chicken, And Talks Scented Candles
Rage‘s Wasteland is a mean bitch. There are essentials you are going to need to survive, like TV remote controls, dirty mags, and firepower. Who better to explain that than Snoop? The famed rapper talks through what gets him through the Wasteland, as well as gives a rundown of weapons and gadgets. He also drew…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo DSi Xl Bundles Fit for a Kong
Remember the DSi XL? Sure you do! Nintendo hasn’t forgotten it, either. That’s way today, Nintendo announced two new bundles for the jumbo-sized DSi handheld. Both bundles will be out Nov. 6 and both bundles come packaged with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!. Both of them are not the same color; one bundle comes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
How about a Steering Wheel for Your 3DS?
When Mario Kart hit the Wii, Nintendo released a goofy plastic steering wheel that was supposed to simulate driving. Mario Kart 7 is around the corner. Know what that means? Another goofy steering wheel. This time it isn’t from Nintendo and it’s not for the Nintendo Wii. Rather, this “Mario Kart 7 Handle” is for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Japanese Kinect Sports 2 Commercial Is too Long and too Serious
And that music, ungh! If you’ve ever wanted to see Japanese people playing Kinect in a large living room, here’s your chance. Enjoy. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Grand Theft Auto V To Be Revealed Next Week
On November 2, Rockstar will release the debut trailer for the fifth main game in the Grand Theft Auto series, according to the developer’s site With the title previously unconfirmed, the above logo is our first official glimpse of anything to do with the game, though there have been strong rumours for a while now…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Yo, It’s Day of the Tentacle, and it’s Flashing
Morning, Day of the Tentacle fans! Here’s a little something readers David and Sarah Cousens (of the excellent Cool Surface) whipped up to brighten up your Tuesday. If it brightens it up too much, well, you shouldn’t have come this far. It’s Day of the Tentacle fan art we’re talking about here. It was always…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
From Left 4 Dead to Resident Evil, This Lady Loves Zombies
For the past 15 years, Sweden’s Yami has been cosplaying. While others might favor cool or cute characters, Yami specializes in zombies, gore, and the stuff of nightmares. In these images, she cosplays as characters and zombies from Resident Evil, RE5, Left 4 Dead, and The Walking Dead “I love to cheer my love for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 25, 2011