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  Madden Cover Athlete Hurts Himself

  Madden NFL 10 co-cover athlete Troy Polamalu did just fine in the season opener between the Titans and the Steelers last night, until an injury put him out of commission for 3 to 6 weeks. This is just another one of those silly little coincidences that has nothing at all to do with supernatural powers…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 11, 2009
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  DJ Hero In-House Impressions

  My experience with DJ Hero has always come in short little bursts, never affording me enough time to really play the game. Until now. Yesterday a demo build of DJ Hero landed on my doorstep. The build features a short playable tutorial hosted by DJ Grandmaster Flash, three DJ-only mixes and a DJ-guitar mix. The…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 11, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  What a week! So much to talk about! Get to it. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Brian Crecente Published September 11, 2009
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  North Korean Booze

  To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Come As You Are I’ve just been given a bottle of North Korean booze. I’ve never had North Korean booze…. What you missed last night Sony Cuts Nigeria Line From PS3 Slim Ad Sony: PS3 Sales Up 300% Gabe Newell Boycotting L4D Modder’s Campaign [Update] Torture In Video Games Brand…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009
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  PSP Minis Might Hit PS3, UMD

  Sony’s PSP Minis range was originally believed to be a way the PSPgo could compete with the iPhone’s successful App Store, but comments today from Sony Europe suggest they could go a little further than just the new PSP. SCEE’s Zeno Colaco has told Develop “The most successful Minis titles will probably transition to UMD”,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2009
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  Lucasarts Unveils Lucidity, An Original Platformer

  Perhaps aware of criticism that Lucasarts only survives by milking Star Wars and Indiana Jones dry, the company has tonight unveiled on GTTV a brand new puzzler/platformer called Lucidity. Starring a young girl by the name of Sophie, Lucidity will be out on Xbox Live later this month, and is part 2D platformer, part 2D…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2009
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  What PS3 And PSP Games Are Playable At Tokyo Game Show?

  Sony is coming to TGS and bringing games with it. Some games you can play — that is, if you are going. But what games? What, what, what? These games. • PS3 1. FIFA 10 2. Lost Planet 2 3. Shin Sangoku Musou MULTI RAID Special 4. Pro Evo 2010 5. Final Fantasy XIII 6.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: A Treasure Trove

  The last couple of PAL PlayStation Store updates have been a little barren. Not to worry. They were obviously saving all the good stuff for this week’s update. Not only are there four playable demos, but they’re all great: FIFA 10, Katamari Forever, Fat Princess and LittleBigPlanet. Not to mention there’s a full-game download –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2009
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  Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 In Comic Book Trailer Form

  Ninja Gaiden Σ 2 is coming to the PS3 — it is a PS3 exclusive! Here is the "final" trailer for the game. The beginning of the trailer is a very cool, comic book style clip. The rest of it is traditional game trailer stuff. More comic book stuff, please!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009
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  Music Game Sales Down 46%

  According to NPD analyst Anita Frazier – and really, she’d know – sales of music games in 2009 are, to date, down 46% from where they were last year. But it’s not all klaxons and panic stations for the likes of Rock Band, Guitar Hero and SingStar. “While sales of this genre are down 46%…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2009
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  Gundam ROCK!

  This year is the thirtieth anniversary of Gundam. Things ranging from an enormous Gundam statue to a PS3 Slim bundle have marked the occasion. But that’s not all, oh no, that’s not all. Rocker Andrew W.K. has recorded an album’s worth of Gundam songs in English. The album is called Gundam Rocks and is perhaps…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009
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  The PS3 Only Does Everything…Including Kidnap Your Family

  Poor Aaron Howe. The guy makes an honest living, tries hard to keep his kids happy, and what happens? Sony Computer Entertainment’s "Kevin Butler" goes and cuts Aaron’s grass. Creepy.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2009
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  Metal Gear Solid 4 In Key Chain Form

  Snaaaaaaaaaaaaaake! Metal Gear Solid 4 is getting its own set of key chains, complete with character designs and voices. Characters include two versions of Old Snake, Raiden, Liquid Ocelot, Otacon and the exclamation mark. Voice samples include Old Snake saying “This is Snake. Can you hear me?” The exclamation mark, of course, makes the MGS…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009
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  Valkyria Chronicles 2 Clips Go Into Battle

  Sega updated the Valkyria Chronicles 2 website yesterday with a couple of gameplay videos, showing that while there is indeed a grainy filter plastered over the game, it doesn’t make much difference once things start moving.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2009
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  Foreign Otaku Results Hit Japanese Newsstands

  Just a heads up! This past Spring, paper mag Otaku USA surveyed foreign otaku for a Famitsu article. Otaku USA‘s otaku-in-chief Patrick Macias stated at the time, “We want all foreign otaku to rise forth and fill out our ‘Foreign Otaku’ survey below. The results will be published this summer in an issue of Weekly…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009
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  New AMD Graphics Card Runs Six Screens At Once

  Completely pointless from a consumer standpoint, we know, but then, we also know this kind of stuff is cool regardless; witness one of AMD’s new DirectX 11 graphics cards running a game on six monitors. The technology is called “Eyefinity”, and allows users to combine several monitors and have the card output to them as…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2009
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  Huge Gundam Made Smaller

  The 1/1 scale Gundam statue in Tokyo’s Odaiba may be gone, but our memories live on and on and on — in statue form. This is not a life-sized statue you can own (crap!), but a 30cm, 4 kilogram model of the life-sized model. Relive the memories! Out Spring 2010, yours for ¥81,900 (US$893). That’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009
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  Nintendo Won’t Let You Call A Wii “Firearm” A “Gun”

  From Hitler moustaches to “sweat” in Mortal Kombat, Nintendo have a long history of over-reacting to violence in video games. So it shouldn’t surprise you that, in 2009, you’re still not allowed to call a Wii peripheral a “gun”. Speaking with Game Informer, Activision’s Jeff Muench has said that when branding and promoting the amazing…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2009
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  Why There Is No Camera In iPod Touch

  The iPod Touch does not have a camera. Apple honcho Steve Jobs explains why — it’s a game machine. “Originally,” Jobs tells The New York Times, “we weren’t exactly sure how to market the Touch. Was it an iPhone without the phone? Was it a pocket computer? What happened was, what customers told us was,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2009
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  Halo’s Xbox Live Section Opens In November

  Microsoft announced today that Halo Waypoint – a section of Xbox Live devoted entirely to all things Halo – will be out in the first week of November. “Nov 5”, says the project’s official Twitter page. “Mark it on your calendar”. We won’t, thanks. We are, however, curious to see how the whole thing works,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2009