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Wii Remote Plus Is Official, Combines Peripheral With Controller
Finally delivering on something that really should have been made available last year, Nintendo today revealed a new controller that combines the original Wii Remote and its add-on, Wii MotionPlus, in the same casing. This confirms reports from earlier in the week that such a device was incoming. The new controller is called the Wii…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
The 3DS’ Hardware Design Is Now Final (Check Out Its Stylus)
At the Nintendo Conference 2010 in Tokyo, the company has shown off the final, retail design of the upcoming 3DS handheld. And…it’s almost exactly the same (a colour change to the analog nub notwithstanding)! Not really that big a surprise, since the model present at E3 not only looked “final”, but also went down well…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Conference 2010
At the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, Nintendo is expected to reveal details about its upcoming portable, the Nintendo 3DS. Kotaku will be culling all the highlights and bringing them to you in real time. We’re one-stop shopping! And the press conference has begun. Satoru Iwata has taken the stage — he’s decked out in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Mayor Of SimCity Is A Giant Tool
Click to viewPut a face, a name and a voice to the job of “Mayor of SimCity”, and suddenly it doesn’t seem so fun anymore. It seems…creepy. I mean, I wouldn’t vote for this guy. Not that my cities have ever been about “democracy”. I tend to let my bulldozers speak for themselves. Actually, now…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Is A List Of Nintendo 3DS Games (Some New, Most Old)
The Nintendo 3DS isn’t out yet, but it looks like it will get a bunch of games. A list of undated titles has popped up online. Those games include: *Deep breath* Samurai Warriors Chronicle, Resident Evil Revelations, Super Street Fighter IV, Dynasty Warriors Musou, Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Chocobo Racing 3D,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedTeam Fortress 2: Everybody Dance Now
Last month, we showed you a brief glimpse of a little project James Benson was working on, bringing some smooth moves to the Team Fortress 2 universe. Well, he’s done. And the end result is glorious Be sure to click the little “HD” button and watch it in full-screen. Then watch it 6 or 7…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendogs Blamed In Attack By Real Dog
A British newspaper claims that the barking sound effects from Nintendogs were responsible for bull mastiff mauling a 9-year-old girl playing the game. Megan Walker told The Daily Mail that on Sept. 19 the dog had dragged her from the couch at a friend’s house and bit her face, tearing off a part of her…
By Owen Good Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Then Why We Still Got Ewoks?
Kotaku readers, join us in this nightly post where your off-topic ramblings and insights are welcome, where we might just discuss the odd Star Wars-related development that isn’t related to a studio named LucasArts. For example, we might discuss the news that the Star Wars saga—which it turns out spans six films!—will be the latest…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Death Visits The Resurrection Of NBA Elite
The most fateful day for NBA Elite 11 was not Monday, Sept. 27, the day it was postponed indefinitely. It’s Sept. 21, the day it was crucified. As a metaphor for withering criticism, the kind hardcore gamers dispense every day, “crucified” is an especially apt word covering both the substance of and response to a…
By Owen Good Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I: A Release Date
Sega will release the first episode of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 starting on October 11 for WiiWare, October 12 for PlayStation Network and October 13 for Xbox Live Arcade in North America. Price is $15 in U.S. dollars. [IGN]
By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhat A Horrible Night For A Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Trailer
Remember that 7-minute-plus trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow from Tokyo Game Show? Konami’s got more where that came from, issuing a new, gameplay-filled preview of Mercury Steam’s take on Castlevania that can go all night OK, so it really goes for about 11 minutes and change. But it’s narrated by Jason “Lucius Malfoy” Isaacs…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fable III Kingmaker Lets You Earn Gold On The Go
Fable fans will be able to amass a small fortune in the kingdom of Albion well before the next Xbox 360 entry launches next month. And they’ll do it on their smartphones with the soon-to-be-released app Fable III Kingmaker. The smartphone app was spotted by CVG in the latest issue of Xbox World magazine. Similar…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
I Am Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty… Jedi Apprentice?!
LucasArts has revealed a somewhat unexpected addition to the cast of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the star of comedic adventure game series Monkey Island. Either some cloning procedure has gone horribly wrong or Guybrush really is that mighty. “Yes, this is real,” reads the official Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Facebook page,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Lara Croft & The Thongs of Virtue
PlayStation 3 owners can take part in Lara Croft’s latest adventure, as the cooperative game without the Tomb Raider name makes its way to the North American PlayStation Store. What else can PS3 and PSP owners spend hard earned money on? The new DeathSpank, Swords & Soldiers and the latest expansion for Borderlands, for starters.…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead Loves Dead Rising 2
Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 team gives Capcom a little love today with this image, hidden inside a blog post on the release of part three of The Sacrifice digi-comic. Then Chuck Greene shows up. Valve has no qualms about broadcasting its love for other games, especially when it comes to the Dead Rising series.…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pitgirl Pornstar [corrected]
Adult film actress Bobbi Starr – E3 2009’s DiRT girl, remember her? – does her impersonation of Monday Night Combat’s Pitgirl. Seen on her Twitter. A second NSFW pic also is available. Correction: On further review, we mistook Ms. Starr’s caption to be specific to Monday Night Combat. it is in fact a common moniker…
By Owen Good Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Lies, Damn Lies and… Minecraft?
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I Think The Child Has Become Attached Stupid Minecraft. I’ve been trying to play it both online and off for the past week with no luck. Looks like I’m going to have to break out a laptop to give it a try. The thing is, I’m sort of worried that…
By Brian Crecente Published September 28, 2010 -
UncategorizedMan Builds Computer Inside Computer Game
Minecraft is a game about building things that runs on your computer. One man is building a working computer inside the game that runs on his computer. At this point it’s okay if your head explodes. YouTube user TheInternetFTW is well on his way to creating a gigantic working 16-bit computer inside the confines of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2010 - Uncategorized
Anyone In The Market For A Metroid Prime Gunship?
First 4 Figures follows-up its Metroid Prime 2: Echoes gunship with a gorgeous 12 inch replica of Samus’ gunship from the original Metroid Prime, and it can be yours for only $300. The Echoes gunship was nice, but I feel it lacked a certain something compared to the new Metroid Prime gunship. That something is…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2010
