Angry Birds Comes to the One Platform it was Missing: The Physical World

Initially only available on Nokia phones, new levels and birds will be unlocked for Angry Birds through NFC tags contained in Angry Birds merchandise, as well as special features when played in “magic” places. [ReadWriteWeb]

Crowd Jeers News that AT&T Is Exclusive 3G Provider for New PlayStation

The announcement last week that AT&T will be the exclusive 3G provider for the hot new PlayStation Vita did not go down well. The scene is Sony’s big PlayStation showcase in Los Angeles last week, an event that helped kick off the annual E3 promotional circus of upcoming video games. We’ve got several thousand video…

Duke Nukem Final Boss an Anti-Climax?

Unsurprisingly, Gearbox forum posters are talking about Duke Nukem Forever, and while they can’t seem to decide what was offensive and what was just par for the course, almost everyone agrees: the final boss pissed them off. SPOILERS AHEAD: [Gearbox]

New Gears of War 3 Horde Mode 2.0 Screen Shots

The Beauty of E3 2011

E3 2011 is over. Kotaku already showed 3,444 blinks from Kotaku‘s E3 2011 photographer, Isaac Viel. Here is a longer look (but with fewer photos) at E3 2011. This isn’t a recap of hardware you’ve already seen, but rather, a window in to what it’s like to actually be there—minus the exhaustion and fatigue. These…

Multi-City Zelda Concert Tour May Dip Into Canada, Ocarina Unconfirmed

Announced at E3, there will be a Legend of Zelda concert series this fall, commemorating the 25th anniversary of Link and Zelda’s first adventure. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime tells Kotaku that there will be tours in Japan, Europe and North America. He is hoping that the multi-city North American one, which is the…

End the Slander Against On-Rail Games. End it Now.

Did you think there were too many on-rail games at E3 this year? Kotaku reader Ivan Lopez remembers the good ol’ days of Time Crisis and House of the Dead. He’s staying loyal to the genre and wants to know if on-rail games were always treated this badly or if fans have just moved on…

Hitman Absolution Promises an Evolution in Agent 47 Kills, Skills and Personality

The most interesting thing about Hitman Absolution isn’t its new disguises or ways of killing people with a bit of cord. It’s not the decision to open the historically stealthy game up to a bit of action gameplay. It’s the insight the game’s mechanics are meant to give us into a character we’ve long controlled…

Does the Supporting Cast of L.A. Noire Look Familiar?

Those actors should! Many of them have appeared in big name TV programs and feature films. You might not know their names, but maybe you’ve seen their faces. They are character actors. Take Keith Szarabajka, who plays Arson Detective Herscel Biggs. The actor played Detective Stephens in The Dark Knight and appeared in Season 4…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Things are finally beginning to wind down here: E3 is over, Duke Nukem Forever has finally seen the light of day. But hey, there’s still a heck of a lot to talk about. And since this is Kotaku’s official forum, what better place to chat about game-related news than here? As usual, my hero Incursor…

Gearbox Dev Beatboxes His Way Through a Duke Nukem Party

Say what you will about Gearbox’s Duke Nuke Forever, but it sounds like their community party was, as the kids used to say, “Off the hook.” Here we see Randy Pitchford, Gearbox co-founder and CEO, beatboxing up on stage to celebrate the imminent release of a game most thought would never see the light of…

Feed Me Oil Feeds Me Fun

In Feed Me Oil, an oil pipe has burst, destroying the planet’s flora. Players must redirect the oil into terrain and structures that look like creatures. Using platforms, spinning sprockets, magnets, and fans, players create a Rube Goldberg circuit to redirect the flow of oil. And feed them oil. The art style is colorful and…

Call Her Iron…Woman!

Marvelous | SHANGHAI, CHINA: Telecom worker Wang Kang created an Iron Man costume in several months for $450. Here, a female newscaster tries it on. (Photo: Weibo Source) Would This Have Been a Better Duke Nukem Forever? While my review is forthcoming, it’s no spoiler that Duke Nukem Forever isn’t a Game of the Year…

Devil’s Third Will Shoot Up 2013

Expected for a 2012 release, shooter Devil’s Third won’t be out until 2013, said the game’s designer and board game lover Tomonobu Itagaki. [Game Impress Watch]

Just Don’t Smush the Girl, Okay?

Halls, maker of mentholated cough drops, is teaming up with dating simulator Love Plus for a product promotion. Love Plus character Nene Anegasaki appears on the packaging, but that’s not all. Digital ads, like these in Osaka Station, show Nene on a swing, trying to put a pink grapefruit Halls in your mouth. There’s also…

Your Cosplay Cure

At the Cure Cosplay Festival, it wasn’t only The King of Fighters that was brought to life. A variety of video games and anime outfits were on display. More NSFW buttcheeks. You’ve been warned! Websites Asagawo Blog and Gigazine were on hand to check out the festivities. 「まどマギ」「スタドラ」「VOCALOID」など、さまざまな衣装を楽しんでいるコスプレイヤーたち and 前半 その2, 後半 その1-,後半 その2- [アサガヲBlog,…

Would This Have Been a Better Duke Nukem Forever?

While my review is forthcoming, it’s no spoiler that Duke Nukem Forever isn’t a Game of the Year contender. Question is, though, what game are we judging? Because the one we are playing clearly isn’t finished. Leaving us to wonder, what game might we have been left with were 3D Realms able to actually complete…

Green Blocks, an Open World and a Sword In Your Hand

Despite its appearance, this is not 3D Dot Game Heroes for the PC. But it’s something similar. This upcoming indie PC title is called Cube World, and is described as a “3D Voxel-Based game with a focus on exploration an RPG elements”. The entire world is procedurally-generated each time, and that goes for both the…

This Was Not E3’s Busiest Booth

No, he can not tell you anything about the Rush Hour. Sorry! [Padinga, via 4CR]

The Shadow of the Colossus Ending We Never Got

Game designer Fumito Ueda has tweeted a nixed ending that never made it to The Shadow of the Colossus. This is it! Ueda storyboards his games by hand. Shame he didn’t post the image at a larger resolution—not simply because I want to see how different this ending it, but rather, I’d like to look…