Mad Catz R.A.T.s Out Premium Cyborg Gaming Mice

Cybernetic rats may sound like a futuristic threat, but it’s really nothing more than Mad Catz’s new line of premium gaming mice that can be “customized for any grip preference” and make for spectacular product shots. The “key points of contact between the gamer’s hand and the mouse are fully adjustable” touts Mad Catz, which…

Microsoft Exec: Project Natal To Be About “Entertainment,” Not Just Games

In a new internally-produced interview, Microsoft division president Robbie Bach described his company’s 2010 ambitions for the Xbox 360, hyping Halo Reach and Project Natal, the latter which he thinks will turn the “gaming” business into the “interactive entertainment” business. “In terms of Natal, there’s a lot of creativity we’re going to unleash,” Bach said…

Bach Explains To Be Announced Xbox Game Room

In case we needed further proof of the Xbox Game Room concept, here’s Microsoft’s Robbie Bach explaining exactly what it is, complete with Journey reference.

Microsoft To Announce “Xbox Game Room” At CES [Update]

Today’s Microsoft CES keynote is likely to make mention of the arrival of the Xbox Game Room, a retro-themed game space, at least according to a video interview with Microsoft’s Robbie Bach, president of the company’s Entertainment and Devices Division. More specifically, that’s from the quickly pulled video, originally posted on Microsoft’s On10.net and Channel…

Salem And Rios Get Real Jobs

Army of Two: The 40th Day‘s Salem and Rios decide to quit mercenary work for something a little more challenging, becoming customer service reps at GameStop. Hilarity ensues. The Army of Two: The 40th Day trailers continue to come fast and furious as EA gets the most out of its CGI budget in placing fake…

This Week In Video Game Comics

Hey look, it’s Starcraft Ghost… Academy. The comic. Hitting comics shops this week, along with Mass Effect and Sky Pirates of Neo Terra #4. Click the thumbnails for more information. Mass Effect: Redemption #1 (of 4) Written by Mac Walters and John Jackson Miller. Drawn by Omar Francia. Summary Via Dark Horse Comics: Mass Effect…

Enter to Win a Copy of Divinity II: Ego Draconis

Divinity II: Ego Draconis is the ultimate game for your inner dragonslayer. Email your most epic gaming victory to [email protected] by midnight Jan. 8, and you could win a copy! [Rules.] Divinity II: Ego Draconis: in stores now!

Memorex Jumps on the Wii Bandwagon, Brings Color

Memorex, not willing to cede the lucrative gaming Nintendo peripheral market to the likes of Energizer, Mad Catz and Logitech, announced today nearly a dozen accessories for the DS and Wii that you likely won”t need or want. The company is so enthused by the idea of their products helping families spend time together playing…

Gran Turismo 5 Gets Its Cover Car, The Mercedes SLS AMG

Polyphony Digital‘s Gran Turismo 5 comes that much closer to reality today with the release of the PlayStation 3 game’s North American box art, featuring the Mercedes SLS AMG, the 197 mph “gull-winged terror.” Sony says the Mercedes SLS AMG was “chosen from a total of nearly 1000 cars recreated down to the finest detail”…

Bethesda’s Todd Howard Promised Better Graphics, Withstood Your Calls… And Tim Rogers Showed Up

Our latest podcast is now available for download. Hear Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead creator not just dodge your Fallout New Vegas Questions, not just allude to future work, but chat with “Kotaku crazy uncle” Tim Rogers. Tim wants to be cast in a Bethesda role-playing game. And you wanted to know…

Duke Nukem’s Voice Actor Teases Fans With Duke Nukem Forever

During a panel at last weekend’s music and gaming festival MAGfest, Duke Nukem voice actor Jon St. John asked fans to “read between the lines” regarding his imposed silence over Duke Nukem Forever. Is there still life in DNF yet? Every time we think the topic is dead and buried, someone has to go and…

New Costumes And Ultra Combos In Super SFIV

GameTrailers has posted an exclusive new trailer for Super Street Fighter IV that showcases the new costumes, rival battles, and ultra combos coming with the updated version of the game. I always knew Zangief was totally metal. Those new ultra combos certainly are impressive, but I never last long enough in a round to actually…

Miyamoto Also Wanted Motion Control In A Nintendo DS

Earlier today, we reported that Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata told a Japanese newspaper that a motion sensor in the successor to the DS would be “necessary.” That reminded me of something Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto told me in 2004. Just days before the official start of the E3 gaming trade show that year, Nintendo’s chief game…

3D Technology Invades CES, Gaming, Glasses?

Have you heard? 3D is the new it tech for 2010. Thanks to the staggering success of 3D film Avatar everyone seems to be hopping on board the third-dimension wagon. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean we’re going to be treated to a wave of new schlocky science fiction movies and beloved franchises turned 3D with surrealistic…

Gran Turismo 5 – Mercedes SLS AMG

This Is Not A Video Game Screenshot

Dominant Curve, a 1936 painting by recently Kotaku-discussed Vasily Kandinsky and not a screenshot of a video game, despite what appears to be a mini-map and three lives remaining. [Via the Guggenheim Museum’s online collection]

We’ve No Objection To Phoenix Wright WiiWare Next Week

Phoenix Wright finally makes it to the big screen next week, when Capcom releases a port of the DS game that started it all on Nintendo’s WiiWare. 1,000 Wii points is all you need to score the first four chapters of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney on WiiWare come Monday the 11th, with the fifth chapter…

Kotaku Talk Radio is Live: Let’s Talk With Bethesda’s Todd Howard

Todd Howard, the guy you can praise or blame for Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is today’s guest on our live podcast. We’re starting now. Call in. You could be live on the air with Todd. Ask good questions, which doesn’t mean “Ask about Fallout 4.” To listen, head over to our…

It’s Time To Vote For The Mod Of The Year

Mod supersite Mod DB has compiled a list of the top 100 mods and indie games of 2009, asking gamers to pick their favorites as contenders for the coveted 2009 Mod of the Year Award. Mod DB’s Mod of the Year award is a big deal in the modding community, and it should be. Previous…

What 8-Bit Characters Would Really Look Like

Cracked takes a thoughtful look at what five iconic v8-bit video game characters would look like if their sprites were magically granted life. The results are just a wee bit disturbing. If archeologists in the far future unearthed a blocky, sprite image of Mega Man, what would they think? How would they translate the 8-bit…