Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

Totilo was taking it easy this past week but we didn’t forget about you. He’s back tomorrow. Rictor is the winner of the #taypics derby today. So remember to submit yours before Stephen gets back! He’ll need one. Meantime, talk amongst yourselves! About games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

Dante’s Biggest Fans Weigh In On New Devil May Cry

Some hate it. Some love it. There is going to be a new Devil May Cry game called DmC: Devil May Cry, and the reaction has run the full spectrum. Time to ask the diehards. That’s right, Devil May Cry cosplayers. At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, I asked a group of cosplayers what they…

Square Enix Booth Gallery

Let’s Get A Good Look At The PSP’s New Analog Stick

Sony is releasing a limited edition version of its popular (in Japan) PlayStation Portable, one designed to be easier on players’ thumbs and to capitalize on the highly anticipated release of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. Let’s have a look… The new PSP analog nub on the limited edition features a concave design and a textured…

Gun Loco Hands-On: Just How Crazy Is It?

Well, it has a blow-up doll grenade. Is that loco enough for you, hombre? What if I told you that Gun Loco pits bizarre interstellar criminals based on vinyl figures against each other in mortal combat? And that Square Enix is responsible? That’s about as crazy as it gets. Having played Gun Loco, a third-person,…

The Booth Boys Of The Tokyo Game Show

TGS isn’t only about girls. It’s also about boys. Booth boys. There aren’t many of them, but they do exist! There are tons of dudes-in-polo-shirts working the booths. They are typically company employees. They wear boring outfits and are not booth boys per se. And some of the booth boys aren’t actual humans. Can you…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Duke Nukem Past Winners

When Duke Nukem Forever finally arrives next year, the erstwhile action hero will have spent 15 years in ass-kicking and gum-chewing limbo. Last week’s contest asked everyone to imagine what he’d done in the meantime. In CatsAkimbo’s world, Duke saved CBS from a zillion dollars in FCC fines. Eight_Bit_Remix does what the comedy biz terms…

iTunes Store Rejects The Onion’s Face-Shooting Joke App

Remember “Close Range”? The Onion’s violent video game satire got a web-based flash game after its hilarious introduction in April, and soon the satirical publication began work on an iPhone app. Until Apple killed the fun, of course. GameSetWatch reports that Close Range, the “hotly anticipated video game in which players repeatedly shoot people point-blank…

Thirty Seconds Of BioShock Infinite Teased On Video

Most of GameTrailers TV’s production last night was devoted to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. Tucked within that was a 30 second preview of gameplay in BioShock Infinite. It’s at 14:00 of the video embedded here. The full gameplay sequence will be available over Xbox Live on Tuesday.

Minecraft Is Free Until It Gets Fixed

Minecraft, the indie hit for PC whose popularity has gone meteoric of late, has found its servers overwhelmed. Playing the game isn’t affected by the trouble, however. As such, its creator has declared it “free-to-play” until he can restore order. Per a barebones page on the Minecraft page, Markus Persson, aka “Notch,” says that “Minecraft…

Nine States Oppose California In Supreme Court Games Case

Yesterday evening saw the filing deadline for supporting briefs in Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association – the Supreme Court case involving a California statute restricting the sale or rental of violent video game sales. Nine states oppose the law. Rhode Island, Arkansas, Georgia, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Washington, plus Puerto Rico…

The Band Is Back, Marching Under The Shield

A league license rebranded it as Quick Hit NFL earlier this month, trading some of the football strategy simulation’s upstart rep for establishment cred. For many on the game, it was an arrival. For some, it was also a return. Many on the team that developed this game, a browser-based, free-to-play, pay-to-upgrade title that also…

Does Halo Even Need A Movie? Nah

At one time, Microsoft was in Hollywood, meeting with movie producers and trying to make a Halo movie. It didn’t happen. And while Microsoft hasn’t given up, the question remains: Does Microsoft even need to make a Halo film? “I don’t know if we need a Halo movie”, Microsoft Game Studios exec Phil Spencer told…

Halo: Reach Load Times, Installed vs. Disc

If you have the drive space, you may want to consider installing Halo: Reach to your Xbox 360, as loading some game types can go nearly two to three times as quickly. The time savings are a matter of seconds, not minutes. But this comparison, by Examiner.com, shows the opening mission loading in 8.1 versus…

These Okami Slippers Offer Celestial Comfort

Okamiden’s Chibiterasu gets a pair of slippers, as seen at Capcom’s Tokyo Game Show mini-store. They’re out this December (in Japan) for ¥3,150 (US$37).

Let’s TGS: Day Four

Our past day of reporting from Tokyo Game Show saw Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam, Project Dark and its demon soul, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and that suave blue PS3 above. And there’s plenty more to read about as well. Here’s a run down of day four of the show. You can find day one…

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Bugs Out In 2011

D3 Publisher has made it 100% official—Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next spring, a chance to shoot bugs. Giant bugs! Thousands of them!! Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon touts an arsenal more than 150 weapons strong. Along with “four upgradeable armor sets,” D3 Publisher has a…

Box Scores: Sixteen Bags

Only 15 players have hit four home runs in a single game, a feat even more rare than a perfect game. Three of them are Phillies. If anyone would become the fourth, Chase Utley’s a good candidate. Andrew K., playing a full 162-game season as the Phillies with MLB 10: The Show, received the Reds…

Hideo Kojima Once Again Ponders Metal Gear Solid 5

Today during a stage show, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima briefly mentioned MGS5. “Maybe, I’ll do 5,” said the game designer. Kojima then joked that he won’t have to quit working at Konami. Kojima was being glib, and this isn’t officially confirmation of a new Metal Gear Solid (or that certainly not that he…

Starkiller Brings Two Sabers To A Blaster Fight

GameTrailers got the first in-game cutscene from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. Not once in 33 years have I ever seen anyone disembark a TIE Fighter, and Star Wars doesn’t look like it’s gonna start showing that now. How the hell do you get in and out of those things, anyway, the Force? Oh,…