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Shield Posing
We knew going into E3 that something seen there would be the basis for our latest ‘Shop Contest challenge, and that the new console from Nintendo would probably be it. It is. Instead of the console case itself, though, we’re thinking that new Wii U controller has some untapped potential, especially in the real world.…
By Owen Good Published June 12, 2011 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome back to Talk Amongst Yourselves. E3 seems like both a day and a month ago. I feel like I’ve traveled through a time warp. So let’s get the morning warmed up while I get my act together. Once again, our Weekend TAYpic, and like the last five TAYpics overall, comes from Incursor. Can anyone…
By Owen Good Published June 12, 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 6. – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published June 9. – Read more of Nerf…
By Owen Good Published June 12, 2011 - CultureShop Contest
Smackdown vs. 3DS Winners
The strange appearance of an Aqua Blue 3DS capturing the action at a pro rasslin’ event provided the grist for our latest Kotaku ‘Shop Contest, in which the Nintendo handheld makes 20 cameos just as bizarre. Getting things started, Bet@ (2) calls back to our L.A. Noire contest with a shifty-eyed Sheamus. BigMike McCarthy’s joke…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Facing the Lockout, Madden and NFL Fans Seek a Common Refuge
At E3 this week, the sight I was least prepared for was that of Ray Lewis in full Baltimore Ravens uniform: eye-black, skullcap, gloves, wristbands, everything. This was an appearance for Madden NFL 12 but to him, it didn’t look like it was for show. Lewis looked ready to play right there, ready to go…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Notch Will Get That For You, Cliffy B
Epic Games and Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski have made a ton of money. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson carries around a little bit of scratch himself. We’re pretty sure both had no trouble making their escapes from Los Angeles after E3. [via Twitter]
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Michael J. Fox Voicing Two Characters in Back to the Future Finale
Michael J. Fox will lend his voice to the fifth and final chapter of Telltale Games’ Back to the Future adventure, but we didn’t know he’d be supplying the voices of two characters. Telltale’s creative director, Dave Grossman, confirmed the dual appearance during a preview of Telltale’s coming work at E3 2011. Grossman wouldn’t say…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedSouth Park Presses Square for Doubt on L.A. Noire
Fresh from the vivisection they performed on EA Sports and Peter Moore (which Moore himself quoted on our Twitter feed Thursday), the kids of South Park turned their attention to L.A. Noire in Thursday night’s episode, in which Stan battles chronic cynicsm—aka “Internet commenter’s syndrome.” We can see its more tragic manifestations here in Stan’s…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Best Videos of the Week
Maybe you’ve been out enjoying the weather all week and didn’t have time for your favorite Gawker Media sites. Or maybe you’re just ready for an air-conditioned afternoon of visual entertainment. Well, whatever the case, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the most amusing and entertaining videos we watched during the week that…
By Matt Cherette Published June 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Phishing Threat Closes European Club Nintendo
Nintendo today sent a message to members of its European website saying that a potential phishing threat prompted the company to close down portions of the site, including Club Nintendo “The protection of our customers is our utmost priority and so we have taken the precaution of immediately shutting down some parts of this website…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Triple Crowns are Not Uncommon
The Belmont Stakes runs today, and while there has not been a Triple Crown winner in horse racing since 1978, nor a triple crown winner in Major League Baseball’s hitting categories (batting average, runs batted in, home runs) since 1967, we have seen six triple crowns over the past decade. They’ve just been in a…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Eventually, all Microsoft Games will Employ Kinect
For Microsoft, the E3 2011 recipe read much like E3 2010’s—Kinect, and lots of it. The head of Microsoft’s Game Studios noted the company’s focus on the device and said at some time in the future, all first-party games from the Xbox 360 maker will include Kinect support. “It’s not a mandate that everything we…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mission Critical Deals
Two actors pose atop vintage armor in the World of Tanks display outside the Los Angeles Convention Center’s South Hall at E3 2011. Image by Isaac Viel. Sorry folks, no snappy film quotes today, just this badass pic to get us back on track coming out of the big week at E3. On with the…
By Owen Good Published June 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Songs from the Big Chair
Kotaku readers! Let’s put this E3 2011 week to bed with some much-needed catching up on things that did not happen at the Los Angeles Convention Center. So… what happened this week outside that bubble? I need your help! E3 is something a news vacuum, so I’m barely aware that the Earth continued to spin…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Latest Victim of the Account Hacking Horde is Epic Games
Gears of War and Unreal Engine developer Epic Games now has something in common with Sony and Codemasters—the company was recently the target of hackers who may have stolen its customers’ personal data. The intrusion into Epic’s web sites and forums appears to be on a much smaller scale than that of other recently hacked…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo 3DS eShop Gets Its First 3D Movie Trailer
As promised, the newly opened Nintendo 3DS eShop is now offering downloadable 3D movie trailers. The first is no surprise—it’s DC Comics’ big budget Green Lantern flick. Thanks for the tip, Felipe!
By Michael McWhertor Published June 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedE3 2011 Was On A Boat (Don’t You Ever Forget)
The hottest trend at E3 this year? It wasn’t shooters; it wasn’t connectivity; it wasn’t butt-sliding or trains or social network wrappers. It was boats. Did you notice? The people at FirstPlayUK did, selecting the boat-centric scenes from trailers for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Tomb Raider, Resistance 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Assassin’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Seeing How the Other Half Fights in Gears of War 3‘s Pulp Fiction-inspired Campaign
If you watched Microsoft’s E3 2011 press briefing for its Gears of War 3 demo—played by Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski and Ice T—you only saw half the story. At an E3 demo, we saw the other half of that Tarantino-inspired battle. That campaign encounter, “Abandon Ship,” pits two teams of COG soldiers against a Locust…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
UFC Undisputed 3 Seeks a Bid to Fighting Game Tournaments
UFC Undisputed may be a sports simulation, but the series has roots in fighting games, says the game’s producer, and UFC 3 will pay tribute to those roots when the game releases in January. Developer Yuke’s Future Media Creators told me at E3 that the point of UFC Undisputed 3’s competition mode is to get…
By Owen Good Published June 10, 2011