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  Zelda Remake Will Be More User-Friendly On The 3DS, Probably Not Longer

  The still-undated remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 3DS looks better and has a better inventory system — an upgrade that shouldn’t be underestimated. But don’t expect new content. “I wouldn’t anticipate any extra dungeons,” Nintendo’s Bill Trinen told Kotaku in an interview yesterday in New York City,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2011
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  Arcade Magic – A Visit To The New Pinball Wizard

  The American arcade, on the verge of extinction, has been given new life with the opening of a New Hampshire based arcade. Writer Jon Lynch visits the newly opened Pinball Wizard, speaks to its proud, passionate owner and returns with this report. Tucked in the corner unit of a shopping plaza in sleepy Pelham, New…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 20, 2011
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  This Might Be The Most Effective Pesticide Ever

  You might think you know the most effective way of ridding your home of uncommon household pests, but you’re wrong. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon shows us the right way. Behold the Pesticide Guns. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is about one thing: Killing giant weapons with hundreds of powerful weapons. The Pesticide line of…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011
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  Did The Creators of Call of Duty Delay A Map Pack To Help Out The Competition?

  After months of finger-pointing and allegations, the company behind the massively popular Call of Duty series may have proof to support claims that one of their video games was sabotaged by its creators at the urging of a rival. An internal email from a rival Electronic Arts executive, released today as part of a court…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 20, 2011
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  Android Users Get Plants Vs. Zombies This Spring

  Plants Vs. Zombies, a wonderful video game that is on just about every device other than Androids and toasters, will be out for Androids in “Q2”, the folks at Popcap tell us. That means April-June. We played it briefly this week. Looks sharp. Peggle’s a Q2 Android game too.

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2011
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  Three Things To Love About Red Faction Armageddon

  I was a huge fan of Red Faction: Guerrilla and the freedom of destruction it delivered gamers at the blunt end of a hammer. But Red Faction Armageddon sounds like it’s made reversing chaos just as much fun Here’s three things I loved seeing in the game. Sure we’ve had computers that talk in our…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 20, 2011
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  New Type Of Memory Could Boot Your Computer Instantly

  Imagine turning on your computer from a powerless state and instantly seeing your desktop without having to wait through a lengthy loading process. NC State researchers have developed a device that could make that happen. Your computer makes use of two types of memory. First we have the hard drives, the SD cards, the USB…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011
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  Not A Real 3DS Accessory

  This man, JC Rodrigo, works for Nintendo. He’s good at explaining the 3DS’ surprise features, but he mustn’t roam free with Nintendo’s next hot thing. Yesterday at a Manhattan event, he had to keep his 3DSes tied to his body. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2011
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  2010 Game of the Year Finalist Debate: Mass Effect 2

  Because I tried to please everyone, my Commander Shepard didn’t get laid the first time I played Mass Effect 2. Because BioWare tried to please everyone, Mass Effect 2 could be our Game of the Year. It was a ridiculous idea, or so I first thought. Trading BioWare’s tried and true semi-turn-based role-playing combat system…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011
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  Can We Stop Blaming Games For Childhood Obesity Now?

  The United States has been growing increasingly more obese over the past few decades, and video games are often cited as one of the key factors behind this meteoric rise in pounds-per-person. Now researchers say that isn’t necessarily true. Video games have taken a lot of flak for making people obese, not just in the…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011
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  Red Faction Armageddon And The Beauty Of Reversing Chaos

  It is often more fun to destroy than it is to create. Many of us realized this when we were young, when we played with Lego sets or made sandcastles. Scores of video games endorse this philosophy. The new Red Faction most magically does not. In New York last week, representatives from the company making…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2011
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  Wal-Mart Taking 3DS Pre-Orders, Handing Out Free Cases

  Wal-Mart is now taking pre-orders for Nintendo’s 3DS. And if you pre-order the $249 portable from the store they’ll throw in a $10 Nintendo-licensed Flex Case. $10!!!

  By Brian Crecente Published January 20, 2011
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  How To Teach Math Using A Nintendo Wii

  Teacher Robert Drewnowski had only $300 in grant money to help him develop a more effective way of teaching math to fourth graders. He used it to buy a Wii. The $300 came to the Bacon Elementary School teacher as part of a special science and math grant doled out by New Jersey’s Millville Board…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011
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  Are Games Giving Us Too Much Freedom?

  Games like Red Dead Redemption and Fallout: New Vegas give players the freedom to explore unfamiliar worlds to their hearts’ content, but is it too much freedom? Commenter GeneralissimoFurioso explores the price of free-roaming in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. Freedom, is it really all that it’s cracked up to be? Not freedom in the sense…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011
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  Is Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Setting The Bar For 3DS Game Prices?

  While Nintendo still mum on how much their 3DS games will cost when the handheld launches, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition is already on sale in Capcom’s store for $39.99. will this be the price for most 3DS games? Retailers eager to secure preorders for the hottest Nintendo 3DS titles have been slapping $39.99…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Gun! Gun! Weapons down. Time to talk about gaming. Thanks to reader Hisilarn for today’s image. Submit yours to #TAYpics

  By Brian Crecente Published January 20, 2011
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  Short Cords, Long Friend Lists And Other Burning 3DS Questions Answered

  We’re on the verge of the release of Nintendo’s first major new gaming system in a half-decade, the 3D capable 3DS. It’s the seasons, then, for both excitement and lots of little nagging questions. From Nintendo, we’ve got (some) answers. When are the games actually coming out? Two months out from the 3DS’ release, Nintendo…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2011
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  Would You Like To Swap Dinners With Me?

  So, I’m pretty sure my left elbow exploded yesterday, and it is going to fall off and kill me — not to be melodramatic or anything. Actually in pain all day! Having a bit of typer’s elbow and am headed to the doctor’s tomorrow morning. Wish me luck! What you missed last night Microsoft Offers…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2011
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  Will Nintendo And Hollywood Get It Right This Time?

  While Hollywood and Nintendo haven’t exactly hit it off (remember that Super Mario Bros. movie?), that doesn’t mean Tinseltown is soured on Nintendo. It’s totally excited about the 3DS. In a recent roundtable (via Edge), Nintendo present Satoru Iwata talked about how excited Hollywood was about the Nintendo 3DS. “When we show Nintendo 3DS to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2011
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  Microsoft Offers PS3 Hacker A Present

  George Hotz hacked Sony’s PS3, and then told everyone how to do it. That pissed Sony off, and the company is taking him to court. Rival Microsoft is ready to play nice, though. With a gift. Hotz, who also cracked the iPhone, blogged that he’s keen to get a Windows Phone 7. And Brandon Watson,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2011