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…

The Eleven Zelda Fan Finalists: Vote Now

Don’t forget to look over and vote for your favorite finalist in our Zelda contest. The prize for the lucky winner is a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, a Spirit Tracks t-shirt, a $1,000 Nintendo World Store gift card, a Zelda’s “biggest fan” trophy and a white Nintendo DSi system personally signed…

You Have An Hour To Buy A $90 Street Fighter IV TE FightStick

With a little over an hour left and more than 50% claimed, if you’re in the market for one of Mad Catz Xbox 360 Tournament Edition Street Fighter IV FightSticks, now would be a good time to hit up Amazon.com. Today’s Gold Box deals on Amazon seem to have some sort of fitness theme, with…

Reader Makes His Own Bayonetta Collector’s Edition

Frustrated by the lack of a premium collector’s edition for Sega’s Bayonetta, Kotakuite SonicTHP took matters into his own hands, gathering some of the rarest Bayonetta swag to craft his very own CE. Many folks are content just to have a game they’ve been pining over released, but some people crave more. People like SonicTHP,…

Don’t Get Any Blood On Your Game Saves

Proving once more than adding a knife to anything makes it better, Victorinox today announced a new line of Swiss Army knives featuring Bluetooth, remote controls and USB drives. My favorite of the bunch, the Victorinox Secure comes with an LED mini white light, retractable ball point pen, knife, scissors, nail file, screwdriver, key ring…

What Parents Think Their Kids Learn From Video Games

One parent has put Modern Warfare and Halo to educational use for their four-year-old. Another believes Okami teaches values. These are the things the parents among you told us about what games do — or don’t do — for children. Yesterday, Kotaku ran a post about a mom in Orange County, California who doesn’t want…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Logitech Brings the Home Theater Experience to Your Crotch

Finally, audio for your crotch. Packing dual high-definition speakers, a fan and a padded base, Logitech’s Speaker Lapdesk N700 promises to deliver theater-quality audio to the one place you probably thought you didn’t need it. “The Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 helps transform your laptop into a private theater in the cozy confines of your lap,”…

What To Do When The Baby’s Barfy

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Goodbye Again Roll up the rug! Micro-Bash has been sick for most of the week. Thanks goodness for plastic buckets. (T_T) That’s a sock at the bottom of the slide. I think. What you missed last night Report: New Zelda Out By End of 2010, First DS Successor Details This…

These Were Some Of 2009’s Most Popular Games To Trade [Updated]

Game-trading outlet Goozex have released some charts revealing what their most popular titles of 2009 were on the service, and included are comprehensive charts for each major video game platform. And, as you’re about to see, the lists are a little surprising, in that they differ wildly from what you’d see on sales charts. Take…

Uncharted Developers “Not Interested” In Motion-Controlled Nathan Drake

With Sony’s motion controller due later this year, some of you may be thinking ahead. To the future. A future with killer robots, alien overlords and an Uncharted 3 that maybe uses motion controls. We don’t know about the chances of the first two, sorry, but we do know that Uncharted developers Naughty Dog aren’t…

Pink PSP Blossoms In Japan

Just in time for the spring cherry blossoms, Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that Japan will be getting a “Blossom Pink” colored PSP-3000. The Blossom Pink PSP will go on sale in Japan on March 4 for ¥16,800 (US$182). A Blossom Pink PSP-3000 was released in the West last spring, making it reasonable to believe…