The Best Video Game Costume & Character Design Of 2010

Who were the best dressed, the most memorable and the most visually striking video game characters of 2010? I’ve made my picks for the best video game costume and character design from the past year, let’s see if you agree. Just like our picks from 2009, which included Bayonetta, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Muramasa:…

Modern Warfare Makers Not Giving Up On Squashing Hackers

The situation for Modern Warfare fans on the PS3 was looking grim, but developer Infinity Ward says they’re still focused on getting their security in order. “Nothing is being left unattended,” writes IW creative strategist Robert Bowling.

New Wolfenstein Bucks 3D Trend, Goes Completely 1D

id Software’s groundbreaking first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D has been stripped to its core, shedding two dimensions to become playable on a “single, dazzling one-pixel line.” After three decades, the 1992 original has been remade by Wonder Tonic with a graphical underhaul that truly underwhelms. Thrill as you walk to the right, shooting blue and orange…

The 10 Billionth Apple App Download Was…

The 10 billionth app downloaded on the Apple app store for iPhone, iPod or IPad was… a free video game. Paper Glider, according to Apple

Yet Another Copy Of That Game

Crecente’s sick, so I’m filling in with the day note. Helping me out are my guest stars: The Dead Space 2 box, the world’s largest Cheeto, the world’s second-largest Cheeto and the game that may now be the game I own the most copies of. I wonder what game people out there have the most…

Xbox 360 Is The Ransom In ‘Especially Aggravated’ Kidnapping Case

A Kingsport, Tennessee man was kidnapped, beaten and ultimately ransomed for an Xbox 360 in a bizarre story that will likely make you appreciate your in-laws and that the valuation of your freedom is not “one video game console.” According to a police report, Allen Begley was kidnapped by his father-in-law, who accused him of…

Metroid’s Heroine Won’t Fight In The New Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive: Dimensions for the Nintendo 3DS will feature a cameo from Metroid hunter Samus Aran, but she won’t be jiggling alongside the rest of the DOA cast. Samus, sadly, won’t be playable in the game. So says Team Ninja leader Yosuke Hayashi of the developer’s latest beat ’em up. While the latest Dead…

Kosmo Spin Is A Heroic Tale Of Breakfast And Balls

If you want to protect your breakfast from aliens, you’re going to have to take a few balls to the head. Kosmo Spin is much cuter than I’m making it sound, trust me. Kosmo Spin is a simple little game in which the player tries to save a little creature’s breakfast from an alien hell-bent…

Name These Famous Video Games, If You Can

Here are two tricky puzzles for you to solve. Don’t ask me for the answers. I don’t have them. But I’m sure you can figure them out together. From Reddit, via NeoGaf

Kinect Hack Shows Star Wars Holograms Not So Far, Far Away

The tech behind the Xbox 360’s new camera controller, Kinect, is now being used for an impressive—most impressive—new feat: to capture 3D images, stream them over the internet and display them in holographic form. That’s not necessarily a new thing, but the Object-Based Media Group at the MIT Media Lab is doing it with off-the-shelf…

We Win, If Nintendo Can Be As Modern As Apple

There’s a theory going around that you or I or someone else who owns an iPhone will soon help Apple do what no company has done in a long time: make Nintendo struggle. I’ve heard this theory a lot in the last week, even before I spent a full day checking out Nintendo’s next big…

Get A Good, Dark Look At The Newest Silent Hill

The eighth major entry in the Silent Hill series will be called Silent Hill: Downpour, a game that looks as dark and dreary as its ever been. This time, however, prepare to be constantly on edge and endlessly moist. Silent Hill: Downpour stars convict Murphy Pendleton, unlucky enough to be on the run in the…

Is This The Battlestar Galactica Video Game Fans Have Been Waiting For?

A raging Battlestar Galactica fan was looking over my shoulder as I watched this official gameplay trailer for Bigpoint’s browser-based online combat game based on the hit science fiction series. She was not impressed. My fiancée was drawn to my work desk by the haunting sounds of Bear McCreary’s original score, ears perked up in…

85-Year-Old Man Can Crush Us All In Wii Sports Bowling

He has bowled more than 2800 perfect games in Wii Sports bowling, which makes 85-year-old John Bates a world record holder. Impressive, sir. The newest video game edition of the Guinness Book Of World Records recognizes Wisconsin-based Bates as the holder of the record for “Most Perfect Scores Achieved on Wii Sports Bowling” according to…

Kotaku’s 2010 Game of the Year

It was a contentious fight: Which game of 2010 was the absolute best of the year? But we’ve reached a conclusion and have, at last, a clear winner. We spent the better part of January nailing down the games we agreed internally were the best contenders for best game of 2010. In 2009, we narrowed…

Putting A New Face On Sudoku’s Ancient Ancestor

One of the world’s most ancient math puzzles, the magic square has traditionally been a numbers game. Electrical engineer Lee Sallows gives the ancient construct shape, creating an entirely new sort of puzzle in the process. If you’ve played Sudoku, then you’re familiar with the concept of the magic square. It’s a grid filled with…

Wizard and ToyFare Print Editions Shut Down

The print versions of ToyFare and Wizard magazine, which used to be the dominant publication about mainstream American comics, are no more. Wizard will resurface next month as an online publication called Wizard World, according to Newsarama

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The Pope Would Like You To Be Yourself Online

Pope Benedict XVI warned against “excessive exposure to the virtual world” in a statement released by the Vatican today. And he advised people to avoid giving “in to the illusion of constructing an artificial public persona for oneself.” The 83-year-old Pope didn’t name his favorite social networks, but the head of the Catholic Church may…

Excitebike’s Bikes Weren’t All That Exciting, Were They?

In 1985 Nintendo kept North American children glued to their consoles via the magic of poorly designed motocross bikes. We were so stupid back then. Trying to apply real-world logic to classic video games is silly. They weren’t built for realism back then. They were a form of easy entertainment, and sometimes developers had to…