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You Decide Which Video Games Are Displayed At The Smithsonian
Which video games deserve to be honored for their art? Heavy Rain or Final Fantasy? Grim Fandango or Fallout? In the Smithsonian’s upcoming “The Art of Video Games” exhibition, gamers decide which titles make the cut. “The Art of Video Games” is an ambitious exhibition launching at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download Spreads The Love With Ninja Kisses
It’s Valentine’s Day, and you know what that means: It’s time to kiss your favorite ninja. And should your favorite silent killer prove too elusive, Nintendo has you covered with a WiiWare ninja kisser. They’re so thoughtful! Or maybe they were just grasping for straws, trying to find anything remotely Valentine’s Day related to release.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Happy Valentine’s Day, Everyone!
Artwork by Brandon Reese
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedCome Take A Ride In Our Jelly Love Machine
The third installment of everyone’s favorite squishy physics simulation is here! Jelly Car 3 delivers new levels, enhanced car customization, ghost racing, and replay saving, but do these added features make up for the ones taken away? Jelly Car 3 is the third entry in a series of soft world physics puzzle games. The first…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Can Multi-Platform Games Share A Single Box?
Commenter Samakar wonders if it wouldn’t be easier to package multi-platform games in a single box for a little extra, rather than release multiple packages in today’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku. So, I’ve been in a quandary lately, mostly because of the way things have been going money wise with gaming and revisiting some…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Is Why You Should Sign-Up For The Darkspore Beta
In case our hands-on with Darkspore’s action-packed single-player and competitive multiplayer battles weren’t enough to whet your appetite for the game, perhaps the full beta trailer will do the trick. Watching this trailer for Darkspore’s beta test makes me wish I had more time last week to delve into the customization facet of the game.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Congratulations! You survived last week. You are all now level 2. Use your experience points wisely and talk about it here. Thanks to ShinLord for today’s image. Submit your images to #TAYpics We could use some new images, aspiring TAY artists. Work off the base image, the wave, which you can find in a nice…
By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallIs This The Worst Controller Ever Made?
This is the controller for the ill-fated Atari Jaguar, a peripheral so so poorly-conceived that, even eighteen years later, it looks as stupid as the day it was first unveiled. Hitting the market in 1993, the Jaguar was the last console Atari — former powerhouses of the video game market — would ever release. This…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedHalo: Reach’s Defiant Map Pack Hits This March
Due out this March, the Defiant Map pack for Halo: Reach will include three new maps and 150 more Gamerscore points for $10. The three maps, all produces of 343 Studios, not Bungie, include one for Firefight and two for competitive play. Here’s the break down. Condemned: Condemned takes place aboard Orbital Station Gamma, a…
By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedMusic, Toys And A Whole Book Full Of Chocolate
Went to the in-laws over the weekend and got some Valentine’s chocolate from my Mother-in-law. Apologies for all the people chattering away in Japanese! Also ate some clams. Bad clams. Man, there’s nothing worse than bad clams. Darkspore Splices Fresh DNA Into Online MultiplayerSpore is an amazing creative experience diluted by a broad gameplay focus.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Free-Wheeling Bullet Hell Shooter Gets Strict
Touhou Project is a series of self-published shmups created by the one-man studio Team Shanghai Alice, lead by a fella named “Zun” who designs, develops and creates the games. And it’s got a bunch of new rules. Since the game is dojin, the games were opened to seemingly endless fan interpretations and merchandising with Zun…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Writer Calls His Dragon Ball Movie Reboot Listing “Nonsense”
Movie listing site IMDB has a new page for a Dragon Ball reboot, which is worrying for fans of the anime, manga and video games. Remember what Hollywood did to Dragon Ball the last time? Yeah The IMDB listing has Takashi Yamazaki listed as director and Kazuaki Kiriya listed as writer. According to IMDB, Jon…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Darkspore Splices Fresh DNA Into Online Multiplayer
Spore is an amazing creative experience diluted by a broad gameplay focus. Darkspore has one focus: Building a better killing machine. I took my monster squad to task in story mode and player-versus-player combat and lived to tell the tale. Darkspore takes the popular creature creation tools from Spore and weaponizes them. That’s the simplest…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedNintendo’s Hologram Is A Vision Of The Future
On February 26, the Nintendo 3DS is going on sale in Japan. It’s hitting North America in late March. That might sound like the future. Technically, it is. But it’s hardly the future. Nintendo held a Nintendo 3DS event in Bristol over the weekend, giving UK gamers a chance to check out the upcoming handheld.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
How The Nintendo DSi Stopped A “Killer”
On February 6, an anonymous message appeared on a Japanese bulletin board, predicting a random attack. Memories of the Akihabara Massacre came flooding back, and the police moved into action. “On February 11, at 9pm sharp, there will be random slashing at Shinjuku Station’s highway bus entrance,” the message read. “You might want to sit…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
This PS3 Smashes Up Real Nice
We’re big fans of the classy way French gaming mag Amusement handles its visuals. If you’re not, maybe you should check these out. The spread, called TRONIFIED! in honour of the recent-ish release of Tron Legacy, shows a range of everyday appliances getting, well, Tronified. Which is really just an excuse to show what it…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Cosplayer Fit For Prime Time
Alodia Gosiengfiao is more than a cosplayer. She’s a super cosplayer, an über cosplayer with added umlaut, if you will. And she’s proving that cosplay is more than putting on costumes. “I see cosplay as a form of art,” she tells Kotaku. “It’s not just dressing-up.” For the 22-year-old, cosplay incorporates craft, sewing, make-up, wig…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2011 -
UncategorizedVideo Games Finally Won A Grammy
The medium of video games won its first ever Grammy tonight. Yeah, it’s for a song that was featured in a game that’s nearly six years old, but we’ll take it where we can get it! While the amazing musical works of games like Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2 went entirely unnoticed, composer…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2011
