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…

One Year After Red Dead Redemption, It Will Be Time For L.A. Noire

Rockstar Game’s next game, as ambitious as its last one, will be out in late May, according to a just-released new trailer. L.A. Noire goes on sale May 17. The trailer and the date leaked this past weekend, but the trailer quickly got pulled from the web. It’s officially out now and we can show…

Game of the Year 2010: The Readers’ Choice Award

Capturing more than 12,000 of the nearly 30,000 votes cast in our Game of the Year poll, this cross-platform game captured Kotaku’s 2010 Readers’ Choice Award. No, it’s not Red Dead Redemption. Congratulations to Mass Effect 2, which earned more than 40 percent of the total votes for game of the year. Call of Duty:…

The Nintendo Download Delivers Hot Girl-On-Girl-On-Skates Action

Have you ever wondered why there aren’t more officially licensed female roller derby video games? Jam City Rollergirls for WiiWare is here to help. Frozen Codebase fills a gap many of us didn’t realize existed today with the release of Jam City Rollergirls, the first official roller derby console game I can personally recall without…

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Jam City Rollergirls Publisher: Frozen Codebase Players: 1-2 ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, Mild Violence Price: 1,000 Wii Points Description: Blast off into the wild world of roller derby. Lace up your skates and join up with real-life roller derby teams the Texecutioners, Dairyland Dolls, Brewcity Bruisers, Rat…

Stop This Senseless Video Game Console War

Why do we scream at each other? That’s what commenter Manly McBeeferton wants to know in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, recalling a simpler time when we used to play video games instead of arguing about them. Hardcore. Casuals. Gamers. Lend me your ear. It’s time to put a stop to console wars. It’s time to…

Gaming Skills May Have Saved This Man’s Life

When a semi-truck carrying 30 metric tons of sand jackknifed through the concrete barrier into oncoming traffic on Ontario’s Highway 401 Friday morning, driver Matthew Krizsan narrowly escaped what might have been a fatal accident. Krizsan and a female companion were driving along the highway on Friday morning with a dashboard-mounted video camera running when…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Nintendo’s Big, Pricey Bet on 3D

Would you pay $250 for 3D gaming, movie watching and picture taking you can carry in your pocket? That’s the question Nintendo is gambling on this spring when it rolls out its latest in a long a series of what has been traditionally incredible popular portable gaming consoles. The 3DS hits the U.S. on March…

I Want You For The Weekend

Not me. The dancing tiger. Look at him get down! Attended a Buddhist “hoji” (or memorial service for Mrs. Bashcraft’s deceased grandfather) on Sunday in Himeji, Japan. Osaka and Himeji are only like an hour and a half by car, so it wasn’t too far. It was a nice service and a nice lunch, but…

Magic: The Gathering – Tactics Hits the PC Today

Free-to-play online tactical strategy game Magic: The Gathering – Tactics is now available for download at www.magicthegatheringtactics.com

Gal☆Gun Escapes, Underpants Seemingly In Tact

After checking out creepy cute shooter Gal☆Gun at last year’s Tokyo Game Show, Kotaku could safely confirm that the game was wall-to-wall underpants. Then, there were concerns those underpants were killed off. Now? Now it seems that they’ve returned to the on-rails shooters. The game has players blast pheromones at an onslaught of female admirers.…

Xbox 360 Hostess Game Helps To Ring In Akihabara’s Return

This past Sunday, Akihabara was re-opened to foot traffic, two-and-a-half years after a brutal killing spree that left seven dead. This weekend, folks came to pay their respects, and folks came to celebrate the return of “pedestrian’s paradise”. As thousands of otaku poured out on the main drag in Tokyo’s geek mecca Akihabara, the folks…