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Uncategorized3DS’ Augmented Reality Turns Cards Into 3D Dragons
The Nintendo 3DS will come with six augmented reality cards. But what does that mean? It means you can drop 3D dragons on to coffee tables, desks and your son’s sleeping head and then shoot virtual arrows at them. Excellent! Stay tuned to Kotaku’s 3DS page for a day full of updates, interviews and videos.…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedA First Look At the 3DS’ Free Apps and Surprising Multitasking
Here’s a quick look at the freebies built into the 3DS. Will be pubbing a much more detailed look at these features later in the day, but an important thing we discovered is that a lot of these built in apps can run in the background. For instance you can be playing Zelda Ocarina of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s 3DS Hits Europe On March 25
Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit “across Europe” on March 25. The price will be set by retailers, Nintendo Europe says. The system, which hits the U.S. on Match 27 for $249.99, will come with a telescoping stylus and some digital software built in. Retailers, including Amazon and GameStop, list the price at…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedWelcome To Curry Paradise
Japan boasts a long curry tradition that dates over a hundred years. Here is some of what the country has to offer. Where do I game? I game here! What you missed last night Nintendo’s 3DS Hits the U.S. On March 27 for $249.99 Nintendo 3DS U.S Preview Bonanza And Liveblog Activision Can Take Its…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo 3DS U.S and Euro Preview Bonanza And Liveblog
At 9am ET in New York City — 7am Kotaku Time — Nintendo will kick off its 3DS launch event. Will they finally tell us when this thing is coming out and what games we can play on it on day one? We’re ready, and we’re liveblogging. Click to viewNintendo 3DS Preview Bonanza
By Stephen Totilo Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s 3DS Hits the U.S. On March 27 for $249.99
Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit the U.S. on March 27 for $249.99 “Nintendo 3DS is a category of one – the experience simply doesn’t exist anywhere else,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “You have to see Nintendo 3DS to believe it. And it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before.” The…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Game Studio Calls New Game Hardware “Horrible”
Right now, gamers play video games on the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. One day, we will have new consoles. Won’t that be great? Um, no, not according to one of gaming’s biggest studios. “It would be horrible,” says THQ’s Danny Bilson. “It still costs us a fortune to make games on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedWordsnap Contraption Is A Snap
Like puzzles? No, that isn’t a puzzle, it’s a question. Wordsnap Contraption is a word-based puzzle game in which players try to create new words — in under two minutes. There are multipliers and a constant flow of new letters. Wordsnap Contraption is a fun little game. Future updates will hopefully expand the dictionary.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mad Moxxi Looks Less Bonkers In Person
Meagan VanBurkleo, who we’ve seen before as the Princess of Persia, returns to wow us again with a day spent as Mad Moxxi, a maniacal star of Gearbox’s shooter Borderlands. If you haven’t played the game before, Mad Moxxi is like Tina Turner in Mad Max 3. Only less terrifying While the pictures are great,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Monkey Island Honoured With…Porn Game Tribute
Monkey Island? More like Spunky Island. Apologies if that appears crass, but I didn’t come up with it: developers Grimmstone did, as it’s the name of their pornographic tribute to Lucasart’s classic adventure game series. Sadly, it’s not a game where you have to trade insults with dangerous women or use rubber chickens to cross…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedMom Laughs In Violent Game’s Face
A handful of mothers were totally freaked out by sci-fi game Dead Space 2. Those moms are pansies. Dino Ignacio’s mom? While everyone else seems to cover their eyes, his mom laughs in the game’s face, cackles and chuckles. Ignacio is Dead Space 2’s user interface designer. Dead Space 2 is headed to the Xbox…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Your 3DS Guess Is As Good As Mine
We’re just a few hours away from a pair of big Nintendo events in the US and Europe, where actual, useful information pertaining to the release of the 3DS will be revealed. To pass the time, then, let’s make some predictions. There are three key pieces of information we’re likely to have by the time…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Bird? A Plane? No, Flying Animals On China’s Kinect!
This year, China is releasing a new controller-free gaming console. New for China, that is, as the world already played this when it was called Kinect. Dubbed a “Kinect clone” by the West, the eBox will come with 30 games built in and a set-top camera that can detect a player’s movements, according to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Angry Birds Hurl Themselves At The Small Screen
Angry Birds. It’s the craze that’s sweeping the nation. Well, many nations. And soon, it’ll be the craze that’s sweeping TV sets (or computer monitors), with an Angry Birds animated series on the way. Rovio, the developers of the smash hit mobile game, has found a partner (or partners) to “move into production” on an…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Man Loves Gundam Music, Man Records Gundam Music, Man Gets Arrested
A 42-year-old Japanese male walked into his local cineplex and started watching the latest Gundam flick. As well as recording the anime’s audio with his phone. He is now in police custody. While piracy is only thought to be, you know, filming the actual screen, Japanese copyright law covers audio, too. Under a 2007 ruling,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
When Mods Are Fired For Being Jackasses
Here’s a tip, budding customer service representatives of the world: if you’re going to abuse your powers in a video game and treat your customers like dirt, don’t do it while you’re live-streaming the game An employee of Riot Games, operators of action RTS League of Legends (ironically, about to pioneer a new system aimed…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Toll Booths Are Not Fantasy, Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy games are just that, fantasy. You know, guys with amazing hair swinging big swords around in mystical locations. Part of the setting for Final Fantasy Versus XIII is a little less fantasy, though. A little more ordinary This is not a bad thing! In fact, what makes the Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
PS3 Breathes Life Into Prison Contraband
Crims locked up in a Scottish prison have found a novel use for their PS3s: employing them as charging stations for the mobile phones they’re not supposed to have. Prison officials say that the inmates had been stealing computer mice from their labs (used for training and teaching courses), re-wiring them then slipping them into…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Forget Dragons, Japan’s Biggest Quest Is For English
While marveling at the scenery, soaking up pop music or playing video games, you can’t miss it. In Japan, English is everywhere. And the country seems, at times, obsessed with learning it. Of course, most of the English visitors and residents alike come into contact with isn’t really English, but Japan’s spin on the language.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011