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  QuakeCon Begins, Keynote Later Today

  Today is day one of QuakeCon in Dallas, Texas. The main event should be the show’s keynote address, which kicks off at 2:00pm in Dallas, which is 1pm Kotaku Time (aka MT). We’ll be liveblogging it. Last year’s keynote featured news about Quake Live, Xbox Live Arcade and iPhone releases from id software, more news…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 12, 2010
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  Apple Patent Turns Your Games Into Comic Books

  Imagine finishing a video game like Mass Effect and then having a personalized comic book generated featuring the decisions and tactics you used while playing. Apple has already imagined it, and they’ve got the patent application to prove it. Apple Insider directs us to U.S. Patent Application number 20100203970, titled “Automatically Generating a Book Describing…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2010
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  Call of Duty: Black Ops Special Edition Includes Video Surveillance Vehicle

  Due out this November, the special edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops will include a tiny remote control “video surveillance vehicle” inspired by the game’s multiplayer. The remote control vehicle, inspired by the RC-XD found in the game’s multiplayer, has a range of about 200 feet and a fully-functioning remote camera that transmits both…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 12, 2010
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  F.E.A.R. 3’s Brotherly, Bloody Discourse

  Brotherly love, there’s nothing like it, and there’s certainly nothing like the particular brand of brotherly love found in upcoming shooter F.E.A.R. 3, as seen in this new cinematic trailer. FEAR is one of those series that I want to love but seem to instead oscillate between loving and being disinterested in. Hopefully this upcoming…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 12, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Let us discuss video games right here. Thanks to reader Roth for the submission. Achievement unlocked Roth! Submit your TAY pic to #TAYpics Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Brian Crecente Published August 12, 2010
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  Playstation Move Demo Stations Set to Blanket the Country

  Sony’s motion-sensing Playstation Move hits stores next month, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to have to wait a bit more than a month to check it out. Sony Computer Entertainment of America confirmed to Kotaku that they are gearing up for quite a marketing push, bringing the controller add-on for the Playstation 3 to…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 12, 2010
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  Friday, I Will Be Cleaning The Family Grave!

  To: Totilo From: Bash RE: What Is A Day Note? It’s Obon in Japan, and pretty much the entire country is off. On Friday, we’ll be cleaning the family grave, which is what you are supposed to do during Obon. Many people take insanely crowded trains or highways and go on vacation. If you want…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2010
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  Did Scott Pilgrim Actor Play Video Games While Filming?

  As said on Reuters

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2010
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  Report: China To Get Kinect Clone

  Microsoft’s Kinect will not go on sale in China. The fact that video game consoles are banned (yet, still widely available through the gray market) means that Microsoft isn’t able to give the controller-free peripheral an official launch. That’s okay. According to a report on website chinagame.178.com, company Bejing eedoo is planning on revealing a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2010
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  Put Yourself In A PS3 Game, Then Kick Someone’s Ass

  A lot has been made about the potential for the PlayStation Move’s motion controls, but let’s not forget that the PS3’s humble little PlayStation Eye camera can do motion control of its own, no plastic wands required. Kung-Fu LIVE is to the PlayStation Eye what Kung Foo was to the EyeToy; players stand in front…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2010
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  American McGee’s Alice Has Officially-Licensed Cosplay

  There’s cosplay, where kids coble together their own outfits using stitches, fabric and rubber, and then there’s cosplay, where an official costume from a game is made commercially available. Like this one, for American McGee’s Alice! Available from Party City, it’ll cost you (or that special, role-playing someone in your life) $60. For that, you’ll…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2010
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  Battle Damage? No, You Mean Jean Damage

  Heroine Aya Brea returns in PSP game The 3rd Birthday, the latest installment in the Parasite Eve franchise. And it has some fantastic jean damage. These recent images show how her blue jeans become increasingly worn down during battle. The Third Birthday, which was originally planned for Japanese cell phones, follows Aya as she dukes…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2010
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  The Oregon Trail, Now With Stunt Jumps

  For all the fond memories American kids have of educational game The Oregon Trail, the fact is the game itself stinks. What it needed was to be more like ExciteBike. That’s the idea behind So Long, Oregon!, which transforms the dusty old classic into a side-scrolling stunt game, like ExciteBike or, for the younger kids,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2010
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  Cosplaying In Paris!

  Paris is truly a world class city. The French are wonderful people. Know what else is wonderful? Cosplay. A new book “Cosplay in Paris” chronicles some of the cosplayers at the annual Japan Expo culture festival in Paris. The 2010 Japan Expo was held from July 1 to the 4 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte. Guests…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2010
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  Microsoft To Make Games For Mobile Phones

  Microsoft makes games for the Xbox 360. Microsoft makes games for the PC. Now Microsoft will be making games for mobile phones! A job posting over on Microsoft’s web site reveals the formation of a new division of the company’s internal development force, called MGS Mobile Gaming, which will be “focused on bringing games and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2010
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  How A “Worthless” Degree Robbed A Stripper Of Her Video Game Love

  Carrianne Howard studied game design. As Bloomberg previously reported, she ponied up US$70,000 for a “worthless” degree from a for-profit college. But Howard not only lost $70,000 on that degree, she also lost her love of video games. Her degree was financed by her parents’ credit card, something that ultimately became a burden for her…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2010
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  Team Fortress 2 Goes 19th Century

  The talented kids at video game art forum Polycount are again working their magic on Valve’s Team Fortress 2, giving us a glimpse at what Red v Blue would have looked like in the age of steamships and cowboys. Taking Valve’s own recent Engineer comic as inspiration, they’re modelling a range of the game’s characters…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2010
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  If Mario Actually Had A Conscience

  As seen on Maneggs via Wonderland

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2010
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  Get Star Ruler’s Soundtrack

  That Star Ruler game we showed you earlier in the week? Its soundtrack is now out, and it’s pretty good

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2010
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  Ubisoft’s Next Game Dumps Controversial DRM System [Update]

  Ubisoft’s digital rights management system for its PC games has been wildly unpopular since first adopted. And that’s putting it mildly. Which might explain why the company’s next PC game is ditching it. RUSE, a real-time strategy game, will not be using Ubisoft’s maligned system, instead opting for the far more publicly acceptable Steamworks method,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2010