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  Hey Ebert, Play This Game

  Roger Ebert did a brave thing today, a terrible thing today: He admitted that he was wrong and said he has no plans on rectifying that. Ebert, America’s movie critic, has long held that video games are not art. This morning he gave up; not his notion that games aren’t art, but his right to…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2010
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  Dragon Quest Creator Launches Sentinels Of The Starry Skies In New York

  Celebrate the launch of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinel of the Starry Skies next weekend in New York City, with a Nintendo party in Rockefeller Center featuring the creator of the Dragon Quest series, Yuji Horii. Dragon Quest IX was a big release for Square Enix in Japan, and now it’s a big release for Nintendo…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2010
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  First BioShock 2 Single-Player DLC Is Little Sister Defense

  After two injections of multiplayer downloadable content, 2K Games finally makes with the single-player DLC for BioShock 2 this August, putting your defensive skills to the test in the Protector Trials. Did you enjoy defending your Little Sister against swarms of Splicers as she attempted to harvest the precious ADAM from corpses in BioShock 2?…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2010
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  How’s Your 2010 Gaming Backlog?

  Are you also struggling to keep up with all of the interesting games that were released in 2010? With six months down and six to go in 2010, this is how I’ve been doing. And, yeah, two of the games in my backlog are from before 2010. I consider that a positive thing. For the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 1, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  July is here and, with it, a new Talk Amongst Yourselves image. Why, it’s Henri Rosseau’s “The Football Players,” as suggested by reader Tanarchi. Below this cheerful image, add your thoughts about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 1, 2010
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  Which Game Incites the Most Faces?

  We’ve posted a couple of videos this week showing what some people look like playing video games. Someone pointed out to me that Bang The Machine, the documentary about 2002’s fighting game scene, is packed with people making faces while gaming. Which makes me wonder, what games make you most expressive? Me? Right now? Metal…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2010
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  Hey America! Use The Metric System!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: This is Not a Perfect Game Man, I made brownies this morning. Betty Crocker! But man, the original measurements were in crazy U.S. measurements, not the metric system. The metric system makes sense, America!! Thank goodness that the instructions were translated into metric What you missed last night You Should…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2010
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  Why Isn’t There A Big Nintendo Sign In Kyoto?

  Kyoto is not only rich in Japanese history. It is also rich in video game history. The prefecture is home to Nintendo. But you wouldn’t know that if you visited. So why not put a display on the headquarters for all to see? The question was put to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata at a recent…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2010
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  The 2010 Club Nintendo’s Members-Only Rewards Are…

  Did you remember to register for Gold and Platinum membership status for Club Nintendo? Kotaku had a public service announcement and everything. If you did remember, here’s what you get: Platinum members receive this statue. Pat yourself on the back, you’re awesome! And Gold members get this. A calendar. Thanks to everybody who sent this…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2010
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  Darius’ Twitter Fail Whale Is A Great Thing

  This whale does not sleep on the job. Not when that job is your ultimate destruction. As seen on Twitpic, via IndieGames

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2010
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  Sony: Nintendo, Let’s Work Together!

  Sony and Nintendo may be mortal enemies in many regards, but there’s one area the two should be working together: 3D. At least, that’s what Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida reckons. “I have hope that they have a broader perspective with 3D,” he told IGN. “When you listen to what they are saying about…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2010
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  Bullet Hell Shooter Models Don’t Get Better Than This

  A Type-B plane from Cave’s shoot-em-up DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou is getting immortalized in resin. Priced at yen;14,700 (US$166), the made-in-Japan 1/100 fighter jet is the latest Cave shooter craft from model manufacturer RC Berg. Previously, RC Berg released the Type-A plane from DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou as well as several planes from Cave’s Ketsui…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2010
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  Okami Merchandise Reaches Its Ultimate, Cuddly Conclusion

  For all the magic, combat and cleavage that features in Capcom’s Okami games, there’s always a white elephant in the room: the dogs are cute, and they are cuddly Whether that be Okami’s adult wolf or upcoming DS title Okamiden’s pup, you don’t feel like high-fiving your hero at the end of a battle. You…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2010
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  Will Nintendo Release Its Games On, Say, Apple Hardware?

  During a Q&A session during a recent investors meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was asked whether or not Nintendo will be releasing its games on hardware produced by other companies. “Nintendo’s software and hardware are the same thing,” he replied. “Other companies don’t share Nintendo’s values or traditions when it comes to creating devices. We…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2010
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  Super Nintendo’s Celebratory T-Shirt

  Japanese shirtsmiths King of Games are celebrating their 8th birthday. Happy birthday! To celebrate, they present you with this cheery Super Nintendo t-shirt. The Super Nintendo is a rare instance I, as a PAL gamer, feel sorry for Americans. Grey and purple are so drab compared to the chipper colour scheme used in the Japanese…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2010
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  Let’s Guess Mario Creator’s New Game!

  Shigeru Miyamoto has created a plethora of game characters and games. Many of his ideas come from his hobbies. He has expressed his desire in making an all-new character. That could mean an all new game. But what? Miyamoto’s game design M.O. is often based on his hobbies. He takes up gardening and makes Pikmin.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2010
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  When Britney Spears Meets Japanese Hack-And-Slash

  After nearly a decade of trying, Microsoft still hasn’t cracked the Japanese market with its Xbox consoles. We’re not quite sure why, what with savvy cross-promotions like this! This disc was a prize offered by Japanese magazine Famitsu back in 2002. It’s a DVD combo, including a demo of From Software’s hack-and-slash title Otogi, some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2010
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  You Should Know One of These Boy Band Members

  If you like Clint Eastwood movies, that is. Nintendo has repeatedly roped in Japanese boy band Arashi, which means “storm” in Japanese, to promote its games. The band appeared in television ads for Super Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and more recently Wii Party Wii Party is Nintendo’s forthcoming…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2010
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  WoW: Cataclysm’s Worgens Are A Flirty Bunch

  The Worgen – the “Wolverines of the Alliance” – are a new race available in World of Warcraft’s expansion Cataclysm. And they’re a saucy lot. Just listen to them, in these files yanked from Cataclysm’s beta, which kicked off today. The female is a hairy strumpet. The male? Austin Powers with a furry fetish. It’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2010
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  Roger Ebert Admits His Mistake

  “I was a fool for mentioning video games in the first place,” writes the famed movie critic. “I would never express an opinion on a movie I hadn’t seen.” This past April, Ebert wrote a post titled “Video games can never be art” that carried dogmatic statements like this: “Let me just say that no…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2010