F’real?

You could just get yourself some insurance and, like a good neighbor, State Farm will take care of it for you. How about this instead? Would you rather: 1. Find the perfect home with your significant other, move in, live happily ever after. Or 2. Discover the hard way that your happy home is in…

NBA 2K11 Achievements Take A Dig At NBA Elite’s Cover Boy?

NBA 2K11 will feature 50 achievements, only one of them concerns a feat with a specific player in a standard game. It just so happens to involve the cover athlete for rival NBA Elite 11. “G Performance,” a cheevo that’s an apparent nod to in-game sponsor Gatorade, gives you 20 Gamerscore if you score 48…

You Know That Saying About No Wrong Answers? It Doesn’t Apply Here

Do what you like, but State Farm would definitely help you cover that. So let’s try this again. Would you rather: 1. Grab a group of your friends and go on a death-defying snowbound adventure. Or 2. Gaaah! Freak avalanche! Defy death, but just barely.

Three Weapons That (Sadly) Aren’t In Red Faction: Battlegrounds

THQ offered us a peek at a playable version of its downloadable Red Faction spin-off, the four-player vehicular combat action game Red Faction: Battlegrounds, at this week’s Tokyo Game Show. What did we learn? Well, not too much more beyond what was featured in the downloadable game’s debut trailer. Red Faction: Battlegrounds is a frantic,…

What’s Happening With Good Old Games?

The entire site of Good Old Games, the online seller of classic – and DRM-free – video games, has been taken offline and replaced with a message saying the service has been closed. Update: This is looking like a marketing move. “We have recently had to give serious thought to whether we could really keep…

Tokyo Game Show Booth Babe Dominoes

At the end of each day, the Tokyo Game Show booth companions line up in front of their respective booth. Then then bow one-by-one as evident here in this Kotaku Japan clip of Sony’s booth. Some of the booth companions give deeper bows than others. A lesson in politeness! ［ #tgs2010 ］お疲れ様でした、また来年！ SCEコンパニオンからのご挨拶（動画あり） [Kotaku Japan]

They Are An Abomination

Especially BadMutha Corrosive Skags. Parody of the sign made infamous by the hatemongering Westboro Baptist Church. Seen on Reddit via Hot Blooded Gaming

Not All Tokyo Game Show Cosplayers Are Japanese

This year’s Tokyo Game Show is making a bigger push for cosplay and cosplayers. The changing rooms, which have been typically, in the bowls of the the convention hall have been moved to a nice, air-conditioned area. That’s not all. For this year’s Tokyo Game Show, somewhere between 50 and 100 foreign cosplayers flew out…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Only In A Jeep

This past week we learned that Chrysler will be rolling out a Call of Duty Black Ops-branded special edition of its 2011 Jeep Wrangler. I swear, it’s like Chrysler knew I was hard up for a good ‘Shop Contest idea. This one all but draws itself, children. You’re all experts at skinning and masking and…

Would You Like To Buy Monster Hunter Things?

In Japan, Monster Hunter is huge. It’s a cultural phenomenon. The franchise sells millions and millions in Japan. It has a large fan base. Know what that means? Prospective customers! Capcom’s Tokyo Game Show booth features an array of MonHun-branded goodies that range from calendars to snacks for fans to feast on.

Sunday Comics

Penny Arcade published Sept. 15. PvPonline published Sept. 16. ActionTrip published Sept. 13. Digital Unrest published Sept. 16. EXTRALIFE published Sept. 13. Ctrl+Alt+Del published Sept. 18. Dueling Analogs published Sept. 16. Nerf NOW published Sept. 16. Rooster Teeth published Sept. 18. Virtual Shackles published Sept. 15. Little Gamers published Sept. 13.

Capcom’s Big Zen Buddhism Cat Doll

Daruma doll is a Japanese round figurine that is in the image of the Buddhist monk that founded Zen Buddhism. At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Capcom created an enormous Daruma molded after the Monster Hunter cat “felyne”. An enormous felyne Daruma sits in the middle of a large pavilion in the Capcom booth. Japan,…

Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

Totilo was taking it easy this past week but we didn’t forget about you. He’s back tomorrow. Rictor is the winner of the #taypics derby today. So remember to submit yours before Stephen gets back! He’ll need one. Meantime, talk amongst yourselves! About games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

Dante’s Biggest Fans Weigh In On New Devil May Cry

Some hate it. Some love it. There is going to be a new Devil May Cry game called DmC: Devil May Cry, and the reaction has run the full spectrum. Time to ask the diehards. That’s right, Devil May Cry cosplayers. At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, I asked a group of cosplayers what they…

Square Enix Booth Gallery

Let’s Get A Good Look At The PSP’s New Analog Stick

Sony is releasing a limited edition version of its popular (in Japan) PlayStation Portable, one designed to be easier on players’ thumbs and to capitalize on the highly anticipated release of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. Let’s have a look… The new PSP analog nub on the limited edition features a concave design and a textured…

Gun Loco Hands-On: Just How Crazy Is It?

Well, it has a blow-up doll grenade. Is that loco enough for you, hombre? What if I told you that Gun Loco pits bizarre interstellar criminals based on vinyl figures against each other in mortal combat? And that Square Enix is responsible? That’s about as crazy as it gets. Having played Gun Loco, a third-person,…

The Booth Boys Of The Tokyo Game Show

TGS isn’t only about girls. It’s also about boys. Booth boys. There aren’t many of them, but they do exist! There are tons of dudes-in-polo-shirts working the booths. They are typically company employees. They wear boring outfits and are not booth boys per se. And some of the booth boys aren’t actual humans. Can you…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Duke Nukem Past Winners

When Duke Nukem Forever finally arrives next year, the erstwhile action hero will have spent 15 years in ass-kicking and gum-chewing limbo. Last week’s contest asked everyone to imagine what he’d done in the meantime. In CatsAkimbo’s world, Duke saved CBS from a zillion dollars in FCC fines. Eight_Bit_Remix does what the comedy biz terms…

iTunes Store Rejects The Onion’s Face-Shooting Joke App

Remember “Close Range”? The Onion’s violent video game satire got a web-based flash game after its hilarious introduction in April, and soon the satirical publication began work on an iPhone app. Until Apple killed the fun, of course. GameSetWatch reports that Close Range, the “hotly anticipated video game in which players repeatedly shoot people point-blank…