The Chinese government dictates what can and can’t be shown in overhead photographs. This is bad news for Google Maps, which continues to have run-ins with the Mainland. No worries, there is a solution. A beautiful one. Baidu Maps created a Sim City-like reproduction of China to sidestep these issues. An overhead view of the…
Some LEGO games are expansive voyages built on exciting properties. This is not one of those games. No, if you put LEGO Star Wars at one end of the spectrum, LEGO Minifigures Collector would be at its polar opposite. It’s a slot/poker machine game that has you trying to match up the three correct body…
The Humble Indie Bundle is a project aimed at not only selling a ton of quality indie PC games, but raising money for charity as well. And it’s doing a very good job. Wolfire Games’ John Graham and Jeffrey Rosen (two of the organisers of the bundle) revealed today that the two bundles have so…
The DualShock 3 hasn’t had an official place to call its own. Until now. When charging the controller, players typically just connect it to the PS3 via its controller cable and perhaps leave it on the floor or place it on the console or something Third party companies do have charging stand solutions. And this…
Right now, there are over five million kids from all corners of the globe taking part in an online game. One you may have never even heard of. It’s got nothing to do with farms or penguins. Instead, it’s all about…mathematics. Today is World Maths Day, and the cornerstone of the celebration is a competition…
Nintendo hasn’t only just released a stylish piece of hardware, the Kyoto-based games maker has just launched a piece of hardware powered by elegant software. If only other Japanese companies could follow suit. Anyone who has ever owned a cell phone in Japan knows exactly what I’m talking about. Heck, if you’ve played Japanese video…
Fans of Mango Sentinels and Curly Moustaches, you can now wear your allegiance proudly on your chest. Don’t know what I’m talking about? This will help These two shirts, from BROKENTIER, are part of a collaboration honouring IFC Yipes, one of the fighting game scene’s most prominent characters, who is not only a handy gamer…
The Legend Of Zelda takes place in a fantasy kingdom, and no fantasy kingdom would be complete without an exquisite, elaborate map to chart its regions. Bill Mudron has put together this beautiful map that combines the land of Hyrule as depicted in both the first (bottom map) and second (top map) Zelda games for…
Last year, Panasonic surprised the world with the unveiling of a rather unique gaming handheld. Which was one way of putting it. You could also say it looked a little stupid. Something Panasonic now agrees with. The “Jungle”, as it was known, was planned to be a small handheld computer that ran on Linux, allowing…
Atlus’ sexy adventure/puzzle game Catherine is getting a North American release on 360 and PS3. It’s due this Summer.
Having failed to work out a last-minute deal with its landlord, the historic Chinatown Fair arcade in New York City closed its doors on Sunday night. Here are some images of its last hours. It’s unclear whether the business will be moving, as we were told was an option last week, or is simply shutting…
She’s survived fight after after fight, opponent after opponent. She’s even made it through woeful Hollywood adaptations. Today, Chun-Li and her thighs turn 43 years old. Born in China on March 1, 1968, Chun-Li is an Interpol agent, investigating her father’s death. Her impact on gaming has been tremendous. She was the first playable female…
The 3DS’s “StreetPass” function allows players to automatically trade Mii Avatars with whomever they pass on the street. But the streets are dangerous, and some 3DS owners are bound to be total dicks Offensive and Not Safe for Work language to follow. “Dick” is actually a nickname that brings up a warning screen on the…
If I say the words “casual game”, you probably think of something that’s on Facebook. With graphics drawn by, and targeted towards, twelve year-olds. You certainly don’t imagine them looking like this This is “A Familiar World”, the first title from developers Inemeri, which is looking to bridge a little of the gap between the…
If you can’t find something to like in this video, there amy be something wrong with you. To recap: this is a man sitting near the steps of a New York City subway station. He is wearing a Boba Fett helmet. And, upon his accordion, he is playing a rendition of the “Lost Woods” theme…
A lot of people remember now-defunct magazine Computer Gaming World for the fact it was one of the world’s finest PC gaming rags. Me, I just remember it because of these badass covers. While game magazines today rely on images supplied by a publisher, or sleek, stylistic pieces drawn up by an internal art team,…
Welcome back to the work week, Kotaku readers. It’s going to be a hell of a busy one for your tireless Kotaku editors, what with GDC 2011 kicking into full gear. We don’t actually get there until tomorrow morning, meaning early rising for those of us traveling and covering the show all day. I’m already…
What kind of video game would proudly promote the option to wield Columbine shooter Eric Harris’ TEC-9 and Virgina Tech killer Seung-Hui Cho’s akimbo pistols while embarking on a murderous rampage? The unashamed School Shooter: North American Tour 2012, a new game mod “dedicated to being the best school shooting experience an angsty little shit…
The excellent Half-Minute Hero, a mix of role-playing, side-scrolling shooting and strategy, all delivered in short bursts, looks like it’s making the leap from PlayStation Portable to Xbox 360. Australia’s ratings board seems to have let slip the existence of Half-Minute Hero – Super Mega Neo Climax a bit earlier than expected. With a name…
Dante the demon slayer may be gracing the silver screen soon, now that Hollywood studio Screen Gems—the people who make the Resident Evil movies—has acquired the rights to make a Devil May Cry movie. Variety reports that Capcom and Screen Gems have struck a deal to adapt Devil May Cry into a feature film, with…
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