Fans Add New Content To LEGO Universe

Starbase 3001 is open for business in the LEGO Universe, giving players access to three new mini-worlds created by some of the most talented LEGO fans in the world. It’s not exactly a large chunk of new content, but it’s a start. Starbase 3001, located conveniently off of Nimbus Station in LEGO Universe, gives players…

Killing Castro

My first, perhaps my only visit to Cuba came last week in a video game that asked me to kill the man responsible for taking my grandfather’s property from him and who changed the country so dramatically it ensured our family would never return. But what stuck with me most about that much talked about…

Argue For A Virtual Boy Store On the Nintendo 3DS, If You Can

The president of Nintendo of America and I have something in common: Neither of us has ever played the Virtual Boy, the odd virtual-reality Nintendo gaming goggles that flopped in the 90s. We haven’t, so the Virtual Boy needs you. See, once in a while here on Kotaku we write about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS…

Marvel Pinball Gallery

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s TAY time. Time to talk about video games. Thanks to Bard of Awen for today’s sneaky image. Submit yours to #TAYpics

iTunes Chart Toppers: It’s a Smurfy Day

Smurfs are smurfing their way up the Smurfing iPhone and iPad charts. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Smurfs’ Village (Capcom) Free (Paid DLC) 1 — 2 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 27 1 3 Tap Zoo (Street View) Free (with paid DLC) 2 3…

The Lancia You Want Is In Another Garage

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft I’ve said it before, but Mini-Bash and I like to go to car dealerships for fun. It’s a great way to spend an afternoon! A car dealership in North Osaka is importing the newish Lancia Delta from Italy. I don’t *believe* the Delta is sold in the UK — hence the…

Drumroll Please, Japan’s Top Ten Dragon Quest Games

Square Enix polled Japanese gamers about which Dragon Quest titles they liked the best. Those gamers replied, the votes were tallied, and now, we have the results. They are, along with the preferred platform, where applicable: 10. Dragon Quest VI (Super Famicom) 9. Dragon Monsters Joker 2 8. Dragon Quest IV (DS) 7. Dragon Quest…

Pushing Forty In A Maid Outfit

Aya Brea, protagonist of the forthcoming 3rd Birthday, is 39 years old. And she gets her jeans blown off, her stockings ripped up and even squeezed by a tentacle. Her latest fan service humiliation? A maid costume. The latest issue of Japanese magazine Jump Festa shows Aya’s maid costume. This isn’t an old granny maid…

Your First (And Last) Look At Mercenaries 3

Mercenaries developers Pandemic went bust last year, while members of the studio were hard at work on a third game in the sandbox warfare series. This is what it would have looked like, had it ever been released. The game had the working title of Mercenaries 3: No Limits and was still in the early…

“Try To Bite Aircrafts And Pull Them Down Into The Water”

That’s one of the only player instructions in this flash game, Sydney Shark. What more do you need? You are Sydney, a great white shark on the loose in…Sydney, Australia, and you’ve got a finite amount of coastline to roam, pulling down anything and everything you can cram into your toothy maw. That includes humans…

Do You Take This Avatar To Be Your Wife?

By day, 27-year-old Paul Turner was a computer programmer. By night, he played Final Fantasy XI as a Hume, hanging out with a Tarutaru named Branwen. Paul left his girlfriend for that Tarutaru and married the woman behind the avatar. When Turner stopped playing FFXI, Vicky Teather realized how much she cared for him. “It…

PSPgo On Its Deathbed In The UK? [Update]

Sony’s PSPgo, a brave (if flawed) discless portable gaming system, looks to be on its last legs in the United Kingdom, with Sony making its second official price cut on the device in less than a month. Last month, October, Sony reduced the price of the handheld from £200 (USD$320) to £160 (USD$260). That reduction…

Mafia Boobs Censored In Japan

In the Western version of crime game Mafia II, there are vintage copies of Playboy as collectible items. The game even tracks how long players stare at the centerfolds. Cut that time in half for Japan. The first image is from the Western version of Mafia II and is free of nudity. Other centerfolds, however,…

This Shooter’s Warfare Isn’t Modern

Hexen was one of the finest – and most underrated – shooters to come out during the 1990s. And it’s part of a franchise that hasn’t been seen since. Oh, until now! Last week, a fan-made Hexen mod for PC shooter Doom III was released, called Hexen: Edge of Chaos. It’s looking very slick, and…

No, This Isn’t Wii Fit For Babies

Those babies might be fat, but this Wii Fit Plus campaign isn’t for them. It’s for their moms. Nintendo is targeting new mothers with Wii Fit Plus and has a load of data. According to Nintendo’s data, 78 percent of new mothers do not exercise, with the two most popular reasons being that they must…

Sam Worthington Nearly Ruined Black Ops For Me

I didn’t enjoy Black Ops as much as some others did, but it was still a pretty good shooter. Oh, except for the fact that a single casting decision nearly ruined the game for me. In the lead-up to the game’s release, publisher Activision was strangely quiet when it came to Black Ops’ roster of…

Japan: We Love Cars, Kinect, Notsomuch

PS3 exclusive Gran Turismo 5 might be released a week after Kinect hits Japan on November 20, but the game already looks set to run over Microsoft’s motion control system this holiday season. The following photos were taken at the Bic Camera in Tokyo’s Yurakucho. This one of the largest electronics stores in the country.…

Naruto Gallery

Expect to take this trip back and forth many times during your playthrough. Playing online is better with a nicer connection, but still pretty fast and fluid. I CAUGHT A BIRD. Watching the computer fight itself is a blast.

Europe Getting “Director’s Cut” Version Of Donkey Kong

Japan’s “hacked” version of Super Mario Bros. isn’t the only modified classic included with red Wiis around the world. Turns out the copy of Donkey Kong hitting Europe has been messed with as well. Or, edited, at least. See, the original home console version of Donkey Kong had to run a little short, because the…