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  The Game Industry In 2185

  Mass Effect 2 pokes fun at Second Life, sports games, and traditional role-playing games, with a candid glimpse of the intergalactic game industry in the year 2185. Those of you avoiding Mass Effect 2 spoilers might want to go read up on this week’s Nintendo downloads, which contain nothing Mass Effect 2 related whatsoever. One…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 25, 2010
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  Are Game Companies Spoiling Their Own Games?

  You may have noticed that over the past couple of years video games marketing has become increasingly pervasive, many publishers intent on telling us as much as they can about a game before we can get our hands on it. But are they telling us too much? There once was a day that all you…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2010
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  The Nintendo Download: Uno!

  Too late! I shouted it first, so you folks all have to draw two cards while I tell you all about this week’s releases for WiiWare, DSiWare, and the Wii Virtual Console. Can you guess what this week’s biggest WiiWare release is? That’s right! It’s “Aha! I Found It!” Hidden Object Game by Ateam Inc.…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 25, 2010
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  The Secret World: Postcards From The Edge Of Madness

  A mysterious postcard pointed me towards the outwardly unassuming website of a small New England town, where I am invited to become an honorary citizen “by being dunked in the Miskatonic River.” Wait, what? With the back of the postcard reading “Dark Days are Coming,” there can be no doubt that this is a viral…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 25, 2010
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  iPhone Chart Toppers: Wars… in Chinatown

  Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars slammed onto the list this week in the number one spot. Rock Band managed to pop back on the list at number two, thanks in large part to the lite version that hit last week, I suspect. Fingers crossed for those new song packs that Harmonix promised me. Here’s the…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 25, 2010
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  Apple Tablet Detected Running Games At Apple HQ, Research Group Says

  The Apple Tablet is still just a unicorn, a publicly unseen beast of questionable evolutionary logic, but research group Flurry Analytics claimed yesterday to spot its presence at Apple headquarters and detected a heavy amount of gaming on the thing. In a blog post on Sunday, Flurry’s vice president of marketing, Peter Farago, announced that…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome one and all to Kotaku’s Massive Action Forum, known as Talk Amongst Yourselves. It does more than 256 commenters, all talking about games. See for yourself. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2010
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  Gaming: The Fifth Network

  The very public, very messy late-night fight between Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and NBC didn’t just offer interesting insight into the inner workings of network television, it reminded everyone that the TV isn’t used only for watching shows anymore. Video games, right behind bad programming and bad decisions, are television networks’ biggest threat these days.…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 25, 2010
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  It’s Monday

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Just letting you know… Monday. MONDAY!! What you missed last night Get Mass Effect 2’s DLC For Free (Free!) New Super Mario Bros. Wii Over 10 Million Served Mass Effect 2 Has Some Fancy Disc-Swapping Action Who Can Capcom Fight Next?

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 25, 2010
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  Waiting For Your Flight? Play PS3

  Waiting at the airport is dull. Put down that payphone, funny dress lady! Hong Kong International Airport has just installed fourteen PS3 kiosks around the airport for travelers to check out free of charge. Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong has teamed with the airport to put the kiosks near the Terminal boarding gates and in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 25, 2010
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  Monster Hunter Tri Controller Bundle Bound For America

  Those who looked longingly at the black Classic Controller Pro Capcom released in Japan for Monster Hunter Tri will be happily to know that the hardware is coming Stateside. The bundle was originally released in Japan for ¥8,490 (US$94) when the game was released in August 2009. The North American bundle will be available for…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 25, 2010
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  Pokemon As Traditional Japanese Art

  As seen on Asamegraph. Thanks, Aeshir!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 25, 2010
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  PSPgo Torn Apart, Sesame Street-Style

  Here’s a video where a PSPgo is taken apart, piece by piece, to music and sound effects. It’s what a teardown would look like if Sesame Street did teardowns. Or Postman Pat, for that matter. TechRestore [via Engadget]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2010
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  British Sales Charts: Business As Usual

  Not much has changed in a week in the UK. Wii games keep on selling, Modern Warfare keeps on shooting and Just Dance just keeps on dancing. And at the bottom of the charts? Welcome back, Grand Theft Auto IV. It’s been a while. Hopefully Mass Effect 2 can cause a break in the weather,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2010
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  Heavy Rain’s First Nine Minutes Hit The Shower, Down Some OJ

  Late next month, psychological thriller Heavy Rain will be released. The game’s first nine minutes have popped up on YouTube. So if you don’t want the first nine spoiled, don’t watch. But if you are keen to see SIXAXIS motion controls *finally* used to shake orange juice or towel off a naked man in a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 25, 2010
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  2010 Music, 1992 Graphics

  French electronic artist Danger’s upcoming EP, titled "09/17 2007", will be out later this month. To tease it, he’s using 16-bit-themed game intros. Which are amazing. Makes you wish developers (*cough* Capcom *cough* ) would leave the 80’s 8-bit stuff be, and get their hands dirty on some 16-bit homages. Like a new-old Streets of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2010
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  New Super Mario Bros. Wii Over 10 Million Served

  New Super Mario Bros. Wii has already propelled itself past Super Mario Galaxy. That’s not all, though. In the eight weeks since the title has been released, Super Mario Bros. Wii has reached the ten million units sold mark. The game has sold over 3 million copies in Japan, more than 4.5 million in North…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 25, 2010
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  Get Mass Effect 2’s DLC For Free (Free!) [Update]

  Somebody at Microsoft has flipped a switch a little early, as most of Mass Effect 2’s downloadable content is already available. Available for free. For everyone. The GameStop-exclusive DLC, the stuff supposedly reserved for people picking up the game’s special edition, much of it is available for download right now on Xbox Live (note: you’ll…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2010
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  Dead Or Alive Paradise, A Trailer Comparison

  Tecmo is taking a break from Dead or Alive fighting games and releasing another Dead or Alive beach game. You know, girls with impossible curves in impossible swimsuits. The last Dead or Alive beach game, Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2, was released in late 2006. Like the upcoming DoA: Paradise, the game featured girls on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 25, 2010
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  Mass Effect 2 Has Some Fancy Disc-Swapping Action (Update)

  Like many sprawling role-playing games, Mass Effect 2 is coming on two discs. Unlike other two-disc affairs, however, it’s taking a different approach when it comes to swapping said discs. Normally (this of course only applies to the 360 version of the game), you swap a disc halfway through a game. Or, if there’s four…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2010