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These Animal Crossing Cards Are Lovely
Japan’s Club Nintendo members do really get the coolest stuff. Takes these Animal Crossing cards, for example. This is “karuta”, which is a Japanese card game that is typically played during the New Year’s holidays. As one of the cards is read, players try to grab the corresponding card. The person who does it the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Look at Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II’s Most Yoda, Least Worthwhile Level
I was harsh, you might think too harsh, about the Dagobah level in my review of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. I said it added nothing, that there was no gameplay, no significant plot points, nothing but a slick looking cut-scene wrapped in two minutes of walking. That can’t be true, right? See for…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Playstation Rewards Fans With New Loyalty Program
It pays to be a Playstation fan, or at least it will starting in April when Sony Computer Entertainment of America kicks off their new loyalty program, Playstation Rewards. Under the new program gamers will be rewarded for not only their purchases, but also the amount of time they spend interacting with the Playstation, Susan…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Future of PC Gaming, According To The Lead Creator Of Crysis
For PC Gaming Week, Kotaku has invited top creators to predict the future of computer gaming. Today, Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek, makers of legendary PC-only first-person shooter Crysis and 2011’s PC and console Crysis 2. PC Gaming in the Future. When I started developing games for the PC nearly 20 years ago, both the…
Cevat Yerli, Crytek Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Load “Talk Amongst Yourselves” ,8,1
You can talk about video games right here, folks, as you can in Talk Amongst Yourselves every day. You can even talk about games that weren’t on the Commodore 64, if you insist. Reader KindaGamey is responsible for today’s image. Submit yours to #TAYpics
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
AMD Radeon HD 6870 Review
AMD has enjoyed a terrific run with the Radeon HD 5000 series as it took Nvidia no less than six months to counter with its initial Fermi products. It’s been a year since we reviewed the Radeon HD 5870, calling it a “real winner, and possibly one the best graphics cards we have ever reviewed…
Steven Walton Published October 27, 2010 -
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By Peter super Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Stuff I Put On My Rice
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Halloween Approaches Mentaiko! So good. What you missed last night The World’s Greatest World Of Warcraft Fan God Of War Developer Wonders Why People Make PSP Games All The Better To Eat You With, Diablo Fans Apple Tried To Buy Halo’s Creators Review: Costume Quest
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Visual Guide To Super Meat Boy
This is one of the easier levels. Things can only get harder from here! And they do. The boss fights are big — just like boss fights should be. This particular boss might look like he’s all smiles. Looks can be deceiving! In this stage, touch that salt and you die. Neat. Here is one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Music Video Made Entirely In A Video Game [Update]
In 1985, British band Dire Straits released the first music video made with computer graphics. In 2010, Dutch electronica artist released a music video made entirely in a game. DJ Hero 2 publisher Activision claim that this is the first video game made entirely of video game footage. Surely, there must be other music videos…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
PC Gaming Week Confessional, Bashcraft Edition
We are all over PC gaming this week , but what do we know about PC gaming? Each day, one Kotaku editor will reveal their PC gaming knowledge and share some memories. Yesterday you read about Crecente’s experiences, and now? Now you can read about mine. Are you a PC gamer? For several Texas summers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Take These Scott Pilgrims Home With You
Having starred in his own motion picture and video game, comic star Scott Pilgrim is now rendered in small plastic form, ready for you to take home and…do whatever you want with him. Going on sale next April (!!!), there will be two figures available, one in a t-shirt with a bass guitar, the other…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here’s One Japanese Designer Who Doesn’t Follow The West
It’s trendy now for Japanese games to try to appease Western tastes. El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron does not care about what’s in. “As a Japanese creator, I want to make something that only Japanese people can make. I don’t want to follow the European people’s way,” El Shaddai designer Takeyasu Sawaki tells website…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 -
UncategorizedDragon Age II Trailer Rises To Power
If Dragon Age II’s last trailer was a little too pre-rendered for your tastes, you may enjoy this new one more, as it’s naught but in-engine footage. I get a really strange vibe from this game. Not in a bad way, just in a…you know when a movie sequel has a different director to the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2010 -
UncategorizedFirst Look (And Listen!) At Bar Girl Anime
Banana-feeding, booze swilling video game Dream C Club is getting an anime. It will involve singing and girls with giant eyes — just like the game! The animated version of Dream C Club features song clips and goes on sale in Japan on November 10. The name of this song is “Koi・KOI☆weekend!” with “koi” meaning…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
GameStop Robber Shot Dead By Police
Police in Orlando have shot and killed a man who was attempting to evade arrest after holding up a GameStop store. The unnamed suspect robbed the store on South Kirkman Road with a gun earlier today, before attempting to escape in his car. Police gave chase and eventually caught up with the man, who after…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Sony Cross-Promotion Might Be A Bit Much
These days, cross-promotions are all the rage in Japan. Monster Hunter in your Metal Gear Solid. Ace Attorney in your Professor Layton. This Tales of Graces collaboration might be overdoing it, though. In PS3 game Tales of Graces F, there is a downloadable “Toro” costume. Toro, aka the “Sony Cat”, is the company’s mascot character…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2010
