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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to winter, at least up here in the Northern Hemisphere from where we look down on Luke Plunkett. Celebrate the season by talking about video games. Thanks to lilmp89 for today’s image. Submit your best images to #TAYpics
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario’s Next Sports Game Will Be Out In February
Mario Sports Mix, the Wii game created by the company behind Final Fantasy, will be out for the Wii in North America on February 7, according to a Nintendo press release today. The game features Mario and his extended cast of friends and foes playing hockey, basketball, volleyball or dodgeball in the kind of super-powered…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010 -
UncategorizedI Can’t Wash That Cap
To: Totilo From: Luke I have a limited attention span. Especially when I pick up a stack of papers and find, lying under them, a piece of gaming hardware I’d been looking for for weeks What you may have missed on Kotaku in the last 12 hours Gran Turismo 5 Just Got A Hefty Tune…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Black Ops Zombies Map Named
The new Zombie map sold in the $15 Call of Duty: Black Ops “First Strike” expansion will be called Ascension, according to an Activision press release. Any theories on what that means? First Strike will be available for Xbox 360 download on Feb 1; other platforms later.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Retro GTA Homage Delayed On Wii (But There’s Good News)
Retro City Rampage, an ode to both the games and culture of yesteryear, was one of the few WiiWare games we’d been looking forward to as 2011 draws nearer. It’s also now probably one of the last. Why? Because it’s now coming out on Xbox Live Arcade as well. Those who have been following the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get Some Of The iPhone’s Best Games For Under A Buck
Inspired by the Humble Indie Bundles, a band of developers behind some of the iPhone’s finest games have banded together to run a little charity drive of their own. TL;DR: awesome iPhone games for $0.99. Because Apple’s App Store can’t wrap things in a neat little package like the Humble Indie Bundle, the Indie iPhone…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Ultimate Valkyria Chronicles Tribute
Crystal Graziano, one of the world’s finest cosplayers (and whose Metal Gear Solid outfits blew us away at the Tokyo Game Show), is also a big fan of Sega strategy series Valkyria Chronicles. In this gallery, she transforms into Selvaria Bles, getting not just the outfit right, but the, uh, proportions of the evil lady…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Devil Made These Mario Hoodies
Mario is normally a bringer of joy. Of happiness. But not here. Wear this hoodie and you will bring naught but terror Though styled on the Baby Milo version of Nintendo’s mascot, the result of a collaboration between Japanese clothing company Bathing Ape and the video game powerhouse, these shirts don’t look legit. Mostly because…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mario Isn’t Just About Jumping, You Know
Comics legend James Kochalka (American Elf) has penned this great comic in the second issue of Kill Screen magazine, in which we get to the core of why so many people love playing as a tiny plumber in red overalls. It’s a message worth remembering. All too often it’s easy to get caught up in…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
What If Indiana Jones Was A…Classic PC Adventure Game
Oh, wait, it was. Twice. OK, then, if it was an even older adventure game, maybe it would have looked like this! Artist Andy Rash, who did the delightful collection of pixellated Star Wars characters we featured a few weeks back, has done another set from the Indiana Jones movies. Like the Star Wars ones,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Creators Suing For A Cut Of The Rock Band Money
A group of former shareholders in Rock Band developers Harmonix – including company CEO Alex Rigopulos and his co-founder Eran Egozy – are suing parent company Viacom, amid claims massive bonus payments are being avoided. According to a report on Gamasutra, it appears that as part of the deal which saw Viacom purchase Harmonix back…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ten Years Of Threadless, Ten Years Of Video Game T-Shirts
Online clothing store Threadless, purveyors of t-shirts for nerds, turned ten this year. Happy Birthday, guys! In celebration, here are some of the site’s best gaming t-shirts. Note these are the ones that have made it into production, not simply turned up for voting. As a fan of the site, I actually grabbed one of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Minecraft Enters Beta, Is Now v1.0
Indie darling Minecraft took a big step towards a final, proper release today, with the game officially leaving “alpha” stage and entering “beta”. Next time you play, you’ll be playing Minecraft v1.0. The shift to beta was made with the promise of improvements and additions to the game, and the first of those come in…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Splinter Cell Re-Releases Creeping Up On The PS3 In 2011
As we expected, seeing as it was leaked earlier in the year, Ubisoft will next year be re-releasing a box set of older Splinter Cell games on the PlayStation 3. Called The Splinter Cell Trilogy, it’s looks like it’s a second release of a box set first put out on the PlayStation 2, only this…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Dark Side Of The Moon
As we fade into the darkness at Kotaku, we’re reminded that it’s about to get darker than ever, thanks to tonight’s lunar eclipse. How about an off-topic request for tonight, then? For those of you lucky enough to witness tonight’s total lunar eclipse — details right here — how about sharing your photos, videos and…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gears of War 3 Has ‘Special Unlocks’ For Serious Epic Fans
Next year’s Gears of War 3 will (somehow) reward players of Shadow Complex, Unreal Tournament 3 and other already released games from the folks at Epic Games, according to the Xbox 360 game’s designer. Gears of War man Cliff Bleszinski wrote on Twitter today that fans should “Look for special unlocks in Gears 3 for…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
15 Easter eggs to watch out for in Tron Legacy
Now that Tron Legacy is in theaters, let’s take a look at the many hidden references that pepper the film. The film’s screenwriters were also willing to give us hints about where to find Easter eggs. Spoilers way on! 1.) If you were in Hall H during the Tron Legacy panel at the San Diego…
By Cyriaque Lamar Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Smart Gifts for College Kids
Books and prophylactics aren’t the only bits of gear you need for college. Whether your Christmas-list collegiate is majoring in neurobiology or English, we’ve got what he needs to get the most out of four (or nine) years of learning. 1. LiveScribe Echo Smart Pen, $149 (4GB) – $199 (8GB) Woody Allen once said that…
By Andrew Tarantola Published December 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedRisk: The Official Game Is Great Board Game Fun
I’ve always said that the iPad would be a great solution for bringing board games to the digital era, Risk: The Official Game HD proves it. Electronic Arts’ version of the official Hasbro board game doesn’t add a lot new to the classic strategy board game, but it does deliver a polished board game experience…
By Brian Crecente Published December 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5 Just Got A Hefty Tune Up
The real driving simulator just got a little more real, thanks to a big update to Gran Turismo 5. Weighing in at more than 600 MB, the GT5 update brings a long list of changes and welcomes the GT Academy. Gran Turismo 5 gets even more finished today with new seasonal events, a new “hot…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 20, 2010