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Report: The PlayStation 4 Will Have Kinect-Style Motion Controls
Next year, Nintendo is releasing a new home console, the Wii U. Taiwanese component makers tell tech site DigiTimes that Sony is readying a new home console for 2012. But that’s not the interesting part. These component manufacturer sources tell DigiTimes that the PlayStation 4 will feature body-movement controls like Microsoft’s Kinect. That’s the interesting,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony’s Free Games Offer Closes Down [Update]
All good things must come to an end, and after thirty days of offering PlayStation Network users free games and free access to PlayStation Plus, Sony has shut down its “Welcome Back” program. Brought in to appease PS3 users who were unable to play online games for over a month after hackers brought down the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
When You Need Help Getting It Up
Spend any time in a major Japanese urban center and you’ll see him: the silver-haired, lab coat-wearing mascot for the Akahige Pharmacy. This ain’t your typical pharmacy. That’s okay, because Senran Kagura isn’t your typical game. The female characters in the 3DS game have giant breasts The idea for the game came to Senran Kagura‘s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Early Gears of War 3 Code Hits Internet, Cops Investigating
Games leak onto the internet all the time. Usually a week or two before they hit retail, though, and usually the finished product. Leaking months before release, though, that’s a little rarer. Yet a playable build of Gears of War 3 hit torrent sites late last week, representing an early look at the game’s singleplayer…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2011 - Uncategorized
Space Station Internet Too Slow for Online Video Games
Regarding life in space, everyone has three questions: How do you poop, has anyone screwed, and can you play video games up there. Alright, maybe the first two are more commonly asked, but we have an answer to the third question now. Chris Hadfield (pictured), a Canadian astronaut, said the Internet connection aboard the International…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rockets’ Red Glare
Bursting in Air | On Independence Day weekend, what’s more American than soccer and fireworks? Fans of FC Dallas celebrate the nation as well as a 2-1 victory over Columbus. (Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty) Dress Up Your Xbox Live Avatar Like a Confederate on July 4 While I don’t read any statements or endorsements of historical…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - Culture
Welcome Our New Insect Overlords
There’s probably a reason everything and its brother went on sale this weekend. That’s because there are next to no new releases for the coming seven days. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, on 360 and PS3, is your big highlight. Tuesday Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (Xbox 360, PS3) — The followup to Earth Defense…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dress Up Your Xbox Live Avatar Like a Confederate on July 4
While I don’t read any statements or endorsements of historical viewpoints behind this, Microsoft had to figure someone would notice that it’s now selling a Confederate Army uniform for your Xbox Live avatar’s virtual dress-up and call it out as a borderline offensive gesture. One of our readers saw it, and did. Listed generically as…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
‘Stache Porn
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 10 Mustaches in Video Games [Gaming Bolt] C’mon guys. *points at own mustache* *points at Crecente’s* Although while Revolver Ocelot is a solid choice,…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wii U Zelda May Look Totally Different From That E3 Demo
Nintendo closed its E3 reveal of Wii U, its new console, with a real-time demonstration of a Legend of Zelda concept, in high definition (screenshot above). Don’t get your hopes up that it’s what the final game will in fact look like. Nintendo could go in a completely different visual direction. Why would they do…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 3‘s Makers Aren’t Ready for Tali’s Closeup
We are 8 months from Mass Effect 3‘s release and still unaddressed is one critical detail everyone expects the trilogy will at last reveal: the unmasking of Tali. In an interview with CVG, Casey Hudson, the executive producer for the game, implied that the team hasn’t conclusively decided what to do about Tali. Reading his…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - CultureShop Contest
Board Game Box Art
This week we learned of World of Fourcraft, a game that turns New York into a giant game of real-life Risk. That got me to thinking about the box art that predated today’s video game packshots, and thus our latest Kotaku ‘Shop Contest challenge. Somewhat open-ended yet plainly straightforward: Take a video game and give…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
A new month means a new image in #TAYpics, and we have our first winner. Skitzogreg, come on down, you’re the first to be featured in Talk Amongst Yourselves for July 2011. Hope everyone is enjoying day two of their long weekend. This is Talk Amongst Yourselves, so that and other topics are kosher as…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - Culture
Sunday Comics
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published June 27. – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published June 27. – Read more of Nerf…
By Owen Good Published July 3, 2011 - CultureShop Contest
Caught ‘Em: Winners
Our latest ‘Shop contest took inspiration from the capture of the notorious gangster Whitey Bulger. We’ve got a list of the 20 most wanted ‘shops inside. Their crime? First-degree hilarity. Given the go-ahead to use Asshole Dog, Cilixblade (3) struck first. Companion Cube (5) followed with a quick ‘shop. Everyone knows how I love that…
By Owen Good Published July 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wait a Minute, Could Uploading Video of Video Games Really Send You to Prison?
It might in the future, according to one reading of Senate Bill 978, assuming it gets passed. This is a proposed law put before the Senate about a couple months ago, but the games community just sat up and noticed once it read the language and understood the totality of its prohibitions. The proposed law…
By Owen Good Published July 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Future of Sports Doesn’t Seem Set in Motion
I have this silly daydream of a Kinect-enabled baseball game. In it, you can call for your runner to steal by going through the signals of a third-base coach. Then touch the cap, touch the belt, touch the letters, indicator, sign, corners of the mouth, batter-up fists, clap, let’s go. Or you can, you know,…
By Owen Good Published July 2, 2011
