How In Shape Are FIFA 11’s Athletes?

Looking at this trailer gets me winded. There’s a reason I played fullback in my lone season of high school soccer – I didn’t have to run past midfield. Hell, coach chose the goalie based on the fact he smoked. Anyway, here’s EA Sports Canada’s Gary Paterson explaining how stamina and fatigue will work in…

A New Look at Okamiden

Adorable, pocket version of Okami with a touch-screen twist, Capcom’s Okamiden is due out early next year for the DS. Until then, check out this new trailer, art and screens. So cute!

U. of Florida Adds Starcraft Studies

Starcraft is being used to teach resource management skills in a new course offering at the University of Florida – but it’s only open to students in the honors college, and students have to have some familiarity with the game. Nate Poling, a Ph.D candidate at UF, came up with the idea and sold his…

Spying on Dogs

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Mmmmm Beer I know it has been out for a bit, but I just discovered iCam for the iPhone. It’s an app that lets you stream live video from USB cameras and cameras mounted in laptops. You can stream four at the same time on the phone. You know what…

Learn To Control Yourself In NBA 2K11

NBA 2K11 isn’t just putting a new coat of paint on a reliable model; this year the game will feature advanced controls that strives to deliver more distinctive moves to players’ shooting, dribbling and driving repertoires, with corresponding animations. The advanced controls are an option in the game, meaning you can still play with its…

10 Fancy Scribblenauts DS Systems Up For Grabs At PAX

One reason to attend the Penny Arcade Expo next week is to go to Kotaku’s panel. Another is to try to win one of these DSi systems illustrated by Scribblenauts artist Edison “Edy” Yan. The folks over at Super Scribblenauts development studio 5th Cell sent us these pictures of the prize winnings. The way this…

A Look At Flight Control HD On The Move

If ever a game begged to be controlled by a stick with a glowing ball on the end, it’s Firemint’s iPhone sensation Flight Control. Take a look at how the HD version for the PlayStation Move is shaping up. I was in Germany when the news dropped that Flight Control HD was coming to the…

Xbox Live Indie Clips: Gravitron360

Today on Kotaku’s Xbox Indie Clips, we’ve randomly selected Gravitron360 by Ron Bunce, a gravity-based vector graphic shooter amidst a sea of vector graphic shooters. Sure it’s a clone of countless other games involving landing on strange planets, rescuing scientists, and battling with gravity, but at least it’s colorful, and it’s got amazing planet names.…

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Looking Like Some PlayStation Greats

Earlier today we told you that the next big Castlevania game might remind you, from time to time, of Shadow of the Colossus or Uncharted. These screens show why: Here is the game looking like Shadow of the Colossus: Here is the game looking like Uncharted: And here is the rest of the new shots…

Castlevania As Shadow of the Colossus

Castlevania As Uncharted

Rest of Castlevania Shots

Target Is Taking Game Trade-Ins Too

After telling you about Best Buy’s new trade-in program this morning, Target dropped us a line to let us know that their new electronics trade-in program will handle game trade-ins as well. Is anyone not offering game trade-ins? Where Best Buy is offering trade-in for your used video games, systems, and accessories, Target’s new electronics…

Layoffs At Tom Clancy-Founded Red Storm Entertainment

Thirty-eight people were laid off today from Red Storm Entertainment, the Ubisoft-owned studio co-founded by Tom Clancy and best known for the Ghost Recon franchise. The publisher confirmed the layoffs at the North Carolina-based stdio with Kotaku. A spokesperson for the company said the cuts were due to “a realignment of production priorities” and noted…

Co-Oping in The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest

In this vignette from Warner Bros Interactive we see the “awesome co-op action” available in the Wii and PS3 versions of The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest. The video features the Wii version, with some hot Gandolf action.

Mario Has Never Felt This Way Before

Deviant artists Michele Legendre captures the spirit of the Tanooki Suit in her adorable plush Mario. See the whole series at her Deviant Art page

Death And Education: Learning In Limbo

By setting its action in a literal out-of-body experience, Limbo changes our perception in two major ways that make it essentially and marvelously different than its peers. Playing any video game is, in itself, a sort of out-of-body experience. Largely inert on our couches, we travel far and wide, have thrilling adventures in exotic locales,…

Hands Cramping On with Call of Duty: Black Ops DS

The developer behind the portable version of gaming titan Call of Duty: Black Ops doesn’t have an enviable task. Developers N-Space have to find a way to deliver the Call of Duty experience, a game driven by bleeding-edge graphics, immersion and subtly-balanced controls, on a platform that isn’t just lacking the muscle power, but has…

Learn To Shred While You Sleep

A new Canadian sleep study had students Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, used the power of video game rock to determine the effects of a good night’s sleep on motor learning. Video games have long been touted for promoting strong motor skills in players, so what better what to determine how sleeping effects motor learning…

What If Call Of Duty Was A Pokemon Game?

Who needs Bulbasaur when you can fight with Ghost? Who needs pocket monsters in your Pokemon game when you can have the heroes of Call of Duty take turns slashing and poisoning? One amazing video depicts the unreal Pokémon: Modern Warfare. (Video includes text-based profanity, so be mindful before sharing with Pokémon-loving kids.) The video…