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  Jokes About Video Games, Not For The Kids

  For the last few years, comedian Jay Mohr has hosted the Interactive Achievement Awards and kicked the show off with a not-for-kids, profane half hour of jokes about the year in gaming. Here are some of the cleaner ones. Note that one of Mohr’s favorite themes is the lack of diversity in the crowd of…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 19, 2010
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  Edy’s Detachment Challenges Valkyria Chronicles Next Week

  Master six different classes in six new missions with The Challenges of the Edy Detachment, the fourth batch of downloadable content for Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles, coming to the PlayStation Network next week. When The Challenges of the Edy Detachment was announced back in September of last year, there was a little confusion over the release…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010
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  A Look at the iPhone’s Mecho Wars Sequel on the PSP

  The team behind Advanced Wars-esque Mecho Wars on the iPhone is fast at work on a sequel, Mecho Tales. Developer Luc Bernard tells Kotaku that Mecho Tales is bound for a number of platforms and will feature a single player campaign and both local and online 4-player multiplayer. The gameplay, Bernard says, will be a…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010
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  Behind The Scenes With LEGO Harry Potter

  How do you combine a magical, best-selling series of children’s novels with the magical, best-selling series of children’s imagination toys? I suppose game development magic would do the trick. I’ve read maybe two chapters of a Harry Potter book, and I’ve seen maybe two and a half of the movie adaptations. So no, I’m not…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010
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  Dungeon Bandits Sneaks Into Open Beta

  Customize your character, form a team, and grab the dungeon’s treasure before your opponents in Dungeon Bandits, PlayEnvy’s upcoming tournament-style MMO, now entering open beta. Dungeon Bandits is a dungeon exploration game with a competitive angle. Players select one of seven customizable character classes, choose which skills they want to bring with them into a…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010
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  EA Sports Happy To See Tiger Woods Address the Public

  Tiger Woods’ life changed forever Thanksgiving night. Today the pro-golfer and face of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, due to hit all platforms in June, apologized to the world and “set the record straight” on what really happened that night and his past infidelities that came to light because of it. During the short, no-questions-asked…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010
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  Rock Band Next Week: HIM? Marilyn Manson? Call The Police!

  Finnish rockers HIM make their Rock Band debut this week, Marilyn Manson hosts “The Dope Show”, KSM gets “Distracted”, One Night Only gets redundant, and The Police go “Walking on the Moon.” Next week’s major addition to the Rock Band music store is a three pack of music from Finnish band HIM, with “Wings of…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010
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  All The Super Street Fighter IV Dudley, Makoto, And Ibuki You Can Stand

  Now that Capcom has officially outed Makoto, Ibuki, and Dudley as new playable characters in Super Street Fighter IV, the flood of new screenshots, art, and versus videos can begin! Sagat versus Dudley! Ibuki versus Makoto! Ready, fight! These new screens, concept art, and videos should give Street Fighter fans something to do while we…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010
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  Next Assassin’s Creed Will Have Full Campaign, “Justified” Multiplayer

  On the red carpet for the Interactive Achievement Awards here at the DICE convention yesterday, two of the top creators of the Assassin’s Creed series provided a little better sense of what the series’ surprise next installment will be like. Ubisoft creative director Patrice Desilets and series lead writer Corey May were both there to…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 19, 2010
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  Mile Marker 20: Closure

  Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Closure! In A Sentence Sketch art and playful use of light and shadows combine to make an interesting looking and interesting playing platformer.…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Mission objective: Comment about video games. Lives remaining: 3. Difficulty level: Easy. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 19, 2010
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  The Dark Darkness of Alien Vs. Predator’s Perpetual Night

  Aliens Vs. Predators is a dark game. I’m not just talking about the ability to rip off someone’s head, spine still attached. The game’s settings are all inside buildings with few lights, at night, in the jungle. So, you know, dark. That’s great for setting the mood, but not so great for seeing just what…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010
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  Why Is Time Moving So Quickly, Can You Make It Stop, Gee Thanks

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: One Headache Averted Is time going faster or is it just me? Seriously. I feel like weeks are now the equivalent of days when I was a kid. I don’t know if that’s depressing or scary. Maybe both! What you missed last night Rumor: Next Call Of Duty Is A…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  What’s The Father of the PlayStation Doing These Days?

  After a rocky PlayStation 3 launch, the platform’s creator was replaced by exec Kaz Hirai as the head of Sony Computer Entertainment. A year later he retired. Besides keeping busy with his new start-up companies Cellius and Cyber Ai Entertainment, Kutaragi has also been giving lectures. And now? Now Kutaragi is joining popular online retailer…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  Bring Me The Head Of Boba Fett

  I like my Star Wars. I’ve got a ton of Star Wars games, even some Star Wars toys lying around. But this? This goes a little beyond a “toy”. It’s a 1:1 bust of the galaxy’s favourite bounty hunter. That’s life-size. Which means this baby weighs in at 35lbs (15kg). Course, it also weighs in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010
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  Sony Files Patent For Universal Game Controller

  There are universal TV remotes, so why not universal video game console controllers? Sony’s recent patent filing indicates that could change. The Sony patent, which was filed in August 2008 but appeared online on February 18 of this year, reads: “Just like remote controls, game consoles, and thus game controllers, are becoming widespread. It is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  ESRB Leaks Tecmo Bowl Throwback

  There have been rumors that Tecmo is bringing Tecmo Bowl to the PSN and Xbox LIVE Arcade with Tecmo Bowl Throwback. If you believe the ESRB, those rumors could be true. The Entertainment Software Rating Board has a listing for Tecmo Bowl Throwback for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Here is the listing: This…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  Rumor: Next Call Of Duty Is A Cold War Game

  Those rumours that Treyarch’s next Call of Duty game is set in Vietnam? They might only be partially correct, if a supposed casting call for actors for the game is anything to go by. The call, spotted by VG247, is looking for four actors to provide a mixture of voice work, facial capture and full-body…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: Who Needs Yakuza 4 When You’ve Got Yakuza 3?

  This week’s European store update is a good one, PAL gamers finally getting their hands on a Yakuza 3 demo that isn’t in Japanese. I played the crap out of the Japanese demo last year, but then, it was in Japanese. You kind of had to just fumble your way through it. Now that I…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010
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  How To Unlock The Resident Evil 5 DLC “Classic” Camera

  The new Resident Evil 5 downloadable content “Lost in Nightmares” is available. It features a special surprise. As an easter egg, the game has a hidden “classic” camera angle mode from the earlier titles. Here’s how to unlock it: Talk to the front door a couple of times until it says “?” instead of investigate.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010