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So, What Could the Next 3DS Look Like?
We know there’s going to be a revised edition of the 3DS somewhere down the line. It’s a Nintendo handheld, that’s company policy. Only question is how soon will we get it, and what will it look like? The when may be a lot sooner than either we or Nintendo were expecting. And the recent…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 3 Courting Hardcore PC Gamers With LAN Support
Perhaps seeking to amend some past errors as far as supporting their PC userbase is concerned, Modern Warfare developers Infinity Ward have revealed that the third game in the series will feature something many contemporary games feel they can do without: LAN support. While many other big multiplayer PC games (and former LAN heroes) like…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
You’re Gonna See Some Serious Shit
Greetings, Kotaku readers. Can I interest you in a little bit of off topic conversation? Good, because I’ve already opened this open thread and I’d hate to see it go to waste. Obviously, the big news of the day for nerds is that Nike is finally getting around to releasing a legit version of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K12 Offers In-Game Ads You May Actually Enjoy Watching
That’s because you’ll star in them. In the “My Player” career mode, if you become a superstar you’ll be pitched to appear in official league advertisements, including the league’s well known “Where Amazing Happens,” campaign, with you as the amazing happening. 2K Sports’ Ronnie Singh tweeted out that screengrab about 90 minutes ago, showing his…
By Owen Good Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Pause That Refreshes
Concept for a Coca-Cola can celebrating video games, inspired by the art of the French street artist Space Invader. Not an actual can of the soft-drink giant, but a concept by the designer Erin McGuire. Concepts for Coke Zero and Diet Coke are at the link. Space Invader Coca-Cola Can You can contact Owen Good,…
By Owen Good Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Bringing Back ‘Classic’ Max Payne In HD & For Mobile Devices
The March 2012 arrival of Max Payne 3 may be today’s biggest Rockstar Games news, but fans of the original, Remedy Entertainment-developed game may delight in “a new way to enjoy the classic Max Payne.” Rockstar Games says that Max Payne will “receive the full HD treatment for mobile devices,” but does not provide a…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Borderlands 2 Takes Your Suggestions for Its Special Edition Premiums
What would you like to see in a Borderlands 2 Collector’s Edition? A box that opens up like a Crimson Lance chest? A psycho mask? Fake skaggy poo? A life-size rakk hive? That last one might be a little tough, but Gearbox Software is taking suggestions for what premiums Borderlands diehards would like to see…
By Owen Good Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
To-Do In Los Angeles: Say Goodbye to SUPER iam8bit This Weekend at Artist Signing
Has it already been a month since the launch of SUPER iam8bit, the LA gallery show of fine, video game-inspired art? Sadly, it has, meaning the show is coming to an end this weekend. But there’s a silver lining! To celebrate the month-long exhibit, the iam8bit folks will hold a signing for the SUPER iam8bit…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Activision Seizes “ModernWarfare3.com” from Battlefield 3 Fanboy
Two months ago, after discovering that the owner of “ModernWarfare3.com” was first using the site to spew some fanboy hate about the game, and then redirect visitors to Battlefield 3‘s official site, Activision moved to seize the domain. Yesterday, it won. Domain watchdog Fusible reports that the National Arbitration Forum ordered the name transferred from…
By Owen Good Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pikachu?
KATONAH, NEW YORK – Even tiny upstate New York towns can’t resist the temptations of Pokemon it seems. He’s Not Just Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s Hero, He’s My Hero I might not know a Space Marine from an exploding squig, but I know a true action hero when I ram his weapon down the throats…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Last Guardian Is Sitting Out This Year’s Tokyo Game Show
We really should be getting used to its absence by now, but confirmation that Team ICO’s next big action adventure game, The Last Guardian, won’t be making an appearance at next week’s Tokyo Game Show is still a giant bird-cat-thing-sized bummer. Attached to the good news that the ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rookies Won’t Appear in NBA 2K12 Until the Lockout is Over
Interesting tidbit surfaced from a hands-on post about NBA 2K12 over at Operation Sports: None of the rookies taken in the NBA Draft will appear in the game until the league resolves its labor dispute with the players’ union. Once the lockout is over, whenever it’s over, 2K Sports will publish a roster update that…
By Owen Good Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Rare, Bloody Tribute to Link’s Upthrust from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Things got interesting, once Link learned the upthrust technique in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Artist Sang Han took his love of the game and created this bloody beautiful piece. Link’s Upthrust by Sang Han (Blog) (deviantART) (CGHUB) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedWatch As Ice-T Unboxes Gears of War 3 Xbox 360 and One Big-Ass Lancer
Ice-T, rapper, actor, original gangster, Gears of War fan and occasional unboxer, directs his taking things out of boxes talents at the limited edition Gears of War 3 Xbox 360 and one “big-ass Lancer.” Yeah. Real talk. Ice gives us our first look at the Gears-themed console in the wild, an Xbox 360 that lands…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2011 -
EsportsWhat is eSports? Let Team FNATIC Tell You
I’ve been fascinated with eSports for most of the nearly seven years I’ve been writing for Kotaku I’ve interviewed famous pro-gamers, even played against a few of them… and lost terribly. I went to the first ever pro-gaming draft at the Playboy Mansion. I even pitched and wrote up a big package for the Rocky…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Very Huggable Charr Contemplates Manhattan
This Charr plushie just went on sale over on the Penny Arcade Store for $35. The Charr is the feline race of Guild Wars 2’s Tyria and is, in the case of these plushies, adorable. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook,…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedPut Da NFL Preview on My Back, Week One: Saints vs. Packers, with the Greg Jennings YouTube Guy
Remember Demetry James? The man whose breathless narration of Greg Jennings 99-yard, broken leg touchdown in Madden NFL 10 amassed 5 million YouTube views has joined Kotaku and Deadspin to announce our video preview of the NFL’s biggest game each week this season. [NSFW language] Today, we’re going back to the matchup that started it…
By Owen Good Published September 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony Atones for ICO‘s Box Art Disaster with ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
The original North American box art for PlayStation 2 classic ICO is one of the worst things to ever happen to a wonderful game. Sony is making amends for that visual blight on the PS2 library with its high-definition re-release on the PlayStation 3. The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, due later this…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Twenty-Minute Look at Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
In this 21-minute video we get a deep look at Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Lead designer, Ian Frazier, and lead combat designer, Joe Quadara, walk us through both the background of the game and the full E3 demo of the action role-playing game.
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2011