Vietnam Vet Calls Black Ops Release Timing “Tacky”

Vietnam veteran and East Kildonan, Winnipeg resident Ron Parkes is angry, and Activision is to blame. The Vietnam veteran accuses the company of purposefully releasing Call of Duty: Black Ops to coincide with Remembrance Day. For those of you in the United States, Remembrance Day is a holiday observed in Commonwealth countries that remembers the…

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Commercial Is Creepy Good

Creepy, subtle, seemingly completely unrelated to video games, this Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood video is exactly how I like my commercials. Let’s hope the actual game lives up to them.

Minecraft The Live-Action Role-Playing Game

Any video game deserves an equally epic live-action counterpart. That’s why Gary Bigham, pro-LARPer, turned to Minecraft. “So, woke up with dookie on my face. It’s just one of those mornings when you know it’s not going to be a good day.” I know the feeling Gary, all too well. This might be the most…

What’s Inside the GameStop Exclusive Conduit 2 Limited Edition?

Gamers that pick up Sega’s Conduit 2 at GameStop will score an exclusive limited edition of the game at no additional cost. What extras do you get for free? Most of the additional content in the Conduit 2 Limited Edition are the sort of things you’d expect from a free limited edition upgrade. You get…

Is Sonic Free Riders Broken, Or Is It The Reviewers?

I still think Sonic Free Riders for Kinect is a broken game. And I’m not alone. But it sounds like there is a whole other camp out there who haven’t really had any problems with the game. So what gives? In my review of Sonic Free Riders I talked about how completely unplayable the game…

Is that Gunmetal on Your Wrist, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

The watches in the new Tracker Collection from Diesel Watches are made for maximum agility, speed and strength. Militaristic, weathered, and forged from actual gunmetal IP, these rugged time-keepers won’t keep you hidden for long. Molded and stamped grooves in these graphite gray, yellow and off-white watches make the Tracker Collection much more than merely…

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It’s On Like A Trademark Application For “It’s On Like Donkey Kong”

Nintendo has found a novel new way to promote the upcoming release of Donkey Kong Country Returns: Filing a request with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the pop-culture phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong.” Oh it’s on. the phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong” has been around for quite a long time.…

What Is Assassin’s Creed Ascendance?

Ubi Workshop pulls back the curtain on Assasssin’s Creed Ascendance, the work previously known as Secret Project number three. What exactly is it? It looks like an Assassin’s Creed cartoon, or possibly some sort of motion comic. Ubi Workshop is the offshoot of Ubisoft dedicated to handling transmedia projects, bringing the company’s games to other…

How Does Call of Duty: Black Ops Look on the Wii?

I loved Call of Duty: Black Ops on the Xbox 360. I assume the PS3 version is just as great. The PC version, though, seems to be suffering from some major bugs. But what about the Wii take on the game? Let’s have a look. CVG gives us a look at the Wii version of…

Can’t Play, Won’t Play

If only more parts of our lives were game-ified, say proponents of “Gamification” who champion things like and Nike+ or FourSquare that offer scores for running or just being somewhere. Wrong, writes game designer Margaret Robertson. Gamification misses the point. I like neologisms. We need new words because we have new ideas, and ideas are…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

This is the first-ever direct sequel to a previous installment of Talk Amongst Yourselves — to yesterday’s of course. Admire the seamless continuity, then please talk here about video games. Reader KindaGamey is responsible for today’s image. You can be responsible for tomorrow’s. Just submit one to #TAYpics, following the rules listed at the top…

Kotaku Brasil, She’s Alive!

Kotaku Brasil is officially live! If I could samba, I’d be doing that right now. But I really, really can’t. So instead I’m checking out stories that make it look like everyone at Kotaku suddenly learned how to write in Portuguese… over night! It’s almost like the web version of watching Leave it to Beaver…

I Still Watch VHS, So?

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Shopping Season Is Almost Here I have a bunch of VHS tapes in Japan that I brought with me when I first came to this country a gajillion years ago. I *finally* got a DVD player when I bought a PS2, but for a while, it was VHS only. Really…

It’s Kinda Like Tron, But Everyone Gets Totally Naked

There is a saying: If it exists, there is a porn of it. Well, Tron exists, and, yes, there is a porn of it. According to website Bleeding Cool, the forthcoming adult take on Tron features scenes like “The Glow Job” as well as model-slash-porn-lady Zoe Voss. You might know her from “The Interns” or…

Drape Your Naked Torso In These Monster Hunter Threads

Just like these male models! Leading up to the release of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, Japanese mega franchise Monster Hunter is teaming up with the country’s biggest budget clothing retailer Uniqlo for a “Mon-Qlo” line of t-shirts. Uniqlo is certainly no stranger to game tie-ins. When Metal Gear Solid 4 launched, Uniqlo did a MGS…