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  Real Racing 2 Is A Real Racing Game

  Consider the bar upped. Real Racing 2 is a straight up racing sim for the iOS, and it looks surprisingly good. The tracks are well designed and beautifully presented. And the car models look great. There are 30 licensed vehicles in the game that include the likes of Lotus, Nissan, Chevy, BMW and more. It’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 28, 2010
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  Nintendo’s 3DS Warning For Kids Under Six Years Old

  Next month, Nintendo is showing off the Nintendo 3DS to the general public in Japan for the first time. It could possibly make you sick. Oh, and don’t plan on bringing young kids for 3D fun. Nintendo has a couple warnings regarding the Nintendo 3DS. These are general safety warnings for 3D, but here, Nintendo…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 28, 2010
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  Sega Recreates Fashion Model’s Flaring Nostrils

  Jun Komori started out as a fashion model, appearing in magazines like Popteen. There are tons of magazine models. So Jun started to be different by making stupid faces. At a press conference today in Tokyo it was revealed that Komori will be the Yakuza franchise’s latest massage “therapist” in the forthcoming Yakuza: Of The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 28, 2010
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  Japan’s Biggest DS Game Is…

  Here’s a hint: Mario’s in it. Not much of a hint, because Mario games are generally huge. New Super Mario Bros. is just huger. As of December 26, the game has sold 6.01 million copies in Japan. This is the first DS game in Japan to break the 6 million mark! New Super Mario Bros.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 28, 2010
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  Report: New PlayStation Phone Coming Next Spring

  Still unofficial, the PlayStation Phone will be released next spring, reports Japanese newspaper the Asahi Shimbun. According to the report, the Sony Ericsson-developed phone could go on sale first in the U.S. and Europe and be based on the PSPgo and use slide-out PSPgo-style gaming controls. However, instead of analog thumb nubs, there is apparently…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 28, 2010
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  The Mystery Of What Foreigners Like About Japan

  Cars. Television. Game consoles. For years, these were what Japan was known for abroad. But that’s not all. Eight years ago, American journalist Douglas McGray coined the phrase “Cool Japan” to refer to Japan’s soft power prowess. Culture is now a huge export for Japan — whether that be anime, manga or, yes, video games.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 28, 2010
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  Street Fighter’s World Warriors Get A ‘Toon Makeover

  Sean Galloway threw down an excellent collection of Street Fighter character illustrations in his unique style. Related Rampage: Ironlad to the Rescue Street Fighter Busts by Sean Galloway (deviantART) (Facebook) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 27, 2010
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  Diggin’ Out

  How’s everybody holding up under the weight of all that snow? We’re talking to you, northeastern Kotaku readers and everyone else who wants to join in on some off-topic conversation. Things are cool and comfortable here in Florida, where blizzards tend not to happen. It’s a little frosty, but nothing tough video games media types…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 27, 2010
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  Super Meat Boy Hacked Into Super Smash Bros.

  The Wii release of Super Meat Boy is looking grim, but resourceful Super Smash Bros. Brawl hackers find a way to get the blocky man of meat into Nintendo’s beat ’em up. There’s not much meat to this clip showing off the Brawl hack, via Destructoid, but it goes to show you that Kirby is…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 27, 2010
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  Holiday Wishes From Double Fine Have Two Games Under Wraps

  Brutal Legend makers Double Fine wish you a happy holiday, with visions of Stacking and Costume Quest under the tree, plus possible hints about the next two downloadable games coming from the developer’s “Amnesia Fortnight” project. Any guesses?

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 27, 2010
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  More Games Hack, Slash & Jiggle Their Way Into Early 2011

  The first three months of 2011 are full of Musou flavor, courtesy of Dead or Alive and Dynasty Warriors publisher Tecmo Koei. It might also squeeze in a pair of Nintendo 3DS games, right around the 3D handheld’s launch. Tecmo Koei has at least three games arriving in North America by the end of March,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 27, 2010
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  The Last Monday of 2010!

  To: Ashcraft From: Crecente Tristan left cookies for Santa too…. and an iPhone set up to record video of anyone who ate them. 😀 What you missed last night The CityVille How To: A Guide to Building the City of Your Dreams The Year In Motion Control Video Games: The Hype, The Horror, The Happiness…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 27, 2010
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  A Rare Look At What The Legend of Zelda Used To Be

  A prototype version of The Legend of Zelda—or Zelda no Densetsu, if you’re a Famicom owner—has been released by the folks at The Lost Levels forums, a Nintendo curiosity that offers an early look at the NES classic. This version of the original 8-bit Legend of Zelda was for the Famicom Disk System, the add-on…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 27, 2010
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  Awesome Duke Nukem Fan Film Has The Right Amount Of Smoking, Strippers

  What would be the necessary ingredients for a Duke Nukem movie? Alien invasions, scantily clad women, cigar smoking and action hero swagger, all of which are on display in fan film The Duke: Fate of Humanity. Directed by Finnish filmmaker Paul J. Helin, The Duke: Fate of Humanity is a “nod towards the toughest bad-ass…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 27, 2010
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  Happy Holidays Is Bayonetta in a Christmas Sweater

  Look! 2011 is one pharyngeal-jaw strike away from being even merrier. We kid! We kid! Eaaaaat himmmmmmmmmmmm….

  By Brian Crecente Published December 27, 2010
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  If an alien invasion really happened, we’d be dead instantly

  In movies humans fight off alien occupation forces, explode alien ships, and mind-control aliens with the power of love. How on earth can we think that would happen? In Falling Skies, Noah Wyle is all set to fight off an alien invasion with the power of being a gosh darn nuisance. It’s actually one of…

  By Esther Inglis-Arkell Published December 27, 2010
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  Kmart Rings In The New Year With Gaming Deals

  Kmart has discounted games like Goldeneye, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Epic Mickey as part of a sale lasting from now until the end of the year. For those of you not counting, that’s five days from now. If you got a Visa gift card for Christmas and find yourself on the wrong side…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 27, 2010
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  The One-Man Super Mario Galaxy Orchestra

  Super Mario Galaxy has a rather impressive orchestral soundtrack. Composer, violinist, and cosplayer Diwa de Leon makes it even more impressive by performing it all by himself. I haven’t been this impressed by one man performing video game music since Danny Fong’s amazing rendition of the Pokemon theme song. Danny only used his voice, however,…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 27, 2010
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  The Golden Sun Family Tree May Come In Handy

  If you found Golden Sun: Dark Dawn for the Nintendo DS under the Christmas tree this weekend and found your familiarity of the previous two Game Boy Advance games and their characters a bit rusty, this family tree may help. Nintendo breaks down the relationships between Golden Sun, Golden Sun: The Lost Age and the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 27, 2010
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  High Praise For The Fiction Of Assassin’s Creed

  In our first post-Christmas Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter TheolaRegulus keeps the mood festive by giving thanks to Ubisoft for keeping the plot of the Assassin’s Creed series together across many mediums. I gotta hand it to Ubisoft with the Assassin’s Creed series. For years I’ve been following games that are supposed to have a big,…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 27, 2010