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Metal Gear Solid, Zone of the Enders HD Collections Coming to Vita Too
And the ports just keep on coming! PlayStation Vita owners will have even more high-def versions of classic games to play on the go as Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has revealed that the previously announced Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders HD collections will also come to Vita. Those games are said…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy X is Coming to PlayStation Vita and PS3 in HD
Square Enix will bring PlayStation 2 role-playing game Final Fantasy X to the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3, the company announced today, giving the 2001 video game a high definition makeover. The game’s publisher called the HD upgrade a “special 10th anniversary production” but did not show the Vita and PS3 version in action, only…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are You Going Commando To the Gears Of War 3 Launch
GameStop sent us a box of underwear, t-shirts and steak seasoning to help promote their Go Commando Gears of War 3 giveaway… What now? The t-shirts all say Go Commando, as do the boxers, but what about that steak seasoning? “Omaha steak seasoning – to help prepare a Gears meat shield.” Wait, doesn’t the underwear…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony’s Tokyo Game Show Press Conference LIVE Coverage
Tokyo Game Show 2011 is… GO!!! Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is kicking it off with its pre-TGS keynote, talking about all things PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Network. Kotaku is in the house, keeping an eye on what Sony execs have to say about the future of PlayStation. Join us, won’t you? Sony will…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Ninja Gaiden, Katamari, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and More Coming to PlayStation Vita
Details from the latest issue of Famitsu magazine are leaking all over the place, revealing a slew of PlayStation Vita games both new and old, including versions of Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Katamari Damacy, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and more. Early, still unconfirmed reports from the Japanese magazine front indicate that in addition to the…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedMario & Sonic Will Be Walking Like Crazy At the London Olympic Games
Why isn’t this future Nintendo 3DS video game, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, included alongside the other 3DS videos Kotaku posted earlier today? Because you’d probably gloss right over this one, missing out on the most intense walking we’ve ever seen from Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. The Nintendo 3DS version…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter X Tekken Opens Up ‘Pandora Mode,’ Adds Online ‘Scramble’ for 4 Fighters
The battle between Capcom and Namco Bandai’s most famous fighters in Street Fighter X Tekken just got a little more interesting, thanks to some new modes revealed in time with the Tokyo Game Show. Just what are Pandora and Scramble modes? The former lets fighters sacrifice their tag team partners for a “short, but powerful,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Thursday Retro Game Master Takes On Golden Axe
This season’s Retro Game Master ends with a bang as the Kacho takes on… Golden Axe. Released in 1989 by Sega for the arcade, this high fantasy side-scroller beat ’em up later made its way to a number of different consoles. In the game players take on the role of a dwarf, a barbarian or…
By Brian Crecente Published September 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe ‘Super Mario Ceremony 30th Anniversary Medley’ is an 18-Minute Mariogasm of Sight and Sound
Jamming 30 years worth of Mario tunes and visuals into an epic 18-minute-long video remix, the creators of “Super Mario Ceremony The 30th Anniversary Medley” doing an impressive job of honoring Nintendo’s famous mascot. “Super Mario Ceremony” covers the basics, from Donkey Kong to Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario 64 to Super Mario Galaxy,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Get A Good Look at the Posterior of Nintendo’s New 3DS Slide Pad Expansion Thing
Still curious about Nintendo’s new aftermarket add-on for the Nintendo 3DS, the one that adds a second analog stick, one more shoulder button and the need for an AAA battery? Yes, that one. Well here it is in the wild, snapped in all its ungainly glory at Nintendo’s 3DS Conference 2011. It’s a bit thicker…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
God of War: Origins, Renegade Ops & From Dust Are New on the PlayStation Store
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is here, dropping an eclectic mix of downloadable games that includes a pair of PSP remakes in God Of War: Origins, god game From Dust and… the import version of Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness?! While Kratos in HD may be the most prominent release on the PlayStation Store (and…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
Tokyo Game Show Get!
MonHun – Scene from the massive Monster Hunter Portable 3rd booth at the 2010 Tokyo Game Show. TGS 2011 begins today. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine: The Kotaku Review Until recently I was under the impression that Warhammer 40,000 was a tabletop war game played mainly by bookish and bearded nerds in comic shops and out-of-the-way…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedLittleBigPlanet 2 Gets Move Support and a Cakeling Rises
Today is the day, LittleBigPlaneteers! The day Media Molecule’s second helping of sackboy madness is controllable via Sony’s glowing future lollipop. Is $9.99 too much to ask? How’s about they throw in a little Cakeling? LittleBigPlanet 2: Rise of the Cakeling Move Pack finally gives PlayStation Move owners something to do aside from playing high…
By Mike Fahey Published September 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedWatch New Videos of Paper Mario, Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem, Kid Icarus and More from Nintendo’s 3DS Blowout
Nintendo laid out its game plan for the Nintendo 3DS well into 2012 at a press conference in Tokyo today, showering us with new games and new media for its 3D handheld. Let’s catch up. In this gallery, you’ll see gameplay video of 3DS entries of Paper Mario, Mario Tennis, Animal Crossing, and Fire Emblem,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedSee The Anti-iPhone Game That Apple Doesn’t Want You To Play
Earlier today, we reported that Apple had pulled Molleindustria’s iPhone game Phone Story from the app store. The game depicts four stages of the production of a smartphone, exposing the ugly truths of smartphone development with a frankness that is designed to make users uncomfortable. A friend of mine managed to snag a copy of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
There’s Xbox Live Inside Every Copy of Windows 8
Confirmed today during Microsoft’s 2011 Build developer conference in Anaheim, California, Windows 8 will have the Xbox Live service built right in. What does it all mean? Aside from further justifying the upcoming fall Xbox 360 dashboard update, the integration of Xbox Live into Windows 8 means more to Microsoft than it does to us…
By Mike Fahey Published September 13, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Robot Master You Never See Coming Brought to Life
The stealthy / powerful ninja robot master Shadow Man gets a design upgrade in Jeffrey Cruz’s new Mega Man 3 fan art. Bring on the frogs! Related Rampages: – X – | Jump Jump JUMP | Venom (More) Shadow Man by Jeffrey Cruz / lastscionz (deviantART)
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Incredible Multiplayer Paintball Video is a One-Shot Kill
Paintball has never been quite as exciting as it is seen through the eyes of director Saman Keshavarz in this video, which you’ll want to watch at least three times. Why? First you’ll want to watch it just for the sheer spectacle. The footage was recorded using a Phantom Flex digital camera capturing at 1,000…
By Mike Fahey Published September 13, 2011 - Reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine: The Kotaku Review
Relic Entertainment's made one of the best Warhammer games ever
By Mike Fahey Published September 13, 2011