Talk Amongst Yourselves

If you had one place – just one place on Kotaku that acted as an official forum for you to talk about games, would you use it, or would you just let it drop? Thanks to reader Rokeden for today’s Finally Fantastic image. Submit yours to #TAYpics. (Grab this month’s source image here and feel…

One Important Thing To Note While In Namcolandy

Remember, when you go into Anpanman’s house at Namcoland TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES. Is Left 4 Dead Getting Ripped Off? Survival shooter Left 4 Dead features a whole cast of memorable zombies. So does upcoming zombie game Yakuza: Of The End. Thing is, I remember them being in Left 4 Dead first. The 3DS Battery…

Talented Musicians Choose Pokémon

This past weekend marked fifteen years of Pokémon. Fifteen years! And what better way to say that than with a free album of Pok&eacut;mon chiptunes. As website Tiny Cartridge points out, the album has 28 different arrangements from 24 different artists. Be sure to listen to the Jigglypuff song at the end of the clip.…

A Most Suggestive Game Dick, Err Disc

Recently released Way of the Samurai 4 doesn’t come on your typical game disc — makes sense as it’s not your typical game! The fourth installment in The Way of the Samurai series looks…ahem…different. It’s another samurai game, but this time peppered this time with heavy S&M imagery. There are NSFW scenes of men in…

Is Left 4 Dead Getting Ripped Off?

Survival shooter Left 4 Dead features a whole cast of memorable zombies. So does upcoming zombie game Yakuza: Of The End. Thing is, I remember them being in Left 4 Dead first. The demo for Yakuza: Of The End shows some of the zombies that appear in the game. They seem to be either homages…

Nothing Says Kicking Ass Like A Ninja With…A Dance Pad

Beating Ninja Gaiden on the Nintendo Entertainment System takes about an hour. That’s with a controller. How long does it take with a dance pad? Well, apparently it takes over eight months. That’s exactly what YouTuber DJ17Nario has been trying to do for the past 8 months. And now, it seems he’s done it. If…

The 3DS Battery Drains Me

For nearly a week, I’ve been playing with the 3DS. And during that time, I’ve asked one question over and over again: How’s the battery? It’s pretty much what Nintendo said it is. According to the Kyoto-based game company, the 3DS’s battery can last anywhere between 3 to 5 hours and up to 8 hours…

A Masterclass In How To Cosplay Catherine

Catherine, a new adventure game for the PS3, might be a harsh mistress, but this cosplay is anything but. Japanese cosplayer Omi Gibson, noted for her Metal Gear Solid and No More Heroes cosplays, takes on Catherine with gusto — and wine glasses. Anyone who hopes to cosplay as Catherine for any future gaming expos…

Zelda Maps Make The Best City Maps

This is the city of Lethbridge, one of the largest in Alberta, Canada, circa 1987. It is amazing. Made by Lawrence Krysak and Jarrett Duncan for a mapping project, the original is 24 inches wide and features details that don’t transfer over at lower resolutions. “The idea for this map was to represent The City…

Pin-Up Model Turned Xbox Japan Spokes-girl Paralyzed After Accident

Hikari Yamaguchi first captured Japanese gamers’ eyes with her bikini pin-up photos. She captured their hearts as one of the hosts of Xbox Japan’s Inside Xbox program. Right now, she needs all the love she can get. According to paper Sports Hochi, Yamaguchi slipped on the balcony of her home on February 19, resulting in…

A Little More Uncharted NGP Gameplay

Sony brought one of the most dazzling games for its new NGP system, Uncharted, to its talk at GDC 2011. While we’ve seen some of this gameplay before, even shaky cam footage that doesn’t capture the NGP’s big, bright OLED screen is exciting. There’s a ton of touchscreen control on display here, which may be…

Fighting on New Terms, but Still a Champion

I’ve taken head butts and held on through jaw-cracking, brain-rattling missiles; I’ve fought against runners and cowards and cheats and made them all pay. Never have I fought in a place this unfair, with these terms dictated to me. “He’s a penitentiary sergeant,” says my corner man, “that ref ain’t gonna do nothin’. Which means…

The Best Games of 2010 Were…

The Game Developers Choice Awards gives developers a chance to say which games they like best. This year it seems what they liked best was Red Dead Redemption. A close second? Minecraft. Now that’s a fucking great year for games. Here’s the full list of winners: Best Audio Red Dead Redemption Best Debut Game Minecraft…

Mechs Meet World War I In Trenched, The Next Double Fine Game

The people behind games as diverse as Brutal Legend, Costume Quest and Stacking are making a war game. A World War I game. With giant mechanized robots. Trench warfare from an alternate reality is the next downloadable game from Double Fine Productions. It’s called Trenched. The Xbox Live Arcade game’s official description is as follows.…

Sony’s New NGP Isn’t Quite As Powerful As A PS3, Despite What You’ve Heard

The next PlayStation Portable, Sony’s recently announced NGP, won’t rival the PlayStation 3 in terms of raw computing power, despite its impressively good looks. Sony engineers say the NGP instead sits about “halfway” between the original PSP and PS3. David Coombes, platform research manager at Sony Computer Entertainment America, downplayed some aspects of the NGP’s…

And the Year’s Best Indie Games Are…

Each year the Independent Games Festival awards recognize what are often the most interesting, most innovative games of the year. This year was no different. Here are your winners: Best Student Game Fract Technical Excellence Amnesia: The Dark Descent Excellence in Design Desktop Dungeons Best Mobile Game Helsing’s Fire Excellence in Visual Art Bit.Trip Runner…

The Return of Demon Tits

I don’t think I’ve ever been happier to type four words in my life. Famously referenced in Dragon Age: Origins’ original ESRB ratings certificate, the demon protuberances were believed absent from its sequel. We were wrong! At 0:41 of this Dragon Age II trailer, we see a pair of mephistophelian boobies, albeit with pasties. As…

Hands On With Resistance 3 Single and Multiplayer

It starts as a breeze. It’s almost lost amidst the clutter of a minutely detailed junk yard, the armed conflict of man versus alien, the spectacle of a floating space ship in the distance. The wind isn’t really noticeable, not at first. But as the fight progresses, as I help a “rag-tag” band of humans…

The Original Pac-Man Sketches

Burger Time Reboot Adds More Enemies from the Major Food Groups

BurgerTime, that lovable WTF acid-trip from the food-genre minifad of the 1980s [Food Fight, Pressure Cooker] is getting a high definition reboot, according to the ESRB. It’ll have more than an fried egg chasing your ass around, too. The game will be released on all three consoles and the PC. It looks like a downloadable…