Come Party With (Almost Half) of Kotaku Tonight

There may be only three of the seven of us here in New York this week, but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have a little reader gathering. We’ll be converging on Brooklyn’s Barcade at 8 p.m. tonight to do a bit of drinking, playing and talking. Swing on by if you’d like to…

Frobot, A Love Letter To Nintendo, Is Out Later This Month

Throughout the year we (I) have have been telling you about Frobot, a downloadable game for the Wii that mixes a little Robotron with a lot of nostalgia for brain-vexing Zelda dungeons. The game finally has a release date. Frobot will be out on December 20 for download to the Wii on the WiiWare service…

Hate Will Bring Us Together

A ridiculous study conducted by a group of stupid Slovenian and British researchers has scientifically proven that the more negative a discussion thread is the more active it will be. What a load of bullshit. Pardon my negativity; I was merely trying to stimulate conversation in today’s science post. Researchers used a process called “sentiment…

Call of Duty: Black Ops is Seeping Into Our Heads, Setting Up House

Message from God, insight into our subconscious, predictions of the future: Many believe dreams offer some level of insight into something deeper than simply our daily preoccupations. So what can one read into the sudden surge of dreams featuring shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops. REMclounds, which tracks Twitter and Facebook for dream retellings, says…

Speak-Up On Kotaku: Massively Multiplayer Strategy Role-Playing

In our first installment of the new daily Speak-Up on Kotaku, [ZTF]The Power shares his idea for an entirely new sort of massively multiplayer online role-playing game. You know what I would like to see? An online SRPG (strategy role-playing game) in the vein of FFT (Final Fantasy Tactics) or DnD (Dungeons and Dragons) 4th…

Watch Other People Play Real Video Games on Your iPad

No, you still can’t play titles like Assassin’s Creed II or Borderlands on your fancy iPad tablet, but you can watch other people play those games thanks to OnLive’s Viewer. Well, you can if it works. Our attempts to use Gawker Media’s “smokin'” WIFI was met with mixed results, working one out of four attempts.…

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Ghostbusters: Sanctum Of Slime Trades Character For Action

Atari has released the first trailer and new screens for Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime,the downloadable follow-up to last year’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Can four nameless rookies bust ghosts as well as the originals? Developed by Behavior Studios for Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC, Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime pits up to four…

The First PlayStation Rewards Program Quest Guide

Yesterday Sony revealed the Questing system for the PlayStation Rewards program, which will give PlayStation 3 owners fun ways to upgrade their status in the program’s eyes. We’ve got the first nine quests right here. The PlayStation Rewards program isn’t only about earning free avatars, themes, and PlayStation Home items. It’s about proving your loyalty…

Pac-Man, Pong, Space Invaders Shoved Into Black Eyed Peas Video

What’s with Black Eyed Peas’ latest album and its many allusions to video games. Their first video for album The Beginning looked a little bit Minecraft, a little bit 3D Dot Game Heroes. This video features cameos from Pong, Space Invaders, Pac-Man and others. But somehow I can’t see Fergie gaming.

The Midnight Launch Of The World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Strategy Guide

Late last night I got bundled up in my warmest clothes, kicked my Nissan Pathfinder until it started moving, and braved extensive imaginary lines, all in the name of picking up World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion…strategy guide. Anyone else that already had the expansion pack downloaded and couldn’t get their car started would have given…

How Fast Was Level 85 Reached In Cataclysm?

World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion pack went live in North America at 3AM Eastern time this morning, roughly two hours after European protection Paladin Forscience hit level 85. European players got their hands on the Cataclysm expansion at 12:01AM Central European Time, nine hours ahead of the official North American release time of 12:01AM Pacific.…

The Four Songs In The Way Of A Video Game Grammy

Somehow the theme song for 2005’s Civilization IV is being nominated for a 2011 Grammy. The makers of the game have said that Christopher Tin’s Baba Yetu would become the first gaming song to win one. But it’s got competition. There are four other songs in the Grammys’ Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), one of…

Okabu For PS3 Looks Like Wind Waker, Lets You Control A Cloud

The people who make Rolando are now making a PlayStation 3 exclusive, Okabu, a game that’s described by its creators as a “hyper-tactile toybox world filled with a huge number of puzzles, playthings, adorable creatures and devious machines.” And clouds. Clouds with headwear, including a tuque and headband. In Okabu, you play as a cloud,…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Talk about video games. Because there is nothing else worth talking about. Thanks to RandMan612 for today’s image. Submit your finest work to #TAYpics

A Single Pirated Software License Was Used 775,000 Times In 200 Countries

Just how big a deal is software piracy? When security company Avast noticed that one of its paid-for licenses was being distributed illicitly online, they decided to track it. A year and a half later, the downloads approached one million The license was first purchased by a 14-user firm in Arizona, according to PC Pro.…

Imagine Men In Tights

To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: In A Big Room With a Lot of TVs There’s aren’t just tights, these are MEN’S TIGHTS. Spotted in the sock aisle this morning. Not just the sock aisle, the MEN’S SOCK AISLE. What you missed last night World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Is Go Is This The Man To “Clean…

Who Is The Mother Of Video Games?

People say Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and more, is the Father of Video Games. If he’s the father, then who’s the mother? Yu Suzuki, creator of titles like Virtua Fighter and Out Run, reckons it’s him. “If Miyamoto was the father of gaming, I suppose that makes me the mother,” Suzuki tells website 1Up.…

NSFW: Are Lara Croft Models Worth The Trouble?

There is a new Tomb Raider game. It’s an origin game, a chance to reboot not only the series, but the way it’s promoted. According to previously posted reports, no more spokesmodels will be hired to promote the upcoming Tomb Raider, which stars a 21-year-old Croft. This marks a break in how the 15-year-old series…

Super Meat Boy’s PC Version Has A Box, And It Is Well Done

Super Meat Boy is getting a limited run of actual, physical boxed copies for the PC. To mark the occasion, artist Dave Rapoza handled the cover illustration, and made it appropriately epic