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Guess Which Team’s Most Played Online In Madden. Guess.
Hint: They’re 3-8, have no hope of making the playoffs and fired their coach. But Tony Romo doesn’t have a busted collarbone in cyberspace either, and the Dallas Cowboys are still the preferred side for thousands. The Miami Heat are No. 1 in NBA 2K11, according to a nifty chart compiled by writer Patrick Hruby…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedXbox Live Indie Clips: Space Police On Super Highway 9
In this week’s installment of Xbox Live Indie Clips, I take to the space road with Haiku Interactive’s Space Police on Super Highway 9. Are space police better than regular police? I suppose the answer to that question depends on who is playing Space Police on Highway 9. The courteous space police officer uses his…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This Kotaku editor is strapping on the space marine armor for the first time in a long time, ready to rip through Halo: Reach. Why play this Xbox 360 game now? It’s December, of course! More clearly, since “Game of the Year” talk is happening at Kotaku right now, it’s time to catch up on…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
GT5’s Top End Steering Wheel Will Set You Back $500
Pictures have circulated of the new Thrustmaster T500RS, a high-end racing wheel for for Gran Turismo 5, but nothing’s official yet and no one was clear on what it cost, until GT’s creator piped up over Twitter. Five hundred bucks, said Kazunori Yamauchi to GTPlanet. It’ll feature three pedals, a high power motor, backlash-free belt…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Poster-Size Meat Boy Guide Fit For Any Bedroom Wall
Super Meat Boy is a savagely difficult platformer, and those old-school bonafides gave artist TheInfamousTheft the inspiration for this rad Nintendo Power-style beat guide to The Guy’s three levels, which unlock The Kid. Spoilers? Maybe. Big size on the jump. Super Meat Boy: The Guy Guide [TheInfamousTheft on DeviantArt, thanks Bryce F.]
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010 - Reviews
This Week’s Kotaku Video Game Review Round-Up
We reviewed six games this past week, mixing positive language with, well, some harsh words. Read our reviews of the week, linked here. Review: Gran Turismo 5 Is Premium Class The Bottom Line: For the past five years, Polyphony Digital strove to create the perfect racing sim. It’s that, to quote a car ad, relentless…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedVideo Surfaces Of Rumored PlayStation Phone [Update]
Video of what looks like a PlayStation Phone prototype hit YouTube earlier today. Physically it looks very much like the rumored device. A main menu and screens showing device information and firmware are seen, but no gaming features are depicted. The device, the Sony Ericsson “Zeus” appears to use the telecommunications carrier MTEL CG, which…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Wow That Was Both a Short and Long Week
To: Ash From: Crecente I had three days off, but it still feels like it was a suppppper long week. Probably because I packed so much into today and yesterday. OH! Also I had to spend a lot of time scheduling my trip to New York. McWhertor, I and Totilo will all be there for…
By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
The First 22 Drivers Of NASCAR 2011 The Game
NASCAR The Game 2011 dropped another 22 names of drivers (and their crew chiefs) who’ve licensed the use of their images in the game. There’s a lady driver on this list, but it’s not Danica Patrick. It’s Jennifer Jo Cobb, who competes on the Camping World trucks series. Patrick hasn’t yet raced on the Sprint…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Die-Cast Underbelly Of Gran Turismo 5
The underside of a Gran Turismo 5 racer reveals this curiosity: the logo for die-cast collectible maker AutoArt (lower side, center). AutoArt’s made Gran Turismo models before (that actually is the Nismo Skyline GTR, the same car depicted in the screenshot), and GT5 studio Polyphony Digital has plenty of the collectibles on hand No one’s…
By Owen Good Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedPreparing For Cataclysmic Return To World Of Warcraft
You left Azeroth behind long ago, but you can’t resist the rumbling of the Cataclysm any longer. It’s okay, we understand. Here are some helpful tips to help you ease yourself back into the addiction. Get A Head Start Ideally the best time for you to return to World of Warcraft for the release of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedNintendo Has This Theory About Donkey Kong Music
The soundtrack for the original Donkey Kong Country is so enchanting that the president of Nintendo listens to it in his iPod. How did it get so good? Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed his love for the music from the 1994 Donkey Kong Country in a recently-published online conversation between himself and the leaders of…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nothing Tears A Family Apart Like Pizza Power
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles can argue all they want, there is only one true answer to the question of who gets the health-giving pizza in Turtles in Time. Click to view That answer, of course, is whoever gets there first. This philosophy got me punched more than once as I was growing up, but…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
There’s Room For The Powerful PSP2 In The War Against Nintendo And Apple
The PSP2, a device Sony won’t talk about, is coming and it’s powerful — potentially as powerful as a high-end console, we’ve reported. That gives it a chance against the iPhone, 3DS and more, EA’s boss tells Kotaku. At the conclusion of a wide–ranging interview with Kotaku this week, EA chief CEO John Riccitiello agreed…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: Splatterhouse
Every once in awhile it’s nice to do a Frankenreview featuring a game that isn’t considered to be a major blockbuster release. Hello, Splatterhouse. I know what you’re thinking. How could the remake on an 1988 arcade game be anything less than completely spectacular? Namco Bandai worked so hard on this game that the original…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
And Now A Man With A Camera Implanted In His Head
New York University professor Wafaa Bilal had art on his mind when he had a camera mounted to the back of his head, but I’m claiming having electronics surgically attached to your body in the name of science. If the name of the Iraqi-born professor is familiar to Kotaku readers, that’s because he’s the man…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Hero Among Super Heroes
I want to be perfectly blunt with the team behind DC Universe Online, no allusions, so I tell them right off the bat: I haven’t really liked a massively multiplayer online game since Ultima Online’s late 90s alpha. Ultima Online ruined me for MMOs, I explain. DC Universe Online faces a second challenge as well,…
By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Double Dose Of Queen For Rock Band 3
Including a new instrument and pro modes in Rock Band 3 means Harmonix gets to release updated old music along with the new stuff, as is the case with next week’s 13 songs from classic rock group Queen. Eight of the 13 songs in next week’s double dose of Queen music are in the Rock…
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Like Portal With A Powerglove
The Spire is an upcoming adventure game that is played entirely in first-person, is made by a small indie studio and looks like the bees knees. You play a man who comes to deep in a mysterious facility in the Antarctic, who has not only lost his memory, but has woken up with a weird…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2010
