Most Gamers Don’t Even Know Project Natal Exists

Sometimes, it’s handy being reminded that “gamer” is a far bigger term than most of you realise. As evidenced by this Nielsen poll, which amazingly shows that most “gamers” haven’t even heard of Project Natal. They haven’t heard about PlayStation Move, either. This despite Natal being a year old, and having appeared on countless news…

APB Will Not Be Released In Australia

APB, the crime-themed MMO from Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds, is launching on PC in Europe and the US early July. But it will not be launching in Australia in early July. Why? Electronic Arts signed up APB as part of its EA Partners program. This means Realtime Worlds is essentially the developer and publisher of…

Two More Natal Games Revealed, At Least Twelve More To Come

Ahead of next week’s E3 in Los Angeles, two new titles for Microsoft’s motion-control peripheral, Project Natal, have been revealed. Those hoping for a wave-your-arms version of Halo or Fable are out of luck, though, as the two games are simple party titles (ie glorifed tech demos), similar to the kind we’ve seen for the…

This Viewtiful Joe Papercraft Is 3.5 Feet Tall

It is, dare I say, viewtiful. Artist Taras Lesko dazzles with this creation — he’s even been kind enough to post a free PDF of Viewtiful Joe’s helmet. It’s rather complex, but that’s okay. 3.5ft tall Viewtiful Joe papercraft by Taras… [Tiny Cartridge]

New PlayStation 3 Model Numbers Spotted

The E3 gaming expo is next week. And the Federal Communication Commission has revealed that there are new PlayStation 3 models. But should we expect another redesign like the slimmed down PS3? Two new PS3 models (CECH-2501A and CECH-2501B) have been tested by the FCC and certified for both 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. What’s…

Homefront Is The Video Game Of The American Insurgency

You’ll fight the North Koreans in the parking lot of the Home Depot-like Lumber Liquidators store. You’ll protect your fenced suburban Colorado backyard from Korean eyes in the sky with a canopy of camouflage. Homefront is a game of American fear and American resistance, set on American soil. I saw this interactive fantasy of an…

Report: Microsoft Talking 3D Gaming “Soon”

Sony has been making a big deal about 3D. So too has Nintendo. Until now, Microsoft has been fairly silent on the subject. Looks like that’s about to change. Andrew Oliver from Blitz (Dead to Rights Retribution) has told Develop “Microsoft are going to be making an announcement about [3D] at some point soon.” Great.…

Playing Rock Band 3’s New Keyboard, 102 Button Guitar Controller

The next Rock Band may actually live up to its promise and teach you how to play music—or at the very least, learn how to play selected songs from the Rock Band 3 soundtrack. Thanks to Rock Band 3’s new Pro mode for guitar, drums and, yes, keyboard, every single note on the game’s song…

These Gun Noises Could Be Great

The upcoming Medal of Honor reboot and Battlefield Bad Company 2 might very well have the best gun noises gaming has ever seen. Err, heard. According to EA DICE audio director Stefan Strandberg, the studio and fellow studio EALA used almost one hundred microphones over the course of two days. “For two days we had…

Starcraft II’s “War Is Coming” Trailer

It’s hard to believe, but after over a decade’s wait Starcraft II is finally upon us. It’s something Blizzard is only too happy to remind us of with this cinematic commercial for the game. While most – maybe even all – of this clip is comprised of footage from previous trailers, it’s still a sight…

So Who’s Gonna Direct Kane & Lynch Now?

First veteran stunt coordinate Simon Crane was going to direct Kane & Lynch. Now, he’s not. Then, Running Scared director Wayne Kramer was in discussions to helm the picture. Now, he’s not F. Gary Gray is currently in talks to direct the movie. Gray has directed Friday (NSFW), The Negotiator and The Italian Job Kane…

Metal Gear Solid: Raiden Has Changed

Earlier today, Microsoft apparently slipped up and showed Metal Gear Rising’s box art on the Xbox Live Marketplace. It’s gone now, but the internet, she never forgets. If this is indeed what happened, it’s…yeah, it’s a game cover! One that may change, since the game is nowhere near release! Metal Gear fans will be thrilled,…

Rock Band 3 Screens

The A-Team Movie Review: I Love It When A Plan Comes Together

Forget the A-Team you know and love. This movie is nothing like it. And it’s all the better for it. That’s not a slight against the original! I loved it as a kid, and still love it to this day. But the A-Team TV series was a thing built of the 1980s, for the 1980s.…

Kotaku Off Topic: Killer Clowns

Hey, Kotaku Off Topic readers, you know you can still talk about video games in this open thread if you so choose! Because I’m about to… First, I was personally pretty excited to see that new Mortal Kombat trailer today. Sure, I was maybe hoping that the MK movie pitch version might become the setting…

Your Wii MotionPlus Will Work With Conduit 2

The Wii MotionPlus-compatible game list increases by one, thanks to High Voltage Software’s Conduit 2, which optionally supports the Wii Remote add-on. Sega confirms it!

MLB 2K10‘s Strasburg is the Fastest Pitcher in the Game

As promised, MLB 2K10 won the race to be the first to put Washington Nationals’ phenom Stephen Strasburg into the official roster, and their version is nothing short of superhuman. Try a 102-mph fastball. To those who followed the righthander since his career at San Diego State, this will not be much of a surprise.…

This Is The Resistance That Could Have Been

Insomniac Games, developers of Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, takes another look back at a game that never was. In this case, it’s the original vision for Resistance: Fall of Man, formerly a time-traveling World War I shooter. Insomniac CEO Ted Price and crew talk about the PlayStation 3 launch title’s origins, a sci-fi shooter…

Take a Dim View of Vindictus’ E3 Trailer

Man, OK, this is the way wars are fought: Damn near in the dark. Here’s the pre-E3 trailer for Vindictus, the upcoming MMO from Nexon, and it’s a prequel for the game known as Mabinogi Heroes outside of North America.

Duke Nukem On Xbox Live In Two Weeks

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project will be available for download in two weeks on Xbox Live. 3D Realms boss George Broussard tells us the game is a remake of the 2002 game of the same name — a sidescroller, you know — and will be available on June 23 for 800 Microsoft points, though you can…