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Dress As This Final Fantasy XIII Lady For $100
The Japanese internet has assembled the costume for character Serah from the goods at low priced, budget-priced Japanese retailer Shimamura. All these items, while not *exactly* the same, are purchasable! The total tally is ¥9,350 or US$103. FF13のセラの服はしまむらで揃える事が出来るらしい [はちま起稿]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2009 -
UncategorizedTravis Touchdown Gets Lost, Ends Up In Left 4 Dead, TF2
While No More Heroes’ Travis Touchdown isn’t the most fitting crossover possibility for a Valve game, there’s still a fair amount of joy to be had from seeing him be a credit to team. Some modders have managed to insert Suda’s leathery star into two of Valve’s more recent titles, Left 4 Dead and Team…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Comparing The Boobs and Butts of Bayonetta
Bayonetta has been released in Japan, and with its game already out and receiving stellar reviews, developer Platinum Games might have a little more free time on its hands before the game launches abroad. Not a lot of free time, but just enough free time to compare two of the breasts and butts in Bayonetta.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Some Very, Very Nice Game Boys
These hand-painted/crafted Game Boys were on display at the November 21 Video Games Live show in Paris. Shame it was crammed into a music show, stuff this nice deserves its own time in the sun. These shots are courtesy of On s’appelle, where you’ll find plenty more. 20 ans GAME BOY [On s’appelle @ Flickr,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Unpack Your Bags
To: Luke From: Owen It struck me this morning that I had yet to unpack my suitcase from my trip home. I got back late Monday. It should also tell you something that the only reason I discovered it today is because I had to go looking for my razor. Some highlights you might have…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
NHL 10 Third Jersey Code is Out
With all of the NHL teams having revealed their third jerseys in competition this year, NHL 10 can now release them as well. EA Sports has published the code unlocking them. The code is: rwyhafwh6ekyjcmr The teams available with new third jerseys are the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, and Minnesota Wild.…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Just Cause 2 Car Chases: “The Laws of Physics on Drugs”
Again, the biggest selling point for Just Cause 2 is that it just does not give a damn. Motorcycle jump to a parachute landing? No biggie. Lasso a humvee to a cenotaph? All in a day’s work. About the only time where Just Cause 2’s vehicle physics work against you is when it has the…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
So, Now We’re Leaking Cooling Fan Footage. Mkay.
Not only that, for $50 you can make your Xbox 360 sound about three times as loud. Here is "leaked R&D" video of ZooZen’s "Overcase," which turns your Xbox 360 into a stereo tuner from 1982. Still preying on RRoD fears, at least the Overcase doesn’t void a console’s warranty – unless removing a faceplate…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Voulez-vous Blow Up Crap Avec Moi
The Saboteur is the core console release in a light week; of course, The Legend of Zelda: Snakes on a Train for the DS should not be overlooked. Tales of Monkey Island has a new chapter on PC and Wii. This week’s count: seven for PC, four for Wii, three for DS, two for PS3,…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 10 Games That Got Canned [Brave New Gamer] Duke Nukem Forever, Battlefront 3 and Perfect Dark 2 are the sainted martyrs atop this list;…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tomb Raider Dev Wants Multiplayer Designers for … Tomb Raider?
Well. Color me shocked. Crystal Dynamics has put out a help-wanted ad seeking a designer to lead “multiplayer vision and design effort for “one of the most prestigious AAA franchises in the industry.” Whatever could that be? Given that Crystal Dynamics hasn’t done much of anything other than Tomb Raider since 2005, and given that…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Space 2 Teaser Message Decoded (by Many)
For the record, just past midnight Saturday Kotaku commenter pablopdlc deciphered the Unitology scrawl on the Dead Space 2 Twitter teaser image. “The nightmare is over but it will not end.” Well, isn’t that contradictory. Readers Vulcan Has No Moon and rabidhamsters, plus the site Helldescent figured it out too. Here’s a handy Ovaltine decoder…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Metroid is Also the Name of a Band, Apparently
When you think of “Metroid,” this band hopes you’ll think of them, and not just cannon-armed space pirate hunters. “Metroid” bills itself as an indie/electro/pop band “somewhere at the intersection of rock and the score to your favorite video game.” You can pick up that T-shirt (if you dig barfing robots) and some free mp3s…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
‘Completely New’ Transition System in Mass Effect 2 is … Loading Screens
The demise of the elevator waiting-rooms from Mass Effect 1 was confirmed a while ago. BioWare said in April they’d be replaced by something that “turns the loads themselves into part of the game experience.” In other words, loading screens. Here’s what was said back in April, by BioWare’s Ray Muzyka: We have a completely…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Toys ‘R Us Enters Holiday Sales Fray
Toys ‘R Us has kicked off a buy 1, get one half-off promotion – so, two AAAs for $90, basically. While not as eyepopping as the price war between Walmart and Gamestop, it does cover the retailer’s entire game stock. It’s also running a free-shipping promo that isn’t all that glamorous, but is worth a…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published Dec. 4 PvPonline published Dec. 4 ActionTrip published Nov. 30 Digital Unrest published Nov. 30 2P Start! published Dec. 2 EXTRALIFE published Dec. 2 Dotgif published Nov. 30 Ctrl-Alt-Delete published Dec. 4 Dueling Analogs published Dec. 4 Nerf NOW published Dec. 4 Rooster Teeth published Dec. 5 Monday Night Crew published Dec.…
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
We had to repurpose Tuesday’s image because I misplaced my easel and oils to create one for you today. Of course, the real canvas is Kotaku’s Official Open Thread, upon which you may paint your thoughts. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
By Owen Good Published December 6, 2009 - Uncategorized
Freezing Issue Forces EA to Take Down Fight Night DLC
After struggling with freezing problems during the download of its Champions Pack 2, released Thursday, EA Sports has taken the unusual step of just pulling the content back from Xbox Live Marketplace, until it can roll a fixed pack later. “Our goal is to have Champions Pack 2 back up for users to download before…
By Owen Good Published December 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Glitch Traps Some in Assassin’s Creed II
Word going around the Ubisoft forums and on another site has some Assassin’s Creed II players getting stuck in “Hideout,” a sequence about 11 chapters into the game, with no way to get out or advance the game. The glitch appears to be triggered if one turns off the console right after the autosave at…
By Owen Good Published December 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Conan O’Brien Now Picking on 60-Metascore Games
Conan O’Brien’s really on the video game humor bandwagon – especially if he’s going after disappointing film adaptations and skewering pompous trailer motifs. If the point here is “Avatar: Prepare to be Underwhelmed,” we had that covered long ago. Click to view Then again, some Rock-em-Sock-em Robots stumbling all over each other might be more…
By Owen Good Published December 5, 2009