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The Legend Of Zelda Goes Lo-Fi
This Zelda clip is pretty primitive! Pretty childish, too. You may cite these as reasons for not liking it, but then, you’d be missing the point. This collection of tiny animated flicks reminds me of bad European stop-motion from the 1970s. It’s got the same charm; lifeless eyes, stilted animation, weird, sometimes slightly unsettling plotlines.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Do Nintendo Clamshells And Make-Up Have In Common?
The Nintendo DS’s design was influenced by the dual LCD clamshell Nintendo Game & Watch. But what influenced that? Over on Nintendo’s official site, company president Satoru Iwata talked to Makoto Kano, one of the designers on the Game & Watch. Iwata asked if there were any electronics that folded up like a laptop in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nvidia Launches New “Affordable” Graphics Card
And by “affordable”, they don’t mean “cheap piece of crap”. They mean (or at least claim) “bang for your buck” for the serious gamer on a budget. Nvidia today took the wraps off the GeForce GTX 460, designed to be the the company’s first real mass-market card built to support DirectX 11. Priced at $199,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
We Have A Winner
Daigo Umehara, yes that guy, has won the Evo 2010 Super Street Fighter IV championship title. In the grand finals, Daigo defeated player EG Ricky Ortiz 3-1. Coming in third, fourth and fifth were players Inflitration, Mike Ross and “Vangief”. In 2009, Daigo won Evo 2009 Street Fighter IV championship title after beating U.S. champ…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
España Gana la Copa
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Breaking Congratulations to Spain for the first World Cup won in the history of a first-rate footballing nation. They won with eight goals in seven matches. That’s a record low for a Cup champion, and about as few as you could possibly score going this far. I’m no keen observer…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
On the Ice, the Hits are Like Snowflakes
No two are alike with the game’s new real-time physics, promises EA Sports. Broken sticks, glove- and skate-passing, more face-off options and the Canadian Hockey League round out the package of upgrades in NHL 11, due Sept. 14.
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Celebrity Look-Alikes of Video Game Stars
As a weekend timewaster, this idea was so good I’m kicking myself for not thinking of it first. GamesRadar plugged seven high-quality screengrabs into those find-my-celebrity-lookalike sites, and came back with some hilariously inaccurate – and surprisingly accurate – matches. Kanye West as Nathan Drake? Barack Obama as Commander Shepard? Johnny Depp as John Marston?…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Week in Games: The Old College Try
It’s back to school two months early with NCAA Football 11 on Tuesday. Dragon Quest IX is already out today, and DeathSpank slaps down on Tuesday for PSN and Wednesday for Xbox Live Arcade. Sunday, July 11 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS) – The wildly popular RPG, a huge seller in…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Top 5 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. •The Greatest Video Game Porn Parodies Ever [Ranker] “Left 4 Head” we know, but did you know that there’s a Brain Age porn parody? Say…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get a Credit in Gran Turismo 5
That driving rock track heard in Gran Turismo 5‘s E3 2010 trailer is by Daiki Kasho, but it has no title. Fix that for Sony, and you’ll get a credit in the game. Head over to the official page to both hear the track and read over the lyrics. You’re limited to one entry per…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Borderlands Game-of-the-Year Edition Hinted by GameStop
GameStop’s brief listing of a “Borderlands Game of the Year Official Strategy Guide,” now removed, hints that a version of Gearbox’s smash hit, possibly bundled with its DLC, could be on the way late this summer. CVG noticed the GameStop listing, which gave a ship date for Sept. 7. The listing gave no other details,…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
We’ll Larn You Some Grammer at N.C. State
Recruiting screen in NCAA Football 11. I’m entitled to post this because I’ve never once made an error in anything I’ve published. Also because, Jesus Christ, Tennessee, you got negatively recruited by State over academics.
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
K Monthly – June 2010
Welcome to the June 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more from Kotaku. Looking back at June, E3 2010 was responsible for a huge portion of Kotaku’s original coverage, with our first hands-on with the brand new Nintendo 3DS…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Only a Few Have Left Tackle Alley ‘Alive’
You’re a halfback, not a soldier, but it doesn’t feel right to call these “turns,” “tries,” “chances,” or “men.” No, these are “lives” at stake in Backbreaker‘s Tackle Alley, where 99.12 percent of its players have ended up “dead.” They’re not “rounds” either, they’re “waves,” or sometimes called “levels,” and up there is video of…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published July 9. PvPonline published July 6. ActionTrip published July 5. EXTRALIFE published July 8. Dueling Analogs published July 5. Nerf NOW published July 8. Rooster Teeth published July 8. Monday Night Crew published July 9. Virtual Shackles published July 7. Little Gamers published July 7. Dotgif published July 7.
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Welcome to Oregon
It was a year ago this week that I arrived in Oregon as a self-described economic refugee from California. I just didn’t say those last two words too loud. No question I came here because it was cheaper than the Golden State, and offered a nice lifestyle within moving distance. No one in Oregon wants…
By Owen Good Published July 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Bored on the Fourth of July Winners
Last week, we celebrated the birth of democracy on Earth and were reminded that you can’t put a measure on freedom, though it is at most 1200 pixels wide. Thanks to you, we defiled a great document and were no doubt placed on many enemies lists with our shameful desecration of history. When the time…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Sneak Peek at Halo: Reach’s Achievements
Bungie’s latest update features the icon art for all 49 achievements in Halo: Reach, but didn’t name or provide the GamerScore payout for all of them. Still, here’s what we do know: Five named achievements, with their conditions: • A Monument to All Your Sins – Complete each Campaign Mission on Legendary – alone. •…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2010