First Look At That HUGE Beta Kinect Camera in the Wild

Beta users for the Xbox 360’s Kinect seem to have mixed feelings about the still-in-development motion gaming device. The beta Kinect kits started showing up in mailboxes and on doorsteps today and came with a small collection of games including Kinect Sports and Kinect Joyride. It also came with the motorized camera and a smiley-face…

Italian American Group Claims Victory In Making Mafia II Launch Party Lame

UNICO National, the group representing Italian-Americans upset over the portrayal of Italian gangsters in the recently released Mafia II, have scored a win in their battle against 2K Games’ mobster adventure. They claim to have unquestionably pooped 2K’s launch party. Andre’ DiMino, spokesperson and man upset by Mafia II, says that the group’s protest against…

Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Coming Next Month

We’ve known for a couple months that Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, last year’s hit iPhone app, would get versions on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. A video on the game’s official site says it will arrive in September. No more specific date or pricing than that. If you want to know more about…

Who Could Convince Blizzard To Make A StarCraft Movie?

StarCraft and Diablo maker Blizzard already has a World of Warcraft film in development with Spider-man director Sam Raimi. What might twist the arm of Blizzard’s top creators to get a StarCraft movie underway? James Cameron might! Rob Pardo, executive VP of game design at Blizzard, tells MTV Multiplayer that it’s still seeking “the right…

Meet The Press In NBA 2K11

Interesting feature teased on NBA 2K11’s Facebook page a couple hours ago: “Press conferences.” There’ll be some postgame interactions involving your created player in the “My Player” career mode, apparently with ramifications for your career. Here’s the full message from NBA 2K11: In this year’s My Player mode, the game doesn’t end after the final…

It’s A Big Week For PlayStation 3 Games In Japan

A new face joins the list of bestselling games in Japan this past week as A.C.E.: Another Century’s Episode: R for the PlayStation 3 becomes the country’s currently bestselling game. It’s not the only PS3 game enjoying top ten status. The other, which debuted in third place on Media Create’s sales chart, is Chou Jigen…

Gun Week, Gaming’s Fixation With Firearms

Gun Week is our week-long exploration of video games’ signature obsession: guns. Even gamers who wouldn’t own a gun usually love to shoot the virtual ones. Here are the stories, images and videos that attest to that. (This post will be updated throughout the week.) So Long, Gun Week I know what you’re thinking. It’s…

What Did You Play This Weekend?

Normally, we check in with the Kotaku readership on Fridays to see what’s on the gaming menu for the weekend. Sometimes, we forget. Let’s remedy that with a very (not really) special episode of What Are You Playing This Weekend? Me? I tried my hand at Civilization for the very first time, downloading Civilization IV…

Dead Rising 2’s Labor Day Hardware Blowout Sale

Greene’s Hardware in Seattle has a special on katanas this weekend – two for $309.99. You can also find values on dynamite and mayonnaise. What the hell is this? A pretty awesome Dead Rising 2 community event at PAX. Capcom’s apparently booked some space in Seattle’s central business district, just walking distance from the Washington…

Dead Rising 2 Hardware Store Circular

Happy Gun Week

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: So, I Saw Departures We kicked off Gun Week today and boy do we have a lot of solid, interesting stories lined up for the rest of the week about virtual and real guns and how they intersect with gaming. Tomorrow we’re also going to be running our Dead Rising…

Sony’s Ghost of Sparta Bundle Makes PSP Ownership Look Appealing

Now might not be the right time to pick up a PSP, should you have waited this long to invest. November, on the other hand, when God of War: Ghost of Sparta comes to North America, might be better. Sony will release a God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP entertainment pack then, including the…

What Will Apple Announce at Their Music-Centric September 1 Event?

Apple has finally made their September event official, and it’s coming sooner than many expected—the “special event” will be held September 1 in San Francisco, and from the look of things it’s going to involve music. So what are they going to announce? Some things, like new iPods, are a near lock. Others, like a…

Monday Night Combat Getting Free DLC

Uber Entertainment has plans for three downloadable content expansions for its Xbox Live Arcade title, Monday Night Combat. The first DLC package will be free, according to the studio’s blog. No timeframe was given; it sounds like the DLC will trail a patch update that is currently in the certification process. “The first DLC will…

Drunk Zombie Fighting and Vomit Pratfalls

Dead Rising 2: Case 0 hits the Xbox 360 tomorrow with a robust taste of what the full Dead Rising 2 has in store for gamers. Just don’t blame me if that taste is tainted with a bit of bile. As seen in the prequel, protagonist Chuck Greene isn’t just a zombie-killing machine, he’s also…

Playing World Of Warcraft In StarCraft II

There are World of Warcraft Blizzard fans, and there are StarCraft Blizzard fans. What do you get when the two meet? You get a World of Warcraft StarCraft II mod. Kotakuite Goatnuke tipped us off to this nifty little mod, which takes World of Warcraft and crams it into StarCraft II, complete with a pair…

Look At (Almost) All The Light Guns

One of the experiences that unites gamers is that so many of us have picked up a plastic gun and pointed it at our TV. History has given us dozens of light guns. Here, a gallery of greats and not-so-greats… We’re going to deviate from chronological order with this first one but then take it…

Borderlands Is Officially Going ‘Game of the Year’ This October

Gearbox Software’s runaway hit Borderlands is, officially, getting a “Game of the Year” style re-release, compiling anything and everything Borderlands into one complete, Claptrap-filled package. Included in the Borderlands Game of the Year Edition release will be all four of the game’s aftermarket add-ons—The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, The Secret…

Apache Air Assault Takes Off In November

The all-helicopter combat game we’ve all been waiting for as Activision reveals a November release date for Gaijin Entertainment’s Apache Air Assault, with hot new screens to boot. Crecente and I couldn’t be more excited to welcome this console generation’s first dedicated helicopter combat sim on November 9 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.…

Metroid: Other M On Canvas, On The Wall

This showed up on my doorstep this morning. Nice, vibrant print, but an abstract watercolor would have been cooler.