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  Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Looks like George is late for both the iPad announcement and the State of the Union. Who schedules these things in January, anyway? It’s not a convenient month for travel. But it’s always a convenient time for Kotaku’s open thread. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Owen Good Published January 30, 2010
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  Sony Pleased As Punch With Apple’s iPad

  While Nintendo president Satoru Iwata expressed some rather public disappointment with the new Apple iPad yesterday, representatives from rival firm Sony couldn’t be happier. “Apple’s entrance into the portable gaming space has been a net positive for Sony,” Sony’s John Koller, Director Hardware Marketing, told the Wall Street Journal. “When people want a deeper, richer…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2010
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  Final Fantasy XIII On… The PS2?

  Square Enix’s role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII is a PlayStation 3 game (and an Xbox 360 game!). But at one time, the game was running on the PS2. Early artwork and screens have been published in two new books from Square Enix, giving insight into the game’s design process. These test version images pre-date E3…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2010
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  LittleWhite Knight Chronicles

  Sony & Level 5’s White Knight Chronicles, for the PS3, is a very serious affair. Lots of world-saving, and giant creatures with sharp knees. So it’s refreshing to see the game’s characters presented in a softer light. This White Knight character pack for PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet will be out on February 25, along with some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2010
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  No Mature Games Allowed In Xbox Game Room

  One of the biggest potential stumbling points for the 360’s (and PC’s!) Game Room – having to secure an endless stream of ESRB ratings – has been solved in a fairly unique way by Microsoft. Whereas similar platforms – like Nintendo’s Virtual Console for the Wii – submit each game to the ratings board individually,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2010
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  Borderlands DLC Gets Bundled, Burned To Add-On Pack Disc

  Gearbox Software and 2K Games will take the currently release downloadable content for their hit Borderlands and slap it on some DVDs next month with the release of the Borderlands Add-On Pack. Retailer GameStop is listing the double DLC disc for a February 23 release date, bundling the add-on we liked a lot (The Zombie…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2010
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  Kotaku Off Topic: Belly Burger

  There really aren’t enough video games built around the concept of the hamburger. Similarly a shame, the amount of burger in my digestive tract at this very moment. I’m about to correct that. While you’re reading, contemplating and commenting in tonight’s Kotaku Off Topic thread, in which anything can be discussed, I’ll be at my…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2010
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  Six More Screens for MLB 10 The Show

  MLB 09 The Show won wide praise for the strength of its visuals, and in these six screenshots SCEA’s released, it’s a solid bet MLB 10 The Show will live up to those expectations too. I went back into this game this week to reacclimate myself to it, since the March 2 release is not…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2010
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  No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise Suffers Delay of Game

  The Japanese release of No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of the Wii original, won’t make its previously announced February 25 release date. Travis and company won’t touch down until sometime in April. So what does that mean for those of us outside of Japan? Well, at least we…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2010
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  Multiplayer Patched Into Original Aliens vs. Predator Re-Release

  Rebellion’s boss promised the Steam re-release of 1999’s original Aliens vs. Predator would support multiplayer. They’ve delivered, patching in the support for that today. Here’s what it will and won’t do: • Integrated with Steam Overlay • Uses Steam name • Host/Join games via bare-bones in-game lobby browser • Can invite and join friends and…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2010
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  WarioWare D.I.Y. Has Made Me A User Generated Content Convert

  Game programming may come to the masses in the most micro of forms with Nintendo’s upcoming do-it-yourself mini-game collection WarioWare D.I.Y., one of a handful of new titles we got to go hands-on with this week. I’ve been a longtime fan of the WarioWare series of seconds-long games since the original WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2010
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  Games Ban Might Encourage Somali Teens to Shoot Real Guns

  Somalia has a ton of problems, but at least it does have cybercafes where kids can enjoy playing games. But a fun-killing Islamist group has ordered them shut down in a ban on games in territories under its control. Hezb al-Islam ordered the cafes closed and declared that “laying video games will be prohibited. Video…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2010
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  Tecmo Thinks It’s Making Games That Appeal To Women Now

  You may not think off Tecmo as a company that’s targeting the fairer sex with much of its line-up, but Quantum Theory producer Yasuo Egawa says that is exactly what the publisher has been doing for the past few years. Egawa tells Edge that Tecmo wants to offer the female gamer something that’s not just…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2010
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  Metal Gear Solid: Rising’s Raiden Has Changed

  Kojima Productions has apparently turned Metal Gear Solid: Rising’s Raiden from brown-eyed to blue, one of many little tweaks to the Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty co-star since his E3 2009 debut. The new Raiden is less undead looking, has a little more bounce in his wavy white hair, is slightly more matte…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2010
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  Will We Ever See Games In The Winter Games?

  This happens every two years. Someone looks for an Olympics story, someone thinks up a video game angle, and presto, reconstituted discussion of video games as an Olympic event. This year’s participant: Macleans, the Canadian news magazine. Macleans quotes Ted Owen, who’s certainly beat this drum before. He’s the boss of the Global Gaming League,…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2010
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  Dear President Obama

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: TGIF So Tristan just wandered up to my office to let me know he emailed the president of the United States. I asked him why, he said he wanted to let him know that he liked his speech the other day. Apparently while I spend my iPhone time reading Kotaku,…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 29, 2010
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  This Week’s Top Five Hotter-than-Hades Stories

  It’s Friday and it’s time for the top 5 hottest Kotaku stories of the week. Warning: reading them may scorch eyebrows, eyelashes, and/or facial hair. Brought to you by Dante’s Inferno. In Stores 02.09.10. Read ’em and burn after the jump. 1. Mass Effect 2’s Sex Scenes Already Revealed – 87,886 views 2. Kotaku ‘Shop…

  By Gawkercreative Published January 29, 2010
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  Game Developers See Potential, Not Gold Rush in Apple’s iPad

  On its surface, Apple’s iPad may seem like a glorified e-book reader, but developers working on games for the system say they see within its extra-large screen and faster processor, great gaming potential. “Our creative teams are really just digging in and brainstorming ideas that the power and specs of the iPad might bring to…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 29, 2010
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  EA Sports Says No 3D Games In the Works

  EA Sports boss Peter Moore says he’s keeping a close eye on 3D gaming, but while it’s a new priority for Sony it’s not yet one for his division. “Sony has made it a strategic imperative for the company. And when Sony does something of that nature then we as a company need to sit…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2010
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  Is Grand Theft Auto A Bad Influence On Our Kittens?

  Grand Theft Auto kitties with vices, part of Tim Barber’s “Kitty City” series, as seen on Cute Overload.

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2010