GameStop Accepting Nintendo 3DS Preorders

Happy Boxing Day. A little birdie told us that GameStop is now accepting preorders for the Nintendo 3DS, taking a $50 deposit to reserve the device. We confirmed this with a call to our local store, but be sure to check yours. The Nintendo 3DS is due for a March release in North America.

Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

Get what you wanted for Christmas? Get what you didn’t want? More importantly, what did you give? If you gave or got a Nintendo 64, welcome to 1996! And to TAY, Kotaku’s official open thread. kaploy9 is the weekend winner of the #taypics derby. There are six chances each week to get your handiwork featured.…

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A Capy Christmas To All & To All A Good Night

Capy, makers of Critter Crunch, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes and Sword & Sworcery, wish you a happy holidays with plenty of presents puked under the Christmas tree.

iPhone’s Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Is a Spectacular Action Shooter

I was a big fan of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light when it came to consoles and, it turns out, I’m just as big a fan of the iPhone version. The game translates surprisingly well, using twin digital thumbsticks to let players control Croft’s movements and in which direction she fires her twin…

Marty McFly’s Actor Infuses His Voice With ‘Artificial Nervousness’

Here’s the demo reel for A.J. LoCascio, whose dead-ringer Marty McFly voice highlights the Back to the Future game now out for PC. LoCascio gets into character by remembering how he’d ask a girl out in high school. “If I was asking out a girl, I would sound too much like Marty and it was…

Who Says The Helghast Can’t Be Festive?

The militaristic enemies of Guerrilla Games’ Killzone series were human once, so of course they celebrate the holidays. We wish the Guerrilla team and its more than a dozen new additions all the best!

Big Monsters! Big Robots! Japan Loves It!

Threequels dominate Japan’s video game sales charts this week with the latest Monster Hunter, the latest Gundam game and the latest soccer RPG from Professor Layton game makers Level 5 sitting atop the list of newest bestsellers. Nothing could dethrone current champ Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for the PSP, which moved another half-million copies to…

Everything Your New iPad Needs Right Now

Well, weren’t you a good boy and/or girl this year! That iPad’s going to be your favorite new toy no matter what, but here’s how to squeeze the most out of it from day one. Step One I’ll assume you’ve successfully removed the iPad from its box, yes? Good. You’re a natural! Now trot on…

The Legend Of Minecraft: A Link To The Past

Kotaku reader and Minecraft player Roman DeNu delivers a retro gaming Christmas present, completely recreating the over world from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past with the building blocks Notch provided. Who wants a video walkthrough? This is an excellent example of what folks with too much free time and a deep…

The Rocking Chair Controller, The Buckets Of Water Controller

Students at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program weren’t trying to make video games when they found ways to use a rocking chair or two buckets full of water as controllers. They didn’t make games. They made tech art that I want to play. While I scoffed at the inflatable rubber boat that I recently…

Marvel vs Capcom vs…Scott Pilgrim?

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Try Not To Get Eaten By Giant Ants Today

Developer Vicious Cycle and D3Publisher helpfully remind the people of the world that a festive holiday hat doesn’t make the giant ants from Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon any less likely to kill you.

Review: XtendPlay Works For Extended Gaming Sessions

Game for thirty minutes or so with a regular controller, and you’ll be fine. But gaming for hours on end, and you might get hand cramps or sore arms. XtendPlay is here to help. Specs Price: US$19.99 Platform: Xbox 360 or PS3 What’s in the box: XtendPlay. The Basics XtendPlay comes in two flavors: green…

A Video Gamers’ Christmas

It was the winter of 1980. My brother and I, wrapped in blue robes, ran down the stairs to be greeted by a brand new Atari 2600 and bevy of games under the tree. It was my first Gamer’s Christmas. What was yours? Since that cold Maryland winter 30 years ago I’ve had many other…

There Are No Silent Nights When Santa Rides A Tank

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even…Santa’s Second World War-vintage self-propelled gun? This is a Christmas greeting from Wargaming, developers of the amusing World of Tanks. So, yeah, the reindeer are out, replaced by tanks. Few games, or developers, could pull this off without it…

Making Games Accessible For All Shapes And Sizes

You may never have stopped to consider how a developer tailors their game to suit the needs of a disabled gamer. You really should, though, it’s fascinating stuff. Valve, developers of Half-Life and Team Fortress, have shared with Gamasutra the lengths to which they go to ensure as many people can enjoy their games as…

Finally, Some Realistic Video Game Hair

You know how EVE Online has an amazing new character creation utility? The cutting-edge technology doesn’t end there. It extends past the face, to flowing locks and beyond to…pretty dresses. It’s strange, and slightly shameful, that games have for so long been able to model guns, and cars, and grass, and smoke and fire so…

Cheap Christmas Cards For The Broke-Ass Gamer

There are plenty of guides out there to help you pick a Christmas gift. But what about the card to go with that gift? Those short on cash but big on love for the old video games can just print some of these adorable little pixel gift cards off and stick ’em on their gift…

Prima Says Happy Holidays With Two Decade’s Worth of Guides

Always ahead of the game, literally, Prima Games sent us a card to wish us not a happy holiday, but a happy New Year. The fold-out card includes 20 years worth of covers. Impressive! Can you spot your favorite?