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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Brighten your day by gathering with friends, here at our official gaming forum. Today’s topic: video games. Thanks to reader Prof.Gast for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 21, 2011
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  Folding Pokémon Makes Little Kids Better

  SNAPSHOT | OSAKA, JAPAN: Paper Pocket Monsters, created at a children’s hospital in North Osaka. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) Wake Up, Kotaku Admitted Dogfighter Michael Vick a Candidate for Madden NFL 12 Cover EA Sports will put the cover of Madden NFL 12 up to a vote of fans for a second year, this time…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011
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  Admitted Dogfighter Michael Vick a Candidate for Madden NFL 12 Cover

  EA Sports will put the cover of Madden NFL 12 up to a vote of fans for a second year, this time staging a 32-player, March Madness-style playoff from today through April 27. Michael Vick, the notorious Philadelphia Eagles quarterback who served nearly two years in federal prison for running a dogfighting ring, is a…

  By Owen Good Published March 21, 2011
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  Industrial Designer Dates New Xbox For 2015

  The online portfolio of industrial designer Ben Peterson lists all sorts of projects he’s worked on or is working. One of those is apparently the next Xbox. In the past, Peterson’s work, like this concept “magnify” or electric kettle, made waves online. But an entry posted just yesterday in his online portfolio is bound to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011
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  Are These The Crappiest Console Graphics Of 2011?

  Daisenryaku Perfect: Ruler of the Battlefield is the latest entry in the Daisenryaku (Great Strategy) series of Japanese strategy games. It’s coming to the PS3 and the Xbox 360, but wouldn’t look out of place on the Sega Saturn. Perfect, this ain’t. The game is a port of the incredibly buggy PSP version – a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011
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  I’ve Had It Up To Here With Map Packs!

  I have a dream. That when a big shooter is released, at least some of its downloadable content caters to the crowd that prefers to game alone. Think about it. Despite being games that are defined in many ways by their singleplayer campaigns and heroes (Master Chief! Captain Price!), series like Halo and Call of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011
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  This Man Is “Fed Up” With Space Marines

  David Cage, director of psychological thriller Heavy Rain and co-founder of French studio Quantic Dream, is not thrilled with the same generic games – noting that many US developers feel the same. The game designer tells the Guardian, “Developers are fed up – they want to talk about their families, politics, whatever – why not…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011
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  An Indie Shmup A Day Keeps The History Books Away

  Jamestown, an indie shmup that looked good in pictures, looks even more amazing in motion

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011
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  Killzone Has Never Looked Prettier Than In This Killzone 3 Art

  Killzone and Killzone 2 were drab, bleak affairs. Killzone 3, on the other hand, dared to add a little colour to the series, a decision that paid off in the end. I never really had much time for the first two games, but I really liked Killzone 3, and I think at least part of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011
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  College Cosplay Tradition Banned

  Year after year, new graduates of prestigious Kyoto University eschew the traditional suit or kimono in favor of their school’s own custom: showing up at graduation in cosplay. Whether it be game, anime, manga characters or just simply wearing silly outfits, the tradition is very much part of Kyoto University lore. This year, that tradition…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011
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  Microsoft’s “Future Of PC Gaming” Video Is Terrifying

  Microsoft probably has many ideas on what constitutes the future of gaming on the PC. It’s too big a company not to. But this particular one is so horrible you may not want to even see it. Put together by the Windows Gaming Experience team, this video was originally made and released in 2010. So…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011
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  This Nintendo Mii Is As Big As A Giant Robot

  So French men can make a Mario as big as a human? Pffft. Japanese men can make a Mii as big as Gigantor The giant robot you see in the above video is known in the West as Gigantor. Or, as he is known in his native Japan, Tetsujin 28-go. A fairly popular anime series…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011
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  Girls Kissing, Dildos…Yup, This Is Duke Nukem Forever

  Duke Nukem Forever There are times when Duke Nukem Forever, a game that was supposed to be out in the 20th century, looks brand new! And there are other times, like this NSFW clip, where it really shows its age. I don’t mean in terms of the graphics, or the guns, or anything like that.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011
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  A Japan Relief Song That Doesn’t Want Donations, Just Encouragement

  Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has posted a tune called “Pray For You” on his tumblr page. The song is his contribution for Japan’s disaster relief, but he doesn’t want donations. “What I can make is a humble contribution but I hope I can help to encourage someone and make difference,” adds Sakaguchi. “Hanging there…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011
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  Japan Doesn’t Have An Eggman Nuclear Plant

  Last week, workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant began cooling the rods with sea water. Their effort, while not always successful, was deliberate and measured. Shame the same wasn’t true of the foreign reaction. The U.S. news media has been, to put it mildly, alarmist – in direct contrast with the Japanese media. That isn’t…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011
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  March Badness

  A Lot to Handle | The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is widely recognized as the busiest four-day stretch of gambling in Las Vegas. After an upset-filled Thursday, the tournament played out its first two rounds more conventionally. (File photo: Getty Images) Here’s Kinect – Working on a PS3 (And Playing Killzone 3) This…

  By Owen Good Published March 20, 2011
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  Here’s Kinect — Working on a PS3 (And Playing Killzone 3)

  This genie of Kinect modification is never going back in the bottle. Now a modder has figured out a way to get the Microsoft device to work with a PlayStation 3. This is Shantanu Goel, and his code is in a pre-alpha state, but you can see him navigating the Xross Media Bar, starting Killzone…

  By Owen Good Published March 20, 2011
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  Confidence of Crysis

  Crysis 2’s arrival is the console highlight of the week. A raft of games in preparation for the Nintendo 3DS’s North American release next Sunday also start hitting retail shelves. Tuesday (March 22) Crysis 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) – Crytek’s futuristic shooter comes to the urban jungle of New York City. You’ll use the…

  By Owen Good Published March 20, 2011
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  Hitman Viral Campaign Ends, Points to E3 Reveal

  An alternate-reality game run for Hitman enthusiasts by the developing studio’s community manager has evidently come to a close, with a series of barcode-clues seeming to point to the first day of E3 2011. That would likely mean a reveal of a long-awaited Hitman 5 then. The windup of this particular game of cat and…

  By Owen Good Published March 20, 2011
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  Top 5 of 10: A Great Starting Lineup

  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. •The Best First Levels in Video Games [UGO] As a serial restarter, this is a list I can get behind. Uncharted 2’s opener was a…

  By Owen Good Published March 20, 2011