Does The 3DS Have More Bite?

Whenever new game hardware is released, there are the inevitable comparisons to the previous hardware. This isn’t right or wrong or good or bad. It just is. And Nintendo’s making that easier than ever. Nintendogs, released in 2005, is a pet simulator in which players look after four-legged friends. Nintendogs + Cats, released this weekend…

A Visual Guide To The 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS Is Stylish, Grown-Up And Flawed

Following up the most successful game handheld in history is no easy task. That’s exactly what Nintendo is doing starting today with the Nintendo 3DS. The future begins now. Note: This is a straight-up hardware review. The Basics The Nintendo 3DS is a portable gaming system capable of displaying more realistic graphics than any of…

Buying A 3DS Without A Pre-Order Is A Beautiful Thing

The lines for the Nintendo 3DS didn’t start this morning. No, many of them started last night. Those who waited in line were most likely able to snag a 3DS. Those who simply waited probably weren’t as lucky. Besides the 3DS, a set of Kamen Rider medallions went on sale today. These are extremely popular…

Don’t Think Of This As Mass Effect 3 “Fan Art”

To call it that would be to give you the idea this is a comic, perhaps, or a shot of Miranda with her kit off. No, this is art that, while made by a fan, would be at home amongst professionals. These pieces were done by Polish artist Patryk Olejniczak, and were born of his…

GameStop In Court Accused Of Hoarding Personal Info

A woman in California has filed a suit against GameStop, claiming the games retailer has been recording and retaining sensitive customer information without their consent. The woman, from Alameda County, alleges a GameStop store recorded her “name, credit card number, and personal identification information (PII)” during a transaction and then made no attempt to dispose…

The Zelda Games That Weren’t Really “Zelda” Games

If you want to get canonical, Skyward Sword will be the 14th game in the Legend of Zelda series. But it’s not the 14th Zelda game ever made. Not when you count these spin-off games! For a long time – and excluding the CD-i titles that were more bootleg than spin-off – Nintendo was perfectly…

America’s Funnymen

Oh, Friday! We’re so happy to see you. Let’s put you to bed with a cup of warm conversation, maybe some laughter—but please, no tears—in tonight’s open thread. Actually, tears of laughter will suffice. If anyone has great comedy suggestions, particularly in the stand-up comedian sense, we’re all ears. I’m a fan of the comedy…

Get Up Close And Personal With A Nintendo 3DS

It’s time to snuggle up with our new Nintendo 3DS and see what it looks like up close. Like, really close. At 720p. A big thank you to Melissa Mai for the shiny new video intro you can see above! Video by Brian Ashcraft

The Wii Swingers’ Game Gets a De-Make

Flash game de-make satire of “We Dare,” the icky swingers’ party game Ubisoft is publishing in Europe. The 12 or so potential outcomes are about as sexy as anything We Dare’s got cooking. By the Scottish game developer Stew Hogarth.

What Not To Do With Your Nintendo 3DS

So, you’ve just got a brand new Nintendo 3DS. You’re going to want to do all kinds of things with it! Just…don’t do these things. Nintendo advises against it. Also, a big thank you to Melissa Mai for our shiny new video intro you can see above! Video By Brian Ashcraft

Watch Women Beat the Crap Out of Each Other on a Plywood Floor

Supremacy MMA, the sports/fighter hybrid that takes a raw, underground look at mixed martial arts, made waves earlier in the week when it revealed two female fighters would appear in the game. Supremacy, pardon the pun, pulls no punches regardless of gender. A woman stands the chance of being beaten bloody, just as much as…

Kinect-Rigged Robot Could Help With Future Quake Recovery

An earthquake fixed attention and sympathy this week on New Zealand, where more than 100 died and more than 200 still are missing. Authorities probing the rubble surrounding Christchurch find some buildings too unsafe to enter. A Kinect-enabled robot, developed by British researchers, could help in such situations. Engineers at the U.K.’s University of Warwich…

Kotaku Unboxes Its Nintendo 3DS

The 3DS is Nintendo’s successor to the DS, the most successful game portable. And this is me taking that successor out of its box and getting my fingerprints all over it. Besides the 3DS, it comes bundled with a charging stand, an AC adaptor, a touch pen, a SD memory card and six AR cards.…

No Modern Warfare 3 Reveal Next Week; Activision Says Countdown Site is a Hoax

Activision, the publisher of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, says a countdown website hinting at the announcement of a Modern Warfare sequel next week is a hoax, a company representative says. Activision has nothing to do with it or the mailing of novelty dogtags to the speciality press today, viral promotions that both…

For The Love Of The Game: A Visit To The American Classic Arcade Museum

The golden age of the American arcade has long since passed, its torch taken up by modern consoles, iPod apps, and Facebook games. But walking down the aisles of vintage game cabinets in the American Classic Arcade Museum, you would never know it. People young and old dart from machine to machine, clutching plastic cups…

The Creation of Metal Sonic, By Jesus

Jesus Campos Jimenez gave artist Michelangelo‘s famous piece “The Creation of Adam“, a metal Sonic the Hedgehog spin The Creation of Metal Sonic by Jesus Campos Jimenez / Nerkin 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.

Our Second Killzone 3 Review, Angry Angry Gamers and More

It looks like we may have a future home here in New York. It’s in northern Dutchess County and needs a bit of TLC, but it has a great vibe. We’re training out there tomorrow to oversee the inspection and measure everything before flying back to Denver Sunday. If our current buyers don’t back out…

God of War III, Uncharted 2 & Heavy Rain Are Now ‘Greatest Hits’

Sony has inducted a handful of new PlayStation 3 games into its budget-friendly Greatest Hits line, taking some of the console’s best games from 2009 and 2010, slashing their prices and busying up their box art. The following titles are now PS3 Greatest Hits, priced at $29.99 USD. God of War III Heavy Rain ModNation…

The Original Parasite Eve Bound For PSP & PS3

The ESRB has rated 1998 PlayStation game Parasite Eve for the PlayStation 3 and PSP, a sure sign that the game will receive “PSone Classics” status at some point, likely coming to the U.S. PlayStation Store before the latest entry, The 3rd Birthday, ships stateside on March 29.