Disney will be transforming its California Adventure theme park, located right next to Disneyland, into a Tron-themed festival of lights with ElecTRONica, the digital dance party scheduled to launch this October. It’s not a ride, it’s an “‘electrifying’ experience for the entire family” and “the greatest nighttime dance party to ever rock Disney California Adventure,”…
Click to viewMega Man Universe, which will be making an appearance at this weekend’s PAX, looks pretty great. I like in particular how sharp… Rockman and Ryu look? YES!
Sometimes, the obsession with guns in video games gets ridiculous. So we’re celebrating acts of “gunfusion.” Here we have the ultimate, unofficial Doom weapon, which we first highlighted in 2008
If you missed yesterday’s Apple event, you may have also missed Gears of War and Unreal Engine developer Epic Games showing off its new first-person slasher for the iPhone and iPod touch, Project Sword. You shouldn’t miss it this time. While Project Sword appears to be a highly simplified combat experience, it is graphically very…
Confirming speculation about the next big game from the makers of Grand Theft Auto, publisher Take Two publicly delayed L.A. Noire to the first half of 2011. The publisher did not cite any reasons for the delay. A press release for the company’s earnings stated: “The release of L.A. Noire is now expected during the…
The commanding general of the Army and Air Force Exchange Services told Kotaku today that his decision to have Medal of Honor pulled from U.S. military bases worldwide was spurred by “well-documented reports of depictions of Taliban fighters engaging American troops” in the game. “Out of respect to those we serve, we will not be…
Wu-Tang Clan founder and world-famous DK RZA will be a playable character in upcoming game DJ Hero 2, Activision said today. “I’m very excited to be involved with DJ Hero 2. As both a DJ and gamer from an early age, the game combines two of my passions,” said RZA. “I loved working with the…
Last month, Kotaku was told that 3D Realms’ ridiculously long-in-the-making shooter Duke Nukem Forever would finally see the light of day, thanks to a saving throw from Borderlands studio Gearbox Software. Duke’s reveal was rumored to happen at this weekend’s PAX convention. At the time, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford would neither confirm nor deny that…
So many games, so many guns. Most are good, but some have to be the best, and it’s only the best that we’ve decided to hang on our Kotaku Gun Rack. Keep the crows off our porch. There’s no room for funny guns here. Nothing stupid, or novel, or unique. No, only guns that do…
On Saturday, Kotaku co-hosts a PAX panel during which we will inch closer to determining the best games ever made. The panel is Canon Fodder, season 2. The panel will be co-hosted by me and video game consultant N’Gai Croal. Joining us for an hour will be 5th Cell’s Jeremiah Slaczka, Bungie’s Jaime Griesemer, Spy…
The man who invented home video games may have known more about real guns than any other game creator in history. But, he tells Kotaku, that’s not why the first game console had a gun. Ralph Baer is 88 and still keeps busy in his lab in New Hampshire, decades after inventing the first home…
All stores located on Army and Air Force bases will no longer be allowed to sell Electronic Arts’ upcoming military shooter Medal of Honor because an aspect of the game includes playable Taliban characters. The Army and Air Force Exchange Services has confirmed to Kotaku that they requested the game pulled from the 49 GameStop’s…
In this video The Creative Assembly’s Land Battle Programmer Ingimar Gudmunsson and Studio Communications Manager Kieran Brigden talk us through a night battle in Shogun 2: Total War. The battle has the Chosokabe clan attacking the Takeda clan as a storm rages in the distance. Ignore, if you can, those splendid graphics, and instead pay…
Capcom will be invading the Penny Arcade Expo later this week with a chance for you to go hands-on with eight of their upcoming games. There’s also some mighty fine swag to collect at Capcom’s huge booth. Here’s the game run down: • Marvel VS. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds • Dead Rising 2…
Denver police are on the hunt for a duo of thieves who they say stole about $1,200 worth of video games from a local Ultimate Electronics store, according to 9News. Police say one of the two would distract employees as the other tucked away video games on the morning of Aug. 10. Man, that’s a…
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Designer Joseph Senior blends Hello Kitty with a slew of pop culture icons, among them Halo’s Master Chief. Master Chief is Hello Kitty! [Robot Sumi, thanks Andrew]
A Florida deputy sheriff is under investigation for allegedly choking his wife after she threated to take away his Playstation 3, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Lake County Deputy Gary French was not charged nor was he arrested, but was part of an internal investigation conducted by the sheriff’s office. Deputies say that French told him…
For ¥400 a pop (US$4.75), Japanese capsule toy machine offers folks the chance to win an R4 — a device Nintendo is trying to block. As seen in Osaka’s Den-Den Town electrics district by Julie via Ai Amano
Sucker Punch will be at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend letting people play Playstation 3 exclusive inFamous 2 and handing out a limited supply of these neat shirts. The developer says they will have seven kiosks at the Seattle video game show featuring a demo of the game that includes Cole’s new melee weapon…
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