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You’re One Ugly Mother…
Who else has Halloween fever? If so, can someone recommend a specialist? This is just the off-topic open thread in which to do those kinds of things. It’s also the place for neat internet discoveries like Ray Villafane’s insanely detailed pumpkin carvings. I was going to dedicate some time to pumpkin carving before this weekend,…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Police: PlayStation 3 Brawl Ends With One Man Dead
Wichita, Kansas police are on the hunt for Benjamin Redgate, who they suspect is partly responsible for the death of Luke German, the result of a disagreement over a “video football game on PlayStation 3.” Benjamin Redgate’s older brother has already been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in relation to the case. The Redgates…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: Black Ops Hero Is Not The Strong, Silent Type
Treyarch and Activision have been relatively quiet on the single-player side of Call of Duty: Black Ops. But it appears Alex Mason, the main protagonist of the next Call of Duty, will have a lot to say. The developers of Black Ops have made a “very deliberate choice” to make Mason a more verbose, more…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhat If 2010’s Spikiest PC Platformer Went 3D?
Terry Cavanagh’s wonderful VVVVVV is one of the best 2D platformers of 2010. But what if the gravity-flipping spike-filled interstellar adventure ventured into the third-dimension? It might look a little something like this. Sadly, VVVVVVX is just a mock up. Or, as creator “Roxfox” describes it, “just a thing I made in Maya to prove…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Scott Pilgrim Comes Together In A Beautiful Package
November is shaping up to be the second coming of Mr. Pilgrim. In addition to a DVD/Blu-ray release of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and updates to its game adaptation, the video game-infused comic book series is getting attractively boxed. Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley revealed the pretty box set on his personal web…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 -
UncategorizedFeel The Epic Of Disney Epic Mickey’s Newest Trailer
The second cutest epic for the Wii is coming to North America November 30, giving Mickey Mouse fans a chance to explore the morality of Disney’s most famous mascot. Epic Mickey‘s newest trailer focuses on the epic-ness of it all. Sample Epic Mickey’s lovely opening cinematic and some of its painting and erasing gameplay for…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Peeeee Ceeeeee
To: Ash From: Crecente Today was even more fun than usual at Kotaku Tower. We spent a lot of time, too much time perhaps, talking about computer gaming. I ended up googling tons of Issac Asimov pictures and fantastic TRS-80 game ads on my hunt for the first computer game I ever played. Good times.…
By Brian Crecente Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
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We’re giving away a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad to one lucky newsletter subscriber! Don’t subscribe? Enter your email address below to get one great story a day in your inbox. Don’t worry, we hate spam as much as you do. Already subscribed? You’re entered to win! No need to sign up twice. Enter your email address…
By Christopher Mascari Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Costume Quest Becomes Healthy Food
Super Mario cakes? Doom jello sculptures? No edible homage to video games would be surprising unless the edible homage was… healthy? One inspired cook made a dish of Costume Quest for her boyfriend to eat and for us to admire. The source material is the recently-released downloadable Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Halloween role-playing game…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kids Don’t Want Toys For Christmas, They Want iPhones, iPads & Kinect
Video games like LEGO Harry Potter and fancy new controllers—Kinect and PlayStation Move—are among the most wished-for items this holiday, according to a new survey. But it’s Apple’s iOS-based devices that kids are demanding most. According to battery maker Duracell’s survey, the Duracell Toy Report, the most wanted “toy” that kids aged five to 16…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 -
UncategorizedHow To Marry Another Gamer Online Via Fable III
Two of the guys behind Fable III celebrate the eve of Fable III’s North American release by showing us how players can marry each other through the game’s online co-op. But they censor the sex. Voila! A a baby appears. Look for Kotaku’s Fable III review soon. If only we could get our reviewer to…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
It’s Official: Nintendo Has Sold A Ridiculous Amount Of Wii Remotes
63,500,000. That’s the number of Wii Remotes Nintendo says it has sold in the United States since the Wii launched in November 2006. How did Nintendo manage to move so many of the damn things? Wii Play was a big help, responsible for nearly 13 million Wii Remotes being snapped up by U.S. consumers. Wii…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 -
UncategorizedPC Gaming Week Confessional, Totilo 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 (Uh-oh!) and share some memories. First up is me, your deputy editor. Are you a PC gamer? Sure. But if a game is also on consoles, I play…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here Are Your GoldenEye Winners
Last week we kicked off a contest to give away classic editions of the North American version of James Bond 007: GoldenEye, which come with a copy of the Wii game and the snazzy golden classic controller, to four readers. The four lucky readers also get a Cheater shirt, appropriately enough. This afternoon I drew…
By Brian Crecente Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Homefront Brings North Korean Invasion To Book Platform
THQ’s grim view of the future, in which North Korea somehow has the wherewithal to invade the United States, is being ported to books. Homefront is getting a novelization from people who know how to make game stories readable. John Milius, the man who wrote and directed Red Dawn and Conan the Barbarian, is working…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: $8 Artsy Game vs. $2 Flashlight
Bit.Trip Fate might be another game in a musically and graphically inventive series. Flashlight is a flashlight. Bit.Trip Fate might be fun. Flashlight might save your life (according to the official product description). Decision time, NIntendo download consumers! Our Mike Fahey usually chronicles the Monday releases brought to Nintendo systems by the ever-unusual collection of…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
John Lennon’s Imagine Album Coming To Rock Band
John Lennon’s most popular solo album, Imagine, will be “among the first albums” available for download following this week’s launch of Rock Band 3, according to the game’s developers. Hyping this week’s release of Rock Band 3, MTV Games and Harmonix revealed that the legendary Beatles’ full 10-song Imagine album will be paid downloadable content,…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Show Us Your Gaming Laptop
Here’s a shot of just a few of the laptops I currently have in the house. I even use some to play games on. What’s not shown? The laptop so worn down that you can see the circuitry through the top of the case, the laptop with the “I Rock, I’m a Rocker” sticker on…
By Brian Crecente Published October 25, 2010