This One’s For You, Battlestar Galactica Fans

Remember that Battlestar Galactica mod, Diaspora, we showed you a few months back? It’s got a new trailer, and I am weak at the knees. Not only because it’s looking like the Battlestar games of my dreams, but because it’s looking decidedly real, fantastical “trailer money shots” replaced with in-engine and even in-game footage. Diaspora…

The Right Hand Of Mushroom

By Mister Hipp

Your Guide To 2010’s Gaming, Business and Portable Laptops

When shopping for a new laptop it’s important to know beforehand how you plan to use it. Whether you want a multimedia or gaming powerhouse that will only move from your desk occasionally, or something that hits the sweet spot between performance and portability, there are plenty of good options if you know what to…

You Won’t Believe Who Is Killing Zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops

This is a SPOILER. Note that it is in all caps. That means I’m really serious about just how spoiler the following information and images are. Don’t want to know? Move along and don’t read this post. DON’T click on the link. Now that that’s done. We knew that a zombie mode was coming to…

Rally To Restore Sanity Gets a Helpful Plumber?

Kotaku reader and Taypic master contributor Kindagamey snapped this pic at the Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington, D.C. yesterday.

Gamings’ Greatest Halloween Costumes

Yesterday we walked you through some truly amazing pumpkins crafted to look like the people behind and in some of our favorite games. Today we’re posting a collection of video game-inspired Halloween costumes sent to and found by us. Please drop your own costume pictures in comments. We’d love to see what you’re wearing.

Game Dev Helps Test Super Suit for Space Flight

A new space flight suit being developed at MIT to help reduce bone mass loss on long stays in space got a helping hand from Ultima game creator and space aficionado Richard Garriott. The new suit in development at MIT’s Man-Vehicle Laboratory is meant to simulate the effects of gravity on the human body, according…

Kane & Lynch, Hitman Dev Going Through Its Own Dog Days

The holiday hits keep coming. IO Interactive, the Danish studio behind Hitman and Kane & Lynch, let go about 30 employees this week, according to sources close to the studio. That’s the second cut to hit the studio this year, the source says, with firings hitting the studio previously in March. The developer shipped Kane…

The Most Amazing Minecraft Costumes You’ll Ever See

On Friday Electronic Arts had a Halloween costume contest. The winners? This trio of Minecraft fans. Congrats to Minecraft guy Emmy Toyonaga, Minecraft pig in minecart Charles Murakami and creeper Jack Greaves. Thanks Emmy!

The PC gaming week made me think about something… it’s the whole “PC gaming is dead” debate. People basicly throw this claim into a discussion but hardly have any evidence to back up their claim besides “there are no games for PC”, “there is no money in PC gaming because of piracy” or some old…

Sunday Comics

Kotaku will be soon redesigning Sunday Comics, adding some new features and keeping a few old ones. Be sure to vote for your favorites! Sunday Comics Deathmatch: The Incumbents Sunday Comics Deathmatch: The Newcomers Penny Arcade published October 25 PvP published October 28 ActionTrip published October 24 ExtraLife published October 26 Dueling Analogs published October…

A Computer Mind To Finger The Real Bullies, Pedophiles and Killers of Virtual Worlds

When the text-heavy fantasy worlds of multi-user dungeons first invaded the mainframes of Essex University and the dial-ups of Compuserve, there were few rules in place and even fewer ways to enforce them. But today’s most modern of virtual worlds now include cutting-edge technology used to not just provide an immersive experience but also to…

Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

This is it, the last day of October in which to talk about video games. Do it! Now! Thanks to Shibbs for this, not-reused, image. Sorry about the dupe earlier this morning.

Xbox Live Fall Update Arrives November 1

The Xbox 360’s dashboard will get an overhaul for the second time on Monday, November 1. That’s when the big Xbox Live fall 2010 update, complete with Kinect support, will come to Microsoft’s console. Microsoft confirmed the release date today via e-mail, telling Xbox Live members the mandatory update will “enhance the interface, navigation, and…

Is Steve Jobs Trying To Protect Our Children From Cavities Too?

Handed out at the local Apple store during a night of mall trick or treating in lieu of candy. Shouldn’t Apple be handing out King Sized Snickers bars, not patches, by now?

Minecraft’s Halloween Update is ALIVE!!!

Packed with pumpkins. A new Hell to explore. Watches! Yes, Watches!!! That’s one heck of a treat, Notch! The Halloween Update is out!

Treat Yourself To New NeverDead Screens For Halloween

Halloween weekend can only mean one thing—publishers remind us of the horror games on their slate, this time Konami and its mystical horror shooter NeverDead, starring the immortal, limb-tossing Bryce. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game is still a ways off, but given the previews we’ve seen of Shinta Nojiri’s action game, NeverDead’s currently…

Show Us Your PC Gaming Chair

You’ve shown us your gaming laptops. You’ve shown us your computer gaming rigs. Show us your gaming chairs. Here’s mine, the comfy bungee-cord office chair my wife and I bought from CB2 What are you sitting in when you play?

Neverdead Screens

Modern Warfare 2 Nuke In About 33 Seconds?

Can you actually activate a nuke in Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer in about half a minute? There’s been debate about that and admissions of fakery. But this video, newly re-posted to YouTube shows a purportedly legit half-minute nuke. Look legit? MW2: World’s Fastest Nuke, 32 Seconds!!! [YouTube]