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Play iPhone Games On The Subway At Your Own Risk, As Thefts Increase
There is no cell phone service on most of the mostly-subterranean New York City subway. So when the New York Police Department says that thieves are snatching more cell phones from the hands of distracted riders than ever before, you’ve got to think Angry Birds is involved in this. “We’ve been seeing an incredible trend…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
We’ve Sketched The Wii 2 Controller Of Our Dreams
We haven’t seen the controller for the next Nintendo console. (Nintendo hasn’t sent it over to us yet. Thanks for nothing, Miyamoto!) But we’ve been stitching together the snippets of info we’re picking up from people who do know what the controller is like. So we just had to sketch it out. Illustrator Sam Spratt…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Many Faces Of Max Payne 3‘s Hard-Boiled Hero
In a series of screens you might have seen in the latest issue of Edge Magazine, Max Payne shows himself to be a man of many faces, outfits, and hairstyles. As the Edge Magazine story explains, the narrative of Max Payne 3 takes us to various points in our gritty detective hero’s life, from his…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
DreamWorld Gallery
Here’s is your house, which serves as your base of operations in the Pokémon Dream World. Spend berries in the Dream World to purchase furniture for your house, which also features a board that keeps track of the Pokémon you befriend in the game. Unlike previous Pokémon games, you can’t grow berries in Pokémon Black…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Is What A Dead Kinect Looks Like
It is with great misplaced pride that I report that I am the first Kotaku writer to suffer from a dead Microsoft Kinect. Also, it’s incredibly difficult to get a close-up picture of the Kinect with the sensor powered on. All things considered, I’ve had rather good luck with my video game consoles as far…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedRaise Your Expectations For The Captain America Video Game
I keep telling people that the Captain America video game is going to be good, and I keep getting funny looks. The Captain America game is a movie tie-in. Those generally stink. It’s about Captain America, who has never had a good video game. (UPDATE: Ok unhappy commenters, how about “not since 1991”?) And it’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedConduit 2‘s Timing Is Downright Depressing
Amidst the swell of hype over Nintendo’s next console and the release of Valve’s latest masterpiece, Sega and High Voltage Software release Conduit 2 for the Wii. Have you ever gone to the video store or browsed through Netflix titles and discovered a movie with a name that’s similar to an existing big-name blockbuster but…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are We Expecting Too Much Of Game Developers?
In today’s absolutely flawless, perfectly scupted edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Kadin wonders if gamers have set their expectations so high that no developer can ever hope to satisfy them completely. Do we expect too much out of developers these days? Think about it for a second. Minecraft is a perfect example of this…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Church Bribes Easter Service Attendees With 3DS And Other Electronic “Crap”
Elk River, Minnesota Pastor Eric Dykstra has “no problem bribing people with crap in order to meet Christ,” which is why hitting up The Crossing Church for Easter Sunday services could win you a Nintendo 3DS. Easter Sunday should be one of the biggest church days of the year. When I was younger it was…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hello boys and girls, welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves. So it’s Friday, which means your probably looking forward to a whole weekend full of video game playing. Until then, let’s talk about them. Special thanks to Incursor for his Red Dead themed pic. Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how…
By Mike Epstein Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sometimes Being The Xbox 360 In Japan Is Really Hard
JUMP OUT | OSAKA, JAPAN: Xbox 360 shelf space is shrunk at this Osaka retailer. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) The Art Of Mortal Kombat For a game that’s always been darker and grittier than its rival Street Fighter, the new Mortal Kombat has a surprising amount of…beauty to it. One Young Woman, Seven PSPs, Total…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Does The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Have Your Language Covered?
Role-playing game The Witcher 2 will ship with 11 languages, states developer CD Projekt Red. It will have full voice and text for English, German, Russian, French, and Polish. Subtitled languages are Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Czech and Hungarian.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
One Young Woman, Seven PSPs, Total Insanity
Sawako Hata is a member of idol group SKE48, the Nagoya-based spin-off of idol juggernaut AKB48. Previously, SKE48 members were roped in to promote Kinect in Japan. If Sony is looking for someone to promote the PSP, it should ring Hata. She’s got a bag load of them. Seven, to be exact. In a recent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedPlay Kalei Twists Your Photos Into Endless Entertainment
Thanks to its wonderfully convenient camera, most iPhones are home to dozens if not hundreds of random photos, depicting everything from smiling friends’ faces to particularly interesting bits of plastic. These photos are the fuel for Chillingo’s twisted new photo game Play Kalei. Crafted by casual game developer LoadComplete for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Boy, Final Fantasy Type-0‘s Music Is Rousing
Final Fantasy Type-0, previously called Final Fantasy Agito XIII, will be out this summer in Japan on the PSP – on two UMDs. The game’s website went live today with character art and screens. The music is the main draw, though! [via Type-0]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedDoes This Tekken Lady Look Better?
When Tekken character Anna Williams last appeared in a Tekken Tag Tournament 2 trailer, she appeared a little different. Some fans said Anna’s facial modeling looked worse for the wear. The game’s developers revamped her look and recently released this video. Well, what do you think? Better? Worse? Discuss! Videos Posted by Harada_TEKKEN: Improved Anna…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2011
