ModNation Racers Patch Made My Load Times Longer

This week’s patch to PlayStation 3 game ModNation Racers was supposed to make load times in that otherwise-delightful, customizable racing game as much as 50 percent shorter. I tested the patch today. It made my load times longer. I shot five videos of a pre-patched ModNation Racers running on my PS3 today and five videos…

Tekken And Street Fighter Creators Face Off At GamesCom

Street Fighter series producer Yoshinoro Ono and Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada are due for a rematch, and they’ll get their chance during a TEKKEN X Street Fighter tournament at GamesCom. The trash talk is already flying. Capcom’s reveal of Street Fighter X Tekken at Comic-Con might have stolen the show, but it was Tekken’s…

Why Are So Many Indie Darlings 2D Platformers?

2D platformers like Limbo and Braid have created deep metaphorical experiences, but can gamers appreciate them? And can their success move game literacy into new genres? Earlier today (at the time of writing), an interesting Twitter exchange took place between Trent Polack and Manveer Heir regarding Limbo. [Note from Kotaku: This article had been originally…

What Heavy Rain Looks Like With The PlayStation Move

Last week Stephen Totilo told us how Heavy Rain played on the PlayStation Move. Now let’s see how it looks. I don’t know if I’ll be able to play Heavy Rain this way. My favorite characters from the game were Flashing Arrow and Curving Arrow Arching Back On Itself. Without them, the experience just won’t…

Sonic Colors Gameplay Excites, But That Theme Song Has To Go

Sega is giving Sonic Colors all sorts of love today, confirming a November release date, showing off the game’s box art, and releasing this action-packed trailer featuring exciting gameplay and the worst Sonic theme song since “Seven Rings in Hand.” “I’m gonna reach for the stars, although they look pretty far!” Right. I’m going to…

This Is Not Your Father’s Mario

Cherry Sauce Clothing’s take on Super Mario as worn by Tristan. Cherry Sauce Clothing

Plants Vs. Zombies Looks Great On Xbox Live Arcade’s Lawn

I never thought I’d be this excited about a game I’ve already played on three other platforms. Take a look at news screens and a trailer for Plants Vs. Zombies for Xbox Live Arcade. I first played Plants Vs. Zombies on the PC, and loved it. Then I played it on the iPhone, and still…

First 4 Figures Gives You A Little Sonic And Friends

Don’t have $140 to spend on one of First 4 Figures’ Sonic the Hedgehog statues? The collectible creation company is releasing a six-pack of Sonic mini figures next month that might fit your budget a bit better. First 4 Figures’ Classic Sonic Mini Figure Collection contains 2 inch versions of six of our favorite Sonic…

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Pac-Man, Tekken Dev Turns Focus to “Casual” Market

Imagine playing popular fighter Tekken on Facebook or competing for a high score in Pac-Man against players on iPhones, computers and consoles. That’s the vision behind Namco Bandai’s decision to roll Namco Networks into a single game label this week. “The key reasons we are uniting these two companies (Namco Bandai and Namco Networks) are:…

Red Dead Redemption Legends And Killers In Motion

This is the trailer for the first paid downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption, the $10 Legends and Killers pack, set for release on August 10. This one’s for you multiplayer gamers.

Talk Amongst Yourselves

We’ve got our first repeat winner in the no-prize TAY image sweepstakes. Reader Tanarchi‘s entry is your pic for today. Now, let’s talk about some video games… Submit your TAY pic to #TAYpics Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

The Magically Morphing Ferrari Steering Rig In Action

Unveiled in May, this video gives you a much closer look at Thrustmaster’s over-the-top Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition controller. The PC and Playstation 3 racing rig uses a latency-free 2.4GHz wireless system, 50 hours of battery life on 4 AA batteries, an adjustable, rigid metal structure, detachable replica of the Ferrari F430…

What Are Your Plans For The Weekend?

To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: The Big Apple We know Crecente is going house hunting. I have a Kurt Vonnegut drawing I want to get framed, so I’m gonna look for a frame! Maybe I’ll make tacos. Maybe. Maaaaaaaaaybe. Tacos and Vonnegut, what a weekend. What abou you Mister Totilo? What will you be up…

Bungie and Blizzard Both “Enormous” Investments

We already knew The folks behind World of Warcraft and Starcraft are hard at work on a totally new massively multiplayer online game. We didn’t know that Activision Blizzard was pouring gobs of money into it. Ditto for the new game from Bungie, the creators of Halo. Bungie has inked a deal with Activision to…

Jillian Michaels Fitness Game Getting Story Mode

Why? No, really? Why? Please tell me. I’m flummoxed. Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2011 will have, for some reason, a story mode. A fitness game. For the Nintendo Wii. With a story mode. According to the game’s developer, …Jillian and the player use fitness skills and nutritional expertise in a series of missions to shut…

Ditching 3 Games, Japanese Developer Bets On Girl Spanking

Nippon Ichi Software is suspending new game development and halting work on three games currently in production due to a “severe marketplace”. That isn’t stopping it from releasing a game in which players spank bad little girls. The Gifu-based company is best known (and loved) for its Disgaea tactical role-playing games. Earlier this year, the…

Voice Actress Pisses Off Otaku

Voice actress Aya Hirano doesn’t seem to want to be a voice actress anymore. The 22-year-old is trying to make the leap to mainstream celebrity and ticking off her rabid fan-base in the process. Hirano is best known for voicing schoolgirl character Haruhi Suzumiya in the animation adaptation of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. She…

Scary Pokemon Sculptures

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And Another Foxconn Worker Dies

Foxconn is famous for two things: Manufacturing electronics (the PS3, the Nintendo Wii, the Xbox 360 and the iPhone) and having employees that commit suicide. This year, 12 Foxconn workers have taken their own lives. A 22-year-old female worker from Jiangsu Province has fallen to her death this week at the company’s Kunshan factory. Foxconn…