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  The Disappearance Of SimCity

  What ever happened to the once-mighty SimCity franchise? Recently I was looking through some boxes and stumbled across a dusty copy of Wil Wright’s “Spore” next to an equally neglected copy of SimCity 4. Seeing the two games made me wonder: What ever happened to the once-mighty SimCity franchise? Oh, certainly the “Sim” franchise is…

  By Lauren Orsini Published June 10, 2010
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  Best iPhone Games

  Bejeweled Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies II Civilization Revolution Dungeon Hunter Chaos Rings Tiger Woods PGA Tour Sword and Poker Drop 7 Crosswords Doodle Jump Stick Skater Edge Dapple Bowmaster

  By Amber Nichols Published June 10, 2010
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  The Dreamcast Returns! (As Digital Content)

  The Dreamcast returns this fall… sort of. Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi will be the first two Dreamcast titles to hit the Playstation Network and Xbox Live as digital downloads this fall in celebration of the 11th anniversary of the launch of the Dreamcast. Sega says more classic titles will follow. The games are based…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 10, 2010
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  Game Makers Talk About Their Plans for iPhone 4’s Gyroscope

  When the iPhone 4 hits later this month it will bring with it better motion sensing for games and applications on the device, but will game developers take advantage of that. We asked SEGA, 2XL and the creator of Pocket God what there plans our for the new capabilities. Ben Harborne, digital brand manager for…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 10, 2010
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  Fallout: New Vegas Gets Retailer-Specific Preorder Packs

  Think this New Vegas armor looks handsome? Then you’ll want to preorder the game through Steam or Walmart to receive the Caravan Pack, one of four retailer-specific preorder bonuses for Fallout: New Vegas. Will you preorder Fallout: New Vegas through Steam, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, or Best Buy? These four preorder packs might weigh in on…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2010
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  Club Penguin Coming To The Wii

  The frosty virtual world of Club Penguin comes to the Nintendo Wii this September in Disney Interactive’s Club Penguin Game Day. Players wil compete in mini-games to conquer an island, and will have the ability to upload coins earned to ClubPenguin.com

  By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  For the first time in 24 hours or so, we are running Talk Amongst Yourselves, your commenting forum for talking about video games. It was quite the hiatus, but we’re back! Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2010
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  Who Is Excited For E3?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Fly Fly Away I am, I reckon! So excited that tomorrow morning I am going to be an expresso maker. What you missed last night Old Lady Complains To Google About Pac-Man Rock Band 3 Teaches You To Rock With Real Guitars & Keyboards How The Mortal Kombat Short Was…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010
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  The New Mortal Kombat Trailer Is Pure Brutality

  The trailer for the new Mortal Kombat game shows a true return to form, with 2D battles, tag-team fighting, gory inside-look combos, and fatalities so cruel you’ll be crossing your legs with sympathy pains. This is the Mortal Kombat fans have been craving. No complicated 3D camera. No toned-down violence to cater to the teen…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 10, 2010
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  New Mortal Kombat Coming, Will Be Most Gory Ever

  A new Mortal Kombat is on the way. And fatalities are back. Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment just revealed that the famous fighting franchise will return on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011 in a new MK that will be played in 2D. The company says that the game will include extensive online play,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2010
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  Paper Mario. Moving. For Real.

  An enterprising individual in Japan spent hours after school for a little over three weeks to do something very important: bring you this clip. Using stop motion animation, Super Mario Bros. was recreated on the walls of this Japanese school. The total budget for this production? The equivalent of US$55. Money well spent. Mario jumps…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010
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  Space Invaders Infinity Gene Coming to Consoles

  One of my favorite Space Invader remakes, Space Invaders Infinity Gene for the iPhone, is coming to the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade via Square Enix. [Thanks Seraphna]

  By Brian Crecente Published June 10, 2010
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  Too Bad All Salty Snack Ads Aren’t This Clever

  There are two words that can be used to describe these ads. The first word is “funny”. The second word? “Brilliant”. A Russian marketing firm has created a series of “versus” short animated clips to promote potato chips. They are terrific. This is Mario vs. Pac-Man. Click to view Here is Contra vs. Tetris. Click…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010
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  How Good (And Bad) Video Game Movies Are Made

  Please print off and distribute to Hollywood film executives. As seen on UGO

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2010
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  The Bayonetta Figure That’s Not Bayonetta

  There have been Bayonetta figures before. This Bayonetta figure, though, is not Bayonetta. It’s Jeanne. Not as iconic, perhaps, but she’s definitely more feathery I hate the hip joints on these Square Enxi figures. Makes them look like a discontinued line of GI Joe figures from 1986. Still, she is highly posable, and there’s some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2010
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  Resident Evil Creator: JRPGs Were Never Popular In The West

  In the West, new role-playing games like Mass Effect (and its sequel) have been picking up steam. There has been concern that the popularity of Japanese role-playing games are on the slide in the West. It’s not that simple, says Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. “I think it is because Japanese RPGs were really never…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010
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  The Real World Cup Won’t Be This Funny

  Slapstick indie “fighting” game Sumotori Dreams has a little brother, Sumotori Soccer, which with football fever gripping the world at the moment is definitely worth a look. It’s the same deal as Sumotori Dreams: two ragdoll models, which are almost impossible to control, stagger around an arena like they’ve just knocked back a bottle of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2010
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  Scary Drawing Lady Continues With Scary Drawings

  Sure, voice actress Yu Kobayashi is beautiful. Her drawings, however, are not. When she draws, it’s like she’s channeling judgment day! Previously, she drew a character from the animated version of visual novel Umineko no Naku Koro ni. Before that, she drew the character she voiced in Wii game Arc Rise Fantasia. Nightmares followed soon…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010
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  Centaurian The Game Lives Up To Its Trailer

  There were doubts whether Simon Peter’s mysterious Centaurian could live up to its debut trailer. Having now played the game, those doubts have been hacked to pieces by a giant purple dildo. Centaurian plays a bit like Canabalt. If Canabalt was a gay Viking whose two favourite things in the world were Pitfall and Iron…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2010
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  Here Are Some Beatmania Figures

  This September, what are you doing? Game company Konami is releasing two Beatmania IIDX figures. So there. Umegiri Iroha chocolate & Hinazuki Lilina strawberry are both getting 1/8 scale PVC figurines that are priced at ¥9,870 (US$108). These look familiar, you say? Good eye! The big difference is that these are alternative color editions. Perfect…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010