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First PlayStation Vita Games Priced
When the PS Vita goes on sale Dec. 17 in Japan, it will cost ¥25,000. With the weak dollar, that’s US$326. So it’s best to go by the portable’s American pricing: $250. With that in mind, how much are Vita games going to cost? According to Famitsu, Uncharted: Golden Abyss costs ¥5,980 for the cartridge…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5’s DLC is $12 for a Smorgasbord of Stuff
Along with its big update, which is free, Gran Turismo 5 is also getting some paid DLC, which includes new cars, new courses, new clothes and…new paint colours. There will be four packs made available on October 18. One has 15 new cars, including the Red Bull X2011, touring cars and three karts. It’s $8.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sonic Commemorated in the Most Boring Way Possible
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of Sonic the Hedgehog. And nothing says “old, possibly dead but worth a token remembrance anyway” like commemorative postage stamps. Making things even less exciting is the fact they’re from Belgium, so most of us can’t even use them. At €4.99, you’re paying €1 per stamp…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedSkyrim Brought To Life Vividly. Cheaply.
Put down that leaked Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim manual! And watch this clip. This clip is from the folks responsible for June’s live-action Gears of War 3 fan trailer Fan film director Blake Armstrong and his crew at Try Force Productions turned their attention to the upcoming Skyrim via a live-action trailer, which they churned…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Why Gaming’s Most Famous Transgender Character Remains a Controversial Topic
Quick history lesson for those who don’t know: there’s a character in Final Fight who in Japan was a sexy lady. A sexy lady you had to punch in the face. Her name was Poison. Fearing this may not go down well overseas, in the West she was turned into a he. It was the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Behold. A Fleet of Cars Owned by Nerds.
This past weekend, a parking lot in Tokyo’s Odaiba glimmered with geek pride. This weekend saw the Ita G Festa expo. Gear-heads gathered and showed off more than their appreciation for automobiles. They showed off their appreciation of covering their cars in otaku decals. “Ita” refers to “itasha”, which literally means “painmobile”. The removable decals…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Let’s Play “Guess the new Zerg Unit!”
Having teased one of the new Terran units due in the next instalment of StarCraft II, Heart of the Swarm, developers Blizzard are now showing the outline of a new Zerg unit. And here it is. Scan your eyes over it from left to right and it looks like, yup, a Zerg. Scan from right…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Now Skyrim’s Manual has Leaked
A Reddit user has posted what looks like the final retail manual for the upcoming Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Now, while a manual is normally grounds for zzzzzzzzz, in Skyrim’s case, it’s got information on stuff like skills, lock-picking and – sigh – encumbrance. And if you don’t give a shit about any of that?…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallClive Owen’s Embarrassing Video Game Past
British actor Clive Owen is a badass. A man’s man. He’s got a deep voice, a heavy face, and is usually in movies where he kills things, or is at least around things being killed. Did you know, however, that between leaving the UK and making it big in Hollywood he appeared in one of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
We Will Have Neural-Implant Gaming in 20 Years (and Parents Will Hate It), Says Prediction-Happy Atari Founder
When do we get the Seinfeld of video games? Why won’t there be any major new gaming consoles? And just when will get video game technology implanted in our brains? At GDC Online in Austin, Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell predicted and expounded upon many things. He opened the GDC’s narrative summit with a wide-ranging talk…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Invisible Hands
Hello there, Kotaku readership. Can we interest you in some light, topically diverse conversation via the Kotaku comments? If so, please enter this post and turn downward toward the text input field. Please keep your arms and any other expose extremities inside the post and do not attempt to remove the safety restraints. It’s for…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 3‘s Co-op Multiplayer Fully Detailed by BioWare, Is ‘Entirely Optional’
Multiplayer is finally coming to Mass Effect, BioWare confirmed today. Next year’s Mass Effect 3 adds four-player cooperative multiplayer missions and the campaign “bonus” Mass Effect 3: Galaxy at War. BioWare’s Chris Preistly explains, in detail, on the game’s official forums. Mass Effect 3‘s four-player co-op missions—there’s no “versus” multiplayer, they say—lets players “choose from…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011 - Reviews
Dark Souls: The Kotaku Review
There’s a moment early in Demon’s Souls, immediately following the game’s first major battle, in which the player must sprint from one end of a castle bridge to another. The looming Red Dragon of Boletarian Palace repeatedly strafes that cobblestone walkway with a fiery blast of breath, an attack that will easily decimate a young,…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedThat Guy From Gamecock Is Also The Star of This Stoner Comedy
Mike Wilson, he of Ion Storm, Gamecock, Gathering of Developers and Devolver Digital video game company founding fame, is also the star and producer of Austin High, a “goofball stoner comedy” that has nothing to do with video games (I think) and everything to do with joints and bongs and slackerdom. Wilson plays Principal Samuel…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Germans Subject Diablo & Torchlight Creator to LARPing, You Are Made to Suffer
Max Schaefer is one of the founders of Blizzard North and Runic Games, meaning he has games like Diablo II and Torchlight on his resume. Add “incredibly good sport” to his list of achievements, based on this incredibly awkward live action role-playing scenario put together by the folks at PCGames.de. To Schaefer’s credit, his attempts…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Guns and Shooters
Spotted at a Flea Market – Buried in the clutter of bags of live ammo, scopes, old swords and pieces of guns on a table at the flea market I visited this weekend was this appropriate computer game. Netflix Kills Qwikster In the face of raging fans and looming confusion, Netflix today said they are…
By Brian Crecente Published October 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mega Mash is the Seven Best Retro Arcade Games You’ve Played All At Once
When you first start Mega Mash, the latest flash masterpiece from the folks at Nitrome, it seems like you’re about to play a 7-in-1 game cart filled with clever homages to classic games. Then everything goes wonderfully haywire. The screen fills with error messages, and then it fills with the simple joy of Mario Bros.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mafia Wars 2 Hits that Annoying Wall in 39 Minutes, 30 Seconds
There comes a time while playing any Zynga game on Facebook for the first time, when the playing must stop… unless you want to ask friends for more “energy” so you can play, or unless you want to pay to keep things going. I’ve learned that you can just wait. There is fun to be…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Your Next Visit to Silent Hill Is Now Set For 2012
Last we heard, October was going to be a big month for the Silent Hill fan. We’d expected Silent Hill Downpour and the Silent Hill HD Collection in time for Halloween. We’ll how does a dark and spooky St. Patrick’s Day sound? After seeing the release dates for Silent Hill Downpour and the Silent Hill…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedThese Five Toys Come To Life This Weekend in Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
We’re only a few short days away from the Sunday release of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure, Activision’s ambitious melding of video game and collectible action figures, two of my favorite things. Let’s take a look at five of the 32 plastic heroes taking up arms this weekend. Having collected action figures since I was old enough…
By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2011