Stay On Target, Space Invaders

The force is strong with this one, so increase speed, drop down, reverse direction! As seen on RedBubble

NSFW: Gaming Accessories, For Strippers

Pasties past·ies pl.n. “A pair of adhesive patches used to conceal a woman’s nipples and worn principally by exotic dancers or striptease performers.” Lady Tornade isn’t only a French burlesque strip-teaser performer from Paris, she also makes stripper gear like these Super Mario Bros. Power-Up Mushrooms pasties for women to glue to their chests and…

Resident Evil 4 iPad Screens

Curvy Plug Suit Bottles You Can Hold

And drink from! These torso water bottles from Japan’s Mokku (the same company behind the Hello Kitty versions, among others) has designed these two bottles, which are based on the plug suits of Neon Genesis Evangelion characters Asuka Langley and Rei Ayanami. Bottled with mineral water from Kagoshima, they’ll be available in Japan starting this…

Star Wars, Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

Star Wars games have often tried to paint the franchise in a different light, from Super Star Wars’ over-abundance of bad guys to LEGO Star Wars’ fondness of plastic dismemberment. But these animation shorts, these are different These short clips, made late last year, are part of the excellent “Star Wars Uncut” project (which we’ve…

Osaka Considering Regulating “Boys Love” Manga

After some of Japan’s biggest manga creators voiced opposition, Tokyo’s virtual child pornography bill has been delayed — leaving many to believe it is dead. However, Osaka Prefecture has decided to consider the ban, but with added provisions. Osaka Prefecture is also “considering the regulation of women’s comic magazine and Boys Love materials”. Known as…

Red Faction Movie Wants To Smash Earth With A Giant Hammer

Just because a game isn’t a AAA franchise doesn’t mean it can’t work as a movie. Take Hitman, for example. OK, bad example. How about Red Faction! Publisher THQ is looking to get a movie adaptation of the franchise off the ground, figuring it’s been long enough since Total Recall for the world to embrace…

Starcraft 2, Meet Tetris, Tetris, Starcraft 2

How do you make Tetris better? Or, for that matter, PC strategy series Starcraft? You could always try playing a combination of the two, using Terran buildings in the Starcraft 2 beta. You might want to turn off the sound, since the Tetris jingle can’t drown out the mechanical cacophony, but that’s OK. You don’t…

Who Bought an iPad?

This weekend, the iPad went on sale in the United States. Did you hear? Many people bought it. There were lines. Hoopla. A review! And pants stuffing. Did you buy an iPad? Or did you buy something else? Like a sandwich. Here is our fancy poll for our lovely Kotaku readers. Answer it if you…

One Hundred and Four Weekends

To: Luke From: Owen Re: Happy Early Easter Today marks my second year anniversary with the site since Brian hired me. Back in 2008, needing a weekend editor, he called me out of the blue and asked if I’d seen his post calling for applicants for the job. I was too ashamed to admit at…

Super Street Fighter IV Confirmed for Arcade Release

Although unlikely to get an official release in North America, Super Street Fighter IV will get a cabinet in Japan, Capcom said at the recently concluded Japanese championships. Producer Yoshinori Ono confirmed the arcade release after presenting console copies of the game to the winners of 3-vs-3 tournament for original Street Fighter IV. You can…

Week in Games: Easter Vacation

The week after Easter Sunday is typically slow for new game releases, but this one coming up is unusually so: Just four games going out, and the biggest one is the retail version of the Borderlands DLC. Two games for the DS and PC, one for the 360. Really, that’s all, folks. Enjoy your basket…

“Resident Evil: Afterlife” Trailer Doesn’t Reinvent Game Movies As We Know Them

Now that you’ve seen the first images from “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” gaze upon the first trailer for the film. Let’s see: Swords vs. guns, Matrix-y bullet-time effects, driving rock score with fatalistic lyrics. Yep, it’s a video game movie. That zombie with that Little-Shop-of-Horrors shit going on with his face was kind of cool though.…

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. •Top Ten Worst Instances of Video Game Music [VG Chartz] Marvel vs. Capcom 2’s “Take You for a Ride” is an obvious choice and makes…

Someone Found Some Left 4 Dead Easter Eggs

Left 4 Dead Easter Eggs, made by Kotaku reader Jeff R. for a friend. When the infected eggs start to rot I bet they smell like authentic zombie, too. Two more pictures on the jump.

Game-Trading Service Adds Eight Old-School Consoles

Goozex is a swap-meet alternative to reselling that’s gotten pretty popular with cash-conscious gamers. The service just added 6,000 titles on several retro platforms, from the Nintendo 64 all the way back to the Atari 2600. Goozex traders can now trade titles from their NES, Super Nintendo, N64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Genesis, Sega…

Super Meat Boy Makes iPhone Into Tiger Handheld

After ranting publicly that the iPhone is “the Tiger handheld game of this generation,” Tommy Refenes saw his game removed from the App Store. He’s struck back, releasing a Tiger-ized version of Super Meat Boy for a dollar. Refenes, part of the team producing the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare title, apparently meant to…

Religion in Games: Less a Leap of Faith, More a Suspension of Belief

I’ve no idea why, but it seems no accident that the week before Easter I went back to start over the original Assassin’s Creed, the only game I’ve ever played that is set in the Holy Land. Never have I been someone of faith. I’m a confirmed Episcopalian, a sect I’ve often trivialized as Catholics…

I’m The Asshole At Starbucks With The iPad

I might seem like a friendly sort of fellow, ready and wiling to share his newly-acquired technology with the world, but really I’m just the asshole at Starbucks with the iPad. If you are looking to get anything productive done on your iPad today, Starbucks is not the place you want to be. Everyone who…

K Monthly – March 2010

Welcome to the March 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more from Kotaku. Don’t miss our reporting from this year’s PAX East gathering, Penny Arcade’s video game convention for the video game fan, and the annual Game Developers Conference,…