“According To My Supervisor, There Are No Such Things As Portals”

Internet funny man David Thorne received an abnormally hefty gas bill earlier this month. He blames two portals, a PlayStation 3 and Prince Adam of Eternia. Or, he does in this email conversation with the surprisingly up-front Allison Hayes from Aussie gas provider AGL, who first provided Thorne with days of fun before he finished…

Why This Lady Has a Zelda Tattoo

On a recent episode of cloak-and-dagger thriller series Rubicon, a female analyst explains to Miles Fielder, played by actor Dallas Roberts, why she has a Triforce tattoo. Haven’t seen this show yet — is it any good? Thanks for the tip, Jeff!

What Kind Of PSP Decorations Represent Yakuza’s Bar Girls?

A Japanese nail saloon has decorated a handful of PSPs covers in the image of in-game hostesses. Thrilling! Here is curvy Yuu Tejima. The design done in her image is called “colorful leopard print”. This is Aya Hoshi. The design is called “Black Love”, because the PSP-3000 is covered with black rhinestone-type thingies and has…

Microsoft Promises More, Bigger Games For PC Owners

Microsoft’s two most recent PC game reveals were welcome, sure, but they were also catered towards a certain end of the market: the end that is cool with playing browser games. But what about the PC gamers that hardware companies would call “enthusiasts”? Is there a game coming for them, something for them to double-check…

PS3 Modchip Court Showdown Delayed

A hearing due to take place today to determine the ultimate fate of the new PS3 modchip in Australia has been postponed, Kotaku has learned. Previously, Sony had sought and been granted a temporary injunction by Australia’s Federal Court to block the sale of the devices, ahead of a hearing due to take place on…

What Are These Wii Remote Accessories For?

I can tell you, they’re not for the pursuit of medical science. They are, our more perverse readers will no doubt have already deduced, dildos. That you attach to a Wii Remote. They’re a pair of products by Mojowijo, which are “able to transform the varying motions of the control into appropriate vibration signals”. While…

Looks Like Vinnie Chase Is In The Kinect Beta

Let the Kinect product placement commence! Or let it continue, as in addition to making a none-too-subtle cameo on HBO’s Entourage this week, the Xbox 360 motion controller has been featured prominently during Justin Bieber’s current world tour. While Kinect’s appearance on the show is incredibly brief, it does illustrate that in addition to supporting…

10-Foot Gundam Made of Plastic Model Leftovers

What do you do with the runners—the leftover wires that hold together plastic model parts—when you are done building your tiny Gundams? Keep them until you have enough to build a giant 10-foot Gundam. It took 250 man-hours to build this RX-78-2 Gundam. It’s not full scale, but it’s still quite impressive. [Goo via Technabob]

Hello, World

Greetings, Kotaku readership. If you’ve been here awhile, you probably know what this nightly thread is for. It’s for off-topic discussion. If you’re not a Kotaku reader—or you have a hard time grasping simple concepts—we’ll explain further. Many other posts on Kotaku are just about video games. This one, not as much. It can be…

First Look At That HUGE Beta Kinect Camera in the Wild

Beta users for the Xbox 360’s Kinect seem to have mixed feelings about the still-in-development motion gaming device. The beta Kinect kits started showing up in mailboxes and on doorsteps today and came with a small collection of games including Kinect Sports and Kinect Joyride. It also came with the motorized camera and a smiley-face…

Italian American Group Claims Victory In Making Mafia II Launch Party Lame

UNICO National, the group representing Italian-Americans upset over the portrayal of Italian gangsters in the recently released Mafia II, have scored a win in their battle against 2K Games’ mobster adventure. They claim to have unquestionably pooped 2K’s launch party. Andre’ DiMino, spokesperson and man upset by Mafia II, says that the group’s protest against…

Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Coming Next Month

We’ve known for a couple months that Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, last year’s hit iPhone app, would get versions on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. A video on the game’s official site says it will arrive in September. No more specific date or pricing than that. If you want to know more about…

Who Could Convince Blizzard To Make A StarCraft Movie?

StarCraft and Diablo maker Blizzard already has a World of Warcraft film in development with Spider-man director Sam Raimi. What might twist the arm of Blizzard’s top creators to get a StarCraft movie underway? James Cameron might! Rob Pardo, executive VP of game design at Blizzard, tells MTV Multiplayer that it’s still seeking “the right…

Meet The Press In NBA 2K11

Interesting feature teased on NBA 2K11’s Facebook page a couple hours ago: “Press conferences.” There’ll be some postgame interactions involving your created player in the “My Player” career mode, apparently with ramifications for your career. Here’s the full message from NBA 2K11: In this year’s My Player mode, the game doesn’t end after the final…

It’s A Big Week For PlayStation 3 Games In Japan

A new face joins the list of bestselling games in Japan this past week as A.C.E.: Another Century’s Episode: R for the PlayStation 3 becomes the country’s currently bestselling game. It’s not the only PS3 game enjoying top ten status. The other, which debuted in third place on Media Create’s sales chart, is Chou Jigen…

Gun Week, Gaming’s Fixation With Firearms

Gun Week is our week-long exploration of video games’ signature obsession: guns. Even gamers who wouldn’t own a gun usually love to shoot the virtual ones. Here are the stories, images and videos that attest to that. (This post will be updated throughout the week.) So Long, Gun Week I know what you’re thinking. It’s…

What Did You Play This Weekend?

Normally, we check in with the Kotaku readership on Fridays to see what’s on the gaming menu for the weekend. Sometimes, we forget. Let’s remedy that with a very (not really) special episode of What Are You Playing This Weekend? Me? I tried my hand at Civilization for the very first time, downloading Civilization IV…

Dead Rising 2’s Labor Day Hardware Blowout Sale

Greene’s Hardware in Seattle has a special on katanas this weekend – two for $309.99. You can also find values on dynamite and mayonnaise. What the hell is this? A pretty awesome Dead Rising 2 community event at PAX. Capcom’s apparently booked some space in Seattle’s central business district, just walking distance from the Washington…

Dead Rising 2 Hardware Store Circular

Happy Gun Week

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: So, I Saw Departures We kicked off Gun Week today and boy do we have a lot of solid, interesting stories lined up for the rest of the week about virtual and real guns and how they intersect with gaming. Tomorrow we’re also going to be running our Dead Rising…