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  Fable Creator Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

  Much more than the creator of fable, Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux was behind everything from classic god game Populous to the light-hearted simulator Theme Park. These achievements and more will be honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards during GDC 2011. Kotaku will be there on Wednesday, March 2, in San Francisco when the esteemed developer…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2011
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  Ubisoft 3DS Games

  Splinter Cell 3D Splinter Cell 3D Splinter Cell 3D Splinter Cell 3D Rayman 3D Rayman 3D Rayman 3D Rayman 3D Rabbids 3D Rabbids 3D Rabbids 3D James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes Driver Renegade Driver Renegade Driver Renegade Asphalt 3D Asphalt 3D Asphalt 3D Asphalt 3D Asphalt 3D Asphalt…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011
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  Capcom 3DS Games

  Super Street Fighter IV 3D Super Street Fighter IV 3D Super Street Fighter IV 3D Super Street Fighter IV 3D Super Street Fighter IV 3D Super Street Fighter IV 3D Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011
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  Super Monkey Ball 3D!

  Super Monkey Ball 3D! Super Monkey Ball 3D! Super Monkey Ball 3D! Super Monkey Ball 3D! Super Monkey Ball 3D! Super Monkey Ball 3D

  By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011
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  3DS’ Augmented Reality Turns Cards Into 3D Dragons

  The Nintendo 3DS will come with six augmented reality cards. But what does that mean? It means you can drop 3D dragons on to coffee tables, desks and your son’s sleeping head and then shoot virtual arrows at them. Excellent! Stay tuned to Kotaku’s 3DS page for a day full of updates, interviews and videos.…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011
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  A First Look At the 3DS’ Free Apps and Surprising Multitasking

  Here’s a quick look at the freebies built into the 3DS. Will be pubbing a much more detailed look at these features later in the day, but an important thing we discovered is that a lot of these built in apps can run in the background. For instance you can be playing Zelda Ocarina of…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Behold Kotaku’s official forum, where the video game discussions stretch on for as long as the eye can see! Thanks to reader Wulfzoid for today’s image. Submit yours to #TAYpics

  By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2011
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  Nintendo’s 3DS Hits Europe On March 25

  Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit “across Europe” on March 25. The price will be set by retailers, Nintendo Europe says. The system, which hits the U.S. on Match 27 for $249.99, will come with a telescoping stylus and some digital software built in. Retailers, including Amazon and GameStop, list the price at…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011
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  Welcome To Curry Paradise

  Japan boasts a long curry tradition that dates over a hundred years. Here is some of what the country has to offer. Where do I game? I game here! What you missed last night Nintendo’s 3DS Hits the U.S. On March 27 for $249.99 Nintendo 3DS U.S Preview Bonanza And Liveblog Activision Can Take Its…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011
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  Nintendo 3DS U.S and Euro Preview Bonanza And Liveblog

  At 9am ET in New York City — 7am Kotaku Time — Nintendo will kick off its 3DS launch event. Will they finally tell us when this thing is coming out and what games we can play on it on day one? We’re ready, and we’re liveblogging. Click to viewNintendo 3DS Preview Bonanza

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 19, 2011
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  Nintendo’s 3DS Hits the U.S. On March 27 for $249.99

  Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit the U.S. on March 27 for $249.99 “Nintendo 3DS is a category of one – the experience simply doesn’t exist anywhere else,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “You have to see Nintendo 3DS to believe it. And it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before.” The…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011
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  Game Studio Calls New Game Hardware “Horrible”

  Right now, gamers play video games on the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. One day, we will have new consoles. Won’t that be great? Um, no, not according to one of gaming’s biggest studios. “It would be horrible,” says THQ’s Danny Bilson. “It still costs us a fortune to make games on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011
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  Wordsnap Contraption Is A Snap

  Like puzzles? No, that isn’t a puzzle, it’s a question. Wordsnap Contraption is a word-based puzzle game in which players try to create new words — in under two minutes. There are multipliers and a constant flow of new letters. Wordsnap Contraption is a fun little game. Future updates will hopefully expand the dictionary.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011
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  Mad Moxxi Looks Less Bonkers In Person

  Meagan VanBurkleo, who we’ve seen before as the Princess of Persia, returns to wow us again with a day spent as Mad Moxxi, a maniacal star of Gearbox’s shooter Borderlands. If you haven’t played the game before, Mad Moxxi is like Tina Turner in Mad Max 3. Only less terrifying While the pictures are great,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011
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  Monkey Island Honoured With…Porn Game Tribute

  Monkey Island? More like Spunky Island. Apologies if that appears crass, but I didn’t come up with it: developers Grimmstone did, as it’s the name of their pornographic tribute to Lucasart’s classic adventure game series. Sadly, it’s not a game where you have to trade insults with dangerous women or use rubber chickens to cross…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011
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  Mom Laughs In Violent Game’s Face

  A handful of mothers were totally freaked out by sci-fi game Dead Space 2. Those moms are pansies. Dino Ignacio’s mom? While everyone else seems to cover their eyes, his mom laughs in the game’s face, cackles and chuckles. Ignacio is Dead Space 2’s user interface designer. Dead Space 2 is headed to the Xbox…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011
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  Your 3DS Guess Is As Good As Mine

  We’re just a few hours away from a pair of big Nintendo events in the US and Europe, where actual, useful information pertaining to the release of the 3DS will be revealed. To pass the time, then, let’s make some predictions. There are three key pieces of information we’re likely to have by the time…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011
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  A Bird? A Plane? No, Flying Animals On China’s Kinect!

  This year, China is releasing a new controller-free gaming console. New for China, that is, as the world already played this when it was called Kinect. Dubbed a “Kinect clone” by the West, the eBox will come with 30 games built in and a set-top camera that can detect a player’s movements, according to the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011
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  Angry Birds Hurl Themselves At The Small Screen

  Angry Birds. It’s the craze that’s sweeping the nation. Well, many nations. And soon, it’ll be the craze that’s sweeping TV sets (or computer monitors), with an Angry Birds animated series on the way. Rovio, the developers of the smash hit mobile game, has found a partner (or partners) to “move into production” on an…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011
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  Man Loves Gundam Music, Man Records Gundam Music, Man Gets Arrested

  A 42-year-old Japanese male walked into his local cineplex and started watching the latest Gundam flick. As well as recording the anime’s audio with his phone. He is now in police custody. While piracy is only thought to be, you know, filming the actual screen, Japanese copyright law covers audio, too. Under a 2007 ruling,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011