The Undiscovered Country of Sports Games

In 2011 NASCAR returns to consoles with a dedicated video game. Among the landscape of multibillion-dollar sports enterprises, it had been one of a few without its own game for the past year, much less the past three. Sports video games often are criticized for lack of innovation, and much of this seems to come…

Clandestiny Arrives On The Mac, 14 Years Later

If this trailer’s visuals look a little dated, that’s on purpose. Clandestiny, the third installment of Trilobyte’s puzzle series, wil be brought to the Mac on Jan. 6. Clandestiny originally released in 1996. GRL Games, the outfit behind the port, is headed by Graeme Devine of Santa Cruz, Calif. Devine was the lead designer and…

Marshmallowcraft

Minecraft Guy (Steve?), a chicken and Creeper, now 100 percent more delicious. Perfect for hot cocoa on chilly winter days. Marshmallow Minecraft scene created by Kotaku reader Leala for her office’s holiday crafting project.

Box Scores: Those Two-Timing Italians

Two two-goal outbursts, both inside of two minutes, highlight Box Scores’ game of the week, a Serie A matchup featuring moribund Catania and heavyweight Roma in FIFA 11. Kotaku reader tfcrocky took Catania, currently 12th on his Serie A table, against first-place Roma, expecting no points from the result. Add to that he was on…

Doctors Who Turned To Games Elected To Hall Of Fame

Drs. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, better known as the founders of BioWare, will be the 14th and 15th members inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame in February. AIAS enshrinement is widely considered the lifetime achievement award of video game development. Muzyka and Zeschuk were chosen for BioWare’s “emotionally…

The Moneysaver: Coupons of a Dangerous Mind

I came up with a new game show idea recently. It’s called The Old Game. You got three old guys with loaded guns onstage.The winner is the one who doesn’t blow his brains out. He gets free shipping. Hardware • Any PS3 console or bundle from BestBuy.com comes with a $50 gift card. Ends today.…

The Week In Review: ‘Twas The Week Before Christmas

Slowly but surely, we are finishing up another trip around the sun. With next Friday seeing Christmas eve, this was likely the last week before the news cycle enters a 14-day hibernation. A story of giving led the original report – sweetened with syrup and served atop a Belgian Liege waffle. Previews of Killzone 3,…

Nintendo 3DS Cartridges Are So Beefy, They Might Surprise You

Nintendo has contracted the production of its Nintendo 3DS cartridges to Taiwan-based solid-state maker Macronix. And apparently, those cartridges offer enormous memory space. According to Taiwanese-site Gamrade, the 3DS cartridge is able to hold up to 8GB, but it’s rumored Nintendo will be enforcing some kind of 2GB limit on 3DS games (details are few…

There Will Be No Kinect Sex Game

ThriXXX, the developer behind a title claiming to be Kinect’s first sex game, won’t be doing anything of the sort after platform holder Microsoft decided to block its release. “Xbox is a family friendly games and entertainment console and does not allow Adults Only (AO) content to be certified for use on its platform, and…

Ten Percent of Warcraft Gamers Account For More Than Half Its Playing Time

Studying players’ time following the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm 10 days ago, Raptr determined that the top 11 percent of most active users account for more than half of the total time spent in the game. What’s more, the top Warcraft player in its community registered a shocking 149 hours of gameplay in…

The Witcher 2 Could Be The Hardest Game You’ll Ever Play

Provided, that is, you decide to play the role-playing title on “insane” difficulty. Which gives you one life. For a game that could take anywhere from 30-60 hours to finish. While this mode allows you to save your game, if you die, those saved games will be locked and you won’t be able to load…

Microsoft Wants To “Quadruple” Kinect’s Accuracy

While Kinect’s hardware is locked in and finalised, the firmware that controls it is flexible and able to be upgraded. And that’s exactly what Microsoft is planning on doing, according to a report on Eurogamer. It’s being reported that Microsoft is currently investigating ways of improving the compression technology that dictates how much code can…

On Comet, On Cupid, On Donner — And Yoshi

Have a very Mario Christmas! Cute piece of fan art by demiurgic on Tumblr Related Rampages: Big Sister is Watching You | Mega Man | Tails Mario Christmas by Becky / demiurgic (Tumblr) Via: demiurgic Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your…

Let’s Off Topic This Thing

Let’s put this week far, far behind us and never speak of it again. Instead, let’s talk about all things not video game related, whether it be film, music, science, sports, politics or whatever. I’m sure by now you’ve seen those swell Star Wars posters by UK designer Olly Moss. They’re getting a lot of…

Your Illustrated Guide To ESRB Ratings

Sunday Comics mainstay Nerf Now!! explains – in stark terms – the differences in the ESRB ratings. Artist Josué Pereira felt this was maybe a little risqué for his site, so he’s allowing us to publish it exclusively. You can catch Nerf Now!! every Sunday in Sunday Comics, or head over now to see more…

Team Fortress 2 Descends Into Medieval Madness For Holidays

Valve celebrates Australian Christmas the way our antipodean friends have done for hundreds of years—by releasing a new Team Fortress 2 update. This one’s stuffed with 20 hats, new store items and the olde weapons-only “Medieval Mode.” To play Medieval Mode, a mostly melee affair, you’ll probably want to head to DeGroot Keep, a capture…

See The Weapon, Be The Weapon In Crysis 2

Here’s Crysis 2’s latest trailer – “Be The Weapon” – which showcases plenty of gameplay, some of being abilities and maps seen at the closed-door screenings back at E3. I swear, the Met Life (né Pan-Am) Building’s sole reason for being built was so it could be repeatedly knocked across 45th Street in the movies.…

Your Knights Contract Is Up In February

Fans of the hack and slash action game genre have Knights Contract to look forward to early next year, the medieval magic and melee adventure from Namco Bandai. You’ll get it on February 22, 2011 in North America. For those of you who may be wondering “Knights Contract?” this is the bloody action that pits…

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A Very LEGO Christmas

and a very bricky New Year.