The Cars of L.A. Noire

The hyperrealism in the groundbreaking 1940’s police detective game L.A. Noire extends to the 95 era-appropriate production and concept cars that populate the gritty game environment. Here are over 60 of the real vehicles from the game. [Jalopnik]

Blip Festival 2011, Photos by EMi Spicer

Meet Grant, X-Men: Destiny‘s Football Hero

Joining Aimi Yoshida as one of three new mutant characters in Silicon Knights’ X-Men: Destiny, Grant is a jock hailing from Georgia whose only ambition is to become a football hero. He gets it half-right. X-Men: Destiny places players in the role of one of three brand-spanking new mutants in a San Francisco torn apart…

Game Dev Searches for Developer Girlfriend Online in Adorable, Probably Illegal Personal Ad

There’s a game developer on the internet looking for love. And he’s got the job to woo you. Going as “single_white_dev”, his profile post starts innocuously enough, but it takes a slightly hairy turn in the second paragraph: I’m a Sr. Game Designer at a TOTALLY RAD studio working on an MMO (you know, like…

Get Cooperative with Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One in October

Delightful four-player action adventure Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One comes to the PlayStation 3 on October 18, Insomniac Games and Sony promised today. Insomniac’s other fall game, Resistance 3, hits the month prior. They’re busy! [PlayStation.blog]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is Day One for OnLive

Streaming video game download service OnLive is gathering steam, scoring a big win with a day-one release of the eagerly-anticipated Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Don’t have an OnLive console? Don’t worry, one comes free with the Augmented Edition of the game. For those unaware, OnLive is a service that allows players to play games streamed…

Macho Man Randy Savage Killed in Car Accident

Randy Poffo, better known as 1980s pro wrestling icon Randy “Macho Man” Savage died today at the age of 58 after suffering a heart attack and losing control of his vehicle, TMZ reported today The news outlet confirmed the death with Savage’s brother, Lanny Poffo. Savage was best known as one of the top stars…

Tired of Your Old, Broken Super Nintendo Games? Piss on Them!

You thought that eBay lot of used Super Nintendo games was a good idea, until you discovered they were all either broken or horrifically outdated sports titles. At least you’ll have a pot to piss in, as long as you follow Price Charting’s instructions on how to build a video game urinal. For only $200…

Sony Hacked Again (But Not PlayStation)

Relative to the grand hack of last month, having one of Sony’s official sites turn up a phishing exploit doesn’t seem all that bad.

It’s Our Last Day on Earth. What are you going to play?

Tomorrow is the Rapture, according on one Harold Camping, a minister who sounds like Vincent Price and looks like a pickle in a deep fryer. All the Christians will be spirited to heaven, while the rest of us will be left to suffer the tribulations of the coming apocalypse. Babylon Surf City, let’s go! But…

A new discovery about mosquitoes reveals why vampires will never exist

Scientists have found a type of bacteria that kills off the mosquito that carries malaria. That’s good news. The way the bacteria works means it could also be used to make sure there is never a plague of vampires. That’s even more good news. Anopheles gambiae, the blood-sucking, malaria-carrying mosquito has been a deadly adversary…

Are PC Gamers the Hipsters of Gaming?

Should we consider hardcore PC gamers the hipsters of gaming just because they tend to bring up how PC gaming did everything first whenever an innovative new console title comes out? Maybe commenter Truthtellah has a point in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Why am I only now realizing that ardent PC gamers are the…

The Chelsea Football Club Repels an Invasion from Space Using Only Their Balls

These four members of the Chelsea Football Club probably wouldn’t mind us Americans calling it soccer, as long as we gave them proper acknowledgement for saving the entire planet from “giant alien invaders”, which are definitely not Space Invaders for legal reasons. From the same UK betting company that brought us rugby players versus dragons…

Rockstar Says Reports of L.A. Noire Locking Up Xbox 360s Are ‘Categorically Untrue’

Rockstar Games has been unable to replicate any Xbox 360 lock-ups while running L.A. Noire, calling any reports that blame the label’s hot new game for 360 freezes as “categorically untrue.” The company’s official blog offers links for tech support, a day after it also shot down fears that PlayStation 3 firmware was meddling with…

Don’t Expect Any 3DS Games from Paradox Interactive, I’m Guessing

Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester, not being a bit shy on Twitter

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s time to Talk Amongst Yourselves, guys! Get your friday going with a little gaming conversation. Thank you Lilmp89 for today’s TAYpic. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

New Gears of War 3 Teaser Shows Who Marcus Fenix is Fighting For

The new Gears of War 3 trailer is short. Vryshrt. It’s just a tease of another trailer that will debut on May 28 during the Champions League Final Match (soccer, right?) and during Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in the U.S. The Gears people say that the full trailer will provide “a…

Square Enix’s Chaos Rings Omega Circles Familiar Territory

During my first ten minutes with Square Enix’s iPhone RPG prequel Chaos Rings Omega I had to stop and make sure I hadn’t accidentally downloaded the first game. Last year’s Chaos Rings told the story of five couples mysteriously transported to a place called the Arc Arena, where are forced to fight their way through…

Johnny Depp Seems Happy about Free Nintendo 3DS Portables

Pirated | TOKYO, JAPAN: While appearing on a Japanese talkshow, Johnny Depp is given 3DS units and games for his kids. (Photo: FujiTV) A Place for Your Bleeding Geek Heart In Japan, convenience stores, or “conbini” as they’re called, dot the landscape. They’re where people buy food and drink, pay bills, send letters and stand…

Grasshopper Raised US$80,000 for Japanese Earthquake Release

According to an official statement, Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind No More Heroes, raised $80,000 for quake relief via a fundraising event, a charity app and auctions.