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Doodle Jump Passes Four-Million Sold
The iPhone and iPod Touch game Doodle Jump may be one of the hottest paid video games on the planet. One month after passing the three million mark worldwide, the game has now sold more than four million ($.99) copies. “Those are all paid downloads as there never was a ‘lite’ free version and Doodle…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bust Up Your World Of Warcraft Character
Why spend all day staring at your Blood Elf rogue’s ass when you can spend all day staring at her chest? Custom statue creators FigurePrints is now making busts of your World of Warcraft alter-egos. FigurePrints made a killing in the custom statue business a couple of years back when then first introduced made-to-order, full-figure…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Game and Movie Ratings Work
Originally published in 2005, we’ve just updated this story to explain to those confused by the current state of video game and movie ratings, and just how ratings work. While the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to examine California’s 2005 violent video game law is mostly about Freedom of Speech, any outcome that…
By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Conduit 2 Will Be Better Than The Conduit
In a message to Sega fans posted at the company’s European blog, High Voltage chief creative officer Eric Nofsinger explains why The Conduit was a muddled, uninteresting jumble, and why the game’s sequel won’t be. Nofsinger might not use those exact words, but they are certainly implied in the lengthy message, assuring fans that next…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
What’s My Motivation? Why We Play The Top 100 Games
We pulled the top 100 highest rated games from review aggregation website GameRankings.com and broke them down by primary motivation – the driving force behind the heroes, anti-heroes, competitors, and god-like beings inhabiting those acclaimed titles. Are we the world’s last bastion of defense against total destruction, or are we just trying to win the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
These Real Pokemon Will Give You Nightmares
As seen on Reddit gaming. [imgur]
By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Iron Man 2’s Cinematics Aren’t Looking Too Shabby
Uncanny, or funcanny? This cinematic intro for Sega’s Iron Man 2 captures the wit and warmth of the movie franchise quite nicely, even if the characters do look a little creepy. Becoming a video game character takes years off Don Cheadle’s face, doesn’t it? Samuel L. Jackson is looking a bit younger than usual as…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Amazon Doing Xbox 360 Deals All Day Long
It’s that time again! Time to watch the clock, solve the clues, and save big on the Xbox 360 titles featured all day long in Amazon’s Gold Box. Is BioShock 2 for $40 really a good deal? Either way, that’s what Amazon.com is leading off with today, giving Xbox 360 owners a chance to revisit…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Was Your Captivate 2010
Earlier this month we flew ourselves out to Hawaii to soak in half a week’s worth of news, hands-on time with games and interview opportunities with Capcom’s top developers. Here’s a look at what came out of the event that included news of a new Marvel Vs. Capcom title. Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Bionic Commando…
By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Next Nintendo DS Game Keeps Going And Going
Picross 3D, the puzzle sequel set for release from Nintendo next week, will have a lot of content, content that keeps coming out. This is becoming something of a Nintendo — and game industry — trend. A Nintendo rep showing Kotaku the Picross 3D game yesterday said that the cartridge for the game will contain…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Super Talk Amongst Yourselves
Several new characters have been added to this addition of Talk Amongst Yourselves. But the old ones can stick around too, if you’d like. Just please talk about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Sims 3 Coming to Consoles This Fall with “Original Purchase” Feature
When Life-simulator The Sims 3 makes the leap from computer to home and portable consoles this fall it will include at least one feature only available to the original purchaser of the game. The Sims 3 hit the PC and Mac last summer, going on to become the biggest PC launch in EA’s history. The…
By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2010 -
UncategorizedMini-Bash: “I Want To See A Ferrari”
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Armor! My older son, Mini-Bash, told me that he wanted to see a Ferrari. So I did what any decent human would do, I showed him this. The video also works for I want to see a helicopter, I want to see a beach and I want to see a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Studio Ghibli Game Continues To Dazzle
Studio Ghibli, the animation studio behind classic anime like My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service, is making a Nintendo DS game title Ni no Kuni with Fukuoka-based developer Level-5. It is Studio Ghibli’s first venture into video games. The game follows Oliver, whose mothers passes away and who enters a parallel universe called “Ni…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Like Pokémon, Only For Science!
Think Pokémon is just for play? It’s not! When appropriated for the needs of science, it can also be a tool for learning Phylomon is the creation of David Ng, a biologist at the University of British Columbia, who is hoping the “collect them all” appeal of his custom card game can make learning about…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Do You Really Want A Body Like Her?
In late March, images surfaced of former Mario Kart Wii pitch girl and bikini model Aki Hoshino. She looked dangerously thin. And now, she’s back with a book about having the “ideal body”. Hoshino isn’t simply the Mario Kart Wii pitch girl. She was one of many in that ad campaign, and the campaign itself…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Unboxing…Wing Commander III
Thinking back to Wing Commander III’s manual the other day persuaded me to take a trip to my parent’s house over the weekend, and pick up my old copy of the game. And not just pick it up. Open it Opening it I found it to be even more awesome than I remember, so I…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy Company Ready To Release “Edgier” Games
Square Enix, the company best known for its Japanese role-playing games Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games, is ready to release some of the more “extreme” games in The Land of the Rising Sun. Square Enix has been localizing Western games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (pictured) and is poised to release racing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Conan Got Over The Loss Of His Talk Show
As seen on G4
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Google Map Aids In Voice Actress Stalking
Oh hi! This is 28 year-old voice actress Eriko Nakamura. She voices Haruka Amami, one of the main idols in Namco’s idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER franchise. The Yokohama-native was in Japan’s Kansai area recently, visiting historic Kyoto. She stopped by sites like Kiyomizu Temple and the Golden Pavilion. On her blog, photos were uploaded of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 27, 2010