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Apple Adds Ability to Gift Apps, Games in iTunes
In the past 24 hours or so Apple added the ability to give iPod Touch and iPhone applications and games to other people via an email or a printed certificate. The Give a Gift feature now pops up when you click on the arrow icon next to the App’s price and select “Gift this App.”…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010 - Reviews
Red Steel 2 Review: If Only 2006 Was This Good
A skeptical world might not see video games as essential. But we can point to many games that feel worthy of this planet. Games about eating mushrooms, arranging falling blocks, saving the world. However: A first-person shooter with motion-based swordplay? You’d be right to be skeptical. More than three years after the release of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Nintendo Game Supports Decapitation, Crucifixion, Immolation
I think we should be prepared for all sorts of evil, player-created games when WarioWare D.I.Y. hits North America this weekend. The DS game allows you to create the sort of mini-games found in classic WarioWare titles using your own graphics, sounds and imagination. Unfortunately, that means at least some wannabe game designers are going…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedProbably Not Why You’re Going To Buy Super Street Fighter IV
Crecente detailed several fine reasons to purchase Super Street Fighter IV. Capcom’s GameStop-exclusive preorder bonus is not one of those, unless you have really cold thumbs. Yes, it’s Super Thumb Fighters, eight thumb socks emblazoned with the faces of your favorite Super Street Fighter IV characters. I suppose these underachieving sock puppets will give players…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
The 250GB Xbox 360 Hard Drive Stands Alone
While Microsoft’s 250GB Xbox 360 hard disk is currently only available in North America as part of a console bundle, according to a new ad popping up on the 360 dashboard, that’s about to change. This “Make More Room for Entertainment” advertisement popped up on the Xbox 360 dashboard today, urging console owners to head…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why You’re Going To Buy Super Street Fighter IV
I’ve been playing an early build of Super Street Fighter IV for a week or so now, and it’s convinced me of one thing: Picking up this latest Capcom fighter is a must for any fan of the genre. Why? There are the two new fighters: Korea’s first fighter Juri and Turkish oil wrestler Hakan.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo 3DS Could Borrow 3D Trick From iPhone
How will the newly-announced Nintendo 3DS show 3D graphics without requiring 3D glasses? One solid theory involves cameras (but wouldn’t require a new machine). Another, here, involves a motion sensor in a portable, a trick the iPhone already does. As you can see in the video, iPhone game WordFu, which we wrote about a year…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Secret World Relies on Occult and Personality To Hook Players
The end time, a doomsday described in many different religions, isn’t a subject typically explored by massively multiplayer online games, which is a bit surprising. Depending on which religion you look to for inspiration, a game based on the end of the world could include zombies, demons, supernatural phenomenon and could even take place in…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves 3DS
As of today, we are enabling a new feature at Talk Amongst Yourselves that will allow you to comment about video games without needing to wear 3D glasses. We are proud of this breakthrough and hope you are impressed. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
How To Make Cheap, Fake Fatty Tuna
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: They’re Not Kidding When They Say XL Fatty tuna? It’s expensive! The other day when we were at a family friend’s house, this recipe for phony fatty tuna was discussed: You take chilled avocado and slice it into bite-sized pieces. Then, put soy sauce in a separate dish. (Be sure…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Many DS Consoles Has Nintendo Sold In Japan?
Do you know? Do you? According to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, there have been over 30 million Nintendo DS consoles sold in Japan between December 2, 2004 and March 21, 2010. The top three selling Nintendo DS titles are New Super Mario Bros. (5,767,262 copies), Pokémon Diamond Pearl (5,766,571 copies) and Animal Crossing: Wild World (5,133,862…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
What We Know (And Think We Know) About The Nintendo 3DS
Overnight, Nintendo made the surprising decision to reveal a new piece of hardware months outside of E3. Well, “reveal” might be too strong a word. “Barely mention” might be more appropriate, leaving us to fill in the gaps ourselves. With curiosity being a driving human instinct, and Nintendo doing little to satisfy our need for…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Heavy Rain: When Art Imitates Art
Prepare for an eery sense of deja vu, Heavy Rain fans, as you watch actor Sam Douglas – the face and voice of Heavy Rain’s Scott Shelby – play exactly the same role in a real movie. Trenchcoat and all. The scene is from Derailed, a 2005 film starring Clive Owen (Children of Men) and…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Next Mountain Dew Game Fuel Experience Is…
Beverage Mountain Dew has been doing the game collaboration for years — like Halo 3 or World of Warcraft. Who’s next? Upcoming PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker appears to be the latest game doin’ the dew tie-up thing. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima posted the following images on his Twitter account. Peace Walker…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Do BioShock And Batman Have In Common?
BioShock and Batman. Apart from the “B” thing, you wouldn’t think the two had a thing in common. But then, you’d only say that if you hadn’t seen a 1994 episode of the Batman animated series, called “Deep Freeze”. In this episode, an intelligent, if slightly deranged man builds a city in the middle of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bullet Train? More Like Video Game
More often than not, when politicians utter “video game” in a sentence, it is usually in a pejorative fashion. Here is one occasion when it wasn’t. The United States does not have high speed rail like, say, Japan does. So when U.S. law makers were discussing how advanced Japanese rail is, they did not hesitate…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedLook, Somebody Actually Made A Wii Football Controller
Last year, a patent was uncovered for a Wii football. It had been designed by Nintendo, and yet, it was stupid. Well, looks like somebody else has beat the Big N to the market. CTA Digital, manufacturers of cheap gaming peripherals and accessories, has released the “Soft-football for Wii”, a product so stupid it couldn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo 3DS Is A New Hardware Series
Whether it be the DS Lite or the DSi, Nintendo has released a spate of Nintendo DS hardware spin-offs in the last few years. The Nintendo 3DS is not a spin-off. It’s worth pointing out, you know. Nintendo released its Game And Watch series of handhelds in the early 1980s. Following that, the company released…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedIs This How 3D Will Work On The Nintendo 3DS?
So, there’s new Nintendo hardware on the way. It’s a 3D handheld system. How, though, will that 3D work? Maybe a recent obscure DSi release offers some clues. Since we know absolutely nothing about the new handheld other than the fact it will employ 3D and won’t need glasses, all we’ve left on how it…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010