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  Australia’s Anti-R18+ Game Rating Attorney-General Sees Fake People

  South Australia ‘s opposition calls for the firing of Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, the primary reason the country can’t give games a R18+ mature rating, after he suggested that a West Croydon citizen was an imaginary plant for the Liberal Party. In December, Luke Plunkett clarified the R18+ video game ratings mess in Australia for us,…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 5, 2010
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  Perfect Dark Xbox Live Arcade Playable By Press Next Week

  Perfect Dark, remastered for the Xbox 360’s Live Arcade with a 60 framers-per-a-second framerate, is making an appearance at next week’s Xbox 360 X10 gaming summit in San Francisco. Rare tells us that the game will be playable at the event, and that we can expect to “find out some more tidbits” concerning Perfect Dark’s…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 5, 2010
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  Mario Vs Mario: How Three Wii Sequels Are Chasing Their Predecessors

  The average amount of time a person plays New Super Mario Bros. is climbing quickly and could catch Super Mario Galaxy. Call of Duty is surging. But Wii Sports Resort is flattening. Here are three key Wii comparisons of satisfaction. (Click the charts to enlarge them) Each month Kotaku tracks the average playing time of…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 5, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  New moral choice for you. To comment about video games in TAY or not? If you do, you get more Adam. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 5, 2010
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  G-Switch Runs and Flips

  We need more mash-ups in video games. You know, like when a DJ takes two great songs, or two awful songs, and turns them into something all together different, but still recognizable. Take for instance G-Switch. It plays an awful lot like the bastard child of forever-runner Canabalt and gravity-flipper VVVVVV. And it’s pretty great…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 5, 2010
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  Why Is It Called China?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Get Lost With Your Lost Got a English tea set today. Any know why they call it china? To the internet! What you missed last night Death of A Wii Commander Shepard’s Toughest Choice Yet Microsoft: No More Original Xbox Games Over Xbox Live Want The Heavy Rain Demo Right…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2010
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  Nippon Ichi Software, This Can’t Be Good

  The developer behind the Disgaea series, announced its financial earnings. You may want to sit down. In the first nine months of this financial year, the company’s operating profit is down 97.5 percent. During 2009, the company released several titles in Japan, including Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Portable, Disgaea Infinite, A Witch’s Tale, Let’s Hitchhike…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2010
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: You’re Late, Squall

  Six weeks after it arrived on the North American PlayStation Store, PAL users can finally relive what I, at least, think is the best Final Fantasy game of the lot: FFVIII. It’s the standout addition to this week’s store update, though there’s plenty of other good stuff to tempt you, from the Aliens vs Predator…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2010
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  Konami Releasing A “Bootleg” World Cup Game

  When the football World Cup begins later this year, EA’s FIFA series will be cashing in with an officially-licensed World Cup game. And what will competitors Pro Evolution Soccer be doing? Why, releasing an unlicensed World Cup game, of course. Announced only for the Japanese market, Winning Eleven Aoki Samurai no Chosen will put the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2010
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  Capcom Kicks Out New Super Street Fighter IV Screens

  Ka-pow! Joining the SSFIV fray are schoolgirl Sakura and fortune teller Rose. Fists out, cause these characters are rarin’ to fight. Both Sakura and Rose appeared in the console version of Street Fighter IV. Super Street Fighter IV will be released on the PS3 and the Xbox 360 this April. The game will feature characters…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2010
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  What Was SEGA’s Biggest Seller Of The Past Nine Months?

  SEGA has had a tough past nine months. But haven’t we all? There were bright spots. During the first three months of this fiscal year, net sales were down 7.7 percent compared with the same period last year. “In the home video game software industry, the demand was generally weak in the U.S. and European…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2010
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  We Shall Mourn The Following Xbox Live Originals

  Microsoft’s decision tonight to end online play for all original Xbox consoles and games marks the end of an era in console gaming. Let’s take a minute to remember those titles who tonight gave their lives. Being the first successful platform for online console gaming (sorry, Dreamcast), the Xbox was home to many good games…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2010
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  No More Heroes, But Yes More Cherries And Mangos

  These “erotic portraits” of Sylvia Christel are part of a Japanese pre-order bonus for upcoming title No More Heroes: Paradise. Because sitting on a toilet eating fruit is erotic. Or something. The game uses toilets as save points, and the game itself was conceived while No More Heroes designer Goichi Suda was on the can.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2010
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  Facebook Gets A Proper 3D Shooter

  While most (but not all) multiplayer games on Facebook at the moment are crude, simple affairs, one developer is looking to release a full-fledged 3D shooter onto the social networking platform. 3G Studios, which has worked on games like SWAT: Target Liberty on PSP and…the Jillian Michaels game on the Wii, is currently developing Brave…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2010
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  NSFW: Absurd Queen’s Blade Curves In Figure Form

  Namco Bandai PSP game Queen’s Blade Spiral Chaos features more than fighting. It features enormous boobs. And so does this Queen’s Blade figure. Going on sale March 1 for ¥2,900 (US$32), curvy character Cattleya is the latest entry in the “Revoltech” poseable Queen’s Blade figurines. The 1/12 scale Cattleya comes with battle damage clothes, one…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2010
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  Report: Xbox Live Arcade Raking In The Cash

  According to a report from Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE), Xbox Live Arcade is becoming quite the healthy source of income for Microsoft. Based on FADE’s estimates, during 2009 the service racked up $103.4 million in revenue, an increase of 34% over 2008’s figures. This may have been helped by a rise in the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2010
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  Want The Heavy Rain Demo Right Now? Here’s How… [Update]

  Upcoming psychological thriller Heavy Rain won’t be out until February 23. The game’s demo is not scheduled until February 11. Today is February 5. So what, let’s get the demo. Sony has launched a website called “Precinct 52”, an alternate reality game of sort. This ARG asks players to submit four pieces of evidence. For…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2010
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  Microsoft: No More Original Xbox Games Over Xbox Live

  Microsoft announced tonight that online play for original Xbox consoles and titles – including those played on an Xbox 360 – over its Xbox Live service will soon be discontinued. The axe will fall on April 15, and will bring an end to years of online play for games like Halo 2 and…whatever other original…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2010
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  Cat Head Girl Gets Her Own Comic

  That’s rude. Shoko Nakagawa is more than a nerd heroine who puts her cats’ heads in her mouth. She also sniffs their butts. Where to start? Shoko Nakagawa is a singer and Japanese celebrity, who hosts kiddy show Pokémon Sunday, among a bajillion other things. She voiced the new Pocket Monster character Giza Mimi Pichu…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2010
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  BioShock 2 Gets Cuddly…Sort Of…

  Isn’t he just adorable? Collectible company NECA will later this month be releasing these plush toys based on BioShock 2‘s “Big Daddy”. Well, not the Big Daddy himself. They’re based on the hand-made toys cobbled together by the game’s Little Sisters. They stand around 7″ tall, will sell for around $25, and from the looks…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2010