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  Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure Brings Toys And Video Games Together

  What if you could pick up a toy at Toys “R” Us, bring it home, and then upload it into a video game as a playable character? That’s the concept behind Activision’s Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure. It’s a new Spyro game, but Spyro the Dragon is just one of many characters Activision is bringing to life…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2011
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  Duke Nukem Forever Gives Its Biggest Fans Balls Of Steel

  You’ve waited 14 years for the game to come out; why not splurge a little? 2K Games punctuates the May release of Duke Nukem Forever with a special edition that’s as over-the-top and obnoxious as the game’s star himself. The Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Edition for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Gather ’round and talk about video games here in Kotaku’s official forum. Thanks to Yankton for today’s image. Submit your images to #TAYpics We could use some new images, aspiring TAY artists. Work off the base image, the wave, which you can find in a nice 640×360 size here. And then submit your work to…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 11, 2011
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  Jay Mohr Serenades Kotaku, Jokes About Video Games, Activision and Nintendo

  Jay Mohr took to the stage last night to host the 14th annual Interactive Achievement Awards and, as he has five times before, warmed up the audience with some biting comedy. Before he tore into the audience and industry with his jokes, Mohr took to the red carpet to, among other things, serenade Kotaku. After…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 11, 2011
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  Xbox Hijinks, Games Of The Year And Let It Snow

  Ah, cold, wet melting snow. I cannot underscore how much I dislike snow, but making snowmen was fun. In Japan, snowmen only have a head and a body — while in America (and elsewhere?), they have a head, a mid-section and legs. The reason why is because in Japanese, they’re called “yukidaruma” with “yuki” meaning…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2011
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  How Gran Turismo’s Super Car Was Brought To Life

  I.materialise is 3D printing company. For years, the company churned out concept cars. “We make a lot of concept cars using 3D printing but we’re never allowed to talk about them,” says i.materialise’s Joris Peels. This time is different. First unveiled in 2008 at the Paris Motor Show, the Citroën GT is a concept car…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2011
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  Sony To Comb Through PS3 Hacker’s Computer

  Sony can’t get the mysterious PS3 hackers names from Google, but it can look through the computer of the known “celebrity” one, George Hotz. Hotz, who first got national attention when he hacked the iPhone, had to turn over his computer back in late January. His attorney attempted to block Sony from combing through the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2011
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  Japan, The Devil’s Head Is Not Really This Big

  In upcoming action game El Shaddai, a pre-fall Lucifer guides players. He’s got God on speed dial and looks cool. Now, he’s big-headed and “cute”. Oh dear. Game characters Lucifer and Enoch have been remade into Japanese-style hipsters, complete with rad hair and trendy threads. Now they’ve been re-made into large-headed toys by Namco Bandai.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2011
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  Won’t Anyone Let This Man Sell A Sarah Palin Xbox 360?

  Poor David Morrill. All he ever wanted to do was sell an Xbox 360 that had, inexplicably, Sarah Palin’s autograph scrawled on the side of it. Instead, all he’s getting is trouble. First, unable to sell the console for one million dollars on auction site eBay, he had to drop the asking rate to a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2011
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  New Dead Or Alive Wants Players To Focus On More Than Fighting

  The fighting game also has picture-takin’. Lots of it. Dead or Alive Dimensions has a “Figure” mode that allows players to not only collect character figures, but snap 3D photos of them. There are over a thousand figures to collect with different outfits and poses. The character figures can be placed against a wide variety…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2011
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  You Wouldn’t Like Pikachu When He’s Angry

  Probably my favourite artist in the world right now — Dan Hipp — gives us his take on Pikachu.

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2011
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  Hacked Kinect Grooves Out A Beautiful Music Video

  Kinect music videos are not new. There have already been a few like this one from Echo Lake. But while impressive, it’s not nearly as impressive as this. You are looking at “Catalina” by Portguese duo Moullinex, which is made up of Luis Clara Gomes and Luis Calçada. Gomes tells Kotaku that the video was…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2011
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  Nothing Says “I Love You” Like Portals And Evil Robots

  Valentine’s Day may mean chocolates and flowers for most, but for Valve — and fans of its spatial puzzler Portal — it means falling through orange and blue holes and tender moments with maniacal AI overlords. In honour of Portal 2, the developer has released this range of Valentine’s Day cards for you to customise,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2011
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  StarCraft “MMO” Returns With A New Name

  The fan-made Starcraft MMO, which was recently forced to change its name in order to avoid being struck with a large hammer, is now back. And its new name is just fine. The mod, which was previously known as “World Of Starcraft”, is now branded “StarCraft Universe”. Having been flown out to Blizzard HQ to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2011
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  Cult PC Game Being Remade For The 3DS

  Cave Story, an indie PC game released over six years ago, is still winning new fans today following subsequent releases on the Wii and DS. Now it’s being remade, in 3D, for Nintendo’s newest handheld. Cave Story 3D is a complete remake of the original platformer, with every character and every level transformed from its…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2011
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  Scary Lady Art You Can Wear And Frighten Friends With

  Yu Kobayashi is beautiful. Her drawings are not. They are totally messed up. But don’t let that scare you from, you know, buying them printed on a tote bag or t-shirt. Yes, show your Kobayashi pride. Or just scare the crap out of everyone else. This t-shirt and bag set featuring a Kobayashi design can…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2011
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  Nothing Races By Gran Turismo’s Creator, Not Even Sumo Cheating

  This week, Japan’s national sport was brought to its knees, hit with allegations of match-fixing. Some sumo fans were surprised, but after lingering questions over previous gambling scandals, some weren’t. Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi sure wasn’t. After a gambling scandal broke out last year in which sumo wrestlers were placing illegal bets on baseball…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2011
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  Why You Shouldn’t Threaten School Massacres Over Xbox Live

  A teenager from Maryland thought it would be a good idea to get hold of somebody else’s Xbox Live login details then send over 100 messages threatening to turn up to school with a gun and start shooting. It wasn’t. Instead, the boy has been arrested, after police (with help from Microsoft) were able to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2011
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  All The Winners From The 14th AIAS Awards

  The 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards aren’t there for comedy. They’re there for the giving out of awards to 2010’s finest games. Let’s see who won big at this year’s event. As you’re about to see, Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redemption, Heavy Rain and Limbo (!) have been the big winners on the night,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2011
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  Super Hero Movie Fatigue

  Tonight’s open thread on Kotaku might (once again) be about super hero movies. Now that we’ve all gotten to take a peek at the X-Men: First Class trailer, it’s probably the right time. I seem to be in the minority about our first look at the new X-Men movie. Maybe it’s that I grew up…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 10, 2011