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  Video Game Bosses Make Terrible Video Game Employees

  You know that TV show Undercover boss, where corporate executives go and get a job schlepping it on the showroom floor? This is like that. Only for video game bosses. You spend so much time jumping on them and beating the crap out of them and shooting their faces off that you never really understand…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2010
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  Japanese Kinect Commercial Doesn’t Mention Room Size

  According to the Kinect manual, the controller-free peripheral needs between 6 and 8 feet of space. That’s important to know. Here is the manual’s exact wording: The sensor can see you when you play approximately 6 feet (2 meters) from the sensor. For two people, you should play approximately 8 feet (2.5 meters) from the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 6, 2010
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  Here’s Every Unlockable Character In The New NBA Jam

  I’d like to play NBA Jam, but I don’t really care for the NBA circa 2010. For me, the league’s glory days were the early 1990s, so this list of the new game’s unlockable characters makes for good reading. It can of course be classed as a spoiler of sorts, so if you’d like to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2010
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  Video Games Have A Friend In Hellboy’s Director

  Guillermo del Toro, director of Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth, has a few kind words to say about the “intelligentsia” at a recent book signing in Portland.

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2010
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  Better Clear Some Space For Kinect (Or Move House)

  A considerate reader has sent us images from the manual for Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral, and amongst the tips on USB cables and power supplies comes some disheartening news for owners of small living rooms. The manual shows, as you can see in the image above, that for a singleplayer game you’ll need six feet of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2010
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  Dream Club For Xbox 360 Destroys Subtlety With Hostess Sausage Feeding

  D3 Publisher is bringing more hostess dating simulation to the Xbox 360 (in Japan) with Dream Club Zero later this year, adding the option to feed nubile, doe-eyed girls sausages. We’d expect nothing less from Oneechanbara developer Tamsoft. Kudos to them.

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010
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  It’s The Quiet Storm…

  This edition of our nightly off-topic thread isn’t just for lovers. It’s for everyone. So curl up with that mouse, keyboard and the “Share” button, and let’s feel the romance with a… [soft thunder] Kotaku quiet storm. [sound of rain drizzling] It’s cold out there, isn’t it? Why don’t you join us by the fire…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010
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  Seriously. This Should Be Illegal. Part II.

  I don’t want to tell you how to spend your money, but don’t ever spend thirty bucks of it paying someone else to upgrade the firmware on your PlayStation 3. (I’ll show you how to do it for free!) One Best Buy in Staten Island, New York is offering Geek Squad services to upgrade the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010
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  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 For iPhone Looks Mostly Great

  Did the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 slip your mind? It’s coming this week, landing first on the iPhone before sprinting its way to the Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. If you simply can’t wait for the console versions of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I to arrive, starting next Monday, the iPhone…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010
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  PlayStation Store Update: Deadliest Warrior, Lords of Shadow, Ultimate Alien

  What game is the best of the best in this week’s North American PlayStation Store update? There’s plenty to choose from in this week’s new batch of additions to Sony’s PlayStation Network. Which will you choose? Alien Breed: Impact, Deadliest Warrior: The Game and Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction lead the list of new…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010
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  This Custom Scott Pilgrim NES Blu-ray Case Deserves To Be Official

  Edgar Wright’s adaptation Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on November 9, but sadly not in this fantastic fan-made case that accurately apes NES boxes (and cartridges) of old. A seriously talented Scott Pilgrim fan sent word and photos of the Nintendo-themed throwback to Wright, explaining “I had originally intended…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010
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  Halo: Reach Gets First Playlist Update, Campaign Matchmaking Due Soon

  Developer Bungie has deployed the first playlist update for Halo: Reach, bringing with it a long, long list of changes and tweaks to multiplayer maps, game types and playlists, with the promise of more updates to come. The most pressing of those Halo: Reach updates is the soon-to-be-released campaign matchmaking patch, which the Halo developer…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010
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  Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Demo Coming Soon

  LucasArts will give Star Wars fans a taste of Starkiller’s wet-n-wild adventures on Kamino next week, with the release of the The Force Unleashed II demo. Double your lightsaber pleasure on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live on October 12.

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010
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  I Should Read That

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: About The Time I Left Tokyo Vice On An Airplane I keep almost buying that book. Maybe one day. Right now I’m reading the latest Gears of War book and Infinite Jest. Fall has fallen in more way then one. Today was the last day of mildly warm weather in…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 5, 2010
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  The Next Gundam Beat ’em Up Now Looks Like A Cartoon

  Namco Bandai’s next game built on the success of its Dynasty Warriors series and the Gundam franchise drops the series previous look for something more anime-inspired. This is what Gundam Musou 3 will look like. The series that many of us know as Dynasty Warriors: Gundam is getting a cel-shaded sprucing up for the third…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010
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  Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log Two: Hammering Out The Rough Edges

  In the first Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log, I wondered what my motivation for playing the game was. This week I decided to make my own quest. Kotaku’s MMO reviews are a multi-part process. Rather than deliver day one reviews based on beta gameplay, we play the game for four weeks before issuing our final…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 5, 2010
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  Even Sonic Colors Multiplayer Might Not Suck

  We are getting awfully close to the release of Sonic Colors. When will the other shoe drop? When will we discover this is another secretly-displeasing Sonic game? Not today. Not when I saw the game’s multiplayer mode. Sonic Colors has made it through E3 (June) and PAX (September) without letting me down. Each time I…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 5, 2010
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  Military Bases Will Still Not Sell Medal of Honor Despite Changes

  Despite Electronic Arts’ decision to remove the playable Taliban in upcoming shooter Medal of Honor, the Army and Air Force base stores around the world will still not sell the game. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s position concerning stocking the newest Medal of Honor video game remains unchanged as its facilities have no…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 5, 2010
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  Playhem Is Another Way To Make Money Playing Video Games

  There are people who want to help you and your distant friends legally put money on the line the next time you play video games. The latest crew with this idea is called Playhem. The group is based in New York and has determined that there are 38 States in America in which gamers will…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 5, 2010
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  Get Rid of Your Game-Related Clutter and Get More Trade-In Power at Best Buy

  Trade in those stacks of played-out games crowding your apartment and get $20 Best Buy gift cards that you can use to load up on gaming gear—or on anything Best Buy offers, like TVs, sound systems, game accessories, music…and the list goes on! It’s easy: Just haul your games (worth $20 and up) to any…

  By Gawkercreative Published October 5, 2010