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New Kingdom Hearts Game Will Be At E3
E3 may well be full of unexpected surprises, but one thing that’s for sure is we’ll see a new Kingdom Hearts game. Series director Tetsuya Nomura was interviewed in the latest issue of Game Informer, and while he stopped short of saying that one of two KH games currently in development is Kingdom Hearts 3,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Marvelous Entertainment Is Trying To Stay Alive
Marvelous Entertainment has published titles like Harvest Moon, No More Heroes and Little King’s Story. It has seen better days. Last March, Yasuhiro Wada, who created Harvest Moon, stepped down from his position as Director Digital Contents. That same month, it was revealed that Cing, the studio that co-developed Little King Story, was going bankrupt.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Changing Xbox 360 Box Art
As we get closer to the release of Project Natal, we get closer to the day the Xbox 360 makes its biggest push yet for an image makeover. Leading the way will be…new box art. Since the 360’s launch, every single game released on the system has featured the above white stripe running across the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Who Says Politics And Cosplay Don’t Mix?
Takaaki Mitsuhashi, an 40-year-old economic analyst, has made a name from himself by penning books on economic policy. He is a regular inhabitant of 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board. And now, he is running for political office. In an effort to campaign for Japan’s House of Councillors election, he hosted a “cosplay party” at the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: 3DS “Close To” 360, PS3 Graphics
Since the Game Boy Advance was a Super Nintendo, and the DS was a Nintendo 64, most people expect the upcoming 3DS to have the horsepower of a GameCube. IGN say that may be under-selling the machine somewhat. The website reports “Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have reported, off the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2010 -
UncategorizedPlaying Project Natal Sure Is Embarrassing
Nobody looks good playing Project Natal. Nobody. Microsoft’s upcoming motion controlled Project Natal is controller-free. When the system was first showed at last year’s E3, it was assumed that Project Natal will involve flailing. It will, and it does Lots and lots of flailing. People do not look good flailing. And thus, people do not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mushroom Pancakes Just for Us
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Butterflies Earlier today we posted the Tetris creation by Jim’s Pancakes. He was so flattered by all the love our readers showed him and his other creations that he cooked that 1up Mushroom pancake for everyone here to enjoy. So, grab a fork, everybody gets one bite. One very small…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nine More Groovy Screens of Earthworm Jim in HD
Earthworm Jim‘s hi-def port to Xbox Live Arcade arrives Wednesday. You’ve gotten a look at the trailer already; here’s another batch of screens to help you decide if the trip down memory lane’s worth 800 Microsoft Points. [Via JeuxVideo, thanks to WrightCJ for the Tweet]
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Predator Used Call of Duty to Coerce Kids Into Sending Nude Pics, Say Authorities
Prosecutors say a New Jersey man managed to convince four 13- and 14-year-olds to send him pictures of their genitals by saying it was a membership condition of the clan he was starting in Call of Duty: World at War. Jonathan Prime (no relation), a 20-year-old from New Jersey, faces four felony counts of “communication…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Week in Games: Give Peace a Chance
The PSP takes the spotlight with the platform-exclusive Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker this week. Tiger Woods returns from a bruising year in the tabloid eye with his latest console offering, and Green Day goes on tour with Rock Band Monday, June 7 Flametail (DSiWare) Tuesday, June 8 Green Day: Rock Band (PS3, Wii, 360)…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 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 102 Worst Video Games Ever [UGO] If you think adapted movie games now suck, remember Hudson Hawk and, worse, Platoon on the NES. I’m…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hold It There Soldier, That Tattoo’s Not Serviceable
This might sound nitpicky, but it’s not to veterans who game. And those who served in Vietnam might wonder why Call of Duty: Black Ops personnel in “denied” areas would want to advertise an American military unit on their forearm. That’s the point behind Aaron Schol’s interesting research into the unit insignia tattooed on the…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ice-T Says He’s Gonna Be in Gears of War 3
You may recall last April, Ice-T and Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski discussed casting opportunities for Gears of War 3, before that game was even announced. Last night, Ice let slip that he has a speaking part, but quickly retracted it. Giant Bomb noticed Ice’s comments during his regular live Ustream broadcast. After saying he was…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhat’s This ‘Nerkas’ Trailer Playing Outside Near E3?
Anyone in L.A. going down by Staples Center at all? Head over and check this out in person, maybe you can tell us what “Nerkas” is, and what kind of game it appears to be describing. In real life, there’s a domain Nerkas.com registered to Square Enix Europe. That’s all we know about that. In…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tetris Blocks — They’re for Breakfast Now!
They’re pancakes – wow! Jim’s Pancakes is a blog started by a dad spending his weekend mornings making cool pancakes for his three-year-old daughter. Yesterday morning’s theme: Tetris. I’m not sure if this makes me hungry or if it makes me want to take the squiggly on the left and just … jam it ……
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Makin’ License Plates Edition
Alright, I promised a more accessible ‘Shop Contest challenge this week, and though this one is also automotive in theme, it should lend itself more to one-off wisecracks and dry humor than last week’s NASCAR idea. Earlier this week, someone snapped a picture of a car bearing the North Carolina license plate GRSOFWAR (above) and…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published June 4. PvPonline published June 4. ActionTrip published May 31. EXTRALIFE published June 1. Dotgif published June 4. Ctrl+Alt+Del published June 4. Dueling Analogs published June 3. Nerf NOW published June 4. Rooster Teeth published June 3. Monday Night Crew published June 2. Virtual Shackles published June 4. Little Gamers published May…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off-Topic: Garage Sale
My downstairs neighbor, whom you might remember from past episodes of KOT, held a garage sale out of the carport we share over the past two days. One item caught my eye, but I didn’t buy it. He had a big, bright orange pitching machine up on a tripod, though, looked like it could handle…
By Owen Good Published June 6, 2010