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  This Is Where DS Games Come From

  Contrary to popular belief, Nintendo DS games are not made when two Game Boy Advance games love each other very much. They’re made in factories. Like this one! Look at those machines go. Sorting, spinning, packing, spinning…fascinating. You really need to watch this 2-3 times, to let the action really wash over you. UPDATE –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2010
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  These Boys Have Irked Idol Game Fans

  The upcoming entry in Namco Bandai’s idol simulator franchise features a boy band. Some fans of THE iDOLM@STER do not want a boy band in the game. They’re not happy. It’s not only that Namco Bandai has shoehorned a boy band into THE iDOLM@STER 2 — it removed four female characters from the game to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 4, 2010
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  The Real Soldiers Who Lent A Hand On Medal Of Honor

  Here’s another reason EA may have ditched the “Taliban” from Medal of Honor’s multiplayer: if the publisher had lost US Army support for the game, they may never have been able to run this ad! It doesn’t do much for us as a game trailer, but for the average consumer watching it (it’s a TV…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2010
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  Is The PSPgo Too Small For Your Hands?

  Sony’s digital-only portable, the PSPgo, might be great for fitting in pockets, but it’s not so great for fitting in large hands. Here’s a solution. This add-on peripheral enables PSPgo owners to use their PS3 controller to play titles. It also makes the PSPgo into a much larger contraption, which somewhat (no, totally) defeats the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 4, 2010
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  Classic Adventure Games Get A Well-Deserved Coffee Table Book

  Before Lucasarts came along, the top adventure game minds in the world worked for a now-defunct publisher called Sierra. This coffee table book collects the art from those games, and I am now feeling very nostalgic. Called, strangely enough, “The Art Of Sierra“, it’s been a secret project of Sierra fans Brandon Klassen and Eriq…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2010
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  The Game Could Have Smelled Like Blood

  Hideo Kojima? Crazy guy. When the Metal Gear Solid creator was working on his cyber-punk title Snatcher, he wanted to bring realism to player’s computers with more than graphics or storytelling. He wanted the odor of blood. Snatcher was released in 1988 for the NEC PC-8801. In a recent tweet, Kojima reveals that he had…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 4, 2010
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  A Nintendo Console That Plays DVDs

  The Wii might not be able to play DVDs, but this crusty old Nintendo Entertainment System has no such dramas. OK, so the Wii can play DVDs if you know your way around the darker sides of console modification, but a Wii playing a DVD lacks the charm that popping open a NES to watch…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2010
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  The $360 Pac-Man Necklace

  This year marks the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man. Time for pricey, pointless Pac-man goods! A limited-edition Pac-Man pendent is being forged in 18 karat gold with three 0.015ct diamonds. Priced at ¥30,000 (US$360), only thirty of these made-in-Thailand necklaces will be offered. But how many of them will be sold?

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 4, 2010
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  Relax, He’s Joking

  No longer with Sonic Team, Yuji Naka can still dream. Though “Ivy The Kiwi? Success Spurs Dreamcast 2 Development” would be one hell of a headline to be writing come 2013. Via CVG

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2010
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  Microsoft Japan Employee Arrested For Fondling A Schoolgirl

  A forty-year-old Microsoft employee has been arrested for groping a schoolgirl’s breasts on a JR Kobe line train bound for Osaka. The employee has been identified as Shingo Mihara, an employee of Microsoft Japan’s Kansai branch. He apparently put his hand in an opening of the 16-year-old schoolgirl’s blouse. The schoolgirl supposedly caught him red…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 4, 2010
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  Katamari Creator Has A New Company, Still Making Games

  Keita Takahashi, the creator of Katamari Damacy who recently left Namco Bandai, has started a new company with his wife Asuka Sakai (who is a composer) called uvula. Takahashi says the new company is for freelance work, and that while their “center of works” include music (as well as playground design), they’ll also be working…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2010
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  This Year’s Oktoberfest Is Odd

  Spotted in Munich by reader Graham.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 4, 2010
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  Netflix Streaming Erratic

  It appears that Netflix‘ streaming service for the iPhone, PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 has been running into on and off issues this evening. Apparently some of Netflix streaming servers crashed. Hopefully they’ll get this fixed soon. I need my Arrested Development.

  By Brian Crecente Published October 3, 2010
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  Your Weekend’s Over. Mine Are Just Beginning

  To: Luke From: Owen Re: Busy Week Has Come To An End It’s no secret I’ve been a consistent presence on this site for more than a year. By consistent, I mean posting something every day, seven days a week, year-round. By my count, from July 16, 2009, to today, I’ve worked 444 days with…

  By Owen Good Published October 3, 2010
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  Left 4 Dead Meets Minecraft

  Promo poster for a survival map under construction in the indie PC hit Minecraft. The map is based on this unfinished campaign level. Creator Miclee says when the map is finished he’ll be playing it with some high-powered development types.

  By Owen Good Published October 3, 2010
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  Retailers List Duke Nukem Forever For Feb. 1 Release [Update]

  Duke Nukem Forever’s official website recently linked over to preorder pages on Amazon and Gamestop, and both say the game is due for release on Feb. 1, 2011. The most recent information had Duke Nukem Forever releasing in early 2011. Feb. 1, 2011 is a Tuesday, the traditional release day for video games in North…

  By Owen Good Published October 3, 2010
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  The Week In Games: “I’m Back”

  After nearly seven years away from video games, Michael Jordan makes his triumphant return this week in NBA 2K11. NBA Jam has no Jordan but it has no shortage of nostalgia and enthusiasm, either. Sunday, Oct. 3 Wii Party (Wii) Monday, Oct. 4 FIFA Soccer 11 (Wii) Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (DS) Tuesday, Oct. 5…

  By Owen Good Published October 3, 2010
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  Kotaku’s Top Five List Of Top Ten Lists

  Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 10 Annoying Video Game Habits [Ask Men] Rage quitting is No. 5. Plain ol’ rage is No. 6. No. 1 is hogging the new…

  By Owen Good Published October 3, 2010
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  NBA Jam For 360, PS3: ‘We’re Trying To Throw It All In There’

  The creative director for NBA Jam has said the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of the game will now have as much of the Wii version’s content as possible. Previously, 360/PS3 Jam was to lack the “Remix Tour” mode. Trey Smith, speaking to the Toronto sports radio station FAN 590, said his development team was…

  By Owen Good Published October 3, 2010
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  Goddess Of War

  Halloween’s around the corner, and makeup artist Alisha Baijounas correctly notes that video games make great costume inspirations. She’s advising the ladies to try this look inspired by God of War. “I can guarantee you won’t show up to that huge Halloween party dressed in the same sexy cop outfit four other girls are wearing,”…

  By Owen Good Published October 3, 2010