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UncategorizedWaterloo Wasn’t Quite Total War, But It Was Awesome
Fun fact: I’m a history graduate, so when a Total War game comes along, I’m normally first in line. Especially when it involves pipes, muskets and rad uniforms, because they remind me not of Napoleon, but of Waterloo. The movie. I bring this up because, taking place long before motion picture, audio recordings or even…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
You Are A Cat Eating Sushi Playing Peggle
If you enjoy Peggle, felines, and raw fish rolled in rice, the you’ll love Sushi Cat, a game about getting a cat fat enough to activate an automatic door. Sushi Cat has found the love of his life, but she’s inside a building, and he isn’t big enough to use the automated entryway and gain…
By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here Is Some Info About Final Fantasy XIV
Upcoming online role-playing Final Fantasy XIV will take place in a sci-fi meets fantasy universe. That we know. But that’s not all. According to recent Japanese game magazine articles, there’s more. Much, much more. Website FFXIVCore.com has a long laundry list of all the nitty gritty, but here are some selected highlights: • The PC…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
LEGO Universe Beta Ready To Brick Your Computer
NetDevil’s massively-multiplayer LEGO Universe has reached the closed beta testing stage, with invites flooding the inboxes of beta test hopefuls across the country. It’s nearly time to join the fight to save imagination from The Maelstrom, but first, a select few must save NetDevil’s development team some time and effort by going through LEGO Universe…
By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
80’s Icon Corey Haim Dead At 38
The star of classic films such as Silver Bullet, Lucas, and The Lost Boys, as well as Digital Pictures’ Double Switch for the PC, Sega CD, and Saturn, actor Corey Haim died today at the age of 38. Perhaps best known along with frequent co-star Corey Feldman as one of the two Coreys, Corey Haim’s…
By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Scenes of Video Game Hell Invades San Fran Hotel
Video game art folks will be taking over San Francisco’s Hotel Des Arts, on Thursday, packing the five-floor boutique hotel with art from Dante’s Inferno and inspired by other video games. The second-story lobby of the hotel will be filled with last year’s Into the Pixel exhibits, while the walls of the fourth floor of…
By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Civilization V To Eradicate Road Spaghetti?
Civilization games teach us to respect culture and science, to honor learning and the sharpness of swords. But roads? This series would make you think that progress equals covering one’s kingdom with ugly tangles of roads. Civ V changes that. During a theater demonstration here in San Francisco of this fall’s Civilization V that I…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Don’t be that guy who loses his driver’s license at the airport and his power cord at Game Developer’s Conference. (sigh) Be the person who comments here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter IV: The iPhone Case!
This has got to be my favorite iPhone case to date. Unfortunately, they don’t plan to ever sell this bit of kick-ass swag which handed out to a few fortunates at Capcom’s Game Developer Conference on Tuesday.
By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2010 -
UncategorizedI Really Dig This Lady, She’s Cool
To: Crecente From: Bash Cleaned out a bunch of CDs this morning. (CDs, I know!) Found a bunch of old UA discs. Back when we were dating, Mrs. Bashcraft gave me a couple of UA’s CDs. I always feel tremendous gratitude when someone introduces me to music I end up loving and cherishing. UA is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Maybe The Best Akira Bike Model…Ever
With the Hollywood feature film version of cyberpunk yarn Akira languishing in development hell, it’s good to know something connected to the landmark manga and anime is progressing well. This model of the “Akira bike”, or Kaneda’s powerbike, is still in the production stage blog Otaku2.com points out, so the final version might be slightly…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010 -
UncategorizedWii Remote Controlled Laser Pew-Pew!
Inventor-by-day, DJ-by-night Henry Strange’s latest creation is a laser beam that is controlled by a Nintendo Wii Remote mounted in a white, plastic gun casing. This is Henry’s walk through. It does have a laser pointer, which probably could put someone’s eye out or blind them or something horrible like that. But do not worry,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Prince Of Persia LEGO Playsets: Chesty Jake Wears A Shirt
We’ve seen the figures for LEGO’s Prince of Persia range before, but not the actual playsets. So let’s look at those playsets. And yes, there are ostriches. There are also camels, men in turbans and palm trees. So far, so good. In fact, the only thing we can see wrong so far is that Chesty…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Don’t More Game Songs Have Video Clips?
Shatter, already available on the PSN, is one of the more prominent titles from this year’s Independent Games Festival awards. It’s also got an amazing soundtrack, and now, video clips to boot. This is Amethyst Caverns, one of the tracks from the game, which was released last year by Kiwi development house Sidhe (who also…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Does Japan Really Think About Game Consoles?
Ask Google. The Japanese language version of the search engine catalogues the most popular searches. Those automatically pop up when searching. So what displays for the Nintendo Wii, the PS3 and the Xbox 360? The thinking here is that by listing what Japan searches for, this will provide a window into what the country is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Guess How Many Copies Of Final Fantasy XIII Are Out There
Go on. Guess. Or, if you don’t feel like guessing, read on to see the shipment figures for Final Fantasy XIII Square Enix released overnight. With two million units shipped in Japan since the game’s release there in December and three million sent to stores in the West for its release here this week, that…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pretty Girls, Telling Time For Yakuza 4
From Yakuza 4 branded noodles to Yakuza 4 branded booze, PlayStation 3 Japanese gangster game Yakuza 4, like the prequels before it, has gone a little crazy with the promotional push. And it’s not stopping there. Yakuza 4 is partnering with iPhone app Bijin-Tokei (“Beautiful Woman Clock”), which features a new beauty every minute holding…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
When Mario Meets Ikea
Should you ever wish to graduate from baking cakes or wearing t-shirts of Nintendo’s mascot of mascots, you could always do what this guy and his girlfriend did: fill a room with custom Mario furniture. It’s the work of Dennis and his lady friend Judith, who as a mechanical engineering student probably did most of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
God of War III Demo Looks Different From Final Game
The God of War III game demo was first revealed at the E3 2009 gaming expo in Los Angeles. The game will be released this March. And my, how the game has changed. For the better, too. The DigitalFoundry blog has side-by-side comparisons of the demo and the final retail game. Things to notice? The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010 - Uncategorized
Proposed Virtual Child Porn Law Trucking Along
Won’t someone think of the children? The imaginary children? Don’t worry, Japanese politicians are. The Tokyo Metropolitan government is moving forward on legislation that sets out to ban provocative “visual depictions” of characters who appear to be 18 years-old and younger. According to website Anime News Network, the proposal, submitted on February 24, would amend…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010