The commanding general of the Army and Air Force Exchange Services told Kotaku today that his decision to have Medal of Honor pulled from U.S. military bases worldwide was spurred by “well-documented reports of depictions of Taliban fighters engaging American troops” in the game. “Out of respect to those we serve, we will not be…
Wu-Tang Clan founder and world-famous DK RZA will be a playable character in upcoming game DJ Hero 2, Activision said today. “I’m very excited to be involved with DJ Hero 2. As both a DJ and gamer from an early age, the game combines two of my passions,” said RZA. “I loved working with the…
Last month, Kotaku was told that 3D Realms’ ridiculously long-in-the-making shooter Duke Nukem Forever would finally see the light of day, thanks to a saving throw from Borderlands studio Gearbox Software. Duke’s reveal was rumored to happen at this weekend’s PAX convention. At the time, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford would neither confirm nor deny that…
So many games, so many guns. Most are good, but some have to be the best, and it’s only the best that we’ve decided to hang on our Kotaku Gun Rack. Keep the crows off our porch. There’s no room for funny guns here. Nothing stupid, or novel, or unique. No, only guns that do…
On Saturday, Kotaku co-hosts a PAX panel during which we will inch closer to determining the best games ever made. The panel is Canon Fodder, season 2. The panel will be co-hosted by me and video game consultant N’Gai Croal. Joining us for an hour will be 5th Cell’s Jeremiah Slaczka, Bungie’s Jaime Griesemer, Spy…
The man who invented home video games may have known more about real guns than any other game creator in history. But, he tells Kotaku, that’s not why the first game console had a gun. Ralph Baer is 88 and still keeps busy in his lab in New Hampshire, decades after inventing the first home…
All stores located on Army and Air Force bases will no longer be allowed to sell Electronic Arts’ upcoming military shooter Medal of Honor because an aspect of the game includes playable Taliban characters. The Army and Air Force Exchange Services has confirmed to Kotaku that they requested the game pulled from the 49 GameStop’s…
In this video The Creative Assembly’s Land Battle Programmer Ingimar Gudmunsson and Studio Communications Manager Kieran Brigden talk us through a night battle in Shogun 2: Total War. The battle has the Chosokabe clan attacking the Takeda clan as a storm rages in the distance. Ignore, if you can, those splendid graphics, and instead pay…
Capcom will be invading the Penny Arcade Expo later this week with a chance for you to go hands-on with eight of their upcoming games. There’s also some mighty fine swag to collect at Capcom’s huge booth. Here’s the game run down: • Marvel VS. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds • Dead Rising 2…
Denver police are on the hunt for a duo of thieves who they say stole about $1,200 worth of video games from a local Ultimate Electronics store, according to 9News. Police say one of the two would distract employees as the other tucked away video games on the morning of Aug. 10. Man, that’s a…
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Designer Joseph Senior blends Hello Kitty with a slew of pop culture icons, among them Halo’s Master Chief. Master Chief is Hello Kitty! [Robot Sumi, thanks Andrew]
A Florida deputy sheriff is under investigation for allegedly choking his wife after she threated to take away his Playstation 3, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Lake County Deputy Gary French was not charged nor was he arrested, but was part of an internal investigation conducted by the sheriff’s office. Deputies say that French told him…
For ¥400 a pop (US$4.75), Japanese capsule toy machine offers folks the chance to win an R4 — a device Nintendo is trying to block. As seen in Osaka’s Den-Den Town electrics district by Julie via Ai Amano
Sucker Punch will be at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend letting people play Playstation 3 exclusive inFamous 2 and handing out a limited supply of these neat shirts. The developer says they will have seven kiosks at the Seattle video game show featuring a demo of the game that includes Cole’s new melee weapon…
Next month will be historic. This month is merely nearly historic. Smash Bros. clings to the top spot as America’s most-loved Wii game in the latest update to our Nintendo stat-tracking. Plus, there is a new contender. (Click the chart to enlarge it.) Welcome to the September edition of our monthly measure of Wii-gaming pleasure.…
I walked readers through Medal of Honor’s lone Apache helicopter level during GamesCom earlier this month. Here’s your chance to see it, uncut, for yourself. Electronic Arts says this video is an uncut, unedited video meant to “show our audience what they can expect when Medal of Honor launches on October 12.”
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I knew there must have been a reason for the robot ice cream cones to glow. This is about 30 minutes of my son and I playing Gladiator Arena in Sports Champions with the Playstation Move in a very sped up video.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Sweet Sleep I downloaded iTunes 10 today — Jason Chen passed it along! That was nice of him! I haven’t really used it that much yet, but it seems slick. Haven’t started using Ping. I’m a bit social networked out, you know? Between Twitter and Facebook, I kinda feel like…
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