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  Dead Space Mixes It Up With Battlefield Heroes

  EA’s free-to-play online Battlefield Heroes game is filled with players running about in ridiculous outfits they’ve cobbled together out of scraps. Nothing a healthy injection of Dead Space 2 shouldn’t cure. These two new outfits for Battlefield Heroes allow players on either side of the conflict to transform themselves into sleek and sexy cartoon representations…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011
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  Minecraft, FarmVille, What’s The Difference?

  Colorfully named Kotaku commenter BubbleF**kingBuddy keeps it short and sweet in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, asking why our readers love Minecraft but hate FarmVille. Does it seem fair that Kotakuites often shit on Farmville for being “casual” or “pointless”, and then go on to play Minecraft all day? Why the double standard? About Speak-Up on…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011
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  Bulletstorm Mocks Halo With Evocative, Projectile-Vomiting Diorama

  Nothing says serious business like a slow pan through a minutely detailed diorama set to moody music. A little projectile vomiting? A hot dog on a stick, shoved through a guy? A fireball about to enter an orifice? How can that hurt? Thanks for the Bulletstorm-laughs People Can Fly and Epic, now deliver a fantastic…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 11, 2011
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  Show Tunes, Shit Hogs, And My Other Favorite Gaming Moments Of 2010

  From exultant triumphs to powerful rushes of nostalgia, my 2010 gaming experience was peppered with memorable moments. Here are my favorites. Presented to you here in no particular order are my favorite gaming moments from last year. It bears noting that this is not a list of my favorite games of 2010. While several of…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011
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  It’s Official: Verizon Gets the iPhone, Now With MiFi

  For those of us who like to game on the iPhone, we just got a second choice for who to use as our cell phone provider. Verizon this morning said that they will begin carrying Apple’s game-friendly iPhone starting on February. The provider’s website lists the launch date as Feb. 10. “Qualified” Verizon customers get…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 11, 2011
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  Microsoft’s Answer to Portable Gaming is Windows Phone 7

  Don’t expect a portable, dedicated gaming platform from Microsoft anytime soon. There will be no answer to the DS or PSP, no portable Xbox 360. That is unless you count the Windows Phone 7. “This is our mobile platform for games,” Kevin Unangst, senior global diretor of PC and mobile gaming at Microsoft, told Kotaku…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 11, 2011
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  Real Life Barely Looks Better Than Gran Turismo 5

  We know that Gran Turismo 5 looks realistic. The people who made the PlayStation 3 game wanted us to see how close they got. This is their racing game splitscreened with real life, on Germany’s famous Nürburgring track. Gran Turismo 5 Official Nurburgring Reality Check [YouTube]

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  This is the official forum for Kotaku, the place for you to talk about video games. Reader Kaploy9 is responsible for today’s image and therefore for any bad dreams you have tonight. Submit your best images to #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2011
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  President of Nintendo to Keynote GDC

  Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, will keynote the 2011 Game Developers Conference this March in San Francisco. His topic: “Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future.”

  By Brian Crecente Published January 11, 2011
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  This Is Either The Best Or Worst Video Game Shopping Advice

  All this one gamer wants is some help to decide which video game console he should buy. In a rare and curious display or near-unanimity on the Internet, he gets an answer. (Click to enlarge this image) And then, for the twist, there’s page 2. Update: And… as a reader points, out… the fact that…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2011
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  Who Was First, The Beautiful Lady Or The Handsome Man?

  To: Crecente From: Bash RE: Zombie Snow Apocalypse II Went to a shrine on Sunday. As you can see towards the end of the video, there is a man standing at a table with bananas on it. The man was asking the audience riddles. His question was this: Both a beautiful woman (美人の女) and a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2011
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  Ninja Lego Game On The Way

  They don’t just make Ninja Lego sets — Ninjago — they’re now making a Ninja Lego game. Lego Battles: Ninjago will be an “epic family friendly adventure” focused on the martial art of “Spinjitzu” for the DS this spring, according to publisher Warner Bros. Interactive.

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2011
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  Earn Virtual Nintendo Chump Change For Walking

  Sad, but true. The image of video gamers is of those overweight and adverse to exercise. With Wii Fit and Wii Sports, Nintendo tried to change that, but the Kyoto-based game company ain’t done yet. The upcoming 3D-glasses-free Nintendo 3DS seems to be outfitted with a pedometer (of course, Kotaku is no stranger to pedometers).…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2011
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  Sorry, You Can’t Buy Your Way Into E3 Anymore

  For the past few years, there’s been a tidy little black market operating around the fringes of E3 for those who wanted into the trade-only event but didn’t have official tickets. That market is now under threat. Sorry! The Electronic Entertainment Expo, held annually in Los Angeles, is in many ways the centre of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2011
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  The 3DS Has An Iron Curtain

  Years ago, Nintendo released the Nintendo DS and the DS Lite. Anyone could import them and play games on them. Those days are long gone, and with the Nintendo 3DS, they don’t look like they’re returning. According to an email from Nintendo’s Japanese support, the Nintendo 3DS is region coded, which means that players cannot…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2011
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  Want To Buy Your Own Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Cabinet?

  Super Street Fighter IV is officially available in arcades in Japan and…that’s it. If you’d like to import your own, then, you’ll need to know where to look. Oh, and bring money While some enterprising (and wealthy) arcades in the West have a cabinet or two on display, there are many who simply live too…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2011
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  These Virtual Pets Are Watching You

  With the uproar of what the 3DS will or won’t do to children’s vision, know that 3DS title Nintendogs + Cats is more than simply an updated Nintendogs with feline friends. It’s an update with eyes that can see players. The first Nintendogs game, released in 2005, was inspired by Shigeru Miyamoto’s own experiences owning…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2011
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  You’ve Probably Never Been This Close To Princess Zelda Before

  Normally, the art of cosplay is best served with pictures. Movies only show up the costume’s inadequacies. But this Zelda gear is so good it looks better in motion. Filmed at Youmacon, held late last year in Detroit (which explains why things look like a GT5 photo mode shoot by the end), it shows a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2011
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  Nobody Is Making You Fight In 3D

  Even though Super Street Fighter IV: 3D has “3D” in the game’s title, players don’t have to fight in 3D — even if their opponent is. So, relax. As revealed at the recent Nintendo World event, players can select either 2D or 3D for worldwide online play, and their selection has not bearing on how…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2011
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  It’s China’s Second-Biggest Video Game (Sort Of)

  Until April, visitors to New York’s Museum of Modern Art will be able to check out “Long March: Restart”, which is basically one of (if not the biggest) video games you’ll ever play. Not in terms of the scale of the game itself; it’s a 2D platformer, not an expansive role-playing game. But it is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2011