Going Out Of Style

To: Luke From: Owen Re: Hasta La Vista You may have noticed this past week that I stopped italicizing video game titles. Though I strenuously profess my innocence, and vow I read of this requirement in our online style guide, apparently that is not the case. I don’t know why this is upsetting. It’s definitely…

This is Either ‘What If?’ or ‘Marvel Team-Up’

I’d love to know which common foe it is that united these arch-nemeses. Picture by longtime Kotaku reader and former comment ombudsman Shiraz Malik at San Diego Comic-Con 2010.

FIFA 11 Takes a Personality Test This Year

This year FIFA 11 strives to make its players, especially its superstars, more identifiable not only by their physical appearance, but also by their style of play. To that end, “Personality+” has been built in to EA Sports’ top seller. According to EA Sports, Personality+ draws from a database of 36 attributes and 57 traits,…

The Week in Games: Zerg Rush

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – a sequel following its predecessor more than 10 years later, and officially under development for the past three years, finally launches on Tuesday. So does the online racing MMO Need for Speed World. Today, July 25 Napoleon: Total War – The Peninsular Campaign (PC) Monday, July 26 Dive: The…

Kotaku’s Top Five List of Top 10 Lists

Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Eight Ways to Improve Red Dead Redemption [EgoTV] How about “Press Y to Skin Human.” •Video Gaming’s Greatest Mustaches [OC Weekly] A bit surprised that…

Why Aren’t There More Video Game Sand Castles — In Our Sand Castle Contest?

Are you fired up for StarCraft II? Do you like novels good for beach reading? Do you have ready access to a supply of sand? You still have time to enter our sandcastle contest, which ends tonight! As part of our Summer of Gaming week, Kotaku’s giving away 10 hardcover copies of Heaven’s Devils by…

FIFA 11 Personality+ Screenshots

Ashley Cole, Chelsea. Didier Drogba, Chelsea. Samuel Eto’o, Inter Milan. Nicolas Anelka, Chelsea. Ashley Cole, Chelsea. Samuel Eto’o, Inter Milan. Andres Iniesta, FC Barcelona Thomas Vermaelen, Arsenal David Villa, FC Barcelona Carles Puyol, Barcelona

DC Universe Online to Release Nov. 2

At Comic-Con yesterday, after showing that epic six-minute trailer setting up the game’s story, the eminent artist and writer Jim Lee said that DC Universe Online will launch on Nov. 2. Furthermore, playing the console MMO will not require a PlayStation Plus subscription. There hadn’t been any suggestion that it would, but the assurance brought…

Chad Ochocinco Gets a Head Start on Madden

When last we heard from Bengals receiver/game enthusiast Chad Ochocinco, he was offering season tickets for an early copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops. Now he’s enjoying Madden NFL 11, 18 days before release. Ochocinco, who last year had difficulty configuring his Xbox 360’s wireless connection and inadvisedly tweeted his Gamertag to the world,…

Nine More Tracks Confirmed for Rock Band, Dance Central

Harmonix, as promised, yesterday rolled out a list of six new songs for Rock Band 3 and three for the upcoming Kinect game Dance Central. The tracks are, for Rock Band 3: • “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” (Tears for Fears) • “Rock Lobster” (The B-52s) • “Foolin'” (Def Leppard) • “Beautiful People” (Marilyn…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Big Head Mode

McWhertor’s shot yesterday of the Twilight cosplayer – wearing a giant mask that matched his skin tone, making him look like he was in big head mode – is the last-minute inspiration for a ‘Shop Contest everyone can enter. Big Head Mode. And that’s really it. I’m not sure why we haven’t done this before.…

Sunday Comics

Penny Arcade published July 21. PvPonline published July 23. ActionTrip published July 19. EXTRALIFE published July 23. Ctrl+Alt+Del published July 21. Dueling Analogs published July 19. Nerf NOW published July 19. Rooster Teeth published July 24. Monday Night Crew published July 23. Virtual Shackles published July 19. Little Gamers published July 20.

Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

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One Of These World Warriors Doesn’t Belong

A Twilight cosplayer—aligned with Team Jacob and apparently in Big Head mode—proves that werewolves don’t belong in the Street Fighter line-up. Spotted outside the Capcom booth at Comic-Con 2010.

Report: Crazed Harry Potter Fan Stabs Comic-Con Attendee In Face

Comic-Con went a little insane today when a Harry Potter-loving attendee reportedly stabbed another man in the face with a pen at the convention center’s massive Hall H. That alleged attack went down following today’s Resident Evil: Afterlife panel. According to a report from Entertainment Weekly on the incident, San Diego police arrested the alleged…

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s ‘Alpha’ Film Is Stunning, Even In Stills

Ubisoft has tapped Oscar-winning filmmakers Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy to create a 20 minute film to promote Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Half of the directing team was at Comic-Con today with a taste of that gorgeous looking project. Dubbed “Alpha,” the promotional movie will offer a live action look at the ghosts of…

Super Street Fighter IV’s Downloadable Wardrobe Expands This Fall

Overshadowed by the reveal of Street Fighter X Tekken, Tekken X Street Fighter and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition was Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono’s commitment to costumes. Yes, there will be more downloadable costumes. These costumes. Ono said that after shipping more than 4 million copies of Street Fighter IV and…

A Behind The Scenes Peek At Twisted Metal’s Live Action Intros, Endings

Eat Sleep Play co-founder David Jaffe offered a glimpse at the new Twisted Metal’s storytelling action at Comic-Con 2010, live action cinematics that will flesh out the stories of its stars, Sweet Tooth, Dollface, Mr. Grim and the Preacher. Jaffe said that the decision to go with live action cinematics for each character’s introduction and…